Recent content by cybermaniac

Hey Guys, Just looking at getting a CPU cooler for the summer. Currently just got myself a 2600K with stock fan, and getting about 70c (usually slightly under) at about 4.3ghz (will be OCing it to 4.5 when I get round to it). I have a Lian Li A71b with an Asus P8P67 Pro R3 P67. But the biggest...

Scan have gone REALLY downhill lately. Purchased a £120 router back in January, router has gone faulty. Decided to get a replacement from scan.co.uk, and they basically said "sorry guv, don't have that router in stock, however, we can give you this one instead <some £50 belkin thing>. I...

Hey guys, I'm thinking of upgrading my HDD so I can have a nice fresh install of w7 (yes, I know I don't NEED to, it's my excuse dammit ). At the moment, I have 2x 74gb Raptors in RAID 0. I was thinking of getting an SSD for programs and the OS, (then maybe use 1 of the raptors to supplement)...

Hey guys, A work colleague of mine has asked me a question that I honestly don't know the answer to. He need an "Onboard graphics that supports CUDA with socket AM3". Are there any motherboards that could do this for him? He is after a quiet PC. So less fans the better. Thanks in advance...

Hey guys, I have built the following batch file: @echo off REM Snell Backup Batch File REM Created and Modified by Alex Lane COLOR 0e :: variables set dateNtime="%date:~0,2%-%date:~3,2%-%date:~6,6%" set drive=H:\Private\ITBackup\%dateNtime% set backupcmd=xcopy /s /c /d /e /h /i /r /y /k...

Hey guys, Got a query. I have the following: 1x 32gb SSD 1x 74gb Raptor 4x 500gb WDs. I would like to do the following: have the 32gb SSD (boot drive) and the 74gb raptor as standalone drives, and then have the 4x 500gb WDs in a RAID 10. Is this possible with motherboard RAID...

hey guys, I had an idea and was hoping someone could help. I would basically like to attach an emergency light (similar to: http://www.htfr.com/more-info/MR267220 or http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/22423/gadget4all-blue-flashing-usb-lights), and have it be controlled by the computer. E.G. If...

Hey guys, Just came across this website that people might be interested in, the guy has come up with a fantastic idea on de-cluttering your desk: http://www.decluttered.com/ fantastic idea from the guy!

Hey guys, I'm getting slightly bored of my current pc and am possibly deciding on building a new one. However, the issue I'm having atm is possibly the heatsink on the cpu. I'm thinking of going for this: Scythe SCZP-2000 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173868 Do you think this will be...

Hey guys n gals, whoever plays mafia wars, feel free to add your links + facebook details. http://apps.facebook.com/inthemafia/status_invite.php?from=595838587 modem7 [at] gmail [dot] com (PM me or post here if you wish to add me as I think the privacy settings are rather high) Join My...

Hey guys I am thinking of using RFID for a new computing project, one which involves using RFID to manipulate certain areas of Microsoft Windows (such as login, program activation etc). I was thinking of using chips much like the Philips HITAG 2048 S or an EM4102 chip to basically start...

hey guys im probably being stupid here, but can anyone tell me the procedure to RMA to dfi? do i have to go via overclockers.co.uk or can i RMA direct to DFI (without ringing the out of coutry number :)). thanks for any support guys Alex aka Cyber

hey guys I need a new RAID card. Needs the following: 4 ports PCI-E (1, 4, or 16x) Needs to support raid 10 (not raid 0+1). im looking at a budget of about £100 not inc P&P.......ebay also accepted. ideas? Had an Adaptec 1430SA which failed and allowed me to lose 800gb of data (raid 10)...

Has anyone ever had one of these? if so......what u think? cheers Alex

hey guys havin some issues here. let me summarise whats happened in very brief detail - no point boring you: I was running dual RAID. 1x RAID 0 (on motherboard) 1x RAID 10 (using adaptec card) raid card died, lost all data, RMAd adaptec RAID card and also all the 4x HDDs. Now....I've...