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    SSD/HDD setup: HDD died, can't reinstall programs

    Hi y'all. I'd like to get some help. I'm new to Windows 7, and never used Vista, just XP. I just built a new system with an 80GB SSD, and used an old hard drive for data. I relocated my "User" files to the HDD, and installed only the most essential stuff to the SSD -- Chrome and Starcraft...
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    How good does heat goo spreading have to be?

    Hey all. I'm RMAing a motherboard that wouldn't work after much hassle. It's my first build, but all my friends said, sounds like the motherboard. Anyway, I pull off the heatsink, and there, right in the middle of my lovely 3800+ X2, is a 1/8" diameter blob where the thermal material is...
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    new build hangs while installing windows

    Hi. I'm trying my first build. Everything went together at first, no smoke on powerup, all fans spinning. I got to the bios screen, disabled the floppy (since I didn't install one), set first boot device to CDROM, inserted the windows CD, and felt pretty good. But part way through windows...
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    motherboard for Silent Pipe II video cards

    I'm thinking about getting a Gigabyte 7600GT Silent-Pipe II passively cooled video card. There are two heat sinks: one takes up the next PCI slot for cool air intake, and the other is on the top of the card, to get airflow from the CPU fan. Here's a picture: Gigabyte Silent Pipe II 7600GT...
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    Building for future upgradability

    Does anyone have any tips for building a PC so it is upgradable for as long as possible? I would like to gradually swap in new parts, rather than throw the whole thing on the scrap heap in 3 or 4 years and start over. Any tips from those who have succeeded? Or is this just a pipe dream My...
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    AM2 motherboard memory limits

    If AM2 CPUs have the memory controllers onboard, then why do different AM2 motherboards list different limits for maximum memory? For example, the MSI nForce 550 motherboard lists 4 MB, while the MSI nForce 570 SLI board lists 8MB, and the Gigabyte nForce 570 SLI board lists 16 GB. (Chipsets...