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    XP_or Vista / 32 bit or 64?

    Hey Guys. Well I've just ordered: Q9300 on an Asus P5E with 4GB 1011 ram, Radeon 3870 etc....a pretty high end system . Because I do a bit of gaming and fair amount of video editing (HD DV) and general computing (writing, mail, spreadsheets) and I like to keep various windows open. What OS...
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    32 bit OS & 4 gig Ram what gives?

    Seriously confused. :confused: I've been reading about the 2.something gigs RAM that 32 bit OS's can only see. Then on the Corsair site I read the following article http://www.corsairmemory.com/_...rformance_Analysis.pdf. In it, it states that... "Due to differences in the way that 32 bit and...
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    Radeon or GeForce?

    Thanks hampster, that makes sense. But I guess to future proof it would be cleverer to start with a 'crossfire' card, even if a single one. BTW, if a card says 2 x DVI out does that mean I can run 2 monitors with an extended desktop? Thanks again.
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    Radeon or GeForce?

    Thanks for the advice guys but heres the thing...My prospective mobo is an Asus P5E, which says supports 'Crossfire' . I don't get it. Does that mean it excludes Sli? In other words it prefers Radeon? So why should I be looking at a GeForce card when I should be looking at a Radeon one????
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    Radeon or GeForce?

    9600gt or 8800gt??? Whats better?
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    Radeon or GeForce?

    Not a lot, as I say I do more video editing and I like the look of the 3870 as it has two DVI's and VIVO (video in and out). I'll go and look at the 9600GT now. Thanks
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    Radeon or GeForce?

    Hi. I'm building a new rig based on an Intel Q9300, 4 gig DDR2 ram, Asus P5E (x38) mobo and was wondering which PCI-e card to go for (probably in the (Radeon) HD 3870 range). Is there much difference between the chipsets? I need dual DVI (for two monitors) and use the rig for DV editing more...
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    V32 or V64?

    I'm building a new rig based on an Intel quad core CPU and 4 gig ram. I'm a bit confused as to which OS I should go for. What are the advantages/disadvantages of V64? ( I do run a number of freeware and older applications.) Thanks.
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    RAID 1 - Recovery?

    Buner, Don't know if you are going to read this since the original post was a few days ago but here goes... I chickened out...Yep. After reading your post I marched down to my local Data Recovery corner shop and slapped the two offending drives down and said "I know you've got me by the short...
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    RAID1 Data recovery -HELP

    I wonder if anyone can help. I have two RAID arrays on my XP based rig. First is a SATA RAID with two Maxtors and they are in a STRIPED (RAID 0, for performance) format and are the boot drive with XP and prog files etc. All working fine. Then, and because I had a prior bad experience, I have two...
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    RAID 1 - Recovery?

    Bunter - Thanks. Only problem is that even if I dissconect one drive the other doesn't become readable or visible in windows so I can't check the content. (I've tried swapping them.) and the 'Invalid raid' message pops up with the only alternative under the cards bios is to delete the raid set...
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    RAID 1 - Recovery?

    I wonder if anyone can help. I have two RAID arrays on my XP based rig. First is a SATA RAID with two Maxtors and they are in a STRIPED (RAID 0, for performance) format and are the boot drive with XP and prog files etc. All working fine. Then, and because I had a prior bad experience, I have...