Recent content by OLDQUAKER

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    4850 CROSSFIRE

    I built my computer last year with one 4850 and now want add a second, is it as easy as buying a duplicate and popping it into second slot. Would i need to uninstall and reinstall drivers before installing? 1st card working great right now with current drivers.
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    Help-A-Noob with his first build

    I really like the power supply with the modular cables, i used corsair, it made hooking up all the connections really easy. in case your interested. They are just slightly more expensive and i think probably easier for cable managemnet also.
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    New build update!

    Hi guys, just wanted to let you know that i finished my first build last weekend. I was very cautious and took all weekend to do it after reading all the manuels about 3-4 times. I have to say im very glad I got the full tower, it made placing the mobo and hsf very easy and then the moment of...
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    Noob question about p5qpro

    Amber, your build is similar to mine,this was my first and just finished on sunday. It went really smooth but i have a lot of questions about all the utilities that came with the asus mobo..Did you install all of them, some of them or none? I am interested in o/c my e8600 to 4-4.5 Ghz but do not...
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    Noob question about p5qpro

    what is the difference, if any, between the power fan connector on the mobo and the regular chassis fan connector??
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    Ready to build

    Thanx Sonny, Ill let you know how it goes !
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    Ready to build

    Just got all my parts from Newegg, ASUS P5Qpro,E8600,zalman 9700 and G-skill 2gb x2 ddr800.Are there any tips that I need to do or not do as far as the mobo is concerned, to make installation go more easily. I have read all the installation manuels and this will be my first build. Any help from...
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    New Build, very first

    Thanks for all the info guys, really appreciate your inputs and will hopefully have this done by 1st week october..
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    Firewall recommendations - Vista 64

    I use agnitum outpost pro x 6 months now on xp and love it, very easy to configure and most times i dont even know its there. It has never interfered with anything I have needed to do.
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    New Build, very first

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Gaming mostly 2. What YOUR budget is. I figure this will cost about 1354.00(including s/h) from New Egg 3. What country USA 4. IF YOU have a brand preference. will be using wd 640gb hard drive ...
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    POLYWELL COMPUTER SYSTEMS

    HAS ANYBODY BOUGHT FROM OR HEARD OF THIS COMPANY ? I WAS FLIPPING THRU A MAXIMUM PC MAG AND SAW THEIR AD AND WAS WONDERING IF ANYBODY KNEW IF THEIR EQUIPMENT WAS WORTH IT OR WOULD I STILL BE BETTER OFF BUILDING MY OWN RIG, THANKS FOR ANY INFO...