Recent content by Hanzou

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    Installing upgrade version of Win 7 on new SSD

    So your saying that microsoft expects you to reinstall XP and then upgrade to 7 every time you reinstall windows? That sounds ridiculous. How did MS know before I was "upgrading" before when I would format the delete the partition, create a new one and then make a clean install? Because that...
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    Installing upgrade version of Win 7 on new SSD

    So I have reinstalled windows 7 many times but never on a brand new drive. I would always just wipe the partition and install clean. Now for the first time I am installing on a brand new SSD and I am unable to activate it. I get the error that the version is for upgrade only, no clean...
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    Best $100 case where cooling is most important

    Very nice but it's sold out. Eveywhere else in Canada is asking ~$100
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    Best $100 case where cooling is most important

    I am looking for a case around $100 where cooling is most important. If it is quiet that is great but with my house getting upwards of 82f/28c in the summer, my internaltemps sky rocket versus fall-spring. Don't need anything fancy but USB 3.0, room for a 7870 and a larger corsair A70 and 3...
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    Simple Windows 7 install question

    My Dad has an older computer with an illegal copy of Windows XP. He wants to upgrade it to Windows 7. Will he be able to do this with the Upgrade version or does he need the full version. He is going to wipe the partition and do a clean install. I am getting a little confused if he can do it...
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    Retail Edge People....What kind of system did you put together?

    Ill be ordering my parts in the next few days. You have any idea what the free gift is if you earn 10,000 chips? All it says is a free gift but they dont say what.
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    is it bad to put two SATA HDs on same SATA channel ?

    your dfi board has 4 ports which means 4 sata channels. You can plug in 4 sata drives with each one using its own channel.
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    Quake 4/Battlefield 2 computer :D

    Didnt read all the posts but I dont think you want the big Typhoon on you Ultra D board. I may be wrong but I heard that it doesnt or extremely hard to fit on th the board. If you go with the XP-90 you will get roughly the same performance at half the weight. Plus its easy to install.
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    When are we going to get rid of ps2 ports on new mobos?

    Lots of people still use old PS/2 mice and keyboards, especially keyboards, i still do. My mobo comes with PS2 and 6 usb ports.
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    Question about my Vcore on my X2

    ALright thaks for the tip guys. Now I just need to find the vcore option to change it. Maybe I have gone blind but dont see anything called "vcore" like on my abit board. There is one called CPU VID or something like that which is defaulted to StartUp right now. It has options that looks...
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    Question about my Vcore on my X2

    So I have a X2 3800+ on my DFI Ultra D witha XP-90. Now I have my chip at at weak 2.2Ghz and one core fails prime after like 20 minutes although the temp does not go any higher then like 35. I decided to take a look at the vcore of the chip on CPU-Z and it stays at a steady 1.31v instead of...
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    Arctic Silver 5 that much better than AC3?

    I have some AC3 that has been in my fridge for 2 years but am building a new X2 system and will e overclocking it. Should I just use the AC3 I have here or is Arctic Silver 5 that much better where I should order a tube?
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    350W PS big enough for a 6800GS

    Excellent. I was pretty sure it would run since as you said, 350W recommended is put there so that any crappy 350W PS can run the card, while this is a nice Fortron Power Supply. Thanks a lot for the response guys.
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    350W PS big enough for a 6800GS

    A friend of mine was looking at upgrading from his 6600GT to the 6800GS. Would his Fortron be able to handle it. All he has is the following: A64 3200+, 1GB Ram, 1 SATA drive, 1 DVD Burner, and then the mobo. EVGA says minimum of 350W so I should trust them but just want to make sure...
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    Seagate SATA drive is giving me problems

    any other ideas?