Recent content by nmaf

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    eSATA woes

    i recently bought the p6t deluxe which comes with an esata port... i had a WD 1tb ext drive with usb/firewire/esata ... the drive worked fine in both vista and xp on either firewire or usb connections, and the bios would detect the esata connection, but windows simply wouldn't "see" the drive...
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    esata issues.

    wdc.com states that their mybook's aren't compatible with marvell controllers, so i'm SOL.
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    esata issues.

    i just bought a p6t, and have a 1tb WD mybook with esata. the p6t shows the mybook in the bios, but i can't get it to come up in windows... i have all the proper marvel drivers installed, and the drive shows up just fine with usb. i have tried looking in device manager and in disk management...
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    SAS vs Raptor

    i'm building my first brand-new pc, well, ever... i've only ever been able to afford random parts here and there, and now it's time to put this 7 year old rig to rest... Especially since this is my first ground-up new computer, cost isn't nearly as big an issue to me as it is to my fiance. i...
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    Core i7 920 @ ?

    hahaha, people complaining about having to wait to upgrade because their system is too slow. i am using a7n8x deluxe with xp2500+ and 1gb (bought 512 maybe, 6 months ago? was only using 512 until then). i had a 9800 pro aiw but gave it to my now ex. i have one of those fancy $40 ATI video...
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    EVGA X58 or Asus P6T

    the p6t has on-board SAS controller, if SATA isn't good enough and SSD isn't cheap enough
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    Silverstone Strider ST60F 600W Enough?

    thanks a lot... i'm pretty sure i'll stick to one card, maybe a 4870x2 or something. the video card is really the only thing i have to hide the price of from the fiance, haha. glad to hear this PSU will still hold up... found the receipt for it today, bought it august 2006 for $179. the...
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    Vid Card Suggestions

    i am going with a new i7 system, and i'm pretty sure the p6t deluxe. i haven't looked at video cards in ages, i bought the 9800 pro AIW way back in the day ($589 + tax!), and haven't bought one since. i have a dell 2407fpw 1920x1200 monitor, and want a video card setup that will allow me...
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    Silverstone Strider ST60F 600W Enough?

    I bought this PSU about 2 years ago, for my new build, that has been delayed and delayed and delayed. i've literally never turned this PSU on. Finally with core i7 out and Christmas bonus $$$ coming soon, i've decided to finish my system. I believe i'm going to go with: i7 920, 6gb triple...
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    a7n8x deluxe won't boot

    I was given this motherboard from a coworker, as i built him the pc a year ago and it just recently started acting up. I think he said he tried to install a modem in one of his pci slots and now this problem has occured. as soon as i plug in the motherboard, the green power led and the red agp...
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    AMD64 System - Ram suggestions?

    I'm going to upgrade my system to an amd64 system shortly after christmas. i haven't nearly spent enough time studying it yet; that's why i'm starting now. my question is about ram. I currently have an xp2500+ with micron pc2700 - a hinderance to my overclocking, sans the a7n8x unlocking...