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    Computer Parts

    in The Poll Center

    Posted · Edited by Blam-O!

    Well I say no becasue...

    The HD is not SATA,

    I don't like the case or keyboard,

    I hate P4, Use AMD!!!,

    That sound card doesn't support EAX 3 or HDv4,

    and

    The video card is very basic.

    But the real question should be....

    Are these parts good for a Internet only PC? YES!

    For playing Games? NO!!!

    Everyone has a different opinion about what they like and dislike.

    What are you really asking? Thinking about building a computer or something????

    If so, what kind of a computer, and what for??

    B)

    EDIT: I know you are thinking of buying a computer using these parts, but what I mean is what exzactly are you going to do on/with your PC? The foundation of what you want and what you might do with it is what will set the Price$$. IMO

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    What is the best Audio Ripping Software

    in The Poll Center

    Posted

    I tried iTunes and I really didn't care much for it. Don't like the interface, don't like the background processes, didn't like the setup either... I'll pass :puke: (oh, and iPod compatibility is only good if you got one of them - and you couldn't possibly sell me one)

    LOL :lol::w00t: I just couldn't resist. I hate iTunes. double :puke: . Totaly agree with crahak. biggrin.gif

    The iPod has a cool theory, however it sucks tongue.gif

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    Top 5 Pc Games

    in Gamers Hangout

    Posted

    1. knights of the old republic

    2. Clone Wars

    knights of the old republic is a really good game :thumbup:thumbup , but you need to put about 6-9 months of your time/life aside to finish it!! :angry:

    But highly recomend it.

    here is some more PC games:

    1. ROME - Total War (another great LONG game)

    2. Silent Storm (RPG)

    3. Soldner - Secret Wars

    4. Crimsons Skies

    5. Lemmings Revolution (great Kid game involving puzzles, and good for wasting time, lol)

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    Gran Turismo 4

    in Gamers Hangout

    Posted

    *(Off Topic)*

    ~~~~~~~~

    Could you show me which fan it is?

    A picture of it, and where you bought it?

    Sorry..... LOL;

    Let me refram that one again:

    It is 3 PC fans connected together. Nothing super special, just 3 Cooler Master 80MM fans that I convenitly placed toghether with an 13.8 volt PS complete with a Blue LED - to let me know when it is on.....

    All the fan wires are soldired on to a small circuit board and then traced to a male power jack - witch leads to the female plug end of a PS providing 13.8 volts at (3amps). The Small PS is a cheap workbench model from Radio Shack that I have had for many years.

    All the wires where put thru heatshrink tubing, to make it look nicer, and then the final wires where wrapped with a small dim "SpiralHarnest".

    I also soldered an "NTE - 1.2OHM @ 2% resisor" to the LED, to prevent damage from electrical spikes and pops.

    (all the cables and the PS neatly fit descreatly behind my entertainment center)

    Then I simply placed the "Fan System" behind my PS2 - about 6 inches away to alow proper airflow.

    * On a side note, I also cutted two pieces of wood at 1"x 1" and 6" long. I then sanded the wood and stained it to match my Entertainment Center!!! I used the two pieces of wood undernieth the PS2 to lift it off the shelving and help with the air flow (lol - iam such a geek)

    I first turn on my "Special Fan System", then play GT4 until about 4-6AM!!! My PS2 never gets hot!! One of my best inventions.... :D

    Anyway the project didn't take that long, and the cost was very cheap, about $5-7 total, since I had most of the tools and items. The Blue LED cost me $2.65 at Fry's Electronics - well worth it, very bright; thinking about adding some to my PC :whistle:

    Hope that helps :lol: as far as a pic goes, my cellphone is dead and currently charging. But if you still want a pic, you have to wait till tomorrow tongue.gif, cause I have to go to work :angry:

    L8-

    cool.gif

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    Game Consoles

    in Gamers Hangout

    Posted

    I Pick Gamecube, why? i have one and the graphics are incredible insane! Gamecube has the best graphics out of all 3 systems, just check out RE4(resident evil 4). also the graphics quality depends on the games you play. not because the system has crap graphics like most say. mario games dont really graphically improve because it doesnt need to. its perfect as it is.

