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Let me preface this by saying I'm interested in minimum stable FPS, in excess of 120fps, in all situations, on the source engine. I realize this is excessive for most people - I just want no slowdown / jitter in any situation. The difference between 2.8ghz and 3.8ghz on my current i7-930...

I got some bizzare memory error in a VM running off my Open Indiana ZFS pool. I attempted to restart the VM - no luck. I then attempted to shutdown the ZFS pool. No luck. Restarted the bare metal. ESXi is functioning. Attempting to start the ZFS pool (Open Indiana), from the console...

*note: I already have a ZFS storage system that maxes out gigabit Ethernet. I'm interested in suggestions for a 4-6 drive RAID 0 array that's FAST for content creation and manipulation - (think large Photoshop documents / HD editing in Premier, etc) The drives do not need to be huge...

I am successfully running an All-In-One concept Napp-it box, via Gea's guidance. I am considering using some old hardware to run a second ZFS machine for backup only. I have (4) of the infamous WD15EADS (green WD drives), and I was considering acquiring two more drives, so I could have 7.5 TB...

I've just spent the last few hours reading about ZFS configurations, and I have a working install of napp-it up and running to play with. I understand that pools are the basic storage organization method. They are made up of Virtual Devices, or Vdevs. Let's assume I have 5 identical 2TB...

Hey storage experts, I'm gearing up to create a new ZFS server, and I have most of my parts selected. I'm planning on creating an all-in-one Napp-it machine. I'm avoiding purchasing a norco case because I don't anticipate needing 24 bays soon, and I'm already spending a significant amount of...

I'm coming from a (broken) GTX 275. I already have and love a Samsung Syncmaster 305t, 2560x1600. I have already ordered an i7 930, which I plan to OC to ~4ghz. I was about to pull the trigger on two 6850s, $180 each - 360 total, when I thought - WTF, why don't I check what else...

Hey HardOCPers, After suffering an almost-catastrophic data loss scenario, I'm committed to increasing my backup redundency. I've been researching WHS, (just finished reading through the WHS sticky threads here), and I'm pretty convinced that WHS will work well for me. I'll be backing up media...

Well, I almost didn't check tonight, but I finally hit 15 million! - It was a long and lonely road from the 12.5 million milestone. I will soon be posting the results of my 9800GX2 trials in that thread I created a few days ago. I am pretty pleased with some of the discoveries I made while...

I'm starting this thread because I own (6) 9800GX2s, 4 EVGA and 2 PNY - and they are all used for folding. As the weather here in Oregon has started to warm up (which is amazing, by the way - we suffer through rain and cloudyness about 75% of the year), so have my rigs. Because I want to...

After seeing the [H]'s performance review of F.E.A.R. 2, I thought I'd check out the game. I'm behind the times, and I have not played the original - I loaded the demo via Steam, and played it. Far FAR more disturbing & effective enviornment v.s. Doom3, - whoever was responsible for the sound...

I have been planning my 1st watercooling setup. Performance is more important than silence, but I would like to fine-tune the rad fans with a controller for the best of both. I have a stacker 830 case, which I would like to continue using. There's a youtube video I came across while looking...

Just pointing out to everyone that quite a few nominations were deleted when the forum database was rolled back. If you nominated someone in the last few days, now's your chance to (re)nominate them! :)

So, as some of you may have noticed, I've been hit hard by the folding bug. I've been ramping up [H]ard for the last few months, and I've been trying to get the most ppd/$. The best way to do this has been multi-gpu machines, which I have been putting in Antec 300 cases, with all (5) 120mm fan...

Hello fellow Enthusiasts! I purchased an Asus Striker Extreme, and when I set it up, it booted properly, but I smelled a slight burning smell, so I immediately shut it off. I inspected the board and could find no physical damage. Since the board had seemed to boot properly, I decided to give...

Hey people, I just got a real case for my quad GPU machine and thought you might be entertained by some pictures, before and after: This is, as the title suggests, 4 PNY 8800GTs. Currently running a dual core AMD cpu, but I'm considering upgrading to a Quad, and running an SMP client as well...

The subject spells it out, but to clarify: I have an 8800GT GPU client running on a HTPC for a friend. He wants to fold, but I want it to be as transparent as possible for him, so HD playback is not affected. Anyone know of a way I can setup the client (or use other software perhaps to...

I'm hoping there is a simple solution that I've overlooked, but here's my problem: I have (3) identical 8800gt Only 1 is connected to a monitor. All 3 of them are folding properly right now, (Windows XP) without VGA dummies Rivatuner will only allow me to driver-level overclock the card...

So, I've been ravaged by the folding addiction, and I just completed assembly of my first folding-only box. Specs are as follows: Core2duo @ 2.7ghz (This is a fairly old dual core, stock @ 2.4ghz, large die) 680i eVGA Antec 550watt TruepowerTrio (85% efficient) 2gb DDR2 PC8500 (3) PNY 8800GTs...

Be gentle, I did search around for a solid answer to my question before starting this thread... I have been bitten by the folding bug, and now I am looking to buy GPUs purely to fold with, on headless machines. I don't have the cash to buy (8) GX280s, so I thought I would aim for the best...