Overclocking the E2140 with the Gigabyte G41MT-ES2L with the BSEL mod

The E2140 is notorious for being ridiculously overclockable. Here’s how far I was able to push it on the Gigabyte G41MT-ES2L.

Noctua NH-U12P vs Cool It Domino A.L.C.

I look at both an air and water cooler that happen to be in the same price ballpark, comparing performance and sound.

Brother HL-3070CW Color Wireless LED Printer review

How I’d never considered a Brother printer before, I don’t know. I ended up quite impressed.

Thoughts on the Antec 300

Yet another Antec review – this time, the 300.

OCZ 600SXS StealthXStream power supply review – (hint: it’s in the trash)

It may as well have been a no-name PSU to be honest….

ASUS M4A785-M review – overclocking the 6-core AMD Phenom II X6 1055T at stock voltage

I got one of the most cost-effective 6-core setups you can put together, did some overclocking, and watched the heat.

Asus P5KPL-CM and BSEL pin volt mods – Don’t bother, they don’t work.

My failed attempts at pin modding the P5KPL-CM motherboards.

Overclocking the i3 540 on the Gigabyte H55M-UD2H past 4Ghz

Pushing the i3 540 past 4Ghz!

Time Capsule 1TB uses the WD Caviar Green

I wasn’t sure what hard drive would be in my Time Capsule (purchased in Canada). Pulling it apart, it turns out it’s the WD Caviar Green – not bad!

Boot Camp and the Apple Wireless Mouse not working

Apple’s “Magic Mouse” works fine in Mac OS X. On Windows through BootCamp though… that’s another matter.

in-win BL-631 case review – small, packed, and mostly quiet with decent airflow

The in-win BL-631 is a fairly small case, with a packed interior. I go over an installation and mention the quirks and qualms I ran into.

The fix when the P5KPL-CM won’t sleep

Who would have thought a motherboard wouldn’t sleep because of a default jumper setting?

Samsung ML-1210 and Windows 7 – the driver

Getting the Samsung ML-1210 driver to work well with Windows 7 wasn’t straightforward. Fortunately, the trick to get it working is easy.

Reducing the Northbridge temps on the MSI X58 PRO-E motherboard

The northbridge on the X58 PRO-E is notorious for getting hot. I walk through the process of pulling the heatsinks and applying new paste to bring those temps down.

Antec Sonata III case review

I look at the Sonata III with a comparison against the old piano-finish variant.

2.4Ghz vs 5Ghz, D-Link DWA-160 short review, a kink, and the fix

A look at the DWA-160, with a deeper focus on the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz aspects.

The Intel Q6600 Overhaul – Lapping and going from the Stock Cooler to the Arctic Freezer Pro 7

A pretty in-depth look at lapping both a CPU and heatsink to try and improve the thermals.

E2140 lapping - heatsink and processor before lapping

The lapping test – reducing temps by lapping a CPU’s heatspreader & heatsink

Lapping a CPU – the process.

Intel E2140 and Asus P5B-VM SE overclock encoding speeds

Intel E2140 + ASUS P5B-VM SE overclocking

A look at overclocking the E2140, and results!

My Samsung SyncMaster 206BW lcd monitor review

A bit of a look at the Samsung monitor I bought.