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  1. dfuze

    memory OC fail

    Last week I just upgraded myself from the build in my signature to a skylake setup. I am using an Asrock Z170m Extreme4 motherboard, 6600K cpu, and 16 (8x2) gb of GSkill Ripjaws V (F4-3200C16D-16VKB) which are rated for a 3200 speed OC. The motherboard is rated to OC all the way up to 3466...
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    ping issues while gaming

    I've been running into some issues lately on my htpc and desktop which I think are both related to ping. I have a 50 Mbps down through Cox. Lately while streaming netflix in the living room htpc there has been quite a bit buffering and even downgrade in video quality (almost begins to look 480...
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    Older steering wheels

    Are older steering wheel sets able to be used with current games? My sons want to play some racing games and I found on Craigslist a Thrust Master Nascar Pro Digital 2 but don't want to buy it if it Wong work with current games. Sellers offer no help and just shrug and say don't know.
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    Questions for 3 monitor gaming

    I'm currently using 2 monitors, my main 24" Asus VS247H-P and a spare 19" panel that I have sitting around the house. I'm thinking of getting another 2 of the Asus panels since gaming on 2 normal sized panels isn't good for FPS (I only use the Asus when FPS gaming). My 2 questions: 1-For those...
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    mapping shared hard drives

    I'm writing this from work, so I hope I'm not forgetting some other detail on the setup. I have an older pc with 3 hard drives I use as a server. It's got 4gb of ram and an e2180. A week ago I upgraded it from windows XP to 7. When I did this, I used hard drive number 3, a 500gb samsung as the...
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    FIRST Robotics Championship 2014

    Anyone watching or attending it? Wish this was around when I was in high school. Also wish I could afford to go but way too much money to fly out and stay. My daughter is on one of the teams competing and so glad that NASA is live streaming the event here. Good luck to all the teams...
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    Basement walls and drylock

    I drylocked my walls last year and most are fine but in one section (spans about 2' high by 10' long) I've got blistering and white powder. I scraped it all off but am wondering the best way to prep it before reapplying the drylock. Pic in case it helps in the solution.
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    Battlefield 3 - 2 pcs and 1 router

    I wasn't sure if this should go here or in Computer Help, but I'll try here first. Like the title says, I have 2 copies of BF3, one on my pc and one on my kid's pc. We have separate Origin accounts. If one of us join a match and then the other tries to join, it kicks the first one out and lets...
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    Water cooling question

    I'm thinking about grabbing a Cooler Master Seidon 120M from New Egg for a great price. I do some OCing on my 2500k (currently at 4.0ghz) but am thinking about the quiet that can come with water cooling. My main thing is if I go with that to help lower the noise levels, will I notice it while...
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    Upgrading kid's computer to gaming

    I just bought the Humble Bundle which gave me an extra copy of BF3 (I already have it). I'd love to have my son start playing on the kid's computer, but as you can see in my signature it's underpowered. What are the cheapest upgrade paths for it? Keep in mind they use a 17" lcd at a 1280x1028...
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    Android Phone Question

    I'm looking to upgrade my 14 year old daughter's phone. She's gotten great grades all year and want to reward her. She currently has an iphone 3g hand me down that I jailbroke and have running on the gophone network. She doesn't want my wife's old 3gs (not too much of an upgrade anyway) and is...
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    Aquarium question

    A coworker just gave me a 20 gallon tall aquarium. I noticed that the bottom plastic frame has a hairline crack about 4" from the end. The glass and seals seem intact. On a tank this size is the plastic structural or is it ok as is? It's currently on the back deck filled with water so I can...
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    New employee "initiation"...

    Do you guys have a ritual for "initiating" new people into your work group/company? After they've been here for a couple weeks we slowly inform them that new employees get a free helicoptor ride after their 3 month probation period ends. They do test flights often around the campus so it's...
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    ATOT handymen roofer help/advice needed

    I need some advice from the local ATOT handymen who know roofing. Recent ice storms and their resulting damage of the interior of my home have lead me to repair/replace the shingles on the rear dormer of my home. I've got some basic roofing exp before when I redid my carport a couple years...
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    Xbox mic and online gaming

    I'm still somewhat new to using my xbox even though I've had it for a year :whiste: I've finally found a couple of coworkers who also have a 360 and we are looking to playing some games online. I know when you first sign onto the Xbox I can set up a party and invite them in so we can chat...
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    EA titles that go "offline"

    I have a question regarding games like EA sports titles that get "retired" after a year or two. I know that EA shuts down their servers for those games (ie Madden 10, etc) but are those only for things like matchmaking services or online tournaments? If I have the game and my friend has it, can...
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    games similar to Guardian's Crusade for 360

    While going through my basement, I found Guardian's Crusade, an old game I played years ago on the the PS2 (was also one of the few games my wife played). Can anyone recommend a similar game for the 360?
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    Nook Color vs Nook Tablet

    I'm hoping someone out there who has upgraded to the new one or has a lot of hands on experience can help me decide between the two. My father dropped by with his new Kindle Fire today and I got to play with it and don't like the feel of the frame itself, so the KF is out of the running. Between...
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    Another UPS rant...

