Recent content by Tomelleri

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    Finished my Kaveri N64 HTPC!

    plywrlw, thankfully I didn't have to sacrifice a working N64, I just got a used one that wouldn't work off ebay for $15; and glad you liked it!
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    Finished my Kaveri N64 HTPC!

    What's up guys, I finally finished my Nintendo 64 HTPC. I planned on doing a complete buildlog/guide, but sadly I forgot to export my photos when I RMA'd my Xperia Z3. I built this primarily for emulators, plays Wii games on Dolphin @1080p60. Also tried out BF4 on it, at 720p Medium settings...
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    Can I use a Mini PCI-E slot for mSata?

    So I've been working on my Nintendo 64 HTPC for a while now, and the 2.5" SSD I took out of the casing was beginning to screw up (Getting NTFS Bluescreens, tried reinstalling windows, I know what I did was stupid). Now there was barely enough room in the case for that, so I wanted to use an...
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    Two monitors on Radeon 6570 Low Profile

    In my system I have a Radeon 6570, hooked up to my good old HP LP1965 19" 1280x1024 Monitor, with dual DVI inputs. The question I have is that since my GPU has a DVI, VGA, and an HDMI, could I use a HDMI to DVI adapter to hook up a second one of these monitors? They're only $50 online, but I...
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    Budget laptop for school (<$300)

    I need a compact laptop to use for school, and I dont have much to spend. I am perfectly fine buying one used or refurbished thats a couple years old off eBay/amazon. This is what I would like: >1500 passmark cpu score Less than 1 inch thick Screen from 11-14 inches Upgradable to 4gb ram 4-5...
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    How to get a higher over clock?(Besides temp)

    First off, here's my system. AMD A6-6400K overclocked to 5 GHZ (built in nb oc'd to 2400mhz) Integrated 8470D OC'd to 1100 MHz CM Hyper T4 with Arctic MX4 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Board Two 160Gb Seagate 7200 Rpm HDDs in Raid 0 400W Diablotek PSU. Also, the standard clock...
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    Inexpensive GPU for A6-6400k?

    A couple months ago, I built a low-end PC for around $200, from micro center and newegg. Here's my specs AMD A6-6400K overclocked to 5 GHZ Integrated 8470D OC'd to 1100 MHz CM Hyper T4 with Arctic MX4 8GB G.Skill Ripjaws 2400Mhz MSI FM2-A75MA-P33 Board Two 160Gb Seagate 7200 Rpm HDDs in Raid 0...
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    Overclocking 1333Mhz Ram to 2400Mhz - It's possible

    (First, you can see all my specs here- http://www.3dmark.com/fs/1104827) So, I recently built an ultra-budget gaming computer. It uses an A6 APU, which I did not realize loves high speed ram. I did not want to go through the hassle of returning it and buying expensive ram, so I started...