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I'm happy

Word to that, I started out knowing only that BIOS was the plural of the abbreviation of biology. Now I can play with technology build my own computer and have a lot of fun doing it--well sort of fun, at least most of the time--and I know what the os part stands for! And I think the b is for...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #4
- Dec 17, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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sli psu issue; seems like there should be enough power

You can read the original post below. At any rate, the problem was a couple of very silly things: 1. I didn't hook up the 2nd fdd extra power thing to mobo described in the board layout section but not in the sli section 2. The way I was closing my case was catching on the cords and making...
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- Dec 17, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How long does seagate's discwizard take?

Yeah...about that....thanks for the reply
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- Dec 14, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How long does seagate's discwizard take?

I'm installing an SATA drive for the first time. I already put it in the machine, and then I got the discwizard utilty off of seagate's website and ran it. Its 'creating and formatting' partitions, but it's been doing this for the last hour or so and the little bar at the bottom has not moved...
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- Dec 14, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for a case witha removable mobo tray

I just got a Lian li pc-65 in black for my 2nd build/upgrade, it looks awesome very sleek not flashy appearance, its all aluminum with no plastic in it. And practically everything in it can be removed or taken apart using hand screws, including the mobo tray, which slides out quite smoothly...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #6
- Dec 14, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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where do i buy distilled water?

I haven't even heard the word distilled water since chemistry in like 10th grade. What kinds of stores sell it? It must be obvious because I couldn't find anyone else who has asked this. Should i just go look at every brand of bottled water at the grocery store until I find one that was...
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- Dec 13, 2005
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Identical video cards for sli?

Ok thanks for these additional posts obviously, as usual with buying computer parts, I need to do my homework pretty thoroughly.
- thelastmccabe
- Post #6
- Dec 5, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Band of Brothers makes me want to buy CoD2

Here's another recommendation for COD, its the first shooter I've even played through and I'm on the expansion pack now. Very cinematic sequences during these games, and there are some real adrenaline pounding moments, and it's a great game despite some of the quirks you get due to the scripted...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #20
- Dec 5, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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How do you get into the hardware/games review arena?

I was wondering how sites like anandtech get started. As in, how do you convince makers of pc parts or pc games to start sending you their stuff for free so that you can review it for your website? Because you aren't really a hardware reviewer until you're reviewing hardware, and you can't...
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- Dec 5, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Identical video cards for sli?

Hmm thanks for the quick reply, I'll look into that. Edit: That is great advice. I looked at a couple benchmarks real fast, and sli'd 6800s perform about as well as a single 7800. I can get about 200 dollars for even my used 6800 gt on ebay and get a new 7800 gt for 300 and maybe get...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- Dec 5, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Identical video cards for sli?

I am looking into getting another video card to use my system in SLI, but I wasn't sure what how closely the two video cards need to match. I've got an EVGA 6800 gt 256 mb ram in it, is my best bet to get the exact same card from evga? What if I get the 512 mb ram version, will the extra ram...
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- Dec 5, 2005
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Some ocing questions

I understand cpu overclocking pretty well, what I'm wondering about is video card ocing. I've got a 6800 gt in NF4 lanparty with a athlon 3500+. I don't want to shell out for another 6800 until the prices drop some more and then I'll SLI it, so for now I want something free. I read some...
- thelastmccabe
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- Dec 4, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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call of duty death causes slowdown

I picked up call of duty to play on my computer, and it's humming right along nicely with most everything maxed out, until I die. Then when the game reloads, everything is slowed down and the fps is terrible. I have the latest version, anyone have any ideas? Thanks
- thelastmccabe
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- Jul 1, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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diy fan filters

I want to put some filters on my systems fans. I haven't seen a lot of debris in there yet, but I have a cat and it (the computer) may be on the floor, so I think I'm really going to want filters. What could I buy from home depot or craft stores to do this myself? Any ideas? Thanks...
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- Jun 28, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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XP-90 or 120 + Zalman ZMHP80D

edit: my post was totally irrelevant, ignore me
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- Jun 18, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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what is a good rts turn based hybrid

Ok cool, thanks guys.
- thelastmccabe
- Post #6
- Jun 17, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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what is a good rts turn based hybrid

Are there any other games along those lines, where you either get turns and then watch the action or where it is real time but you can pause and give orders? I really liked close combat, and I'm about to try combat mission games. Also, whatever happened to the space flight sim/arcade games...
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- Jun 17, 2005
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Windows
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what is a good realtime/turn based hybrid game

What it says above--I'm looking for a good realtime-turnbased war/strategy game similar to close combat (where you could pause and give orders) or combat mission series which I am going to try out. Sid Meier's gettysburg was also made along these lines. I only want to play the game one player...
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- Jun 17, 2005
- Replies: 1
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where can i find car reviews/ratings

Not for work but I find myself hauling a lot of stuff. I do a lot of landscaping and I can tell it'd be handy for that and lots of other stuff. Right now I've got a hatchback and it's not getting the job done, I was thinking I could sell it and then keep some of the money and use the rest to...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #6
- Jun 15, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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where can i find car reviews/ratings

I am looking to find a website or info on reliability ratings for pickup trucks made in the last 5 years or so as I am looking to get one most likely used. I would get a honda b/c i really like honda but they don't have any except the new expensive ridgeline one. I want something with numbers...
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- Jun 15, 2005
- Replies: 11
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question about alien one

I just rewatched alien, and I can't figure out why Ripley tries to stop the self destruct sequence at the end, and I remember not understanding that the first time I saw it either. I don't have the special ultra super edition if that matters. I know this movie isn't totally airtight, but I...
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- Jun 15, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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how can i verify my monitor is outputing 6500k

I want to make sure my monitor is set to studio or tv colors, at 6500k and all that. It's not for me to use on the computer as much as it's because I want to use it to get a perfect white to calibrate my plasma tv with, since I'm trying to do that without buying anything expensive or paying...
- thelastmccabe
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- Jun 11, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Displays
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can i mount my psu vertically?

