Interview the next Cruncher

[Deadeye550]

SF section

How many cores do you have crunching at 100% for XS?

Wesley

[G.Foyle]

Logical or physical? Athlon XP 2600+, that's one, and i7-920, thats four or eight.

Would you buy a Phenom II if it delivered more bang per buck than Yorkfield?

[Indignity]

No! Until AMD can deliver a decent cost/performance ratio that beats Intel's, I will not change.

Predict the end of the recession

[Mr_Slinky]

The recession will be over in about 1-2 years. But we will see signs hopefully this fall that its starting to turn the corner unless something catastrophic happens.

What does your ideal date consist of, where would you go what would you do?

[[XC] riptide]

No! Until AMD can deliver a decent cost/performance ratio that beats Intel's, I will not change.

Predict the end of the recession

2011. Not before. And maybe even later.

When is the next revision of i7 out?

[G.Foyle]

Q3 2009.

What was your best toy when you were 10?

[Mr_Slinky]

My best toy gotta be my bike I got.

When you buy eggs for the wife have you ever gotten the brown eggs?(there the same inside but are just brown on the outside of the shell)

[Indignity]

Hell ya!! Used to drive to Wild Rose to get them too

Optimum amount of toilet paper for one use?

[twilyth]

Hell ya!! Used to drive to Wild Rose to get them too

Optimum amount of toilet paper for one use?

As someone with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder), wiping is at least a 3 part process.

1. nice long stretch of maybe 2.5 feet (double ply - of course) - bunch this up to increase surface area. Dab, don't smear.

2. slightly shorter stretch for second pass - if not necessary, go to step 3

3. take about 4 or 5 sheets and fold them over a few times. Now get a wet wipe (I like Cottonelle) and fold it over the paper. The tp inside gives it bulk and helps prevent the dreaded "stink finger". Wipe carefully starting with one edge of the wipe and gradually shifting to the other. This will maximize cleaning efficiency.

4. do the same as 3 and this time make sure you really dig.

Was my description too graphic?

[G.Foyle]

It was.


How was your dinner?

[Bobsama]

Last night? Not that good. Whatever really. I had a roast beef sandwich since they were out of pastrami.

Should I buy an i7 920 and DX58SO for $530 shipped?

[Martijn]

Great, although the Chili Con Carne will probably leave at the bottom side tomorrow.


Should I buy new ski's from the money I reserved for my studies?

[karl_eller]

Should I buy an i7 920 and DX58SO for $530 shipped?

I'd be inclined to look at one of the Gigabyte or Asus boards instead (Gigabyte UD5 or Asus Palm-whatever-the-hell-it's-called)

Should I buy new ski's from the money I reserved for my studies?

Ski'ing (how is that spelt?) is awesome, so yes.

What's the correct way to spell the verb "to ski"?

Eller

[Bobsama]

Skiing.

Should I buy a Q66, IP35 Pro, and 2x2GB DDR2 800 off of a team member of ours? Or should I save the money and get Core i7 as soon as possible?

[twilyth]

I think it's f-a-c-e-p-l-a-n-t - at least that's what it would be if I ever tried.

Have you ever tried bungy jumping?

edit - damn ninjas.

[emuexport]

Skiing.

Should I buy a Q66, IP35 Pro, and 2x2GB DDR2 800 off of a team member of ours? Or should I save the money and get Core i7 as soon as possible?

I'd say buy a Q66 etc but mainly cos thats what I have done till i7 (or the like) gets cheaper

I think it's f-a-c-e-p-l-a-n-t - at least that's what it would be if I ever tried.

Have you ever tried bungy jumping?

edit - damn ninjas.

No. But I did plan to but now that I have a bad back I think its out of the question. Might have to buy one of those ab-crunchers to get 'back' into shape lol.

Where are you going to celebrate Christmas (even if you aren't religious)?

[Bobsama]

I'm going home to New York.

Is this spam?

[Mr_Slinky]

Bob yes that is spam and no I didn't click on it either just mouse over it.

Favorite system you ever owned? The longest you ever owned a system (with all the same parts in it too, custom built or otherwise)

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

Still have my iMac G5

Soda or Water?

[Bobsama]

Water.

Vista or XP?

This forum requires that you wait 70 seconds between posts. Please try again in 27 seconds.

Fail.

[emuexport]

Water. It's free!

Water.

Vista or XP?

Vista, me likes Purdy!

First CPU you OC'd?

[Bobsama]

Turbo Mode on the old 386s.

Last CPU you manually underclocked?

[[XC] mysticmerlin]

900mhz Tbird to 1.4

Bah: Ninja edit : X3350 to 3.6 on air

Colored or white lights on the xmas tree?

[emuexport]

Cheap K-mart fibre optic tree (20cm tall) with spinning colour disk for $20AUD

Ham, Turkey or Both for Christmas?

[karl_eller]

If it moves, kill it, stick in on the BBQ and eat it.

Since Mysicmerlin miss-read Emu's question, I'll try again:
Last CPU you manually underclocked?

Eller