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BIG question: ON or OFF before plugging/unplugging cables?

you often read in manuals that you should plug in items when the computer is off, even joysticks. now I've been plugging/unplugging joysticks with computer on for a long time. the other day I plugged in a PS2 keyboard with the computer actually on. i moved a computer so that the video lead came...
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- Aug 3, 2001
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: Which to upgrade first: CPU or video card?

now I know the price I change my mind. don't get such a slow processor for that price or you'd be kicking yourself. I mean it. it's a slot processor too :( do you realize for that money you could almost get a Duron and board new. at least as good without overclocking it!
- TravisBickle
- Post #17
- Aug 2, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Poll: Which to upgrade first: CPU or video card?

I know nothing about Max Payne yet but that celeron is on a 66MHz FSB bus and that affects modern games a lot. I wouldn't count on a 1000 PIII overclock, but if it's cheap, go ahead. on its own you'd be confined to 640x480 I think with the M64 memory bus.
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- Post #12
- Aug 2, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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THanks to all the smart people who said we should get an enermax 431 psu... its a piece of crap

this is a capitalist society, Enermax are not giving their cute fans or long cables to you free of charge. someone or something has to pay. if you want no compromises, dig deep for PC power and cooling or someone.
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- Post #10
- Aug 1, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Voodoo5 Overclocking

go easy, they don't make cards like that anymore. there were two memory chip manufacturers for that card, mainly the OCs are limited by the memory. out of Hyundai and Samsung, the Samsung? was supposed to be better. anyway, default clock is 166, someone here runs at 192.
- TravisBickle
- Post #2
- Aug 1, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Turning on FSAA in Radeon makes Max Payne, Giants Crash?

the framebuffer needs a certain amount of memory per resolution, can't remember, you can work it out with a calculator like the pixels x 32bits. if you have a 64Mb ddr you shouldn't have practical problems there. but I've seen problems with D3D fsaa turning off in 9x. I don't know about the GF2...
- TravisBickle
- Post #6
- Jul 31, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Got my new MSI Starforce 831

what's the 2D like? I read it had one of the worst. is that the version with the tv-out? is the default clock 200/400?
- TravisBickle
- Post #3
- Jul 31, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Turning on FSAA in Radeon makes Max Payne, Giants Crash?

you're not going over the FSAA limit are you? the FSAA in Radeon is a bit of a driver hack. depending on what memory you have installed you won't get rendering internally at over 1600x1200 I believe (which is 800x600 4xFSAA). have you tried another OS or driver?
- TravisBickle
- Post #2
- Jul 31, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How to combat memory leaks in Windows 9x / ME ?

this OS is outrageous. or maybe it's the fault of some of my startup programs. anyway, even with 256Mb or more just browsing webpages, or then doing some graphics work, memory is not returned to the OS when closing applications. I have several startup tray items. is it really worth hunting...
- TravisBickle
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- Jul 31, 2001
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Which was your card before GeForce 3 and are you satisfied with the upgrade? (and why did you do it?)

well I had a woman once and it seems to cost money too. but with computer hardware you can sell it back for half your money when you're bored of it. never done that with a woman. sometimes my computer asks me: why don't we have an addition? but I say, no, why spoil things, we're happy as we are...
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- Post #43
- Jul 30, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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SiS 735 Benchmarks exposed! *updated*

$80 !! WTF !! i stop eating sweets for 2 weeks and I'm there!
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- Post #6
- Jul 29, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Where can I find some recent articles/reviews that.......

if you're considering the two cards and concerned about FSAA then let me tell you the Radeon 64 is not what you want. GF2 gives superior choice in 2x modes, and also better speed. I have seen Radeon turn off FSAA before itself, even in 640x480. read it 'n' weep: tech-report benches should tell...
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- Post #3
- Jul 29, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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video upgrade: Geforce DDR vs GF3

no the reason I write this is I guess it's been taken from a worse-case scenario... e.g. QuakeIII which used to favor Intel CPUs + a PIIIeb + Duron on a KT133 SDR chipset. even in such a worst case scenario, it's not so bad for the Duron: just want people to know the Duron is at least as good...
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- Post #8
- Jul 29, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Hercules Kyro or Geforce DDR 32...which to keep?

keep the Geforce DDR. it performs more like a GTS in practice than an MX and the original Kyro definitely more like an MX... the GTS was given a few more features. besides the GF 2D probably isn't that great, you don't want to spoil those eyes for the hymn books do you?
- TravisBickle
- Post #2
- Jul 27, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Crucial RAM = crap!?!?

err, you're questioning the quality of a deservedly popular brand of memory around here, and you claim it's all for the good cause of manipulating other people. hope you get flamed.
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- Post #10
- Jul 27, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 graphics cards in Win2K Pro ?

2000 is very good about that. you could have the pro set as primary in BIOS, and check "extend my desktop" box, then "use this [matrox] as my primary monitor". this actually works on 2000 whereas I've never seen 98 wrest control from a wretched AGP card if you want to use both.
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- Post #2
- Jul 27, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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KyroII owners: Are you having problems with Max Payne?

hey lighten up guys, I only said it was funny to trust people who will claim their product is good for everyone and their pet chinchillas too. oh yeah, I do bet they released the game to meet a launch date decided months in advance no matter what the state of beta testing. has anyone seen what...
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- Post #19
- Jul 26, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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KyroII owners: Are you having problems with Max Payne?

haha pidge, don't torture the Kyro owners about their drivers on the sly... j/k don't you remember the developers themselves said it ran just great on the Kyro? after all they're altruistic guys who wouldn't be tempted to bend the truth for their livelihoods... or perhaps it's the darling...
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- Post #3
- Jul 26, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Go Rambus, Go Rambus!

