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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.....

Can't wait to see how this shapes up! Looks like you could be on to a winner here.

Bizzare isn't it! I would have thought that too, that with all the water in the radiator, above the water level in the reservoir that it would all flow back down again.... I guess for water to flow out of the radiator, it has to be replaced with air from behind it, and behind the radiator is the...

Hey guys, Just picked up Vista business recently, been trying to run it, but had a lot of problems. Basically I don't feel like I'm in control of anything, I can't force any programs to shut down using CTRL-ALT-DEL. I click end process and nothing happens. It also struggles under heavy disk...

hehehe, and the new Macs don't? ;)

:( P180's are never really the best candidate for cutting windows, aiming for silence and whatnot, but I'd be lying if I said I hadn't considered it for my next build. But the window trim? :( I really don't like it, I imagined something frameless. Either some glue or double sided tape...

hehehe, QFT Lot of "science" going around too. /. Widescreen looks pretty funky for gaming, looks to be quite immersive. What I can't help thinking is... who really cares what we all say? Widescreens are 'in'. They are fashionable, and soon enough we won't be able to buy 4:3 displays...

A lot of you are getting hung up on so called "scientific testing" and trying to apply scientific principles. [H] has never claimed to be doing a scientific test, there are far too many factors that come in to game performance. [H] are simply providing an evaluation of the experience the product...

You are right, I think I worded myself a bit muddlingly. We know that Core will be faster in the future, it's a newer processor, better design, and it can spit out more frames in our current games. So yes, it's a better processor, and in all reasoning will be faster in future games. I just don't...

Well, I was just referring to the poster's claim that little difference would be seen with a P3 1GHz, and an FX-62 when paired to an FX5200, but this is insubstantial. I can't think of that many games that aren't GPU limited these days, perhaps as other people have mentioned, perhaps some...

They tell you which processor can churn out the most frames in a current game. It can perform more calculations than the last generation processor, and so yes, I guess you could say it is the more powerful processor, and you would probably be right. I don't know where you are getting this...

Yes, a rough idea would probably be pretty good, and I suppose for those of you that see the value in those low resolutions benchmarks, then you can see that a new processor is faster at doing one thing than the old one, and this very likely would translate to a performance advantage in...

I am seeing this all too often in posts in this thread and it's something I want to clear up. Low res benchmarks of current or older games do NOT give a prediction about how a processor may perform in the future. An 800x600 Quake 4 run will simply show you how many frames per second the...

I flicked through pages 1,2,3 and the final page, I ran out of patience, because one thing becomes apparent. Some of you really need to CALM DOWN. This is only computer hardware! I know a lot of you guys love it, as do I, but come on, it's not the be all and end all. There are many of you out...

I saw the very first pic, and asked myself the same question, and immediately thought.... nothing! That case is a beauty, just such clean lines, makes me think of something more futuristic than a very futuristic thing..... like where superman came from futuristic.... Aaaaanyway, if you...

Thanks for taking the time to alert us of this issue, I think it's one we should all be more concerned with. I'd have to agree with the OP and the above poster, the best way to fight this, is to support websites that don't offer DRM.

Great little write up Kyle, sorry to hear about all the criticism you've recieved over this, looks like some people will never be pleased! I suppose you can't just post a short little article anymore without having people read too much into it. Oh well.... I was a little shocked to hear you...

My 2c... Great to see a nice thorough, reliable HardOCP review on a personal favourite of mine - tablet PCs. Personally I use my Acer tablet at uni and currently take all my lecure and tutorial notes on it. As most of the course material is avaliable online, this means that I can always refer...

You know what demo they should really do! ... PACHINKO ala the barrels in the Half-life 2 videos... but this time real pachinko, with lotsa balls. Dave

GT Legends

Cheers Isaac, I was just ready to be the smartarse to point that out :D A few people still put 5:4 thou, kudos to you all. Meh, doesn't really matter, its near enough 4:3, anyway, does anybody happen to know why 17" and 19" LCDs chose that resolution? Correct me if I'm wrong, but 15"...

I was wondering if it would be possible to mount a rad to the top of the case by simply drilling holes in the top and threading through either long screws or spacers. This would allow the rad to access fresh air, and remove a heat source from within the case. Has anybody seen this done? I'd like...

I also posted a mini review some time ago, can't be more happy with them. I bought two :D As to a great all round LCD? Definately. IMHO you can do anything on this monitor, crisp text for surfing, fast response for games, great colours, everything you could want really. The only difference...

Bar Fly You play Jack Curver, a washed up bowling champ filling his evenings by seducing naiive young girls at his local bar. Run out of booze money... and you go home unlucky.

I think I got them for about AU$744 each, according to xe.com this is US$576.

New toys - 2 x VP930b (see my thread in the displays forum) Smaller toy - Acer Tablet PC Borrowed toy - 15" Dell Weeeeel might as well show off while I still can, the dell goes back tomorrow. Dave :)