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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:48 pm
by AYHJA
OK, I think I have settled on a Mobo...Thanks guys for you recommendations...Now, for the RAM, I am REALLY tempted to go with what I know...I have been using GEIL RAM for the longest, and thus lack resources for proper hardware analysis and so forth...I'm probably going to go with 2 Gigs this time instead of the 1 Gig I've been using for the longest...Just for good measure... /:D" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":D" border="0" alt=":D" /> Any suggestions on RAM, or am I pretty much safe to stick with what I know on this one..?

Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:18 am
by WAY
And which mobo is that..?

Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 7:01 pm
by AYHJA
That Asus, I've updated my initial post if you want a linky...

Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:47 pm
by AYHJA
I'm working on my RAM now...

Have a look at the timings of this shit..! I'm thinking about going 2 Gigs or better, so I can scrap the paging file all togther, less I keep a dedicated pagefile/scrap drive on one of the optic cables...

http://www.geilusa.com/proddetail.asp?linenumber=68#

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 4:55 am
by WAY
Mate, it's almost impossible to get rid of the paging file completely..
Windows can always find a use for that evil file..

Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:49 pm
by AYHJA
I'll probably put a harddrive on IDE, for things like temp files, paging files, scratch drive, etc...I have noticed a few benefits of having a dedicated page file drive...

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 7:52 am
by emanon
what is the status of this project? any benchmarx or interesting hurdles overcome yet?

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:46 am
by AYHJA
Well, because of all the moderation work I've been doing, I haven't done much more research on it...But, I figure that I am just about ready to move onto the video and pci cards, as the core components are in place...I must find something that will allow me to retire my AIW with glee...I am a big fan of multi tasking, and I must be able to watch and record television on my machine...

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2005 8:10 pm
by WAY
How about a FusionHDTV ATSC HDTV5Gold (http://www.fusionhdtv.co.kr/eng/Products/ATSC5Gold.aspx) and MCE2005..? Or you could just use the included viewer app (faster channel surfing) and set it to be on-top, in the corner of the srceen..

I'm pretty sure you could find a similar solution with a different company, but FusionHDTV are pretty damn good in my books

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2005 12:26 am
by AYHJA
Daman WAI, that looks awesome..! Thanks for the tip...I'm really thinking about whether or not I want to run dual nVidia, or dual ATI...It is going to be pretty hard for me to leave ATI, they are always on the cutting edge, seemingly one step ahead of nVidia all the time...The video cards are probably going to be the hardest things for me to choose...