Recent content by krazydave

I've bought a few LCD monitors from eBay without hassle, but those are obviously lighter and alot more "ship-friendly" than a CRT, especially a heavy 21" If they offer return shipping on bad monitors though, it may be worth it.

I've had a computer do exactly what he states above because of a faulty hard drive. So I wouldn't throw it completely out the window... Although, you are right, it is far more likely to be RAM\CPU related.

Ipods are sleek and trendy, but I like em... and yes, they do seem to lack in bass a bit but not too bad. I'm just a big fan of the no button, slide your finger across dial on it. iRiver on the other hand, I have an older imp-350 mp3 CD player that has the built in FM Tuner... It's actually...

Have you tried to see if it is slow without the hard drives plugged in? Also, is it possible that your CPU may be overheating? Heatsink fan running slow? or heatsink crooked or backwards? Try reseating the RAM and processor also, that alone has fixed many problems like this in my experience...

Thanks for the info! Reading these RAID threads can really put you to sleep at times. It's almost humorous how people argue over what is faster in what area, over and over... So in the end, after reading everyones arguments, I've come to the conclusion that 1) RAID can be faster and slower...

Well in that case I may just pipe it and deal with the single drive...

I'm running an Abit IC7 mobo which has two SATA connectors on it. I need at least 3... SO... I'm considering a PCI controller card to use my 3rd drive on, as I'd like to use the two onboard in a RAID 0 configuration. Question is, would the PCI controller be noticeably slower than the...

The one you speak of is called DVI-I Both of these seem to run on the standard 15pin connectors, AKA D-SUB, VGA, RGB, and HD15 although his second link clams "* Multi input signal: 15-pin D-sub (VGA)" yet, only lists the 15-pin D-Sub... So your guess is as good as mine... DVI would give you...

I ordered this over a week ago without the MSN wallet deal.. doh But FYI, I did call first and they assured me that since both rebates were listed, they would accept a photocopy of the UPC for the gift card. Just be sure to send the original for the $50MIR