Recent content by NiMhBatt

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    DFI nF3 250GB questions and observations

    I appreciate the suggestion. I will try that as soon as I get time. I also mis-stated my need for an SPDIF. I am speaking of wanting an optical spdif connection and that is what the jumper connection is for on the board.. I just don't know what to connect to it or what kind of sound card...
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    dead motherboard ?

    Is your OS fully patched? The only time I've seen trouble with lsass is when a system is infected with a version of sasser.
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    DFI nF3 250GB questions and observations

    Ok, so I bought the DFI Lanparty nF3 UT 250GB. Once I got it up and going I love it as it stands at the moment but I wanted some input on some stuff. Minor annoyance: The Soldering Job While the soldering itself is good some of the contacts for the many components stretch for over an...
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    Anyone familiar with these motherboards?

    Well, I only recieved my DFI LANParty UT nF3 250 a week and a half ago but as far as operation goes it is fantastically stable so far. The only bad thing I have to say about the DFI is that when they do their soldering they really need to clip the wire closer to the board. In some instances...
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    Building a media center PC

    BUMP
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    Building a media center PC

    Thanks for all of your help. Your suggestions and even your debating because its helped a lot. You are right. I don't want M$MCE. BLEH. The majority of the DVDs we play right now are on my laptop which is a PIII 750 with 512 MB of ram.. and my wife plays MP3s all the time on her Athlon XP...
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    Building a media center PC

    After all the other computers I've done and all the stuff I've done in our home my wife has agreed that a mediacenter PC is an excellent idea. I'm going to be making a custom case for it so I don't need to worry about that but what would be good quality components for a media center. I'm...