this is hardly Rambutt getting theirs at all. they made a stupid claim and even more stupidly went to appeal on it. I don't know what is going on in their brains, maybe they think they can bribe Italian judges. which is not unusual... what judge would shut down a fabrication plant whilst there...
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- Post #4
- Jul 26, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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nm

nobody!
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- Jul 26, 2001
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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newbie question on video card

you'll probably have found this out already... but ATi Radeon is only a recent addition to Linux drivers and isn't thorough. 3dfx V5 won't be supported right because of the SLI 2-chip complications. the Kyro is rather new. I bet nvidia has linux drivers sorted out though! and if you wanted to do...
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- Post #2
- Jul 25, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Rare AMD JPEG issue...

oh I get it, Magee sneaked a joke up on me. bast*rd ;)
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- Post #10
- Jul 24, 2001
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Rare AMD JPEG issue...

what's a cashcade processor?
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- Post #8
- Jul 24, 2001
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Troll making their rounds, attacking WW

public IP addresses are not very clever. they are also a way for good people to pick up weirdoes and hackerz. but I suspect you didn't talk from deep experience. having the mods know one of your email addresses is bad enough. who will have YOUR email next?... oh maybe you're not that attractive...
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- Post #15
- Jul 24, 2001
- Forum: Forum Issues and Feedback
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Intel Preparing "Daring Price Drops"

current P4 socket is going to die real soon. with Rambutt® memory 100% more expensive than DDR. so if you want a dead-end system with a feeble overclock that is still more expensive than the competing (out-)performer, why not buy a P4 :D
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- Post #7
- Jul 19, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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News: Intel sees 76 percent drop in income

- YOUR MUM !
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- Post #12
- Jul 18, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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News: Intel sees 76 percent drop in income

I was right. Intel's poodles didn't notice! "we didn't crash as bad as some people were saying. we only got beat 3-1. next year we win the superbowl!" :o
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- Post #8
- Jul 18, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Uh oh, an ATi vs nVidia thing...

I can't really trust ATi after watching them the last few years. ATi recommend that you go to 3rd party amateur websites for technical support. WTF?
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- Post #18
- Jul 18, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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News: Intel sees 76 percent drop in income

Intel's poodles won't ever notice.
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- Post #2
- Jul 17, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are Palominos faster than Thunderbird core?

you of course know that SSE is mainly there to help the floating point unit like MMX was there to help the integer unit. the Athlon has a brute of an FP unit. if you don't get as much % boost with SSE on one it doesn't mean the wiring is inferior. try benchmarking against a PIII and you'll get...
- TravisBickle
- Post #28
- Jul 16, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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:Are the writers at Maximum PC on drugs or something?

none at all
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- Post #5
- Jul 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Has Intel ever come straight out and said that AMD processors suck...

I wish I could sing like Milli Vanilli. (I mean, the studio ghost-singers obviously!) the P4 is a dud, wake up dudes... Tualatin is embarassing Foster Xeons, read Ace's Hardware (must be true, got it from the Inquirer :D). Intel is prepared to strangle the PIII core really because P4 has a...
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- Post #32
- Jul 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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:Are the writers at Maximum PC on drugs or something?

agreed. a lot of people spend more time on the coverdisk than the magazine. but if you have the internet and are not afraid to use it then the whole magazine is history ;)
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- Post #3
- Jul 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is ECC a big deal?

pm I don't know why you bother most of these people would turn off their cache ECC and fire alarms if they thought it would help to get 2 fps more in QIII to brag about. did someone mention something about the stability of most systems today? yeah, right..
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- Post #11
- Jul 13, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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how fast is the classic athlon?

in some benchmarks SOMEwhere the PIII EB did a couple more fps in QIII. you are talking out your ass and insulting a processor that made big waves, boyz. the Athlon was always kicking the PIII ass. slot A should be considered as fast as Duron. at highest speeds where the cache divisor was a big...
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- Post #13
- Jul 13, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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Iomega's deceptive trade-in deal

I agree it's a ripoff. return the wretched Zip drives and make them trade them in for a less flakey storage solution- CD. talk about desperate marketing to keep an old flake alive.
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- Post #5
- Jul 13, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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name something you are ashamed of owning and DARE to admit it....

I'm a cross dresser. i'm sitting at the office table with sheer glossy 10 denier stockings, suspenders and crotchless panties underneath my trousers and nobody knows. (correction: i mean they know I'm weird because they can see my bra line through my shirt, they just don't know how far I've...
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- Post #41
- Jul 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who would win in a fight, DAVID TUA, or MIKE TYSON??

I don't understand Tyson. when he was young he had a savage hungry energy in the ring but didn't bite people's ears. he just punched their lights out in the first round. now he's become a muslim, reads the profound Koran, wears a funny hat and has a holy tattoo... and bites people's ears. oh and...
- TravisBickle
- Post #6
- Jul 12, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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What do developers think about AMD vs. Intel. Good Read.

^ bump (could really be in HT forum) so extensions offer useful prefetch and a better software T&L (in drivers like the last V5 ones), but no developers are very excited about them because they don't make such a performance difference whilst requiring restructuring of their code- across two...
- TravisBickle
- Post #8
- Jul 10, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building
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No Kyro just Geforce 3 news for everybody

nice link to the old video cards. I'm not surprised the reviewer got tired of benchmarking that many cards. v3 2000 faster than the G400? didn't know that. his conclusion didn't surprise me though. now how did you find that place? any news on the GF4 that doesn't hint at what it took from...
- TravisBickle
- Post #2
- Jul 9, 2001
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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