Posts by Xaine

It runs smooth-as here. Modded 9300 - 2.13G CPU, 2G RAM, 7800GTX, 1920x1200 WUXGA display. Tried it on my desktop - it runs okay, but due to some glitch, didn't load Aero glass (I've seen others running the same vid card that has...

Quote: Originally Posted by icy1007 Why do people use coolers on their laptops? I've never used a cooler on my i9300 and have never had any problems. I'm getting one (the Pacific Breeze) because I overclock,...

The only version of Daemon tools that successfully works with Vista is 3.33 (you'll have to search for it).

For those who want some more inspiration, more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/w00kie/sets/180637/

When it screws up, hook up an external monitor to see if it, too, shows a corrupt display (sorry - just realised I've repeated what exabytehd just suggested). Although from what you've just said, it seems likely that it is indeed your...

Yep, had that happen too. It's a known bug. However, the .wmv file is in your media folder of .. \\steam\steamapps\<your user name>\half-life2 episode one\episodic (WHEW!! we made it).

Also, just to check - what res is your screen set to? It should be 1920 x 1200.

When you say it gets hot, are you measuring exact temps? If so, how hot is "hot"? Or is it simply "This thing feels too hot"?

ROFL... sorry, couldn't help it. System Idle means just that. When your system is idle (not doing anything), it will take up 99% of your resources. In other words, this is quite normal, and it does NOT mean that your CPU is...

At the risk of naming someone who doesn't want it, try contacting Hazridi - he's the guy who modded the original XPS2 BIOS for us 9300 users, to upgrade to the 6800ultra/7800.