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These tests are inherantly flawed and mean ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Here's why. First, anyone who knows about operating systems, operating system design, and image design knows that anything worth comparing has to be compared on the same level. The machines that were running these tests were NOT...

I've got the 24" NEC Multi. Absolutely awesome CRT. You'll pry it from my cold, dead hands as well. <end reference to quote> In my living room, I have a 42" CRT Monitor that does 1280x1024 Progressive with a VGA input. It's an older Mitsu unit that I've had for a while. I've been working...

Hey all, I have this car advertised on both bargainnews and autoextra, but figured I'd give it a go here too. Mods: If this is not cool, please let me know. Picture of car: 2001.5 Volkswagon GTI 1.8T Black, 48,800 mi, ABS, power moonroof, power brakes, power locks, power...

-20F was the lowest I ever got, and only for a few seconds upon boot. Mini-Fridge cooling methanol. Too bad it couldnt' keep anything cold for more than a few hours. I'm working on a new project that should fix that. Old project...

Great find. Just got 3. Matt.

One other thing. I found that the fan on the A/C was insanely loud, so my last design got rid of the large fan (which sucked quite a bit of power on it's own), and converted the condensor to use six 120MM fans. This allows the fans to be triggered and controlled by your motherboard/power...

The way I solved this was to take the Wattage output of all your submerged components, and convert it to BTU's. I found it took almost three times the cooling capacity the rid the system of the heat. So, if your system uses generates 300 Watts of thermal output, you convert that to BTU's using...

Swords, Well, I wasn't going to post any of my new findings until the new project was finished, but this is for your education, so here it goes. First off, a fishtank isn't going to work very well. You'll get some cooling, but the condensation off the glass sucks, and the heat loss is...

I've been running XP 64 for about five months in it's current incarnation. I was part of the 'Microsoft Beta Review Team' for about two years, so I saw it through most of it's stages, from back when it looked almost exactly like Server 2K3-64 up until now. Personally, I like it quite a bit...

Reasons people pirate: 1. It's not out yet, but should be. 2. Copy protection. Why should someone spend $60.00 so they can sit and wait for a DVD to load instead of a local copy? Or have their computer infected by StarForce? 3. Principal. Some people think that spending $55.00 for...

I loved the game. Beat it at least four times, increasing difficulty. Not a fan of the Trigens at all, especially the little monkey ones. Too unrealistic. Rocket guards were fun, just take them out with the M3 while prone from a distance. The game was much better when you were just facing a...

4000/384 Comcast @ $45 per month. Real world: Web d/l's get up to 480KB/s, uploads are always maxxed out at 45KB/s EDonkey pulls anywhere from 200KB/s to 384KB/s, but the network has a lot of overhead. Matt.

Just so you guys know, Chancast plays Soul Calibur quite well. Just set this up a few days ago: SK8N with FX51 & 5900U 256 XBox Controller with XBCD controller driver 42" Tube Monitor at 1024x768 Sony STDRE875 with 2 15" 3-ways and 2 10" 3 ways. Chancast .025 Alpha with controller...

Just bring up the console menu (~), and type in \save_game. Instant save game. Made the game much more enjoyable, especially in the later levels with higher difficulty. Matt.

By far the best game EVER for the C64. Tried finding it when I was into emulation, and no one had ever even heard of it. All the old 5&1/4 floppys have been long gone for a long time.... My personal old time favorites: X-Wing (PC), Warlords (Atari 2600), Soul Calibur (Dreamcast), TMNT...

It's very possible that the BIOS is only supplying the CPU's rated voltage during POST. I've seen some newer boards do this. Don't know why, as it's kinda stupid from an overclocking standpoint. This would explain why you are hitting 2.36Ghz in Windows using your favorite FSB program, while...

Top 10 reasons not to invest in AMD: 1.) You don't have any heat in your house, so you invest in a LGA775 system. 2.) George Forman grills are for suckers. Use your Prescott fan grill to make a tasty burger. 3.) The thought of getting 4Ghz on a chip gets you [H]ard, even if it doesn't do...

Now on my third HTPC. Previous were NForce 1 2100+ and Nforce 2 2800+ Barton. Current HTPC Specs: AMD Athlon FX-51 Swiftech Cooler 92MM Vantec Steath Fan PowMax UltraCrap case Antec SmartPower 450 Asus SK8N 512Mb Buffalo Registered PC2700 Hauppauge PVR 250 40Gb WD 7200 HD (System)...

