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Sattelite Power Idea...

No it wouldnt work, we covered this in a physics lecture a while back. I can't find me notes on it - sod. Anyway - to break the flux lines with the wire you would have to dangle it off the satalite towards earth. Also, to produce the voltage needed to power the Space Shuttle, 110v, the...
- Steg55
- Post #6
- Nov 9, 2005
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Mass DC recruiting.

Or something more subtle? A front page poll with "What DC scheme to you follow" kind of thing. We a footnote to the effect that AT has teams in all of the major ones. . . . . . . or something. 36th on the BOINC SETI team! :D Steg
- Steg55
- Post #5
- Jul 27, 2005
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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building music/gaming PC

Come on guys. Give this guy a break. SOMEONE has to buy intel stuff otherwise oh mighty chipzilla would go all bankrupt - and that wouldnt be a good thing would it. Would destroy all this wonderful competition :P On topic - Yeh I would stick with Asus motherboards - they a probebly the...
- Steg55
- Post #12
- Jun 26, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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comparison of the 6800 cards

Lower clocked memory, lower clocked core and 4 less pipelines, taking it down to 12. Some people have had luck re-enabling the other 4 - doesn't always work though 6800GT is the best bang per buck card out ;) Steg
- Steg55
- Post #10
- May 10, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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XBox 360 Information Thread - now 3 videos up! (MTV, 2 MS)

Those specs don't make sense. Either IBM and ATi have jumped a years woth of development or those specs are rubbish. Look at the top end apples - 2.7ghz - with watercooling as standard I think. So where on earth are IBM going to pull 3.2ghz CPUs from? Are they going to be able to run...
- Steg55
- Post #104
- May 10, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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SONY PSP is a piece of crap

Reason #1 never to buy a LCD screen for anything. I would return a PSP straight away for one dead pixel. For that money I want perfection. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #108
- Mar 28, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATI X800XL or Nvidia 6800GT

6800GT all the way. As for company...stay away from Gigabyte and MSI. eVGA and XFX are good in my opinion. As for quiet - stick a Zalman VF700 on which ever card you buy. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #2
- Mar 28, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Which GF 6600GT

Interesting... I would recommend the XFX as the best of the lot. Interestingly the XFX also won top place in the CustomPC Mid-range card round up - both PCI-E and AGP. Ive also had 3 XFX cards in my time - all have been great Steg
- Steg55
- Post #19
- Mar 28, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Mixing RAID and non Raid on A8N

The HardOCP review shows the nv controller to be faster, and the nv controller works fine for me. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #5
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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BEST GAMING MOTHERBOARD (please advise)

An8-Sli Deluxe for SLI - Asus motherboards everytime :) Steg
- Steg55
- Post #5
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Most Stable Nforce 4 Board?

What ever you do, DONT do that. :P The Asus is working fine for me, yes with a RAID array on the nv controller and with the nv network controller aswell, admitidly without the firewall. The many bios revisions Ive been through in the last month it has got more stable. The as-of-yes...
- Steg55
- Post #15
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Use new onboard sound or older Sound Blaster card

Use the card. Better sound, better performance, better everything Steg
- Steg55
- Post #13
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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THERMALTAKE TSUNAMI CASE.. IS IT WORTH $100?

Agreed, a blatant rip off. Trouble is ThermalTake got it right. Ive recently perchased one and it is a wonderful case. Yeh the toolless PCI mounting ports are annoying and had to be modified, and the fans are not that wonderful, so they need replacing. Sounds like Ive said far to much...
- Steg55
- Post #23
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for dual Athlon 64 motherboard

Yeh, there are no dual 939 motherboards as the 939 CPUs have no coherent hypertransport links. There are some dual 940 motherboards powered by the nForce4 220/240 (if I remember the numbers right). As said by Matthias99 its the CPU that dedicates the memory requirement. To be honest I don't...
- Steg55
- Post #3
- Mar 21, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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CF II Cards in Striped RAID???

Interesting idea. I saw somewhere that some made a 4gb RAID 0 array with 4 iPod Shuffles...that was amusing. No performance figures thou. Anyone got 4 large CF cards? I fancy trying to install windows on one. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #2
- Mar 20, 2005
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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A8N-SLI With Kingston or Corsair?

Stick with the corsair - when it comes down to it its just better ram Steg
- Steg55
- Post #10
- Mar 12, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Samsung TCCD

*raises glass to Ribbon13* Ay, K9 + DDR3 sounds fun. I just hope DDR3 has some sensible latencies... Just it nit pick the Crucial stuff runs at 2-2-2-6 appartently, but seeing as 2-2-2-10 is faster on AMD it doesnt really matter. But tbh I've never liked Micron - they are just a bit TOO...
- Steg55
- Post #4
- Feb 9, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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need a good PSU

I would recommend this for an SLI rig http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-101-509&depa=0 Dont be fooled by the 480w tag - it is one of the most power PSUs on the market in terms of Amps per rail. Seems to be marketed under the E-Power name in the US and doesnt...
- Steg55
- Post #19
- Feb 9, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Samsung TCCD

I just saw this on The Inquirer http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=21168 Of course, it is The Inquirer so it might be a load of b.s. - but if not then the price of that shiney Corsair XL everyone so loves is going to skyrocket. If you want 2-2-2-5 ram now is the time to get it if that...
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- Feb 9, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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ASUS A8n-e Premium NForce 4

meh - ive given up waiting and ordered the AN8-Sli Deluxe...should be here 2moro Steg
- Steg55
- Post #127
- Feb 9, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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What's your nerd score?

