Recent content by hadbeen

I am interested in going sub zero in my next build but the important question is how loud is it? I don't mind my PC having some noise but I don't want to be in the 60db+ range. also..out of curiosity..I have access to cheap lab equipment and (while this looks like it might be overkill) am...

I am looking to buy a new wireless router to replace the ol' trusty WRT54G..looking towards a new 802.11n router at least dual band 300mb/s for streaming 1080p content..you can get as expensive as a router as you want..I'm just curious to those who have the higher end models if they think it's...

I've heard a lot about both..and also heard that you want to keep your case on the slightly negative pressure side of things.. right now on my HAF-X I have stock fans plus the optional 200mm fan up top for upward circulation. In addition I have a 120mm fan in the 5.5in bays for that added direct...

So I've been trying my hand at some OC'ing and running prime95 to verify the clock setting's stablity. I notice that once I get my A8-3870k to 3.7ghz (on air) I get an error in prime95 saying "FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expecting less than 0.4". I am wondering where the error comes from and...

speedfan is showing around -17v for the -12v power source..I thought maybe somehow there was a -5v connected where the ground should be...but I don't know how that would even happen unless for some reason I wanted the wires to connect that way..any ideas? MoBo: Gigabyte A75-UD4H CPU...

I am trying to find an easy-ish way (whether it be a hardware or software based solution..the latter seems easier..) to match the speeds the two fans on my thermaltake frio heatsink. I know I could just get two PWM fans and have a PWM signal splitter and do it that way, but I'd rather not have...

I am building my new rig and I just realized that I have all of the parts except for an optical drive. I can install windows using a USB flash drive and really can't think of a reason why I'd actually need to buy an optical drive. Is there any reason that I would absolutely need one? or is it...

Laptop video card crapped out on me after 6 years leaving me without a computer at home. I am planning on building a powerhouse of a rig, I need a PC now, but want to wait for Haswell and DDR4 to come out. I am going to be really busy in the next year and don't think I'll have much time for...