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Computer audio out very noisy?

I agree, sounds like grounding issue to me. I don't understand how removing the earth pin from the plug helps though? I feel I should since I did a physics degree, but it was many years ago and electronics was always my weakness.... care to explain? Just installing a USB ubuntu image so I...
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Nov 23, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer audio out very noisy?

Took out my 2 data hard drives. No help. Disconnected DVD drive. No help. Also seems worth pointing out that I can "hear" my PC through the static. Hard disk seeks induce a different noise. A white screen versus a screen of text induces a different noise, etc etc. So, is my PSU bummed?
- downhiller80
- Post #3
- Nov 23, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer audio out very noisy?

I wondered if it might be my surge protector, but have just ruled that out. Also plugged into a completely different room in case I had a dodgy wall socket. Disconnected all external things (USB, network, monitors) and still get the same problem. Opened up my case and had a wiggle of all...
- downhiller80
- Post #2
- Nov 23, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer audio out very noisy?

First of all I'm a long-standing member but couldn't get my old account using, not posted for a couple of years. My speakers recently died, which led me to use headphones for a while. I couldn't believe the amount of hiss on them, I'd assumed my aging speakers were the cause of the problem...
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- Nov 23, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Samsung R710 good choice?

Actually, just been to a few shops. Regardless of friends' past experiences, I think my money will be going to Sony. VGN-FW11E, just looks SO much nicer than anything else, samsungs included. Not a bad spec for the money either, £720.
- downhiller80
- Post #3
- Aug 22, 2008
- Forum: Laptops
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Samsung R710 good choice?

PS I don't care much about gaming/graphics, but would be quite upset if it couldn't play a downloaded 1080p HD movie etc, do you think it'd cope with that? PPS I know I said "on the move" and then "portability isn't a concern". I'm not contradicting myself. I want something so I can work...
- downhiller80
- Post #2
- Aug 22, 2008
- Forum: Laptops
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Samsung R710 good choice?

I'm a web developer, looking for a laptop so I can work on the move. Portability isn't really an issue. Want something with a big screen (used to 2 20" LCDs). DON'T want stupid high res (1920 on a 17" screen will kill my eyes). Vista & lots of memory, decent sized hard disk. Something that...
- downhiller80
- Thread
- Aug 22, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Laptops
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Flippable 24"+ LCD?

I see the Dell monitors have a built in swivelling base, but only 45° each way or something. I wonder if I could easily modify one to give me the full 180 that I want...
- downhiller80
- Post #3
- Jul 29, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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Flippable 24"+ LCD?

The time has come for me to buy a big screen, but I'd like to be able to use it both while sat at my PC, and while sat on the sofa. I can accomplish this by picking it up and rotating the whole thing 180° so it faces the other way, but will invariably knock things over or pull cables out etc...
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- Jul 29, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Displays
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Which speakers are right for me?

I'm currently using some Videologic DTS Digitheatre 5.1s. They had incredibly good reviews when I bought them, and I've been using them for (at a guess) 5 years or maybe more. A year ago though the digital input died, so I've had to switch to analogue, which gives a lot of hiss by comparison...
- downhiller80
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- Jun 2, 2008
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Vista SP1 not showing on windows update?

nerp, yeah I know, but this is the first stable windows OS I've ever had I think. Actually w2k was ok iirc, but i think that still crashed a bit for me, just nowhere near as much as 9 so i thought it was amazing at the time :) will leave SP1 until i have a backup computer i think, just been...
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Apr 4, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista SP1 not showing on windows update?

Not rebooted my Vista box in 42 days. I see everyone else is chatting about SP1, but when I go to windows update I don't see it, even if i click "check for updates". i already installed SP1RC, so do I need to uninstall that first before WU will show me SP1 proper? I presume rebooting will...
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- Apr 3, 2008
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Any decent way to dampen HDD vibrations?

I've just done something INCREDIBLY easy to dampen my drives. They're simply sat in the bottom of my case on top of HD-shaped blocks of foam. Has made the world of difference.
- downhiller80
- Post #19
- Feb 22, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

Haha, cheers Boston, have checked and mine seems ok :-) Wired: fwiw they're actually outside of the PSU, running the original wire through the grommet along with the ATX power connector etc, then once it's outside of the PSU I have a socket bodged onto it, then I'm taking the cable for the...
- downhiller80
- Post #17
- Feb 22, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

I was about to have a go at you for not having suggested this earlier in the thread, but then re-read what you had said and saw you did, doh ;-)
- downhiller80
- Post #14
- Feb 21, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

To be fair the fan that was on there didn't seem to be moving a massive amount of air, just making a lot of noise... More than the Noctura maybe, but not a huge amount more. My Noctura 1200 appeared to move MORE air in fact. Which is odd - the old fan is rated at 0.33A, the 1200 at 0.12A and...
- downhiller80
- Post #12
- Feb 21, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

OK, well I got around to doing this today. Cut up an old fan adapter, chopped the old fan off, and coupled those together with lots of twisting and tape, so I now have a socket should I decide that I want to change the fan I'm running. Nave put my Noctura 800rpm fan in, and naturally it's...
- downhiller80
- Post #10
- Feb 21, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Have I damaged my CPU?

The mouse problem seemed very odd to me, but it happened again earlier, and again just now, and this time my display driver crapped out and restarted and that fixed the mouse thing - so I think the mouse issue is a display driver thing, which is good. Downloading from nvidia to reinstall now...
- downhiller80
- Post #17
- Feb 13, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have I damaged my CPU?

