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post #21 of 26
11/9/07 at 3:40am
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Originally Posted by Rockinfella2k View Post
yea and not only does half the stuff not run correctly on vista 32, once you go 64, you can kiss about 90% of your prgrams away...Vista Sucks, and 64 bit makes it that much worse.

Just my opinion....I gotta put XP back on, just haven't had time.
ive got all of 1 program that doesnt work on Vista 64-bit, ive been running it since Vista's release
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post #22 of 26
11/9/07 at 12:42pm
Wow, I totally retract what I just said, cause if All of your stuff works, that means the entire rest of the world has a flawless PC.


Ever since i've put vista on my computer i've hated my life...Everything runs slow as heck...I don't want to show anybody this bad a## computer cause I know vista will let me down...THeir new security is crap, blocks EVERYTHING, I have to click OK to everything cause if I turn it off then I gotta see the warning my security is low every three seconds...Vista Blows, but don't take my advice or the millions of millions that will back me up...Anaconda's works so that means its a Definite go!
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post #23 of 26
11/9/07 at 12:53pm
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Originally Posted by Rockinfella2k View Post
Wow, I totally retract what I just said, cause if All of your stuff works, that means the entire rest of the world has a flawless PC.


Ever since i've put vista on my computer i've hated my life...Everything runs slow as heck...I don't want to show anybody this bad a## computer cause I know vista will let me down...THeir new security is crap, blocks EVERYTHING, I have to click OK to everything cause if I turn it off then I gotta see the warning my security is low every three seconds...Vista Blows, but don't take my advice or the millions of millions that will back me up...Anaconda's works so that means its a Definite go!
Might try this. Haven't used it yet, but PC Mag gave it a pretty nice review.

http://www.totalidea.com/content/twe...akvi-index.php

Oh, and just trying to help out Rockin', so don't bite my head off too, okay?
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post #24 of 26
11/9/07 at 1:56pm
LOL, i will check it out in a minute mnemonic, thanks.
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post #25 of 26
11/29/07 at 5:18am
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i am a raid retard, i have no idea how it works. however i would like to set one up if i can increase speeds. i have one of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136033 and intend to buy another one to do this. also considering this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132008 or this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816132010 but i'm really lost here. oh and i have one of these http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16813131073 do i need the raid card? anyone got a link to "raid for dummies"
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post #26 of 26
12/1/07 at 1:52am
From what I've read, RAID doesn't do enough to warrant the pain of setup/maintenance. Most motherboards have crappy RAID chips, so going with a PCI RAID card is the best bet, but then you're looking at even higher costs, and the performance gain probably isn't worth it. I think you're better off getting a fast Raptor or WD 750GB (the WD is almost as fast as a raptor, and quieter).

Also, as far as PSU's are concerned, get a good one, regardless of the power. My case came with a good Antec 430W PSU, and it is more reliable than some 500W+ crap PSU's. I have no problem running an 8800 GT, 2x 500GB HDD's, OC'd E2180, a couple case fans, and a number of USB devices. A good 500W PSU should do you fine if you're not going SLI.

As for RAM, everyone talks about 2GB vs 4GB, but even though my system only sees 3.3GB, I still prefer that to 2GB. And you never know, because in the future you may install an OS/Patch/Software to take advantage of the extra memory. Prices are so cheap for ram nowadays anyway.
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