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    12/01/09

    In reply to Via Mobile-ITX Platform is Half the Size of the Pico-ITX, Still Powerful
    FYI...
    [gizmodo.com] (from mid-2007).
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    11/30/09

    In reply to ASUS Motherboard Can Be Tweaked With A Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
    Some asshole black hat will learn to over-clock people's computers into oblivion with this.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to ASUS Motherboard Can Be Tweaked With A Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
    Holy shit.
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    11/30/09

    In reply to ASUS Motherboard Can Be Tweaked With A Bluetooth-Enabled Phone
    yeah, because we needed some other way people can hack our computers.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    11/30/09

    @albertojb: The phone set us up the bomb!
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    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    this board is fast and danger #usb
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    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    IS USB 3.o downward compatible with 2.0?

    And....are there even any 3.0 devices out yet?

    Thinking this is way early adopter shit here. #usb
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    Technically they already had a board with 3.0, but it didn't go retail. They axed it because they wanted to wait to add SATA 6G as well.
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    Edited by UnderLoK at 10/29/09 10:10 AM UnderLoK was starred UnderLoK was unstarred
    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    P55 boards will only support one vid card @ x16; install a second and it drops to x8/x8. The board is $280.
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    Edited by AmishJohn at 10/29/09 9:33 AM AmishJohn was starred AmishJohn was unstarred
    Image of taniquetil taniquetil
    10/29/09

    @AmishJohn:

    How much does it matter that the speed drops to x8/x8 in SLI/Crossfire with P55/Socket1156?

    I know that for X58/Socket1366 running x16/x8/x8 didn't offer that much more performance over true x16/x16/x16 or x16/x16/x8. #usb
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/29/09

    @taniquetil: It's not just that cutback; there's also the drop from triple-channel to dual channel memory, among other things. A 2.6GHz i5 is only $90 less than a comprable Bloomfield i7, MB prices run @ about the same difference. Factor in the third channel of memory, and you're talking about $250 difference between an i5 and an i7 system, but the i5 will be nearing the maxxed out point, while the i7 still has headroom for improvements. If you want to go cheap and only build once, go with the i5 and an x2 type vid card. If you plan on adding on later, go with the i7. #usb
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    10/29/09

    @AmishJohn:

    I understand the differences in performance/upgradeability between P55 and X58, but how much real performance impact does running SLI at X16/X16 have over X8/X8 or X16/X8? I've heard it's not terribly huge.

    Whatever my next build is will probably have Socket 1366 and go with i9 if the price isn't outrageous. #usb
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    10/29/09

    @taniquetil: From everything I've seen graphics-wise, the CPU is the current bottleneck on current enthusiast setups, not the GPU. So with current setups, yes, there isn't much difference performance-wise. But once, as you say, the i9s roll and move the bottleneck out of the CPU, it'll have more of an impact. Especially if software makes more efficient use of all those cores... #usb
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    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    Whats the point? you can have all the USB3 ports in the world and still have to wait ages for it to penetrate the gadget market. Other than USB hard drives and camcorders, where's the benefit? USB 2.0 is already overkill for most devices like cellphones and web-cams etc, so why all the hubbub over a new spec? #usb
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    10/29/09

    @J2M3: USB2 for simple things like the modern point and shoot is still painful as the transfers take forever and god forbid you want to preview the pictures before you copy them over...

    USB2 is not overkill and if you think so I would assume you're still running a P3, because I mean what's the point? It does the same stuff modern computers do, just slower. #usb
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    Image of TreFacTor TreFacTor
    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    Just great for the person who is willing to cut the huge squares that are gonna be needed to house that board. I'll wait till I need another machine, by that time it should be "standard". Shouldn't it??? #usb
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    UnderLoK promoted this comment TreFacTor was starred TreFacTor was unstarred
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    10/29/09

    @TreFacTor: The boards come with back plates to match so you wouldn't need to cut anything. You pop out the old plate and put in the new one. #usb
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    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    Uh, I think you took a picture of the SATA ports chief. #usb
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    10/29/09

    @vmspionage: it's the intern's fault. (seriously.) #usb
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    Image of Renegade Renegade
    10/29/09

    @matt buchanan: NICK!!! FIX THAT SHIT AND BRING MATT A COFFEE!!

