I asked to end an article how people felt about selling used equipment for the price of (discounted) new equipment. A few thought this was a terrible idea. More essentially all said the same thing: that they were generally not
Firing Squad wrote an article stating that you can identify locked from unlocked processors by the code on the chip. Fortunately, a few days ago, I asked those who owned one to please provide the codes on the chip. At
As chips get hotter and hotter, there will be more difficulty on the part of the manufacturers to keep the chips cool. What that means is the speed rating will occur at the highest speed that is stable at the
I asked you (if you weren’t building your own computer museum) just what you did with your surplus computer equipment. This is what you told me: Sell? I wish. Swap? Trade? Nah, my roommates and I are a computer charity
SUMMARY: Thermalright’s CB-6L copper/aluminum hybrid does quite well with a Delta 38 for Socket A cooling. Measures 64mm wide x 77mm long x 32mm high (no fan). Thermalright is introducing a new product that is engineered along more conventional lines
Why I initially asked When I initially asked the question, “There are no entries for Durons and T-Birds. How come?” I just wondering about not seeing any, not implying that you should all have run out and bought one by
I’ve been around computers for some time and have recently delved into the murky depths of overclocking. After a lot of experimenting and reading a lot of how-to pages on the net, the most helpful have been from Overclockers.com. I’ve
I grew tired of my “slow” P2-300 / SL2W8 running at 450 MHz. Then I got my hands on a P3-450, it was good for 558 MHz. Finally, I traded the 450 and a little cash for a P3-650 coppermine
What is missing from the Windows registry? We’ve got the backups (in WindowsSysbckupRBxxx.cab), we’ve got the System.Dat, the User.Dat, the system.ini and win.ini files. I’ll tell you what’s missing. The SOFTWARE.DAT file. Why, oh why, didn’t Microsoft in all their
SUMMARY: A How-To Cool the PLL (clock Generator) chip on the ASUS A7V – knocked temps down to 35 C. In my review of the ASUS A7V, I noticed that the KT133 and PLL chips run hot. ABIT includes active
