Recent content by purplepencil

Hey all, I've always been keen to try out some computer based guitar amplifier modelling on the PC, something to give me a wide range of tones on the cheap. I came across 'Amplitube 2', and gave the demo a whirl. I am currently using the onboard sound (Abit IP35 Pro). It was extremely...

Must be an electrical engineer! EE is the best. That block looks seriously sweet, wish I had access to a CAD enabled milling machine like that, would certainly made some jobs easier. Nice work there.

MMmmm, it was running stock, on a Corsair VX450, so the power supply ought to be up to the task. I'm not actually able to overclock the board, I can set different values for the FSB in the BIOS, but it doesn't change the CPU. Just having lots of problems with this new build! Thanks for the...

I've tried out memtest, and it runs for an hour without errors. I don't know what else to try!

I would agree with a lot of the earlier posters. Just got myself a Corsair VX450, and I'm very happy with it. Just means you have to tuck the unnecessary cables out of the way, but it's no big deal, and you save some cash. Go with the regular clocked graphics card for cheaper, and then consider...

Hey all, Having some trouble with a new machine (Core 2 Duo E2160, Abit IP-35 Pro, Geil 2GB DDR800) . I'm running Prime95 blend test over both cores, temperatures hovering around 42/43 centigrade, and yet it will crash the system around 15 minutes in. The whole thing just reboots. Any idea...

How has the window affected the sound dampening? Does it seem louder at all? Or much the same?

Thanks for posting this up! I've been looking for something like this.

Hey all, Just a quick question, want to reassure myself before I plonk down for a new computer! I'm looking at getting an E2140 - which is listed as having an 800MHz FSB. Intel lists their FSB speeds as 'quad pumped', hence the actual FSB is 800/4 = 200MHz. This is the speed you will see...

A mux typically has one input and n output select lines, with 2^n outputs. It basically selects an output line based on a binary number fed to the output select lines. Eg. to choose line 5 you input 101 on your output select lines. I've numbered my outputs on this diagram from 1, they should be...

And amps is the unit of current: http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html I had a look for 'amperage on Google and plenty of links came up, apparently it's a perfectly legitimate term in the US. Wikipedia redirects to a page on "Electric Current". Personally, the term just really...

Sorry to keep harking on about this, but.... Since when are any components rated in amperage? If we look at the datasheet for the venerable LM741 opamp: http://www.national.com/ds/LM/LM741.pdf Then we see numerous references to current, but no mention of amperage - "Supply Current"...

Please for the love of God! Say current instead of "amperage".

Hey all, I have two Viewsonic VP930 monitors, and have had frequent problems with both. Occasionally, I will get green vertical lines, in dark areas. This is noticeable when booting up, and the windows logo is surrounded by black. I'll attach some pictures to show you my problem. I've had a...

Looks more to me like the craptacular, over-modded Hyundai of computer cases to me! Porshe has style.....