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Newer Card (Nvidia GTX 960) in older PCI-E v1.1 motherboard?

From what I've been able to tell, yes. The chipset is the Intel G31 which from what I've read only supported PCIE 1.1. As to the power supply, yes I think I'm good there. It's no monster but I'm running an Antec 450w PSU. The current rig has had no issues with power and the GTX 960 should...
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- Post #4
- Oct 12, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Newer Card (Nvidia GTX 960) in older PCI-E v1.1 motherboard?

Ok - I've got a dilemma. I tend to not chase benchmarks, but my old gaming system which served me well for a long time has finally gotten to where newer games simply aren't playable anymore. My specs are: Intel Xeon X5460 (like a Core 2 Quad) 3.16 Ghz Foxconn G31MXP-K I7 Motherboard 4GB DDR2...
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- Oct 12, 2015
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How to find out an IP address of a machine?

Hey guys. I've got a confusing situation here. About 6 years ago the organization I work for had an audio system installed in a room. It basically has a bunch of microphones in various parts of an auditorium that goes into a mixer before being fed to the speaker system. Fast forward to today...
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- Jul 1, 2011
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Networking
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Best practices for programs manually installed

I tend to put it all in /opt under a directory specifically named for the program. That way if I ever want to kill the whole program I can just remove the directory.
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- Post #12
- Mar 18, 2011
- Forum: Open Source
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Ultralight Linux - SliTaz

Wish they'd chosen a different name for it. I'm about to build a Linux image for work that literally just boots and starts an rdesktop session to a certain IP address. Minimal is good, but when they ask what distro I'm using I can't realistically tell them that it's (phonetically) Slit Ass.
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- Post #5
- Mar 18, 2011
- Forum: Open Source
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Question about Linux Software RAID

Kinda close. I figured that the array configuration was stored on a drive that wasn't in the array (ie, my system drive that is separate). Just wanted to make sure that if that was the case that I was backing up that configuration somewhere in the event that I reformat the system drive but...
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- Post #5
- Mar 18, 2011
- Forum: Open Source
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'Natty Narwhal' Alpha Offers Peek at Ubuntu 11.04

I'd say 12.10, possibly even 13.04 - at least for it to be the default option. I'm sure it'll appear much earlier sufficiently tucked away that you really need to go dig it up if you want to play around with it. Wayland is a long term goal. A worthwhile one IMHO, but still something...
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- Post #30
- Mar 18, 2011
- Forum: Open Source
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Question about Linux Software RAID

Hey guys. I've got a fairly basic question here. I've recently purchased an external drive housing, a SATA card that supports port multiplying, and 4 2TB hard drives. My intention is to setup a RAID5 array for a big file repository on my Linux desktop (Ubuntu 10.10). Setup seems...
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- Mar 18, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Open Source
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Possible to tunnel between homes?

How many computers are in each location? If it's just a handful you could likely just setup VPN clients at one location and a VPN server at the other. There are free utilities to do this.
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- Post #2
- Mar 3, 2011
- Forum: Networking
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Gaming upgrade on a budget

The demo ran acceptably at low detail on my current setup at native. I know that some of the scenes in the demo are less complex than the full game will have, but we'll see how it shakes down. I think I should be ok dual coring it at the moment though. My main everyday usage system is...
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- Post #10
- Mar 3, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming upgrade on a budget

Once upon a time I did overclock my chips (did most of the old "classic" overclocks like the Celeron 366@550 and the Celeron 566@850, as well as some more along the way), but it's just not something I have the desire to do anymore. I just don't wanna go through the process of inching it forward...
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- Post #8
- Mar 3, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming upgrade on a budget

Thanks for the advice guys. I went ahead and threw financial caution out the window and pulled out the credit card (man I hate doing that, but I can pay this small of a transaction off on my next paycheck). Went ahead and grabbed the E5800 3.2Ghz Dual-Core, a $40 Foxconn mobo, and the GTX 460...
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- Post #6
- Mar 2, 2011
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming upgrade on a budget

Hey guys. Got a few questions. I just don't keep up with hardware as much as I once did. I have a gaming system that I keep separate from my daily use system, but I just haven't had much time for gaming lately. Anyways, Dragon Age II is coming out next week and I do plan on playing through...
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- Mar 2, 2011
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Computer Building
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C# HttpWebRequest problems

