Recent content by pschweig

Hi I'm looking for two new monitors for my home office. I have a personal desktop pc and a work laptop and I would like to share both screens with both desktop and laptop and also share the same keyboard and mouse. I would like to be able to switch quickly between the two machines. So ideally...

thanks for the replies everybody Just waiting for the kit to arrive now :)

Hi I am planning a new build with Intel Core i7 and Z68 chipset. My plan is to have an SSD for system disk and a 1TB HDD with 20GB SSD acting as cache for it. I read that you need to set the SATA mode to RAID in the BIOS in order for SRT to function. Will I be able to configure my disks...

thanks that's useful information. Looks like I'm out of luck. Bit annoyed because I thought a 500W PSU would keep up with single card gaming for a few years. :frown: Seems that there's more to choosing a PSU than just the watt rating. ;)

ok thanks for the advice. Would my current PSU be capable of powering the 4850? thanks

Hi I posted this over in the video card forum before someone pointed me towards this forum. I am considering buying an ATI 4870. I currently have an X1950XTX which uses 1 6-pin pci-e power connector. I have an Antec SP 500 PSU which was supplied with only one 6-pin pci-e cable. I believe...

Hi I am considering buying an ATI 4870. I currently have an X1950XTX which uses 1 6-pin pci-e power connector. I have an Antec SP 500 PSU which was supplied with only one 6-pin pci-e cable. I believe that the 4870 requires 2 6-pin connectors. I have found this adapter which takes 2 molex...

Hi A follow up on the above problem. I installed an old 30GB IDE disk on the Jmicron controller instead of the 250GB. The PC seems to run stably with this disk. I also installed the 250GB back in my old pc. Again the disk seems to be fine and stands up to data transfer that caused it to...

Hi I have built a new system with this mobo. I have 4 hdds installed. 3 sata all plugged into the ICH7 on the intel chipset. I have one ide drive which is plugged into the jmicron ide socket (PRI_EIDE in the manual). The hdd was recognised during startup and all seemed well. However, my...

if I want to install windows onto a sata drive will I need the sata drivers? If so, where can I get those drivers from? thanks paul

hey phil thanks for the quick reply I am planning to use it as a case fan. I am hoping that it will automatically adjust its rpm by how hard the cpu is working. Am I likely to need >1 fan?

Hi I am embarking on my first pc build from scratch. I have chosen the asus P5W DH mobo to go with an E6600 Is the Antec 120mm Smart Cool fan suitable for use with the P5W DH http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Quicklinx=2RWK&PageMode=1 In the description it says that the fan has a...