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| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/504 |   CanadaDave (303) May 09, 2007 - 04:23 am
| I'm not sure what you're referring to when you say memory management - the no execute bit is simply blocking code execution from within data areas in memory. At a basic level, it just splits the RAM into data areas and executable code areas - so nastiness like buffer overflow attacks are protected against.
It's a very small overhead for the system, but an overhead nonetheless...
Was that what you meant? Flag this | Edit this post |
| Shout Box Link » /matrix/user.asp/18766 | CanadaDave (303) May 09, 2007 - 03:22 am » Edited on May 09, 2007 - 03:21 am
| Hey, man! I thought you were already on my friend list - big oversight on my part. :)
Any change in the work situation at all? Sucked, what was happening... Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/506 | CanadaDave (303) May 08, 2007 - 04:03 am
| Wow - I'm floored, man. Thanks a lot! Way too early to call it, though, and the judges haven't rendered any opinion (1200 points out of the 2100 for the contest), so there's still lots to be done.
You're right about the Editor's Choice (Riccochet, Bullseye, etc) awards - a thought that occurred to me about 45 minutes after the deadline. :)
You're right - you'd have done really well in this round as well. The world can - and should - still know... FS has been talking about the "2nd season" of this for some time now, and if it does happen (and I hope it will!), you should definitely go in.
Thanks again! Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/504 | CanadaDave (303) May 08, 2007 - 03:58 am
| Thanks, OgreFade. You're right - even having used it (and Unix variants) for a decade now at work, Linux gaming still does have a ways to go.
Yep, my graphs are pretty smelly. I was ridiculed for my attempt to have nice, blending colours (red, pink, etc) last time, so I went with army this time - less ridicule, more pity. :)
Thanks a lot for the comments, man. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/490 | CanadaDave (303) May 04, 2007 - 05:26 am » Edited on May 04, 2007 - 05:32 am
| Trogdor - thanks a lot for the compliments - I really appreciate them, especially coming from someone who already does this for a living. :)
I'm not at all trying to throw a rock at anyone (seriously), but the components were delivered as a part of the competition - the idea is to do the review of the components as they are. I'm thinking that this is a part of the challenge - it's one thing to put all bleeding edge components and get the last .02 FPS out of them, but another entirely to do an overall system analysis on a system with pre-determined parts. Not any easier or harder - just different - and I think the FS guys were looking for that sort of dive from the parts supplied.
The card is really a very good card - I actually like the heat-pipe that Gigabyte used a *lot* - but you're right, standing up a card that is now a few generations back next to an X6800 just can't produce an optimal result, no matter how good the card build is.
Incidentally - long time fan of Anandtech. You guys do good work! Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/490 | CanadaDave (303) May 04, 2007 - 05:20 am
| Thanks, OgreFade - I *REALLY* appreciate the compliment, and you're dead on with the constructive comments. I agree, the weak point of the piece is that it doesn't really go into a lot of the touchy-feeley parts of the build, but at 2700 words in the article submission, I needed to start leaving some meat on the cutting room floor, unfortunately.
To answer, the build was a lot of fun. :) The components did go together easily, with the exception of the power supply (which I think I did comment on in a small way). There's no reason not to extend the power supply support shelf to at least a few extra inches, and that kind of made things frustrating. Aside from that, everything was silky-smooth, which was more of a relief than I could possibly tell you, as I'd heard about the problems that Hipcheck was having with his shipment.
Thanks again for the comments.. I really do appreciate that. You've a sharp eye. :) Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/490 | CanadaDave (303) May 02, 2007 - 07:20 pm
| You hijacked the crap out of my comments section! :)
Kidding aside, I agree 100% about the images and formatting. It would have been really nice to have the images in line with the text, but equally, with so many images there, the article would have stretched longer and I'd have had to cut down on the number of images. A trade-off for sure.
Really appreciate the kind words - thanks, Knuckles!
BTW - you scared me away from the quiz. I spent a long time (even using the Google-fu to try and come up with answers), but I never did get a single one! Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/490 | CanadaDave (303) May 02, 2007 - 07:17 pm
| I had the chance to install 64 bit, but was scared away by the incompatibilities - so many of the applications still use (believe it or not) a 16 bit installer that there are many things which just won't run.
More an issue for work (we have LOADS of applications which are legacy), but I just figured 32 bit would be simpler.
I like Feisty Fawn - this was my first install of it. They've moved to a LiveCD type of install, which is really a nice novelty for me - perhaps I just haven't played with enough distributions which have that (besides Knoppix), but I thought it was pretty slick. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61942/490 | CanadaDave (303) May 02, 2007 - 10:45 am
| Thanks a lot, Pongky - though given the quality of the images you've got out there, I'd almost think you were being sarcastic. :)
Seriously - that picture of the building on your website has an incredibly immersive feeling. I was really impressed! Flag this | Edit this post |
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