John-Erik, Author at OCmodshop.com

Asus vs Abit

John-ErikMay 28, 2003November 28, 20140

Asus has a _much_ lower failure rate than Abit, as does everybody else. However, are we talking about OCing? running it stock for maximum performance?

Why you shouldn't use AMD

John-ErikMay 5, 2003November 28, 20140

Onto why you shouldn’t be using AMD at least right now in a $1000 server, it’s because of the boards. Obviously you don’t want a

RAID improves availability

John-ErikMay 5, 2003November 28, 20140

RAID improves availability, but is not an alternative to a real backup via CD-RW or tapes. RAID does not protect your work from fires or

Overclocking Defined

John-ErikApr 25, 2003June 21, 20140

In general terms, overclocking means to run a particular component at a clock rate over the rated clock speed (and is the opposite of underclocking,

Old Compaq as Router

John-ErikApr 12, 2003November 28, 20140

Lol, sure you can use an old compaq to route. Throw two NICs in it, load Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000/XP on it and use the Internet Connection

Black and Decker vs Dremel

John-ErikApr 4, 2003June 2, 20110

Heh, I used a Black and Decker 18V cordless drill with rotary cutter attachment from a dremel. This thing, literally, blows the doors off of

Exhaust Only for a Case?

John-ErikApr 3, 2003June 2, 20110

Exhaust is always better. Remember the el-cheapo whiteboxes (and even some name brands with micro ATX cases), or even older systems? One cooling fan, and

More Processor Rant

John-ErikMar 31, 2003November 28, 20140

Keep in mind with AMD processors, they will be slower than the Xeons except in 80-bit floating point, which is very rare to encounter in

Benefit of Dual Procs

John-ErikMar 31, 2003November 28, 20140

Dual processors also allow the OS to give an application a larger timeslice, meaning that for standard office productivity work with lots of task switching

How long standards last

John-ErikMar 19, 2003November 28, 20140

As I recall, Slot 1 actually lasted 2+ years, and if not for the early low-end Celerons would have outlasted Socket 370. Socket 370 as

Doom 3 Performance Concerns

John-ErikMar 18, 2003November 28, 20140

spydrgut said… Just like id Software is gonna screw up big time if Doom 3 will barely run on a screamin rig. Remember Q3A anyone?

AMD Will Stick Around

John-ErikFeb 28, 2003November 28, 20140

AMD will stick around, they’re too big to go under. Most of their money isn’t in CPUs, it’s in flash memory. They’re loosing money hand

3dMark 03 Engine

John-ErikFeb 27, 2003November 28, 20140

The 3DMark03 engine is based on open standards, and nVidia likes to write their own. It will not perform poorly on any card except nVidia

Overclocking will damage your CPU

John-ErikFeb 27, 2003November 28, 20140

Overclocking will damage your CPU in the long run and shorten its life (duh), but turning it back down down’t help anything. The major problem

ATA vs SCSI

John-ErikFeb 10, 2003November 28, 20140

You loose speed in ATA, in SCSI it’s less of an issue because of the agressive use of the disconnect feature which gives each drive