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    Looking to expand NAS server past existing server chassis, tips?

    Hey Guys, I have a 24 disk 48TB NAS server that I've built and use for storing financial market data (tick data is really big). This is well and all, operates well, but I'm running out of space. All the disks are currently on a 24 port Areca card. I'd like to simply stick another areca in there...
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    Free: Jetsetter.com Invitation

    Hey Guys, Jetsetter.com is an invite-only flash deal site (like GroupOn, BuyWithMe) for luxury travel -- I rarely care about deal sites, but this one is really good. I'd been trying to score an invitation since the TechCrunch article about it in March, and just finally got in. I figured I'd...
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    What Heatsink to get for SuperMicro MBD-X8DAH+-F-O Motherboard?

    I bought a SuperMicro MBD-X8DAH+-F-O Dual socket LGA 1366 motherboard and Xeon W5590's, but the chips didn't come with any heatsinks. I have some LGA 1366 Intel heatsinks from some i7 chips but they don't seem to fit into the motherboard holes (they're in the same spots as they're 1366 too but...
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    Can I use 'server ram' w/ my i7 920/P6T?

    Hey Guys, I have an i7 920 and a P6T Deluxe mobo. The 12GB kits of DDR3 is much cheaper for servers/there are more options on newegg. will this 'server ram' and others (DDR3) work for me? or only on the xeon boards? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820161337
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    4GB DDR3 DIMMs?

    Is it just me or are there really no 4GB DDR3 dimms? What's going on with this. Now even Xeons are coming out that use DDR3. There is definitely demand for 4GB DIMM's -- I want 24GB in my i7 with 6 sticks, and I want 48GB in my new Xeon serv I'm going to be building soon. It's been months...
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    i7 920 Safe Temps?

    Hey Guys, I picked up the Noctua NH-U12P SE1366 120MM SSO CPU Cooler from Newegg. I have a i7 920 chip, which I've overclocked up to 3.6ghz at the moment. Link to cooler is here FYI: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835608007 When running Core Damage for a few minutes, the...
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    Best LGA775 Heatsink/Fan for Q6600 OC?

    Hey Guys, I have a now 1.5 yr old Q6600 setup that I want to crank the speed up on. I don't think it's whatever the best stepping is for overclocking, but I'd like to get at least a decent overclock out of it. What heatsink/fan should I get for this? I'd like to stay on air just for...
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    What 1TB desktop drives should I use for my RAID5?

    Have an Areca 1280-ML. Already have 6x500GB Samsung HD501LJ drives in a RAID5. Looking to set up a second RAID array with like 8-10 1 TB drives. Looking to use desktop drives for cost (I'm aware they're more prone to fail/perform less well than the enterprise class drives, but I'm cost...
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    4GB Sticks of DDR3?

    I'm looking at the new Core i7's + LGA1366 mobos and they look sweet. One of the main benefits for me would be the ability to support 24GB of RAM (I use a lot of ram for various database things). Problem is, when I look at DDR3 RAM on newegg, there's no 4GB sticks -- at all! As the...
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    Graphics Card Shorting Out My Motherboard

    Hey Guys, I've had this ongoing issue for about six months now where my graphics card seems to short out my whole motherboard/pc. If it's not positioned JUUUUST right, when I try to turn on the PC it just shorts out and I have to power down the power supply, jiggle the card, and then try...
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    Help me build a Home Theater PC

    Hey Guys, I'm trying to build a central media server in my house. I'm looking to have a server that holds about ~20-40TB of movies (all legal of course! xvid, x264 mainly) + music (mostly mp3, some ogg etc). I have about five 52"-65" Plasma/LCD TV's around the house that I want to be able to...
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    Need to build a decent server for good sized in-memory db

    Hey Guys, I'm looking to build a decent server to run a fairly large in-memory database. The CPU requirements aren't huge for this database, but should be the higher side of the scale. The database size varies day-to-day, and starts out very small in the mornings and accumulates over the...
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    Just ordered 10 MTRON PRO 3.5" 64GB SATA SSD

    Hey Guys, So, as some of you may have noticed on our other threads on this board, we're building a pretty crazy system and have ordered 10 MTRON PRO 3.5" 64GB SATA SSD's which we're going to be running in a RAID0 with an Areca 1680ix card. You can see our system build process at...
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    Getting QX9770 Today - What Else Should I get?

