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Everything related to an x64 system & the arts around it
here are the stock vitals
cpu,hd&mobo kindly donated by b13nx2k:
AMD A64 x2 4800+ 2.5ghz 65W 65nm
L1 Cache 128KB+128KB L2 Cache 2 x 512KB
2 cores Brisbane 1.25/1.35V
ECS nforce6m-A v2.0 32GB max DDR2
ST340016 7200rpm 40gb 2MB buffer 8.8ms ATA100
on IDE-SATA converter
2nd SATA channel reserved for 120gb WD in waiting
cybermonday shopping spree (tnx cagg):
A-DATA 4GB(2x2GB)DDR2800(PC2 6400)
GeForce 7300GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR2PCIx16 SLI
350clock 333mem DX9 HDTV component out(no vivo)
active cooling, Model 256-P2-N445-LX
169.12 forceware + RivaTuner v2.06
LG GSA-HGGN ATA DVD burner on IDE single channel
what we needed to hookup:
Epson stylus color 740 on port header via IDC-DB25
Cirque CruiseCat touchpad (sofa control)
forced glidepoint 64bit signed drivers
AST non-windows keyboard (from my 1st machine)
HID-compliant mouse (with scrolling)
e-mu 0404|USB 24bit 192000 Hz audio out only
recording and digital inputs disabled as it'd
crash on windows power down or USB disconnect
Sherwood S-7200 amplifier
sofa rear speakers: dbx soundfield 3x2RS
piano/listening room speakers: Cerwin Vega AT-12
Canoscan d 660u (waiting on drivers)
Viewsonic vg150 1024x768 max
Samsung TXM3096HF 30" 1080i HDTV
(best @ 480i no flicker)
Linksys befw1154 v2 with 2 XP laptops
OS = Vista Ultimate x64
here's our background (from what we can remember)
various OSs but 3.1 & xp were the favorites
no gaming, all creative audio/video/imaging
early overclocked PII was able to do it all
before the internet got heavy on flash
small clean xp install on a 4+ year old VIA
PIII machine, also kindly donated by dear
friend b13nx2k. never fried on modified
stock cooling; even when overclocked.
no viruses; even with heavy p2p & scarry websites.
only stuttered on big streaming video, mkv or DVD
