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    Fanless Build

    Cutting the cord for cable and want to build a new PC to be the hub of my streaming network. Last PC I built was a HTPC in 2009 and although still powerful I did not take sound into consideration and the old PC runs very loud. Want to keep things quite - 100% fanless quite. Trying to create...
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    Long Range Wirless Keyboard & Mouse

    I have a HTPC set up in my living room and the wireless keyboard & mouse combo I have is not cutting it in the range department. Many peripherals claim they have the range of 10-15 ft, as does the logitech combo I'm using right now, but unless I am on the perfect surface and battery fully...
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    new build for video editing

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Most importantly is this rig will be primarily used for video editing. Hoping to be able to process multiple HD video feeds for multi-cam editing. Will need a blu-ray burner. 2. What YOUR budget is...
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    need recommendation on best range wireless N router

    I recently built my own computer with a wireless N adapter and want to upgrade my current G router to wireless N to enjoy the higher speeds I should be getting. With the current location of my computer I am also only getting a fair signal strength for my network at only about 45% signal...
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    PC wont start up

    I built a computer roughly a year ago, and recently realized that I wasnt getting the desired outcome from my memory that I put in it. I downloaded the newest bios for the Asus M3A78-T motherboard and was able to get my G-Skill DDR2 1066 memory to actually run at 1066 rather than the 800mhz it...
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    memory not running at max speed

    I will preface this with I am very new to building my own computer, and dont know much about the intricacies involved. I built a computer using these pieces of hardware as my core, AMD Phenom II x4 920 Processor at 2.81ghz G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 ASUS M3A78-T...
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    room for upgrade?

    I'm looking to upgrade a build that I put together about a year ago. I am having trouble figuring out whats compatible to what and where I can make the biggest difference with a couple of simple upgrades. The majority usage of this computer is as a HTPC, where I rip my Blu-ray movies and...
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    Newcomer - Need Help With HTPC

    Let me begin with a little description of myself. I would say I am way above average when it comes to computers than the average American, but I am the quintessential noob when it comes to creating my own PC. Id like a system that still has lots of room for upgrades as right now I am...