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Returning former DCer has questions

Motherboard forum :) Kinda decided to get a cheap socket a board for now and stick with my 1800+ a bit longer, than reevalute when i can afford the rest of the htpc kit
- MadMerc
- Post #13
- Jun 27, 2005
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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mATX board for mobile athlon overclocking

the reason i was lookiing at the XPM is i think i could run it at standard speed i could run a cooler at low speed which would help with noise which is something i'm looking to keep down when in htpc mode. however, having just looked at some CPU comparisons, it does appear that sempron 3100...
- MadMerc
- Post #3
- Jun 26, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Returning former DCer has questions

mech, yes it's me :) i'm amazed my account was still here, not used it in 4 years or so btw, that tnt2 is still running great, thanks man as to to the xpm, its going to be in a htpc (well, more like a gaming/hifi pc in an htpc case) but i'm still speccing it out. only response to a...
- MadMerc
- Post #9
- Jun 25, 2005
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Claritas Strata

Anyone got/seen one of these and have views on it? I'm thinking of getting one, but it's a huge outlay and would appreciate feedback before I buy for anyone interested, pics here incase it's called something else in the states http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1291.html
- MadMerc
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- Jun 24, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Returning former DCer has questions

Been out of the DC thing for a while, in large part cos I've been mostly running on a laptop. I'm about to put a new rig to go and I'm looking for suggestions on what to run. Its going to be a mobile athlon xp rig, so ideally something that runs well on one of those PS... To anyone that...
- MadMerc
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- Jun 24, 2005
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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mATX board for mobile athlon overclocking

My old board just died (well, i killed it really) so I'm taking the opportunity to start assembling kit for a HTPC project. I've decided on mobile xp, probably 2600, and I'm looking for a micro atx mobo with clock multiplier adjustment and having trouble finding one. Anyone recommend...
- MadMerc
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- Jun 24, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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How "Loud" is LOUD? : GlobalWin FOP-38

my mates fop38 is louder than the airconditioned server farm at work :)
- MadMerc
- Post #4
- Jan 25, 2001
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Why on earth isn't Forrest Gump on DVD?!?!?!

cos you know who wont let it happen whats the connection between star wars and indiana jones?
- MadMerc
- Post #12
- Jan 23, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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the twice sold twins

for those of you that havent heard - couples fight for internet twins what makes me really angry is the british family saying that the twins didnt have a home to go to. in that case, where the hell do the american family live? makes me ashamed to be british p.s apologies if this has already...
- MadMerc
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- Jan 17, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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oops - wrong forum

:)
- MadMerc
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- Jan 17, 2001
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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The value of undies

THE VALUE OF UNDIES Be careful what you wear (or don't wear), when working under your vehicle...especially in public. From the Morning Herald, Sydney Australia comes this story of a central west couple who drove their car to K-Mart only to have their car break down in the parking lot. The...
- MadMerc
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- Jan 17, 2001
- Replies: 22
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Jani - where do you want your blocks to go?

Let me know :)
- MadMerc
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- Jan 17, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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dvd drives - toshiba 12x vs hitachi 12x vs the rest?

after doing a quick search, the general consensus is if you dont want the noise/expense of a pioneer, then get a toshiba however, the tosh has a small data buffer, so how does it compare to other drives at a similar speed/price?
- MadMerc
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- Jan 14, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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need help choosing a martial art to take up

well the head instuctor for the kickboxing is a former WKO world kickboxing champ - see here.
- MadMerc
- Post #22
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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need help choosing a martial art to take up

the nearedt jkd school is miles away from me (there arnt many in uk) and would take at least 90mins to get too, so a little impractical :) i'll keep looking in my local area, see if i can dig up anything else apart from the 4 i mentioned previously
- MadMerc
- Post #16
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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need help choosing a martial art to take up

Daniel - yes i want something i could use if i was forced to, its just not the primary reason for doing it
- MadMerc
- Post #12
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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need help choosing a martial art to take up

anyone know anything about silat?
- MadMerc
- Post #9
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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An Anandtech terminology crash course...

rolling on the floor laughing my ass off peeing in my pants at a guess
- MadMerc
- Post #24
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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dont foget to vote - where?

thanks - for some reason (prolly some profile option i set and forgot about) i get a drop down menu rather than the icons, so i never noticed the poll thing
- MadMerc
- Post #4
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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dont foget to vote - where?

