open source xp is about the coolest idea ever

VOUCH ^^

/edit...lately, with the few updates MS is putting out for XP...I think I could prolly skip them from now on and suffer no consequences ^^

/ee I don't recommend this...just sayin

This post was edited by ghot on Apr 14 2012 10:06pm

will never happen ever once 2014 rolls ur either upgradiing or dieing

you can also do that for windows 7. i used to do it on my laptop. felt so right.

I'm not posting any news today...but if anyone is bored and wants to do so here are the links:
Any worthwhile news dated the 14th is already posted.


http://www.maximumpc.com/
http://www.anandtech.com/
http://www.gizmag.com/
http://www.extremetech.com/
http://www.tweaktown.com/
http://arstechnica.com/
http://www.fudzilla.com/
http://www.bit-tech.net/
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/
http://www.hardocp.com/
http://www.hardwarelook.com/
http://www.wired.com/
http://www.techradar.com/
http://vr-zone.com/
http://hothardware.com/
http://www.techpowerup.com/
http://www.engadget.com/
http://www.xbitlabs.com/
http://www.hexus.net/
http://www.geek.com/
http://www.legitreviews.com/
http://www.zdnet.com/
http://slashdot.org/
http://www.shacknews.com/
http://www.ign.com/
http://techzwn.com/
http://www.digitimes.com/index.asp
http://www.groklaw.net/index.php
http://www.imaging-resource.com/
http://www.pcmag.com/
http://www.pcgamer.com/
http://www.pcworld.com/
http://blog.wired.com/
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http://bbs.blackviper.com/index.php
http://www.blackviper.com/
http://www.houseofhelp.com/v2/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/
http://www.tomshardware.com/
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs
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http://overclockersclub.com/index.php
http://www.ocforums.com/index.php
http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/

This post was edited by ghot on Apr 15 2012 01:08pm

As you build ur comp...or even after it's built....take the time to write down: MAKE / Model Number / Serial Number of every part before you put it in comp...if it has a version number like some RAM and motherboards...write that down too. Save the text file somewhere safe. Then when you DO have questions to post...you can just copy paste ur system and save a TON of time...here's mine for example:

Windows XP Pro w/SP3
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 125W @ 3.7Ghz
ASUS M4N82 Deluxe nVidia 980a SLI Motherboard
ASUS AMI 0802 BIOS
Realtek ALC888/1200 nVidia MCP72 HD Audio
EVGA 015-P3-1580-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit
Corsair CM2X2048-8500C5D Dual Channel [5-5-5-15-22-2T-2.1v]
SATA WD 300GB Velociraptor
SATA WD Caviar Black 1TB
LG GH22LS30 CD/DVD Burner
PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750W Quad EPS12V
ViewSonic G90FB Black 19" CRT Monitor
Harman Kardon (3)
Logitech Optical M-BT96a
Coolermaster ATCS 840 Full Tower Case
3x230mm, 1x120mm, Optional: 3x Scythe S-Flex SFF21G 120mm
ZALMAN CNPS 10X Extreme CPU Cooler
Steel Series 6GV2 Mechanical Keyboard

i have the HX750 i can vouch it running very nicely

For a ~2000 build, I'd do something like this.


Case: White NXZT Source 810 (I have the 210)
CPU: I7 2600K
Mobo: Any Z77 that is black/white.
Ram: 8gb Vengeance Black Low voltage
SSD: 240 Mushkin Enhanced Deluxe
HD: Any 1tb 7200gb 6gb/s x2
GPU: 680 2gb (White/black)
Liquid cooling: EK Kits with clear coloring.
Case fans: Aerocool Shark Fans - White LED