    LOL, GameCube? I remember those' :P

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    Speed of XP vs 98 ?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    IMO, the benefits outweigh the costs. I'd rather have a rock solid system that runs a bit slower than one that runs really fast, but crashes... and I loose my work.

    Enough said :D I totally agree with you!

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    BSOD - 140 miles away, any ideas?

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    I noticed that this error code came up a few times:

    0x1000008e (0xc0000005, 0x804eb0f4, 0xf416db6c, 0x00000000

    A quick check via Microsft shows a little help:

    Page 1

    Search M$ Support

    You might want to install Go To My PC next time before you leave lol :lol:

    You can also look at the "Minidump" file for more info, if you had access to it :)...

    Do you know if she has defrag the HD , or installed the ASPI drivers? Sometimes those things can help.

    Sounds like a missing/currpt software issue to me.

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    Major WinXP Sharing Issue / Annoyance

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    This topic is full of very interesting solutions and work arounds....

    But I didn't see this one: (please don't flame me if I am wrong :P )

    I too have had issues with WinXP Pro and Home sharring files and folders over a network. Even after checking everything 6 times, restarting all the PC's on the network, and even tried disabling and then re-enable the network, .... all without luck.

    But this Quick Fix worked for me, and I tested it at work a few times too. Both have fixed the problem at Home and Work!!

    Computer Info: (just in case)

    ~~~~~~~~~~

    - I have 3 PC's linked together via a NetGear Firewall/Rounter using all CAT6 hardware.

    - 2 PC's are WinXP Pro SP2 + current updates (the first PC has Win2003 Server). Also all 3 PC's have a software firewall as well.... can't be to shur these days. lol

    (all 3 PC's have multiple user accounts with different permissions for each)

    The Problem:

    ~~~~~~~~~

    The server has all the sharred files and folders; games, music, back up files, ect....

    The other two PC's connect to the server to play music, copy over files and what not depending on the users right.

    The server has all the info right? Lets say PC 1 is the server. Well PC 2 happens to get currpt or someone does a really stupid thing forcing me to re-ghost that PC. After ghost is finished and windows boots up again, that PC can no longer access the Server???? What the *&^$**$T*% is up with that. When I made the Ghost Images of each PC, all settings where done correctly and fully functional, including the network settings and security for each user. But know it does not work? The PC I just ghosted sees that a server has files and folders to share, but has no access to them.??? this is a glitch in Windows if you ask me.

    The Quick Fix:

    ~~~~~~~~~

    - Log into the server. (PC1)

    - Go to "sharring and security...." on one of your shared folders.

    - Un-share the folder completely.

    - Log Off. Then Log On.

    - Go back to the folder you just Un-shared, and simply "share it" agian the way you had it before.

    - Log Off. Then Log On once more.

    * Works everytime for me.!!!!! :thumbup:thumbup

    Hope this helps

    my 2 cents worth, if worth anything.... :D

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    Rating for SP2

    in Windows XP

    Posted · Edited by Blam-O!

    SP2 Sucks!!  :realmad:  :thumbup  :realmad:  :thumbup

    No Way!!! sad.gif SP2 is the best SP for WinXP so far. You must install it on a fresh system or slipstream it though..... Other then that, When M$ made SP2, ther main concern was sercurity and safety for the user. (remember when M$ anounced that SP2 would even work on most illegal copies of Windows XP? They did this to help stop all the stupid crap like Viruses and ad-aware/spyware....

    If you don't install SP2, your missing out on some good features and overall better security options. IMO

    You just have to know how to install windows correctly whistling.gif

    EDIT: Have you considerd the POLL results? smile.gif

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    Anti-Virus to become obsolete.

    in Malware Prevention and Security

    Posted

    Hello guys and if any gals are on this forum.  But this is my first post, I usually don't tread over to the tech forums, just mostly read tech news.  However, I have done a few searches on here to see what AV software you guys used, and what you liked.  Well,  I didn't want to revive an old forum so I just made my own.  All the AV software that you did polls on are obsolete.  If you want to know what is the best security product on the market, it's not available for public use.  The software that makes AV obsolete is called ImmuneEngine created by BBX Technologies.  Just a few features that make AV software seem like childs play.

