Recent content by Sikario

Ok so I have been reading up on metal working a bit as well as wood working.... Those of you with wood enclosings or computers built into wooden cases etc... How much of a factor is wood when it comes to heat? Do you feel it makes the machine run hotter etc? For all you metal guys. How...

Thanks for checking this out and I hope you participate in my design and planning of my next project.. After receiving some quality inspiration from the L3P Desk Work Log Thread and the Ultimate Desk Work Log Thread I have decided my next project will be a full out computer within a desk...

Thanks for the help looking at dropbox at the moment

Introduction: I've got a project I would like to do and before I commence the project I was hoping to brainstorm with you folks to generate some possible solutions and implementations for this particular project. The Problem: A family member of mine has 3 different Mac computers in...

I ran the memtest as requested above and things went flawlessly. Blindedbyscience thanks so much for that info. I didnt know nor was told about this. But if the IDE support is being done by some other chip attached to the south it could explain why things slow to a crawl. I will try this this...

Mmmk i dont think its a driver issue as I updated to the latest drivers previously and the problem was still there. Tonight (sunday the 11th) ill go ahead and run memtest over night and give ya the results. Ill look into the hard drive diagnostics you suggested. Thanks for the help.

Hello Hardforums. First off let me thank you in advanced for checking this thread out. I could really use your help. I have recently built a new gaming rig here are the stats before I go into the bulk of my post. I have a Core 2 Duo E7400 at 2.8GHz sitting on an MSI P45 Platinum Motherboard...