Ok, thanks guys good to know that's an option
- thelastmccabe
- Post #4
- Jun 8, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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can i mount my psu vertically?

Wondering if I can mount my psu vertically to make room at the top of my case, will this work out ok assuming I get all the fans pointed properly and what not? Any reason psu's have to be horizontal? Thanks
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- Jun 8, 2005
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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just saw ai

I just watched the movie AI, and I thought it was very, very good. I had read almost nothing about it, just seemed to remember that some people told me its reviews were so so. The funny thing is that the 20 minute tacked on ending was so obviously out of place and added by Spielberg, that I...
- thelastmccabe
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- Jun 7, 2005
- Replies: 46
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Edit: positive vs. negative pressure im confused

Ok, thanks for the responses everybody
- thelastmccabe
- Post #9
- Jun 7, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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how can i tell if aluminum is anondized

Well, actually I think I can tell pretty easily. The metal front of the thermaltake is anodized, it's all like hard and pretty looking, and the rest is just straight up aluminum. Don't raelly know about that though. I've been looking into painting this thing, and I'm wondering if I need to...
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- Jun 7, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Edit: positive vs. negative pressure im confused

Ok, thanks rodl
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- Jun 7, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Edit: positive vs. negative pressure im confused

I've been modding my case and I tead some threads about cooling and creating negative/positive pressure, and I'm a little confused, i haven't taken a science class in a real long time. First off, as I understand these terms, positive pressure means that the pressure in your case is greater than...
- thelastmccabe
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- Jun 6, 2005
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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some ?'s about fans and modding my case

hhmm ok thanks for the advice--and I hadn't thought of the cat hair issue
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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some ?'s about fans and modding my case

Ok, first question is most important. For some reason I ordered 120 by 38 mm panaflos and ordered just the fans, with no screws or anything else (they do have wires and plugs). I think maybe I was supposed to buy some sort of thing that they are mounted on, like a bracket to hold them, is that...
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- May 26, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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do the athlon 64 drivers to anything but add cool and quiet

Oh ok, thanks, I'll just leave it off in that case.
- thelastmccabe
- Post #5
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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anyone played sid meier's pirates?

I think the site I saw said november this year, there is a long thing on it at www.civfanatic.com (i think that's the right address). They are really planning a whole lot of changes, adding a ton more resources, religions and holy cities, combat system to encourage combined arms rather than...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #8
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Watching 1080i on a 768 res tv...

Huh okidoki. I've noticed that there is a ton of deliberate confusion (progressive scan and upconverting dvd players for example) created by the sellers in the hdtv/dvd/video world that can be tough to cut through, at least it has been for me, and as you can see I still don't really understand...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #11
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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anyone played sid meier's pirates?

Wow, civ 4 looks totally amazing, they are fixing so many things that need fixing and getting rid of rioting!!! And that got me wondering if anybody's played sid meier's pirates and if it is a cool game. I've seen some good reviews of it, but I haven't heard much about it.
- thelastmccabe
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- May 26, 2005
- Replies: 12
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do the athlon 64 drivers to anything but add cool and quiet

Yeah, I think it probably does. I will never put it on though, so it doesn't much matter. I just want to know if the driver does anything else that I will want.
- thelastmccabe
- Post #3
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Did anyone see Dwyane Wade tonight?

Oh ill find that nba thread, thanks. I didn't know anything about deep thigh bruises msparish, so that ill take that into account. Plus Shaq gets really beat up and is in the playoffs every year and is so big, so injuries are always sorta different for him than most people. I hope the spurs...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #5
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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do the athlon 64 drivers to anything but add cool and quiet

I haven't put them on, but I'm wondering if the Athlon 64 drivers (from their website) do anything besides add cool and quiet support.....if that's it then I'm not going to put them on. Thanks...
- thelastmccabe
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- May 26, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Did anyone see Dwyane Wade tonight?

I dunno if anybody watched that Heat v. Pistons game, I watched most of the 2nd half. I figured after that first game that Wade would not do nearly as well against Detriot as he did in the last two playoff series', maybe get like 24 tonight....but he scored 20 in the 4th quarter, 40 in all! He...
- thelastmccabe
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- May 26, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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hidden gem of E3: civilization 4 preview

Ha ha ha Sid meier is my god I absolutely Love the civ games. Civ 1 was i think the 3rd game I ever played after where in the world is carmen sandiego and simcity. I was 9, and my friend taught me how to play, except he had no clue how to play since he was 9 too. He didn't know to fortify...
- thelastmccabe
- Post #10
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club

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