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by P4Power
Tue Jan 17, 2012 2:04 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: High end home firewall/proxy
Replies: 14
Views: 6803

Re: High end home firewall/proxy

I know you said you would rather just have a pre-built appliance, but an Untangle box is quite painless to set up. Just get it up and running, turn on the modules on the web interface, and block the ports you want. I don't know what kind of connection you have at your home, but Untangle likes CPU po...
by P4Power
Wed Dec 14, 2011 3:00 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Advice on building cheap cheap linux storage server
Replies: 16
Views: 5794

Re: Advice on building cheap cheap linux storage server

If you don't want to go with Atom, then I just grab a Celeron G530. It is a 2.40GHz dual-core Sandy Bridge chip and is $52 on the Egg. Or if you want to spend a little more ($83) you can grab a Pentium G620T which is a 2.20GHz dual-core Sandy Bridge, but is rated at 35W TDP rather than 65W. They won...
by P4Power
Wed Dec 14, 2011 8:58 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Advice on building cheap cheap linux storage server
Replies: 16
Views: 5794

Re: Advice on building cheap cheap linux storage server

I also recommend an Atom machine. I had a single-core Atom 230 as my server for quite some time. I only upgraded to the Atom from my 450MHz Pentium II for noise reasons. It doesn't take much power to serve up files and stuff. I would still get a dual-core model (330, D510, D525) just in case you wan...
by P4Power
Mon Nov 28, 2011 9:44 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Custom Built Home Router
Replies: 14
Views: 4381

Re: Custom Built Home Router

You might also want to consider running Untangle. There is a free version and I love it. It's requirements are a little steeper than some of the others like Smoothwall. However, it is the general consensus on the Untangle forums that a dual-core Atom with proper (Intel) NICs is perfect for a home us...
by P4Power
Sun Sep 18, 2011 7:11 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: Why MS Office 2010?
Replies: 18
Views: 3834

Re: Why MS Office 2010?

... I think it is also capable of using the gpu to process data... Excel 2010 doesn't support GPU calculation if that is what you mean. They added GPU support for 3D shapes and chart creation. If they could make the GPU do the calculations the speed improvements would be unbelievable even for a sys...
by P4Power
Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:48 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Favourite Cpu of all times
Replies: 115
Views: 21292

Re: Favourite Cpu of all times

Seems like I am going to be the only person listing a Pentium 4 as my favorite. It was 1.60GHz Pentium 4 with the Willamette core. I picked this one because it brought me in to world of geekdom. It made me want to learn about computers rather than just use them and the rest is history. Runner ups: 2...
by P4Power
Sun May 15, 2011 6:24 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: what is your dream car?
Replies: 93
Views: 12780

Re: what is your dream car?

2006 Jaguar XJ Super V8
2011 Jaguar XJL SuperSport
2012 Bentley Mulsanne Mulliner
2010 Bugatti Veyron
by P4Power
Sun May 15, 2011 6:17 am
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Ye Olde SoundBlaster Live! In My New Computer?
Replies: 24
Views: 6601

Re: Ye Olde SoundBlaster Live! In My New Computer?

Your motherboard has an integrated sound chipset. As for using the old sound card, I don't see why it wouldn't work physically. It is just that I don't know if Windows 7 would like it or not. I know it is old but I would check their website for Win7 drivers before I tried it.
by P4Power
Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:39 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: i7 980x needs a SECOND i7 to update BIOS?
Replies: 1
Views: 1772

Re: i7 980x needs a SECOND i7 to update BIOS?

I am currently in the same situation as you except I have the CPU and board already. I can tell you that it will NOT boot with any of the old BIOSes. However, if you call or live chat with ASUS they will give you a case number and direct you to their BIOS department which should ship you a replaceme...
by P4Power
Thu Dec 27, 2007 10:54 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: Best Free GPU-Accelerated DVD Decoder for 2000?
Replies: 0
Views: 1219

Best Free GPU-Accelerated DVD Decoder for 2000?

I have some machines that run Windows 2000 and unfortunately the PureVideo decoder from NVIDIA only works with XP. I know that VLC will play DVDs, but it doesn't use the GPU for decoding. So, does anyone know of a free DVD decoder that utilizes the graphics card?

Thanks.
by P4Power
Mon Oct 01, 2007 11:28 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: XPS M1210 Memory Upgrade.
Replies: 8
Views: 1274

Yeah, my only option is to stick with Vista 32-bit and lose a gigabyte of the 4 gigs. As I said before, I don't really mind. I just want to make sure that there aren't going to be any hidden slow downs with giving a 32-bit OS that much memory.
by P4Power
Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:52 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: XPS M1210 Memory Upgrade.
Replies: 8
Views: 1274

XPS M1210 Memory Upgrade.

