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On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 21:54:33 GMT, "McGrandpa"
<McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:

>"doctor.ratt" <spamsum1else@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:44u8g19pem60qjuetvulmndsg7bjulfima@4ax.com
>> On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 10:56:27 GMT, "McGrandpa"
>> <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Like, um, my A64 X2 4800+ will be in Wednesday! Yaaaaaaaaay! We
>>> din't have this stuff when we were kids! :)
>>
>> didn't games come on stone tablets back then?
>>
>> dr ratt
>>
>>
>> ----------------------
>> trust me.
>> i know what i'm doing.
>> ----------------------
>
>We had tablets? Hm. Thot it wuz just stoned! 😉
>McG.
>

stoned AND tablets!!!!????
i'm there, dude.

dr ratt

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On 19 Aug 2005 06:51:25 -0700, "WildStyle24_7"
<wildstyle247@gmail.com> wrote:


>/raises eyebrow significantly

i'm also blessed/cursed with independant roger moore eyebrows.

dr ratt

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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com...
> Neil Jones wrote:
>>
>>
>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>
>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>
> Good.
> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>

....it's raining again here in the UK...
....nice yesterday though...
 
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I was strolling through alt.games.half-life one day, when suddenly
t h a d surprised me by leaping from a nearby hedge.
As I levelled my service revolver, the unfortunate creature cried out;

>
> IIRC, I posted for you last time.

😀

You're talking about the nimble biplane of logic thing?

> You were busy with 'portant stuff and couldn't be bothered....
>
I don't think I could find that post again if I tried tbh. The only
thing I can think of like that that I saved was my "Martix[1]" synopsis,
of which I'm still (unjustifiably) rather fond.

[1] From back when there was only one Martix.

--

WildStyle24_7

"Men can be analysed, women...merely adored."
-O.F. Wilde
 
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WildStyle24_7 wrote:
> I was strolling through alt.games.half-life one day, when suddenly
> t h a d surprised me by leaping from a nearby hedge.
> As I levelled my service revolver, the unfortunate creature cried out;
>
>
>>IIRC, I posted for you last time.
>
>
> 😀
>
> You're talking about the nimble biplane of logic thing?
>
>
>>You were busy with 'portant stuff and couldn't be bothered....
>>
>
> I don't think I could find that post again if I tried tbh. The only
> thing I can think of like that that I saved was my "Martix[1]" synopsis,
> of which I'm still (unjustifiably) rather fond.
>
> [1] From back when there was only one Martix.
>

I saved both of those somewhere.
Does that make me a 'fanboi'?

BTW, your sig de-limiter is working.
Let's get that taken care of.

...
Thad
 
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
news:1124475114.15405.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net...
>
> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com...
>> Neil Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>>
>>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>>
>> Good.
>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>
>
> ...it's raining again here in the UK...
> ...nice yesterday though...

My fault. I watered the garden and then thought about washing the car.
 
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"ian lincoln" <jessops@sux.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
> news:1124475114.15405.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net...
>>
>> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
>> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com...
>>> Neil Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>>>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>>>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>>>
>>>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>>>
>>> Good.
>>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>>
>>
>> ...it's raining again here in the UK...
>> ...nice yesterday though...
>
> My fault. I watered the garden and then thought about washing the car.

;-)
 
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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com
> Neil Jones wrote:
>>
>>
>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>
>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>
> Good.
> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>
> ..
> Thad

Like an X2 4800+ :) in HERE! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! I got IT! *I*
got it! I GOT the thing!
McG. 😱))))))))))
 
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"t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
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>
> BTW, your sig de-limiter is working.
> Let's get that taken care of.
>
> ..
> Thad


Ooh no, we can't have that. I find just the two dashes, without the obligatory
space, works quite well. It seemed to annoy that chap who was bothered about
it, anyway.

