Tell me about it. The X360's lineup is so strong that I am fairly tempted to get one, sort of a lot coming from a pretty diehard PC gamer (3.4GHz C2D, 4GB, 8800GTS so I do have the muscle to handle everything new).
That's _ambient_. The GPU itself is going to be some deltaT above that.
Since cooling solutions have an effective degC/W ratio, let's say deltaT = 20C. So testing at 27C ambient = 47C GPU, 40C ambient = 60C GPU.
That's really getting at the big lie of the computer industry. Do most people really need an ub3r l33t dual core, 2GB RAM, 200GB HDD laptop to do basic sh*t?
Personally, I'd be ecstatic if someone made a machine with a low-end Celly M, ~60GB 5400rpm drive, 12.1" screen (probably 1024x768), DVD burner (reader is fine) and GeForce 7100 for ~$350-400.
Err... you do know that they did that to isolate the effect of the vid card right?
You wouldn't want to bench an 8800 Ultra on a P2-300 right? Talk about a Ferrari with golf cart wheels.
That's why eBay is fscking retarded, although that's the exact quality you're looking for in buyers (many of whom get into a pissing match and purchase a used item for more than retail). *sigh*
This works pretty well actually. IINM, I end up paying ~$55 for a year of service and all I have to to is get a Skype USB adapter, hook it up to the torrent/file/web/misc server and add an extra service entry in FireDaemon.
True, but those are usually kinda like printed in India editions. The copies we get in some countries (Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, etc.) are much better.
Anyhoo, some publishers have begun changing the content of international editions, eg. shuffling the end-of-chapter problem numbers around, condensing text, shuffling figures, etc.
You might want to reconsider. A digital system is actually pretty broadband, especially if you're talking about very short transition times. You'll need quite a few harmonics just to achieve that sharp rising edge and may still see some Gibbs "rabbit ears".
Just because a game is old doesn't mean it isn't fun. In the last ~3 years, I've run through Populous, MDK1/2, Sim City 2000, Open Transport Tycoon, Fallout 1/2/Tactics, HOMM 1/2/3, Nox, Freespace 1/2, WC Privateer 2, etc.
An incredible amount of engineering goes into reducing the EM noise, eg. proper trace routing, "softening" discontinuities (by appropriately mitering bends, etc.). Not to mention techniques like spread spectrum.
That's a little arrogant, wouldn't you say? I just upgraded a bunch of systems at the folks (~6) to overclocked Core 2 E4300s. They all had perfectly servicable hard drives (ranging from a WD Caviar SE 80GB to Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB) and optical drives (8x DL burners). The ABIT IB9 boards I chose are about the only ones with two IDE channels (ITE8211 rather than craptastic JMicron), so that was nice.
Are you volunteering to send me some $$$ for the unnecessary expense of switching to SATA devices?
The part that's difficult is the speed divide between electronics and optics. Not to mention the OOK scheme used is incredibly broadband (perfect square waves theoretically have infinite odd harmonics). Due to finite rise/fall times, the number of harmonics you need to reproduce the waveform is non-infinite, but still pretty large to be a PITA. Eg. a 2.4GHz signal = 2.4GHz, 7.2GHz, 12GHz, 16.8GHz, etc.
It's pretty difficult to make a lot of microwave components (circulators, etc.) be this broadband!
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Tell me about it. The X360's lineup is so strong that I am fairly tempted to get one, sort of a lot coming from a pretty diehard PC gamer (3.4GHz C2D, 4GB, 8800GTS so I do have the muscle to handle everything new).
Say goodbyte to your seek times. Imagine how long a full stroke on that would take!
That's _ambient_. The GPU itself is going to be some deltaT above that.
Since cooling solutions have an effective degC/W ratio, let's say deltaT = 20C. So testing at 27C ambient = 47C GPU, 40C ambient = 60C GPU.
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That's really getting at the big lie of the computer industry. Do most people really need an ub3r l33t dual core, 2GB RAM, 200GB HDD laptop to do basic sh*t?
Personally, I'd be ecstatic if someone made a machine with a low-end Celly M, ~60GB 5400rpm drive, 12.1" screen (probably 1024x768), DVD burner (reader is fine) and GeForce 7100 for ~$350-400.
Err... you do know that they did that to isolate the effect of the vid card right?
You wouldn't want to bench an 8800 Ultra on a P2-300 right? Talk about a Ferrari with golf cart wheels.
Try that on an OC'ed box, that'll really blow your mind ;)
I prefer Opera and AntiVir, thanks ;)
That's why eBay is fscking retarded, although that's the exact quality you're looking for in buyers (many of whom get into a pissing match and purchase a used item for more than retail). *sigh*
If you're a grad student, yes! ;)
This works pretty well actually. IINM, I end up paying ~$55 for a year of service and all I have to to is get a Skype USB adapter, hook it up to the torrent/file/web/misc server and add an extra service entry in FireDaemon.
True, but those are usually kinda like printed in India editions. The copies we get in some countries (Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, etc.) are much better.
Anyhoo, some publishers have begun changing the content of international editions, eg. shuffling the end-of-chapter problem numbers around, condensing text, shuffling figures, etc.
You do realize that some "international" editions are exactly the same right? The Sadiku and Cheng electromagnetics books come to mind as examples ;)
You might want to reconsider. A digital system is actually pretty broadband, especially if you're talking about very short transition times. You'll need quite a few harmonics just to achieve that sharp rising edge and may still see some Gibbs "rabbit ears".
Just because a game is old doesn't mean it isn't fun. In the last ~3 years, I've run through Populous, MDK1/2, Sim City 2000, Open Transport Tycoon, Fallout 1/2/Tactics, HOMM 1/2/3, Nox, Freespace 1/2, WC Privateer 2, etc.
How about Wing Commander? Starlancer / Freelancer? God dangit, I miss my space sim :|
Screw that. Look at all the recent deals on 2GB DDR-667 kits (SuperTalent, Corsair, etc) for around ~$50.
An incredible amount of engineering goes into reducing the EM noise, eg. proper trace routing, "softening" discontinuities (by appropriately mitering bends, etc.). Not to mention techniques like spread spectrum.
It's the RDF man ;)
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I hereby propose that we legislate a penis tax. Taking the usual stereotype regarding /.'s readership base, this should be a point of contention.
Oh God, not the yodelling!
That's a little arrogant, wouldn't you say? I just upgraded a bunch of systems at the folks (~6) to overclocked Core 2 E4300s. They all had perfectly servicable hard drives (ranging from a WD Caviar SE 80GB to Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 200GB) and optical drives (8x DL burners). The ABIT IB9 boards I chose are about the only ones with two IDE channels (ITE8211 rather than craptastic JMicron), so that was nice.
Are you volunteering to send me some $$$ for the unnecessary expense of switching to SATA devices?
The part that's difficult is the speed divide between electronics and optics. Not to mention the OOK scheme used is incredibly broadband (perfect square waves theoretically have infinite odd harmonics). Due to finite rise/fall times, the number of harmonics you need to reproduce the waveform is non-infinite, but still pretty large to be a PITA. Eg. a 2.4GHz signal = 2.4GHz, 7.2GHz, 12GHz, 16.8GHz, etc.
It's pretty difficult to make a lot of microwave components (circulators, etc.) be this broadband!
VERO = bat doo doo. Next.