Recent content by HammerAZ

There are a few areas to focus for stability. I used HardOCP years ago to build my gaming rig (see signature), and have been rock solid stable due to the generosity of the members here. Here is what I see: 1. Processor Speed - the processor you have is exactly the same as mine and my wife's...

AMD strong since the 9800Pro

If you're bored, you may be able to find one of my posts a couple years back regarding my hardware failures. Long story short, I had a machine that would not power up. I RMA'd the PSU and the system powered but failed on CPU. I talked with ASUS online support who, I felt, was really quick...

This would be the key to my Tri-Fire config!

This. Dark Age of Camelot was the same way. I never played EQ, so I dont know if it was exactly the same, but DAOC had what we called High and Low colors. Yellow was even level mob, but you had to ask yourself, is it a High Yellow, or Low Yellow? Since levels weren't on the mobs, you had to...

If you could somehow angle the bottom screen to 45 degrees or better (a kickstand or mount of somesort), plus use the top screen - add a USB KB/M and you'd have a nice little mobile workstation. I saw a post today about the Acer Transfromer device that has a physical keyboard dock. I think...

That's really the one I was referencing, but I didnt want to cut short any options that I didnt see. I agree that a Sandy Bridge processor would be very effective. The SB desktop I built for my father was actually able to game with RIFT. Now, RIFT has a check box for low end GPU...

I was reading the reviews on these, and I'm definately intrigued by the design and functionality. What I was wondering was related to the 5400RPM drive these run. One of the complaints that the reviewers show are slow startup on apps. On a device sporting a Corei5, with 4GB RAM on a Win7 x64 OS...

Unfortunately I dont have any spare hex core machines. All of my ESXi (Free) installs are on processors that do not have HT built in. However, an ESXi install is a full feature install. The only thing that limits it, is the license key you put into it. If you change the key at a later time...

Ahh..so according to the link, you can see plain as day what the differences are. My H70's are great. However, they are quite a chore to install. Not that its rocket science, but I had to install, and back out, and install, until I had a good understanding the mounting process. The...

So its your belief vs my results? My systems both run more effective at 4.0+GHz than the 2.8GHz stock clocks. You can argue placebo effect, or only seeing what I want to see. However, a test beyond that would be taking my GF's rig, and loading BIOS setting 2 (which is ALL default stock...

I for one welcome the idea that high performance PC's are becoming more accessible to more people. This is another way to put a higher performing rig into the hands of people who WANT more power, but don't feel comfortable with the risk that comes with toasting thier board/parts due to ONE...

3 Projectors...means no Bezels, yes? Hmm... :D

I have to disagree - I think the souls go together very well, allowing you to really choose what skills you want, when you want. As a Cleric and a Rogue, I've not found a "bad" combination. What I have found are combinations that don't get me the results I was looking for, and thus I clear...

I saw that. Its encouraging. I think smaller parties are where its at until you NEED to come together for larger tasks. I've always liked the 6 person party vs the 5. When you have 3 couples who play together - it sucks being the odd man out. I say "man" because you KNOW none of the men will...