--
Paul
 
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Paul Catley wrote:
> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:de5qen$3l4$1@news.datasync.com...
>
>>BTW, your sig de-limiter is working.
>>Let's get that taken care of.
>>
>>..
>>Thad
>
>
>
> Ooh no, we can't have that. I find just the two dashes, without the obligatory
> space, works quite well. It seemed to annoy that chap who was bothered about
> it, anyway.
>
> --
> Paul
>
>

Yes, we call that one the 'stealth' model.
Guaranteed to drive them up the wall.

-+-
Thad
 
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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com
>> Neil Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>>
>>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>>
>> Good.
>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>
>> ..
>> Thad
>
> Like an X2 4800+ :) in HERE! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! I got IT! *I*
> got it! I GOT the thing!
> McG. 😱))))))))))
>

Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
 
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Shawk wrote:

>
> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!

...uh?

--
Ben Cottrell AKA Bench
 
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"Ben Cottrell" <bench@bench333.screaming.net> wrote in message
news:3mp72vF17tfp5U2@individual.net...
> Shawk wrote:
>
>>
>> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
>
> ..uh?

Looking to either buy something similar in the next few months or hold off
and build a complete new system early next year. Therefore I'd like to hear
from McG his opinion on the difference the X2 has made to his gaming and
general PC work .... or.... benchmarks...
 
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote
> > ..uh?
>
> Looking to either buy something similar in the next few months
> or hold off and build a complete new system early next year.
> Therefore I'd like to hear from McG his opinion on the difference
> the X2 has made to his gaming and general PC work .... or....
> benchmarks...
>

No, I think he meant... Oh, never mind.
-;-)-
David
davidfirewater(a)hotmail.com
 
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"Ben Cottrell" <bench@bench333.screaming.net> wrote in message
news:3mp72vF17tfp5U2@individual.net...
>>
>> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
>
> ..uh?
>
> --
> Ben Cottrell AKA Bench

Speaking of which, I notice you've launched your own range of clothing recently.
I've seen your name writ large across several young ladies' behinds (which just
happened to pass into my field of view). Well done!

==
Paul
 
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Paul Catley wrote:

>>>Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
>>
>>..uh?
>>
>>--
>>Ben Cottrell AKA Bench
>
>
> Speaking of which, I notice you've launched your own range of clothing recently.
> I've seen your name writ large across several young ladies' behinds (which just
> happened to pass into my field of view). Well done!

Ah yes, i see you've encountered members of my Fan Club. the cleverly
designed eye-catching logo says it all... wear it loud 'n proud.


--
Ben Cottrell AKA Bench
 
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"David Firewater" <nospam@home.com> wrote in message
news:buTNe.18328$Mf6.16527@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote
>> > ..uh?
>>
>> Looking to either buy something similar in the next few months
>> or hold off and build a complete new system early next year.
>> Therefore I'd like to hear from McG his opinion on the difference
>> the X2 has made to his gaming and general PC work .... or....
>> benchmarks...
>>
>
> No, I think he meant... Oh, never mind.
> -;-)-

LOL... keching!.... you think it's alzheimer's or something settling in?
......I'll get me coat...
 
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
news:1124533087.30759.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6czNe.158098$0f.140145@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
>> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com
>>> Neil Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I
>>>> think the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with
>>>> the blacks whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly
>>>> banter. I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>>>
>>> Good.
>>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>>
>>> ..
>>> Thad
>>
>> Like an X2 4800+ :) in HERE! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! I got IT!
>> *I* got it! I GOT the thing!
>> McG. 😱))))))))))
>>
>
> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!

I dl'd and installed the XP X64 seperate from my XP Pro... wow. Only
game I've tried with it so far is Far Cry 64 bit, and it ROCKS! Doom3
next, then I need to figure how to get all my HL stuff onto the new rig
without having to start over.

3DMark 03 and 05 (free versions) bm's will follow quickly :) Can['t
wait to see how poorly it does!
McG.
 