    Hey Everyone, Picking up a QX9770 today, and planning on getting phase change cooling, and at least 8GB of RAM (Socket 775 = 8GB capped, unfortunately). Probably getting 2 9800's to go in it (unless you have a better card recco -- for PERFORMANCE, don't care about cost). But, I want to...
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    What's the fastest 7200RPM SATA-II drive?

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    System 4x *slower* with 8GB of RAM than it is with 4GB

    Hey Guys, I have a Q6600 and a Gigabyte P35 DQ6 mobo. Vista x64. I had been using 4x1GB of Kingston 667 DDR2 (KVR667K2K2). I just upgraded to 4x2GB of Corsair XMS2 (see here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16820145184 ) All 8GB shows up in BIOS and in windows task manager...
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    How Can I Lock A User In A Directory?

    Hey Guys, I got an application (binary file database) that runs all contained within a single folder (A:\Path\) I want to run this database application as a user and lock that user to that directory so the database doesn't have access to anything outside of A:\Path How can I do this...
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    Are there any 775 boards that support 16GB RAM?

    If there are I sure can't find any... just see 8GB max. Do you have to go to socket 771 for 16GB+? Thanks, JohnVM
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    Is PC2 6400 DDR2 okay for a SQL server?

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    Repeated RAID5 Failures

    Hey Guys, So, I bought 6 500GB HD501LJ Samsung drives to run in a RAID array. Was planning on running RAID5. Bought a Gigabyte P35 DQ6 board, was planning on using the onboard RAID. Bought an Antec P190 case. Did all of this at the end of July. I run Windows 2003 x64. Since then I've been...
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    HDDs In Antec P190 Case Overheating

    Hey Guys, I got the Antec P190 case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16811129028) and 6 Samsung 500GB SATAII drives (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16822152052) running in a RAID array. I do extended reads/writes to/from them - sometimes for 24 hours at a time. They...
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    Using 7800GTX and 8600GT at same time = fail.

    Hey Guys, I recently bought a 2nd 30" monitor (Dell 3007WFP-HC) to go along with my 30" Apple. I also have a 17" Dell LCD that I use. I had been running the Apple monitor + the 17" Dell on a 7800GTX. I purchased a 8600GT to use as a 2nd card to allow me to run both the 30's + the 17. When...
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    What's the cheapest card w/ 2 2560x1600 ports?

    What's the cheapest card I could find that has 2 DVI ports supporting 2560x1600? I only run/develop applications, and never game, so I don't really care about its performance for gaming. nVidia preferable, ATI would work too though. I run Windows 2003 x64.
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    3.5"<->5.25" Cooling + HDD Mount Kit

    Hey, I have an Antec P190 case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16811129028) and I want to mount some of my 3.5" hdd's in my 5.25" bays. Does anyone have any recommendations for mount kits for my particular case, or in general? Mount kits that cool the drives are also an option...
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    3.5" -> 5.25" Bay HDD Mount Kit?

    Hey, I have an Antec P190 case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16811129028) and I want to mount some of my 3.5" hdd's in my 5.25" bays. Does anyone have any recommendations for mount kits for my particular case, or in general? Mount kits that cool the drives are also an option.
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    Repeated RAID5 Degredation

    Hey Guys, I bought 6 500GB Spinpoint drives about a month ago, and I've been having a hell of a time getting them to work in a RAID5 properly. I set them all up in a RAID5 (so 2.5TB RAID5) on Windows 2003 x64 -- it's a GPT disk (as it's greater htan 2TB volume). I have about 500 gigs of data...
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    Repeated RAID Failures With Gigabyte-P35-DQ6 Onboard RAID

    I recently purchased a Gigabyte P35 DQ6 mobo (http://www.gigabyte.us/Support...l.aspx?ProductID=2505) to use with my Q6600, and I also purchased 6 500GB SAMSUNG Spinpoint drives to go with it. The DQ6 has onboard RAID support (0/1/10/5/JBOD), and I have semi intensive data needs. Initially I...
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    Can't seem to install CPU fan...

