In article <473ae4c3@news2.actrix.gen.nz>,
~misfit~ <misfitnz@yahoot.com.au> wrote:

Patrick Vervoorn wrote:

In article <473aca40$1@news2.actrix.gen.nz>,
~misfit~ <misfitnz@yahoot.com.au> wrote:

That's goof then

I assume you meant 'good'. :)

No, I meant to say that! <g>

*heh* ;)

I actually have a couple PC hardware stores where I get goof deals. One guy 
always works out his "best price" after I tell him what I want, always 
saving a few bucks. He also just gives me small things I want like if I ask 
for a couple SATA cables, or a USB2 backplate. Another shop msaid I was 
buying so much stuff they've given me dealer prices, only ~3% off but still 
better than nothing. I buy so much gear as I'm always upgrading friends 
equipment for them.

Ah, clever move indeed! That way they get to know you. ;)

Hmmm. This board has Intel's ICH9R southbridge which has 6 SATA II 
connectors and supports RAID. There is also a JMicron SATA II chip that has 
two eSATA connectors on the backplane and also supports RAID. However, I 
can't find anything in the drivers where I can switch on NCQ. Nothing 
through Device Manager and nothing under the Start menu. Perhaps more 
research is required.

According to Intel, the ICH9R supports NCQ:

http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/matrixstorage_sb.htm

You have these 'Matrix Storage' drivers installed?

[Glide Wrapper]

It does!! I'm using 14a and it works just fine. The FPS with a skellimancer 
and full army hovers around 58 - 60 during Shenk's Death animation. I'm 
impressed. Also, it's a lot easier to see the difference between the colour 
of rare and unique items. Thanks for giving me a nudge to do this. :-)

Yep, not only does it run smoother, the graphics also look nicer, cleaner, 
and the difference between rares (yellow) and uniques (gold) becomes a lot 
clearer than with the DirectX/3D modes.

Very nice. I'm not near the Q6600 machine, but I think (from memory)
that one is around the 2400/6500 mark.

Ok, I was hoping for figures to give me some idea. It's just a shame I've 
only got two cores. <g>

I'll try to remember to dig up the 'real' scores. ;)

Regards, Patrick.