hardware

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    Sound Card with Optical Input and atleast 5.1 output

    Hey guys, can anybody recommend a few good sound cards for (pci or pcie) that has optical input and at least 5.1 output? :)
  2. Deep78

    PC dead ... or at least I hope not! Tech help needed?

    So i was playing some BFBC2 and suddenly the pc freezes and the screen starts going dark with a few hues or purple still hanging about, so I freak out as this is the first time in 3 yrs that my angel decides to kill over and during an awesome round of rush to :( I reboot only to see my...
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    Time to get nostalgic. Shed a tear - we won't judge you for it.

    /grabs a tissue :(
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    Looking to upgrade a PC running Autodesk Autocad 2007

    Hi people. Need some help/advice upgrading a client's PC. The PC is currently used to run Autodesk Autocad 2007, with the Inventor 2007 package installed. It is currently running on a Core 2 Duo machine, with Windows XP 32 bit. The machine is used by an Engineer to design Plastic Injection...
  5. J

    Pathetic SA technology showing at CEBIT 2010

    Hi There were a total of seven South African technology companies represented at CEBIT 2010 (out of a total of about 4700). In my mind this is outright pathetic and shows how much we have slipped behind in software / hardware. Of the companies that were represented, very few of them had...
  6. V

    Hard to find hardware

    Ive been wondering what hardware is hard to find is South Africa? Top of my head I can think of Alienware, Saitek and BFG. Any others anyone knows about and maybe where to get them? I know you can get Alienware easy enough from my site and PC Direct except for the waiting periods which are a...
  7. N

    Awesome service from CrownTech.co.za!!!!

    I've been shopping around for an AMD Phenom II 955 and an Asus M4N78 Mobo and I got a great deal here! http://www.crowntech.co.za/ I have shopped at Landmark PC and Digital Addiction which both had great service though Crowntech was by far my best online shopping experience. Check out the...
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    Replace MWEB ADSL Modem with ADSL Router

    I have just started working from home (not my home) and would like to set things up so I can access the ADSL connection here via WIFI. Basically the place I'm in has a single desktop PC connected to the internet via a SpeedTouch ADSL USB modem. I have attached a cross-over to the desktop's...
  9. LazyLion

    Computer Hardware Chart - Get it here!

    http://imglol-secure.s3.amazonaws.com/a8d57d20de.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=1ZA6N11XRH5XQJCZ7MG2&Expires=1247838039&Signature=%2BMdq6cpk9J05M%2Ba5gCNjZq6FLZY%3D
  10. LazyLion

    Puppy Linux 4.2.1

    Posting this from my new 700 Mhz Speed Demon with 128 Mb RAM! This little distro is amazing! A freind gave me this old computer to fix for them cos they couldn't get on the internet. Well they ordered a 2 year ADSL contract from Telkom cos someone gave them this old computer. problem was...
  11. J

    A few hardware questions

    Questionnaire - please answer 6 short questions I'm doing research on computer hardware consumerism and would appreciate it if you could fill in this questionnaire: http://www.anvilstudios.co.za/questionnaire/ Results should be interesting Thanks all
  12. N

    WANTED: ATX 1.x generation PSU

    This is the old 20-pin one (like here...). My PSU is dead :( Any one got working spare willing to sell? Thanks
  13. S

    I need a 4-pin 12V Power Extension Cable (4-pin Female to 4-pin Male)

    Does anyone have a spare one, Know where to get one, - CapeTown Know how I could make one, or use other spare cables to do the same thing... I've got a Coolermaster 690, the psu is at the botton of the chassi, which means the 4 pin power which gives extra power to the core 2 processor just...
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    Best Online PC Hardware Store?

    Which online PC Hardware store do you guys prefer, and which do you think is best? You can rank 'best' by range of products, Customer Service or price, wa'eva. :D Personally, based on price, DigitalSAOnline.co.za seems to appeal to me. Anybody else?
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    Intel to design Sony PS4's GPU

    http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/02/06/1910249
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    Sun (i.e. Sony) GDM20E20 needs a new home

    I have 1x said CRT that has to relocate, either to a Sun g33k :cool: who's into keeping legacy systems around to play with or /dev/null. I tried plugging it into a desktop box running a madala GeForce2 MX400 (good graphics isn't anywhere near a requirement on it!) and got the usual...
  17. rpm

    SMEs buy from retailers

    SMEs buy from retailers
  18. LazyLion

    How to find drivers for Unknown Devices

    Usually, when you buy any hardware the drivers come along with it on a disc. If you lose the driver disc you can always download the necessary drivers from the manufacturer's website. But what do you do when you are not sure of the manufacturer of the hardware? This is quite a possible situation...
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    Hardware Non-Bargains

    Hi. Figured we have a thread of hardware bargains, thought it would be nice to have a thread where we can laugh at rediculous pricing ... for example, this second hand PC I found :P : http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Stuff-for-Sale-computers-software-Gaming-PC-for-Sale-W0QQAdIdZ55672518...
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