Re: Whats a good format to have music in?

Posted on 2016-09-04, 13:47

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Don't know, but why would one need that to sort files? I guess working in a office for years trained me to properly file things. Tagging goes beyond file organization. Tagging is immensely useful for the metadata it provides. It enables all sorts of functionality, like distinguishing album artists …

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Re: Are there any 1600x1200 LCD displays available?

Posted on 2016-09-03, 00:32

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I picked up a refurb 2007FP from Newegg's eBay account yesterday and a Dell Sound Bar tonight. It will replace a 22 inch Acer 1680x1050 LCD and cheap Altec Lansing speakers. I have a Viewsonic 17 inch CRT but it strains my eyes and takes up to much space. I used to own a 2001FP and had been looking …

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Re: Your first Digital (or film )) ) Camera...

Posted on 2016-08-16, 22:41

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Kodak DC290 > Olympus C4040 > Nikon D50 > Nikon D90 > Nikon D600. I also picked up a used Nikon D70s as a backup.

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Re: Opinions on Perfect XP Machine

Posted on 2016-08-15, 04:04

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Fastest Windows XP System documents my progress on building a dedicated WinXP system, primarily for sim-racing.

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Re: Motherboard Asus P2B with coppermine or tualatin cpu?

Posted on 2016-07-31, 07:09

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I used this site when checking compatibility for my 1.10 P2B and P3 1 GHz Coppermine. Mine has an updates voltage regulator and the CPU works fine.

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Re: Lost everything :(

Posted on 2016-07-15, 01:41

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I've used GetDataBack from Runtime Software to recover some lost files from a failed hard drive a couple times.

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Re: What's a good steering wheel for DOS/early Windows games?

Posted on 2016-07-14, 17:16

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I'm not familiar with that one. Looks like its just missing the shifter and the pedal base is a bit different. Otherwise its probably about the same.

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Re: What's a good steering wheel for DOS/early Windows games?

Posted on 2016-07-08, 01:32

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A steering wheel and pedals are basically like a joystick with a slightly different interface. Any racing/driving game will be fine with a gameport wheel on the machine you're saying you'll be using. For reasonable prices, Thrustmaster is going to be the go-to option for steering wheels of the era. …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-06-05, 20:45

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The XP system paused on NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. Every setting in the game is maxed and I've got 8x AA with 16x Anisotropic enabled in Nvidia's control panel. The worst frame rates I've seen so far are around mid 90's. I increased AA a few levels and started getting fps drops into the 50's, so …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-06-05, 11:55

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Robin4 wrote: Guessing it was a gameworks driver? 368.22 is the current driver for 500 series cards on Windows XP. I think I have 365.10 or 365.19 on my XP system.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-06-01, 01:30

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kithylin wrote: Wow, it only supports dual core cpu's? that's pretty crappy. They are enough for the normal use case on those systems.

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Re: Bought this (Modern) hardware today

Posted on 2016-05-31, 22:54

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Got me this HP Proliant MicroServer Gen8 G1610T to replace my Synology NAS (and to play around with :)). Now looking for a Xeon CPU to upgrade it with (but hard to find a Socket 1155 Xeon). The Celeron in it now is also quite fast actually! Be careful with the CPU you put in it. The G1610T is a 35W …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-26, 16:36

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You can using something like SoftTh to do that, but I think there's a performance hit. Nvidia's built in solution requires the same resolution and some modes also require the same connector across the monitors. My 3 in surround are connected by DisplayPort and the 4th by DVI.

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-25, 23:27

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I don't have much of one since I haven't researched them much. It seems the general idea is the 1080 beats the 980 and 980ti by a decent margin. The only question I really ask myself is if I ought to hold out for some 1080ti thing. Part of the challenge for me is that iRacing is only now in a beta …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-23, 21:56

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PhilsComputerLab wrote: I see, that's a very neat feature then 😀 There is an unfortunate frame rate hit using that option. I'll probably be upgrading my GTX 980 to the GTX 1080 once aftermarket cooling options are available, or maybe a GTX 1080 ti depending on rumours.

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-21, 17:23

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The distortion is significant when you move the outer screens inwards like that. I never noticed, but during he GTX 1080 event they showed this new feature that will correct this. iRacing takes care of the perspective and bezel correction itself. It only looks off in my photo because I didn't take …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-21, 14:11

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Being able to see cars to the sides is helpful, but being able to see the apex as you approach is even better.

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-21, 00:51

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Tincup, that is an amazing set up! I would spend so many hours playing games no one would ever see me. What does a system like that cost if you mind, and is it custom made other than the pedals and wheel@ Its my setup, not Tincups. :) There's about $7500 invested in this setup over four years. …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-21, 00:48

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Way cool! If you can post an in cockpit view on 3-monitor setup... Be fun to see how much side view you get and how mirrors work out. This is a little skewed since I can't get a full shot from in the seat. I also use the virtual mirror instead of the real mirrors because some cars have their real …

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Re: Fastest Windows XP System

Posted on 2016-05-18, 01:31

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Might as well post an update on this exercise. I got the new gaming desk and pedals and everything migrated over to them, then got the existing desk and pedals setup with the new XP system and my old, backup controllers. The XP system paused on NASCAR Racing 2003 Season. Every setting in the game is …

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