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Forum: General Hardware Mar 16, 2013, 10:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 221
Posted By timta2
Most cards still can't take advantage of all of...

Most cards still can't take advantage of all of the bandwidth that PCI-E 2.0 offers.

Have you thought about trying to overclock that e8400? Mine used to do 4.2 easily on my Gigabyte P45...
Forum: General Software Jan 23, 2013, 12:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 353
Posted By timta2
As long as you are not changing any other...

As long as you are not changing any other hardware (other than the hard drive) you should be able to just clone the installation to another drive without any problems.

A fresh installation might...
Forum: General Software Sep 9, 2012, 01:24 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 330
Posted By timta2
Windows update? "Un-hide hidden updates"? ...

Windows update? "Un-hide hidden updates"?

Edit: It looks like you have to have Ultimate or Enterprise to add the language packs. That's a shame since Mac OS X includes every language no matter...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater Sep 7, 2012, 10:48 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,050
Posted By timta2
There are ways to make it happen. I don't know if...

There are ways to make it happen. I don't know if posting the link would be a violation of rules here, so just do a Google search for "VLC Blu Ray" and it's the first link that pops up right now.
Forum: News Sep 2, 2012, 03:10 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,240
Posted By timta2
Yes, as TheGuruStud mentioned, you can use...

Yes, as TheGuruStud mentioned, you can use Western Digital's wdidle3 program to adjust the head parking timer. You can set it to a max of 300 seconds I believe.
Forum: News Oct 28, 2011, 10:08 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,738
Posted By timta2
I've always though that companies like EVGA...

I've always though that companies like EVGA should sell the decals separately so that we could upgrade our video cards! :laugh:



Like this one at $469.99+shipping?, It's $400 after rebate and...
Forum: News Oct 28, 2011, 09:38 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 2,536
Posted By timta2
You misunderstood my point. I was referring to...

You misunderstood my point. I was referring to the "However, that hardly sounds like a challenge does it, given the general lack of basic technical skills and security knowledge of ordinary computer...
Forum: Storage Oct 22, 2011, 03:49 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,838
Posted By timta2
From what I've read it has a lot more to do with...

From what I've read it has a lot more to do with the flooding in Thailand that it does with the rare earth materials.
...
Forum: Storage Oct 20, 2011, 11:28 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,950
Posted By timta2
I could be wrong but I don't think WD ever made a...

I could be wrong but I don't think WD ever made a 15,000 RPM 74GB Raptor. It does say "2x10k" in your signature so maybe it was just an error, or wishful thinking :laugh:

How about posting the HD...
Forum: News Oct 7, 2011, 12:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 976
Posted By timta2
I love my older WD Live Plus. It plays just about...

I love my older WD Live Plus. It plays just about any format without any problems. The WDLXTV (B-Rad's) custom firmware makes it even better.



Yes, and USB flash drives work great too.
Forum: News Sep 29, 2011, 10:33 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 940
Posted By timta2
I'm not sure that USB 3.0 would make much of a...

I'm not sure that USB 3.0 would make much of a difference. See this note in the Specifications...

"Typical transfer rate in wired Gigabit Ethernet network can be up to 35MB/s."
Forum: News Aug 26, 2011, 06:57 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,397
Posted By timta2
The 5 Year Warranty on the Extreme Pro 6G is...

The 5 Year Warranty on the Extreme Pro 6G is impressive. I'm not so sure about the "Built In The USA" claim. Does that mean that they screw the circuit board that came from China into the metal...
Forum: News Aug 17, 2011, 10:41 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 2,256
Posted By timta2
It seems to me that even if the hardware is...

It seems to me that even if the hardware is excellent, the BF3 branding will make it seem outdated really fast. It might be the hot game now and in the near future but that only lasts so long. But...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Jul 23, 2011, 11:46 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,003
Posted By timta2
Bump for nice price on some nice RAM. If I had a...

Bump for nice price on some nice RAM. If I had a machine that could use it, I would buy it.
Forum: Storage Jul 16, 2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,250
Posted By timta2
I would like to point out that it's a good idea...

I would like to point out that it's a good idea to check the health of your drives frequently. In my experience reallocated sectors are a bad sign. A few after a few years isn't a big deal but...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater Jul 6, 2011, 07:42 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 8,613
Posted By timta2
That's usually a ground loop problem. ...

That's usually a ground loop problem.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_loop_(electricity)



He isn't talking about connections post-amp but pre-amp. Resistance isn't going to be any kind of...
Forum: Storage Jul 1, 2011, 10:05 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 792
Posted By timta2
Don't forget that Raid 1 (Mirroring) is NOT a...

Don't forget that Raid 1 (Mirroring) is NOT a good backup solution. Errors, problems, deletions, etc will be written to both drives. Incremental backups on single drives is the way to go, in my...
Forum: Audio, Video & Home Theater Jun 28, 2011, 10:31 PM
Replies: 97
Views: 11,357
Posted By timta2
And I just would like to point out that usually...

And I just would like to point out that usually the results are inaccurate and poor. It's a nice idea but it just don't work well in the real world. Sometimes it's like the mic is hearing impaired....
Forum: News Jun 24, 2011, 02:25 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,339
Posted By timta2
So if all of these companies claim to be "one of...

So if all of these companies claim to be "one of the world’s leading brands of memory modules" in all of their press releases, who are the trailing companies? :laugh:
Forum: System Builder's Advice Jun 2, 2011, 08:13 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,338
Posted By timta2
Looks good to me. The "Hard Drive" link doesn't...

Looks good to me. The "Hard Drive" link doesn't seem to be working for me so I can't comment about that.
Forum: Storage May 27, 2011, 04:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 525
Posted By timta2
Love the Samsung F4EG HD2040 myself. I have 2 of...

