I manage RM files by not using them. :) I've always hated Real Player, ever since I realized that every time I used it, it was reactivating its spy-ware component. No matter how many times I turned it off, it would always come back. I haven't used it in years, and I don't know if they still do that,...

Why do I always come here and ask questions before searching the internet? Sorry everyone. In case you're interested, the answer seems to lie here: http://biohackery.com/node/38 They use a USB drive and a LiveCD combination. Having to have both with you seems a bit of a pain, but I'd also guess that...

I had an idea that seems brilliant. So brilliant, that I'm sure someone else has done it, and I'd like to know where and how. It seems that if you had a flash drive with a linux install on it that just had OpenSSH and VCN, you could plug in to (almost) any computer in the world and access your home ...

"Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" is not fundamentally sound. Reductionism is self-defeating. If we use less and less, at what point do we stop? Who decides that point? Reusing things only works to a point (only so many people can read an old book until it falls apart). Recycling is inaccurate. A better term...

If I might be allowed to expand this argument slightly... The "Is the death penalty moral just?" question is just the tip of the iceberg as far as I'm concerned. I think the root of the question is, "Does the death penalty reduce the number of murders?" is the real question. It needs to be a deterre...

While it appears that better equipment can be had for less amounts of money, a really good sounding under-the-counter CD player cannot be had for any amount of money, lest it be Bose. I think I'll recommend a slightly-more-expensive bookshelf system and just tell her to get dad to drill it to the bo...

My mother is selling her piano, and is about to get sucked in to a Bose system. Now, be they good or bad, I'm quite certain she can get something equally as nice sounding for a lot less money. Any recommendations, anyone? She wants to put it under the counter, and she lives in Canada. Any help is ap...

Has it ever been decided whether or not you can use two PSUs in one system? Let's say one going to the MOBO and drives, the other running two SLI cards?

Relleum, you must remember that the people who come to these forums and offer their opinions of these computer parts are the pickiest, whiniest, most exacting, most paranoid, most over-sensitive bunch of crazies you ever met. That's why SPCR is so special!! :) For example, consider the noise-level a...

I'm sure you'll do fine, hbm55. But if you're really worried about it, why not go to a pawn shop or computer recycler and buy the cheapest system you can find and practice taking it apart and putting it back together. That way, if you wreck anything, it won't matter much. I remember the very first m...

Welcome here, Chappy!

If i understand your question correctly...

A fan can be either an intake or an exhaust. You could use Yate Loon fans to replace both of your fans and everything will be just fine! ...and a lot quieter too.

I too think it's a good decision. SPCR has developed a bit of "brand power" having become the true authority in silent PCs. I don't believe anything is silent until I read it on SPCR. Marketing systems with the SPCR branding is an excellent way to profit from this. A word of warning: Because these s...

I believe we always claimed that having your computer in another room was always the quietest. So this is brilliant. I can just see MikeC sticking some stupid Thermaltake fan on the server, firing it up, listening to it howl, and then chuckle as he gets into his car and drives away. Yes, I know what...

I checked out scan.co.uk, and they seem pretty good. The selection's alright, and the prices are about the same as my beloved www.memoryexpress.com in Calgary. Thanks everyone!

Point taken. I updated my profile. :) Yeah, I'm in the UK now. Maybe this is just one of those things that will take some getting used to being in Europe. Even Calgary, a city of a million people, had several stores that had very impressive selection and good prices. Does that sort of thing just not...

I'm new to Europe. Is there anywhere over here that is a "newegg" replacement? I'm looking to build a whole new system in the next year, and I haven't a clue where to look online. Thanks, and cheers!

When I read that and saw "architect in Grand Rapids" I thought, "Don't I know an architech in Grand Rapids?" Lo and behold it was our very own Rusty! I must admit I'm a little disappointed they didn't contact me for information. I mean, I have over 500 posts! Then I realized that about 450 of them a...

Because it didn't water cool well.

That's like saying I hate my Ferrari because it floats poorly.

I love it when you get grumpy, Rusty!

Wow. It looks really great. Kudos to you MikeC for getting it done.

Anyone know about how much you can undervolt a Celeron D 320 with this setup? Also, has the bios been fixed to allow MM5 to read the temps in windows?

Any help is appreciated.

Yeah, I agree that we do not yet know all, and likely never will. The Universe is a strange, crazy place.

And mas92264 does bring up, indirectly, an important idea. Since our entire scientific history points to a universe that operates on a complex, but orderly, set of "rules", what role does God play now? I know little about this, but isn't more and more of the bleeding edge of science running into th...

My reference sound suggestion is one hand clapping. :) But seriously, what about the POST beep? I also think it would be advantageous to record several seconds of the reference Panaflo and then cut to the sample fan. Then we can clearly hear the difference and it doesn't matter what our volumes are ...

You don't have a radiator, eh? That looks pretty effective. I have been making plans for my own for months now...it will be...overkill. But that's the way I like it!

Even though I now have a closed loop, I did run it into a big reservoir for 12 hours or so, and several times I twisted the block every which way to make sure that there were no bubbles in it. So far so good. My system is quiet enough now that I can instantly hear if bubbles go through the pump. Nex...

I decided to just ditch EMIII. The new client does about what I need it to now.

I normally do leave it on, but since my watercooling fiasco I have had some instability problems. Fixed now, though!

Well, the subject about says it all. EMIII has been set to start F@H on startup, but doesn't. Am I doing something wrong? CPU cycles are a-wastin'!

The copper was $30 CAD, which I thought was pretty good. The pipes are 1/2" and the brass barb was selected to fit my 3/8" ID tubing. I thought about aluminum, it sure would have been easier to find, but I didn't know how to stick them together. :( With all the connectors attached it sits much more ...

Hey everyone. I have been wanting to watercool my hard drives for some time now, and finally got around to buying some slabs of copper and learning how to solder. I figured I’d post some pics and do a short little write up. Enjoy! http://members.shaw.ca/JohnSmith986/DSC00388.jpg The case as it was...