Recent content by monkeybiziu

Once upon a time, I think it was reasonable assumption for someone right out of college to come in to an organization and be able to contribute immediately. With technology influencing every aspect of an organization and with processes becoming ever more complex, I don't think that's an...

Sounds like I should just be chilling with my 8800GT until SC2 comes out, then see where my weak points are. Knowing Blizzard, I don't expect there to be an enormous difference between High, Ultra, and Extreme settings. Better textures, more particle effects, better shadows and lighting, but...

First, a little background. I built my system around two years ago, and it's held up beautifully. With StarCraft 2 due in a few weeks, I'm thinking it might be time for an upgrade. Here are my current specs: Core 2 Duo 3.0ghz 4GB DDR2 800 SDRAM GeForce 8800GT 1GB Dell 2209WA @ 1680x1050...

I'm thinking about ordering one of these. Is $249 the best price people are getting? I saw that there was a contact at Dell that was selling these, but that they raised the price to $269.

Either spend the $28 on a new DVD drive, or spend the $30 converting your IDEs to SATA (Like me).

So, I'm running into an issue, and I think it's either motherboard or hard drive related. I have three hard drives: 1 SATA, 2 IDE. One of the IDE drives has 2 partions. These partions used to contain my installations of Windows XP and Windows Vista. When I connect the drive that was running...

Ultimately, it depends entirely on your time and ability to support yourself. If you have the 3-5 hours necessary to build a new system and install the OS, and then handle all your own support when something goes wrong, then by all means do so. If you'd rather let someone else muck about with...

For the record, Palit used to be known as Gainward, who back in the GeForce 4 Ti days were legendary for their Golden Sample cards.

I suggest you check out the rig in my sig. Total cost: <$900, pre-rebate. It might fit what you're looking for.

I went back and forth between the 300 and the 590 and ended up going with the 590. Picked it up for $55 at MicroCenter.

Frankly, it doesn't matter. The CPU has reached the point where it's significantly eclipsed it's performance profile. Games and software aren't going to be CPU driven. The next big advancement will be something like NVidia's GPGPU system, where the computer can harness the power of the graphics...

I was on the fence between Corsair, Enermax, and SeaSonic for a while. I ended up going with a Corsair 450VX, because I was impressed by the level of care that Corsair puts into their products, and their reputation for excellent customer support. It's better to spend a few more dollars on a...

20.1" Dell 2005FPW. Had it for three years now. Still haven't seen anything that looks better.

I wrestled with this question quite a bit myself. I've never been one to want to invest mucho dollars in any of the super deluxe audio cards, so I found my choices limited to the Xonar DX and the X-Fi XtremeGamer. The simple truth is that when push came to shove, I was willing to deal with...

Thanks. Good to be back.