Hmmm, Vista appears not to have the same repair feature. We have "startup repair" which you run if you can't boot - run that and it says everything is fine (takes about 1 second). Next is system restore, which I can't use because I turned it off, and lastly complete PC restore which is for...
- downhiller80
- Post #16
- Feb 13, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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1TB grouptest?

Have opten for the Samsung, hopefully I wont have any of the issues that I've read about other people having.
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Have I damaged my CPU?

My time is worth enough, which is why I can - I'd rather not take a day off and lose the money, but I'm being paid enough that it wouldn't be the end of the world ;-) FWIW I am shortly going to be building a spare PC so I have a fallover in the event of me fucking this one up. Nag nag nag...
- downhiller80
- Post #9
- Feb 8, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have I damaged my CPU?

Haha. I feel you might be about to mock me more - I turned off System Restore because all of the drive thrashing it causes all of the time was pissing me off. Do I need that to do a repair? Or do you mean putting the CD in and following whatever prompts it gives me? I've never run a...
- downhiller80
- Post #7
- Feb 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have I damaged my CPU?

Haha, ridiculous isn't it. In my defence I did resist the urge to overclock for a day or two, but once I started it was too enjoyable lol :-)
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Feb 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have I damaged my CPU?

Well I'm using this PC for work so am reluctant to take a day out to reinstall just yet - FWIW since I posted up it's been fine...
- downhiller80
- Post #3
- Feb 7, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Have I damaged my CPU?

So the other day I decided to try an ultra-quiet fan in my Tuniq, and ran Orthos to see if it could still cope. I decided I was happy to go to about 80C or so since I think although you wouldn't want to run that all the time, it's "ok". Well maybe I was wrong :) At about 75C after half an...
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- Thread
- Feb 7, 2008
- Replies: 18
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New version of GPU-Z available.

Pah, heat is where it's at, your temps are FAR too low ;-)
- downhiller80
- Post #9
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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New version of GPU-Z available.

Yeah for me GPU-Z says 71.8 core 62.8 pcb and nvidia monitor says 79 core.
- downhiller80
- Post #7
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphics card suddenly hotter?

It's one of these: http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-g...s/120mmfans/nf-s12-800 I bought it for use as a case fan but since I have the side off my case at the moment thought I'd try it in the cooler see if it copes. Problem is the cooler has very tightly packed fins and the fan's fins are too...
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Graphics card suddenly hotter?

I think you're right, I think it's a combination of several small things which have made 1 big difference. 1) It probably is a bit warmer in here today 2) I had my case on it's side which stops heat rising off of the fins as they're designed - now I've put it back upright temps have...
- downhiller80
- Post #3
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Open Case

I have the side off my case pretty permanently, never experienced any problems with interference etc that I'm aware of.
- downhiller80
- Post #19
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Any modern PC scrolling shooters?

Yeah, that's why I started this thread. Modern games have amazing graphics etc, but they don't hold my attention anything like simple games like this. Anyone here played Peggle? Most ridiculously simple game, but had me hooked for about a month lol! Another vertical scroller I used to...
- downhiller80
- Post #22
- Feb 6, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Graphics card suddenly hotter?

I could be imagining this, but I don't think I am. I've had this in my PC for a few weeks now, and normally the heatsink is "hot" to the touch, but not too hot I can't touch it, unless I've been playing a game. Today I've played no games, just coding and internet etc, but my GPU heatsink is...
- downhiller80
- Thread
- Feb 6, 2008
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Any modern PC scrolling shooters?

Cheers for all the recommendations guys - and I second that JnG has a good difficulty level, I've not even finished the first level yet (very close) on the demo - how embarrassing :-)
- downhiller80
- Post #11
- Feb 5, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Any modern PC scrolling shooters?

Not bad, not bad. Any others? I played a good one called Strayfire a couple of years ago - company seems to have gone out of business though, website's no longer there.
- downhiller80
- Post #4
- Feb 4, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

Good call zepper, I'll see if I can find out without having to rip it apart. How long should I let caps drain for after unplugging, is 8 hours (overnight) overkill?
- downhiller80
- Post #6
- Feb 3, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Replacing the fan in my PSU?

I don't have a massively powerful system I think - see my sig. I only have one data drive now, so only 2 hard disks. The noisiest thing in my case at the moment is the power-suppy, so I'd like to put a quieter 120mm fan in it, especially since I'm sure I'm running nowhere near the 500W it...
- downhiller80
- Thread
- Feb 3, 2008
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Overclocking E6400 to its bitter end

75? My E6750 only hits 62C at 3.8GHz in my tuniq 120 - get a better fan. For what it's worth I tried putting a "silent" 800rpm fan in my tuniq earlier, and after 5 minutes of Orthos my temps hit 74C before BSODing. So it might be the temps that are your problem.
- downhiller80
- Post #2
- Feb 3, 2008
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Any modern PC scrolling shooters?

C'mon, there's gotta be some decent shareware etc out there?
- downhiller80
- Post #2
- Feb 3, 2008
- Forum: PC Games
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Any modern PC scrolling shooters?

I used to love this genre - I've been trying to find something modern that'll blow my mind away with stunning visuals etc but can't find anything :-( edit: sorry, wrong forum :(
- downhiller80
- Thread
- Feb 2, 2008
- Replies: 33
- Forum: PC Games
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Converting MS-VPC image to VMware

Cheers bsobel, duly noted! I'm not going to fret tooooo much about that though, whilst what I'm trying to do may be technically "wrong" I think I'm on perfectly safe groud ethically.
- downhiller80
- Post #5
- Jan 29, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems

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