75 for me...probebly about right Oh nice and 88 loser....great Steg
- Steg55
- Post #438
- Feb 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Asus A8N SLI Firewall, Windows or NV. Update, also Norton Firewall.

If you want the best performance from your system WinXP SP2 Firewall - Off nV Firewall - Off Anything from Norton - Off Anyother firewall/av - Off Hardware Router NAT Firewall - On You Firefox, don't download emails can't trust and don't download other crap you can bet will be virused...
- Steg55
- Post #20
- Feb 2, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Best board for AMD 64 and Ati PCI-E

ATi graphics would work just peachy in a nVidia chipset board I would recommend the AN8-Ultra but seeing as they havnt actually got around to shiping any yet... Steg
- Steg55
- Post #7
- Feb 2, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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ULTIMATE PCI-E POLL

Ah ha...so Ill just go get the coffee while we wait then Steg
- Steg55
- Post #22
- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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thumb drive mp3 player shootout!

The Muvo is a great piece of kit. Sounds nicer than the shuffle too. Go with the muvo - you wont be disappointed Steg
- Steg55
- Post #23
- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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ULTIMATE PCI-E POLL

The Asus AN8-Ultra damnit. I want them the get their act together and release the damn thing Steg
- Steg55
- Post #20
- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Is the Creative Zen Micro a good MP3 player?

Yeh the Zen Micro is a GREAT piece of kit - My bro got one recently. The sound is amazing. If only they didnt put that sh!tty white ipod-stlye back plate on them it would be perfect and I would already have one. I want something thats NOT an iPod. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #3
- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help me buid a 2500$ Gaming Machine

AMD Socket 939 Athlon 64 3500+ (90nm) - You dont need to spend $400 on a CPU - that will do the job just fine :) http://www.newegg.com/app/View...tion=19-103-494&depa=1 AN8-SLI Deluxe if you plan on SLIing - I prefer the AN8-Ultra because I don't plan to go SLI but i still havnt got mine...
- Steg55
- Post #7
- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New MB!!

Technically possible if you use that new VIA chipset - would allow you to drive 4 moniters at once...or play HL2 twice... Steg
- Steg55
- Post #49
- Jan 31, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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New computer, peoples opinions and ideas?

I would recommend the Tagen TG480-U1 PSU - Offically the best PSU on the market. Ive got one waiting under my desk for my new machine - which wil arrive whenever Asus ship the AN8 Ultra. Ive always liked Sapphire cards - you can't really go wrong with a Sapphire. Also I would recommend the...
- Steg55
- Post #5
- Jan 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Asus A8N Deluxe - Dual Gigabyte LAN?

Ever wondered why you never got 50kbps downloads on your old 56k modem? Its gigaBITs - not gigaBYTES. hense take 1gBIT or 1024mBITS and devide by 8 to get the value in BYTES gives 128mBYTES per second. So the maximum theoretical bandwidth of a 1gbit lan port is 128meg a second. Trouble is my...
- Steg55
- Post #7
- Jan 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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ASUS A8n-e Premium NForce 4

I know The Inquirer is unreliable and this post doesnt make perfect sence but it might not spell good times for the AN8-E we all so desperatly want. http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20959 Look like I will have to fight you Americans for one of these beauties Steg
- Steg55
- Post #120
- Jan 28, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Some advice for New Comp!!!

Crucial because they use Micron chips and Micron produce offically the WORST memory on that market. Kingston simply because both myself and others have had problems with their RAM, Just stick to the 3 my reliable brands and you can't go wrong - Corsair, OCZ, Mushkin Steg
- Steg55
- Post #6
- Jan 5, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Some advice for New Comp!!!

1) RAM - dead easy. Buy Corsair. But not Kingston, and definatly not Crucial. If you want to lots of gaming then you want this CORSAIR XMS Xtreme Memory Speed Series, Xtra-Low Latency 184-Pin 1GB(512MBx2) DDR PC-3200 If you dont plan to do alot of gaming - or simply cant spend $250 on RAM then...
- Steg55
- Post #3
- Jan 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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What Power Supply for SLI?

"Voted the #1 PSU in the UKs first scientific labs test" Tagen 480w PSU I know several people who swear by it - its really is the best PSU out there Steg
- Steg55
- Post #5
- Dec 27, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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"primitive" GPU's

GPUs are totally different from CPUs - and technologically many miles ahead. The Athlon 64 idea of putting the memory controller on-die came from...the earliest 3D acceleraters. Every GPU ever has had a high-speed low latency onboard memory controller. I read somewhere that the average P4...
- Steg55
- Post #10
- Dec 22, 2004
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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LoL at Alienware

That is the biggest load of BS I have ever seen come out of a marketing department. Hell its even worse than nVidia and the NV3x fiasco. What Alienware don?t do if offer you a CHOICE! I want Corsair XL RAM because thats what I want in my multiple thousand £/$ PC. Can I get it? NO. What if I...
- Steg55
- Post #133
- Dec 22, 2004
- Forum: Pre-Built Desktops
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SETI CLASSIC: Daily Averages for the Week of December 12 - 19, 2004

194 .. ?????. 7.7 ?.. Steg Not moving anywhere very fast it would seem - just ploding along Should speed up a bit when my Winchester 3200+ arrives Steg
- Steg55
- Post #11
- Dec 19, 2004
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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This baby was born without a face

Words fail me. I cant say any more save thank god she has a supportive family - let them help her lead the best life she can Steg
- Steg55
- Post #154
- Dec 19, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Suprnova.org has been shut down?

Agh! Torrent sites are dying left, right and centre. LiteNova is down aswell. Steg
- Steg55
- Post #42
- Dec 19, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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