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K thanks, I'll check it out.

If necessary I could just partition my old PC and dual boot Ubuntu Server/XP but that would involve creating a Web Server out of a PC running with 448mb RAM, a slow single-core AMD Processor, and already relatively slow internet (1 Mbit Uplink) which would entail suckishness of the highest order.

Hey, My Mom is interested in setting up a website for her business. I would like to have my PC be the domain host/server and pay $0.89 for a .info, but I don't know if that is possible, which brings me to my next question. Is it possible to run a server OS (such as Ubuntu 10.04 Server LTS 32-bit) within Windows Vista x64 and Virtual PC 2007 64-bit? I'm not gonna pay $700 for Windows Server 2008 and I don't wanna have to partition my HDD and do a dual boot or any of that stuff, so the only logical option for me seems to be Virtual PC if possible. I do have a static IP as well as someone to help me build the site and set everything up. If it's not gonna work then I'll just pay to have GoDaddy.com or someone else host it, but I would like it to be within my PC if possible.

I would say something that the Athlon II X4 would be able to handle all of your requirements, plus they're under $100.

Just an update: While I get an average of 30-45 FPS in GTA IV, I recently bought the D2D EFLC version, and for some reason I get a steady 18-25 FPS. Not too good. That's even when downing the Texture Quality to medium, rather than high. Also, I bought the Dirt 2 game, and it's not different from the demo. Without VSync, according to FRAPS, I got 59 Minimum, 90 Max, and 73 FPS average. With VSync on, I got 58 min, 62 max, and 59.9 average, a.k.a. perfectly smooth. So for anyone looking to upgrade for GTA IV or Dirt 2, a GTX 275 or even GTX 260 will be plenty. That's about equivalent to an ATI 4870, 4890, 5770, or 5830.

I be positive that I'm B Positive.

Very Snappy! P.S., FlagFox changed it to a British flag for me too.

About a month after I got my PC, Vista wouldn't connect to the Internet. The Networking section showed local connections only. Nothing would access the internet, not even Firefox, but Vista didn't have the 'No Internet Connection' Red X Thing in the system tray. I swapped cables, reconfigured the internet, bought a PCI Ethernet card, reinstalled apps, called microsoft, did the Upgrade function and fix my PC function with the vista, EVERYTHING I could think of tons of times, and nothing ever fixed it. In the end I had to reinstall the OS. Something got corrupted internally, and nothing I nor Microsoft could do would fix it. And I knew that my internet was functional since I was able to connect with Ubuntu. Happily, it's worked fine for the last 8 months. Perhaps the same is happening to you . . .

I actually meant for you to click on the Health tab in HD Tune so that I could check your smart values. P.S., based on the picture you sent, that hard drive is slow as crap.

I believe the phrase that describes that would be 'Epic Fail'.

KK, my OC'd GTX 275 performs very well in Dirt 2, so you'll be fine. These results are at the highest settings and 1080p, with vertical sync on (60 FPS Limited) and my CPU loaded to 100% converting video, but set to a lower priority. Again keep in mind that this is the demo. At Morocco (lots of scenery) Frames Time (ms) Min Max Avg 3551 60000 53 62 59.183 At Baja (lots of effects and scenery) Frames Time (ms) Min Max Avg 3518 60000 50 63 58.633

Binary can be in Octal, Hexadecimal, or Decimal form. What I'm showing is just Decimal.

P.S., the numbers I posted with Dirt 2 are based on my experience in Dirt 2 with my GTX 275. That being said, it's also the demo version, and that may differ a bit from the real game. This would be a more reliable source. They show a GTX 260 at 1080p with all settings Maxed scoring nearly 50 FPS, and with AA. This would be a better source.

Well, with a memory hack you could run GTA IV with every setting to the absolute MAX and get a steady >45 FPS at 1080p. For Dirt 2, it would also run everything all the way to the top and more than likely get >60 FPS steady, with good frames even at 2560x1600. For Crysis, I have no clue. For FSX (which I doubt you play) it really depends on the CPU, but you should pull at least 30 FPS steady with most of the settings at the top, in every environment.

So, if I were to post this binary code: 087 097 115 117 112 044 032 116 104 105 115 032 105 115 032 082 097 121 098 111 098 032 112 111 115 116 105 110 103 032 099 114 097 112 032 105 110 032 066 105 110 097 114 121 032 116 111 032 115 101 101 032 105 102 032 121 111 117 032 099 097 110 032 114 101 097 100 032 105 116 033 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 Would anybody be able to tell me what it says? (Hint: It's just text) It's Decimal 1-byte at a time.

You could buy a second 4850 and go for Crossfire if your mobo can do it, that would give your greatest improvement for the money. For a person with an 8800GT, it would make sense to upgrade. If one had a GTX 285, then upgrading to the GF100 would be pretty pointless. The 8800GT is about to be 3 generations old.

2+ hours as you said denotes >2 hours. When I said "Almost 2 hours" it meant <2 hours. And BTW, the Matrix works fine for every other song, this is the only one I will ever mix.

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Why would you have IE, Opera, Firefox, and Chrome all installed at the same time?

im guessing you meant "if you dont plan on using" Yes, sorry about that. But as I said before, 5770 if he needs the goodies, GTX 260 if he cares about the raw performance, and GTX 470 (DX11!) if he can wait for it and the price is low enough. Now, between the 5770 / 4870 / and GTX 260, it also depends on what resolution he is likely to use. For 2560x1600, go for the GTX 260, it's better at that resolution. 1920x1200 is more or less equal between the two, and for the lower resolutions the ATI cards generally pass the GTX 260 by a little.

The 5770 really is a better card, about on par with the 260 Core 216 performance wise, but with more features. Don't get a GTS 250, it's a whole tier below the GTX-2xx series. However, if you plan on using DX11 or Eyefinity or any of those extra goodies then I'd say the GTX 260-216 is a better idea. If you can wait a bit, I personally would get a GTX 470 once it comes out. The price of that is anticipated to be around $240 last I heard. (On par with ATI's 5830) As for GTA IV, my GTX 275 (one step above the 260) can run GTA IV with every single setting at Very High / Highest / 100% at 1080p and get a steady 35-50 FPS on the street and up to 100 in places like the airport or in buildings. As such, with everything at the top, you can still expect decent performance from the 260.

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