Recent content by Sokratz

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    nec multisync 20wmgx2 - backlight bleeding and a few stuck pixels

    hmm, got this one from buy.com. think i'd have better luck with buy or NEC directly?
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    nec multisync 20wmgx2 - backlight bleeding and a few stuck pixels

    The NEC is my first jump into LCDs and I got it early this month. I've got at least one dark pixel (by the clock) and a few stuck pixels when looking at an all black screen that i can't notice unless it's all black. However, when using UDPixel and showing all black, there is some serious...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    I decided to give it a go with the 20WMGX2. After about 30 mins of use and getting all the drivers etc. I'm pretty excited. I do have one dark pixel that kind of stands out because it's right next to the clock on the taskbar. You mentioned that I should calibrate this baby and something...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Thanks xtknight, I really appreciate your suggestions. One question on the Dell, you had mentioned some banding issues under general issues? Is that still a problem with the latest revisions?
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Trying to catch up to the lingo in the LCD area is proving quite difficult. I'm still sitting on a 19" PF790 that I've had for years and would like to upgrade to something a bit more fancy. I have about a 500-700 budget. I game, but not too many fast FPS's. Unfotunately I do do a lot of...
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    AGP vs PCI Express

    Yeah it's sad, I would have been happy w/my xp2500 oc'd all crazy and 9800pro, but now i'm in this stupid connundrum about pci-e vs agp. i can afford a new cpu and mobo, but not really a new cpu, mobo, and gpu.
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    Antec p180 Mods

    but why would you want to go UP through the bottom, and then back Down? It's just providing more clutter for the fan in between.
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    Water cooling for silence?

    I personally don't think you sould bother w/a WC setup if you don't want to OC. The drawbacks and hassle far outweigh any slieght noise edge you could possible get, and that's IF you get the exactly correct equipment and set it up right. You can get pretty dang silent now for cheap on air if...
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    Antec p180 Mods

    I got a p180 tonight and I'm giving it the ol' harry eyeball. I've already had to make some cuts just to fit my hardware in but was wondering if anyone has also made any modifications to the design for whatever reasons. Specifically one thing that I'll be changing is that the bottom psu/hd...
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    How easy is acrylic / plexiglass to work with?

    i used lucite acrylic to build my waterbox. for strait edges i used a scorer/scraper and then cracked them. for holes i used a dremel with the drywall bit. it's a horrendous mess and can crack if you're not steady.
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    New roomy cases

    jesus that stack is gigantic ;) i was just thinking that having access to the reverse side of my mobo w/o cutting the case to pieces would be pretty cool. does that stacker or any others have a door like that?
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    New roomy cases

    Hiya folks, I haven't really looked at cases in quite some time now and was wondering if anything really cool has popped up over the last year or so. I have an external WC setup and I need room for 5 1/2"ID tubes to go into the case. Only need support for 2 *roms and and 2-4 hd*s. 180mm in...
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    how to remove thermal paste?

    Wait a second, isn't that backwards? I've always heard that isopropyl leaves a residue..
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    CH-5 voltage regulators?

    Does anyone have more information about voltage regulators on CH-5 chips? I was told that there are regulators in place that keep it at 2.7ish and anything above that (until ~3.1) will just produce excess heat and not be used by the chips. Some folks are suggesting to OC CH-5 chips higher than...