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I'm about to put together an living room HTPC to stream 1080p content and perhaps play some blu-ray media. Since I've traditionally used Intel parts for my builds, I'm not entirely comfortable that the mobo, CPU and RAM I've selected will play well together. I also wanted to make sure that the...

I'm about to put together an HTPC. Since I've traditionally used Intel parts for my builds, I'm not entirely comfortable that the mobo, CPU and RAM I've selected will play well together. Does this build list look compatible? GIGABYTE GA-880GMA-UD2H AM3 AMD 880G Patriot 4GB (2 x 2GB)...

Anyone know if these cables with a metal clasp will work with an older SATA hard drive? http://www.okgear.com/gears/LOW%20PROFILE%20SATA_CABLE_SERIES.htm

I'm looking to build a core duo system. I don't do RAID or overclock, so all I really want from my mobo is stability and some measure of upgradability. Which chipset motherboard do you recommend for an E6300 rig? Thanks Edited to add that I'm looking for a chipset with at least one...

My old SATA cables never did a great job of staying in their respective hard drives. Is there a newer cable design that does a better job of staying put? Thanks!

Thanks for the clarification bob.

My motherboard is about 3 years old and has several SATA connections. Would there be any problem putting a SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive in there? Also, can SATA hard drives be daisy chained like IDE drives? Thanks and Happy Holidays!

The ASUS P5B-E only has 1 PATA port. Most of my hard drives are not SATA. Can someone recommend an Intel mobo with more PATA ports? Thanks

Will DDR1 work with the Intel Duo?

I was considering getting an X2 4400 (AM socket) but have been told the E6300 is the better value. Won't I be losing 64 bit support by switching to the Duo? and how important is that?

I'm looking for the best vid card $300 can buy. I assume there is a sticky somewhere answering this question? Bueller?

Hey gang, What DDR2 clock speed should I go with? Is 533 fast enough?

Hi everyone, I have an antec 450W PSU, so it should be able to hack the upgrade...maybe? How much faster is the E6300 over the X2 4200+ b/c they are virtually neck and neck on price.

I'm finally going to upgrade my ancient P4 rig to an AM2. I'll be re-using my case, PSU, hard/optical drives, sound card, nic card. Everything else get's a refresh: GIGABYTE GA-M57SLI-Motherboard $132.99 BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT $269.99 Crucial Technology 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2...

ojingoh, i'll give that a try. What will I need the screwdriver for? To remove the entire heatsink or just the fan cover?