Posts by 6DOF

I'm pretty sure our 9860's are SATA-1. They are 150MB/s and I believe all you need to do to switch from PATA to SATA is swap the cable. BTW, check out this review on the new higher capacity Raptor (specifically the benches on...

Thanks guys. We've got another 9860 here, so I'll try the 2GB from it in mine just for grins (should have thought of that before posting). Looks like I'll only be adding another GB according to the sticky. Still, 3GB is not bad at...

Yes, it's very easy. Run a back-up first (of course). Then create a seperate partition for XP64. I don't if that's necessary, but it will make things a lot easier and keep it organized for you. Then put in the CD and install it on...

Not sure about the 3GB switch. I've read that some people have issues with it and some don't. I've also read that setting it to 2.6 or 2.7 instead of 3 works better. What FEA code/solver are you using? Is it supported on XP64? I...

Hmmm... I've had this happen and have never been able to easily change it back. I think you can change drive letters using Paritition Magic (not sure about the system drive though). I think there is a drive mapper program that comes...

Has anyone tried to run XP64 with 4GB of RAM in their 9860? Were you successful? I've done some searching in the forums and it appears that the system will only see 2.8GB, but I wondered if anybody tried it with XP.

Quote: Originally Posted by mr. roboto im curious, what do you even need a 7800 for? Seems like overkill for crunching numbers. You could save a boatload on the video card. For the post processing. The...

Quote: Originally Posted by DarthBeavis If you want a good PSU, listen to me bud. PC Power is cooling is the answer, but not the model they said. Go for the 850 (which I have) or the 1000. I have two 510s as well (on in...

Quote: Originally Posted by gsferrari Straight from Microsoft through the employee discount program. The ones ive seen on newegg are also the same. I dont know...I still have it and I plan to use it - but the lack of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Anemone Probably better (if you can get them - they are brand new) to get dual 148gb Raptors and Raid them. They have a higher cache 16mb and have had their controllers redesigned, though...