Recent content by rawr1234

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    Someone recommend me a mobo..

    under 150 best would probably be the gigabyte ds3
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    Why are those in europe being screwed on LCD prices?

    canada isnt so bad since most places in the usa ship to canada for just a little bit more then shipping to the us
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    How to properly apply Thermal Paste on Core 2 Duo?

    doesnt the spreading method actually increase temps? which method cools best?
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    How to properly apply Thermal Paste on Core 2 Duo?

    I typed in "applying thermal paste to core 2 duo" in google and came across a pdf that had this from artic silvers website picture heres the pdf http://www.arcticsilver.com/pdf/appinstruct/as5/ins_as5_intel_dual_wcap.pdf has anyone tried this method?
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    How to properly apply Thermal Paste on Core 2 Duo?

    Hi guys, Im an AMD user who recently switched to Core 2 Duo and I noticed that the Core 2 chips dont have a die to put Artic Silver on ... so what do you guys think is the best way to apply thermal compound to the chip? spread a thin layer all over the surface, a little dot like AMD chips or...
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    DirectX 10 Games

    screenshots look awesome too bad the cards are probably going to be like $500 and use up a buttload of power
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    So who got a PS3 reserve today?

    only thing i hate about nintendo is their games are always aimed towards kiddys the only Wii games I like are 1: Zelda and 2: Metal Gear (if its even coming out for Wii) PS2 had the widest selection of games and it was the console that lasted the longest out of all :) its the...
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    256mb Radeon X1900XT vs 512mb 7900GTO

    sweet a review in english of them side by side :) huge thanks tuteja
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    Making an Excuse to Upgrade 7800GTX

    imagine how good a bang for buck the 7950GX2 will be when the 8800 is released :) $300 *drool* one can only dream Edit: according to the link tuteja posted on my thread (thx agian bro) the 7900gto is faster then the 7950gt http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/evga_e-geforce_7900_gto/...
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    So who got a PS3 reserve today?

    ill wait until the price drops to like $300-$400 before buying PS3 :) or until some good promo with a couple of games for a decent price
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    256mb Radeon X1900XT vs 512mb 7900GTO

    good points :) especially the +26% heat and extra noise because I wanna try to keep my pc on 24/7 (playing at day and downloading at night)
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    Surprize !!! PCI-E going the way of AGP

    http://news.com.com/PCI+Express+2.0+nears+completion/2100-1006_3-6123758.html coming within 60 days
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    256mb Radeon X1900XT vs 512mb 7900GTO

    I wish :) their more like $360 now
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    256mb Radeon X1900XT vs 512mb 7900GTO

    thanks for clearing that up :) im upgradeing from a 6600gt agp so i wouldnt know how the two look side by side in an image quality comparison Edit: Yes I made the switch to PCI-E with an E6600