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Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Windows 7 tips: Useful hotkeys and a quick note on Aero Peek. You can change the Aero Peek preview delay via regedit at HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced by adding DWORD DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime (ms). I use 50ms. Quick access to network adapters: run ncpa.cpl. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I can’t say if UDP would be better for Aion. Aion uses TCP, which is safer but slower because it confirms each packet; UDP is “fire and forget.” Disabling the Nagle algorithm can lower in-game ping up to 100%, but may reduce LAN transfer speeds. Test it yourself; use /ping to check. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Part 2 covers the case. My Antec 900 has defects, so I’m getting a new one: SilverStone RV02. The motherboard is rotated 90°, ports on top under a flap for cleaner cabling. Bottom fans improve airflow, good for multi-GPU. Shipping starts tomorrow. CPU cooler: switching to Scythe Mugen 2. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: GCO and Gamescom got me excited for fall game releases. I grabbed some sample hardware and will upgrade my gaming PC after two years. First: CPU. Bought an Intel Core i7-650 (3.06 GHz, LGA1366) for €350. Hyperthreading (4 cores, 8 threads), QPI instead of FSB. Not an Extreme CPU—price not worth it. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I didn’t have a game that excited me, so I experimented in the evenings. Used an old USB webcam and C# to build a motion detector that only reacts to a green laser. I bought some cheap servos to make a tilt/shift setup with a red laser that follows the green one. Video demo included. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: Game keeps crashing, girlfriend back in 3 hours, Vista acts up, so I’ll install the Windows 7 RC via USB. No DVD, my Corsair Voyager is faster anyway. Steps: use diskpart to clean, create primary partition, format FAT32 “Windows 7” quick, set active, exit. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I expanded my RAID and removed an old Linux partition and drive E:. GRUB remained and blocked Windows. Vista’s automatic repair didn’t fix it. Booted from Vista DVD, used manual recovery console and bootrec to rebuild the Windows boot sector and MBR. Result: Windows bootloader restored, GRUB removed. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: After hours of volume sync, the new RAID is ready. Performance is clearly better than with 2x Veloci. Access time worse than SSD RAID, but transfer rates are strong, even at 64k; full speed from 128k. Burst read is ~100 MB/s slower than normal, unusual. Windows boot feels faster. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: SATA cable design is problematic. I had frequent sub-second stutters causing brief system freezes every 30–60 seconds. Disks tested fine; suspected cable issue. Replaced with quality clipped SATA II cables, problem solved, clear benchmark improvement. Setup: two WD VelociRaptor 300 in RAID 0 on Areca 1210. SSDs postponed; bought two more VelociRaptors. ...

Hey, just a heads-up that this content is based on an automatically imported version from our old CMS. If the formatting isn’t perfect, I’m sorry about that. Translation This original post is written in german 🇩🇪, a rough Translation: I couldn’t believe how bad the Left4Dead server browser was. After research, I found ways to search servers properly. Enable console, create/edit autoexec.cfg in left4dead/cfg, add: bind “F11” “toggleconsole”; bind “F12” “openserverbrowser”; Start game, press F12. Some Source engine network tweaks also possible. ...