Do Know Evil - Tyler Mulligan’s Tips and Tricks

I split this off unto this post for quicker reference but don’t want to change history

I’ve been quite busy the past few days as I was switching from computer to computer. I just built a new computer to condense/protect my data a little better but I had to sell my old one to have enough funds for the new one. In the middle of the switch, I was on my laptop… which died because the AC input seems to be peeling off the motherboard and I have yet to have someone aide me in soldering it.

Here’s a little list of what I’ve slapped together for those interested:

- Lian-Li PC-61 Case
- OCZ GameXStream 600W Power Supply
- EVGA 122-CK-NF67-T1 Motherboard
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz
- Crucial Ballistix 1GBx2 DDR2 PC2 6400 RAM
- XFX GeForce 7900GS Extreme
- WD 36gb Raptor HDD
- 4 Samsung Spintpoint T Series 500gb SATA 3Gb/s HDDs
- Samsung 18x DVD+-R DVD Burner with LightScribe
- Koutech Media Card Reader

After some debate I placed a second order for a separate RAID card and decided to go with the HighPoint RocketRAID 2300. So far, so good.

Anyhow, I love reformatting. There is something so refreshing about a clean install. I usually make myself a 10-15gb partition for windows so that I’ll be forced to put my personal files on another drive. This method worked for a while… but as applications increased in size, do did my partition. I decided to use all ~30 gigs of the Raptor for this install but I digress.