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Using FreeNAS

  • Posted by Rob
  • 29 July, 2008

I’ve recently dumped my Ubuntu Server, and installed FreeNAS on my home server.
Ubuntu Server was great, but a little more than I needed. And in comparison, FreeNAS was far easier/quicker to install and setup. Plus I don’t have to go through the hassle of getting Ubuntu to leave the NIC in a wake-able mode (for [...]

Overclocking an Intel Core 2 Q6600

  • Posted by Rob
  • 8 April, 2008

I upgraded my desktop pc recently. I bought a new cpu, motherboard, memory and graphics card. With Ubuntu in mind, I went for:

Intel Core 2 Q6600
MSI P35 Neo2
4Gb Corsair TwinX RAM
Gigabyte Silent nVidia 8600GT
Akasa Evo 120 CPU Cooler
Artic Silver 5 Thermal Paste

I overclocked my 2.4Ghz Q6600 to 3.2Ghz quite easily. This was done by setting [...]