Recent content by hawkinsa21

Hi guys, I rarely post anywhere these days, grown old with a house full of kids etc. But, been getting back into PC gaming as I've learned to juggle time a bit better :) So, I have an XFX 7950. Its 14 months old now and outside of warranty, and I've not really been hitting it that hard. But...

Hi all, I posted this on a Windows 7 forum but I've always had a great response from here :). I have literally copy / pasted from that other thread, but maybe someone here can think of something I haven't?? Background: I used to have an O2 supplied router. It was horrible. I couldn't achieve...

Hey all, my USB harddisk Maxtor 3200 has suddenly started malfunctioning in Windows 7. It isn't recognised (and says so) in any of the USB2.0 ports. It does however work in my keyboard USB1.1 slot! I have updated chipset drivers, updated Windows, reset CMOS, loaded optimized defaults etc...

Hi guys, I had a quick search but didn't find what I was looking for so posted. I have an IP35 Pro and an Infinity Scythe air cooler. I've just noticed that when OC'ing, the fan speed does not change one bit! The bios shows it idling around 450-550rpm, but taking a physical look at the fan...

Hey all. Well, after I managed to get my PC up and running again with a new PSU after my Tagan literally blew up, I now keep getting the 'missing NTLDR' error message on boot up, and it keeps prompting to use Ctrl Alt Del to restart the system. Easy fix yeah? Course! Just run repair then cmd...

Hi all, I have an Abit IP35 Pro mobo. I powered it down this morning and when I tried to power it back up, nothing happened. No fans, no beeps, no post messages... The mobo power LED (red flashy one) is blinking when there is power and looks as I'd expect. I have removed all DIMMS, tried...

Hey all, I've had problems getting my Xbox to see my PC, and has been this way for ages. I have a PC and a Laptop. The Laptop is XP, and the PC has Vista x64, x32 and Windows 7... All the machines can see the Xbox, but the Xbox cannot see the computers properly... I say 'properly' because...

Title says it all basically. I've never played around with uGuru up until now, my PC has been clocked on a Q6600 @ 3.2Ghz for months now, but I wanted to try pushing it a bit higher now I've made the jump to 4Gb memory on x64 Vista. Core Temp used to show temps easily getting upto 70 degrees...

Hi guys, couldn't post this under the benchmarking section, so stuck it in here... I had been getting some strange performance in F.E.A.R... finally got some sweet FPS until the first cut scene kicking in, and then everything was stuck at 10FPS (FRAPS told me so). I then run 3DMark06, and...

Hey guys, been a while, and I've just bought a new system. So I'll list my problem, then my rig. Just installed everything in my new system, and I get an average of 8FPS... yes, E I G H T, on FEAR, running only at 1600 x 1200 with everything up full My vital stats: Intel Q6600 @ stock (not...

Hey guys, I've got a strange issue that has happened just this evening, if anyone can shed any light on this, it'd be great... :) My active desktop suddenly removed my background and displayed a message to say that 'Your computer is infected - windows has detected spyware infection!' and then...

This is a corker lads!! I was a very happy person. My wonderful girlfriend and I had been dating for over a year and decided to get married. There was only one thing bothering me... her beautiful younger sister. My sister-in-law to be was twenty-two, wore very tight miniskirts and went...

I work on an IT Helpdesk, and as with most IT Jobs, I do a lot of cutting and pasting using the good old Ctrl+C / V.... but, I noticed something this morning that made me sigh and think of those quality hours that I've put into FPS's in the past. When reaching for my keyboard, I find myself...

Logitech G5 Laser Gaming Mouse Review By Hawkinsa21 a.k.a Al Hey guys, finally got around to write a review of this new mouse of mine, and take some 'rather' sweet pics for you all, if I do say so myself ;) -------------------- WARNING - Not Dial up Friendly!! ---------------------- No...

Please move this too news, couldn't wait!!! Read it, get up off the floor after passing out, have 6 wanks, sell your soul / granny (which ever you can live with better) and buy this card http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q4/geforce-7800gtx-512/index.x?pg=1 Fuck me running, this is the...