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
news:1124574073.59956.0@despina.uk.clara.net
> "Ben Cottrell" <bench@bench333.screaming.net> wrote in message
> news:3mp72vF17tfp5U2@individual.net...
>> Shawk wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
>>
>> ..uh?
>
> Looking to either buy something similar in the next few months or
> hold off and build a complete new system early next year. Therefore
> I'd like to hear from McG his opinion on the difference the X2 has
> made to his gaming and general PC work .... or.... benchmarks...

AMD64 X2 4800+
GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA at
UDMA5.
Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.

The vid card is the only card in the box.

Case is black nameless full tower with top to bottom drive bays,
excellent cooling air flow, fans up front intake and cool the drives,
fans in back exhaust and fan in side puffs fresh on the AGP and CPU.
Thermaltake 420 watt with 2 fans. Believe it or not, it's quiet. Dunno
about all these blue LED's tho :\

The X2 runs cooler than my P4 3.0E (prescott) and about as cool as the
2.0 478 Northwood. About 97F idling :)

Time to go heat it up a bit, and do them Mad Onion things if they'll run
in X64.

McG. $1675 for what I carried home and $150 more for another box of XP
Pro.
 
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"Shawk" <shawk@clara.co.uk.3guesses> wrote in message
news:1124533087.30759.0@spandrell.news.uk.clara.net...
>
> "McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6czNe.158098$0f.140145@tornado.texas.rr.com...
>> "t h a d" <spyderbarques@invalid.net> wrote in message
>> news:de4ri1$n1u$3@news.datasync.com
>>> Neil Jones wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If it's just trolling, it's getting pretty unpleasant, Jack. I think
>>>> the line "Next you'll be putting the Indians in line with the blacks
>>>> whining for reparations..." goes way beyond friendly banter.
>>>>
>>>> I know, high horse, etc etc, but I'm with Thad on this one.
>>>
>>> Good.
>>> Now let's discuss something trivial!
>>>
>>> ..
>>> Thad
>>
>> Like an X2 4800+ :) in HERE! Bwahahahahahahahahahaha! I got IT! *I*
>> got it! I GOT the thing!
>> McG. 😱))))))))))
>>
>
> Benchmarks!! Want benchmarks!!
>
>
>
Not so good yet...

Athlon 64 X2 4800+ , 2 gigs PC3200 in dual channel, 6800GT Nvidia 77.77 64
bit drivers, XP Pro x64. Everything is stock clocked.

3DMark2001SE - 23051 3Dmarks

3DMark03 - 11369 3DMarks

3DMark05 - 4812 3DMarks which is bad as the P4 3.0E gets right at 5000.
All these are posted and published at the ORB, look for McG.

If you have something that's coded for 64 bit, it screams. If 32 bits, it
screams with some things and with some it just looks like a stock clocked
FX53, which isn't a bad thing, just not as fast as one might think?
I haven't run any benches with Far Cry or Doom3, but Far Cry 64 bit is mind
blowing. Doom3 has no optimizations I know of for 64 bit, but with Ultra
quality mode selected, 4X aa and 1024x768 it is very fast, smooth and
stunning visually. In 1280x1024 it chugs...but image quality is amazing.
Now, I have to migrate my Steam/HL2 stuff from the old rig to this one. 10
megabits minimum on my LAN, so how would I do this? Just drag the
C:\games\Steam folder to this machine and then what? :)

Is this worth the bucks? Well, I don't know how a single core A64 behaves.
So I can't compare it to anything but the P4's I' ve been running. I won't
pay much attention to what I saw in 3DMark05, because its CPU bench seems to
be seeing an Athlon XP 2400+. Perhaps if I could run two 3DMark05's side by
side I could just add the scores together :)
McG.
 
