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by 2_tyma
Wed Jan 19, 2011 12:42 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Best Buy, why do I bother?
Replies: 31
Views: 4176

Re: Best Buy, why do I bother?

doesnt beat the max payne mousepad, its a classic i still have it to this day
by 2_tyma
Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:15 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: living at high altitude
Replies: 11
Views: 1531

Re: living at high altitude

ive lived in colorado and have for all my life i regularly mountain bike at 11,000 -13,000 feet in the summer months and go on the colorado trail frequently
living ast 5300 feet above sea level is fantastic and when i visit sea level cities i breathe less haha
by 2_tyma
Mon May 11, 2009 7:34 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: WD 1.5TB reliability?
Replies: 19
Views: 5472

Re: WD 1.5TB reliability?

part of it is because theres only 42 reviews so if theres one negative(1 egg) the overall score goes down and is heavily weighted
by 2_tyma
Tue May 05, 2009 7:27 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: House centipede
Replies: 31
Views: 7597

Re: House centipede

i got spiders and centipedes in my house. spiders creep me out cuz they come outta nowhere like from the celing and cents come from my wood panels cuz i got that instead of drywall i have yet to see them duel as long as they arent coming outta nowhere like from the celing they stay alive till they i...
by 2_tyma
Sun Apr 19, 2009 3:53 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: New to system building. Do it myself or hire someone?
Replies: 171
Views: 14309

Re: New to system building. Do it myself or hire someone?

well thats good that you know about it, most first builders dont know and find out the hard way.
by 2_tyma
Sun Apr 19, 2009 12:49 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: New to system building. Do it myself or hire someone?
Replies: 171
Views: 14309

Re: New to system building. Do it myself or hire someone?

jus remember to destatic yourself periodically and you shouldnt have a problem with a proper guide or someones help
by 2_tyma
Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:21 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Which is Ideal hard disk for working Large Files
Replies: 16
Views: 50405

Re: Which is Ideal hard disk for working Large Files

ive always been a fan of western digital
id get the 1tb caviar black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136284
by 2_tyma
Fri Mar 27, 2009 2:11 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: New hard drive advice
Replies: 9
Views: 2872

Re: New hard drive advice

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
is the other choice in your situation,
by 2_tyma
Tue Mar 17, 2009 11:39 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: How important are GPU power requirements for my old OEM box?
Replies: 11
Views: 2462

Re: How important are GPU power requirements for my old OEM box?

logos7 wrote:
JustAnEngineer wrote:
Look at the label on the side of your power supply. What is the maximum total +12V current or power? If you're up around 20-25A (240-300W) total on the +12V, you might be okay to use a Radeon HD4850.


18A.


i wouldnt use it with a hd4850 to he honest, not worth risking it with 18a
by 2_tyma
Mon Feb 16, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: anyone ever get their newegg orders early??
Replies: 16
Views: 6512

Re: anyone ever get their newegg orders early??

nah its already shipped
imj jus sayin like you get 3 day shipping and end up getting it in 2 days. i always wandered
by 2_tyma
Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:36 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: anyone ever get their newegg orders early??
Replies: 16
Views: 6512

anyone ever get their newegg orders early??

i always see people saying in product reviews they get their orders a day early or even two days early, meanwhile i never have gotten mine:(

have any of you got orders early from newegg??

didnt know where to put this move accordingly if it doesnt fit in general hardware
by 2_tyma
Sun Feb 08, 2009 9:55 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: winsxs folder over 11GB???
Replies: 17
Views: 4348

Re: winsxs folder over 11GB???

UberGerbil wrote:
just brew it! wrote:
The gigabyte is the new megabyte... :lol:
Not that long ago megabyte was the new kilobyte. At least, it doesn't seem that long to me, but I got my start trying to fit 6502 assembly code into an 8K machine.
SNM wrote:
I've got more gigs of hard drive space than my first computer (made in 95) did megs.
The L2 cache inside my processor is a couple of times bigger than my first hard drive.


my l2 shared cache is almost the same size as the amount of ram i had in my first computer (16mb) cache is 12mb on the q9450
by 2_tyma
Thu Jan 15, 2009 1:53 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: DRM Idea
Replies: 12
Views: 1215

Re: DRM Idea

Philldoe wrote:
it would get cracked in a matter of hours.


in some cases minutes or even seconds:P
by 2_tyma
Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:08 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Do you prefer glasses or no glasses on a girl?
Replies: 38
Views: 2594

Re: Do you prefer glasses or no glasses on a girl?

sarah palin yes please.
she makes glasses hot!
by 2_tyma
Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:11 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Power or Heat?
Replies: 17
Views: 1590

