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Surprise #2 - Giga-Byte VGA BIOS flash tool refuses to flash their XT bios to the card :( Complains it is not the right card. Stupid gfv11.exe doesn't recognize -f switch I guess.
Saturday, July 24, 2004 00:00:00
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Finally! Got the card. Can't say I got best bang for the buck, but the card is kewl and a must to experience Doom III in full :)
Surprise #1 - Giga-Byte X800 Pro VIVO came in with 16 pipelines enabled instead of 12. Although device settings info still shows it has X800 Pro bios. Apparently someone flashed to enable 4 additional pipelines, then flashed it back to Pro BIOS. And returned? Whatever, works fine. Twice as fast at stock clocks 475mhz core compared to 9800XT.
Friday, July 23, 2004 00:00:00
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Shizz. This is insane. In the morning checked my X800Pro VIVO order. Still "To be Shipped". Called vendor, turns out they're out of stock. Promised to call me back with ETA. Now, go and explain to him that I need this card by Aug. 3. because that's when Doom III comes out. Didn't call back anyway. Had to call around, only 3 vendors have the card listed in stock. Bear in mind that thing costs 460$+. And still almost impossibel to get. What the hell is going on. Finaly placed an order with antares.com. They swore it'll be in my hands in 2 days. Canceled the other order. Lotsa fun... What's wrong with this manufacturers, can't they plan the damn thing?
Wednesday, July 21, 2004 00:00:00
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Minor reorg on Fixed Blades page.
Updated Elektrolumens XM2 and Nuwai S1704 reviews.
Tuesday, July 20, 2004 00:00:00
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Received TnC custom Key-Lux, CPF edition, AA version. Light rulez :) Kindda big, but still pocketable. Very neat design. Review in progress.
Completed Elektrolumens XM2 review. With pictures and all. Sorry no beamshots again ;). Cool, small flashlight, was a trouble a bit to get a working version, but all fine now. Read details in the review.
Converted flashlight pages to reflect OAL in metric and English system. I'll be converting the rest of the site to metric system in background.
Monday, July 19, 2004 00:00:00
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Nuclear Tests image gallery updated, the last unidentified photo was ID-ed by Los Alamos guys as Fox shot in operation Ranger. Details here.
Completed Fire~Fly II review. With pictures and all. Sorry no beamshots ;) In short nice EDC. Though I was hoping for more complicated switch. Minor fixes and reference updates in Longbow Micra, and Tri-Star Phazer reviews.
Sunday, July 18, 2004 00:00:00
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Finaly ordered Giga-Byte ATI X800Pro VIVO card. Damn X800XT is impossible to get before Doom III comes out. I'm planing to soft mod the card to enable all 16 pipes, vs. 12 on stock. Hopefully the mod goes ok :) Fingers crossed and all that.
Invalid internal link fixes in Knife section.
Saturday, July 17, 2004 00:00:00
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Special thanks to Los Alamos National Laboratory guys :) After all these years they were able to positively identify strange nuke detonation picture I've had forever without knowing the origins. So, this photo depicts shot codenamed Fox during the operation Ranger, conducted in 1951. I'll update nuclear image gallery pages soon.
Monday, July 12, 2004 00:00:00
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MadMax 500 sandwich pill review completed. Nice drop in for your 2AA Mag ;)
Sunday, July 4, 2004 00:00:00