    As much as I used to be happy with UPS for free next day shipping my NewEgg stuff if it came from NJ, they completely pissed me off now. I am part of that early New England snow fall that crushed trees and took out power to much of my state (CT). I lost power around 4pm on Sat the 29th. We don't...
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    SSD dock question

    I just got a 120gb OCZ Agility 3 sata 3 ssd yesterday and cloned my 80gb Intel ssd onto it. The Intel drive came with an IcyDock a couple years ago when I got it from newegg. Does anyone know if I can use that dock with my OCZ drive and get full sata 3 speeds, or are docks rated for sata 2, 3...
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    Data caps have come to Cox New England

    Looks like they finally decided to roll out data caps to us over here in CT. Kind of surprised it took so long for them to do it, considering how much money they can make from overages. According to my email, it says my Essentials package (3Mbps down) gets me 50GB a month which isn't as bad as I...
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    ATOT handymen help needed - dryer

    I could use some help from the resident ATOT handymen (or women ;) ) as my electric dryer stopped working yesterday while I was at work. You can move the dial for the settings but pressing the start button doesn't do anything, no sounds at all. I thought it may be a blown fuse, but the wife...
  23. dfuze

    making an outdoor speaker

    My wife would like to listen some music on the back deck. I'm thinking about putting an old floor speaker that I grabbed off of craigslist and putting it out there. It would be under a covered roof. Is there anything that would need to be done to it for outside use?
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    Looking at 32" TVs...

    I'm looking at bumping up my 26" lcd in the basement which is for my 360 gaming room to a 32". Trying to figure out differences between many models is making my eyes almost bleed. I think I've got it narrowed down to 3 Amazon candidates (prefer to shop there since I have Amazon pts on my credit...
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    choosing a Battlefield game

    I really like the Battlefield series on PC and now that I'm getting the hang of 360 console FPS controlls I want to grab a copy while waiting till Oct for the BF3. Which of them had a decent offline (I will probably play local co-op with my son) and maybe even still has a decent online community.
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    Trying to restore Dell Inspiron desktop

    I'm trying to help restore my wife's grandmother's PC back to factory default. It seems her teen grandson somehow got it f*d up big time w/ virus infections to the point I can't run McAfee or install AVG. The pc is a Dell Inspiron 570. It doesn't have a restore CD, but does have the restore...
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    XBMC question

    Curious if any of you who use XBMC know of an easy way to replicate the file structure from one version of XBMC to another pc? I've got an htpc set up in the living room using XP and XBMC. I'm thinking of upgrading the pc to Win7, and since you can't "upgrade" from XP would need to do a full...
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    DEAD? MLB 2K11 (all consoles) $32 @ Modells.com (other NEW sports games too)

    I ripped this from SD, it's too good not to list here. Use code MOD4TEN39. Shipping is free. More games after coupon: Major League Baseball 2K11 Major League Baseball 2K11 (Wii) $30 Major League Baseball 2K11 (PS3) $32 Major League Baseball 2K11 (Xbox 360) $32 Major League...
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    360 Wireless Controller - 29.96 @ Walmart.com

    Walmart.com is selling the black wireless Xbox 360 controller for $29.96 with free site to store shipping (+ sales tax though). It was OOS over the weekend but back in stock, ordered one last night.
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    Console FPS

    As stated in my previous thread I'm starting to get more into my 360. I enjoy playing FPS games on my PC (Battlefield series...) and am very comfortable with the keyboard/mouse. At my wife's nephew's house I tried out a CoD (forget which one) and was horrible as I'm not used to using a...
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    "budget" gaming question

    I got my 360 last Sept but haven't had much time to use it. Now I finally have time to get to use it but have a question. While my overtime is slowly coming back, I'm relegated to browsing the used games for now. My question is if I grab some older games, like an NHL 09 I know I can play locally...
  32. dfuze

    Keeping a dog out of the garbage?

    Anyone have tips for keeping the dog out of the kitchen garbage? We have a yellow lab about 5 years old who really likes going into the kitchen garbage. We've even tried moving the can into a lower base cabinet, but he has managed to open the cabinet door with his paw to get at his "prize".
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    HTPC and screen resolution issue

    I recently put together an HTPC using an e2180 and a Gigabyte 4350 video card (other components probably don't have any effect on this issue). The computer is hooked up to my 42" panasonic 720p plasma tv in the living room via HDMI. For some reason every time I start the HTPC the resolution is...
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    Good places to find mobo I/O shields?

    Anyone know of any places to find older I/O shields? I recently purchased a used EVGA E7150-630i w/o the shield. I emailed EVGA but they said they didn't have any more in stock. I did find one on ebay, but he wanted $25 for it, not to mention $10 to ship the weightless item. :thumbsdown:
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    360 question

    I'm thinking about getting a 360 with my amazon gift cards and have a question. It's been out for a few years, how long before they possibly come out with a new version? I'd hate to get it and have them come out with a new console in a year or two.
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    Question for ATOT electricians

    I am looking to add an outlet in my basement off an existing junction box. All that will be plugged into it will be a lamp. I have some extra wire that says Romex Simpull AWG 14/3 CDR w/ AWG 14 Ground Type NM-B 600 volts printed on it. It has Red, White, Black, and copper ground. Is it ok to use...
  37. dfuze

    WWII footage of London blitz, in color

    Took a quick look but didn't see this posted. Yahoo has a posting for some footage of the London blitz that was found in someones attic. The destruction is amazing, hard to believe so few people were killed compared to the amount of bombs dropped. Yahoo Link
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    Fishing superstition

    Coworker was telling me about how he went charter fishing over the weekend and how he brought a banana with him, unknowing that it is supposed to be bad luck. They made him toss the peel overboard. Anyone else follow this superstition?
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    *DEAD* WD 2TB hard drive $99.99 - 8/24 only

    I noticed in my email that Newegg has a $20 off promo code for the Western Digital WD20EARS 2TB 64MB Cache hard drive bringing the price down to $99.99 with free shipping. Perfect timing as I was ordering the very drive today! Link to the drive
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    Halloween already?

    Anyone else already seeing stores selling early for distant hollidays? Just saw halloween stuff out at Lowes over the weekend. Sheesh, keeps getting earlier and earlier every year...