I am planning on upgrading my M1210 to 4GB of RAM. I am running a Core Duo and Vista 32-bit, I know that the full amount will not be shown. However, I do know that it does show a little over 3GB. If I can gain another GB with the upgrade, then it is worth it to me. What I am concerned with is the pe...
by P4Power
Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:25 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: What No Brainer, Small Footprint, CD\DVD Burning Program
Replies: 9
Views: 2297

Windows 2000 doesn't have built-in burning capabilities and Windows XP can only burn CDs. Both OSs require some other software to write data to DVDs.
by P4Power
Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:21 pm
Forum: General Software
Topic: What No Brainer, Small Footprint, CD\DVD Burning Program
Replies: 9
Views: 2297

Do you mean that you want a CD / DVD program that will rip something or just burning software? I use both of the programs I listed below on Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines. If you just want to burn data and video clips to a CD / DVD then you can try DeepBurner . This program is only a burner, n...
by P4Power
Mon Aug 27, 2007 3:06 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Home Server
Replies: 11
Views: 2129

No you don't need to buy a server class machine. Just to give you an idea, my server shares 3 printers, downloads large files, my entire music collection, and keeps all of my files in one location so that no matter what machine I log on to my data is always updated and available; now that I have sai...
by P4Power
Mon Aug 20, 2007 1:09 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: don't laugh... need to build WinME box. What about P4?
Replies: 30
Views: 10083

There should be no problem running ME on a Pentium 4. However, I don't think that ME can handle more than 512MB of RAM and if you get a Pentium 4 with HT (any of the C processors, or the 3.06) you will need to disable Hyper-Threading since ME isn't multithreaded. As for ME not running correctly on s...
by P4Power
Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Vista driver for Geforce Go 7400 ?
Replies: 3
Views: 7039

Check out this site:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com
by P4Power
Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:20 am
Forum: General Software
Topic: PureVideo. Colors Are Washed Out When Playing A DVD.
Replies: 0
Views: 958

PureVideo. Colors Are Washed Out When Playing A DVD.

I just bought the PureVideo Bronze Decoder and installed it on my machine with a 7800 GS. Everything seems to be fine, but the video is almost black and white! I also installed the decoder on my other machines and they all have improved color on the DVD. My 6800 GT's output is great. Any ideas? I am...
by P4Power
Sat Aug 19, 2006 3:42 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Geforce Go 7600 issue
Replies: 3
Views: 1649

Go here and download the driver that you want, then download the modded inf file. Now extract the driver and put the modded inf into the driver folder. The problem is that the drivers on NVIDIA's website don't support their Go series of cards, go figure... This website adds support for the Go cards ...
by P4Power
Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:28 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Daisy Chain a D-Link DI-524 & a DI-808HV Together.
Replies: 9
Views: 6993

I just received my switch and it works perfectly for what I wanted! Thank you for the help and saving me from the aggravation of two routers.
by P4Power
Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:00 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Daisy Chain a D-Link DI-524 & a DI-808HV Together.
Replies: 9
Views: 6993

Thank you very much for all of your help. I am going to order a D-Link switch.
by P4Power
Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:29 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: Daisy Chain a D-Link DI-524 & a DI-808HV Together.
Replies: 9
Views: 6993

I haven't bought the second router yet. I was just asking about this before I bought it.

I am not an expert on networking, can you guys tell me what the difference is between a switch and a router?
by P4Power
Mon Aug 14, 2006 1:41 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: Daisy Chain a D-Link DI-524 & a DI-808HV Together.
Replies: 9
Views: 6993

Daisy Chain a D-Link DI-524 & a DI-808HV Together.

I have an interesting situation. I currently have a DI-524 router and I have 4 computers connected to it via LAN and 3 computers connected wirelessly (plus one more if I can't get this idea to work). I often share large files between these computers, so I would like to have the 2 laptops in my room ...
by P4Power
Tue May 02, 2006 9:11 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: What happened to Ambient Temps?
Replies: 0
Views: 956

What happened to Ambient Temps?

My new BFG 7800 GS does not give a readout of the ambient temperature? What gives? All of my other cards with temperature monitoring do except for the 6600 GT. Why did they eliminate this feature?
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:45 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

Thanks for all the info guys. I just ordered the BFG from the Egg. I just hope UPS doesn't take till Christmas to get it here.
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 1:00 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

That is a beast, especially for AGP!
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:19 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

I certainly don't mind paying the extra $20 to ease my mind even if I lose 2-4 FPS. I tend to keep my video cards for a long time and the warranty is important to me. Thank you for you help. About the 6800 GT, it will be placed in my 2.80C and the rest will be moved down as well. I received an old P...
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:11 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

Found a review on Tom's Hardware comparing those two cards and the eVGA doesn't really have enough performance lead to make me go with it. I think I will just stick with BFG.

Thanks
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:06 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

There is no way I can jump ship for this price and anyway I don't feel like I need to do a complete overhaul just yet. I will be getting a new laptop soon and I just wanted to max out my 3.40. Going PCI-E is out of the question right now.
by P4Power
Thu Apr 13, 2006 12:02 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Going to Upgrade to 7800 GS. BFG vs eVGA.
Replies: 15
Views: 4772

I do not plan to overclock either card any farther. I have just had great luck with BFG's warranty service. I am not sure about the double lifetime deal, never heard of that one. I remember a company I was looking at when I was shopping for my 6800 GT that offered a 'lifetime' warranty. It was basic...

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