Recent content by Reignor

What case would you folks recommend for this board? I'd like to find one that's processor-radiation shielded. Is "SSI" "extended" ATX? If not, what do the references I've seen to "extended" ATX boards relate to? Thanks.

Oracle database design and development. I'm in the process of trying to spec out a new machine, and whenever I build a new one, I try to get as far ahead of the curve as I can, even though I know I pay a premium to do it. I've been reading as much as I can at the various tech sites that I've...

Does anyone (not under an NDA) have any idea how far off motherboards with PCI-X and 800MHz FSBs are? Stupid question alert! Are there going to be dual-3GHz P4 mobos?

I'll leave it to you to find a good gaming system. There are many out there. I just wanted to comment re: large LCD panels. You can easily spend the entire budget you mentioned on the panel alone. They are now ready for prime time for gaming. Look for a response time of *no higher* than...

Thank you all *very* much for your comments. I've e-mailed the 3 companies mentioned, as well as checking out resellerratings.com. Great stuff! The one thing I know nothing about is cooling. This is going to be a beast, but I would desperately like it to be as quiet as possible. I realize...

Briefly, my company has reinstituted their employee computer loan program. They won't let you buy separate components, so I'm looking for a company that can assemble a system to spec and then give it a "name" and call it "off-the-rack" for me. I'd like someone good at cabling; case, power...

What DVD/CD-R drive would you folks recommend for a WinXP Pro box?

Thanks for all of the great info. I've taken a look at some of the links provided, and it's all been very helpful. Interestingly, one point was made that really struck a note with me - quiet. I'm doing research on quiet fans and would really appreciate any thoughts anyone may have on that...

I realize it's bad form to comment on your own post, but I was wondering if this: controller and this: drive makes any sense.

After some more research, fibre channel looks realistic. But it blows the PCI bus outta the water. So it looks like it'll be worth waiting for PCI-X - as painful as that's going to be. Cheetah 15K FC (I hope I did this correctly) Please comment, all.

I'm about to build my first PC in about 6 years. I'm looking for hard drive recommendations. I won't embarass myself about fibre channel, but I am wondering about serial ATA, Firewire, or SCSI 320. Which has the fastest throughput? SCSI 320 sounds awesome, but I gather serial ATA is going to...

First, thank you *very* much for your kind response. Second, can ya tell I've been outta the loop for awhile?? It's been about 6 years since I've built a PC. I've built my own for about 20 years now, but I bought a Dell (*please* don't laugh!) about 3 years ago because my brother was buying...

Hi. I'm trying to find a motherboard that will support 3GHz+ HT CPUs. I know the P4PE does, but it doesn't have other features I'm looking for. I'm trying to find a board that will support the CPU as well as the following features: i845PE; 533MHz FSB; AGP 8x Pro; USB 2.0 onboard. I *don't*...