paintball & intel viiv

PlawsWorth · 06-29-2007, 04:57 AM

Thinking of getting a new pc from dell. Need to know whats so special about intel viiv core 2 duo and the ones that arent viiv?

Also just bought a Tippmann A5 E-Grip and going to start to play paintball. any tips for barrel, mask etc to buy? or just tips in general on the subject.

billbartuska · 06-29-2007, 09:55 AM

viiv is just marketing mumbo jumbo.

But then Google would tell you that pretty quilckly...wouldn't it?

Brians256 · 06-29-2007, 03:11 PM

The only tangible advantage to Viiv is that there were some special pieces of content available on Comcast, I think. Basically, no advantage. It's just a specification of parts like Centrino(tm).

Bignuts · 06-29-2007, 07:37 PM

Agreed on viiv assesment, more marketing than value.

As for the paintball gun, I recommend you just play, dont get caught up in the upgrade hype. I.e. barrels are the biggest waste of $, the reality of differing barrels is that some actually do help you shoot better, with a certain batch of paint, on a certain day because the humidity and temp is different, etc. is it measurable? Sure. Statistically significant? Possibly. Do you want to carry around 20 barrels for all different conditions?

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06-29-2007, 09:55 AM	#2
billbartuska Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Skokie, Illinois Posts: 322	Re: paintball & intel viiv viiv is just marketing mumbo jumbo. But then Google would tell you that pretty quilckly...wouldn't it? __________________ My new rig.... Intel SE440BX-3, PIII 550 (@ 680) MX440 275/332 (@ 350/400) and 3DFX Voodo 5 5500 160/160 (@180/180) Two Opticals and 120 gigs (w/28gigs in RAID0) on 4 Maxstors

06-29-2007, 03:11 PM	#3
Brians256 Pro/Staff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 1,439	Re: paintball & intel viiv The only tangible advantage to Viiv is that there were some special pieces of content available on Comcast, I think. Basically, no advantage. It's just a specification of parts like Centrino(tm).

06-29-2007, 07:37 PM	#4
Bignuts Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 155	Re: paintball & intel viiv Agreed on viiv assesment, more marketing than value. As for the paintball gun, I recommend you just play, dont get caught up in the upgrade hype. I.e. barrels are the biggest waste of $, the reality of differing barrels is that some actually do help you shoot better, with a certain batch of paint, on a certain day because the humidity and temp is different, etc. is it measurable? Sure. Statistically significant? Possibly. Do you want to carry around 20 barrels for all different conditions?

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