Re: [H] Non booting case

I am at a standstill on my checking. Would there be any danger in using a second known good psu and just plugging in the 24 pin main supply cable and leave the HD power on the old power supply? This would show up if there was a break in one of the power wires in the old power supply without jus

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

I feel the same way. I just want a single card powerful enough to play modern games on my 24" monitor and leave it at that. Have you got "Wrath of the Lich King" yet? Joe User wrote: Hello Stan, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 4:00:11 PM, you wrote: Using two 4870's in crossfire would be a

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello Stan, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 4:00:11 PM, you wrote: > Using two 4870's in crossfire would be a waste unless you upgrade to an > X48 chipset mobo. Running one of them in a PCIe X16 slot with only 4 > PCIe lanes would kill its performance IMHO. Also, the single card X2 > would use sli

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello maccrawj, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 11:09:05 PM, you wrote: > Dunno cheap or faster but main advantage of X2's is there's only a single > slot's > space & bus lines tied up. This leaves room later for a second X2 down the > road. Yeah or just going all the way now and upgrading board,

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello James, Sunday, November 23, 2008, 3:50:51 AM, you wrote: > It's also worth noting that most 4870's have 512MB of ram, there are > 1GB models out there however... Yeah only 40 to 60 bucks more also, makes sense to get he 1GB - which is also echoed in Stan's latest post and link. > Meanwh

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello Stan, Sunday, November 23, 2008, 3:07:37 PM, you wrote: > Joe there are two versions of the GTX 260. The older one with 192 > shaders and the new one with 216. Check this out. > http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU4Nyw5LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== Indeed. This is also very smart and

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Al, Perhaps MS Flight Sim in a demo mode; MS train sim in a demo mode, Sim City. Hard to say. I most play the old Tomb Raider games I never finished. Duncan At 18:34 11/23/2008 -0600, you wrote: Hello Al, Sunday, November 23, 2008, 6:09:13 PM, you wrote: > Stan Zaske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Unfortunately for al, most games are violent but the suggestion to use a benchmark app is good. http://arstechnica.com/reviews/games/mirrors-edge-review.ars Brian Weeden wrote: Mirror's Edge: http://www.mirrorsedge.com/ --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure Wo

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Mirror's Edge: http://www.mirrorsedge.com/ --- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 7:09 PM, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Stan Zaske <[E

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello Al, Sunday, November 23, 2008, 6:09:13 PM, you wrote: > Stan Zaske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Speaking of good games, check this gameplay video out.> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxXgw-6xbE&feature=related > And speaking of games, would someone please suggest something I can hav

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

I don't play sports games but thats one possibility. Al wrote: Stan Zaske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Speaking of good games, check this gameplay video out.> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxXgw-6xbE&feature=related And speaking of games, would someone please suggest something I can

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Stan Zaske <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Speaking of good games, check this gameplay video out.> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxXgw-6xbE&feature=related And speaking of games, would someone please suggest something I can have running in my shop for customers to see. Something that would show

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Speaking of good games, check this gameplay video out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxXgw-6xbE&feature=related Brian Weeden wrote: Sorry I'm late to the discussion. I just replaced my old card with a HD4850 and couldn't be happier. Was able to play Dead Space and Fallout 3 at 1900x1200 an

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Sorry I'm late to the discussion. I just replaced my old card with a HD4850 and couldn't be happier. Was able to play Dead Space and Fallout 3 at 1900x1200 and max settings and it only cost me around $200. That's my kind of video card. --- Brian Weeden Technical Consulta

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Thanx for all the nice reading pointers, hell, I still have an nVidia 8800 GT 512meg card that plays Crysis just find, and it was a good bang for the buck card at the time... I don't even know the 9xxx series, let alone the new 260 and 280's... :( Is nVidia gonna still sell 9xxx's as w

