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Astrotoy7

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Posted in: Wait ... Alderaan? ... are we talking SW here?
  Astrotoy7
06-12-2008, 11:56 AM
#21
i concur with rayston :carms: On topic please, Ray's Scrappy Doo. * * * On Topic: For those of us that watch 30 Rock and Boston Legal(with William Shatner), there is a SW and Trek reference in their pretty much every epsiode(respectively) :) I do...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wait ... Alderaan? ... are we talking SW here?
  Astrotoy7
06-12-2008, 8:37 AM
#17
Ray, meet your Nemesis: The Full Stop! (aka Period) (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=full+stop) @Niner et amicis... Using a pretty, classical painting as a desktop is a great idea when you have a nice large display as a monitor. it looks ni...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wait ... Alderaan? ... are we talking SW here?
  Astrotoy7
06-12-2008, 6:26 AM
#14
~ Fortunately, Ive had far too nice a day get riled by the musings of people who think 'dem paintins and dat book-learnin' it implies are a bad thing :) Ray, I find your lack of pants disturbing :D mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Wait ... Alderaan? ... are we talking SW here?
  Astrotoy7
06-11-2008, 11:11 PM
#8
Must be a different Alderaan. :carms: lolz....even I noticed that and I don't really like the Chilli Willies... there's also a Trek and Curt Cobain reference in there... all non sequiturs and devoid of context, the likely result of ingesting much na...  [Read More]
Posted in: IRQ troubles; of BSODs and no sound
  Astrotoy7
06-06-2008, 10:25 AM
#9
Both of these are drivers that control background system processes...albeit quite important ones :) ipnat.sys is related to networking processes and atapi.sys to IDE/Hard disk control processes. Did you do end up nuking that linux partition... who...  [Read More]
Posted in: IRQ troubles; of BSODs and no sound
  Astrotoy7
06-05-2008, 11:25 PM
#6
Hmmm... IRQ conflicts are tricky buggers. I'd monitor that sabre. They are intrinsically related to devices that are using PCI/USB bus >>which your PSU doesnt do. CMOS will reset after an unstable power event, whether its internal or external.....  [Read More]
Posted in: XP error
  Astrotoy7
06-04-2008, 11:35 AM
#8
good to hear its sorted ;) good old chkdsk... some stray corrupt sectors messin things up eh :D no need to close it, we'll just let it drift off to sleep........ Zzzzzzzz mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Astrotoy7
05-13-2008, 4:23 AM
#14
...Talk about finding that out the hard way lolz. Its the best way to learn... seriously :) and that doesnt just apply to compies and tech [/sage wisdom] mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Astrotoy7
05-11-2008, 10:53 PM
#12
Don't tempt me...I've decided to drop Linux for the laptop and focus more on the desktop as I know my hardware worked fine there using Wubi and VirtualBox... ah, reason prevails :) Yep, a desktop is the right place for what is essentially an experie...  [Read More]
Posted in: Linux woes...
  Astrotoy7
05-06-2008, 6:20 AM
#5
ah good, Ray is here. I was just about to draw a cowboy hat on the bat signal and beam it into the nightsky :D @negsun.... apart from curiousity, is there any practical reason you're deploying linux on the brand new lappie.... if something went wron...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Astrotoy7
06-01-2008, 1:18 PM
#90
Negsun, the quality loss you should be thinking about more is when your GPU drops frames, or simply cant draw them quick enough :) The quality of our kit improves rather than goes backwards...many games I had trouble running at full spec with my 7950...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Astrotoy7
05-31-2008, 7:29 AM
#87
I would rather have a projector that I could use to change the size of the screen... perfect for gaming! :D I have one. projectors are ok for movies and some types of games.... the image just isnt bright or pristine enough for games where you have a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Astrotoy7
05-30-2008, 2:23 PM
#83
welcome to the world of HD stinger, soon you'll be wanting a bigger one with more pixels, believe me [/screenjunkie] mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-19-2008, 5:41 AM
#245
But the 8800GT is so much prettier negsun. Surely worth a couple of extra paper rounds :D http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/video/nvidia/8800gt/883qtr.jpg mtfbwya...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-15-2008, 1:54 AM
#241
...I do agree it's getting beyond embarrasing for AMD now, they need a serious miracle to save their rep and maybe even their company. I dont know if they'll go down yet, they always seem to have a place in the middle end, notebook and server market...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-14-2008, 2:41 AM
#239
With our roving tech reporter MIA(negsun is reportedly stuck in an elevator at Skywalker Ranch, after picking up his first moderator paycheck :)), heres some news and reviews to have a squiz at: PCI -express 3.0 details (http://www.extremetech.com/a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-09-2008, 10:01 AM
#238
C'mon, Astro. If this news was about an AMD chip you'd be dancing in the streets. ;) morbid curiosity does not equal dancing in the streets ;) I would be very pleased if they released a fusion CnGPU that can do 1080p multimedia :D This would open t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-07-2008, 12:23 AM
#235
I wants a Shuttle! But not the rubbish new ones with like 250W PSUs... Look around at sudhian, a 250W PSU supplying a flex-atx mainboard can do much more... many report they have their 8800GTS running off one. You could definitely get an 8800GT runn...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
06-06-2008, 10:11 AM
#232
Nae chance of that happening pal, if anything they just keep getting bigger and bigger... :naughty: nah, thats just those stoopid GX2 cards. Who wants one of them. The P2 shuttles can fit dual slot 8800GTS, its only when you get cards with add on co...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
05-27-2008, 1:25 PM
#229
For people like me on a smaller budget and who doesn't play the latest FPS games (I.E.: Crysis, CoD4, etc...), last gen's top-end cards at bargain rates are excellent!!! My choice would be between an 8800GT/GTS or an HD3850/70, perfect for resolutio...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
05-26-2008, 11:03 AM
#227
an 8800GTX is nothing to be sneezed at - even in mid end crysis. thats super value ;) astro...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
05-24-2008, 12:08 PM
#224
According to Daily Tech (http://www.dailytech.com/Nextgen+NVIDIA+GeForce+Specifications+Unveiled/article11842.htm) the new graphics card from NVIDIA will start a new naming convention. I wouldn't worry too much Char Ell... all that stuff means is a...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
05-17-2008, 12:11 PM
#221
I wouldn't worry too much Char Ell... all that stuff means is a naming convention revamp :) After 9950... 10xxx just doesn't look right. I personally like animal names: 256-bit>Hare 512-bit>Leopard 1024-bit>Cheetah They should minimise the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Astrotoy7
05-14-2008, 4:20 AM
#219
The buzz that's going around indicates a 512-bit memory bus... Im hearing the same from my old nv beta testing cronies. I didn't include it here as hearsay is not a reliable source of information, and we aim for higher standards here!! :D Might as...  [Read More]
Posted in: Killer Apps, Tweaks & Important Updates!
  Astrotoy7
05-07-2008, 4:05 AM
#59
Rather than merge, I'll use this to kick off something I was pondering for a while... an important updates thread, where people can post links to newly released drivers, hotfixes, updates, handy utils etc they think may be useful to others. Keep the...  [Read More]
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