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We already have something called DSL 2 here, for like half a year, don't know if its the same...
No, not the same thing.
DSL 2 is simply a faster version of DSL.
www.internet2.edu wrote:
Internet2 and Level 3 Communications, Inc. will develop and deploy a new nationwide network and new services to enhance and support the advanced needs of the academic and research community. This new network initially will offer Internet2 members 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) of capacity, more than 10 times that of the current Internet2 backbone network, and will be designed to easily scale to add capacity as Internet2 members’ requirements evolve over time. Based on input and feedback from the research and education community, including experience gained with the Hybrid Optical and Packet Infrastructure (HOPI) project, the network will be designed to support a full range of production IP services as well as new on-demand, dedicated optical wavelength services to support the most demanding network applications and experimentation.
What are you refering to? I was just bored, so I desided there had to be better ways to cool my PC without strapping a watercooling system to it. Did abit of searching, and found a story of exactly what I was thinking of.
Argument A:
With the ammount of development that went into Cell, I think the price is damn good. When that thing comes out in full, it will flog any and all AMDs and Intels by metric fuckloads. The architecture is just completly different.
Argument B:
But then, When it comes out in full, it will be snatched up by any and all. So they could probably lower cost now, to get intrest in it, and make their porfit later on.
It all depends on weither or not the general public would support having something to rival the x86 architecture. It's doubtful, but depending on how well the Cell can be adapted, it may happen.
Most people just answered with either:
CPU
Motherboard
or Graphics card.
Actualy, it's the powersupply. Simply because you can have shitty-everything, but the computer still works. Get a shitty powersupply, and you're fudged.
So My advice would be to run at least what the card asks for, if not more. Most PSUs are advertised as being better than they actualy are, so always get the best PSU you can at the time.
Nowadays, I don't know anyone who will use anything below 400Watt.
I'd be really observant with that card if you're running a 250 when it asks for 300. There's a reason they ask for 300. If I were you, I'd hold off doing any hard-core gaming or such with it, until a more powerful PSU was obtainable. It not only sucks when you're in the middle of a level and your computer dies, it can also damage it.
I've been looking around to overclock my AMD Sempron 2400+, and found this little Mod. looked fun, so I whiped up a version of it and... Bugger... me... dead...
for an air cooling duct, its the best I've used - AND FREE (well... sorry mother stole her cutting board...)
for the duct itself, I just used one of those weird-ass cutting boards, you know the type that you can roll up? (ask a woman, maybe your mother )
For those of you who are lazy... page two is where the party starts. This is the basic mod itself.
As you can see, the CPU fan has basicly been blocked so it cant suck its own exaust air back in. Thats what causes alot of heat. So this duct allows the exaust fan to suck ALL the air out, FIRST time. not fourth, or fifth pass through the CPU heat sink.
(more zoomed out pic, so you can get your bearings)
(these are pictures from the Mod tut, not my PC)
I was running: (three temp sensors, dont ask where. I forgot to check which sensor was where.)
44C
38C
54C
Now I get
30C
24C
45-46C
Thats a 10C drop (or close) everwhere, cant complain with that.
HDDs have no change, but their running around the mid to low 30's, so I'm not worried.
So I've got some new hardware. CPU, MB, HDD.
But I'm sick of working around my case as it is. (Standard Dupoint 4 Bay Omni Case)
I'm considering making my own case, to my own specs, and doing all \ as much of the work as I can myself.
This is what I'm (physicaly) left with:
ASUS mainboard (+CPU, heatsink, etc).
3 x HDD's.
1 x DVD drive.
1 x standard powersupply.
1 x external 5 port Network swtich, internally mounted. But not essential.
No extra cards at the moment, but possibly later.
So I've still got my Custom Duct on, but remade \ improved for the new motherboard \ CPU.
But I'm considering, If I make a new case, I might as well incorperate some CPU-intake duct as well.
I've got the layouts, and placement sorted, But I'm abit lost on the material to actualy Make the case itself out of.
Sheet Metal => Good, but strenght? All of my case has right-angled bits, to add to the rigidity of it. It would be a bitch to do that to a whole new case. Weight would be an issue.
Plexi-glass => Sounds good, as I'm not fussed with scratching or such. But obtaining the materials and doing the work would be a new experiance.
Lexan => same thing as plexi-glass.
I'm willing to go with a hybrid of any and all materials, as the box itself will only be small.
So I'm asking, any ideas on what to use or experaince that you're willing to share?
I've gone with layout 1 (The first one on here)
and have proceded to convert it all into 3D with Google Sketchup (google it).
I overlooked a few things, so throwing it into 3D helped pull out a few kinks.
I've decided to go with an aluminium box frame, and bolt the plexi on or inside.
But a way I've thought of, would be to make the box, put the plexi on the outside, and then bolt another layer of angle over the top, forming a sandwich:
Bolt
angle
plexi
angle
Nut
Should give it plenty of strenght, and not too hard to do.
The reason I'm not using any type of glue or such, to 'weld' the plexi into one large piece, is for the simple reasons that:
I can access anything and everything by undoing a few screws\nuts.
I can replace part of it if scratched \ broken \ too small.
I considered the idea of:
Bolt
angle
plexi
angle
Nut
But I've decided that would leave the plexi:
it would be recessed into the case.
the plexi would be damaged if the angle was knocked.
to access it, would mean pulling a whole side of the structure off. (between 8 and 12 bolts)
So I figure a standard box-frame, with square plates on the inside of the angle, with one corner taken off at 45 degree, something like this: (highlighted in gray)
Gives me a nice mounting point for the plexi, which i can easily use counter-sunk screws, or thumbscrews for easy removal.
Also means one layer of metal, and hopfully the plxei is the same thickness as the metal, so they are flush.
Part time image designer (don't do requests), PC modder, and overall representation of sanity on the internet.
I'm currently finishing school, Looking at either joining the Army, or going into Psychology.
I like to help, which is why I have a reputation around town as a PC fixer-guy, and also like to help people with personal issues.
That's also lead me to be granted moderation powers on countless boards, for my fair judgement and enforcment of rules.
For those questioning it, No I'm not being cocky or big-headded, Just being honest.
stole her cutting board...)
