Yes, just don't expect to be able to play a game across 4 displays. It should work, just expect a little bit of headache getting it setup exactly how you want it.

I'm in agreement with the others in that the idea of SPCR reviewing monitors doesn't really make sense. Unless SPCR is able to review a large number of LCDs and make some judgement about noise, it doesn't make sense to me. If you test 10 LCDs and some of them make audable noise, then you're getting ...

Easiest way is to take a molex -> 3pin fan connector then hack off the corners of the female molex connector and then plug it in backwards. This will let you run the fan, and any fan you plug in afterward at 5v. Just absolutely do not use the leftover molex end to power any device except fans! This ...

unfortunately your best option is just to get rid of it. Unless you have a fancy PSU tester (and I'm not talking about a PSU load tester like Mike C has), it's pretty much impossible to figure what went wrong in it. Also, even though there probably is fuse on the board, it's going to be non-replacea...

Well I certainly do some dumb things when I've had a beer or two, but I'm usually not interested in overclocking. If I come back from a good night out and need to sober up a bit I go and play Starcraft online and then type liek thissssssss, telling everyone how drunk I am and making dumb conversatio...

My logic: 12V*18A = 216W X1900 series have a max power draw of ~130W Athlon 64 Series processor that you have I'm guessing has max power draw of 65W So adding them = 195W Add in CD drive at full speed plus hard drives at full seek (which also draw mostly from the 12V line) and you're right on the ed...

The 5V trick is your friend: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article6-page1.html The easiest way to get 5V to your fans (IMO) is to hack off the corners of one of your molex to 3pin fan connectors and plug it in backwards (or well upside down). This gives the fan 5V and any fans connected in series af...

For me it's always my cellphone. Both my TV and my computer speakers make a noise right before my cellphone starts ringing if it's near them. It also could just be noise coming in on the AC line, they can be full of noise these days.

BMW claim 72.4mpg Note that this is using the "imperial gallon", which isn't the same gallon as used in the US. I believe that works out to about 60mpg. Note that this is probably also their "ultra-urban" rating which is the car travelling below interstate speeds. Personally I think the US should d...

Why 4GB of ram? Video Encoders/Decoders will run on 512MB, let alone 4GB. They're CPU intensive and don't use much ram. Windows XP will only see ~3GB without special hacks to make it see more. If it's truely only going to be used for Htpc purposes then 1GB is enough. However with ram so cheap these ...

Whichever way you look at it, you're taking something that doesn't belong to you, which someone else has paid for and without their permission, and the fact that they may be stupid enough to make it easy for you doesn't excuse the theft itself. I actually share this view. The problem is that the sa...

5 Volt em. If that's too slow then you can 7 volt them. Guide here:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article6-page1.html

There are a ton of different solutions to undervolt fans. Search the forums and you should find something.

When it comes to wireless it's all about signal to noise ratio. Yes the adapter is going to make a difference, but when there's only a 5dB signal to noise ratio comming through the antenna, you can't expect good performace, reguardless of the card. Therefore what you want is a good antenna. The prob...

I was wondering what you guys think of people connecting to unsecured wireless networks and using them, without supposed permission. Recently a man was arrested in the US and two different people in the UK for connecting to networks without permission. Sources: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/32...

Found the wikipedia article I was first looking for: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_communications_cable There are cables which can do 5.1Tbits/sec, which is 5 million 1Kbit/s internet connections if they're all used at the same time. Quite an impressive technology. However it seems that the...

I tried doing a couple of google searches but haven't found the answer to this. I want to know how Hawaii and other islands get their internet. Obvioulsy they can't wire it in as that would be ~2400 miles of wiring. So they must use some type of radio to get it there. How is this done? Is it done by...

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If you're going to compare ram to something on a car I would compare it to the exhaust. If you have good ram you can increase your performance a little, but the CPU is where the real performance is. Generally it's only worth buying expensive ram if you're already running top of the line, if not your...

C'mon, where's the photos?! I read "distruction durby" and expected to see some photos of some completely destroyed fans. Ya can't advertise 'Monster Trucks' and then not deliver!

Er......without a pump, the radiator will do nothing. But there is an alternative. Hook your water-cooled system directly to the cold water line. Rather than a radiator, route the water to the front lawn......double-duty water cooling. Don't laugh too hard......this sort of cooling was used for air...

hmm... didn't know that being vegetarian was so good for the environment. I haven't driven at all while I've been over here in Germany, but flying from the US to Germany and back plus other travel puts my flight miles this year at around 15,000 miles, which doesn't put me in super good standings, bu...

Nice Title! It does indeed look like a roller coaster. That's just getting a little too heatpipe happy. It seems like motherboard makers don't understand that heatpipes just move heat from place to place; they don't actually dissapate it (well except for the small amount of surface area on their out...

It's very hard to fry P4s except with very extreme overclocking. If they overheat they automatically underclock themselves to keep themselves alive. If your motherboard will allow it, undervolting could be a great solution. Most P4s will undervolt at least .1V at normal speed. I think there's a guid...

Funnily enough my latest PC (with an ATX PSU of course) switches on as soon as I turn the power strip on - I don't really want it to, but then again, I am not too bothered, since if I turn the power strip on, the next thing that I always do is turn the PC on - so it saves me around 10 seconds every...

After living in Europe for 8 months as an American I would definitely say that America should increase its gas tax. Americans love their cheap gas but it's the only way to really attack this wastefulness of gas that exsists in the US. As far as public transportation goes I think the point that Ameri...

This is not true for LCD monitors. LCD monitors are basically 'instant on' and therefore there is no state change for anything in the monitor and therefore almost no wear and tear from turning on and off. This is however true for old CRT monitors. It's bad for CRTs to be turned on and off all day.

Yeah, I'm a believer in quid pro quo. Newegg has done right by me several times with RMAs and great customer service. I think that as a customer you have a responsibility to return that. Just drop a line that you'd like to reimbursed for your trouble in some way. My guess is you'll get your DVD play...

Let me try to answer your question. It depends upon how you look at it. Your question is so non-specific it's hard to answer. The AGP slot and the PCI slot don't use any power in and of themselves. In general though chipsets that have AGP compared to those that only have PCI use more power. As far a...

While I salute IBM's attempt to improve cooling in this manner, I would say that the thermal interface is not the major problem, at least with custom system builders like us. This is shown by the fact that different thermal pastes yield the exact same results. However for your typical OEM install wi...

I've never seen a power supply that didn't have a fuse. It's very common though for them to be just straight soldered to the circuit board and so they look like a big white resistor to the untrained eye. The reason they're not replaceable is because the fuse exists not to protect the power supply, b...