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Q6600 OEM - $179.99 + S&H @ Microcenter

Got one. Been looking for a while for a quad to fall to this price. Nice deal.
- Alastria
- Post #10
- May 16, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Q6600 OEM - $179.99 + S&H @ Microcenter

This a G0 or a B3? I'm leery of why its so cheap.
- Alastria
- Post #3
- May 14, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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you guys overclock your ti 89?

I still use my TI-85 from high school .. bought in 1993.
- Alastria
- Post #10
- Apr 5, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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q9450 questions...

That's interesting. I am looking to purchase a IP35 PRO and a Q9450 within the next month or two. I don't have any spare LGA775 processors lying around. Could I buy a cheap Celeron, use it to do the BIOS upgrade, and return the CPU? Has anyone tried this?
- Alastria
- Post #25
- Mar 17, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is nTune worth a damn?

I destroyed an NF3 mobo once using nTune to OC from within Windows. I ended up having to RMA the thing. Don't use nTune.
- Alastria
- Post #11
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What exactly is light? And why is "the speed of light" considered to be fastest anything can move?

Are you perhaps thinking of the "seamless whole", or Einstein's "spooky action at a distance"? If so, then that's kind of like information moving faster than C (in a 3-dimensional way).
- Alastria
- Post #23
- Apr 12, 2006
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Earth Rotation

I've always been intrigued by M-Theory more than String Theory, since M seems to use Many Worlds to explain the Big Bang (two branes colliding), dark matter (gravitons leaking off other membranes onto ours), etc.
- Alastria
- Post #18
- Apr 12, 2006
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Why "60 Terahertz" for conciousness ?

The true intelligence of our brain comes from the "software", not the "hardware". I don't care how fast computers become, even optical- or quantum-based. Until you either develop "intelligence" software, or give the computer the means to write its own software in some sort of iterative...
- Alastria
- Post #15
- Apr 12, 2006
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Do you believe about Apollo moon landing in 1969 ?

The fact that people still believe that the moon landings were faked is a sad testimony to the education system, particularly to the teaching of science. The same people who spout conspiracy theories are the same people 100 years ago who sold snake oil. With some authentic-sounding words and...
- Alastria
- Post #124
- Apr 12, 2006
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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FreeBSD or Linux?

Thanks! I did some digging and found it had an amtel chipset, and found a Sourceforge project for drivers for it. My adapter is listed in its USB table, so I'll try that. I noticed that table also lists the Linksys WUSB11, but only v2.1 and v2.6. I have no idea which version it is that...
- Alastria
- Post #15
- Jul 25, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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FreeBSD or Linux?

I already have a spare Belkin F5D6050 USB 802.11b. If that didn't work, I thought about picking up a Linksys WUSB11 from NewEgg for $14 AR ($39-$25 MIR).
- Alastria
- Post #10
- Jul 25, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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FreeBSD or Linux?

Some recent upgrades have caused me to have a spare P3-600 MHz (w/ 384MB RAM and GF2-MX400 AGP video), and I'd like to run Linux on it. Since its a spare, I just need it for basic web surfing, email, office, mp3s, samba etc. It also needs to work w/ a wi-fi card, as it will be upstairs, and...
- Alastria
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- Jul 24, 2005
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Reaction to the Intel Dual Core Article

Anyone see the this article at The Inquirer?: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=22332 He's basically calling out Anand, and says Anand's a sellout and his reviews are for sale. Yikes. Rebuttal?
- Alastria
- Post #45
- Apr 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need under-$50 card for HTPC

Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-102-444&depa=1 Since it was a 9250 and 128-bit (and fanless). No NewEgg reviews, so I guess I'm the first.
- Alastria
- Post #12
- Feb 28, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Need under-$50 card for HTPC

I appreciate the mobo suggestion, but I've already got one; my old one from my Athlon XP 2000 system. I just need a video card so I can hook it up to the TV. Between a GF4 440, GF4 4000, and Radeon 9250, which one is best? Oh, and does anyone know how many bits this one is...
- Alastria
- Post #7
- Feb 28, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Need under-$50 card for HTPC

I'm building an HTPC and I want a cheap SVideo-out card in the under $50 range. I'm not gaming on it, so I could care less about 3D, I just need something that's enough to run BeyondTV. Looking through NewEgg, I could get a MX4000 or a Radeon 9200 or 9250 in that range. I've read that the...
- Alastria
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- Feb 28, 2005
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Dennis Miller

Eddie Izzard in his "Dressed to Kill" comedy special had a line about the French I always thought was funny: "So, Southern France was collaborating with the Nazis in WW2, and that was pretty bad. So ever since then, they've been kinda spiky and, well .. French. I have some family that are...
- Alastria
- Post #27
- Jan 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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My new Jack Russell terrier

Pogo. I have a Jack Russell also. Trust me, it fits. :)
- Alastria
- Post #35
- Jan 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How difficult is S and R to learn

Are these real languages? How is S different from R? What about T? Can I buy an E, Pat?
- Alastria
- Post #7
- Jan 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Never used AMD, building and need suggestion

In my experience, aluminum cases are louder than steel because they don't insulate the fan noise as well.
- Alastria
- Post #9
- Jan 12, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is taiwan a separate country from china?

