Thermal Paste can Squeeze Out John-ErikNov 22, 2002November 28, 20140 Actually, AMD said it because over time with the vibrations thermal paste can squeeze out from under the HSF and leave less thermal conductivity. By Read more
Uh oh, chasis alarm… John-ErikNov 20, 2002November 28, 20140 I came back from doing laundry about 30 minuites ago (hey, the washers and dryers are empty at 4 AM) and hear my chasis alarm Read more
Xeons John-ErikNov 17, 2002November 28, 20140 Far from it, the Xeons have better power decoupling, better SMBus support and much better thermal management (since the HSF can fall off and the Read more
AGP 4X is pointless John-ErikNov 14, 2002November 28, 20140 Right now AGP 4x is nearly pointless, the biggest performance boost comes not from the bandwith but from fast writes and other AGP 4x features. Read more
VIA Chipsets Part Deux John-ErikOct 28, 2002November 28, 20140 Alright, first thing’s first. In Via chipsets the RAM clock runs asynch to the CPU bus clock and V-Link clock. In recent Via chipsts the Read more
3Com X-Jack John-ErikOct 13, 2002November 28, 20140 I am particularily happy with my 3Com X-Jack because: a) it colapses into the laptop when I’m done and want to throw it into the Read more
Integrated Access Points John-ErikOct 12, 2002November 28, 20140 While integrated access points and routers are only $20 more expensive than the access point itself, it’s the best way. An access point basiaclly expands Read more
Onboard sound John-ErikOct 8, 2002November 28, 20140 Onboard sound either uses a Realtek or Crystal chip or is built into a SuperIO chip (aka southbridge) almost all of the time. Data from Read more
ATA, S-ATA, SCSI, FC-AL, FC-SF, FC-PP John-ErikOct 6, 2002November 28, 20140 In the world of storage the latest ATA/100 or ATA/133 drive at 160 Gb is fine to hold your movies, MP3s and whatnot, but what Read more
VIA Chipsets John-ErikOct 6, 2002November 28, 20140 Generally I steer away from Via unless it’s my only option (e.g. for price). If you want to OC your CPU then I’d look to Read more
RAM question John-ErikOct 5, 2002November 28, 20140 Ya know, here’s a question. . .can anyone tell the true difference between the RAM? My dad and I are useing the same processor, yet Read more
Brief Guide to Intel’s HyperThreading Technology John-ErikOct 2, 2002November 28, 20140 Since the first one was deleted and more has come out since I wrote the first one on the old forums, this one will be Read more
Quiet Power Supply Fan Guide BrandonSep 13, 2002July 18, 20140 Personally I like to have a quiet computer and any unnecessary noise should be removed in my opinion. Therefore I have written this guide to Read more
EPoX 8KHA+ Motherboard Voltage Mod BrandonSep 13, 2002July 18, 20140 After this mod your Vcore should be around 0.2 Volt + 0.4 Volt (from the default overvolting) = 0.24 Volt higher than what you've selected Read more
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, Read more