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by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 18, 2012 2:38 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513260

Re: dymt reloaded

I have to back up the humidifier, as a fellow texan, I have to use one from about October to March, sometimes April. It really works wonders. :)
by icoltsfan94
Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:22 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513260

Re: dymt reloaded

Yay...I have no idea what to get the wife for Christmas. Books. My parents kept asking me what I wanted for Christmas, and I couldn't think of anything. Then I finally remembered that books are pretty great gifts because they're actually something you can gift, and it's something people don't think...
by icoltsfan94
Wed Dec 12, 2012 6:04 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Joining the Religion & Politics Forum
Replies: 421
Views: 422460

Re: Joining the Religion & Politics Forum

Would love to join in on the conversation and I'm sure varied viewpoints of the user base.
by icoltsfan94
Wed Dec 12, 2012 12:39 pm
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: dymt reloaded
Replies: 26465
Views: 2513260

Re: dymt reloaded

An entire day lapse in dymt? Unheard of. Suppose its as good a time as any to join in. Maybe I'll attempt to read it all........... :o
by icoltsfan94
Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:49 am
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Recommend me some IEM's
Replies: 8
Views: 4545

Re: Recommend me some IEM's

Thanks for all the suggestions. :) Etymotics do seem like the best bet for my usage model. Any one had experience with the MC3's?
by icoltsfan94
Wed Dec 12, 2012 3:18 am
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Recommend me some IEM's
Replies: 8
Views: 4545

Re: Recommend me some IEM's

Thanks. :) Nice signature as well. :D
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:25 pm
Forum: Echo Vale
Topic: Recommend me some IEM's
Replies: 8
Views: 4545

Recommend me some IEM's

I've always just bought some $5 in ear phones from a gas station or something for my listening habits which on a mobile device is typically just podcasts. I have gotten frustrated with the provided durability and Noise isolation provided by said phones. So my question is, at the sub $150 range what ...
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:49 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Old School Gaming LAN
Replies: 14
Views: 6089

Re: Old School Gaming LAN

Have you considered something like Tiny XP for the machines? As you have previously owned keys to XP its a perfectly valid usage model. :)
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 8:23 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Socket Swappable?
Replies: 8
Views: 3943

Re: Socket Swappable?

The only reason I brought it up was the family member is very against a new system at this point. Too say all of them was an exaggeration yes, but it is quite a formidable amount, I appreciate all the help tenfold and after some browsing on newegg, I have found several replacements that he is happy ...
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:35 pm
Forum: SFF Station
Topic: uATX transplant project
Replies: 6
Views: 12532

Re: uATX transplant project

I haven't used that particular board but i have used several XFX socket 775 ATX boards and for the most part had no issues, had to run and RMA on one of the 8 boards though. (One of the DIMM slots was bad) Purchased 2 1/2 years ago and they are all still going strong. :)
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:27 pm
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: First build looking for advice
Replies: 7
Views: 3019

Re: First build looking for advice

A sound card is the one major (at least to me) things that is missing. I can recommend the Asus Xonar DX whole-heartily. ;)
For a lower end, if you are not to worried about listening to music as it has some pre-set leveling the DGX is also a good contender.
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:58 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Socket Swappable?
Replies: 8
Views: 3943

Re: Motherboard recoverable?

Per your suggestion I began to inspect the socket and low and behold, bent pins, all of them. Every single pin is completely flat, compared to another socket 775 board, (different chipset without support for the E5200) bet the cat did it....... Thanks for you help, cant believe i didn't notice the b...
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:34 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Socket Swappable?
Replies: 8
Views: 3943

Re: Motherboard recoverable?

Didn't seem to change anything removed battery, replaced moved cmos jumper, replaced, re-installed all cables, tried two PSU's, no luck. As for the processor, I thought that for a second at first as well, but this is an OEM system so I'm pretty sure it wasn't the problem, tried with a Pentium E2200 ...
by icoltsfan94
Tue Dec 11, 2012 4:18 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Socket Swappable?
Replies: 8
Views: 3943

Socket Swappable?

I have a DG33M04 Board in a Dell computer that I am attempting to fix for a family member. Installed is a Pentium E5200 which I know works. The problem i have is when power is given to the board, the power led immediately goes to its standby (yellow) color and then when I attempt to turn it ...
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