    Hey, I got a Q6600 and am trying to install it on my GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 motherboard. I got the CPU in fine, but when I try to install the heatsync/fan I seem to only be able to get 2/4 pins in (2 on any one side), and then the otehr 2 seem to not want to go in (on the otehr side). It almost...
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    My New Q6600 Rig: Thoughts Please

    [$449.99] 1 * Antec Performance One P190 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 650W+550W = Total 1200W Power Supply - Retail (NewEgg: N82E16811129028) [$659.94] 6 * SAMSUNG SpinPoint T Series HD501LJ 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (NewEgg: N82E16822152052) [$228.99] 1 *...
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    Clovertown vs. Kentsfield for SQL Server 2005

    I'm building a rig for a big SQL database which I use for my home business. Will have limited number of simultaneous connections but will need to quickly query large tables. For reference my largest table atm has 5158499623 rows, and this # is rapidly growing (that's five billion btw). Would...
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    Best Configuration For Large MSSQL 2K5 Server?

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    What laptop should I get

    What laptop should I get? Requirements: #1) I build my desktops. I'm not building my laptop. Buying a pre-fab one. #2) $1000-$1200 #3) Going for more office use rather htan gaming. Already have an insane desktop. Battery life is important. Doesn't need to be that powerful. #4) Small(ish)...
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    S-Video Out on X850XT-PE

    I just got a new 37" HDTV LCD TV and want to use S-Video out (don't have a DVI<>HDMI cable atm) to go from my computer to the TV. I have a standard S-Video cable here, and the thing *will not* fit in what I thought was the S-Video port (the port between the two DVI's, as seen here), but the damn...
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    Where did the P4D 3.8Ghz go?

    I swear that my friend bought a P4D 3.8Ghz off of NewEgg like a month ago, but now I can't find them on newegg, or anywhere at all. It's running his computer right now. Did they recall the line?
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    How Can I Re-Partition My HDD w/o formatting?

    I need to re-partition my HDD (that has my windows install on it) without formatting/losing my windows data. It's a 74GB 10K RPM SATA Raptor, and I have 1 big 74GB partition atm (only 5GB used total). I want to make a ~5GB D: drive partition for some stuff, but I don't wnat to have to reinstall...
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    Just Assembled Computer Reboots The Second It Hits Windows

    Hey Guys, I've just "finished" (almost, it seems, as this issue remains) my new PC. P4 2.8Ghz Dual Core, 2GB DDR2, X850XTPE, Asus Mobo. I am using my old case from a year ago with a 450W power supply. I got the computer to boot, I can use BIOS just fine, etc. I am using the same HDD's...
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    Power Supply Issue?

    I just bought this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131538 and I have an Austin 450W power supply that came w/ my case that I got last year. I'm installing a new mobo, and when I go to plug in the big mobo power connector, there are 4 extra "ports" open on it. Do...
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    Buying New Computer: Here are specs, suggestions?

    OK, so I plugged RAM in backwards 4 days ago and blew up my CPU. Don't know how it's possible, but mobo, RAM, and CPU are all basically goners. So, time to upgrade. Had a 9800XT, 2.6GHz P4 (800Mhz), 1GB PC3500 DDR. Here's my new plan spec'd out on NewEgg: 1 * ASUS P5WD2 Premium Socket...
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    How the hell do I get the fan/heatsink off

    My CPU seems to have become unseated, but i cant get the fan/heatsink off for the life of me. Is there some trick? I flipped the two bars up but it wont come off. Pentium 4 2.8ghz (bout a year old)