61) Message boards : Number crunching : your least liked motherboard brand (Message 967692) Posted 2 Feb 2010 by BMH Post: I have an AM2+ board from Gigabyte which is blowing the tops of its capacitors so that's going to make me a bit wary of that brand for a while. I've used a few ASUS and MSI boards over the years which have seemed pretty solid. Not many issues with ASRock but I've always seen them as a cheap option and thus not seen them as long lasting - I don't know how true that is. A lot of boards now have solid state capacitors which is reassuring, the only other issue is how hot the chipset heatsinks get on some board (I avoid ones with fans because they wear out).

62) Message boards : Number crunching : Oiling computer fans? (Message 967690) Posted 2 Feb 2010 by BMH Post: I've tried oiling fans that have become noisy only to find they don't last long before needing oiling again. I'm not sure which oil would be best (I've tried light oil, engine oil and grease with no long term success) but it's easier just to replace the fan, especially if you're keen to minimise down-time! 80mm fans are cheap enough while 120mm fans aren't as cheap. I sometimes use used fans if they look like they haven't had much use and then as soon as they get noisy they go in the bin. A fan controller is a good way to prolong the life of a fan if that fan doesn't need to run at maximum speed all the time.

63) Message boards : Number crunching : Early SETI contributors - who's still around? (Message 967688) Posted 2 Feb 2010 by BMH Post: I've been around since 1999. I was at college at the time and 'borrowed' a couple of computers during I.T. lessons to run SETI@home plus my trusty AMD K6-2 at home. Now working in an office surrounded by 6 computers I have them all running SETI@home, plus a handful of computers at home.

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