Spouse 2.0 Day: http://www.spouse2.com/

good avril photo

Because Ashley Angell must be feeling somewhat guity for being a busy coder, we now have a day to help us all feel better.

Avril has put up with my twittering from strange places. I have decided to swear-off twitter until 2008. She’s a good wife, and I love her heaps.

As my wife is presently driving SCRLTT around Eastern Creek, slowly wearing away rubber: my other present will probably have to be new shoes for the MINI.

Go visit http://www.spouse2.com/ and join the cause!

Thanks, Ashley. You are a good bloke. Congrats MrsAshleyAngell!

CPU Temperatures and Overlocking

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In my research in the continuing overclocking research for GeneralMelchett, I’ve found that 55degC is a little warm for a processor.

The 8800GT is now installed and working well. Just waiting for the two 22″ Dell LCD monitors, external speakers and new GeekDesk for the home GeekSpace and we are go!

Admittedly, GeneralMelchett has been burnt in over the last 5 days (turned on constantly) to ensure stability. The Vista Reliability and Performance Monitor is excellent at viewing the stability of your setup over long periods of time.

So, time for some extra CPU fan (Zallman) and a controllable external 120mm fan.

It seems that the memory is the current weakest link my the chain:

post-8800GT

ZDNet’s George Ou’s Build-at-Home Projects

Cut fingers

After building my second PC, I think this is the way to go.

Mix-and-match your own components. Careful thinking through the best pieces to optimise performance or cost. The pleasure in knowing your own blood, sweat and tears stain the inside of the case.

Oh, scratch that last one. There were no tears.

Go read about George Ou’s geekiest projects.