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Mookie' should right about the optical drives, unless you have SATA optical drives, of course. Also, I agree with NOFX about the linux live disks. You should use your fucnctioning computer to download knoppix, or suse live disks, or whatever. Burn the .iso to a cd-r and boot the non-working system from the cd. If you can read the files, the drive is still ok, if not, then the drive is more than likely toast. I've had the same problem a couple times, and both times it was a corruption of windows, and by using the linux live cd's, I was able to check to see if my data was still there. Anyway, good luck.

Well, my 8800gt should get here tomorrow, or maybe thursday. This is the most I've spent on a single computer component, well, might actually equal the highest amount. When I bought the A8N-SLi Deluxe mobo 3 years ago, they'd only been out a month, and it was $270ish. This one was $274 with shipping, but at least the free game is one that I was wanting to play anyway. NWN 2.

Yeah the things that sold me on the Gigabyte gt was the 700mhz clock (oc'd from 600 standard) and the free NWN 2 game. Me = big RPG fan.

Caitlin R. Kiernan. Start with Five of Cups if you can find it. Also good are Threshold and Low Red Moon, but read Threshold before Low Red Moon. Style: horror, but with excellent character development, and not cheesy horror.

I read the first 4 books years ago... lost interest in the series after the 4th book. My fav if I remember correctly was the 'White Dragon'? Its the third book I beleive... Shaftiel Yeah, I too read the first 4 or so books. My wife read a few more but lost interest. I really enjoyed that series.

Great just what I wanted to hear. Jumping from 2 6600gt's extreme edition to this should make me happy.

Lunk: Great thread. My dad is looking to (finally) part ways with his pos Dell lappy (after years of me telling him not to buy Dell's and a couple years of me telling him that one reason his is so slow if the 256mb ram isn't enough for XP). I've sorta pointed him to the macbook. Biggest issue is software compatability. He's a boater, and does some extensive cruising. He currently uses his lappy for his navigation software, and would use the macbook for the same purpose. I've already told him to check the software makers websites to see if they'll run on a mac, but wanted to find out from you guys (sj, and m2 et al.) what the chances are that his existing software will work on the mac. I don't believe that the 13.3" screen size will be a big issue, as I'm not certain his existing lappy has a screen that's any bigger. I also know he doesn't want to spend macbook pro prices. Thought or suggestions? Am I doing the right thing, or leading him to the dark side?

Infortunately the g92 GTS is out of my price range. the gt at $269 is about as high as I can go.

I liked the original one the best, but if you have to change, #1 is good.

This is the card I'm looking at right now. And yeah, the gts's I saw were the g80 chipset.

Thanks. I had been thinking the same thing. I'll check the Tom's article.

I'm gonna miss playing golf hacking quite badly with you! It was fun last year! BTW - I'll bring the Chivas (or Crown Royal) for one of the holes. Or should we leave that on the cart? Well, since I'm local, golf isn't totally out of the picture, just doubt that I can do the FF thing. Will have to see. May have to stop by to see people on Saturday even if I can't stay.

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Other than the size of the cards, (gts's being double slot cards) what are the main differences to these? I've found gts's for $269 with 640 ram, and gt's for the same price with 512 ram. Long ago I remember the adage to never buy parts with an "s" at the end because that meant they usually stunk. I've also seen gts's in the mid $300's so am unsure if the old adage still holds true. The other thing I've noticed is that the clock timings on the gts's seem to be lower than the gt's, sometimes considerably. Thoughts? is the gts worth getting, or should I get the 8800gt?

I'd be way more impressed if he could play anything on a real guitar......... Just proves he has nothing else to do all day, and apparently his parents encourage him too much to play it.

Joke it may have been intended as, but still true. j/k Boiler. never saw the need for a console. If I was going to spend mad cash on a gaming system, it had better do more than game......

Pfffft......here we go again.....empty promises Why doesn't he just promise he won't go ... then we will know what to expect Naw, cause then he'd most likely show up.

I highly doubt that I'll be there this year. Our second child is due about 2 weeks prior to FF08, and not sure leaving the wife with a newborn, and 1 1/2 year old would be good for me health. Might stop by with Wolfie Jr though.

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Woohoo! 400,000 wonderful posts.

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They don't allow mac's in Dubai. You'll be back. Besides, the ping will be horrible.

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Hapy B-day to Benjester and Trouble! Oh, and I'm fairly certain that Trouble.gc is a girl, for the record.

I love that vid. Thanks for posting it up again.