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  1. Balforth

    Building a PC-based NAS

    Are there any good guides out there? I'm not sure what to aim for with processing power, ram, power supply specs, using on-board controllers vs a separate raid controller, etc. I need it to be windows 7 based, which isn't my first choice, but it will need to serve some additional duties...
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    Win 7 routing with dual NICs

    I have a simple home network using a 192.168.1.x subnet. I have a computer with 2 NICs running Windows 7 with a static IP of 192.168.1.60. I have a NAS with a static IP of 192.168.1.50. I would like my computer to read from the NAS on one nic, but perform writing operations to the NAS on a...
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    Wierd results in coretemp

    I just bought this Dell XPS 17 and I really like it. I have an Intel Core i7 2720QM Sandy Bridge proc. Just for S&Gs, I downloaded coretemp to see how hot it operates... and the results are really odd. Running prime95, at 100% load, my temps are around 80 on all 4 cores. Under no load...
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    X-Raid vs RAID 5

    Just bought a Netgear ReadyNAS NV+ and 4 Green WD 2TB drives. It will be a centralized document storage area which will get backed up to an external USB drive, and it will also hold my HTPC library. I intended to do RAID 5, but I see it has this X-RAID ability which a lot of people seem to...
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    Considering new router(s) -- 802.11n???

    Hi all I currently have an ASUS WL500G and a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with an aftermarket antenna running Tomato. I used to live in the US, where I used the ASUS as a router only with the buffalo connected as an AP only. I have since moved to Germany where I'm stuck with a crappy O2 DSL router...
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    Is my GTX 470 a bottlneck?

    I am building the following PC: Asus p8p67 pro motherboard Intel i7-2600k Sandy Bridge EVGA GTX-470 SuperClocked 2xG.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 CORSAIR 650W PSU Western Digital Cavair 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 7200RPM HD Crucial SATA 6gb/s 64GB SSD This will be for a...
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    1, 2, or 3 video cards???

    So it's a question I've been asking for a long time, and I still don't understand or know the right answer. So let me know your opinion, and given the options, what you would choose. I couldn't decide on whether or not to do SLI. My next question is whether or not to do a dedicated PhysX...
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    ex-gamer looking to build a new rig

    Used to game a lot, but I've since gotten married and had kids. I'm still using my P4C 3.0ghz procsessor with hyperthreading technology that I bought when they FIRST came out, ASUS P4C-800 mobo, and ATI 9600 video card. I have a son who likes to play games, and I'm about to buy an HD...
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    QoS - Tomato specific question?

    So I got both my Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 and Asus 500gp v2 in yesterday, and was shocked at how easy it was to flash Tomato. After reading the forums a lot over at DD-WRT, I felt like it would be difficult, touchy, and dangerous. Although that may be completely false, the Tomato installs on both...
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    Tomato vs DD-WRT

    So, lots of conversations and information out on the internets, and I'm sure everybody who saw the title of this thread thought "oh god...", but I was just curious if people could post if they actually have tried both, which one they prefer, and why.
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    Which Wireless Router?

    I've seen a lot of recommendations for the ASUS WL-520gU, and a little talk about the ASUS WL-500g, the latter only being $25 more than the former. I have a large family, with 1 desktop PC, 4 laptops, a PS3, and an iTouch all accessing the router. Is the WL-500g actually BETTER than the...
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    Crunching performance

    Hey, I'm probably preaching to the choir, but I just discovered this and thought I'd let you guys know... P4 Performance With inadequate cooling on a P4, the UD Grid client was driving my cpu temp to it's threshold and throttling was kicking in... my performance was below an amd 2ghz (i have a...
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    P4c performance is TERRIBLE

    I really have no idea what to do. I've spent nearly $1000 on the new p4c 3.0ghz chip, the ASUS P4C800 mobo, and a gig of dual channel ddr400 RAM. My FPS in Raven Shield and Battlefield 1942 are TERRIBLE (I have a Gainward ti4600 video card). My buddy with a 2ghz athlon is kicking my butt in...