    I don't care if he's just going to call it shitty and throw it in your face, you're an intern that's what happens. #usb
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    10/29/09

    @Renegade: Or maybe it was Don or Chris, where did my edit function go? BLAM!!?! Sorry, I'm in a yelling mood. #usb
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    10/29/09

    @Renegade: it was an intern who just earned himself another week off the masthead #usb
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    10/29/09

    @matt buchanan: that unnamed SOB, he'll be making macchiatos til his fingers bleed... #usb
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    10/29/09

    @matt buchanan: The more pressing question is: How does he look in a dark-blue dress? #usb
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    10/29/09

    In reply to This Is the First USB 3.0 Motherboard
    Yeah, I'm just avoiding USB 3.0 for the time being. It won't be widespread enough for a while now and is too expensive to bother with. #usb
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    10/29/09

    @Odin: Same here, but the blue is so pretty..... #usb
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    10/29/09

    @Mike Zuniga: That was Unexpected:
    Too turquoisey for my tastes. #usb
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    Image of MrEvil MrEvil
    10/08/09

    In reply to Nvidia's Nforce Chipset Is Dead in the Water
    Way to show off how much of a n00b you are Matt (j/k we all have to start somewhere).

    That being said nVidia has made some darn good core-logic, however they still weren't as good as Intel's own. The ONLY reason they gained headway with Intel core-logic was because of SLI. However with AMD powered systems nForce was king and the rest were garbage. The KT266 was the last Via core logic I will EVER own. Unfortunately nVidia didn't want to keep building chipsets for their competitions' product.

    nVidia faced this challenge with Intel since they first created nForce. In fact nVidia had stated during nforce 1's development that an Intel solution was taken off the table due to Intel's licencing policies.

    However that changed with release of the nForce 4 SLI chipset. Intel didn't want to be left in the dust of AMD systems supporting newer graphics technology. So Intel let nVidia have licence to create chipsets for their CPUs. Ironically at the same time supporting ATi's crossfire with their own chipsets.
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    Image of anexanhume anexanhume
    10/08/09

    In reply to Nvidia's Nforce Chipset Is Dead in the Water
    This is disappointing, as I was hoping Nvidia would fight Intel on this. This is a step back for notebook users who want decent integrated graphics.
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    Image of SmDFrylock SmDFrylock
    10/08/09

    In reply to Nvidia's Nforce Chipset Is Dead in the Water
    my shuttle sn41g2 is still going strong.

    It's sad that the nforce2 is still the best chipset nvidia ever produced. It's one of the reasons I never upgraded. Soundstorm for life.
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    10/08/09

    @SmDFrylock: I tossed mine because the gimpy power supply finally gave up. I know at least two other people that had the same thing happen. Other than that it was a fantastic machine.
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    10/08/09

    @dingus: PSU? Just replace it my man. Nforce2 wasn't a whole PC it was a chipset on a motherboard. And yes Soundstorm with it's on the fly dolby digital was AWESOME!
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    10/08/09

    @SmDFrylock:
    Lol, I'm resting my feet on my sn41g2 right now! It's under my desk, it was a bit too loud as my WHS box (stupid tiny PSU fan), but otherwise a great box. I'm sure I'll find a good use for it soon enough.
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    10/08/09

    @Zombie16[THC]: Agreed. At one point I had five of these, ended up selling one, parting a second out and giving a third one away. I've replaced the PSUs on the other 2 and they've been fine ever since. I don't ask much of them, anymore. I wish that FlexATX had more support outside of shuttle, as a form factor. I've gone to building with microATX since then, but I'm no fan of the bulk.
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    10/08/09

    @Zombie16[THC]: I replaced the filter cap that tends to bleed to death (+5VSB) twice on mine. After the third time it died I threw in the towel and went Athlon64 X2 on an NForce3 board.
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    10/08/09

    @werk: I spent something like $50 trying all sorts of different fans to replace the crap it came with. Eventually the Panasonic fluid bearing won, being the quietest of the lot for the airflow.
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