Still using one today :) Not the most expensive or stylish of cases admittedly but lots of room, well built and even 5+ years later the LEDs on...
Pretty sure the 280X has a mild factory OC but beyond that i've not tweaked it, will keep an eye out for PSU issues but so far so good... Crucial...
Just an update / bit of info.... Seems one of the RAM modules was faulty, was passing memtest86 but I'd only tried testing it after the system had...
Quick update... Pulled it apart and cant see anything physically wrong, none of the caps are bulging or leaking and nothing looks burnt or...
I have an old HP L1908W 19" LCD used a second display under Windows 7, its connected via a DVI / VGA adapter and started blanking itself after a...
Not yet, will give it a go though... Rather ironically its been fine running pretty much 12/18hrs a day for the best part of a week, turned it...
Yeah updated it a couple of weeks ago when installing the cache SSD - for some reason the raid bios was corrupted but a reflash resolved it.
Looks like a new 5g router is in order, will have to wait a bit as its getting to "that" time of year again... In the meantime i'm tempted to...
Keep getting the dreaded BSOD with Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - sometimes the system runs fine for weeks and then others it will crash a couple of...
Cheers Zoon, looks like something will need sorting - tempted fate by saying all was ok as last night according to fast.com the speed was a little...
Another update... Had some random drop-outs using the 20/40mhz dynamic mode but since changing it to 20mhz only its been fine. Checked the...
Quick update... Forgot there was an old Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH kicking about in a cupboard - have set the Virgin router to "modem only" and placed...
Cheers for the replies, did wonder if the range extender would slow things down... Tried the fast.com link and get 43mb on the 2.4ghz network and...
Seems like an updated version of the Smart Response Technology from a few years back, certainly the same idea anyway but that used a small (max...
I'm having massive lag issues with video playback on my Atom netbook, it doesn't matter if its via Youtube or the HTPC in the lounge - there is...
What motherboard / cpu do have? I had a similar issue with lack of disc space and funds for a large SSD - did some digging it at turns out my...
True - also starting to think the ready built systems would have been the better option from a value for money perspective... Bit rock and a...
Two more for the list I'd forgotten about... Amstrad PPC640: Huge luggable thing with a tiny green LCD panel, was basicly an XT with no HDD in a...
Sorry if this has been done before but whilst trying (rather badly) to sort out the low budget system for the Grandson it got me reflecting on...
Fair point re the PSU's, been looking on Scan and they have a few CIT case / PSU combos for the around £30 mark - the Mrs' system is in a CIT...
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