Discussion Topic forum - dslreports.com communityDiscussion Topic forum current topics680i and ps2 keyboards- July 19, 2008 I've known for a while that my 680i doesn't play well with my kb (repeating characters wout stuck keys; ALL CAPS even with the caps lock off, sumtimes it'll refuse any kb input at all, etc, etc). Was this inherent to the board, do any bios revisions alleviate this, does using a usb kb eliminate the problem I noticed that wout OCing I need to get to a certain temp b4 it goes haywire. W OCing, well I had to reboot 4 times to respond to replies in another thread, and all I was doing was,d-ling..http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20814142 Nvidia PhysX question- July 18, 2008 I see Nvidia's new line of graphics card advertised with PhysX capabilities. Is Nvidia PhysX actual dedicated hardware on the new GTX 260280s or is it just processing done via the existing GPUhttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20812315 I can't do this on 1 'puter huh- July 18, 2008 Ok, in a few months, I'm thinking of upgrading my desktop, the chip's gotta go (smithfield 820 Wolfdale=Yummy ;)), and I'm thinking of putting it in a new 'puter that will handle my emule-ing, hardware firewallrouter, backing up, and file-server. I'd like to make it energy-efficient (am I shooting myself in the foot, keeping the chip and asking for that). Anyway, my qwestion is; is this one computer (can it be 1, if I remember that my network files are real close to the internet nothing...http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20812196 Building New PC- July 18, 2008 I'm planning on building a new PC soon. The hardware I'm planning on getting is below. Would this be a good setup Plan on using Vista on the system. Motherboard: BIOSTAR TForce TA780G M2+HP Processor: AMD Phenom 9850 BLACK EDITION 2.5GHz AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Video: 512MB Geforce 9600GT PSU: RAIDMAX(Series HYBRID 2) 730Whttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20808877 Suggestions on a Video Card- July 17, 2008 My current System: Q6600 B3 3.2ghz IP35-E 4x1gb Plat Rev2 Sata 320gb Raid 0 22inch ViewSonic WideScreen Gaming 700Watt OCZ GamerXtreme PSU My current video card is a 8800gts 640mb G80 - Looking to get some more Gaming Power. I'm wondering what will be a good upgrade, i was leaning towards the 4850 or 4870 - or should i buy the newer Nvidia line thankshttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20806610 what cpu is faster- July 16, 2008 Intel Celeron E1200 1.6GHz 512KB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor http:www.newegg.comProductProduct.aspxItem=N82E16819116064 Intel Pentium 4 631 Cedar Mill 3.0GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Single-Core Processor http:www.newegg.comProductProduct.aspxItem=N82E16819116004 Thanks. -- http:tinyurl.com6g9po2http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20802160 Video Cards Memory Interface VS. Stream Processors- July 16, 2008 Memory Interface VS. Stream Processors , Which is better to have high Memory Interface or stream processor For example a card with 64 stream processors and 256-bit Memory Interface . Than a card with 96 stream processors and 192-bit Memory Interface . Also what about Memory Size. Say you have a card with 512MB and 256-bit M.I. Than a card with 756MB and 192-bit M.I. -- Team DiscoveryJoin us help fight cancer. Gooiool©2005 My Photo Sitehttp://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20801768 Dumpster Diving finally paid off- July 15, 2008 Hey all, I was visiting a friend in queens a few days ago and before we were about to get in the car to take me home there was a pc thrown in the garbage it looked fairly new and it was put out that day so i decided to go ahead and bring it home to see if i can revive the poor thing. After checking for any foreign objects and giving a good spray with a can of air most of the parts inside were still fairly new. It was missing a HD which luckily i had laying around. So i reseated all the PCI..http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20792344 Looking for a TV Tuner Card- July 13, 2008 Hey guys, I'll be moving into my first apartment soon and don't have the money for a lcd tv and don't have room for a big old school tv. I have a new samsung 22" lcd that I would like to use for my tv also. I've been looking at tv tuner cards around $100 and would like to get some recommendations on which ones to look at and work well. Thanks! -- WAR DAMN EAGLE!http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20782646 |