Back in the Saddle again...

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Well enough about my love life.... How y'all doing?

It was great being out East, still wish I was there to a great extent, oh well the snow will fall soon enough and I'll be glad to be here again.

Didn't really have a chance to check in here so it looks like I have alot of reading to do.

Yes, the Dell was waiting at work for me Yesterday when I got in, and I've only now had a chance to install all the updates and stuuf and check it out. Gaming is OK (still hate the touch pad, I could probably play D3 with a trackpoint if need be so trackball was needed), however benchmarking is SAD!

With a P4 2.8ghz HT plugged into the power outlet (didn't check to make sure it was running full-out ) windows is set to decide for me, I'll run another set of tests later. Anywhoo, 513mb of DDR333 and the FX5200 didn't fair well. At 640x480 (fuzzy on this LCD) first run was 267.8 seconds = 8.0fps, second run not much better at 264.2sec = 8.1fps.

Anywhooo, good to be back gonna post more pictures later. Didn't have time to visit ATI even though I drove right by it on Hwy 7 after golfing with my dad at the old IBM country club in Markham.

Here's a <A HREF="http://img62.exs.cx/img62/1171/Hell_Laptop_n_Phone.jpg" target="_new">PIC of the laptop along with the phone</A> (this time with the D3 flaming lost souls on the screen).

BTW, <A HREF="http://www.pusboil.com/evilhomer.wav" target="_new">THIS</A> is my ringer for my phone right now also. :lol:

G'night all, chat ya' later.


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[gossspel]

hello grape! You are finally back

 

[pauldh]

Welcome back. You do have alot to catch up on with HL2, CS:Source, and 6600GT reviews abuntant. Firing squad seems to have been busier than most sites, or at least taking a more serious interest in HL2. Might want to head there when you get bored with Doom 3 and catch up some.

P.S. The GrapeNutz fan club dissolved in your leave.

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[Nights_L]

Hey ya
Some people missed you~!

 

[phial]

hey slut!

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[coylter]

Ahhhh the average IQ of the forum just doubled...

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.

 

[phial]

oh crap you just lowered it again ;(

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[coylter]

sorry

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.

 

[phial]

im kidding haha

your such a jewbagel

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[coylter]

your like a sh1t fly. :tongue:

An egg is realy only just liquid chicken.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by coylter on 08/28/04 05:07 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[georgebeee]

the image quality just doubled you say? where's entium when you need him

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gigabyte ga-7va
512mb samsung pc2700(2x256mb)
maxtor 60gb 7200rpm
LG cd-r/rw 48x24x48
soundblaster live 5.1
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antec 550w true control

 

[phial]

nono, you know know like an IQ test ..... hahah you just proved coylter was right

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[georgebeee]

you really don't need me to explain I was just kidding, right?

amd 2000+
gigabyte ga-7va
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[phial]

oh you made a joke. ha ha ha
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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Hey Perv! What's Up? :lol:

Watching Olympics and Surfin' with the Laptop on the couch (Mmmm 802.11A). Still getting used to the touchpad, and damn this laptop is HOT on the lap (P4 2.8ghzHT running at 1.5g [clock back when not working hard]) pumps out a fair amount of heat out the back.

MMmmm toasted is better!


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[TheGreatGrapeApe]

Yeah, just checking the HL2 stuff slowly right now.

Seems the consensus is that the ATIs do well (all thing being equal), but that this is a stress test, and not really fully representative of game play. But what is the Timedemo of D3? (unplayable on the laptop but the game is fine for the most part).

Interesting results, but exoect stuff to change once the game is out and can be optimized and floptimized.

Also it appears that the 'HL2 going gold' post from 'Gabe' was a hoax.


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[eden]

d00d, please tell me you bought a mouse for your laptop, PLEASE tell me you did!

Sweet ass ringers and damn, didn't know you could have such backgrounds on a cell phone, sw00t!

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[eden]

Surprised the 802.11g wasn't included in the laptop. All those we sell that have wireless, so far use G IIRC.

Is the wireless connection working well though? Pumping up the expected amount of bandwidth like wired? What security settings did you enable? (planning on a wireless setup early next year)

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[HardWareBoss]

Nice pic of your cell and laptop.

 

[HardWareBoss]

Don't roast those crown jewles. With that dell.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by HardwareBoss on 08/28/04 07:41 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[TheGreatGrapeApe]

I use a Kensington Trackball and it's awesome, I can use it on the couch, no 'elbow room' issues.

I have G it's 802.11 A/B/G, however I prefer A due to no interferance from cells and other wireless and less chance of snooping since most people have B/G, and better WEP @ 152 bit.

As for additional security I lock in the MAC addresses and thus reduce/stop the risk of others from connecting.

802.11 A is getting rarer, but I think I could run without WEP and wide open, without the risk of anyone else connecting.

<b>HB</b>, thanks for the kudos and the advice/warning. I think I may get a laptop stand for the couch because it does get damn hot the air coming out, the base is ok, but the air blows right on my knee, I expect the hair to burst into flames any moment now.

- You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp <i>(or internet account)</i> ! - <font color=green>RED </font color=green> <font color=red> GREEN</font color=red> GA to SK
<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by TheGreatGrapeApe on 08/28/04 06:02 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[pauldh]

Not used to anything warm on your lap Grape? :redface:

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.


ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

 

[pauldh]

Wow, who knew attempting a joke could make you Honorary. Yeah, no more Nimble Knuckle.

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[HardWareBoss]

About time.

 

[pauldh]

About time I attempt a joke, or about time I'm Honorary. :tongue:

Anyway, Honorary or not, I'm still such a noob compared to Veterans like you.

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