Recent content by MadBadger

I'm interested in a portable gaming rig (it'll also be used for light photo/video editing) and given the choice between a gaming laptop or an SFF build, I prefer the latter (cheaper, more bang for the buck, I like building things). The plan right now is to build an SFF rig using the Silverstone...

I can't say if IBMs are still built like they used to be (since being purchased by Lenovo), but I bought the last American designed IBM laptop (X41) about a year ago and I can attest to the fact that this thing is built like a tank. It's got a titanium case and it feels rock solid. I know...

:confused: If you mount your hard drive with the SATA connectors facing away from the window, you won't have that problem. I believe that's how they were designed to be mounted. :beer: Overall, I'm happy with the case. With everything inside, it doesn't feel flimsy to me, but when...

MadAmos - Good suggestion :thumbsup: Updated the post. That saves $20. Now if the OP can reuse a combo drive and floppy, he might be able to pull this off. :Q

halion1- You?re asking for quite a lot for that price range. It can probably be done, but you?d end up using components from the less ?reliable? manufacturers. If you do decide to go this route, then you should be ready to deal with the worst case scenario (lots of wasted time trying to fix...

Hmm, I had a good experience with Monarch. I ordered the 700W OCZ from them. Very fast delivery and processing. They shipped it 2 days after I placed the order and I received it 2 days after that (I think I used their 3 day shipping option). Arrived in good condition. I'd order from...

ryansebiz - I kind of answered your question up above. The RE version has a 5 yr warranty and costs the same as the SE version, the only caveat is that you'll want to disable TLER on the RE version if you're going to use it as a stand alone drive. If I were you, I'd double check with Western...

Just a confirmation that the new retail price is $299.99. Picked mine up today! Thankfully, everything looks good so far *knock on wood*.

mrfatboy - As far as I remember (don't have time to read through it again), they didn't make any generalizations about the E6400 being better with the 965 chipset than the E6600. The whole article was about that one 965 Gigabyte board and it's evolution through the various BIOS updates. What...

Just stumbled on this thread regarding BX2 and Kentsfield OCing.

mrfatboy - No, I didn't read that yet. Thanks for the heads up. You did read the article right. It was saying how past issues with the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 BIOS were limiting the degree of overclocking that's achievable with the faster E6600+ processors and how the F7 release cleared these...

I tend to agree with lopri, Bad Axe 2 should be coming out in 2-3 weeks and it sports more features than Bad Axe 1. I don't have the board, but I did some research into it. Here are some sources of information: OCing discussion debug mode Newegg reviews Basically, it's known for...

Don't tell me I stumped the AT forum...do I win something? :D

dak125 - Where'd you get the coupon at? Cheers :beer:

Bobthelost - Did you get that information from WD? From what I've read, with the RE version of the drive, TLER is active by default. That's why WD does not reccomend using the RE version of the drive as a stand alone drive, since it increases the chances of data corruption. Cheers. :beer...