Internet Speed

lets see whos got the fastest download time

go to http://www.speedtest.net/ select a server and post the image

GeForce 8600 GT install

hey fellas it's been a while

well i just got my new video card (see title) and when i go to boot up the pc post runs fine and i get my normal, everythings ok beep. but once BIOS is finished and XP starts to load i get the BSOD and it in a nutshell says, "ACPI BIOS not compatible and some other things like go to http://www.harware-update.com (which doesn't work anymore) or hit F7 to disable ACPI.

I cannot find anything on the web about this, everyone seems to be getting error while XP is running - not booting. Anyone experienced this before?

I did try to disable ACPI in my BIOS but that doesnt help at all.

System Specs
Intel Pentium D 925 3Ghz DT 800FSB Socket 775
Mach Speed P4MST-890 Socket 775 Motherboard
Buffalo Select 1GB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz
Crucial 2GB PC2 4200 DDR2 533MHz
Seagate 320GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G

PNY VCG86512GXPB-OC GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

new pc for me

So the other day i ordered myself a barebones kit from TigerDirect and thought I would share with everyone what I got. Now it's nothing like the one Scary has, but it's better than the one I got right now.

The barebones kit only came with Case, MB, RAM, and CPU; everything else was purchased separately

Specs:
Intel Pentium D 925 3.0GHz Dual-Core OEM Processor
Mach Speed P4MST-890 Via Socket 775 MicroATX Motherboard
Antazone CPU Cooling Fan 775/S478/K8/K7
Buffalo Select 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Memory
Seagate 320GB Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G
LG GSA-H55LI 20X INTERNAL SUPER MULTI DVD REWRITER featuring SecurDisc™ with Lightscribe
Power Up 5511 Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side and 450 Watt PS

I am also going to be buying another 2GB stick of RAM making it a total of 3GB's

All of this for a about $350 US

OLD PC Specs:
Intel P4 2.4GHz, Asus P4S8X-X Mthrbrd
Maxtor 120GB DiamondMax Plus HDD
Maxtor 160GB DiamondMax Plus HDD
PNY nVidia GeForce FX 5600 Ultra
(8x AGP - 128MB DDR - 800MHz)
Sony DRU-510A Dual Format DVD/CD Burner
2-512MB DDR SDRAM, Antec 400W PS
WinXP Pro, clear side case

Both Maxtor HDDs are dying on me only after about 3-4 years of use.

South Carolina Sunrise

so its been a min since I've posted. I happened to take this picture in South Caroline with my celly last week on vacation and this it what turned out

thats the original size too

Speed test game

With all this talk from Renzo about his internet connection (and something I've been wanting to post for a minute) I thought it would be cool to see what kind of internet connection everyone here on the boards has and who's is the fastest.

So with that I would like for everyone to use the same website to test their connection
http://www.speedtest.net/

Then when asked to select the server you want to use for testing use the Recommended one that is highlighted in yellow.

Once that's done then the test will commence and you'll get a report and copy the Forum code into your reply.

Let's see what happens

Peace

Mine from home is in my sig but here is mine from work (where I'm currently at )