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Joe there are two versions of the GTX 260. The older one with 192 shaders and the new one with 216. Check this out. http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTU4Nyw5LCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA== Joe User wrote: Hello Raul, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 3:58:06 PM, you wrote: I have to say I

Re: [H] Non booting case

I have always used pins 16 and 10 At 01:10 PM 11/23/2008, DHSinclair Poked the stick with: >Sam, >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX > >IIRC, if you jumper pins 15 and 16, you will do the same thing the m/b's >internal switching logic does to turn the system on. Please do not hold me to >my choic

Re: [H] Non booting case

Sam, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX IIRC, if you jumper pins 15 and 16, you will do the same thing the m/b's internal switching logic does to turn the system on. Please do not hold me to my choice of pins. Others in the collective have much more experience with this and may offer other choi

Re: [H] Non booting case

http://bsd-unix.net/seitz/screenshots/atx-poweron-withoutmobo.png On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 10:01:04AM -0800, Sam Franc wrote: > Thanks, > Do you have any idea what pin on the 24 pin power connector provides the > connection to turn on the power supply. > Sam > > DHSinclair wrote: > > Sam, > > I

Re: [H] Non booting case

Thanks, Do you have any idea what pin on the 24 pin power connector provides the connection to turn on the power supply. Sam DHSinclair wrote: Sam, I have found that this problem involves at least 2 things. One thing is the m/b itself The other thing is that internal case wiring. F

Re: [H] Rosewill controller

Has this goddamn ting worked ever? I mean, could it be damaged? Regards, joeuser - Still looking for the 'any' key... it has never worked for me and I doubt that it is damaged in any way. I think it is something to do with the motherboard and the driver.. which is odd because there is noth

Re: [H] Laptop bag recommendations

uggestions? Is my desire for an everyday bag/carry on and something that could be taken to a business meeting not doable? I have a Samsung briefcase that I got at Staples, years ago, that does all that but I am sure you can find something at http://www.ebags.com/ You probably also want one t

Re: [H] Laptop bag recommendations

look at the Crumpler range of bags, well designed, ultra comfy. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Weeden Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2008 6:12 AM To: hwg Subject: [H] Laptop bag recommendations I'm looking for a new laptop bag that woul

[H] Laptop bag recommendations

I'm looking for a new laptop bag that would also serve duty as my airplane carry-on. I have a Targus CityGear Los Angeles that I both like and dislike. I love the wa

[H] Fwd: Awesome Fallout 3 google map

For those trekking around the Wasteland: http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/maps/1/Capital-Wasteland Finished it last week, great game. On par with Oblivion for total experience, better in some ways, worse in others. Brian

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Joe User <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well this read threw a major wrench in the process... ;) > > Thanks though, I have to weigh things again. > Your welcome. Just trying to give you the best possible options out there.

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

It's also worth noting that most 4870's have 512MB of ram, there are 1GB models out there however... Meanwhile _all_ the 4870X2's have 1GB of ram per GPU, for a lovely warm fuzzy 2GB total On 23 Nov 2008, at 05:09, maccrawj wrote: Dunno cheap or faster but main advantage of X2's is there's

Re: [H] Video card upgrade time

Hello Raul, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 3:58:06 PM, you wrote: >> I have to say I am excited to give ATI a spin... > Check out also the Nvidia Geforce GTX 260/216 Black Edition: > http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/hardware/1836_1.html Well this read threw a major wrench in the process... ;)

Re: [H] Rosewill controller

Hello Winterlight, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 6:46:13 PM, you wrote: > it can't be. It loads correctly showing the appropriate drive at > POST. I haven't entered the RAID BIOS because I am not doing RAID and > the instructions say if you're not doing RAID stay out of the BIOS. any jumpers on

Re: [H] Non booting case

Hello Sam, Saturday, November 22, 2008, 7:50:51 PM, you wrote: > I have an Antec case with a Gigabyte mobo that has a strange boot operation. > If I press the start button and it doesn't boot, I turn the case on it's > side and it starts. > I can turn the tower back on it's base and it continues