Street Fighter 2... Think I actually twisted a controller to death over that game. Mortal Kombat - See number one. Most frustrating game ever: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES (Not the arcade version). No save points, very easy to die, very easy to lose weapons you tried for hours to...

Yeah, I have the same problem. Devil ether. There are some people habitating this world that seem to think that you can get higher without drugs than with them. ...And neither have I for that matter. So, let me get this straight. You want me to throw this thing in the tub when White Rabbit...

Cool, thanks for the reply. What do you mean by the PLG being more suitable for desktop applications. Is that better or worse for the applicatoin I'm going to be using this for? I was under the assumption that two 12V rails at 18A were better than one at 36A. Is this true, or does it matter...

Hey all, I've read all the stickies and browsed through the forums for a while in search of a good power supply. In my main rig, I currently have an Antec SmartPower 450, and it sucks. In my server, I have a Sparkle, and it has served me immensely well. I have a few other Antecs kicking...

Searched the Forums and found that someone had the old coupon code posted from mid last year. Just found this by Googling.... 1.) Go to http://www.linspire.com/btorder 2.) Click Apply Coupon 3.) Enter code "lindows" without the quotes. 4.) Price drops from $49.99 to $0.00 5.) Check...

Yup. I had to use this trick for work quite a few times. You need to install a "Dummy" proxy server pointing to a null port. There are two ways to do it, but I'll assume that you're doing this for corporate use. Click Start, Run, and type MMC. <Enter> Click Console, Add-Remove Snap-In...

Not a bad idea at all. Mind if I use it? Matt.

1. 350 Watt ATX Power Supply - POS decided it wanted to end itself by arcing against the wall. Made a noise like I've never heard, followed by sparks shooting out the back of the supply fan, which embedded themselves in my wallpaper. The smell was incredible. No other hardware was harmed...

20,000 hours for LCD. 30,000 hours for Plasma. After this time, the display will look like horse shit. The colors will become faded, and the brightness will not be there. Find a big company that's been running them non-stop for a while, and you will see what it looks like. We have...

Awesome. This is the data that I was looking for. Great work. Any idea on what kind of rubber capacitor caps are made out of? I was under the impression that they were synthetic rubber. Any truth to this? So far, after five weeks of immersion, no discoloration, cloudiness, or degradation...

That's funny. I just brought up this exact point to my manager after seeing this interview posted. Seeing as how Apple is already doing this with the G5, it's only a matter of time. Of course, if Intel goes ahead with current plans, the Prescott will be phased out, Dothan will be brought...

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1.) Yup. 2.) Vinyl will stand up to it if you mix in enough distilled water to keep it from eating it. I ran it for a year with no ill effects. 3.) Acrylic resivoir is what I used. I wouldn't imagine how you would build a res out of RTV. 4.) Worse than water. Mixing it gives you the...

Sweet. Thanks. We appreciate it. Matt.

Awesome. Thank you very much for the reply. I spoke to some other transformer engineers about what can make this stuff oxidize this morning, and they basically mirrored what you just told me. They did not know about the UV setting off a reaction, though. I'm going to have to think about a...

Really? I've been working with the XP 64 and 2003 64 beta's for about a year now. If you have more than 512MB of RAM, the thing just screams. Try installing it on a system with 1Gig of RAM at least. If you've done that already, make sure that you have all the latest drivers, and...

Thanks, I appreciate the comments. Finding Luminol was the result of MONTHS of experimentation, hard work, and research. There unfortunately isn't too much available on Luminol's chemical compatibility, but here's what I had to work with. Safety Information (Luminol IS biodegradable)...

Group, I had a similar desire to unlock my Opteron 146 when I first got it. I spent about three weeks going over the architecture white papers looking for some kind of easy way out for changing the multiplier. Luckily, I have some very good contacts at AMD, so after I found that a pin...

Actually, I'm working with a new project, and I'm going to say that ThinkTank was definately my inspiration. I can't give everything away yet, but I did find a fluid that meets everything in the above list and then some. It's a hydrocracked, hydrorefined mineral oil called Luminol TR-I. The...

I second this. Loewes and Advance Auto Parts are also pretty good. Newegg gets my vote for good parts to start modding with. Break out the sawzall, epoxy, paint, plexi and car parts. Pre-modded cases are for suckers. Matt.

Ouch. I wish you the best. I lost a very nice video card that way. I have the same case for my test rigs, one of my favorites by far. Matt.