Home grown tech solutions

[Mavrikmind]

Does anyone have any interesting tech solutions that you have come up with by yourself ? Or does anyone know of any websites that offer info on tech stuff that the average joe can handle on his kitchen table ?

 

[RevOxley_501]

solutions to what problems?


i like to make Flat IDE cables into rounded cables by slicing between the wires and zip tying them and heatshrinking them? does that count?


i build computers though---so thats tech to me


btw..your in GA...you needs a nu computer with all that tax money your getting back dont ya?

 

[XAAX]

Does anyone have any interesting tech solutions that you have come up with by yourself ? Or does anyone know of any websites that offer info on tech stuff that the average joe can handle on his kitchen table ?

I am a computer tech Mavrkmind, if you ever have any questions feel free to ask me.

 

[Mavrikmind]

I dabble with building computers myself. I have a HP computer that at this point is just a HP shell with all kinds of goodies I've installed myself. Sorry Rev
What I was asking with this thread wasn't for anything in paricular but just trivial idea's that could be interesting to someone who might have a use for that particular solution. Call this a thread for sharing idea's wether they help someone or not.
I like that IDE cable idea. Might have to try that myself

 

[RevOxley_501]

if you have an HP i highly reccomend it, according to what model, i imagine it is might tight in there, you should do everything you can to increase airflow...and aesthetics

 

[Mavrikmind]

Oh yes, I've allready made some changes concerning airflow. I switched out the factory cooling fans with Zalman fans. The case came with only one fan but I've installed two, not to mention that I changed the CPU heatsink with a Zalman model ( along with Artic silver heat sink paste ). So my case is pretty cool. My hard drives are Serial ATA so those cables aren't a bother. I'm gonna try your IDE cable idea on my cd/dvd writer cable. that'll open things up a bit better. thanks for idea

 

[michel]

My High tech is rather "Low tech".

I dread to think how many miles of cable there are running through this house; from the 2 desktops run cables that go to both other bedrooms, the lounge, kitchen and dining room. They feed sound from the hard drives, but also from the Hi-fi downstairs (which goes up to the computer).

Mixed in with that, there is a cable box downstairs that goes upto the loft, to be split in an amp, and re-distributed to all the rooms. Oh, and the alarm cables.........:cover:

My worst nightmare is when things go wrong after a long spell; I know where things go, but it always takes me a good few minutes to remember which lead is which. What can happen is that I finish plugging everything in, and suddenly find a mini-jack plug loose on the floor! One of my computers is home-made (I dread to touch the motherboard, because the commections are so "iffy"- with age).

edit: I am having trouble with an overclocked Athlon; I am waiting to find the right tubing to water cool the processor.

 

[RevOxley_501]

yay for Arctic Silver---Zalman has some out that is pretty good too---...sounds like you have soupped that ole HP up pretty nice...

 

[RevOxley_501]

My High tech is rather "Low tech".

I dread to think how many miles of cable there are running through this house; from the 2 desktops run cables that go to both other bedrooms, the lounge, kitchen and dining room. They feed sound from the hard drives, but also from the Hi-fi downstairs (which goes up to the computer).

Mixed in with that, there is a cable box downstairs that goes upto the loft, to be split in an amp, and re-distributed to all the rooms. Oh, and the alarm cables.........:cover:

My worst nightmare is when things go wrong after a long spell; I know where things go, but it always takes me a good few minutes to remember which lead is which. What can happen is that I finish plugging everything in, and suddenly find a mini-jack plug loose on the floor! One of my computers is home-made (I dread to touch the motherboard, because the commections are so "iffy"- with age).

edit: I am having trouble with an overclocked Athlon; I am waiting to find the right tubing to water cool the processor.

zalman has a nice cooler that works as well as water cooling , its a pricey heatsink but its what i use on my dual core and it keeps it nice and cold even when OCed

 

[Shadow Wolf]

If it doesn't work, slap it. If it still doesn't work, hit it harder. Keep this up until something is shaken back in place to make it work.