I have a computer that is running the Intel i5 2500K. All it does is it transcodes ripped movies. I originally had the stock heatsink fan that came with the CPU but Handbrake and X.264 uses up a lot of CPU resources that the fan kicks up and my temps get high. So I decided…
I finally received my new Adaptec 6805 raid card today. After messing with 2 lower end cards (Highpoint and Supermicro) that both failed after a few days, I decided I’ll invest and get the bad boy. This card alone cost more than my server (except the 8x 2TB drives) all together. Shout out to Jeff…
I’m still bummed out about the Chicago Bulls’ 2012 postseason. Summer is here and plenty of barbeque weather. I decided to pick up the tailgate set from Amazon. I’m ready to grill.
I bought the Highpoint Rocketraid 2720SGL raid card for my Windows Home Server 2011 box. From the specs I read it looked great. It supports up to 8 drives, 6Gbps, RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50, and JBOD, connects to PCI-E 2.0 at x8 speed, and the cost wasn’t too bad at around $160. With…
I’ve been wanting to upgrade my internet to a faster upload speed. My download speed is fine, it’s the upload I have a problem with. Here’s my speedtest.net result before I upgraded my internet. Here’s the results after the upgrade.
I’ve been wanting to change the random header images that came with the theme I’m using, but never found the time until a few days ago. I was surprised at how easy it was to modify. All I had to do was create images that were 1000×288 and upload them. I can upload as many…