Recent content by smileypaul

I just recently set up a tri-screen in 8.10 64bit. I have an 8500 and an 8600 .. its alllllll about how you set up your xorg.conf.. when ig eth ome, ill try and post up my xorg.conf file. fwiw, i am using the nvidia drivers from their website.

Hi Guys, Started a new build over the weekend; Asus P5Q-E Intel Q6600 Some other goodies. Hook everything up, flick the switch on the back of the power supply, and the two LED switches on the board just blink on and off. I did get it to work once.. but it threw a bunch of errors...

I also have about 9 degrees difference in one core.. although its not stuck

VGA .. probably ambient temperatures.. case temperatues etc.. nothing to be too concerned about

I have the same problem.. new Q9450 .. same thing.. one core is 11 degrees warmer than the others.. although my idle temps are much higher than yours.. and thats with a TRUE cooler :@ under load i max at 53 degrees C .. and idle about mid 30's

?!?! Keep the E8400 @ 3.6 .. what real world gains are you going to get from a new chip? basically none. 3.6 vs 4.0 .. meh.. no difference.

Thanks.. Good thing i saved "Firing shots off from the pump action Oatmeal gun" so i can claim "best post of the century" next century..

err.. 3.6 gigs vs 4ish gigs probably won't be a huge difference, considering the majority of the time your computer just sits there displaying the same porn picture while you fire off some knuckle children..

Deluge!

90-100fps? err.. isnt screen refresh on at 60hz? maybe 75 depending if you're rockin an old CRT? Its a win win situation.. pick a chip.. overlock.. profit.

Probably not, but if you want to be on the safe side.. go for it. Remember, quantity does not always equal quality.

Most cards dont work in a MAC due to the lack of drivers... By keeping almost all aspects of the hardware controlled by them, they can achieve some great stability... unlike Windows, which has to go through almost epic efforts to be backwards compatible with all pieces of hardware..

yes.

wait for the 9450 or 9550 to drop in 3 weeks.. if you can afford that is.. price will still be a concern though.

If its running too hot, slap a Zalman 9700 on it, turn it to low.. and watch the temps drops 15 degrees.. call it a day. 1 gig is more than enough for a FreeBSD box... so is the 3.2 GHz, and 2Mb L2 cache.. stick with it.. dont waste money on something new just to have it do the exact same...