i keep seeing poll threads that say dont forget to vote - where do i do this voting?
- MadMerc
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- Jan 12, 2001
- Replies: 3
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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need help choosing a martial art to take up

mainly for fun and fitness, as i hope to never have to use it in a real situation, but... anyway, the choices available to me are - freestyle kickboxing taekwan-do jujitsu renshinkai karate anyone got any opinions/feedback on these?
- MadMerc
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- Jan 12, 2001
- Replies: 28
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Dual T-Birds and Durons

RC5Bri - the one picture of a dual amd board i have seena picture of has two atx power connectors
- MadMerc
- Post #14
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Sb-Live, EAX is good or NOT ?

i went from an old ISA AWE 64 to a Santa Cruz (or Sonic Fury as it is here) - Cant comment too much on its 3d implementation as i only have 2 speakers, but i love it purely for its features and the fact that i have dos sound again and yes, i still play some old dos games :)
- MadMerc
- Post #32
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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A challenge - win the output of my work machine for 2 weeks

Jani - thats the answer i was looking for :) to my knowledge its the earliest proven invention of public key crpyto also read here or "The Code Book" by Simon Singh, which is a fascinating read
- MadMerc
- Post #15
- Jan 12, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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A challenge - win the output of my work machine for 2 weeks

still one wrong answer
- MadMerc
- Post #9
- Jan 11, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Radeon AIW on BH6 rev 1.0 - need a fast answer, wanna order one today :)

are problems with this? as far as i can tell the bh6 has agp 1x/2x and the radeon does 2x/4x so this should work right? anyone?
- MadMerc
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- Jan 11, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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A challenge - win the output of my work machine for 2 weeks

ok 3/4 there and i know you think your right.... :)
- MadMerc
- Post #5
- Jan 11, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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A challenge - win the output of my work machine for 2 weeks

ok - half way there :) for 3) i am looking for a more specific name
- MadMerc
- Post #3
- Jan 11, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Dual T-Birds and Durons

gigabyte and tyan have boards slated for release at the end of q1 personally i will be waiting til the end of q2 so that the boards have tested and have time to mature a little, also more choice by then
- MadMerc
- Post #3
- Jan 11, 2001
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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A challenge - win the output of my work machine for 2 weeks

Ok - im offering up the keys from my workmachine (p3 733 24/7) to the first person to answer the following questions correctly 1) Who first invented public key crptography? 2) When was DES officially adopted, and why was it limited to 56 bits? 3) What was the name of the encrytion system used...
- MadMerc
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- Jan 11, 2001
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Distributed Computing
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Radeon SDR vs Radeon VE

i found a good price on an aiw, and as i want a tv tuner i may go with that - im looking into seperarte tuner solutions first tho
- MadMerc
- Post #6
- Jan 9, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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TiVO software

some one pasted the url for some software with tivo functionality, i cant find it in the archives. can anyone repost it?
- MadMerc
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- Jan 9, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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Radeon SDR vs Radeon VE

Finally bought a game that makes me want to upgrade my video card, but no way im spending a lot of money on it (correct me if im wrong here but) reading suggests that a radeon SDR is a better bet than a geforce mx, and i can get them for around the same price, so thats not an issue. however...
- MadMerc
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- Jan 9, 2001
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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So begins the Noodle War of 01'....

GreenBeret, in the right hands, with the right sauce, the good ole tag' makes a fearsome ranged weapon
- MadMerc
- Post #7
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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who here has children ^^

i got a son, 5 on sunday and yeah, its worth it
- MadMerc
- Post #2
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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So begins the Noodle War of 01'....

too late to take the tagliatelli?
- MadMerc
- Post #5
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Favourite candy

Star Bar (maybe a brit thing, dunno)
- MadMerc
- Post #4
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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why are girls so evil

well my ex could fall in the "evil" category after 5 yrs of telling me that the worst thing i could ever do would be have an affair, while i was at home looking after our son, she was out screwing another guy as for my current gf, no evil there
- MadMerc
- Post #11
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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White Van Scam...

i've been offered them at least 4 times here in the UK - why is it always speakers? the first time they mighta got me, i was like 16 at the time, but broke as most 16yr olds are, so i was safe that time. By the time it happened again it was a well published scam, and now its always "No...
- MadMerc
- Post #8
- Jan 5, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Can you hook up a games console to a pc monitor

the only one i can find is for a dremacast, and im more interested in the playstion (not PS2) and n64 due to the fact i dont wanna pay a lot of money just to play beat em ups
- MadMerc
- Post #3
- Jan 3, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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