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  1. xavier es

    recommend a good kilowatt meter.

    i want to find out the power usage of my 4 folding rigs w/8 gpu. not sure what to look for in a meter. any help or experiences to steer me in picking one would be appreciated.
  2. xavier es

    what touchpad input equals mouse wheel click?

    i just got a thinkpad 440p laptop. when i use my desktop i use the mouse scrollwheel to open links(in opera) in a new tab by clicking the scroll wheel. is there a touch pad movement that opens a new tab? or is there a keyboard way to open a new tab in browser?
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    will this damage my monitor screen?

    i have some chamois left over from my days as a car guy. today i used one on my monitor screen., i was surprised to see how well it removed fingerprints and dust. it took some rubbing but i could not see any scratches. i also used it on a black anodized lian li case and was very pleased how...
  4. xavier es

    old board-new card

    i just got a HD 7950. i put it in a skt. 775 board. i get a pattern of columns of lines over my display. i tried reseating the card /new drivers , no fix. could it be that skt. 775 is too old for the newer card.?
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    why is the fan speed top end restricted?

    evga gtx 670, evga precision fan speed graph has a dotted yellow line on the fan speed curve graph @ the 80% mark and i cannot make the fan speed any higher than that. i've tried to reset it with auto on and auto off. i have 2 660 ti's and the graph for them is limited to 95%, that does...
  6. xavier es

    gtx 480 cooling

    i have gtx 480 that i want to put to use folding, what a good cooling solution?
  7. xavier es

    ummmm....i need some real basic info.

    i am new to pc gaming, got some freebies from newegg, borderlands2 and duke nukem. i am so noob that i dont know what to do , i mean i dont even know what keys do what. cant seem to find any thing online that describes the basic moves. can anyone point me to a very basic tutorial??
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    under powered psu

    yesterday i replaced a 8800gt on one of my f@h rigs with a gtx480. this box has a 470w,26amp on 12v rail ,pc power and cooling psu. evga says minimum requirment is 600w,42amp on 12v rail. the box ran fine for about 2 hrs. then shut down, i rebooted ,after 10 minutes it shut down again...
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    wornout jeans

    i have 4 pairs of old levi's. wornout work pants. totally worn thru in seat and knees. they are threadbare and stained when i was younger i would wear my jeans until they became so worn that i risked an indencent exposure charge. i was going to donate them to local charity thrift store...
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    what are the odds?

    i have a "65 chevy pickup that was my daily driver from 1969 to 1991, I take it out every so often for a spin. i took it out today and stopped by a buddies house, out front of his house was a 73 ford pickup. I happened to glance at the license plate on this ford, it was ABD-285. something...
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    how do i translate a .pdf?

    I have a pdf that i want to translate from english. I have tried google translate and it tells me the file is too large, its 18 pages. i have tried opera translate , i installed the extension but nothing happens even tho opera says i have the extension installed. any one able to clue me in as...
  12. xavier es

    clueless driver rant

    had to go to the next town over today , its about 20 miles away. its a 4 lane divided highway, 2 lanes each direction, 65mph is the speed limit. about half way there is a left turn lane leading to a turn around to go back into my town. as i came around the curve in the road just before the...
  13. xavier es

    do flies ever get tired?

    got a couple of flies buzzing around in here, been trying to swat them for an hour. but they never land and its damn hard to swat them in mid flight. i am getting pissed.
  14. xavier es

    Happy Birthday Bob!

    Dylan that is.
  15. xavier es

    AS5 substitute

    I started shoot the bull with a guy in line at the grocery store today, got on the subject of computer hardware and this guy claims that he read you can use auto anti-seize compound, the kind for head gaskets and brake caliper pins as TIM. anyone hear this before or believe it?
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    boots...as in footware

    I wear my boots most everyday. nothing fancy just Redwing Pecos, had this pair for 5 years now, last pair lasted almost 10. yea I got some Nikes and New Balance but I prefer my boots, no hassle with laces and boots just are easy to slip into and feel like an "old glove" around my feet. also with...
  17. xavier es

    sold my favorite car today.

    there doesn't seem to be many people here into old iron, so many may not relate to the way i feel. I sold my '72 El Camino today, i had gotten it almost 20 years ago as a rolling chassis on its way to the crusher. i spent 3 years scrounging parts and getting it on the road, but it was worth...
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    deleting triple post

    while editing my reply in cases & cooling i somehow made a triple post, and can't figure how to delete the duplicates. someone help me please.