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    Laptop hard drive shortage

    On Oct 25th I ordered a Dell XPS 17. I paid the extra $25 for next business day delivery and the delivery date was to be November 9th. On the morning of the 9th I received an email from Dell telling me that there would be a delay and the new delivery date was the 23rd. The email did not explain...
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    Photoshop CS5 build opinion/advice

    I am getting ready to build a new PC with the main emphasis on Photoshop CS5. I do however want to be able to run about anything I may throw at it later on. I will overclock it but I want it to run as quietly as practical. I do not think I have a need for an SSD and the price/capacity ratio is...
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    MAC control vs. WEP/WPA

    I have been using MAC control, WAN Ping Blocking and SSID Broadcast turned off to secure my wireless network. Can someone give me the pros and cons of this solution instead of WEP/WPA or other types of encryption. Thanks in advance to all the really smart folks out there.
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    Photoshop CS5 video card

    Since upgrading to Photoshop CS5 and two new monitors (Dell U2711, 27" and a U2410, 24") I find that my old Nvidia 7600 based video card is not quite up to running both monitors. I am not a gamer but would like to move up to newer Nvidia technology without breaking the bank. Does anyone have any...
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    Digital Photo and Video recommendation

    I would like to build a PC for editing digital photos (Photoshop CS4 w/64 bit Vista Ultimate) and in the very near future Blu-Ray videos. Can anyone give me some suggestions on a motherboard, CPU (quad core), and video card. I am not married to AMD or intel but I do prefer Nvidia graphics cards...
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    Vista "upgrade" to Win XP 64

    I am fed up with Vista and want to install Win XP Pro 64. I am 99.9% sure that reformatting and reloading everything is the only answer but just in case ... does anyone know of an easier non-destructive way to load Win 64 over Vista? Thx P.S. As with the original XP, I am betting that...
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    Hard Drive Test Utility

    Does anyone know of a non-destructive hard drive test utility. My PC is acting kind of flaky (random reboots or lockups) and I would like to isolate the problem starting eith the hard drive. The PC has been running fine for a couple of years with no changes. Thanks
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    Video Card overclocking with Vista.

    Has anyone found a solution to overclocking Nvidia video cards when running Vista? I have heard the ATI overclocking utility would work but it seems to have a conflict and doesn't make it.
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    Mixing Pre-N brands

    I currently have a Belkin Pre-N MIMO router that I have used since they came out and I love it. I have only one Pre-N card for a laptop but I would like to have a couple more for other PCs around the house. After using Pre-N the old 11g is frustratingly slow. My question is can I mix brands...
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    975X, DDR2 800 memory and 1333 fsb

    My 975X motherboard shows DDR2 800Mhz and 1333 fsb as setup options. Has anyone tried this combination? I hesitate to puchase some DDR2 800 ram if it will not work. On the other hand I wonder why those are setup options if they don't work. I have read a number of posts that while not...
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    Gateway FX530

    I have configued a FX430 with the OC QX6700 with 4GB RAM for less than $3k. Is anyone familiar with this PC. I am not a gamer but I do a LOT of digital photgraphy and video. BTW, my 3.2 P-4, 2GB RAM PC is running just fine but it is getting to be old and the newer software is definintely...
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    Intel Conroe

    Intel officially announced the "Conroe" today. They promise a 40% increase in performance over the current P-4. In other words, if you are willing to wait about six more months you can finally buy an Intel chip that is as fast as last years crop of Athlon 64s. And it will probably only cost...
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    PNY DDR Memory

    Fry's has a good price on a PNY 2GB (2X1GB) PC3200 kit ($120 AR). Has anyone tried PNY memory? I am not into extreme overclocking or gaming. I need the extra memory for video editing and digital photos with Photoshop CS2. I have heard of PNY for a long time but have never tried it. My...
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    Factory Memory Timing Discrepancy

    A little over a year ago I purhcased a 1GB (2X512) PC3500 Mushkin Dual Channel kit. While it never lived up to the factory 433 rating I got a great price on it (Newegg) and it was stable to slightly over 400 (407) so I let it go. I recently tried a utility called Everest to test my system...
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    DVD Duplication

    On a recent trip my wife's suitcase was lost along with 8 of our favorite DVDs. My sweet little grand daughter scratched up two more this morning and that was the last straw. I have my old copy of DVD Xcopy 123 Gold to make backup or archive copies but it does not support dual layer discs...
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    SN25P with X2

    Even though the Shuttle site does not indicate that the SN25P supports the dual core processors I have heard that it will work. Has anyone had success with the Athlon 64 X2 in the SN25P?
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    Shuttle SN85G4 V3 Video card

    Can anyone suggest a NVidia based vidoe card for the SN85G4 V3? Will any of the 6600 family cards work?
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    Digital Video and DVD Creation

    I have a Sony High Definition camcorder ordered. I currently have a 2.6 P-4 OCd to 3.26 with a Chaintech 9CJS mobo and a gig (2 X 512) of Mushkin memory. This is a fairly powerful PC but still takes a LONG time to render digital video and create a DVD. Can anyone make a suggestion on...
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    HP ZD7000 Series Video Options

    I noticed the HP Pavilion ZD7000 series now has the FX Go5700 as a video option. Both the 64 and 128 versions are offered. Does anyone know if this is the "Desktop Replacement" version with the 450Mhz clock or the "Performance" version with the 350Mhz clock? If it is 450Mhz with 128Mb it...
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    MSI Mega Series SFF

    Has anyone built a MSI Mega series small form factor PC? The new Mega 180 looks great but appearances can be ......................
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    Bluetooth Mini-PCI Card

    Last spring a company called Silicon Wave demonstrated a mini-PCI Bluetooth/WiFi card. Has it ever hit the market? Does anyone know of anybody that makes Bluetooth mini-PCI cards?
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    nForce2 and Win2K problem

    Has anyone had a problem installing Win2K on an nForce2 mobo?
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    Chaintech 9CJS and/or 7NJS Ultra Zenith

    Has anyone tried the Chaintech 9CJS Zenith or the 7NJS Zenith Ultra boards yet? I have one in hand (the 9CJS) and the other on the way. Any hints, tips or advice would be welcome. I will install a 2.6c P-4 in the 9CJS and an XP2500 Barton in the 7NJS Ultra.
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    Parallel to SATA Adapters

    Does anyone have any experience with parallel to Serial ATA adapters? I have two Maxtor 160GB ATA133 drives I want to put on the SATA ports but only if there is little or no performance penalty. I plan on using a mobo based on the 875P chipset. I am looking at the Chaintech Zenith and the...
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    Maximum RAID 0 Hard Drive Size

    I have read that some RAID controllers limit hard drive size to 120Mb each. I have looked everywhere I can think of and cannot find anything that tells me what controllers have what size limits. I am going to build an Intel system based on either the 875 or 865 chipsets and I want to use two...
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    KR7A-RAID Fastest CPU ?????

    Since updating my KR7A-RAID BIOS to "CS" I have noticed Softmenu now shows the max CPU as ">=2200+". The Abit web site still shows the 2100+ as the fastest CPU. What gives? Has anyone tried a 2200+ or faster CPU in their KR7A-RAID?
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    KR7A-RAID "stuck" in UDMA 2

    My KR7A-RAID with 2 Maxtor D740X drives shows IDE 4 (secondary RAID channel) as UDMA 2. All the faster settings are "greyed out". Abit's Tech support people have been non-supportive (pun intended). I have each drive on a different channel. I have switched the cables and no matter which drive...