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Damn, it is very addictive!

I think that this card cooler is what the 4870 X2 reference cooler should be. 2 cores, 2 fans!

I have been using ubuntu for 6 months. I have not realised any slowdown so far, it's actually as fast and responsive as the first day. Check the processes running in the background.

What's up with these "i am happy" threads? Some kind of group therapy? Besides that, i think there is a poll in this section about nehalem adoption rate. Either way, my name is George and i am happy with the setup in my sig:)!

First i want to see the platform overall. 3 cpus and one chipset doesn't tell me anything. I want to see many models from $200 to $500 and of course the AMD's response (if any).

C++ The Complete Reference fourth edition by Herbert Schildt. If you want to go deep. It also explains the differences between C and C++ which you may find it very useful.

Gaming at 1680 x 1050. I will wait for the next 8800GT. Probably a 55nm GTX280 at 200 euros:D!

I found it very responsive! Browsing with Chrome is very enjoying and quick access bookmarks are useful.

Name suggestions: Storage Atlas II Tera Server I really want this case!!

Numbers don't look good to me. Also graphs are very confusing, you need to search to find the card you want:eek:!

Crossfire and SLI support is on the X58 chipset, not in a specific board. This is the big news and the reason for this thread existence!

Look at his sig.

What?? How is that? Can you explain this?

Wow, that's another good reason to buy Nehalem!

Ati : Radeon X1600 Pro Nvidia : GeForce 8800 GT

#1 definitely. Very impressive and unique. Just bring the graph points in the foreground and move the "Splinter Cell" logo in the background.

1) The price difference is rather small, go with the e8500. 2) I think you will, it's not only the 1Ghz difference but the 5Mb more l2 cache which is very important to games. I hope that helps you. No let me make you a few questions: 1) What apps do you use? 2) Do you change cpu's very...

Get a bigger hdd, i recommend you this. As for the heatsink better go with one of them:TRUE, Scythe Ninja, Mugen or Zipang. The rest of the system is very good!

About a year ago i was searching for a new system. I decided to wait to see the AMD response. Among other things i was reading about intelligent frequency management between the cores, monolithic quad core against intel's "fake" quad and so on. Phenom was announced for september...september...

Linux is renowned for resurrecting old systems! So, you are using a totally free system, as your hardware was given to you and the software is free by default! Congrats, you got the spirit of free computing;)!

Azureus Vuze. Nice interface, many options and the most important, OS agnostic.

Your machine is going to be resurrected by any Linux distribution. I suggest Ubuntu for ease of use, Puppy Linux or DSL ( Damn Small Linux ) for minimal computational resources.

This is a hybrid board ( supports both ddr2 / ddr3 ). These boards are not famous for their stability and, besides that i don't think that you are interested in ddr3. So, i recommend you to stay away from this board and instead buy the EP35-DS3R.

-Actually, i find it beautiful! -Yes, it's not cheap but it's a lot cheaper than a couple of months ago. I think with the current price it's not expensive for what it gives. -Agreed -Yes, i would prefer them on the right.

I bought it recently. The mouse feels very robust and the scroll wheel is awsome! All these programmable buttons it has will truly help you when gaming or just surfing. For example i use the two side buttons for grenade / reload when gaming and back / forward when surfing. As soon as you find...

Welcome dyslexicferengi:)! I'm pretty sure that your motherboard supports quad core processors, at least 65nm parts. Besides that, you say that the reason for building a new system is that your existing can't support quads but for the new system you are about to buy a dualcore:confused:? If you...

Very very nice rig! Enjoy your little piece of heaven:).

Give about $20 more and get a Q6600.

All 80mm Silenx fans i have owned were trash. In theory they are good but in fact they are more noisy then average fans and also more expensive. Zalman ZM-F1 are superior and much more cheaper. I'm using them in my download server. I also hear very good things about scythe fans, although i have...

Actually it ends when platform becomes mature and prices come down.

Nvidia:p?

Actually is a very good board. I suggest you to take a look in the [H]ard|OCP review. Also you can find Maximus formula (X38) in lower price. However If you don't intend to push your cpu to the limits and all you need is a board with 2 x 16 lanes for your crossfire configuration there is no...

Actually swapping and paging are totally different. When your ram is not enough for all the programs you are running there are 2 solutions: 1.Swapping In this case the programs are running for an interval of time(they are inside the ram) and after that they are moving in the hard drive in...

Perfect for his needs, my bad that i didn't clarified it. From your experience as motherboard editor, have you ever find a motherboard / chipset that is perfect for anyone's needs?

Aftermarket cooler in HIGHLY recommended for these speeds. Both for good temps ( which affects cpu longevity) and low noise.

The best solution is dual boot (Vista & Linux). You can try this : Linux as your main operating system (it can do anything, better than vista) and Vista for gaming only. Think Vista partition like a playstation 3 inside your pc!

Run it as administrator. You must also know that under vista 32 you gain better overclocks that with vista 64. I know, it sounds weird but it is due to the bigger number of active registers(some kind of ultra high speed memories inside the cpu) under vista 64.

We are saying the same thing. No need for something else if you don't plan crossfire.

No, the P35 chipset is perfect, just forget about any gigabyte board which ends with "L" and look for P35-DS3 (vanilla) or P35-DS3R. They both have 6-phase power circuit and 8-pin molex for processor. Also they have 6 (vanilla) and 8 (DS3-R) sata ports. They are far more suitables for quads and...

Of course! Actually with the ridiculous low prices of ddr2, quadcore cpus and graphics cards this is a great season to build a new pc. Don't forget that Nehalem is not only a new platform but also a major change in Intel cpus architecture..so expect high prices, a lot of motherboard revisions...