Recent content by stevej696

Hi, So a bit of a noob question... I installed a plextor 64gb SSD today (which is awesome!) windows installed in around 10 mins and all was great. However when i went to see if the TRIM command was active, when the command screenn came on it instantly shot back off so i couldnt see what it...

Hey Guys, So been quite a while since ive posted here, busy doing a lot of training and messing sround with old hardware so that i can assemble my sort of up to date server properly. So the system itself is a Asus AM2+ Motherboard AMD Sempron single core 2gb DDR2 1000mhz ram 160GB system...

Hi guys, Just a quick question i have bought a 7" mini netbook and am looking to upgrade it from the 133mhz cpu and 128mb ram embedded board to a pico itx type board. I want to use all of the current things on the laptop i.e. the screen and keyboard/ mouse so was wondering if there were any...

Hey Guys, Just thought I would share a bit of info with the rest of you to solve a little problem I stumbled accross a while back about ACTUAL formated capadcity and how to work out what that would be. I did some research and put together the following guide that seems works pretty well. If...

Hi I was jus wondering my brother wants a cheap crossfire system for around £300 which he needs to buy a cpu, mainboard and 2 gpus with. Weve put £120 on the side for the gpus but which is the best for crossfire setup? Ive looked at the 5670 512 ddr5 setup which comes in at £115 but is there...

So was looking on the net today and found a raid 0 8 drive ssd array in raid 0 and it can hit 1.3gb/s read and 900mb/s write! If money was no object what would u have???

Hi guys, Lookin on the web and stumbled accross this http://www.speedtest...UDxCCZbc%5D.cfm Would love this setup for my work pc! Damn databses on slow sata ports! pffftttt! Has anybody gone faster??

Hi guys, Just done a upgrade to the hardware on my server. Its running 2gb memory and a celeron d from a packard bell system. Now that the hardware is sorted im looking for the best setup for a wireless fileserving network between my packard bell desktop and my laptop with a sky broadband...

Hey guys, I was looking on the net yesterday and stubled accross Aqua tuning which seems pretty decent except some parts of the site is in german! They seem to have good deals on stuff like fan bundles and custom cooling systems but was wondering- What the service is like?? Has anyone had a...

Hi Guys, Ive recently started to look into the video encoding and picture maniplulation but im finding that a 2 hour video at constant 25fps is taking around 2 - 3 hours on my current rig and was looking into a possible upgrade in January 2011. Ive had a sit down and have come up with what i...

Hi guys Just a quick question, im looking to connect an external hdd to my network and have seen this http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-PS310U-Single-USB2-0-Storage/dp/B002LB8XFK/ref=pd_cp_computers_2. Its for a usb printer but i am wondering if it would allow me to use the external as a...

Hi Guys. I had a rummage around yesterday and decided that i was gunna build a basic fileserver for the home out of my spare bits. I have evrything except a case so do i get a new case or use my old xbox case? Money is a thing where if i need to spend i will but prefer not too as it is nothing...

Hi guys, Ive currently just had a sky router put into my house and was wondering if i could use an external hdd connected to the router as a network drive? The problem is there is no usb slot on the router so would a rj45 to usb adapter allow me to do connect it to the router? Quick replies...

Hi guys im looking for a Matx tower/ cube case to be used as a media centre chassis. Im looking to spend around £30 with delivery for new or good condition used case if possible that has enough space for a tv tuner card and graphics card. The system is going to be running low power hardware so...

Hi guys im looking for a budget board that has at least two slots of ddr2 and a minimum of 2 sata 3gb/s ports and any size (matx/ atx etc)for my new storage computer. Im not looking for any special features as it is for internet surfing and general storage of media and pictures. Any...