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    recurring HDD issues...

    is there any other tests i should do?
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    recurring HDD issues...

    well the first one i had that completely died before i replaced the PSU was a Western Digital WD2500KS 250gb, after that i used an old samsung IDE 20gb which i believe started to have trouble but i switched to a new samsung HD103sj 1tb which had problems then reported unrepairable arrors. the...
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    recurring HDD issues...

    i just took a look at the event log and under errors in the last 7 days i had these kernel event tracing - 8 atapi - 33 disk - 5 sidebyside - 13 service control manager - 18 under critical kernel power - 5 i'm not really sure what this means since my tech and troubleshooting...
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    recurring HDD issues...

    so would this generally mean it's most likely a mobo/ cpu issue?
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    recurring HDD issues...

    well, after 4 passes with memtest there are no errors.
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    recurring HDD issues...

    nboy22 - i'm running memtest86 right now, i forgot to mention i tryed running xp pro with the 3gb switch. a 3d sculpting program i use is heavily dependent on RAM and 2gb wasn't enough for me to even open some of my files. i installed windows 7 x64 with my last new hard drive so i wouldn't have...
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    recurring HDD issues...

    for the last few months i've been plagued with hard drive problems. they start with various boot errors; some windows file is corrupt or missing. then they'll boot, then eventually they fail. for the first one i also had GPU issues and i found out my PSU was bad. so i bought a new one, things...
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    eVGA geForce 7900 GT KO vs. Superclocked

    i was looking to get the eVGA geforce 7900 GT KO Superclocked video card, but everywhere i look it is soldout, so i either have to buy a different card or wait. i was looking at just the regular 7900 GT KO, the only difference is the core clock: 500 Mhz for KO and 580Mhz for the superclocked...
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    help choosing a Case

    i'm trying to figure out what case to get for my new comp, i've narrawed it down to the RAIDMAX Milano 405WP White SECC STEEL ATX Mid Tower and Spire BlackFin SP-6190B Silver/ Black SECC ATX Mid Tower. i will be running inside: Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD...
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    help Choosing RAM

    sorry about the links, i'm trying to keep it around 1gig at the moment but i definatly want to get 2 gigs eventually, so i'm trying to stick around $100. i'm goingto be running a AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans 2000MHz HT 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 processor for now, i want to save up to get a dual...
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    help Choosing RAM

    i'm in the process of building my first comp. i've picked all the parts i need except RAM, i don't really know a whole lot about RAM but i've narrowed it down to 3. looking for some guidance for choosing between these: CORSAIR XMS2 1GB (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 800 (PC2...