Alan McCloskey, Author at OCmodshop.com

New Forum Threads

Alan McCloskeyOct 14, 2005August 27, 20140

OCModShop is expanding its content and has added more forum threads! Below are some of the new forums: Gaming General Games Discussion (previously the

Forum Overhaul Soon

Alan McCloskeyOct 11, 2005August 25, 20140

The forums are going to get a major overhaul soon. I have lots of information on various subjects, but they’re not long enough for an

PowerColor Theater 550 Pro Video Card Review

Alan McCloskeyFeb 28, 2005July 26, 20140

Having built a new PC this last holiday season that is running Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, the one item that I didn’t get

SilverStone LC10 HTPC Case Review

Alan McCloskeyFeb 27, 2005July 27, 20140

I have been a home theater enthusiast for many years (even before DVD became available) and have always been interested in the home theater PC

New nForce Drivers

Alan McCloskeyFeb 2, 2005November 28, 20140

couldnt post this before now but this morning NVIDIA released new drivers for NVIDIA nForce4 SLI, NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra, and NVIDIA nForce4 motherboards and systems.

New OCMS Server in Place

Alan McCloskeyJan 27, 2005August 25, 20140

Last night the new server was installed to the new datacenter. Currently ocmodshop.com is on the new server and www.ocmodshop.com and forums.ocmodshop.com are just waiting

Digital Camera Upgrade

Alan McCloskeyJan 18, 2005November 28, 20140

I have been using the following setup for a few years now. Fuji Finepix 2650 (2MP) 128MB xD memory card rechargeable AA batteries (8+ hours

Overclocking Comments

Alan McCloskeyJan 10, 2005August 25, 20140

here is a quote from my review when I got to overlocking… “Because this motherboard has so many overclocking features I could tell from the

OCModShop’s Best of 2004

Alan McCloskeyJan 9, 2005November 28, 20140

Well the year 2004 is now only a memory, there were a lot of great products that were released and many that were not that

OCZ ModStream 520W PSU Review

Alan McCloskeyJan 7, 2005July 26, 20140

Choosing a new power supply is not always as easy as one might think. Generally, people just ask how many watts a PSU gives off

Evercool GT-365 PSU Fan Battery Review

Alan McCloskeyJan 6, 2005July 26, 20140

You may have seen fan and case accessories that continue to operate case fans after the computer shuts down. Your computer’s processor may continue to

Windows on SATA Drive

Alan McCloskeyJan 3, 2005November 28, 20140

If you are trying to install Windows on the SATA drive you will probably need to load the drivers for the controller during the installation.

Waffer PC Air Conditioner Review

Alan McCloskeyDec 20, 2004July 26, 20140

One of the main issues with running a stable computer is heat management. Heat has been an issue with electronics even before the semiconductor, and

Gigabyte P4 Titan GA-8TRX330-L Motherboard Review

Alan McCloskeyNov 1, 2004July 26, 20141

When it comes to system performance, one of the most crucial aspects is the chipset. These processors coordinate traffic between the main CPU, memory and

OCZ PC4000EL Gold Edition RAM Review

Alan McCloskeyOct 18, 2004July 26, 20140

The competition for the fastest computer has been particularly fierce the past few years, stemming from the rivalry between two industry giants: AMD and Intel.