Love the Samsung F4EG HD2040 myself. I have 2 of them. Run so cool it feels cold to the touch. All of the drives you have listed have similar performance, give or take a few. I would choose based on...
Forum: Buy/Sell/Trade/Giveaway Forum Apr 12, 2011, 11:04 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,139
Posted By timta2
FYI, the Cooler Master case model number can also...

FYI, the Cooler Master case model number can also be RC-690, in case someone was looking for info. I have the same case and I love it! Good luck with the sale. :toast:
Forum: Networking & Security Apr 8, 2011, 11:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 705
Posted By timta2
The Netgear one is Draft-N with a max of...

The Netgear one is Draft-N with a max of 270Mb/sec. Not sure about the Cisco/Linksys which is also Draft-N, since it's not stated. Whether you could ever achieve that theoretical max is unknown.
Forum: Networking & Security Apr 1, 2011, 09:14 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 10,458
Posted By timta2
Running coax through the surge protector will...

Running coax through the surge protector will cause signal loss (a few DB) and depending on the quality, different types of interference from connected equipment if it's not being filtered correctly....
Forum: General Hardware Mar 30, 2011, 04:31 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,398
Posted By timta2
The only thing I've seen that it won't play is...

The only thing I've seen that it won't play is (maybe only certain?) .WMV files. The Netflix works really good too, although the menu (and selecting a Netflix movie) isn't as nice as on the XBox 360....
Forum: General Hardware Mar 29, 2011, 11:30 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,398
Posted By timta2
The WD Live (Plus for Netflix) is awesome and...

The WD Live (Plus for Netflix) is awesome and what I recommend. Way better than the 360 for watching streamed media. With the WDLXTV custom firmware it's even better. You can get them for under $50...
Forum: General Software Mar 27, 2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,455
Posted By timta2
At least the Mac OS X System Preferences is way...

At least the Mac OS X System Preferences is way more intuitive and 100 times easier to find what you are looking for at a glance. It always pains me to open up the Windows control panels as it's such...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Mar 26, 2011, 03:19 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,125
Posted By timta2
If you google "Overclock+MSI X58+i7 920" you will...

If you google "Overclock+MSI X58+i7 920" you will find an insane amount of articles related to your particular hardware. I'm not trying to be a dick but it really is amazing how many people have the...
Forum: General Hardware Mar 8, 2011, 10:45 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 578
Posted By timta2
The same... ...

The same...

http://www.allpinouts.org/index.php/PCI_Express_(PCIe)_6pin_power

It would have been nice if you had put the subject in the title so we could better decide if we want to click on it.
Forum: News Mar 7, 2011, 08:33 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 2,479
Posted By timta2
I bought several Western Digital drives 10 years...

I bought several Western Digital drives 10 years ago that were pieces of crap. How much sense would it make for me to avoid their product line today because of that? And it's not like it's even the...
Forum: General Hardware Mar 3, 2011, 03:18 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,608
Posted By timta2
"The Apple A5 is a package on package (PoP)...

"The Apple A5 is a package on package (PoP) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed by Apple and manufactured by Samsung to replace the Apple A4. The chip commercially debuted with the release of Apple's...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 17, 2011, 10:07 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,026
Posted By timta2
That's cool. I'm wasn't speaking from experience....

That's cool. I'm wasn't speaking from experience. I was just going from the recommendation of many (and I mean many) experienced water coolers who said not to use colored coolants. It's possible that...
Forum: Overclocking & Cooling Feb 16, 2011, 10:14 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 4,026
Posted By timta2
And skip the Feser One Coolant. I've heard that...

And skip the Feser One Coolant. I've heard that those coolants are bad news unless you like your stuff all gunked up. Distilled water works awesome and is so much cheaper.

Another pro not...
Forum: Motherboards & Memory Feb 15, 2011, 03:47 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 3,534
Posted By timta2
I would have sent it back originally and demanded...

I would have sent it back originally and demanded a replacement or refund because of the fact that it wasn't new. Here in the US a company can get in trouble for selling used products as new. I think...
Forum: Linux / BSD / Mac OS X Feb 13, 2011, 09:50 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,768
Posted By timta2
Could it be possible that rather than it being a...

Could it be possible that rather than it being a "mail" login, it's actually a netboot login?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NetBoot

You could always take a picture and post it, that might help.
...
Forum: General Hardware Feb 11, 2011, 09:16 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 4,834
Posted By timta2
I wouldn't be surprised if your hard drives show...

I wouldn't be surprised if your hard drives show up in a week or two. I don't know why, but a lot of these smaller companies in New York think they can just ship whenever they feel like it. I ordered...
Forum: News Jan 20, 2011, 09:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,772
Posted By timta2
tmi

tmi
Forum: System Builder's Advice Jan 8, 2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,720
Posted By timta2
I know a lot of people here hate Tom's Hardware...

I know a lot of people here hate Tom's Hardware but their monthly "Best Graphics Cards For The Money" articles can be helpful, especially to (new) non-power users/builders. Keep in mind that the...
Forum: General Software Dec 12, 2010, 10:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 768
Posted By timta2
Maybe they blacklisted the key for some reason....

Maybe they blacklisted the key for some reason. You are probably going to have to call them. If that doesn't work, the pirates have had it figured out for some time. hint hint. Thanks again Microsoft...
Forum: Networking & Security Dec 4, 2010, 10:12 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 2,464
Posted By timta2
LOL. Look what I typed @ 3:57pm! :roll: I don't...

LOL. Look what I typed @ 3:57pm! :roll: I don't think you could hit "the issue on the nail" any more than that!
Regardless, I'm glad you got it working and your family members are happy now :)
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