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Forum: General Hardware Jul 27, 2011, 05:33 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,590
Posted By toastem2004
How much is the cost differance between the two...

How much is the cost differance between the two power supplies? Theres a lot that goes into this, (electric rate, power consumption, life span of system) but personally IMO if its more than $20, its...
Forum: Linux / BSD / Mac OS X Jun 19, 2011, 06:21 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 4,412
Posted By toastem2004
I shall respectfully disagree. I have run both...

I shall respectfully disagree. I have run both 10.4 & 10.5 on my Powerbook G4 (1.67GHz / 2G ram / ATi 9700 Mobility) (I now run 10.4 from external firewire drive) and 10.5 has been by far the better...
Forum: Folding@Home May 10, 2011, 04:54 PM
Replies: 77
Views: 4,552
Posted By toastem2004
not much here unfortunately, I've got an i7-940...

not much here unfortunately, I've got an i7-940 (stock on dell xps) & i also have a GTS450, GT240, & 8600GTS going as well.
Forum: Folding@Home May 9, 2011, 04:10 PM
Replies: 1,086
Views: 47,792
Posted By toastem2004
I just commandeered my lil bro's gts 450 that im...

I just commandeered my lil bro's gts 450 that im putting to work, good for bout 8.5K ppd. Also requesting passkey for -smp, gonna run it on i7 940 that i'm "borrowing" at work.
Forum: AMD / ATI Apr 6, 2011, 06:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 849
Posted By toastem2004
It would seem from your gpuz screenshot that u...

It would seem from your gpuz screenshot that u might be using drivers provided by windows update. I'd suggest downloading & installing the follwing linked drivers. then re-start sys & re-run gpuz.
...
Forum: Networking & Security Apr 1, 2011, 08:26 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,424
Posted By toastem2004
it can, but i haven't personaly experienced it...

it can, but i haven't personaly experienced it yet. It has to due with the frequencies the signals are carried at. I do know that some of my older coax splitters cant be used anymore cause they are...
Forum: World Community Grid (WCG) Apr 1, 2011, 07:25 PM
Replies: 7,373
Sticky: Milestones
Views: 394,996
Posted By toastem2004
Man that million sure feels good! Didn't take...

Man that million sure feels good! Didn't take nearly as long as expected. Now that i met my personal goal, i'm gonna be turning the i7 i have access to over to ClimatePrediction.net My AMD's will...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Feb 17, 2011, 03:17 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,830
Posted By toastem2004
bump for a great deal

bump for a great deal
Forum: General Software Feb 10, 2011, 03:02 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,635
Posted By toastem2004
Auslogics...

Auslogics (http://www.auslogics.com/en/software/disk-defrag/download/). We use the portable version of it here in the shop, has almost all the feature of the install version. It will even run a check...
Forum: AMD / ATI Dec 23, 2010, 02:34 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,958
Posted By toastem2004
Quite honestly, i'd have to say that the CPU is...

Quite honestly, i'd have to say that the CPU is ur culprit. Granted its a quad, but its a SLOW quad, 2.2GHz and those first gen Phenoms just didnt really have much to em. I would get my hand on any...
Forum: World Community Grid (WCG) Dec 8, 2010, 03:01 PM
Replies: 7,373
Sticky: Milestones
Views: 394,996
Posted By toastem2004
:slap: Correction- toast2004 passed 600,000 ! :p ...

:slap: Correction- toast2004 passed 600,000 ! :p

And i finally broke into the top 50! :rockout:
Forum: General Hardware Dec 8, 2010, 02:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 2,645
Posted By toastem2004
I'm thinking "CCC" would be catalyst control...

I'm thinking "CCC" would be catalyst control center.... just a hunch due to the mention of a 6870 vid card.

On topic, edge-enhancement, de noise are enable by default in new drivers. On my 4830,...
Forum: Graphics Cards Nov 16, 2010, 09:20 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,407
Posted By toastem2004
If your still putting "stock" voltage through it,...

If your still putting "stock" voltage through it, then maybe. With the lowering of the speeds, lowing of the voltage is also recommended. just as when overclocking more voltage is usually required. A...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Nov 8, 2010, 07:59 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,073
Posted By toastem2004
you'll need at least a nvidia 6 series or higher...

you'll need at least a nvidia 6 series or higher / ati 9500 or higher. The 9250 is DX8 and will just give u "standard vga" driver. The min requirement is DX9, and even though the nvidia fx (5...
Forum: System Builder's Advice Nov 8, 2010, 07:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,884
Posted By toastem2004
well the gt430 is also a 96 "cuda" core, and is...

well the gt430 is also a 96 "cuda" core, and is cuda compliant as are all current nvidia desktop chips. also the gt430 runs those cores @ 700/1400 (core/shaders). And from what i read on cinelerra,...
Forum: System Builder's Advice Nov 8, 2010, 05:30 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,884
Posted By toastem2004
not easy, but doable. also it look like that...

not easy, but doable. also it look like that program can take advantage of nvidia gpus to help render and encode. Here my recommendation:

AMD Phenom II x3 740...
Forum: Hot Deals Oct 21, 2010, 05:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,504
Posted By toastem2004
Free software is always good. I like that its got...

Free software is always good. I like that its got a bootable cd/dvd feature. Thanks to 95viper!
Forum: General Hardware Apr 8, 2010, 02:05 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 588
Posted By toastem2004
AMD Fusion is alive!

As i stated in another thread, had the privilege of an engineer from AMD come by the shop filling is for our Sales Rep. Needless to say, I poked for some details that only the engineers will know. I...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Feb 18, 2010, 04:19 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,762
Posted By toastem2004
Pentium D compatable procs can be found here...

Pentium D compatable procs can be found here (http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ParentRadio=All&ProcFam=2112&SearchKey=) (VT tech is last on feature list filter). core 2 procs compatible can...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Dec 3, 2009, 01:50 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 3,672
Posted By toastem2004
BUMP for super cheap RAMBUS. I found some at...

BUMP for super cheap RAMBUS. I found some at zipzoomfly for $219 a stick! I'm just amazed that you have some of those.
Forum: Comments & Feedback Sep 7, 2009, 03:08 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,041
Posted By toastem2004
i would like to add that i was just hit with...

i would like to add that i was just hit with this. I had just logged-in when a new tab opened hitting me up for PAV09. Now i dont think is TPU, but there must be an ad thats triggering this....
Forum: General Hardware Aug 31, 2009, 05:38 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 5,301
Posted By toastem2004
if your serious about getting an older mac, i was...

if your serious about getting an older mac, i was able to purchase a G4 1.67Ghz Powerbook for $600 about 5-6 months ago from an online reseller of used mac's. (mac of all trades)

on topic, most...
Forum: General Nonsense Nov 29, 2008, 04:42 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,008
Posted By toastem2004
All rechargeables have a self discharge. I can't...

All rechargeables have a self discharge. I can't remember the site at the moment, but NiMH batteries will lose approximately 40% of their charge sitting at room temp after 1 month. I have charged...
Forum: General Hardware Nov 21, 2008, 09:53 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 3,876
Posted By toastem2004
i know this might be too late, but with the...

i know this might be too late, but with the PowerDVD 7 series there were at least 5 versions, one that did only HD-DVD, one that did just Blu-ray, then a "ultimate" version that did both HD formats,...
Forum: General Software Oct 8, 2008, 06:52 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 2,719
Posted By toastem2004
one thing you fail to mention is the hardware of...

one thing you fail to mention is the hardware of the computer. This is CRUCIAL as new hardware does not have drivers for 98/ME anymore. Some hardware (nforce4 chips) are just flat out incompatible...
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