    1) No signatures required.  No database is created of know viruses.  It contains the first ever binary search engine.  Designed to pick up any executable, be it desguised or un-desguised, known or un-known.

    2) It has an automatically deployed authentication defense thread that analyzes every executable on the system.  If not originally apart of the computers matrix, then that executable will not run at all.  It will intercept every executable before it is passed to the kernal.  Then the binary search engine will sweep and eradicate it(not quarantine) from the computer.

    3)  When installed, system idle process is an average of 95 to 98%.  Designed to be literally undetectable to system resources.

    4)  Runs independently of the Microsoft OS.  Traditional AV relies on the OS to tell it something has happend.

    5)  Protects from the inside threat.

    6)  Because it does not use the System driver approach, it continues to provide protection in Safe Mode. 

    This is the only software solution that will literally make you get out a screw driver to change the hardware of the box to break it.  It has been put up against "RED" teams of certain government agencies to be broken.  It has been in a line up test with the basic AV software in government test facilities and come out the winner by a landslide, just for the simple reason it has a binary search engine.  You guys have never seen this software, so I'm sure you all are skeptical about it.  But it does live.  Viruses are not designed to combat with such a system as this.  You have to turn off the software if you want to get a virus in.  And if you don't have access to it, then your not turning it off.  Nothing can do what this software can do.  And I've only described just the core stuff.  There are other little tid bits of security that it depolys that I have not explained, such as securing the cmd.exe program.  It's not in the public sector, so I figured that's the reason none of the polls have it mentioned.

    Dude, you should seriously get a job as a door to door salesman or maybe a part time job in a comedy stand up act :P:hello::lol:

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    [Help] - Windows XP Home wont install

    in Windows XP

    Posted

    the moral of this story is to always use the ATA133 standard untill those SATA guys get their crap together :lol:

    SATA works great for me and all th PC's I have built using SATA for a year already.

    Highly recomend SATA, once you use it you won't go back to IDE. IMO

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~

    So is your PC running stable yet?? Sounds like you got a lemon. Go buy an ASUS MB, Corsair MEM, and an Antec PS with ethier a SATA WD or Maxtor HD for your next setup. See if you have any problems then..... :P

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    is peer to peer legal ?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    yup yup!  :yes:

    Lets all try to stay away from talking about P2P like it is synonymous to illegal activities like "stealing" copyrighted material and so on.

    Even though I sure know that the bigger part of the data passing through those apps are indeed just that.

    It's all about keeping our freedom and liberty to make our own choices, what is trying to be done is simply limiting our possibilities to make our own decisions...I mean, I still can choose if I wanna keep that speedlimit..(that would actually endanger myself and others, with the possibility of accidents that would cost suffering and money for our collective economy).

    This is a fact, everybody knows this.

    ...and know now they have actually gotten this far with this P2P hunt that ppl actually are discussing in terms of the P2P phenomena or application is legal on not, and wanna make the applications itself illegal....truly amazing!

    And all wrapped up in a sorry a** "protect the artist/individual" mantra.

    I still wanna make my own decisions, P2P programs is a excellent tool for sharing material, grabbing distros and so on...it's should perfectly enuff to have made the action itself of downloading/sharing stolen stuff illegal.

    WRd-P DAwG! keep the fredom, spread the liberty, enjoy America!

    L8-

    B)

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    Funny Prank Phone Call

    in Funny Farm

    Posted

    hehe ahahhaah. That was funny, never heard it before.

    On the other side, that was totaly screwed up if she had imporant files on her PC... :o

    I was just wondering, how did they know her account name? Good Guess?

    (Win 95 or Win 98 miss? - shows how old this is, lol)

    another keeper :)

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