The store just brought in a Asus Maximus III Formula for a customer and a closer look at it - I think it definitely is better than some I’ve come across. I hear it overclocks higher on its own and tweaking the RAM to its fullest potential while keeping the system stable is also made far easier with the MIIIF’s Memperfect utility. The best part i find is the remote monitory and the overclocking of the system via a USB connected machine. For now one can monitor POST codes using USB but maybe in the future , one can use a remote function to run diagnostics if you have an issue with the card. Pretty cool right? So the question now is - i’m sure you are going to ask me is how much is it? $235 - was the best price we got. So for those who are thinking of it - you know where to get them.
A customer of ours had happily bought a new video card the other day - only to write back to us in the middle of the night to say that he wasn’t do real great with his game - Starcraft 2. We were a bit taken aback - because even though his video card wasn’t a high end one - it still would have run Starcraft 2 with no hitches as far as we can see. The spouse has a crappy video card that is 3 years old and it ran Starcraft 2 with no problems.
But what makes it even more amusing was - his computer was new - not bought from us - we found out later today. Apparently, it was gotten from Aliant - poor customer! then it just dawned on us that perhaps his power supply wasn’t powerful enough - so he came in today and gotten a new power supply. We are keeping our fingers crossed - so far we haven’t heard back from him. So folks having a new computer doesn’t mean you have the top of the line stuff - check and make sure your power supply is good enough to run your games too - especially if you are a gamer.
We brought this in for a customer - who wanted something cheap for his kid’s schoolwork. Like everyone said - it wasn’t an expensive board to begin with and it was pretty decent when it got installed, we didn’t have to mess around too much. We did overclock it to see how it would run - and it was not as good as we wanted it to go. The board was pretty quiet too - and didn’t heat up too much when we let it run for 24hrs. Amazingly, it had a floppy connector - haha! What I don’t like about it was it didn’t have too many RAM options. Overall, can’t complain too, too much - because of the pricing and if you are looking for a entry level board that is stable - this is it. We retailed it for $79.98.
The inside of the box
The board !
Normally at our store - we don’t see something like that come in but many people/customers have had their laptop/s in filled with coke and juice and one even with cat’s pee - hahha!! yup! i kid you not! Of course normal virus repairs and upgrades are definitely things one needs to pay for themselves and if you have lots of kids and/or prone to accidents - i’ve often wonder why they don’t get laptop insurance. I mean look at the above picture? no way we can save that for them right? likewise for water/pop or juice in the laptop - no matter what we try - it just won’t work and by fluke if it does - well - it’s not going to last very long either. So yes - people!!! get some insurance !!! if you know your laptop might need it - especially if you have kids going to college or kids who are rough with their equipment! I cannot stress hard and long enough but nope some people just won’t learn.
No more phone bills - no more paying for long distance in Canada or in United States. Simple to set up - even my grandmother knows how - haha! yes really i kid you not it’s that simple. Plug any phone into the magicjack, then plug the magicjack into a USB port and then you pick up your phone - dial and talk for free easier than reading my apidexin reviews . And how much is it you asked? At $39.99 - a one time fee for the jack and you only need to pay $20/yr after the first year - the first year is for free. As long as you have high speed internet - you don’t need a phone anymore like us. I tried it last night and at first - i had that incomplete call message for a few times and the rest of the evening it was fine. Calling out cost you nothing and if anyone were to call you - i think it’s like 5 cents a min. So if you have someone call you .. just tell them to hang up and return the call. You have free call waiting, free caller id and emergency 911 calls too. Save yourself 100s of dollars a year. Call quality? great!
We went shopping for some safe diet pills but ended up at The Source in the mall and bought a Beatles Rock Band Set that was on sale and then i turned around and saw this mini lava lamp for like $2.56 on sale. Now how can you beat that price right? so i bought one for the store and it’s powered by your computer or laptop using a USB connection. It serves no purpose except looking pretty and since it was so cheap - just had to get it.
So i have been using Firefox 3.6.6 recently but also came across the first public beta for Firefox 4 has been release. We all know that this version of Firefox just crashes so much - that I had to change and use Google Chrome - i would even give up my best joint supplements if i can find something that doesn’t crashes so much i had complained to the spouse one day before i turned my back on Firefox and switched to Chrome.
So i heard that the Firefox 4 has a fresher look and a lot less crash prone - and i’ll believe it when i do see it - are you game to beta test it? I also hear that there are lots of perks too - using Firefox 4 - and perks are always good eh. I also hear that alot on Firefox 4 is mirrored from Chrome - heh! what do you expect eh. And for those using Mac and Linux - you will have the same kind of feature too when it gets modified. Game to try it now?
As you all know we own a computer store, so when at first a customer asked me about a year ago for notebook cooler - i had told him that we didn’t have any nor had i heard of any. He definitely looked like he had joint pain when i said that - i mean for sure he must have had done his research and the spouse corrected me immediately. Now that I am using the notebook permanently - i too know that i need a notebook cooler now. As the notebook gets older and even after blowing dust out - it still doesn’t want to cool down - then you know you need one. A notebook cooler cost like $35 - and this is a Thermaltake brand with a 23cm fan in it. It is supposed to be quiet - and improves the overall heat dissipation. It is very light weight.. and supports from 10 - 17″ notebook. So if your notebook is overheating - get a notebook cooler quickly before it fries anything up.
If you are by any chance getting a Dell - make sure that it is new - now if you are getting it previously owned or even if you are buying it from a relative - please note that it’s not as easy as buying big and tall clothing . Why? because Dell does not warranty your computer - even though they sold an extended warranty to the original owner. You see about a year ago, we bought one previously owned one - when the keyboard started to go bonkers - we called Dell up because of the extended warranty - but guess what ? Dell make us go for a merry-go-round and kept telling us that the original owner is not what we claimed to be. They refused to help us - politely. I’m not impressed with Dell at all - i did get my keyboard and power supply fixed by with another computer store - but i will never buy a Dell even if they were new. So watch out if you are buying a Dell.
Love the colorful keyboard stickers that i found online on Etsy while looking for the top rated wrinkle creams - what a fluke. So if you want your keyboard to stand out - just for $14.99 - you can have it. With the high quality printing, these creative sticker will make your MacBook the new home. The sticker is made by special material-Avery MPI. If you don’t like and want to have a new look, you can clean it easily. Pretty awesome - had to share it with everyone. Of course, if you like another type - i don’t mind the ones by Christopher Delorenzo. It’s even cheaper - only $12! woohoo!
