Recent content by Dfere

Thanks All.

Hi, I am building my first HTPC. Going for a haswell i5 4600 build. Steam gaming, netflix web browsing. No overclocking, trying to make this as quiet as possible. Just looking for overall comments. I'm not worried about being $100 or so less as much as a very solid build. Asus B85M-G i5...

Thanks for the productive input.

Hi, I've been fooling around with the idea of a DIY HTPC, most premade systems seem to have drawbacks. I've thought that if I get a case where I can stack a decent size (not monster!) LCD TV on top, I'd add a lot of flexibility to the cabling and cabinet set up. Any cases that are rated...

Hi, I have a client who has a virus ridden dell dimension 2400. Nice case and power supply and dvd cd rw already in..... needs a cheap office server and something to run a brother 8xxxx series scanner and wants to scan a lot of old paper files. I was wondering if a newer atx or micro ATX...

Hi, I bought a Logitech M/N: M-RCR147 laser performance mouse a month or so ago. It worked fine. It now drifts when left clicking in excel and I cannot select a single cell or column (though I can manage a multi cell/column drag) . This occurs with a battery or when plugged in directly...

Thanks. Any benefits to N+?

Hi, I have an old wireless network. I have a base and a laptop and want to finally integrate my TV and stereo for media and am thinking about a set top box. The base will be through a wall or two, the set top/HTPC will be close to the router, unless I want to run a phone line up a few...

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Hi, I have a slightly older Dual Core 2.66 (E6700??? I think) Ghz processor. My video card is an old 8800gt. I'm on Vista Home version, with plent of hard drive space. I wanted to upgrade the video card to the 768 or 1 MB new Nvidia offering, but was wondering if the processor would be a...

Thanks for the info. I have media monky, I didn't know it had the capability..... I'll try MM first, then foobar.....

Hi, I just started ripping music for a Sansa Fuze. My first foray into portable music. I have ripped a ton of music from CDs to FLAC. I was wondering what was a good simple FLAC to MP3 converter, I'd like to mirror the new mp3 directory if possible. I used dbPoweramp to rip to FLAC (8)...

Thanks . Will check them out.

Hi, Just looking for good software to play and burn DVD's and compile some mp3's. I was looking around in the stores and didn't want to shell out $120. (Roxio). I will spend $$$$ for good shareware. Any recommendations for easy, no frills DVD copy, play and recording and good quality MP3...

Hi, I am working on a friend's computer now. He has the 965P-DS3 rev 1.0 mentioned above. He has an 8800GT and already has Vista and 4 gigs of RAM (6400). I noticed he doesn't have a lot of cpu options with 1.0. He can go with up to an e6700 dual core, a quad core q6600 or so, or an...