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Archive for March, 2012
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What is Liquid CPU Cooling? [Hardware Explained]
On March - 5 - 20123 COMMENTS
![liquid cooling01 650x433 What is Liquid CPU Cooling? [Hardware Explained]](http://i0.wp.com/www.mintywhite.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/liquid-cooling01.jpg?resize=650%2C433 "liquid-cooling01")
The computers I work on every day are cooled by an on-board water cooled heat exchanger—without water cooling (WC), they’d either run slowly (best case) or overheat and shut down (worst case.) Outside the enterprise, liquid cooling isn’t as necessary but, for around $100 US, you too can enjoy liquid cooling technology on your overclocked home rig. In this guide, we’ll cover the basics on liquid cooling and explain why liquid cooling is superior to air cooling. We’ll then look into why you really don’t need liquid cooling for your home PC—but don’t let that stop you!
What Do HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU, and HKCC Mean? (Registry Root Keys)
On March - 2 - 20123 COMMENTS
Note: To get a better understanding of Windows Registry basics, read this guide.
If you’re somewhat familiar with the Windows Registry, you’ve no doubt seen references to HKCR, HKCU, HKLM, HKU, and HKCC. These abbreviations represent the five root keys in the Windows Registry:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (HKCR)
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU)
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM)
- HKEY_USERS (HKU)
- HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG (HKCC)
You can view these by opening the Windows Registry Editor (Click Start, type regedit, and pres Enter):
This guide explains the basics on what each root key represents and what settings you can expect to find under each. I wrote this guide to help clarify the fundamentals of the registry and provide insight into what each root key does.