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Having gone through another PSU failure, making it the 3rd in the last six years, I am now pondering whether PSUs have a general short lifespan or whether it is purely my environment that is killing them. I have been a fan of Fortron Blue PSUs and bought five of them. three have now died...

Hey guys! :) I had to take a break from the heavy coding to announce NZFS. NZFS stands for Next-Generation Zion File System. More detailed information will be provided in the weeks to come as NZFS is currently in private beta testing. Nonetheless, here is a first look...

My setup: ESXi server specs: Dual Quad (2x 8356)@2.415Ghz 16GB (4x 4GB) DDR2 667Mhz ECC REG w/ 4bit Parity [Chipkill] 4x Gigabit NICs Intel 160GB SSD G2 (the only local datastore) 8+ TB storage (used by a single VM) iSCSI target: Win 2003 R2 VM (512MB RAM / 2 vCPUs)...

Reading this AnandTech's article on Intel and Micron next generation SSDs built on the new 25nm process, there is a paragraph with important implications: This means that the block size is now 256 pages x 8KB = 2MB. :eek: Remembering that in order to overwrite data you need to erase a full...

I have a week old Intel X25-M 160GB SSD SATA 2nd Gen SSDSA2MH160G2R5 (retail version). It is a week old but I have only used it for 2 days now: 2 quick benchmarks and copied 60GB of data to it. It is larger than what I need in a single drive. So, I would like to trade it for 2x 80GB G1/G2...

Well, I was stoked about upgrading my two 2212 to two 8354, but the upgrade is not going smoothly. I am able to boot and run fine with a single CPU, but using both CPUs, I get a "CPU mismatch detected!" error. Both CPU have the same stepping (B3), but I see a difference in the second line...

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NEW Tyan S5376G2NR Tempest i5100W + 2x Intel Xeon L5410 2.33GHz 12Mb cache 50W TDP BRAND NEW Retail Tyan S5376G2NR Tempest i5100W Dual Xeon Motherboard http://www.tyan.com/product_board_detail.aspx?pid=605 + 2x Intel Xeon Quad-core L5410 2.33GHz 12Mb L2 1333 FSB 50W TDP (barely used/no...

No longer available I have some top quality AMS external enclosures to let go. AMS VENUS enclosures are the best on the market period. 1 x AMS VENUS DS-2316CBK Aluminum 3.5" USB 2.0 & 1394 Black External Enclosure http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817145657 $20...

Hardware: - Switch: Dell Powerconnect 2716 (jumbo frames enabled) - Server: 2x Broadcom Gigabit ethernets (bounded - LACP) - Laptop: Intel PRO/1000 PL Gigabit NIC Here are my iPerf results: bin/iperf.exe -c 192.174.149.150 -P 1 -i 1 -p 5001 -f m -t 20...

I had such high hopes for this chip. :( Well, here comes the let down: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/intel/showdoc.aspx?i=3505 Oh well, i7 it is for my next build then. Now where can I get a microATX i7 board?

FlexRAID Basic 1.4 beta is out! http://www.openegg.org/forums/posts/list/268.page More info at: www.flexraid.com Web client screenshots (old): FlexRAID Web Client UI preview teaser Video tutorials (old): Using the WebUI FlexRAID as it currently stands: FlexRAID currently only works...

Current system: P4 3Ghz 2GB ram Dual NTSC tuners 480p Projector MCE 2005 Movies => all DVDs (no Blu-ray) Things I cannot live without: - Commercial skipping - A working TV guide I am willing to upgrade the HTPC but not the projector (yet). Has anyone with a 480p projector...

Are both optical and coaxial SPDIF outputting at the same time on Audigy Platinum cards? I have a need for two digital output from my HTPC. I initially thought about splitting the optical cable, but then I realized that I could just connect to each of the optical and coaxial out. Can...

Ok, I just got my M-Audio 88 Keys Pro keyboard today. I have several issues with that keyboard: 1. I have a stuck key (the left most key stays down when pressed) 2. The "modulation" jog-dial does not snap back to the middle like the "Pitchbend" jog-dial. My current concern is with issue...

My specs: P4c 3.0Ghz 2GB ram Radeon 9700pro Audigy Platinum Infocus 72IN MCE 2005 (see sig for more) I was thinking of doing a new build for my HTPC, but then I realized that the sole benefit from that would be being able to play HD contents. To me, that's not money and time well...

Introducing FlexRAID: www.flexraid.com As a typical [H]TPC user, I ended up writting a RAID software since nothing out there fit my needs. Things I was looking for were: - Parity data protection (of course) - No need to run a specialized OS - No need for additional hardware - Ability...

