Recent content by matoch

  1. M

    Free Raffle from Directron.com and MicroTemp

    I'd like to win.
  2. M

    Radeon 8500 question

  3. M

    Unnoticed Small updates to iMac and Mac Pro today

    It was a max size of 500GB when I ordered my mac pro 3 weeks ago. James
  4. M

    PHP and Mysql - issue with submitting html to the db

    If you use prepared statements I don't think you need to worry about escaping the data at all. It should do that for you automatically. James
  5. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    It just mounts on the surface not through the board itself. Adding the wires isn't a bad idea but my ideal solution is to replace the cap if possible. James
  6. M

    Real hardware expert needed...

    There's nothing wrong with watercooling. As long as you are willing to take responsibility when it fails. James
  7. M

    Real hardware expert needed...

    How long has it been sinse the leak? Last time I had a leak the machine did a lot of strange things. It took 3 or 4 days for it to get bone dry and work 100% James
  8. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    Thanks for the link. I might try this but I think it would be a last resort. I'd prefer to solder a capacitor on properly if I can. James
  9. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    This does sound very likely. For some reason I didn't consider that the 47 was the uF rating. This at least sounds worth trying. I'm still open to idea's if anyone else has them. Thank you for the replies so far everyone. James
  10. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    Here's some pictures. As you can see from the picture of the capacitor the leads are really to short to do anything with. I have tried. I worked in an electronics repair shop for 2 years so I've got quite a bit of experience soldering. In case you are wondering about why the solder in the...
  11. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    I would have tried that except that the leads on the capacitor are maybe 2mm if I round up. James
  12. M

    X850xt capacitor value?

    Hey everyone, I snapped a capacitor of my x850xt video card today. Obviously this won't be covered under any type of warranty so I'm hoping someone might be able to tell me what the value for it would be. On the board the the capacitor is labeled as c68. On the capacitor the markings read...
  13. M

    Cheapish DSLR

    Mcbain Camera isn't bad although I think they are a bit over priced. http://www.mcbaincamera.com/digital/digitalpen.htm You can also look at futureshop, London drugs for the "cheaper" DSLR's I ended up buying my digital rebel xt from London drugs because the price was much cheaper then...
  14. M

    Show off your best pics!

    I was on that ship at the end of august. The fact that you took a picture of it is a bit weird. =) James
Back
Top