Recent content by Mandible

As of late, my x1950, for whatever reason, has been displaying some worrying render errors in games. I'm getting odd black squares instead of text or icons, or just generally around; and models will render without colours, appearing totally flat. I have experienced this in Garrys Mod, The Ship...

A friend of mine recently asked me a question. He passed me this link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Desktop-Gaming-PC-Quad-10-6Ghz-8GB-RAM-500GB-8600GT-1GB_W0QQitemZ230288800959QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item230288800959&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14 and asked, is this...

As i have said above. I will list all the steps i have taken so far. 1. Both PC's Installed RA2 with different CD Keys 2. Both patched to 1.006 3. Both installed Hamachi and connected to a network *one of us is basic, one is premium trial* 4. Both installed nwlink IPX protocol in Hamachi in...

I have recently had trouble setting up a Hamachi VPN with some friends and I've pinpointed the problem to not having a local area connection, which appears in the device manager as an unknown device without a driver. I want to get a driver for it therefore, but I am not sure where to find the...

Here it is folks, had it going a while now, but didnt get round to making a thread :o shocking as it is. I have to thank you for all your help, i'm so happy i got this going! Piccies: Here's the PC under flash, so you can see the insides. The little feller hanging from a molex lead is my...

I want to get a good looking desktop for my pc (it is on dual screen atm) which deviates away from the normal just changing the icons/wallpaper theme. Anyone got anything ace looking, specially in a space theme?

I have built my PC recently, and i cannot get it to recognise sound devices! not thru the front panel OR the rear ports. If i put anything in, it simply tells me there is not any sound device. I have plugged in the front panel hd audio header to the mobo, and turned on hd audio in the bios. Help...

What is a safe temperature for my RAM to be running at? Mine is going at over 60 degrees soon after startup! the other stick runs at a cooler 40ish degrees. Is this dangerous?

Saitek have now brought out a Cyborg Keyboard and seing as how well the eclipse/eclipse II performed, i think it deserves a review, as it certainly looks kinda funky, and has some ace sounding features.

There's a little linux logo, which i am pretty pleased with, seeing as i had to use paint. Feel free to resize it a little.

I am building my new PC this winter, and i am trying to minimize my chances of static shock. My current precautions are, i am working on a table which is insulated from the carpet using polystyrene blocks, and is also grounded, by being coated in tin foil, then attached via copper wire to a...

There doesn't seem to be such a basic guide on the site, and it is surely a massively imporant guide to have. I may write one meself over christmas, as i am sure people coming onto the site for the first time will be looking for a guide which tells you literally, how to put a PC together. Any...

I have bought a 15" advent monitor off of ebay, which was cheap as it was lacking a power supply. The screen is listed as taking 12v/3a dc power, and my current resources are a 12v/2.5 a dc supply with the wrong head, which i might get an adaptor for, and thats about it. My questions... 1.Will...

I am trying to find a cable management system in blue for my upcoming build, costing around £10 inc. P&P/VAT, which isn't out of stock, as the ones on kustomPC and watercoolingUK are. Anyone got any brilliant ones?

I am buying the GFX card, a powercolor x1950x pro 512mb, for my PC build this christmas, and i am wondering if it would be ok to buy from ebuyer, as scan are out of stock and more pricy. Is the standard packaging on a GFX card good enough to protect it from being bashed about by citylink, or...