Posts by destruya

A "refurbished" 7800GTX costs 770 bucks from Dell Spare parts. The CPU and GPU fans are 50 and 55 bucks, respectively. My 7800GTX just started to overheat recently - 80-100C+ under load, never under 50C at idle/low...

...where the last post besides a reply to the headphone thread was made on April 24th and no one will see it. Thanks a ton there, mod. =/

...other than the old-ass beta with the OpenAL support, that is.

Quote: Originally Posted by drlouis what is this "1330-type fiasco" you speak of? please elaborate for those of us who are un-informed. Dell was so eager to get 1330s out because of their prime time...

Quote: Originally Posted by newfiejudd Wonder if they will release a 15.4" version with the 8800m GTX. People are finding in the 15.4" Alienware that a 15.4" chassis simply can't hold adequate...

Quote: Originally Posted by IronRooster Just curious, why? It'll be a desktop because as much as I like my laptop, I know it's not going to last forever. I also don't like being "End of Lifed" for...

I'm still happy with my XPS Gen 2. Sure there's one dead pixel in an out-of-the-way position, but it's been a tank thus far. *knocks on wood* This laptop will perform as a decent DTR for the next decade. It might not run games coming...

The biggest you can get in 7200rpm is 100GB. The biggest capacity you'll get at present is the 250GB WD Scorpio 5400rpm, which just through areal density gives you sustained and bursts that are near-7200 level, but you suffer on access...

Quote: Originally Posted by mobkon Whats the differences? Other than the fact that you can record 2 hours on the stick itself. It has QAM (unscrambled HD cable) support, and it's from a brand that's more...

Pinnacle now has their PCTV HD Ultimate stick, which is so much better than the original version it makes me sad. =/