Latest PC build

Sharing some pics of my latest PC build. Like Xmas, it was. Tons of fun to build, and a treat to work with.

Starting off with the mainboard, processor and stock cpu fan.


This is the case with power supply and a system fan installed.


Everything installed and wired. cpu, cpu fan, mainboard, 3 system fans, hard drive, DVD, video card, 3 sticks of RAM, and what have you.


Xmas lights. All up and running.

Some Firefox Add-Ons Cripple Sites

Are some sites (facebook, gmail) VERY slow when you visit them with Firefox? Try disabling some of your add-ons (Tools -> Options -> Manage Add-Ons).

After reading a few posts on other forums, it looked like disabling certain add-ons freed up their Firefox. For me, it was the Skype extension for Firefox. This add-on would put Skype availability icons next to names on web pages it recognized as Skype contacts. As soon as I disabled it, Firefox was back to normal.