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Note: Both these cards do not display and are being sold as dead. Both cards seem to have the same issue - on start up, fans spin briefly before monitor goes into standby. Neither cards shows any obvious signs of damage (eg. burns, popped caps) and both failed randomly (ie. Worked one day and...

Item Wanted: GI Joe figurines Packaging Essential: No Desired Age: From the "Real American Hero" range, produced between the 80's and early 2000's Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: Depends on the condition, peripherals and amount of figurines. These...

Anyone watched this series of one-off shorts yet? A really good watch if you have not. I am hoping they will start releasing more mixed anthologies like this in the future. It is a great way to show case talent and concepts, without the worry of a series that overstays its welcome and becomes stale.

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Item Wanted: LGA 1155 for 3rd gen cpu Packaging Essential: no - as long as it has the io shield Desired Age: n/a Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: Not more than 1k - slightly negotiable depending on what's on offer. My spare system is running off a...

Item Wanted: Functional basic laptop Packaging Essential: No Desired Age: N/A Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: The cheaper the better (Has to be under R1000, including factoring in cost of shipping) I have a friend in a bad financial situation who...

Hi guys, I am finding I am going through a set of gloves about once a year. Specifically, I am wearing holes through my left glove, while attaining a steadily growing collection of lonely perfectly usable right gloves. My heavy duty leather ones generally maintain, but the softer leather and...

Item Wanted: Go, a physical instance of the board game Packaging Essential: If shipped, it just needs to be safe. Desired Age: N/A Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: Depends on the quality and variation, but I am not looking to spend more than R300...

Hi all, My GTX 970 EVGA FTW edition has gone wonky, and after much pulling of hair and gnashing of teeth, I think I have (maybe) isolated the problem. The connector for the fan seems to be shorting or something (I have no idea what it is actually doing to fuck things up, but it's doing...

Binghamton University researchers have developed Nyami, a synthesizable graphics processor unit (GPU) architectural model for general-purpose and graphics-specific workloads, and have run a series of experiments on it to see how different hardware and software configurations would affect the...

Good day all, As the title reads, could anyone with an opinion please recommend some 2nd hand car dealerships in the Durban and surrounds area? Thanks!

Good day all, I recently upgraded to a lovely GTX 970, which is problem free. The problem lies with one of my old cards. I used to SLI GTX660's. One has been sold, but I kept the MSI Twin Frozr to put in my partners PC. She had a GTX570, which I also sold after upgrading her to the 660. The 660...

Item: MSI Geforce GTX 660 OC edition (2GB) Age: 2 years Warranty: No Packaging: Original Condition: Perfect. The metal parts may not shine as much as they did when new, but that's what happens after 3 years of use. Location: Durban Reason: Part of an SLI setup - Upgraded to a single GTX...

I have always thought it would be a cool project to do, but I lack the computer skills and the space. Just wondering if anyone has created one before? If you are unsure what a Beowulf Cluster is, here is a link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beowulf_cluster

A short article from the BBC which talks about things that can affect wifi strength. Not sure of the truth of it, but the comment around wifi being affected by fairy lights seemed interesting. Especially with Christmas coming up. So if you get a crappy connection with your brand new tablet...

Good day fellow Carb bikers, I would like to gather opinions around supermoto's. I ride an XT600e (Dual sport). I use it as a day to day commuter and thus 99% of riding happens on the tar. I have been toying with the idea of doing a supermoto conversion on it. What are peoples thoughts on such...

Although I get why people would want self driving cars, apart from the cool/interesting/for science! factor, I am not sure about the point of getting a robot designed to ride a motorcycle. But, here it is: MOTOBOT: the first autonomous motorcycle-riding humanoid robot | KurzweilAI The video...

A very strange man, but I do love watching him race and give interviews: Guy Martin: what it's like to crash a superbike - Telegraph "But I wasn’t knocked out that time, so I was fully aware of everything that was happening. And I just had to let it happen. But, conscious and sliding...

"Using microfluidic passages cut directly into the backsides of production field-programmable gate array (FPGA) devices, Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have put liquid cooling where it’s needed the most: a few hundred microns away from where the transistors are operating." See link...

Hello Carbies, This post is partially to vent and partially to pass on an obvious lesson which often does not sink in until learnt the hard way. This is primarily for bikers due to our comparative vulnerability in such situations. Yesterday I was leaving my local shopping centre, there being a...

