MadDeez

MadDeez

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Reply to SSD Write Speeds Cut In Half in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

when i had my ocz ssd, i tried in vain to get their tech support people to answer my questions regarding read and write speeds decreasing. after a week of back and forth email messages from china (they no longer had a direct tech support phone number), i gave up on ocz and called corsair to ask which model of theirs they recommended for my use. i described my dissatisfaction with ocz tech support to the tech guy from corsair and he helped me getting it to function properly. a secure erase and

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Reply to Windows Blue - MS update for Win 8? in Community WinCustomize Forums

yes, start8 makes it 'better', i admit. but, and this is a personal viewpoint, once you get adjusted to the new interface, start8 isn't needed. anyway, other than a kernel advancement, i don't' know what is new with win blue. to be honest, i'm awaiting the win blue upgrade for win phone 8 much more than i am for the desktop

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Reply to Windows Blue - MS update for Win 8? in Community WinCustomize Forums

xp was junk, too. i remember hundreds of posts on forums saying that when xp was released. there were people on this forum trashing windows 7 when it was released, too. many said that the win7 taskbar was worthless unless you enabled 'icon and text'. i have seen very, very few desktop screenies using that configuration, tho. win8 works fine once you get used to the new interface. but, if ya don't like it, that's fine. don't use it. nobody can make anyone else use any os th

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Reply to So the computer finally is showing it's age in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

typical kona. for somebody who says he's trying to change (he's been saying that for 10 years), he hasn't changed one iota. he starts a thread crying about his rig and begs people to give him a new one and now he's constantly complaining about it. at one point it was the vid card. another was the case given to him didn't have any drive bay faceplates and now the cpu cooler isn't good enough. most people are grateful when they're given something and don't compla

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Reply to My long overdue departure. in Community WinCustomize Forums

Mike!!!! dude, i wish you were still skinning. your BLUE & TAN skin is what convinced me to buy windowblinds. you're the best, mike. i hope things are going well for you these days.

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Reply to CPU fan dying.... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

remove the mobo, paul? if i remember correctly, you need to remove the 4 screws holding the shroud on at the top and 2 lower screws. after that, the fan and shroud should come straight out. i know i replaced the fan in my V8 without removing the assembly from the motherboard.

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Reply to CPU fan dying.... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

starkers, i have one of those corsair cooling systems for my ram, too. i got it when i bought my dominator ram way back when. i never used that cooler, tho. i still have that ram and fan in a box somewhere, i'm sure. it was an 8 gb kit, i think. blue heatsinks for the ram were ordered from corsair to replace the black heatsinks that came on the sticks. i have been using corsair vengeance ram for around 18 months or so. and you're right, i do not care for thermaltake stuff. they work,

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Reply to CPU fan dying.... in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

noctua fans are butt ugly but are some of the very best performing fans you can buy. if they were black, i'd be using them but i now have 5 corsair fans (4 x 140mm, 1 x 120mm) in my case, that coolermaster v8 still looks like a beast though, doesn't it? i still have mine in a box around here somewhere.

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Reply to My long overdue departure. in Community WinCustomize Forums

frosty, you've been a great friend to me for many years. i can honestly say i have missed in the past few months and will miss you and your oddball sense of humor in the future. as for you and your wife, i know the despair you experienced when you two split up years ago and the joy you had when you got back together. i sincerely hope this time, it's forever. good luck, my friend, in everything you do. pas

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Reply to So the computer finally is showing it's age in WinCustomize Talk WinCustomize Forums

as much as i dislike thermaltake, use the case ace sent you instead of the generic one seen in those pics. price was the main objective in the design of the case you're using, not thermal properties and/or air flow. i guarantee the thermaltake will have better airflow and fans. also, there'se no way a 120 mm fan makes more noise than (2) 80 mm fans. that's almost impossible. i will admit that cpu fan is probably pretty noisy when it's a full speed.

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Reply to Weirdos in Everything Else WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="starkers" reply="9" id="3318939"]Sometimes they find their way over here, but how they keep getting in beats me. I've checked thoroughly all around the property and can see no entry points. Same with my niece, who ...[/quote] i seriously thought for a second there that we were going to get a line about how starkers can't figure out how his niece got into the house. anyway, i used to have a mouse issue but Bones, my cat, has dea

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Reply to Lets face it Win 8 Sux in Personal Computing WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="harpo99999" reply="242" id="3318806"]unfortunatly UNTIL your fingertips are the same size a pen NIB then finger will be for quick/crude work with computers, and pen/mouse will be for slower/finer work. and I ALSO dislike the ILLITERATE american'ts and their failure at spelling, most especially the word 'COLOUR' harpo[/quote] unfortunately , <span style="text-de

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