Recent content by NoBull6

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    RJ45 and USB plugs

    Thanks for the reply! I'd never heard of Advanced Connectek, so thanks for sharing that link. I don't want to spray paint, so that's out. Right now I think I'll buy overmolded RJ45 cables and cut off the ends - I'll have plenty of colors to choose from, and they won't look too ghetto. For...
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    RJ45 and USB plugs

    This is a questions that relates more to the mechanical side of networking. I've got a server I'm giving to someone. I don't want them to be able to plug any USB or RJ45 cables into certain holes in the box, so I'd like to plug these up somehow. Are there brightly colored USB and RJ45 plugs...
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    Television on the PC

    I use the Hauppauge PVR-350 with hardware encoding. For software I use BeyondTV. It's all VERY easy to use, and the video is smooth and clear (no jerkiness that I've seen on other captured video). I haven't burnt anything to DVD yet, but I'd be using Nero for that. BeyondTV lets you chose...
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    Wire Management

    If you're going to do it, do it right - that means take some pictures so we can share in the coolness that will be your clean case! :) Let us know how it turns out, and post it back in here.
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    What makes loading slow?...

    I play in 1280x1024 with everything on High, Reflect World, 2xAA, 4xAF- works great. I have the 71.89 drivers and my card is slightly OC'd to 533/1067. My 3DMark03 score is 8470 if you want to compare systems with that benchmark.
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    What makes loading slow?...

    I have the Raptor, and I installed HL2 two days ago. The load times are still really slow - much more than I'm used to. Don't spend money to get the Raptor, because your load times are still going to frustrate you. I second the 'Die, Steam, Die!' comment. I've never dealt with a system...
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    Need more RAM, does CAS latency need to match current RAM?

    Your BIOS should also tell you timings, if you don't feel like getting CPU-Z (although I recommend it - has lots of useful information in there)
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    Good PSU?

    I've got the Seasonic S12-500. Works great. It's about $125, so not that expensive for what you get out of it. What's your budget?
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    Digital Camera's?

    I've had the Minolta A1 for over a year and love it. Lots of features, good zoom (7x optical). Can record movies for as long as your memory card will take. Excellent image quality. DPreview has a good review - check it out while you're there. I paid $550 a year ago, so I'd bet it's a lot...
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    Please HelP :)

    103F is just under 40C - that's not that uncommon or bad. You didn't mention your motherboard...what are you running?
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    Need more RAM, does CAS latency need to match current RAM?

    Memtest can tell you memory timings, but so can CPU-Z here.
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    Problem with first startup...

    They are probably just wired in there wrong. Switch them around to what it says on the motherboard and see if that fixes it.
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    Need more RAM, does CAS latency need to match current RAM?

    Yes, when you put new RAM in, it will run at the slowest timings. If they are the same, you're all good. Just match the latency on the current RAM instead of spending money on something faster that will default to slow speeds anyway once you install it with old stuff.
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    Looking for a fancy black case

    I have the ThermalTake Tsunami and really like it. Newegg has it the one with a window, minus a PSU, for $113 shipped - a little more than you wanted to spend, but it's a good case.
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    What Companies Do You Use?

    FrozenCPU was great. Got my products in the mail faster than Newegg.