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Some games support widescreen modes. I haven't had this used (eBay, off lease I assume) 24" CRT all that long so I haven't tried all that many, but HL2 works nicely in wide screen. I've only had one problem so far- If I try to take a screen shot in 2304x1440 (no AA, 8x AF, 6800GT) the game imme...

My main uses: * Writing Code It's a must have for software development IMHO. Well, not a must have unless you want to maximize efficiency. I run 3 screens at home- 2x19" on the sides and a 24" Sony GDM-FW900 widescreen CRT in the middle (gotta love eBay). Usually I'll have reference docume...

I don't know what the hell happened, but I just toasted an MSI K7D Master-L and an Antec True 550W. Something burnt all the 5V connections between the PSU and mobo. Short? Overload? Surge? My best guess is a short since I heard something rattling around when I took it apart. I think the PSU might ac...

Seems like a good move really. From what I've read the cheap version (16MB ram, 1 chip) is edging out the X300SE and the 32MB (2 chip) onboard memory model can knock off the X300. Of course the performance gap isn't much, but there's certainly a cost difference. I bet these will be in pre-built syst...

I wouldn't worry about it. Before I rearranged my drives (moved FC-AL to another machine, added SCSIs to make up the space) and opened up some space under the card I was hitting 110C under load with mine. It didn't seem to cause any problems, though naturally I wasn't about to try OCing it. It's dow...

I've been accused of being a "monster builder"... Just count the drives & you'll realize what a sick **** I am lol. Main Rig: Dual AXP 2500+ MSI K7D Master-L 2x1GB PC2700 Kinston reg'g ECC BFG 6800GT OC 256MB AGP GF2MX200 PCI Hitachi CM823F 21" (20") BEIGE Monitor Hitachi CM7...

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin DUDE you SHOULD NOT be using FDisk. FDISK is for Win9x. fdisk? What's wrong w/ fdisk? I always use fdisk since Windows is too dumb to partition on cylinder boundaries & makes Linux complain. Oh, wait. I'm using Linux fdisk. Totally different animal. BTW Disk D...

Originally posted by FlyingPenguin Unlike CRT monitors, LCDs are not affected by electromagnetic interference like power transformers and flourescent light fixtures. Unless perhaps analog LCDs are sensitive to such things. Maybe try taking his whole computer to where yours is, shutting down/unplugg...

Moar Vcore...
And maybe a better HS/fan setup.

Or just change the jumper.

As far as specs go, look for contrast and perhaps brightness (depending on the room... you don't need a bright screen in a non-bright room) unless she games. The usual 25ms is fine for a non-gamer. That works out to 40fps, which is faster than the 30fps video puts out, so it'll be fine.

It's not hard to find 5.25" USB enclosures. They're meant for CD-Rom drives of course, but a lot fo them list hard drive support as well. I'd think you could just stick a drive cage into one. The catch is that based on a quick search @ NewEgg this really only works for PATA. I couldn't find any...

Props for killing the floppy. That just seems like it should be hard to do. I've never had a floppy develop a problem that a good cleaning couldn't cure. This reminds me of the time a lightning strike took out my DSL modem & nic card. I was using an old 486 as a firewall/fileserver/router machin...

Yep, no problem there.
I actually have a habit of running ram under spec. 4 133fsb Athlons w/ PC2700 ram and 1 166 fsb Athlon w/ PC3200 ram so far.

Here's my record: ~6 years back: Work rig blows a 2GB disk. 1.5 years ago: 5.5yo SCSI in my server dies. About a year ago: 40GB Deathstar in my Dell @ work dies. Shortly thereafter: Get a replacement (another Deathstar) from Dell. Shortly after that: 3Ware 2-channel ATA raid controller & 2x WD 1...

They could have just popped loose. My dad's had to fix a couple on the string of tauruses and sables they went through, and every time the actuator just popped loose. Dad just tied 'em back down w/ a piece of wire. Of course if that is the problem you should be able to hear them clanking around when...