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[Subpar]

Ok. I finallt have everything loaded back on my pc, and it is working great.<br><br>I do have a couple of questions that you might be able to answer.<br><br>Ice, you use a dual monitor set up. I copied you idea, got an extra card and hooked it up with my second monitor.<br><br>Do you notice a loss of fps while playing tribes while the second one is on? I thought the purpose of the second card was to not have this problem. <br><br>Anyway I tested it both on and offline, and while it was on I lost anywhere from 12-40 fps while using it simultaneously. It varied by what application I had running on it. 10-12 was ie, rw, and email, 30+ was my tv tuner, which is really cool btw.<br><br>I also loaded norton. It really slows my system down. WHat should I have running and checking, and what should I disable?<br><br>Next thing on the list is my router, so if you have a site that gives step by step instructions on installing the router and setting up a network, let me know. I only what file sharing and maybe print capabilities. Its a linksys btw.... <p><img src="http://home.attbi.com/~peter_aquino/Subparsig.jpg" border="0"></p><i></i>

[XMEN Iceman]

Yes, you will lose a couple of FPS due to the processing power needed. Your processor still has to maintain 2 screens vs. one. But if you are getting 50-100fps you will not notice it. I find the conveinence of 2 screens far outweighs the FPS loss. <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>Norton should have little or no effect as far as I know. Never heard of that, other than it kicking off a scan during a game. Now that sux! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br> Here is a cool guide to help you set up your network:<!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.linksys.com/tech_helper/intr ... <!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br> <p><table border="0"><tr><td><embed align="left" src="http://www.thzclan.com/avatars/ezice.swf" menu="false" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="217" height="166" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow ... <td><table border="0" style='Filter: Shadow(Color=#BB1403,Direction=255)'><tr><td><span class='usertitle'>XMEN Iceman [DTM]<br>Founder and Leader of the Base Tribes XMEN Clan<br>Proud member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries teamplayers Guild<br>Citizen of New Fenecia<br><br>"You weren't much of a challenge" - T2 bot after killing Iceman<br><br>- click on avatar for links - no, not sausage links!</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></p><i></i>

[Subpar]

thanks....<br><br>I will just shut of the second monitor when I am playing t2, no biggie<br> <p><img src="http://home.attbi.com/~peter_aquino/Subparsig.jpg" border="0"></p><i></i>

[Sir Diesal0t]

how many port linksys reuter?. SW and I have identical ummm i think it's 5 port ones... they're good stuff. mine has served as the hub for many an Xbox lan party on halo. i put a label on it and it is thus called "Mr. Booyah".<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>

[Subpar]

its a 4 port router I belive. <p><img src="http://home.attbi.com/~peter_aquino/Subparsig.jpg" border="0"></p><i></i>

[Sir Diesal0t]

the 5th one has a line going to the uplink. it's how you can stack them to make like one big router. just plug a cable (or crossover?) from ones uplink(WAN?) port into the next one's #5 port. <p></p><i></i>