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Different layers of corporate. Most tech companies are divided per geographic region, which each region having its own dedicated Marketing/Sales division... and each division has it's own allotted funds for these sorts of activities. The US division would be using up their own funds to host a...

Rob, what on earth do you do to your hardware!?! ;) The only crashes I've experienced (that are coming to mind atm) have been due to program issues and user issues, so far the OS itself hasn't been giving me any BSoD's. I've had some OTHER issues with the OS, such as spontaneous heavy disk usage...

Intel just can't seem to get it right. First a product recall because of the BIOS password bug, then continued massive shortages and extremely high price gouging (160GB model still has a $200 price premium above MSRP even 3 months later), and lastly this latest issue. Lets not forget to...

As Rob said, you shouldn't even be able to notice the difference. :)

I think almost every computer enthusiast would lose their spouse or girlfriends pretty quick if that was true! They'd never be able to explain what they are doing with a tube of breast-enhancement creme when the spouse/girlfriend found it... :D

Both the Heatkiller and the XT have + versions, if you carefully read the review the + is where he modified the block using a bit of extra silicone to increase performance... it's the photos with the grey stuff in it. ;) Personally I ignored all the + results since I'm not that hardcore, I'd...

I mentioned this in the last VMWare 7 thread, but after checking the final release version I can safely say that VMWare Workstation 7 supports 16 cores, with one big caveat. Workstation 7 allows 4 "threads" per CPU, for up to four CPU's. So if you have a Quad socket motherboard full of...

Well, it's not 100% error free. There are still the occasional critical system services that don't seem to always start up (Vista was notoriously bad about this). There are some NAS devices that had no issues with XP (And in some cases Vista), but with Windows 7 for some reason users don't have...

I'm not sure what my water temps are as I don't have an accurate way to measure those. I can say that the GPU heats up the loop far more than the CPU does, even with this overclock. Which is to be expected since the GPU has a much higher thermal output.... the radiator exhaust goes from only...

Well, it did floor me a little when I did notice that, I would have expected Dell to be at least a little price competitive with their XPS Studio series. I then for kicks tried the crème de la crème Mac Pro against Dell's Alienware brand... given the price range of $3.4K Apple's system again...

Well, F-lock =! Function keys just to stay on the same page? I've only seen F-lock on MS keyboards but then again I never payed close attention to most of them... I don't see the point outside of a marketing perspective. If I wanted "New", "Open", or "Close" it's faster to hit the appropriate...

Well, if the person knows enough to undervolt fans the I would surmise chances are they would figure some fans are better than others at being undervolted and why. Almost every fan maker offers multiple default speed fans for their lineups.... I think most people buying fans don't even realize...

Macman, as Psi pointed out there is a difference between "hating" on Apple and simply criticizing their actions. Also, Please don't use disruptively sized font again, as that isn't going to help get your point across any more effectively than otherwise. Rob, I think they used the ATI 4650...

Is 16GB really that much for a full OS anymore? The average hard drive purchase seems to be around 750GB to 1TB today. At 6 cents a GB you're paying $1 for the hard drive space Windows 7 would use. Also, Vista required a minimum of 5GB more... 32bit Windows 7 versions also use less drive space...

You probably have already tried this, but I'd suggest wriggling the PCI bracket around, I've tested a few cases where the notch in the PCI bracket didn't align fully with the motherboard tray causing it to not seat fully. That said, if the card doesn't work in one slot and is seated flush...

The K-Lite Codec pack I used installed the Home Cinema version of MPC, says it on the titlebar and on the about properties. :) My version is a little out of date from what they list on that page, but that's probably because I installed it several months ago. What a mess! I suggest you go...

Heya. The default IP for that router should be 192.168.0.100 If you can't log into it at all and it doesn't even show cat5 cables as being connected, then the unit may have failed and ya should use D-Link's support. :)

Good to hear! And I'm sure there are better solutions to many things, that's the great advantage to information technology... getting access to or figuring out how to find that information to arrive at a better solution. :cool: Seriously, even I'm a gamer and would know better. Hmm, maybe I...

I've heard of some TV's having issues with HDCP authentication, but I'm not knowledgeable on the subject. Unfortunately everything I've heard suggests its far easier to use the less than legal route than to play the actual media people buy... that's the content industry for you. The only...

If it makes you feel any better, the closest Fry's is a 50 minute drive north of here, not counting the drive back. Not worth 1/2 a tank of gas unless I need something from them anyway. And the nearest MicroCenter is way over in Houston... four hours minimum. Really annoying because they had...