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  1. sharpy

    Recommend me a newsgroup provider

    I'm using newsdemon. I have an unlimited account, 20 simultaneous ssl connections and download at 2.4meg/sec via Virgin. £11 per month, jobs a goodun :)
  2. sharpy

    Leaving Demon... but where to?

    thanks for the replies guys and for the detailed post marc2003. I think you have done enough to convince me away from BT :) UKFSN looks good to me, the 1 month contract and 300gig off peak is more than i would ever need so i think i will go with them. To all those who suggested BE, well i can...
  3. sharpy

    Leaving Demon... but where to?

    I am currently on Demon 8mb ADSL and my 12 month contract is about to expire. I have been genrally happy with the service but the 50 gig monthly limit is a bit restrictive and this is the reason for me moving to a different provider. One thing i don't want is Virgin Media! I see that UKOnline...
  4. sharpy

    The state of X-Fi Vista drivers?

    Or.. save yourself a few squid and get the Bluegears b-enspirer like i did :D
  5. sharpy

    quick e6600 temp question, please help asap.

    Your temps should drop off quite a bit from stock cooler, especially at idle. My e6600 at idle with stock cooler was 47 and with the Noctua is 35 (this was at stock speeds). If you have left voltages on the auto setting you might want to check what they are being set to. With my EVGA if i left...
  6. sharpy

    New cpu cooler to fit an evga 680i with 4 ramslots free

    I'm not sure you even need someone using 4 slots? If they are using dimm 0 then this is the closest to the cpu socket. In my case i have the Noctua with the fan placed closest to dimm 0, it does not obscure the slot and i can remove the memory without removing the cooler fan. If you decide to...
  7. sharpy

    Orthos..the be all and end all?

    :p sorry should have read 1.36 :p
  8. sharpy

    Orthos..the be all and end all?

    OK guys thanks for all the suggestions. I have been adjusting the vcore upwards until i can find happy ground for stability and temps. I left Orthos running last night and all was well this morning. I had to ramp up the voltage to 3.6 to get it stable but so far so good. So i'm now on e6600...
  9. sharpy

    Orthos..the be all and end all?

    Hi, I got around to fitting my Noctua to my EVGA 680 a couple of days ago and have been playing about with fsb ect to see what i can get out of my e6600. At the moment its sitting @3.4 with 1.3v and idle at around 40-42 degrees. I have been using it for most of the day like this and have run...
  10. sharpy

    Thinking of changing from onboard audio?

    It was £69 + £almost £10 delivery which is a bit of a :eek: but still works out way cheaper that the current alternatives ;)
  11. sharpy

    Thinking of changing from onboard audio?

    When i got my EVGA 680 i was quite happy with the sound of the onboard audio. As it was a HD chip and quite high spec i thought it would suffice until i had the funds for a seperate sound card. After doing a bit of research and weighing up the cost vs quality area i decided to buy the Bluegears...
  12. sharpy

    Noctua + EVGA 680

    Hi It's my own fault for not looking at the motherboard compatibility list on the Noctua website but i have ordered this cooler and then noticed that it is not compatible with the c00 release of my board due to some capacitors obstructing the backplate. Has anyone fitted one of these with...
  13. sharpy

    F.E.A.R.

    OK, so i got FEAR Gold Edition and loaded up Extraction Point. I don't think that it is better than the original, i suppose it on par but there is more disturbing imagery than the first :cool: Only downside is that i found it to be much shorter than the original but there are some nice...
  14. sharpy

    Unreal tournament

    I reinstalled UT and used the OpenGL 3.4 rendered with all the settings as per the website. The only thing i can't get to feel right is my mouse settings. I have always had low sensitivity set in UT (about 2-3) and this used to be fine for me before but there seems to be a lot of acceleration, if...
  15. sharpy

    Little Big Adventure

    LBA1 gotta be one of my favourite games of all time, i was wowed by colourfull graphics and cut scenes. There was so many original puzzels in those day. It was just abouth the time i bought an AWE32 card so had all the midi sounds as well...ahh great days. I remember playing on my packard bell...
  16. sharpy

    quick z5500 Q?

    I see in your sig you have a x-fi, are you also on Vista now?
  17. sharpy

    quick z5500 Q?

    Have you changed any hardware since getting your 5500's? When you originally whacked it up was it through the same source as you are trying now i.e optical/coax/analogue?
  18. sharpy

    Damn! I hate HL2 EP2 and Valve!

    Agreed
  19. sharpy

    F.E.A.R.

    I didn't know there was an expansion! /me clicks on offshore type ordering thingy
  20. sharpy

    F.E.A.R.

    I just completed this game. Have to say i thought it was top notch and what an ending!! I've waited alomg time to play it as my previous system wasn't powerful enough but i have to say it was worth the wait :) All i have to do now is find something else to play :|
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