Hi all, firstly, I don't want to hijack potential offers for Psycho Pitbull who is also looking for cards. My need and offering price are both probably less than his. Item Wanted: Packaging Essential: Nope Desired Age: None of the new stuff, am only looking for the Mirrodin cycle and earlier...

"Scientists in the Rice University lab of chemist James Tour have created a solid-state memory technology that allows for high-density 162 gigabits nonvolatile storage, much higher than other oxide-based memory systems under investigation by scientists." For the full article, see link below...

Hi all, Not sure if anyone has been following Project Loon: Loon for All In short, Google is attempting to implement universal internet access via static high altitude balloons that provide staging platforms for standard telco high-speed 4ge LTE. The project kicked off in 2013 in New Zealand...

"IBM Research has announced the semiconductor industry’s first 7nm (nanometer) node test chips, which could allow for chips with more than 20 billion transistors, IBM believes — a big step forward from today’s most advanced chips, made using 14nm technology" See the link below for the article...

"A method for efficiently cooling electronics using graphene-based film — with a thermal conductivity capacity four times higher than copper — has been developed by researchers at Chalmers University of Technology. The film can be attached to computer chips and other silicon-based electronic...

"Engineers more than double data transmission capacity over fiber-optic cables" University of California, San Diego electrical engineers have invented a technology that could allow between a two- and fourfold increase in data transmission capacity for the backbone of Internet, cable...

Quantum comp news - "D-Wave Systems breaks the 1000 qubit quantum computing barrier" Can't say I fully understand the article, but see link below for those who are interested in or follow quantum computing research. D-Wave Systems breaks the 1000 qubit quantum computing barrier |...

For those interested in battery tech and development: "Researchers at MIT and spinoff company 24M have developed an advanced manufacturing approach for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. The researchers claim the new process could cut the manufacturing and materials cost in half compared to...

"An exotic property that could warp the electronic structure of a material to reduce heat buildup and improve performance in ever-smaller computer components has been observed for the first time in X-ray studies with at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the Department of...

"A breakthrough that may allow for an extension to Moore's Law" Link: IBM researchers develop new technique for integrating

Good day all, I was hoping someone could recommend me a good provider for motorcycle insurance. I am talking both in regards to reasonable rates and service given. Thanks!

Item Wanted: Airsoft equipment - let me know what you have Packaging Essential: If shipped, they should be safely packaged Desired Age: Not really important Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: Depends on the item Hi all, After getting bitten by the...

I know there are many fans of slick superbikes on the forum, and I wanted to see how many fellow thumper and dual sport lovers are floating about. I myself ride a 2002 XT600e. I have an aftermarket pipe on it which really makes that big single cylinder sound thrilling, without crossing the line...

Item: Radeon 4870 X2 (Sapphire) Age: Not sure Warranty: No. But I am happy to give a personal 7 day money back guarantee. Packaging: Not original - Will pack it nicely though Condition: Very good - Aesthetically the sticker with the CGI girl on is fraying at the edges, but the card itself is...

Hi all, A question for those wiser than I. Considering the state of Eskom and our power supply, I want to ensure the safety of my PC and peripherals. Although having a UPS which gives me a couple of minutes to safely shut down would be nice, I am more concerned with surge protection, brown out...

Item: Oculus Rift DK2 Age: Less then a year Warranty: Not entirely sure, probably with original buyer Packaging: Original Condition: Excellent (As in proper excellent, not rusty excellent) Location: Durban Reason: Had my fun Shipping: No Collection: Yes Price: R3000 Link: The All New Oculus Rift...

Item Wanted:Full system - Decent gaming rig Packaging Essential: Preferred Desired Age: Not more than 2 years old Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: No - face to face only Ballpark/Budget Amount: 15 000 Hi all, the younger brother of a friend of mine has approached me with his...

Item Wanted: Basic system - see below for further details Packaging Essential: Nope Desired Age: Any Location: Durban (Berea) Willing to accept a shipped item: No Ballpark/Budget Amount: PM me please and we can negotiate, but it's gotta be cheeeeeeap. I want to get a no hassle basic system for...

Item Wanted: MSI GTX660 2gig Twin Frozr Edition Packaging Essential: Preferred Desired Age: The newer the better Location: Durban Willing to accept a shipped item: Yes Ballpark/Budget Amount: Pm me your offer Below is a link to the card I am looking for. I wish to SLI it with my current one...