Introducing FlexRAID: www.flexraid.com As a typical [H]TPC user, I ended up writting a RAID software since nothing out there fit my needs. Things I was looking for were: - Parity data protection (of course) - No need to run a specialized OS - No need for additional hardware - Ability...

I had to take my Audigy 1 Platinum breakout box out to clean it today. I then realized that it was the oldest computer hardware I have in active use to date. This device has been serving me well since 2001 running 24 hr/day. :eek: This is one piece of hardware that was well worth its...

Boy is that drive slow! :eek: The write speed on this drive is simply crippled. It takes 4-5 minutes to copy over 7GB while it takes a few seconds to copy the same 7GB to one of my 500GB AAKS drives. I get HD Tach read speed of 64MB/s compared to 73MB/s for a 500GB AAKS, which is lower...

I don't know if this is old news here but new Intel motherboards supporting REG ECC DDR2 are out! :cool: http://supermicro.com/products/launch/Intel/?typ=5100#MB5100 This is something I was praying for ever since I made such a large purchase in REG ECC DDR2 in anticipation for Barcelona. Going...

I have had my Audigy + I/O drive for about six years now. The sound card works fine. The firewire port on the I/O also works fine. However, I no longer get any sound out of the I/O drive. Anyone ever had such problem?

Media Center Users Get Free ITV and Slingbox Functionality Microsoft adds free Internet content and remote access to recorded TV shows, music and other Media Center features. Sweeeeet! http://www.cepro.com/article/media_center_users_get_free_itv_and_slingbox_functionality/

It is clear from AMD's tactics that Barcelona will have a short market life. This is an embarrassing chapter AMD is trying to put behind. The processor is already 6 months late, and it has yet to make it through the standard retail channels. It is clear that AMD will have to precipitate a...

I am planning on my new Media/Backup VMware server machine. I need confirmation on a board that will support 8GB of ram with Vista 32 bit (i.e., a board that supports memory re-mapping). I have been told these two will run 8GB. I am not sure if that's true under Vista 32 bit.

And then August came and went.... still no Barcelona... shameful! :o

Guys, Can we get a list of boards that will run 8GB of ram and a Quad-core without any issue? I am planning on the upgrade of my HTPC/Backup VMware host (see sig). The Q6600 is a no brainer for me, and 8GB is a must as my current HTPC with 2GB of ram makes a very poor VMware backup host...

I have both the jWIN JH-V100 and Sennheiser HD201. The JH-V100 was free, and I did not expect much out of it. After all the raves, I also got the HD201. I never really put the headphones through the test since I rarely used them. I finally got to testing both of these low end headphones...

My Dell MFP 1600n Printer just died out of the blue. It looks like a power failure within the device. I have had the product for 3 years, but I only used 20% of the toner. The device worked beautifully for the time I've had it. Anyone has experience with printer repair? Would it cost...

http://www.penguinamp.com/?XTCsid=4fcb1c219c630d42b0079ea7afc1a96f As stated in the title.

http://www.techreport.com/onearticle.x/12221

While waiting for barcelona, I will run a single opty 2210 socket F. I have not had an AMD chip since Socket A. RAM: 4x 4GB 667mhz ECC REG (16 GB) Mobo: ASUS KFN5-D SLI Heatsink: Zalman CNPS9500 AM2 Video card: Radeon X300 PSU: FSP FX 700-GLN Will I be able to OC this chip? If yes...

I am getting a Radeon X300 and want to undervolt it. I know I can use tools like ATITools to underclock it, but without undervolting it, that won't really reduce the power consumption. The card consumes about 10watt idle, and I would like to reduce that. Any tip on undervolting the card...

Does anyone knows if two Zalman CNPS9700 LED CPU Coolers will fit on an ASUS KFN5-D SLI Dual Socket 1207 NVIDIA nForce Professional 3600 Extended ATX Server Motherboard? mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131038 cooler...

For those who don't know, AMD does not ship socket F CPUs with a heatsink/fan (whether retail or OEM). Now, you would think: no big deal, get an after market heatsink/fan. Well, read here to understand my pain: http://theinquirer.org/default.aspx?article=36051

Looking for a free PCI video card. I will pay for shipping. Thanks.

Anyone knows where I can find a 6 pin PCI-e to 4 pin ATX cable adapter? My power supply has a 4 pin ATX plug and a 6 pin PCI-e plug. I need a 4+4 ATX plug. I need the adapter to make the PCI-e plug the +4 ATX.

AMD's Regrets Moral of the story: native or not, it is all about what you can deliver.

AMD is about to be eclipsed in 3 months by Intel. How can you argue with a 2.4Ghz Quad @ $266? How will AMD respond to this eclipse? $40 X2 cpus? 4 sockets FX (LOL)?

4x 4GBs = 16GBs :) I am getting the parts for my home server. I am planning for the server to have 32GBs of RAM. :eek: