Recent content by theoryzero

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    Conroe available@ Microcenter July 27 and Aug 7

    Yep, it is looking like, for the stores that play by the rules, only the X6800 will be available this week. The Falcon Northwest site has this to say about their Core 2 Duo systems: Only reason I could think that Intel would do this would be to force the impatient folks to buy a $1000+ chip...
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    Where to put SATA optical on Asus P5W-DH

    Ok, so I'm new to the SATA thing. I've been thinking about getting the P5W-DH and a Plextor PX-755SA optical drive. I'll likely have three HDDs, which will take up the 3 SATA ports for the ICH7R (SATA1, SATA3 & SATA4). Which do I use for the optical drive? One of the EZ_RAID ports or the...
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    Need AGP 4X card that does 1680x1050

    My current system is on the old i850 chipset and has an XFX 6600GT running on AGP 4x. No problems running dual monitors at 1680 x 1050, been doing so for months.
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    Memory for Conroe...price vs. performance?

    If it matters, I should clarify that I don't use my rig for gaming that much. I play maybe one or two games a year. It is mostly used for running audio apps. So far it shoulds like the choice with the Corsair RAM is a good one.
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    Memory for Conroe...price vs. performance?

    Ok, bear with me, I'm a noob when it comes to memory...the last system I built used RIMMs. I'm planning to upgrade to Conroe in the near future and while I have a chip picked out I'm still waiting for a comprehensive motherboard review. In the meantime, I've been trying to figure out which...