Its my understanding that, if China had the financial and logistical means to take back Taiwan, they would've already. First, being an island makes it far more difficult to invade. Plus, China can't afford the enormous investment it would take to invade and occupy it. Just look at how...
- Alastria
- Post #25
- Jan 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Outpost: Seagate 160GB HD $50 AR

Link $100 - $50 MIR = $50 AR. Runs from 12/3 - 12/9.
- Alastria
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- Dec 3, 2004
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Western Digital 80GB Hard Drive $60 + 99cents shipping at NewEgg

On Black Friday, BB offered a 160GB for $30. Twice the drive for half the price.
- Alastria
- Post #6
- Nov 30, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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-Microcenter Black Friday-

I ordered this 60 gig Maxtor the other day thru the website, but Microcenter immediately canceled the order. I got a phone call today from Microcenter saying that the Maxtor was only meant to be an in-store deal, and NOT placed on the website. However, because so many were complaining, they...
- Alastria
- Post #51
- Nov 29, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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A64 3000 vs. 3200 vs. 3400

Newcastle, 754.
- Alastria
- Post #3
- Nov 28, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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A64 3000 vs. 3200 vs. 3400

I've recently purchased the DFI Lanparty UT for $99 at Newegg. I'm now trying to decide on a CPU. I might do *some* overclocking, but stability is my primary goal. A64 3000 - $147 A64 3200 - $190 A64 3400 - $219 Is it worth the $$ to move up from a 3000 to a 3200, or even a 3400...
- Alastria
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- Nov 28, 2004
- Replies: 10
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" $99 +4.99 shipped at Newegg

Bought one last night for $99! I've been watching this board fall in price the past 3 months. It was $120 just a couple weeks ago.
- Alastria
- Post #11
- Nov 24, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Have you used ebay before to buy or sell anything?

I bought the GeForce4 TI 4600 I'm using right now off eBay. Got it for $75 a year ago.
- Alastria
- Post #13
- Nov 23, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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PSU for A64: Dual +12V or one big 12V

Has anyone else used Rosewill PSUs? How stable are the voltages?
- Alastria
- Post #3
- Nov 23, 2004
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Worst Football Team Ever?

I live in NC, and had season tix to the Panthers 2001 year. Yes, they lost 15 in a row, but they were nowhere near the worst team of all time. They only got blown out twice all year, and was in pretty much every game. They lost 3 games in OT, and 5 others within the final minute of the game...
- Alastria
- Post #29
- Nov 23, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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PSU for A64: Dual +12V or one big 12V

I'm deciding between two PSU's for my new A64 system (A64 3200 754, DFI Lanparty, 1G RAM): Enermax Noisetaker 420W Enermax Whisper II 460W The Noisetaker has dual +12V rails, but at 15A and 14A. The Whisper's 12V rail is 33A. Will the Noisetaker have enough juice for some moderate...
- Alastria
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- Nov 22, 2004
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Outpost!

Recently Outpost had a 36G Raptor for $70 after $30 MIR. It said, "In Stock" when I bought it. I checked. After it charged my credit card, it said "Partial Backorder". I got the hard drive ... two weeks later. Outpost has some great sales, but I'll be hesitant to buy from them again.
- Alastria
- Post #10
- Nov 18, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Interstellar Travel - Will it ever happen?

I've never seen generational ships or cold sleep as a solution to space travel. Too many things can go wrong in cold sleep with no one to fix problems. With ships that slow, no rescue missions could be sent out. And there's no way anyone would be willing to make that kind commitment: to never...
- Alastria
- Post #46
- Nov 12, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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fackthesouth.com

No kidding. As a software developer in NC, I once took a call from a customer in upstate NY. After helping him with his problem, my slight southern drawl probably came through. He asked, "Are you from the South?" "Yes." Then, he said (I swear I'm not making this up), "I didn't know you guys...
- Alastria
- Post #196
- Nov 12, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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fackthesouth.com

Apparently, we Southerners are not the only idiots...
- Alastria
- Post #14
- Nov 11, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Recommendation: NF2 w/IGP

I built a system for my cousin using a Biostar M7NCG and an Athlon 2600. Very nice board, and only $65 at NewEgg. And it could actually do some 3D better than you'd think. For light to medium gaming, it would be more than enough. Just make sure you get dual-channel RAM, or it will choke on...
- Alastria
- Post #10
- Nov 10, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Why is intel so much more stable than AMD?

I've been using a Athlon XP 2000 for 2.5 years, and I haven't had a single BSOD. None. I am using an ASUS mobo and Kingston RAM. Again, as long as you don't buy el cheapo stuff, its very stable. I am going to upgrade to an Athlon64 very soon. I'm not planning on purchasing a P4, because a...
- Alastria
- Post #41
- Oct 20, 2004
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Biostar good bad?

I built a system for my cousin using the M7NCG 400 and an XP2600 about 2 months ago. Awesome board, very stable, and can overclock pretty decently (I got 385 FSB w/ stock cooling and default voltages and timings). It also had surprisingly decent 3D performance for onboard video; certainly...
- Alastria
- Post #7
- Oct 16, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Maxtor 80Gb HD 7200rpm, 8MB cache, ATA 133 $39.99 AR

$45 MIR .. ouch
- Alastria
- Post #2
- Aug 1, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Home-Built over something like Dell

Like most of the people here (including myself), you're probably the "computer guy" for all friends and family. I can assure you that, as you get older, you won't enjoy it so much :) I'm 27, and I kind of find it a pain sometimes. But .. It's our lot in life. As to the DIY computer, I can...
- Alastria
- Post #49
- Jul 25, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building

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