Recent content by XeoNoX

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    Is it possible that 144hz causes eye strain?

    what realbrad said is true, but you may also want to try to find a 'flicker free' monitor that uses DC current instead of Pulse Width Modulation to control brightness. PWM has been known to cause eyestrain to some people (such as myself). You may also have to play with the brightness and...
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    Is Costco's 90 day TV return policy no questions asked?

    i agree, they fixed this "burn" issue years ago with the plasmas, as a matter of fact like others have stated ....some plasmas actually have the best coloring over LED/LCD in the same price range...esp on the black level/coloring
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    Best Alternative to Air Cans?

    nothing beats the air compress and its cheap in the long run compaired to cans, the items cscpianoman mentioned are good, but dont forget to buy a Moisture-Residue Filter/Catcher to catch any moisture from getting on your electronics. Link below.. im sure u can find this at your local hardware...
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    Is my laptop screen really a B+RGLED?

    Try playing with the video card drivers and the refresh rate. higher refresh rate normally help, and of course adrjusting contrast/brightness... and if the contrast ratio sux you are outta luck as u cant change that.
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    Need general advice

    setting up good email server isnt all that easy, you'll have to mess with DNS MX PTR CName (A) records, from a learning standpoint it will be a great experience if you are trying to learn. However if u do decide to host your own, remember the email server will have to be on 24/7 with any down...
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    Slow Sequential Read on RAID 1 ??? Why?

    yea thanks for trying to help, anyways i figured it out...for anyone else wondering just go over to this thread http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7113811#post7113811
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    Slow Sequential Read on RAID 1 ??? Why?

    Yes, like i said in my original post before the raid BOTH drives were running around 120-140 average, after the raid now its 75 average
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    Slow Sequential Read on RAID 1 ??? Why?

    I have a Intel 2500K Process and a 3TB RAID 1 on a 2 x SATA 3Gb/s Port on a Intel® Rapid Storage Technology RAID ARRAY. Im using the 3TB RAID 1 ARRAY for storage and im using a Crucial M4 128GB drive for my primary boot drive. My M4 drive operates normal good speeds. However on my RAID 1 ARRAY...