Update: Thanks for the response guys. I managed to track down the issue. Due to the way the WebRequest object was being created, it was trying to perform automatic proxy detection each time the object was created, which was slowing down the app. I disabled auto-proxy detection in the...
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- Post #7
- Jan 11, 2011
- Forum: Programming
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C# HttpWebRequest problems

Hey guys. I'm running into an issue here and figured I'd ask for a bit of advice. I've got an app that needs to interface with a third party utility. Specifically, it needs to submit an address to the utility and have it process it for CASS certification. The only "server mode" that this...
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- Dec 23, 2010
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Programming
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Best Buy upgrade Verizon phone early?

Quick question to those of you who may have tried this before. My current phone is a Motorola Krave ZN4. I hate this phone. Loathe it. Despise it. I've been counting down the days until my upgrade for over a year now. It is nearly upon me: December 15th I'm eligible for my upgrade :)...
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- Nov 22, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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What torrent client do you use to download Linux Distros?

Since switching to Linux, I've settled on Deluge as my main client. I just like the simple UI design. When I was on Windows, I was a big fan of uTorrent.
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- Post #38
- Nov 1, 2010
- Forum: Open Source
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A Look At Ubuntu 11.04

One thing that I don't think has been touched on enough here: for those who are talking about moving to Debian if the don't like it, realize that Debian will likely be using stock-Gnome, but stock-Gnome is ALSO changing a great deal with 3.0. I don't think Ubuntu would be making the push to...
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- Post #36
- Nov 1, 2010
- Forum: Open Source
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Microsoft: Windows 8 Is 2 Years Away

Indeed. I was a Linux "hobbyist' since around 1998. Being a budding programmer (at the time - well past a CS degree at this point :)), I was always interested in playing around with it. It was long at that stage were it was "almost" good enough to use daily. I even ran it off and on as a...
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- Post #32
- Nov 1, 2010
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Is it benificial switching over to 64bit to 32bit in Windows 7 Ultimate

1. I read that as him saying that 64-bit programs running on 64-bit Windows will run slightly faster compared to the same programs running as 32-bit versions on 32-bit Windows. 2. Not exactly true. 64-bit code uses 64-bit memory addresses, which necessitates that memory addressing when...
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- Post #9
- Aug 16, 2010
- Forum: Operating Systems
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iTunes-like program for Ubuntu?

I second the recommendation on Banshee. The interface isn't as pretty/polished yet, but it works pretty well and is about as close to an iTunes clone as you're going to get on Linux (Songbird showed promise but they're basically abandoning Linux development, and Amarok is a program with the...
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- Post #5
- Aug 16, 2010
- Forum: Open Source
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PDF output?

I've used sharpPDF with good results in some projects. Works with with .NET. In PHP code I've also used TCPDF. It works fine (and in formatting was actually far more flexible than sharpPDF), but is very, very slow. For generating a page or two it's fine, but I was trying to output a 90k+...
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- Post #15
- May 27, 2010
- Forum: Programming
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Dumb question about db primary keys

Ok, I've got a database that my code interacts with quite a bit that was setup with an auto-incrementing integer as it's primary key. Now personally, in my own databases I've become a firm believer in using GUID's, but since my code is not the only software hitting this DB I can't change the...
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- May 27, 2010
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Programming
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Pay full for Droid Incredible now or get a used Omnia till upgrade?

I'm in a bit of conundrum. In the six months or so I've been hit with the need for a good smartphone. At my last upgrade I really didn't have the same need/desire to keep connected to the web and the like at all times, so I got a Motorola Krave ZN4. I hate it. 'nuff said on that one :)...
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- Apr 29, 2010
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Monitor won't go to sleep when using a DVI to VGA adaptor

Ok, I figured the first time this happened it was a freak occurence but now I've got two systems doing it. On two of my systems I am using video cards that have only DVI outputs, with monitors that have only DSUB inputs. I had a few converters laying around in the parts drawer that had come...
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- Apr 21, 2010
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Displays
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Firefox Tab behavior

Thanks man, that did it! :)
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- Post #3
- Feb 21, 2010
- Forum: Windows
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Firefox Tab behavior

