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    About Z68 benefits...

    Well let us put aside overclocking for a second(after all turbo boost is like an internal overclocking mechanism). Other than the possibility to overclock, what are the other added features we are getting in Z68 mobos which are NOT there in H67 mobos. 1 is the ability to use SSD as cache for...
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    Please suggest SATA 500GB HDD model.

    Hello, Well the Samsung site is too confusing and Western Digital is too diverse. Which models would you suggest for a new 500GB SATA HDD? Based on forum discussions which I have one through, it has to be from SAMSUNG or WESTERN DIGITAL. The HDD would be used as primary booting device, has to...
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    Old PATA HDD crashed. Need suggestions on recovery.

    Hello, In the other thread I asked about newer HDD options, so I thought I would srare the status of the current one here. Recently my 6 year old Samsung PATA Spin Point 80GB HDD crashed. For sometime I had ignored the warnings given by SMART(BIOS). On boot up, it shows BOOT DISK FAILURE...
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    Wanted suggestion regaring SATA 2 PCI card.

    Hello all, I would like to add a new high capacity SATA HDD with my existing old PC with MSI KM4M motherboard. I would like to know the following: 1. Which BRAND and MODEL of PCI SATA card should I go for? 2. Does the capacity of the SATA HDD that I am about to add is limited in any way due...
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    Second hand LCD monitor buying checklist.

    Well if I buy a second hand LG LCD monitor from someone not personally known to me, what should be the things that I should be looking at before deciding whether to go ahead with the deal or not? Here are a few things that I could could come up with: 1. The original bill and warranty...
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    URGENT: SMPS underpowered.

    Hello all, Well this is my 1st post here, I hope somebody can help me out. My SMPS(300 watt) is connected to the wall power plug socket via a tripper switch. 2 days back I saw that the tripper is tripping immediately when I switch on the SMPS. I tried by disconnecting the tripper switch from...