Recent content by Valaire

Yeah no need to let it rest. Just heat up the pan in the oven beforehand, and then finish heating it up while the steak is almost at the desired temp in the oven.

I do this with a cast iron pan indoors, actually produces a better steak to me. The thing is, it takes more time, but it's not hard at all, and has one extra step. Steak is way more evenly cooked, no more gray area. And with regard to salting, you can either salt 40+ minutes before, or right...

I recently converted to reverse searing from the tried-and-true and it works very well. I recommend salting 40 minutes to an hour before, and keeping in the fridge. Room temp is not needed and going from the fridge gives it more time in the oven where the magic happens.

I actually replaced the PSU as a precaution and am using a new PSU with it with the same symptoms.

I have absolutely no experience with soldering. :/ I'm guessing I'm SOL since I don't have expertise in that area. Can't really wait for the RMA so going to have to buy a new board off newegg.

I have a motherboard that starts for .5 seconds then shuts down. Through other means, I've confirmed that it is not the PSU and it is not the HSF/CPU. I have the system set up barebones outside the case, and I've discovered something interesting and would like to know what it means regarding...

Okay I decided to switch to Vista x64, thanks for the advice on that. The last thing I am still torn on is my HDD situation, the way I see it I have 4 options: OPTION 1 - Sell the 74GB Raptor - Use WD6400AAKS as sole drive, partitioned for OS/Apps + Data OPTION 2 - Use the 74 GB Raptor...

I was looking for some reassurances that 64 bit Vista was "mainstream ready." In the past it was not, I have just been out of touch. If using 64 bit Vista has no detrimental affect on me using a sound card (X-Fi or Xonar), and my FPS and stability in games (WoW, CS, etc.), then I can consider...

I'm only going to overclock to 3 ghz, I assume that motherboard is okay for that? The motherboard seemed to be the best value at newegg. As for 64 bit, I was under the impression that it performs worse in certain areas and has lack of support. Is this not the case anymore? I see most...

Thanks for the link. Just to clarify, do you think it's best to just ditch my Raptor and get a 640 GB drive versus a 74 GB Raptor + 750 GB storage drive? Is the performance that compelling? I'm not trying to be sarcastic or anything, I am just honestly curious. Thank you for the help btw.

Yeah but my point is that I don't want to spend extra money for a component I already have that even though it's old, was premium at the time, so I'm assuming is serviceable now as a GOOD OS drive even if it is not the fastest. I'm not interested in a new raptor because I can't fit it into the...

Well, what I meant was that NEITHER of the cpu's will limit my gaming performance and I figured, given that, I might as well get the extra feature of quad core because of the possibility, however small, that it might have some impact in the next two years. As for OCing, I'm a novice and only...

Hi guys. My computer is over 5 years old and am building a new computer from scratch. I use the computer for gaming, music, and hobby video editing. I would like a critique of my build parts because while I used to be very knowledgeable about computer hardware, I am not so much anymore, and...

Analog out makes use of CMSS for gaming and music and uses the X-Fi's DAC (digital to analog converter). Digital out doesn't make the sound better, it just keeps the sound digital further along the chain where it ultimately HAS to be converted back to analog. Using a digital out bypasses the...

I just got a G7 and a Func 1030 Archetype. Both sides work fine.