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It seems more like an everyday battle to prove who has the best of the best when infact, it really is "in your face". Not to mention that the best of the best is sometimes the dumbest move. No offense, but who needs that much graphic and that much sound in their faces? The human eye can only see so much and the human ear can only hear so much, and the human mind can only process and understand/notice so much. After a certain point, it becomes a popularity contest and is there for glamor only. For example: Someone who plays games, runs everyday internet programs and runs his small business using a 1.0 Ghz Machine, 512 MB RAM, GeForce 3 Video and SB Live! X-Gamer 5.1 Someone else who plays games, runs everyday internet programs and runs his small business using a 1.8 Ghz Machine, 2 GB RAM, GeForce 4 Video and SB Audigy! The different is hardly even noticed....just in the device manager and sales receipts. I know that even 5 years from now I will laugh at this post, but I'm talking as a whole here, considering the future, but also considering the present and short-term. Anyone care to comment on the direction the world is taking with hardware in not only computers, but even consoles?

This is jdulmage. But you already knew that. I'm no longer Mr. *******. Well infact, how long as it been since I posted here anyways? A lot has changed nonetheless. I FINALLY got my computer business going. One of those "Less Bullshit, More Bullseye" tactics. Nice to see the same faces here....sorta So enough said, get back to posting, ok?

Many times I have installed VMware on my system, but haven't really got fully familar with the software. Is it worth using? Maybe to even test something out like Linux on? Thanks

Thanks

Thanks. Ever notice how many UK and Australian people post here? I just notice.

Yeah, Lucent Winmodems are usually supported by all OS's because it is quite generic in types of winmodems anyways.

Quote: Would be good idea if only there was a single HDTV station online. There are plenty of stations that play HDTV. UPN for example plays Enterprise in HDTV. A number of sports and news stations play close to 100% of their programming in HDTV. You just have to find them. In 10 years, it will be necessary, not recommended.

Quote: Isn't it integrated with SP2 now? I think, but he is talking about the XP version and I'm sure the 2000 copy works just the same.

Quote: XP But you don't know the reason I'm laughing at him. Less than 6 months ago (just how long has the VBB been closed now?) he never would have said that. I see, I see

Quote: Do you mind if I laugh at this now? And which OS are you using? Yep.

There isn't Mr. Public Relations I use the same one, it works the same in 2000 and XP.

lol, it's not hard to figure these things out when you have been through them time and time again

That's true.

And they toned down the gore, which was the game itself The deaths remind me of something in the original Wolfenstein 3D

Fans, Windows, Lights? Are you building a car or a computer sir? DVD-RW is probably an "over-doing". DVD aren't even standard yet, nevermind DVD burning. I would stick with CD-RW for a long time

You could try switching to Standard PC in NT and then you can change things. ACPI tends to choose what IRQs go where, but I don't see it being a problem. I have used Me with 512 MB RAM, but after about 256 MB, you don't see a difference unless you are using a good OS.

Jeez, no replies? As if people haven't waited for this day or something That's ok, this is my one and only bump up

Quote: I have to admit that I have put the floppy on backwards more than a few times. I always look around to make sure none of my techs saw it, and quickly reverse it... That's nothing, I was looking in the back room of a computer store once, and saw this guy having a cigarette over top of an open computer, the ashes of his cigarette eventually fell in to the computer itself and he tried to clean it out. Meanwhile, I said to him "I don't work here, but you probably shouldn't be smoking", as he proceeded to turn red in the face, I never bothered telling his boss

True...I can understand it from the point of having to use heavy applications like SQL, VS.NET, etc. As I run my business, I hear people saying things like "We should just get your mother this 1.8 Ghz machine" and i'm thinking "what the heck could your mother possibly want with a 1.8 Ghz machine?" You know, it's just annoying. Plus I'm jealous cuz I am crawling at 650 Mhz with 512 MB RAM

Quote: Umm, I don't know which THG you have been reading for the last several years, but with Tom's constant referrals to "Chipzilla" (that's how he likes to refer to Intel) as not being fast enough when comparing the first XP+ models to the Williamettes, and whenever the Intel models were fast enough they instantly became "cost prohibitive" or some such. So honestly, I like having the new guy to balance this out, but I expect this article to drive the AMD lunatics nuts (maybe Tom himself?). The man who wrote the article has been known to write worse ones than this. He is a loose cannon.

Quote: Umm... This is the Win9x forum on a site called NTCompatible. Think about it. Still not sure why this section was added to the forum.

I know, but he ain't talking about the game itself, he is talking about the resources required to play it. (I think). I'm sure he is saying the difference between the hardware and graphics on a PS2 versus hardware and graphics on a typical PC. Sure, it's the exact same game, but it's not the exact same programming and a beefed PC would make the game much more comfortable to play. I thought he was talking about the graphics/system resources.

THG is too pro-Intel. Rather than taking a more "down the middle" approach to things, THG does one way: Their Way. It's totally bias and leaves the reader feeling that they were being controlled in to making only one choice. AMD has always been what I use, why? I just like the great price slashes and have found it to perform better than Intel in more ways than one, except for major multimedia and graphical development.

You could do what I do and disable all of the eye candy. I don't mind it being there, but I don't need it myself. It's more directed to make the "newcomer" users feel safe using their PC.

Quote: ;( Let me guess, thats because it's on the PC? The game is exactly the same across the two platforms so how can it play better on one over the other? Because the PlayStation 2 is optimized 100% for Games only. I'm not arguing either side of the coin here, but I will say that any PC can match up to a console in gaming and even more....as long as the user is willing to invest the time and money. The difference is that with a PS2, you are getting it for the games only but with a PC, at least you can customize what you want the PC to be for...50% Games, 50% Applications or 75% Games, 25% Applications, the list goes on and on. I know any typical 1 Ghz Machine with something as low as a GeForce 2 and 256 MB DDR could play any game better than a PS2, and the person still has the additional uses of the PC that are not found on a PS2, which is again, a gaming console.