Recent content by Visivicous

By Steam game backup, I meant backing up the game install files, not user generated save files. Restoring the game backup is supposed to eliminate the need to re-download the entire game, but I have had bad luck with this. Trying to restore a game installation for Killing Floor, Rainbow Six...

I'm on a budget and considering several options as storage upgrades. What I hope to accomplish is an increase in performance, and some data redundancy. I am currently considering three options, but am open to more ideas. My case is designed for mini-itx, and can fit: 2 x 2.5 drives plus 2 x...

Fresh install, so not a problem with the OS (used recovery partition as we could not use dvd drive or external). And no firewire on this one. I've seen plenty of usb/sata adapters and converters, so I was just hoping that some company had designed a laptop drive caddy that used the sata...

My Dad has a laptop with a faulty dvd-rom drive and bad usb ports. Unfortunately the laptop does not have a pc-card, pcmcia, or express card expansion slot. So I am looking for two things: 1: Something that can fit into the cd-rom tray, replacing the faulty drive, which has usb connectors. I...

I'm very glad I checked here! You folks just saved me from a bad upgrade decision.

Thanks for the replies. I'll go with the DDR5 version. For some reason I was thinking that the effective memory clock was the more important stat.

Title pretty much says it all. I am looking for a budget video card for a friend, and, due to case limitations, it has to be a 1 slot card. After checking the benchmarks over at PassMark, I've settled on the Radeon 7750. Problem is, I found two (1 slot) models which appear to be identical other...

Forgot to mention the motherboard! It is the Biostar TForce TF7025-M2. Good bang for the buck, and the onboard Geforce 7025 should be able to handle High-Definition for your friend, though I am not sure on this.

If you have not bought the computer yet, (or even if you have), I would suggest getting two of the same harddrives and raiding them together. By mirroring them you greatly decrease the chance that your friend will lose any of his valuable data (in this case, pictures). Backing-up the pictures...