appalachian_fox

Homey,

Nice page! I'll link people to that from now on when they ask about such things.

As for the security, I totally forgot to mention that. Better keep your DOD and Homeland Security documents off of the network. Seriously, you may consider turning off the wireless until you use it (I think the DLink comes with it off by default, but I'm NOT sure) and definitely consider MAC address controlling when you put wireless devices on it. WEP is a good addition too if you like frustration. However, honestly, I have never heard of anyone having a problem with malicious warchalkers but I know of several virii that exploit the Automatic Windows Updater, downloading malicious code to the Windows Update mechanism without knowledge or consent. Update your Antivirii, ladies and gentlemen. Update now and update frequently.

Rock on!

When did you get the Bartron? Why didn't you tell me? *sniff* Seriously tho, glad you got that straightened out.

Slapps, aren't you overclocking the processor? Maybe you've got some problems with your FSB. That could cause issues at high data rates...It sounds much more like an overheat/brownout thing to me, but if you're overclocking drop it back down and see if that fixes it.

I have a friend with the 802.11g Wireless router in question...It works well for him. It's still subject to the tremendous overhead of wireless routers, but still faster than plain 'ol standards-based 802.11g. There is something to note about the technology (I think it's called AirSpeed?): It is not 802.11 section compliant, i.e., DLink made its own protocol. It works by stealing bandwidth from all three of the nonoverlapping channels. This should not be a problem as long as (1) you don't need multiple access points to extend range (repeaters, etc.) and (2) you are not living within arm's reach of your neighbor's wireless router. In either case, the technologies should be the same for maximum effectiveness on both routers (either 108Mb enhanced or not).

Again, I wouldn't disable the 108Mb option -- I have a friend who uses it with great success, and I don't imagine there will be any problems. Also, I've used an 802.11b wireless connection and maintained low pings, so the wireless should be able to handle a gamer or two as well. Just a side note.

Gratz! Enjoy!

I'm hoping we see something mainstream come out sooner rather than later to top 10k SATA so prices come down a little, just because I'm cheap. But then again, for performance (and high cost), nothing quite beats solid state HDs...

Nice. Not that I'll be upgrading for a little while, but I have been looking at MBs with onboard RAID for awhile now...I decided I would never again go without last time I upgraded. Rid the world of bottlenecks!

Homer, are you running software RAID 0 through Windows?