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Topic: New Computer |
helrazr
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:46:13 Subject: New Computer |
I had a 7 degree drop after I switched to Arctic Silver 5! Haha! Thing is, I found out later you are supposed to remove those thermal pads that come on the stock heatsink before applying thermal compo ... |
Topic: New Computer |
helrazr
Replies: 21
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:20:11 Subject: New Computer |
Using OCZ Freeze. Not much of a difference on my HP MediaSmart Server but it is running a 35W Sempron 3400+. My desktop on the other hand while only an Athlon AM2 x2 4200+ realized a full 4 degree dif ... |
Topic: Win a 2.25TB NAS System |
helrazr
Replies: 118
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Forum: Bonanza Posted: Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:49:13 Subject: Win a 2.25TB NAS System |
or why someone else would have a pink taco as their picture.
First, congrats fatbastard!
Second, I'm new to the community and didn't have the requisite post count, but appreciate the ch ... |
Topic: Star Trek, anyone seen this yet? |
helrazr
Replies: 17
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Forum: The Den Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:50:39 Subject: Star Trek, anyone seen this yet? |
Only hardcore ST fanbois will try to tell you what details were "totaly wrong" - ignore them
The wife and I debated this for a few minutes after the movie as we were waiting for our d ... |
Topic: Tigerdirect No More MIR's? |
helrazr
Replies: 11
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Forum: The Den Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:59:14 Subject: Tigerdirect No More MIR's? |
AHA!
I don't do those. Got burned by Iomega in the mid-nineties on not one but 2 zip-drive mail in rebates. Not long after that, my bro got burned by USRobotics on a $20 or $25 MIR.
Damn I hate ... |
Topic: New Deadpool trailer: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 |
helrazr
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Forum: Games Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:58:14 Subject: New Deadpool trailer: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 |
That gameplay footage looks pretty smokin'
I'm going to check out Ultimate Alliance tonight on the PS3 because if memory serves that is going to be one nice graphics improvement. |
Topic: New Computer |
helrazr
Replies: 21
Views: 21713
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:55:42 Subject: New Computer |
Curious where you picked up GPU-z?
http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/
That is excellent thank you! |
Topic: who plays wow? |
helrazr
Replies: 33
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Forum: Games Posted: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:51:49 Subject: who plays wow? |
My current main beef with MMOs is that they almost all rely on the notion of 'levels', which is so 1980's!
I come from the old-school pen-and-paper RPG background... Traveller amongst other, where ... |
Topic: New laptop |
helrazr
Replies: 12
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:05:44 Subject: New laptop |
Figured Im also really leary of any NVIDIA chipsets at this point with their failure rate but atleast ya should get some good gaming in!
Supposedly they are fixed now, a 9800 chipset unless re-m ... |
Topic: Fix your broken Geforce 8800 GTX By Putting It Into The Oven |
helrazr
Replies: 34
Views: 35417
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Forum: Hardware Posted: Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:51:23 Subject: Fix your broken Geforce 8800 GTX By Putting It Into The Oven |
Not for several years now but in the past I've rescued SCSI hdd's by freezing them. Generally speaking an always on hdd over time supposedly slightly warps the platter(s). A sudden power change would ... |
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