Recent content by steptaker

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    Sanity Check -- new build configuration, any major problems?

    :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
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    Dummies guide to Gaming?

    Thanx Barfo, any tips for keyboard/mouse?
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    Dummies guide to Gaming?

    WOW!!! Thanks for all the info guys! Been playing half life and COD/MW-3 for the past 2 days, what a blast! Thanks again for all the input. Any suggestions for entry level keyboard/mouse? Seeya Dave
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    HELP!!! USB 3.0 20 Pin Adapter For Mobo

    http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005A2RKC4/...=ATVPDKIKX0DER
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    Attention Mid-Range System Builders - Updated 08/01/2015

    Thanks for all the work...X2
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    Nvidia's version of the 6850

    Apologize for the threadjack, but how/where do you delete the old drivers from?
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    Budget Gaming Build Plan - done, but CPU too hot?

    Go to MC buy a 2500K, send it to me. I will send you my new i3 and $35.00. What a deal!
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    Budget Gaming Build Plan - done, but CPU too hot?

    I just did an i3 budget build, and if I lived near a MC, I would have gone i5/z68. The added cost of upgrading cpu, p/s, gpu later isnt worth it. spend now or spend later
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    Win7 storage question

    Thanks guys!!!
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    Win7 storage question

    I just built a new computer with an SSD(C) and a seperate 1TB HD(F). I want to install itunes and transfer my music. Is it possible to load/run itunes from the F drive, so as not to take up space on C drive? In the music folder there are 2 "locations" my music and public music. Which on do I...
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    2nd build gone bad...newbie needs help(FIXED!!!)

    Update...at post I get 2 series of 2 beeps. Then this. Detected ATA/ATAPI DEVICES.... SATA6G_1 OCZ-AGILITY3 SATA3G_1 ST31000524AS SATA3G_4 CDDVDN SH-222AL SATA PORT 3: ST31000524AS S.M.A.R.T. STATUS BAD, BACKUP AND REPLACE PRESS F1 TO RUN SETUP So is the mobo recognizing a bad seagate HD during...
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    2nd build gone bad...newbie needs help(FIXED!!!)

    I've downloaded seagate's diagnostic software, problem is I have to be able to see the HDD to use it. I thought I was in luck when seagate was able to read a s/n from the drive....then it vanished again. It's gotta be something I dicked up in bios and/or windows....
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    2nd build gone bad...newbie needs help(FIXED!!!)

    IRST uninstalled, SSD running great on 6GB sata port. I'm gonna try borrowing a known good working HDD to test mobo/configuration tommorrow, I just can't fathom that a HD with approx. 2-3 hrs. and next to NO data on it goes bad. But I'm new to this, so what do I know. Thanks Dave
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    2nd build gone bad...newbie needs help(FIXED!!!)

    Ok...I've tried different ports, different cables. How do I go about diagnosing a conflict? The HDD is (was) brand new. Could the ISRT be in conflict? Thanks Dave
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    2nd build gone bad...newbie needs help(FIXED!!!)

    OK, here's what I've gotten into. Asus P8Z68-VLE, I3 SB, 8GBHyper-X ram, seagate 1TB HDD and 120GB Agility3 SSD. Everything went well until I started loading OS, forgot to unplug HDD. (Intention was to load win7 on SSD and use HDD as storage.) Caught mistake, reloaded OS onto SSD. Changed boot...