Ok, I'm confuzzled and Google isn't coming up with anything on this. I had to reinstall Windows last night (I was still on the Windows 7 release candidate and it was about to expire - yay). Cash is tight and I didn't want to purchase Windows 7 right now, so I went back to Vista Home Basic...
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- Feb 21, 2010
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows
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Help Optimizing a SQL Query (MS SQL Server)

The list of fields is pretty long - it's a summary view produced from joining several other tables. In the version that I have now, I select everything from the current database, then union that with a virtual table that selects everything from the future table EXCEPT records in the current...
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- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2010
- Forum: Programming
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Help Optimizing a SQL Query (MS SQL Server)

Ok, I've got a TSQL query that I'm looking to clean up. I've got it working as is, but it just seems like a bass-ackwards way to achieve what I'm looking for and since this is being referenced by another query that is just running too slow, I'm hoping to speed it up. My goal is, I have two...
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- Feb 4, 2010
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Programming
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Ok, so what do you do with your ipod touch while riding bikes?

I just use a cloth zippered pouch. When I first got the device I tried a clam-shell case and screen protector but those are just annoying. Why bother getting a nice sleek device if I'm going to kill the ergonomics with attachments? The pouch works great for just carrying it around and if I...
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- Post #5
- Dec 3, 2009
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Anyone still using Gentoo?

I used it for years, but in the end it just proved to be easier to keep a Debian based system up and running for me. Right now my system is running Ubuntu 9.10, but I've used Mint on it a lot recently too. All in all for a desktop system they're just more polished.
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- Post #23
- Dec 3, 2009
- Forum: Open Source
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How would you rate dragon age ?

Dragon Age for me was easily an 8.5/10 for me. I loved the characters, story, and dialog. Gameplay was very, very good, but the fights were often somewhat repetitive. There were a few bugs in the game that were annoying. Graphics were fine but my character getting stuck in the "crouch...
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- Post #81
- Dec 3, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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New inactivity fees on credit cards

Things like this are why I'm loosing faith in the entire CC industry. My main card I've had for almost 10 years. My limit is $15k on that card. Last month I got my first late charge in that entire period. Reason? I paid too early. My bill is normally due on the 20th of each month. Month...
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- Post #45
- Dec 3, 2009
- Forum: Politics and News
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What to do? (Need a smartphone and I've got a year left before I can upgrade)

Ok, so I'm on Verizon and my new every 2 doesn't come up until 12/15/2010. I've put off getting a smartphone for a long time basically because I wanted an iPhone but I live out in the sticks and Verizon is literally the only carrier that I get a signal for at home. I took my new-every-2 10...
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- Dec 1, 2009
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Free Windows 7 at Launch Events

Gah. Closest to me is Atlanta and that is not only a 5 hour drive but it's also already over :(. I think after travel expenses to any of these I could have easily bought Win7, so I think I'll just pass.
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- Post #69
- Oct 19, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Xbox 360® Guitar Hero III Game & Wireless Guitar Controller $20

Managed to snag 2 of these yesterday - I didn't even know they were on sale. Just walked into Big Lots to see what they had lying around and they had them on display. Kinda cool living in a small town without many gamers - they had about 6 of them out on display and the cashier said they had...
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- Post #11
- Sep 11, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Quirky problem: calculating the area of an irregular shape programmatically

Thanks a million KIA. That's basically what I was looking for. :)
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- Post #6
- Aug 20, 2009
- Forum: Programming
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Quirky problem: calculating the area of an irregular shape programmatically

Yes, the portions will always be rectangular, and the input will always be given in the same format. EVENTUALLY I may look at converting it to use an XML based drawing in which case I'll convert the old data, but for now I'm hoping to do this is smaller stages.
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- Post #4
- Aug 20, 2009
- Forum: Programming
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SQL server Management Studio

One minor warning here - when using the + modifier to concatenate strings, any null value for any of the columns will result in the whole thing coming out null. Better to wrap the individual strings in the ISNULL function, which basically takes your string as the first argument and a...
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- Post #4
- Aug 20, 2009
- Forum: Programming
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Visual Basic on Windows Vista x64

Visual Studio 2008 Express Edition is available. It works fine on Vista 64-bit and is free to download. It does most of what the hobbyist level programmer would want to do. The only major limitation I've found with it is that it doesn't provide the tools to work with remote or ODBC databases...
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- Post #9
- Aug 20, 2009
- Forum: Programming

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