Recent content by tartarhus

I take comfort in knowing that there are so many blank slates out there to keep marketing guys like me employed. Apparently, I'm due for a raise. But should I be frustrated that it's so hard to erase someone else's work, or encouraged by how soundly one's work stays put? It's a diliemma...

In regards to Defective, Yes, your right. Trying to benchmark the future performance of a video card presents an enormous number of challenges, especially when DX9 is factored in. And I understand what futuremark is trying to do. It's just that their software lacks the sophistication employed...

That's the whole god damn point. 3DMark doesn't show you driver optimizations for games. It's not a good predictor of game speed, and in the future will be even less informative as optimizations become the norm. So, then what the hell is it supposed to show me? The fact that Futuremark is...

Many of you miss the point entirely. First off WHQL doesn't mean didly squat. Anyone who thinks it does should really look deeper into what WHQL certification entails. Secondly, people claiming that Nvidia "cheats" on benchmarks should really look into how DX8 and DX9 work. I don't mean by...

WHQL doesn't mean didly squat. It's so ridiculous, Nvidia, questionable drivers? Ya, whatever. Since when does WHQL imply anything. ATI has been releasing WHQL drivers for years. Is that supposed to mean they were bug free? Hell, half their certified drivers have fundamental problems. Just...

You will need ghost or drive image. -- Chaos is the better order.

You can not change the driver letter of the system partition unless you reinstall the OS. -- Chaos is the better order.

Thanks guys, your help is appreciated. I like gigabyte boards too by the way. While they don't have as many features as an asus board, they are very reliable and affordable. Gigabyte, like intel, never drops support, not even on 3 yr old boards. Too bad they don't make nforce boards...

I manage a small but growing network. I've always used Microsoft in the past, but their new licensing and XP activation has finally pushed me over the edge. I mean not to ever purchase another Microsoft product again. Consequently, the platform I need will be used initially for testing...

I'm looking to build a new system for running linux in my office for mission critical services. What's a good motherboard that has strong linux compatibility/support. Freebsd would be an added bonus. -- Chaos is the better order.

I'm lookin for a bad ass linux motherboard, stable and fast. Any recommendations? -- Chaos is the better order.

I guess this does it for me. I've always been a faithful patron of ATI products, but I think I'll have to throw in the towel now. I don't have a problem with game tweaking for improved performance, however, manipulating spects to achieve better benchmark scores by sacrificing quality is a real...

Check out www.rage3d.com All your ati questions will be answered there. -- Chaos is the better order.

Very fast, produces high quality burns, excellent audio extraction and it suports DAO (necessary for clonecd, etc). Checkout what www.storagereview.com has to say about it. Sony 12x8x32 Cdrw Internal IDE Model CRX160E - OEM OEM 12X Recording (CD-R), 8X Recording (CD-RW), 32X Reading (Max.)...

Integrated features are effective solutions for the cost conscious. They vary dramatically in quality by manufacture but can offer good value. Most integrated components are legacy ware so in that respect they are limiting. By the way, the integrated sound on that board is decent but not as...