KWSN Orbiting Fortress Forum Index KWSN Orbiting Fortress
KWSN Distributed Computing Teams forum
 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Adam and Crazy friend
Goto page Previous  1, 2
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    KWSN Orbiting Fortress Forum Index -> Tanuts R Us
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Sir Papa Smurph
Cries like a little girl
Prince


Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Posts: 4430
Location: Michigan

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I only have Vista on 2 Laptops...

I find it fairly stable but what I have against it is DRM. What I keep on my box is MY Business....

Not to mention it is Paranoid...."you want to do what?....oh my god...Oh My God...OH MY GOD...OH MY GOOOODDD"

_________________
a.k.a. Licentious of Borg.........Resistance Really is Futile.......
and a Really Hoopy Frood who always knows where his Towel is...
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Adam Alexander
Prince
Prince


Joined: 25 Oct 2008
Posts: 1626
Location: The looNItic fringe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sir Papa Smurph wrote:
I only have Vista on 2 Laptops...

I find it fairly stable but what I have against it is DRM. What I keep on my box is MY Business....

Not to mention it is Paranoid...."you want to do what?....oh my god...Oh My God...OH MY GOD...OH MY GOOOODDD"


I've got home premium on three machines (1x32, 2x64) and home basic on another and they have been very stable with SP1. The 64 Ult machine has gets unstable every time MS comes out with a new security patch. Friday night/Saturday morning it locked up several times and it turned out to be a conflict with a driver that has been on the machine since September. The DRM and paranoia are also very irritating, but I don't see that going away with Win 7.
_________________

Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Adam Alexander
Prince
Prince


Joined: 25 Oct 2008
Posts: 1626
Location: The looNItic fringe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yankton wrote:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102831

The new overclocked 4890.

I'm drooling

#ni-1 #ni-1 #ni-1


The price is right in the range of some of the more expensive 4870's. Might not be a bad way to go.
_________________

Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
KWSN imcrazynow
Prince
Prince


Joined: 15 May 2005
Posts: 2586
Location: Behind you !!

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

GO I hope they remove that *$@^ from windows 7! Or at the very least provide a way to disable it as an option. I can't stand it asking me if I really want to do something. If I didn't want to do it I wouldn't have done it in the first place. Mad
_________________

And a few that won't update for some reason.

4870 GPU
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Yankton
Prince
Prince


Joined: 27 Sep 2008
Posts: 1702
Location: California

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with Sir Papa. I won't use vista at all because of drm. If windows7 has it, I'll keep the discs if I get them, but the machine will be running linux. I despise drm with a passion.


_________________
Some days are worse than others.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Adam Alexander
Prince
Prince


Joined: 25 Oct 2008
Posts: 1626
Location: The looNItic fringe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

KWSN imcrazynow wrote:
GO I hope they remove that *$@^ from windows 7! Or at the very least provide a way to disable it as an option. I can't stand it asking me if I really want to do something. If I didn't want to do it I wouldn't have done it in the first place. Mad


I'm not sure why they think it's helping anyone. My wife is not a very experienced user and went from XP to Vista. For the first couple of weeks after she got a new computer every time that thing came up she thought she had done something wrong.

At least it doesn't ask for your password every time you try to do something like Linux. Rolling Eyes
_________________

Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Yankton
Prince
Prince


Joined: 27 Sep 2008
Posts: 1702
Location: California

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That can be fixed with permissions. Unfortunately you have to be a bit more knowledgeable to set it up, but the newer versions do it sessions now. Ask you once and remember that they've already asked you until you've been idle for some period of time.
_________________
Some days are worse than others.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Adam Alexander
Prince
Prince


Joined: 25 Oct 2008
Posts: 1626
Location: The looNItic fringe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yankton wrote:
That can be fixed with permissions. Unfortunately you have to be a bit more knowledgeable to set it up, but the newer versions do it sessions now. Ask you once and remember that they've already asked you until you've been idle for some period of time.


I'm in the process of learning it, and not going very fast. The first time it asked me "are you root?" and wouldn't let me into a folder I thought the thing was insane, but I'm starting to understand it a little more.
_________________

Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Yankton
Prince
Prince


Joined: 27 Sep 2008
Posts: 1702
Location: California

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's very security oriented. And fast. Once you learn it you'll just look at windows and go WHY.

The new windows 7 experience is based off of KDE. So linux is evil, but lets copy them.

yeaaaaaaaaaaah.

#ni-1
_________________
Some days are worse than others.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Adam Alexander
Prince
Prince


Joined: 25 Oct 2008
Posts: 1626
Location: The looNItic fringe

PostPosted: Sun Apr 19, 2009 5:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yankton wrote:
It's very security oriented. And fast. Once you learn it you'll just look at windows and go WHY.

The new windows 7 experience is based off of KDE. So linux is evil, but lets copy them.

yeaaaaaaaaaaah.

#ni-1

I'm still plugging away at it and I'm sure it will be worth it.
_________________

Currently running:

Active
Intel Core 2 Quad 9550

Reserves
Now down to one Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 that's in a tiny case and overheats if I actually try to use all four cores at the same time. On the other hand, it makes for a very nice home theater PC
Intel Core i7 CPU 920
AMD Athlon(tm) 7850
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Al Dente
Prince
Prince


Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 3228
Location: Leodis, the jewel at the end of the yellow brick road (or M1)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This looks like an interesting way to cool GPUs.

Vista - I've got three Vista Home m/cs that won't let me go up(?) to SP1 and keep my network connection Rolling Eyes , and that's with 3 different m/b makers (Gigglybyte, MSRI & Assus). I'm tempted to upgrade them to Jaunty Jackelope, but having given Bill £50 each, I'm durned if I'm not going to get my money's worth. #Mad
_________________
Creationists believe they never evolved; I agree with them.

. . My Milestones . . My Full BOINC list
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Yankton
Prince
Prince


Joined: 27 Sep 2008
Posts: 1702
Location: California

PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you've tried downloading the drivers separately already I'm guessing?
_________________
Some days are worse than others.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Al Dente
Prince
Prince


Joined: 23 Feb 2006
Posts: 3228
Location: Leodis, the jewel at the end of the yellow brick road (or M1)

PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Same as the ones I've already got. No doubt they'll be updated "in the fullness of time". But everything works, and I'm not too concerned about security as they only shrub.
_________________
Creationists believe they never evolved; I agree with them.

. . My Milestones . . My Full BOINC list
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    KWSN Orbiting Fortress Forum Index -> Tanuts R Us All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page Previous  1, 2
Page 2 of 2

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
Optimized Seti@Home App | BOINC Stats