Posts by selectstriker2

the point of HTML5 is to update the standards for HTML to help streamline embedded media, 2D/3D content etc into webpages without having to use outside software (ie Flash)

If you are interested in focusing more on game programming I'd say grab an XNA 4.0 book and work through it with C#. We used it for a game programming class I took at K-State and was fairly easy to pick up. Will help you get the general...

How many VMs are you expecting to run? Looks like most of the types of services you are going to run aren't that demanding.

We used the older version of the Logitech for company video conferences and face to face software support and they always worked phenomenally.

sounds like your card is artifacting (lines showing up upon boot up). This means it isn't a software issue and your card may have bitten the dust

What I would recommend first would be to look at the browser's history and see when/if these various sites were visited. It might help to see if a bunch of strange sites show up in clusters. As far as "computers don't lie" I feel that is...

AMD's side is usually pretty poor. They don't have nearly the deals that Intel has and the one time I did buy one of their deals (a 6950 2GB) they had a major fiasco where a ton of people, myself included, got our orders canceled because...

deals look good this summer. I've picked up a 970,2600K,2700K, and a 3930K in previous Deals. First time in a while I won't be able to pick one up.

What motherboard are you using? That will help determine how good the VRMs are. As far as the PSU is concerned, I agree that it is most likely crap. The fact that no reviews exist is a good indication. also the fact that Phaedrus...

I have an ATI x550 but it artifacts. The lowest power working card I have is an ATI x1600. Have several AGP cards as well but I don't have them in machines.