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How To Clean Copper Waterblocks Guide

Guest WriterSep 22, 2004July 26, 20140

If you’re a serious computer enthusiast, there is no question you have a computer with a liquid cooling system somewhere. Liquid cooling is a very

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

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

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

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

Case and Fan Tape Masking Guide

Daniël PielageOct 10, 2003July 21, 20140

Ahh, the lowly roll of masking tape. It has such infinite uses, yet this simple tool is used incorrectly by so many. It’s simplicity is

Classic Xbox Controller Programming

OCmodshopJul 20, 2003July 21, 20140

The Xbox controller is in brief a USB compound device that consists of a USB gamepad and a two-port USB hub.

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

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,

Apache's Granularity

John-ErikFeb 7, 2003June 21, 20140

You can run about 65,000 different webservers (if that many existed), since the most important thing is that they run on different ports. If you

Apache as a Web Server

John-ErikDec 16, 2002July 20, 20140

You know, just a comment … IMHO, if you know how to edit a config file at all you’re better with Apache. It’s nice and

Case Window Cutting and Installation

BrandonDec 13, 2002July 20, 20140

Most online stores sell premade window kits which are really good but sometimes you want to make your case 100% DIY. Online stores sell window

Changing your Case & Drive LEDs

BrandonSep 13, 2002June 11, 20110

Making your case unique and looking cooler than it is when you buy it is what case modding is all about. Almost all cases, CDROM,

Installing A Thermal Probe To Your CPU

BrandonSep 13, 2002August 17, 20120

Not only socket thermistors unreliable in my opinion but they are also inconvenient. Whenever you want to check what your CPU temperature is you have