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I am getting an A7N8X Deluxe and it has a 3 pin fan header for the CPU fan. It will apparently vary the speed of the fan based upon temp. Most of the better fans I have seen are 4 pin fans. Is it best to get a 4 pin fan and just plug directly into the PS (btw, I have a Antec True Power with...

Thanks for the advice.

I've got a XP2000+ Palomino with AGOIA stepping. It is retail package, so it came with the AMD HS/Fan. Should I try to switch it for a T-Bred or keep it. I will probably not look to do any serious overclocking, but would like to try running at 166 FSB. Is this processor likely to get that...

I did this today at Staples B&M. Standard Tax software deal, but includes Money Deluxe. Need to price match Money Deluxe to Best Buy. In Best Buy add for the tax software deals it lists Money Deluxe as $60 - $15 Instant Savings. Staples did a 110% price match after the instant savings...

Thanks for the advice. I think I will go without the additional IDE card at first. If I add a card later and make every device a master, will I run into problems with drive letter assignments (e.g. will my f:\ drive remain my f:\ drive when moved from secondary slave to a master on the new IDE...

I need to connect a DVD-ROM (Lite-On 16x), CD-RW (Lite-On 48x24x48), 120G HD (WD 2 Cache) and a 80G HD (Maxtor 2mg Cache). I don't have a board yet (still waiting for nForce2 reviews), but lets assume that it will not have RAID. I am thinking of having the boot HD (haven't decided which to...

How good were the Rev 1.0 boards for the original NForce chipset? I am trying to decide if getting the nForce2 is worth the potential problem of a Rev 1 board. If there were a lot of growing pains with the first nForce chipset, it may not be a good sign for the first batch of nForce2 boards. TIA

I am about to put together a new PC and have an Antec 1080AMG case. I have a 120G Western Digital and a 80G Maxtor drive. Should I put them both in the same HD cage (lower cage)? I have an extra fan that I would mount in the cage. Or would it be better to have one in each HD cage. If I go...

Why not me? Why not? A guy can get anything he wants as long as he pays the price. What's wrong with that? Stranger things have happened.

Now listed as $59.99 on the site (search for "kingston ddr"). $15 rebate is good for this week. This may also be available at the B&M, but I haven't checked. One rebate per address. I was at a Best Buy B&M today and didn't notice the kingston price (didn't check bestbuy.com until I got...

CompUSA had a Mad Dog Multimedia Ti4200 card for $99 AR. Couldn't find any reviews of it online. Seems like a basic Ti4200 (no DVI only S-VGA).

Bullhonkie, Thanks for the info. I am considering the higher end EPOX (e.g. 8K5A2+) and MSI (KT3 Ultra R) boards. Not sure which model. Most don't offer firewire and the MSI's don't have LAN except for the very top end boards. Both companies seem to put out good stable products, so I...

trevdiresforu, Any good deals on video cards? TIA

I am putting together a new system and have gathered the following so far: XP2000+, Maxtor 80Gig, LiteOn 48x24x48 and an Antec 1080 case with 430 True Power. Need MB, ram and vid card. I had purchased a MSI KT3 Ultra, but returned it because I thought I would prefer to have integrated LAN...

One more note on the CompUSA deal. There is a $5 rebate (it is in the form of a store check) from Rayovac if you buy the two packs of 4-AA or 4-AAA. The rebate was with the batteries on the display shelf. It says "Rayovac Holiday Savings, up to $20". Offer good until 1/31/2001 and...