Posted on 11/21/2006 8:07:23 PM PST by texas booster
Woo Hoo!
We're Number 60!
At least there is something to celebrate this weekend.
First Texas, now Notre Dame. What a waste of TV time.
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pbrown is now over 10,000 points!! 5 days, 4 competed work units.
How many systems are running to pop these work units?
I didn't get up until halftime of USC/Irish, and, even then, found other programming more interesting.
Heck, even the Grambling/LA Southern game wasn't that good. And I missed the halftime show.
NFL tomorrow. Life will resume normalcy.
I watch very, very little TV, mostly sports. I couldn't believe that I chose to drop a couple of hours on these games. At least the few minutes of UGA and GT I saw were pretty good.
My NFL is done for the weekend. Now that Tony Romo is leading the Dallas Cowboys to the Stupor Bowl all is well. I will just show up in January (or Feb) and I am sure that Dallas will once again conquer all. That's what I heard on Talk radio today, and we all know how reliable Sports Talk is ...
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What a topsy turvy season for the former Cocaineboys. Beat Indy, lose to the Deadskins. Good thing I don't gamble.
Why doesn't Barber start in the backfield?
I only have one, it's an XPS. My son keeps telling me I have a powerful computer. I'll take his word for it. I guess it's a good one then, huh?
You are doing very well for only having one system.
Check your mail!
Congrats to HangThemHigh for breaking the 100,000 point milestone.
You are now officially a hundred-thousand-aire.
Thank you for joining the community of folders.
I guess that you have been back from Iraq for a year? Ever have any thoughts of going back?
Thanks, but I don't do much, just sit back and watch my little flock fold.
You deserve real credit, you actually work at this. Thanks for all your hard work and support for the group.
Thanks for folding for the Gipper.
Please ping us if you have any questions! We want your first folds to be smooth.
With all of the talk about where and how much for the new ATI GPUs, here's some current data from http://www.pricewatch.com
As of 11/29/2006:20:00ZULU
$415.90 - radeon x1950 xtx 512mb
$416.12 - radeon x1950 crossfire 512mb
$445.00 - radeon x1900 xt 512mb
$308.90 - radeon x1900 xt 256mb
$201.00 - radeon x1900 gt 256mb
$337.90 - radeon x1900 crossfire 512mb
$261.12 - radeon x1900 crossfire 256mb
Prices listed are the lowest for which the given card is being offered by one of the vendors advertising on PriceWatch.
ALSO, be on the lookout for the LATEST in R/W media: Blue Ray Disc ("BD" for short).
EXAMPLE: http://www.compsource.com/pn/PXB900ASWBL/Plextor/
Looks like it's going to be "the next big thing". Prices are a bit on the "YIKES!" side, at the moment, but maybe by next Christmas...?
One of the new X1950 cards uses the ATI R570 chipset, which has only 36 (!) pixel shaders.
Hopefully the Pande group will be able to cross-compile their code onto other ATI cards soon.
Maybe Santa will need to check the list and add a few gifts himself.
I mean, what could say "Romance" to the wifey more than a new ATI video card?
I mean, what could say "Romance" to the wifey more than a new ATI video card?
I've been trying to figure out if I have enough guts to say "No, Honey, I didn't get you that diamond pendant, but I did save a ton of money on this ATI 1950pro." I guess I could always bring home the Diamond X1950, and claim that's what I thought she meant !
{posting before she sees what I'm typing !!! :)}
Hmmmm.
Perhaps a new X1950 that enables your PC to become the heart of a modern home theater system. Round out the package with a wall-mounted 50"+ HDTV (connected to your video card and designated as a second monitor), and 5.1-channel surround sound (option of internal sound card or external system, here), then plug in wifey's favorite movie...who knows what could happen next?
Dude...Now I've got a serious need for speed!
LOL! I know what you mean. It's just too danged bad my transmission raided my piggy bank first.
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