Re: Power or Heat?

my buddy had a raidmax unit and it fried his video card and hard drive :( id get rid of that psu real quick
by 2_tyma
Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:40 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: :D Comcast bonus bandwidth
Replies: 38
Views: 2257

Re: :D Comcast bonus bandwidth

been getting this for a while
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whats funny is the ping, but its something with opera because the test with ie yeilds a 27 ping
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i get like powerboost on acid
by 2_tyma
Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: 30GB Zunes all brick themselves en masse!
Replies: 29
Views: 3635

Re: 30GB Zunes all brick themselves en masse!

didnt happen to my friends zune 30 :-?
by 2_tyma
Thu Jan 01, 2009 12:51 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Windows XP using too much RAM?
Replies: 20
Views: 4040

Re: Windows XP using too much RAM?

with my 8gb of ram on vistax64 home premium i have opera, ati fah and winamp playing, 3.5 gb of usage hehehe
by 2_tyma
Wed Dec 31, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: New Years Resolutions
Replies: 37
Views: 2345

Re: New Years Resolutions

my only resolution is to pay off my debt not 100% but a good chunk maybe 30%
by 2_tyma
Wed Dec 24, 2008 3:09 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: WHAT GRAPHIC CARD
Replies: 12
Views: 1434

Re: WHAT GRAPHIC CARD

it cost more to upgrade agp video cards than it does for pci express, damn legacy tax:(
by 2_tyma
Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:46 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Partioning...who does it?
Replies: 46
Views: 4898

Re: Partioning...who does it?

separate physical drives are my partitions
i got 3
raptor (os and certain programs like opera,winamp etc)
big 640(for games, big programs and data
and another one for random files

if i did a 2 or more letter partition for each drive id forget which letter was assigned to the hard drive
by 2_tyma
Tue Dec 16, 2008 1:55 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Winter weather
Replies: 1521
Views: 202085

Re: Winter weather

monday (the 15th) high temp here was 2 degrees set a new record for low too -19 brr all units °F
by 2_tyma
Sat Dec 13, 2008 5:58 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Does anyone make a USB to IDE adapter? (Not IDE to USB)
Replies: 3
Views: 734

Re: Does anyone make a USB to IDE adapter? (Not IDE to USB)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CVRqCjCVRq i typed usb to ide and found it!
by 2_tyma
Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:23 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Monster Cable sues Monster Mini Golf
Replies: 87
Views: 5360

Re: Monster Cable sues Monster Mini Golf

im surprised they dont try to sue http://www.monster.com ( the job site) or maybe they have already :roll: and monster branded digital cables are terribly overpriced but their speaker wire is actually excellent and is worth it and its not overpriced its $20 for 50 feet or something cant remember but...
by 2_tyma
Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:16 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: 800 to 1066?
Replies: 10
Views: 1531

Re: 800 to 1066?

ive found that this site is very useful to find out if your memory has micron d9 chips ( aka the best)
http://ramlist.i4memory.com/ddr2/
your ram should be on there.
by 2_tyma
Sat Dec 06, 2008 2:08 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: $150 for upgrades... what to get?
Replies: 14
Views: 1150

Re: $150 for upgrades... what to get?

a nice keyboard and speakers would be my guess to get
by 2_tyma
Fri Dec 05, 2008 12:06 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Anyone else have PSUs fail a lot?
Replies: 22
Views: 2263

Re: Anyone else have PSUs fail a lot?

my buddy has had two psu die because they were case power supply made by raidmax BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO*thumbsdown*
by 2_tyma
Tue Dec 02, 2008 3:02 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Ski Trip in Colorado
Replies: 17
Views: 1213

Re: Ski Trip in Colorado

Copper mountain is a nice spot to go to. i know because ive been there a few times, in the winter and for mountain biking in the summer months driving is a good way to cut costs first off, dont fill up with gas in the mountains if you dont have to. 1-866-841-2481 is the # they could help you out wit...
by 2_tyma
Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:11 pm
Forum: Visual Haven
Topic: Does this TV look like a good deal?
Replies: 30
Views: 3122

Re: Does this TV look like a good deal?

+1 for plasma, i got a 50 inch 1080p panasonic plasma got it for 1299 at bestbuy a few months back
by 2_tyma
Mon Nov 24, 2008 6:13 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Anyone recommend a GPS?
Replies: 20
Views: 963

Re: Anyone recommend a GPS?

this one would be perfect, has voice directions by street name its perfect, not to mention 4.3 widescreen
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16858108324
garmin 255w
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