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"McGrandpa" <McGrandpaNOT@NOThotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>>
> Not so good yet...
>
> Athlon 64 X2 4800+ , 2 gigs PC3200 in dual channel, 6800GT Nvidia 77.77 64
> bit drivers, XP Pro x64. Everything is stock clocked.
>
> 3DMark2001SE - 23051 3Dmarks
>
> 3DMark03 - 11369 3DMarks
>
> 3DMark05 - 4812 3DMarks which is bad as the P4 3.0E gets right at 5000.
> All these are posted and published at the ORB, look for McG.
>
> If you have something that's coded for 64 bit, it screams. If 32 bits, it
> screams with some things and with some it just looks like a stock clocked
> FX53, which isn't a bad thing, just not as fast as one might think?
> I haven't run any benches with Far Cry or Doom3, but Far Cry 64 bit is
> mind blowing. Doom3 has no optimizations I know of for 64 bit, but with
> Ultra quality mode selected, 4X aa and 1024x768 it is very fast, smooth
> and stunning visually. In 1280x1024 it chugs...but image quality is
> amazing.
> Now, I have to migrate my Steam/HL2 stuff from the old rig to this one.
> 10 megabits minimum on my LAN, so how would I do this? Just drag the
> C:\games\Steam folder to this machine and then what? :)
>
> Is this worth the bucks? Well, I don't know how a single core A64
> behaves. So I can't compare it to anything but the P4's I' ve been
> running. I won't pay much attention to what I saw in 3DMark05, because
> its CPU bench seems to be seeing an Athlon XP 2400+. Perhaps if I could
> run two 3DMark05's side by side I could just add the scores together :)
> McG.
>

You might be interested in a thread in c.s.i.p.g.a called 'Is Windows X64
destined to become the new Windows ME' (or words to that effect). OP was
Magnalus. It's not a long thread and not every post was informative but
some are.
 
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McGrandpa wrote:
> AMD64 X2 4800+
> GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
> 2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
> eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
> Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
> Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
> 45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
> XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
> for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA at
> UDMA5.
> Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.

Can I borrow your PC? I swear I'll give it back....

By the way, what's that monitor like? I'm thinking of getting one
myself? Good for games?

Civilian_Target
 
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"Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> McGrandpa wrote:
>> AMD64 X2 4800+
>> GA K8NS Ultra 939, F7 BIOS
>> 2 x 1g Corsair DDR400 (CAS3) dual channel
>> eVGA 6800GT 256 meg w/Nvidia 64 bit 77.77 driver set
>> Samsung SyncMaster 930B 19" TFT LCD monitor
>> Using the Nvidia sound on mobo, gots LOTS of I/O there. Altec-Lansing
>> 45s speakers (just too good to let go of!)
>> XP Pro SP2 on C: part and XP Pro X64 on D: Part and 65 gigs on F: part
>> for progs and data... little Seagate Barracuda 80g 7200 rpm Ultra ATA at
>> UDMA5.
>> Lite On dual layer 16x DVDRW internal.
>
> Can I borrow your PC? I swear I'll give it back....
>
> By the way, what's that monitor like? I'm thinking of getting one myself?
> Good for games?
>
> Civilian_Target

They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for games
:) And movies :) Just make sure as always you check it first for any bad
pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
McG.
 
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McGrandpa wrote:
> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for games
> :) And movies :) Just make sure as always you check it first for any bad
> pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..

Cool - I feel a bank account hemmorage oncoming...
Whats the best way to check for pixel deadness?

Civilian_Target
 
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"Civilian_Target" <tadhgp@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:3mtrorF17t40gU1@individual.net...
> McGrandpa wrote:
>> They weren't kidding about the 8ms response time! Yeah, it's good for
>> games :) And movies :) Just make sure as always you check it first for
>> any bad pixels. I have 1 dark one that comes on sometimes..
>
> Cool - I feel a bank account hemmorage oncoming...
> Whats the best way to check for pixel deadness?
>
> Civilian_Target

Depending where you get it some places will check for you for a fee.
Aria.co.uk will check your monitor prior to despatch and guarantee no dead
pixels for £15. I don't know if they carry the monitor you want - just
citing an example.
 
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