Recent content by jackthelad1971

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    How to prevent static electricity when handling a mobo

    without wanting to be annoying - just how real is this nowadays? I've been building PCs for years (20+) I've never used a wrist strap, and I've never fried anything. It would be great to see an actual scientific study into the amount of electricity we're talking about here, and the tolerances...
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    Youtube won't load subscribed channels

    ok, here's one idea I've come up with. Its not ideal but works. Forget using youtube subscriptions altogether (at least until its fixed). sign out of youtube so that you can't see your subscribed channels. Create a new bookmarks folder (in Chrome..A favourites folder in Internet Explorer I...
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    Whats a good LED strip?

    I use BitFenix Alchemy strips and they seem very good. Nice and bright (although I've noticed a slight dimming in them after about 12 months of 2-3 hours useage a day). they are good because you can plug strips into each other to get your required length. They also have nice strong adhesive for...