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More than a decade ago I got to have a play of Doom1 and Magic Carpet on a proper virtual reality helmet. Even with Doom 1 resolution, it was absolutely mindblowing, like going from a slow Ford Escort to a Lamborghini. But it cost something like $2,000 NZD to buy one. I've been re-reading Tad...

Finally built (the start of) the fileserver I've wanted for oh so long. I haven't posted it in the sticky gallery because it doesn't (yet) meet the requirements -- only 2 drives. When it does, I will. AMD Athlon64 LE-1600 for a processor -- the energy efficient model. Gigabyte...

I plan on buying post-Jul22 price cuts, and replacing the core elements of my current build. I'll be keeping my X1900XT video card, since it still does a good job in WoW and can keep up in more modern games. I will be purchasing from Paradigm PCs, since Newegg doesnt send to New Zealand and I've...

I've had a project on the side for a while (no rush, since no comp to put in it yet) consisting of a cheapo aluminium briefcase, and parts nicked from an old case. (Pure crap case, it deserved to die. With PSU and HSF installed, there was an airgap of 1mm (literally) for air to get into the HSF...

WAF, as defined by the Myth community. How many of you would be castrated by your wife/household if your mythbox/mcebox/sage-beyond-whatever-box died, or was down for an evening, or missed an evenings worth of recordings? Also, how many people have been extremely impressed? One guy was...

Do any methods of cooling your drives shorten their lifespan? I used to have a Maxtor drive, and put one of those coolers on it that clamp onto it like an enraged octopus. It died shortly after. What would a fan on the outside of the case blowing air over them do? I suspect that dust from the...

Just to make it clear from the start, I'm not including JRPGs in this. What builds do you tend towards when playing RPGs of any sort? Neverwinter Nights, Morrowind, Oblivion, WoW...? Me, I used to do bland, boring-ass characters. Knights in shining armour with longsword, shield, +5 Aura Of...

I remember back in the old days how CD drives would proudly list what 'books' they supported -- red book CD audio, green book, blah blah blah book... I only mention this because, for some reason, my LiteOn DVDRW SOHW-1673S refuses to read some DVD-Rs recorded by other people, while my...

From what I'm reading, NFS:Carbon seems to be available in the US as I type. It is, therefore, not goddamn released yet here in New Zealand. You can't legally own a copy bought from a NZ retailer. Unless you have a credit card and know about Amazon or something. In this day and age of fast...

Yes, I finally got around to taking some pictures. If you should happen to walk into my lounge, you'll probably notice a somewhat out of place boxy looking object... ... inside which lurks all kinds of stuff. One day, either when I have too much money or get really tired of...

For some reason, my Sapphire x1900xt won't open the taps and belt out pixels at 621/1440 like it should. I've tried Catalyst 6.8, 6.9, and Omega 6.9. ATI Tray Tools insist in the graphs (running in the background while I play Oblivion) that the clock speeds haven't changed a fraction during...

My initial PCI-E rebound card was a a Sapphire x600pro, and I distinctly remember the (old) drivers being somewhat shoddy, compared even to the old GF2MX I was running before that. When I upgraded it to a 6600GT, the drivers were quite a bit nicer. I later added a second display, and the NVidia...

Maybe it's just me, but Intel builds never go well, while AMD builds go first pop. If they aren't slow (P-133, P-333, P2-800), they're temperamental little shits that don't work without much profanity. I've just put together a CeleronD 331/Asrock 775V88+/FX5200 for MythTV, and the sod won't...

It seems to me that a HTPC would need it's PCI slots more than the average PC -- one for the Skystar2, a couple 150's, oh, gotta have a high class soundcard... you get the idea. I'm quietly planning out my one (plan on buying after the Conroe Intel and AMD pricecuts, Skystar2 on the way, 150...

Does anyone know what format Z stores it's in-game video in? Because I want to watch 'em all over again, and DosBox is being decidedly annoying. (Yes, I know how old it is.)

I read through Eclipse's A64 sticky guide, and attempted to follow it through. My comp is as follows -- 3000+ A64 Winchester (failed to grab stepping before putting the HSF down) Gigabyte K8NF-9 mobo TwinMOS 2x512MB RAM (nothing spectacular) Sparkle 6600GT The mobo is, I suspect, what...