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    Advice re disk imaging -not done it before

    Thank you very much for this , especially Bubbaleone, for all the trouble you have gone to. Much obliged
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    Advice re disk imaging -not done it before

    Thanks for the replies fellas, I've looked at the Macrium website and am trying to understand it.! What is the difference between imaging a system and cloning a system? Which do I use for what i want to do? Thanks
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    Advice re disk imaging -not done it before

    am looking for the best sort of disk imaging for my system. I am not familiar with this sort of software and so, if i may, i will describe my system and what i want to do in laymen's terms, and ask you to assist with advice please. On a gaming machine, I run Windows XP operating system, and...
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    Asetek VapoChill Micro Ultra Low Noise S754/S939/S940

    Hello - Can you give a link to this DFI method?. I can't seem to find it in the messages Thanks
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    MSI K8N Neo4 Platninum board and Zalman CNPS9500 LED

    I'm thinking of getting this board and cooling heatsink for the CPU. Are they compatible? I would especially appreciate a reply from anyone who has this combination- What about room to fit it. I intend to use a 7800GTX graphics card with it. If not, is there anywhere i can get definite...
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    *** The ULTIMATE Motherboard Selection Guide For New Users ***

    "I would have recommended the A8N-E if it wasn't for the chipset fan issue. I heard that it had been resolved, but it seems as though even the latest revision (2.00) come with the loud chipset fan. I've heard about issues of PCI locks not working correctly on that board, etc. Besides, it doesn't...
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    Power Supply Unit questions

    Mike - You obviously are clued up on this. If I have a 20 pin PCI Express mobo 939 socket to run anAthlon 4400 dual core processor and intend to use a nVidia 7800GTX graphics card , do i need a 24 pin PSU or will a good ATX 1 20 pin be OK? TIA
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    Must i have a 24 pin PSU for this system?

    I am thinking of having a system built with an Asus mobo -model not yet known. There is an upgrade offer of a twin fan 600w PSU, make not shown. I will be wanting to put in a 7800 GTX card,but the builder only offers 7800GT, so i will get the video card (GTX) from another source. I live in the...
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    Do I need a 24 pin PSU for 7800 GTX

    Bump please - The supplier has replied that the PSU is NOT a 24pin ATX 2 one. the rest of the deal seems OK. I have asked for the mobo model . Please can someone answer this for me . If the PSU is unsuitable for the 7800GTX, I need to know! TIA
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    Do I need a 24 pin PSU for 7800 GTX

    I am thinking of having a system built with an Asus mobo -model not yet known. There is an upgrade offer of a twin fan 600w PSU, make not shown. I will be wanting to put in a 7800 GTX card,but the builder only offers 7800GT, so i will get the video card (GTX) from another source. I live in the...
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    gaming computer advice please

    Thanks for the replies. Budget around £1000. Ike - Is this edit meant to be here?- Don't understand
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    gaming computer advice please

    I am looking for a gaming desktop for flight simulation. It will NOT be used on the internet at all. I have a Coolermaster case with removeable mobo tray and it has a Antec true power 550 PSU. I am looking for a cpu/motherboard/graphics card/sata hard drive combination. AMD looks the way to...
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    Laptops -Is this HDD speed too slow?

    Evesham's laptops have 4200 hard drives. Somewhere else here I have read that 7200 may be available soon. And Rock have some 7200 HDD now. Is it worth waiting, or are there likely to be issues - heat? noise? Faster is more desirable but I don't want to have too much of either of those two...
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    Wiser choice - T-bred B 2100+ or Barton 2500+?

    And so am I thinking of getting one TIA