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The Custom PC staff blog about a wide range of PC related topics, from the latest PC hardware to overclocking and of course, games. You can read their blog, From the Labs, here. You can also check out blogs from our readers, and read up on the latest and greatest modded PC projects in our selection of Project Modding Blogs (Plogs). If you want to tell the world about your own mod, sign up for a free Plog or, if you're interested in writing about more wide-ranging topics, grab yourself a free blog and get going.

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The best thing about print media is the jokes - and the story of how the USB Mince pie was born

From the Labs

Posted at 5:42pm 17th December 2008

It's a common complaint that the way attention works on the web - specifically Google's love of simplicity - means the art of the punning headline is dying out. The internet has allowed millions of jokes and humour sub-cultures to flourish, but there are certain jokes and puns that only really work in print. This is the story of one such gag, which I found on the blog of

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The Short Goodbye to Woolworths

Kenneth Henry

Posted at 1:02am 14th December 2008

Well, they're going, it's a shame, but to system builders there are only two things worth looking out for as Woolies shuts its doors; firstly the 50 packs of DVD-Rs, even if you get a few coasters the discount will be worth it, but with one eye on the future, the Worthit range's USB Keyboards have fallen in price to as little as £4.20, the same price I paid with..

My Own Little Space

Posted at 11:38am 17th December 2008

Have you ever seen a rabbit living in a house? I have one and I’m writing this little blog about the ups – and the downs – of owning a fluffy little critter. Oh, and if you’re wondering what the relevance to a PC website is then read on…… There’s a typical image of the rabbit in most UK households. It’s either at the bottom of the garden..

Adam Piper

Posted at 1:00am 17th December 2008

Well another week, another random post with lists of stuff put into one post as I REALLY can’t be arsed to do anything better … post. So, start from the top and work our way down, shall we? Fallout 3 – Plundering corpses for fun – I have a bad habit with games, where I get to the point where the lines of reality and game blur a bit. Not in a..

Podge's rants

Posted at 11:25pm 16th December 2008

Before i got the bits i am using now, which has a Gainward GeForce 9600gt (which ain't a bad card) i had a Radeon 9800pro. When i bought the Radeon I thought after i may have payed alot at the time, but it was a great card. My thoughts now i've had Nvidia again, the difference between driver software is slight, but i still like ATI's Catalyst in alot of..

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B****y companies

Project Reactor

Posted at 6:38pm 5th January 2009

So. My MoBo decides to fry it's PCI-E slot and kill my graphics card in the process. Just got a parcel from Overclockers. Guess what? Apparently, when I reattached the chipset and VRM heatsinks (having removed the waterblocks) - which, incidentally was AFTER the incident in question that caused the PCI-E slot do decide to melt! I mean, how thick do you have to be to believe that? Just simply..

Overclocked Orange

Posted at 12:18pm 11th December 2008

** Update 01/01/09 ** Happy New Year! I've been having problems getting 4.0GHz stable (20x200 with HT enabled), so I have opted for a stable 3.8GHz (20x190) and much cooler temps (28-34c idle & 45-72c load). The CPU only runs at 72c when running small FFTs for hours on end (torture testing). What makes it even better is that I can enable Turbo Boost with these settings, for a 21x multiplier..

Project Reservoir

Posted at 8:02pm 31st December 2008

Hey guys, Im going to move this over to the forum, I prefer that medium to blogs Will be starting new topic in the new year, stay tuned ..

RCISS - Remote Computer Interface and Security System

Posted at 9:11pm 23rd December 2008

RCISS – Remote Computer Interface and Security System Existing portable computing devices are not very powerful and are expensive. RCISS solves this problem by providing desktop computing power from a small lightweight handheld device (the Handheld) that is relatively cheap to construct. The RCISS system consists of the Handheld which has a screen and operating controls and a desktop computer (or laptop) modified with a special hardware card or external USB..

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