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I'm designing a build with a Shuttle SH67H3 in mind and I'm trying to figure out a good strategy for giving it wireless Internet access. I'll probably get a two-slot video card so no room for a PCI-based wireless card. There is a mini-PCI slot on the motherboard, which can house one of those...

I got 40. I think I'm faster at typing my own words rather than transcribing someone else's, but even then, I'm no typist. I type with index fingers and thumbs, making me a fast hunt-and-pecker :)

The Sony Optiarc is dark gray and won't match any deep black case. You may brush such a thing off like I did on a previous build, but don't underestimate how funky it will look. The Lite-ons seem to have a darker color and perform well. I can't make any specific recommendations, as I'm...

Yeah, good point. People seem to be griping about having to manually set stuff on the 1600 RAM, but I had to do that on my current build and I only had to do it twice (second time is when I reset the BIOS to troubleshoot another problem). I went through the entire list of supported 2 GB DDR3...

Thanks, that's what I was going to hit up next. Looks like this would work: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148262 Of course, no heat spreaders, so they'll run MUCH slower. :P

Hi all, I updated the parts list in my original post. I also posted my findings regarding Nvidia versus ATI here. Looks like I'll be going with ATI, although I'm going to try out both cards I already have on the new system before I buy my new video card. I'm getting ready to place some...

I'm a big fan of the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16815116036 It'll let you watch and record non-encrypted digital and analog channels through cable (usually just the local channels) and digital channels received through an antenna. You can...

So much of video card research out there is about gaming performance and while I like to game, I also want to use my graphics card to quickly switch from my Dell U2410 24” monitor to my Samsung LN32A550 32” HDTV to watch recordings from my computer’s tuners or stream Netflix. My Nvidia 7600 GT...

I picked out a Rosewill because I've been happy with other products they make and I didn't really see anything wrong with it. I guess I still don't know what's wrong with it? Poorer caps? Bad cooling (the fan or the heatsink)? Bad electronics? I guess if none of the reputable sites do an...

I didn't get lucky with the Enhance PSU, it was well-reviewed and it replaced an Antec that died on me after six months. Radeon 5770 has come up a couple times. Looks like it'll be more expensive, but maybe it's worth it. Is this an example of the "egg" cooler? Sapphire's site lists the...

Are you talking about this? I've never had a video card with all that plastic enclosing it. How hard is it to get all that and the current heatsink/fan assembly off? I'll definitely use stock CPU/GPU setups first and see if the sound is acceptable. If not, this cooler would be neat. Thanks.

Component quality is a consideration, that's a good point. But what's wrong with the PSU and why do I need a 650-watt one? I've been using an Enhance ENP-5140GH PSU 400 W in a 939 Athlon build for the past for years and I only paid $60 for it. For DVR usage, I already have a 1 TB drive that...

Please let me know what you think. I don't think I'm trying to do anything wild here, but my needs are a little different from the norm. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Normal stuff (web, email, media) Light gaming (not a big shooter fan...

mpilchfamily: It's a full scan. Zap: This isn't the interpolated resolution, it's the optical resolution.

I bought a CanoScan LiDE 100. While I am happy with the scanning quality, I am wondering why I can only scan as high as 600 dpi, despite the 2400x4800 dpi advertised optical scanning resolution. This article, http://www.scantips.com/chap3c.html, seems to explain how the machine specs differ...