Alienware and Intel 925X John-ErikOct 7, 2004November 28, 20140 Lol, Alienware is planning nVidia SMP on Intel 925X chipsets right now, so I’m not sure what nVidia is all about. Built into the PCI-E Read more
Interesting Hardware Trivia John-ErikOct 7, 2004November 28, 20140 Well, here’s some info for you: 1) CURRENT Intel silicon can scale to over 4 GHz right now, they’re holding back waiting for AMD 2) Read more
Console Game on PC John-ErikOct 1, 2004November 28, 20140 You know, when I feel like playing a console game (pretty much older ones like Super Mario Brother 3 and such) I plug in my Read more
Advantages of 64-bit CPU and OS John-ErikApr 19, 2004November 28, 20140 The advantage of going to a 64 bit CPU and OS (a 64 bit system) is more memory addressability and the ability to perform higher Read more
Recovering Volumes John-ErikFeb 20, 2004June 21, 20140 If it was a FAT32 volume, you’re screwed. If it was an NTFS volume, you’re not. Well, that is if you’ve enabled journaling on the Read more
Black acrylic window John-ErikFeb 13, 2004June 2, 20110 I like the idea of an acrylic back window. You could even use it as the I/O shield for the ports and to hold the Read more
Reasons NOT to use a computer as a router John-ErikFeb 9, 2004November 28, 20140 There are reasons not to use a computer as a router, first and foremost being security. Even with the best firewall, a hardware router is Read more
Causes of failed backups John-ErikJan 23, 2004June 21, 20140 There are literally dozens of things that could cause a backup to fail, which is why I use either the inbuilt utility or Veritas as Read more
Intel Likes Radeon John-ErikOct 31, 2003November 28, 20140 Intel boards tend to like Radeons over nVidia products, so I doubt the problem is that. I’m definitely for EMI. Unlike the newer XT cards, Read more
Liquid Cooling Advice John-ErikOct 27, 2003June 21, 20140 I’d recomend a 20-80 solution and the good antifreeze. There are two varieties with various inhibitors, and the 50,000 mile variety can break down in Read more
THX Logo on sound cards John-ErikOct 6, 2003November 28, 20140 To use the THX logo it must be certified by Lucasfilms for a certain sound clarity, SNR, accurate sound reproduction and have a good clock Read more
Microsoft isn't the largest software company John-ErikAug 4, 2003November 28, 20140 Did you know that Microsoft is neither the largest software company by sales or by product line? It’s really IBM. Microsoft offers two operating systems, Read more
Problems MS & Co. Try to Push John-ErikJul 29, 2003November 28, 20140 However, the problems with MS & Co. trying to push this are: a) Intel is trying to push a competing standard by integrating it into Read more
Types of RAID John-ErikJun 12, 2003November 28, 20140 Multiplexing is a little bit too broad to fit in there as it includes all types of RAID and also JBOD arrays. The types of Read more
How to tell poor thermal transfer John-ErikJun 5, 2003June 28, 20140 “Heatsinks aren`t warm even when running hot” indicates poor thermal transfer to the heatsink. As for the power supply, it does have its own cooling Read more