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omfg that is so

ya it was a big pain, at least my case had wheels on it. i take some pics of my "new" computer, i'll wait till i get back to college, my friend has the new Canon EOS 5D Mark II, i can't imagine the hardware pron that that can take

so true, not news at all. it's just good that these are finally out. time for the guinea pigs to start playing around so that i can have good hardware to buy for next summer!

well its easy to set up on a windows box, just install the vnc server on computer 1, make sure to forward whatever ports are needed. then install the vnc viewer on computer 2, and you are good to go.

i actually just moved away from water last week.. too much of a pain bringing my computer between home and college when it is filled with water.. a lapped Q6700 and lapped TRUE is working out nicely for me now

if you decide to go with the net use method, you may want to create a batch script that runs every time you boot the computer so that it remaps the drive properly.

you may also want to try using the ip-address instead of the computer name. even try pinging the ip-addresses of the other computers to see if they can at least see each other.

i voted the same as you

well my server is running Ubuntu so RDP doesnt work, VNC does

no planes? are you serious?? i havnt seen the new GTA yet, even on console, b/c the console versions are just crap compared to PC. i have been waiting so long for this game, just one more week now!! ya i know don't worry, it is

I like the game so far, as the OP said it feels like Oblivion, and Oblivion is one of my favorite games i just wish that the weapon system was a little better, the guns and their aiming seems a bit dummied down. it also is a pretty good looking game, not as good as Oblivion but i guess that it because Oblivion has such beautiful nature, Fallout 3 is just an atomic wasteland..

dont just use a normal rag, get a microfiber cloth, they leave no streaks!

i have actually started to separate stuff a bit so that i dont have all of my cables running through the same area, i have half my stuff in one corner and half in the other with my computer in the middle of it, if that made any sense.. it helps to split up the mess and makes cable management much easier. i also no longer have 10 cables running under my desk so that my feet always get tangled in them, now i only have 2 cables.

ya you really do not need it. i have an old keyboard/mouse hooked up to my server and it is attached to my lcd via vga, that is all that you really need. i just VNC into it usually anyway.

punto is correct, people made a big fuss over that a few years ago, go for the 2x2GB packages now. also, you need DDR3, do not go to the links posted above. http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/Mother...?ProductID=2852 the website for your mobo says it support ddr3, there is no mention of ddr2. ddr3 is more expensive than ddr2 at this time but the prices are falling pretty fast.

DO NOT GET THE 1.5TB!! just yet at least, there have been many issues with it, there are rumors of new firmware that fixed the issue but i would not trust it just yet. go ahead and get a 1TB for now. i have 3 of the samsung F1s running in my server and they are great so far.

yes it is pretty funny, but it is also amazing to see how far we have come in such a short period of time.

make sure that the dell has a good response time though, read some reviews on how movies and games are on it.

i have a 24" BenQ and is surely is nice. if you can go for 24" now, you won't reget it like i am now. i have a 22" next to a 24", it just doesnt look right

happy birthday

yep the P45 is the better one

nice LCD setups! but $369 for a motherboard? Unless you are going for insane OCes and SLI/CF, why?

I used to be like that with 4:3 monitors (CRTs), but then again using 2+ monitors was a pain in different ways: from software not really supporting it/requiring apps like ultramon, to being a real PITA when you wanna switch them using a KVM. Multi monitor KVM switches (like 4 port, dual DVI) aren't too common and rather pricey (last I checked around $500). And that's assuming you don't need dual link DVI or anything fancy either (and I can already foresee needing that with resolutions past 1920x1200) But nowadays @ 1920x1200 (high res and widescreen), I don't really have a need for dual monitors anymore (I'd rather have virtual desktops Compiz Fusion-style instead). There's barely enough space for a pair of 24" on my desk, and that's definitely wider than my field of view. If I wanted more, I probably would have went for a 30" instead (the Samsung 305T is around $1100 right now), which will also give you more vertical space, and be more useful than a pair of monitors if you plan on watching HD movies on it. I wish they'd get with the times, and offer spdif or toslinks on some high-end KVM switches too... I'd definitely be willing to pay $100 extra for that. ah come on, get dual 24's i have a 24" and 22" right now, very nice for coding

i have the ascent 1066 running on a P5Q, it's running very well. also this ram can easily go over 1100 and even 1150 for some people.