I have a new system that consists of:
- Gigabyte GA-Z77X-DH3 R1.0 motherboard, F15 BIOS
- i5 3570K processor
- 2x8GByte G.Skill RAM @ 1600MHz
- OCZ Vertex 4 256 GByte SSD
- CoolerMaster Extreme Power Plus 500W power supply
For some reason I can't change the CPU clock ratio from...
I'm in the process of ripping some BD disks and I'm saving them in a MKV container with H.264 encoding. I'd like to encode them to reduce the file sizes but I don't want to sacrifice the image quality all that much (I'm using Handbreak). I'd be interested in hearing what bit rates people are...
I'm about to begin ripping our CDs and DVDs to a home network share and I'm interested in hearing people's recommendations for software to manage the media library. Some of the things I'm looking for are:
- Works with Windows 7.
- Allows access to the library from multiple computers on...
I'm planning to soon start transferring our video library from various sources onto a home network server (probably Windows Home Server). I'd like to settle on a common file format and encoding for all our videos. From the reading I've done there doesn't seem to be an obvious choice. I'd...
I'm thinking of building an inexpensive system for my kids and I'd like to ensure that it can run the Windows Aero UI. To keep costs down I'd like to use a motherboard with integrated graphics. Any suggestions on the minimum chipset I should be looking for to ensure reasonable Aero performance?
It's been a few months since Anand published his review of Intel's SSD and talked about the stuttering issues SSDs using the JMicron controller were having. Have things changed since then? I've seen several new SSD models rolled out from different vendors since Anand's review and I was...
I'm planning a system where my computer is going to be remote from my monitor and keyboard by about 20 feet (including a floor and a couple of walls). One issue I need to resolve is how to remote the front panel power and reset buttons along with power and disk activity LEDs to where my...
I'm currently using the motherboard RAID controller on my 680i board to run two Raptor 150 drives in RAID-0. While it performs better than a single Raptor did I was a little disappointed with the performance when I first set up the RAID.
I'm now starting to think about my next system build...
I'd like to find a good bench top rack for housing a mother board, disks, power supply, etc. Something where the mother board is open and accessible and not just lying loose on the bench. Can anyone recommend a product?
Thanks in advance.
Has anyone heard any news / rumors regarding nVidia chipset plans beyond the 680i chipset? Things like a shrink to 65nm process, PCIe 2.0, DDR3 support, etc.
OK, it's September now - what are the latest rumers regarding nVidia's G80 chip? If we're going to see this product before the end of the year then some more specific information should be starting to leak out about now. Or, does the lack of information suggest this chip is behind schedule and...
When are the new AM2 processors from AMD, such as the FX-62, supposed to show up in the retail supply chain? Was the "release" on May 23 just a paper release of these parts?
I have read several reviews of the soon to be released ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe board around the web and I have noticed a difference in the pictures show of the board. Some of the pictures show a board with 2 PCI slots (see here) and others show a board with 3 PCI slots (see here). All are...
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