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    Hackintosh? worth it?

    @T101 I have the same motherboard P5Q deluxe and i was thinking of installing snow leopard on it. Can you help me with it. I have previously tried it with VMWare and i was able to run everything fine, except graphics and some random crash on sleep. Can you confirm if everything works fine on...
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    Looks like i will have to change my graphic card after all, it's overheating and making my computer shutdown. It's reaching like 120 degree celcius. So i was thinking of buying a new card, i'm wondering if i should get NVIDIA Quadro NVS 295...
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    the card has 512mb ram.
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    awesome...so i guess i can stick with my current card.....thanks guys for all your input...
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    oh cool...thanks for looking up the specs on 2600XT....so i checked it out... it says.. Two integrated dual-link DVI display outputs: Each supports 18-, 24-, and 30-bit digital displays at all resolutions up to 1920x1200 (single-link DVI) or 2560x1600 (dual-link DVI)1 So it says it...
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    hi..thanks for the reply... oh i thought dual link means two ports....so will my current card support two 30" monitors?
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    Dual 30" LCD Setup - Graphic Card?

    Hi Guys - I currently have an ATI Radeon HD 2600XT graphics card powering my dell 24" inch U2410 LCD @ 1920x1200. The card has dual dvi ports. I just purchased a Dell 30" 3008wfp screen which requires a dual-link DVI-D to run it's native resolution of 2560x1600. 1. I can probably power...
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    How is Windows Firewall in Windows 7 now?

    Yeah those ports are open in the firewall, not sure what's going on.
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    How is Windows Firewall in Windows 7 now?

    Hi guys - I recently enabled the block outbound connections settings in windows 7 Firewall. I then added outbound rules for each application that i want to allow internet access to. Media player and media player network sharing service have predefined outbound and inbound rules in the...
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    Vista Firewall Outbound Settings

    Hi guys - I recently enabled the block outbound connections settings in Vista Firewall. I then added outbound rules for each application that i want to allow internet access to. Media player and media player network sharing service have predefined outbound and inbound rules in the firewall...
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    areca ARC-1231ML-2G with P5Q Deluxe

    haha..yep that's the plan, but not in the immediate future, when i do i'll surely post the results. thanks again chizow.
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    areca ARC-1231ML-2G with P5Q Deluxe

    hmm...that makes sense. I think it should be fine with the setup you suggested. Thanks again chizow for your help, much appreciated :-)
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    areca ARC-1231ML-2G with P5Q Deluxe

    Thanks chizow and wired247 for your detailed explanation. I use sapphire HD 2600XT graphics card, which is installed in the blue slot - which I believe is PCIe 2.0 x16. So to use the Areca 1231 raid controller card, I'll have to install it in first black slot (PCIe 2x16 slot, x8 link). So...
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    areca ARC-1231ML-2G with P5Q Deluxe

    Hi - I have a P5Q Deluxe Motherboard and I was interested in adding areca ARC-1231ML-2G PCI Express SATA II Controller Card ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16816151033) to my system, but I'm not sure If my motherboard has a PCI express slot that can support it. Can anyone please...
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    Multiple RAID 0 Volumes??

    Hey TC91 - Thanks for the suggestion, that worked ! I formated the partition under admin tools->computer management and now i'm able to see the partition under explorer.
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    Multiple RAID 0 Volumes??

    When i check device manager, it shows me the two volumes. Intel Matrix Storage Console also shows me the two volumes. However in My Computer or Explorer the second volume does not show and i can not use it to save files etc.
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    Multiple RAID 0 Volumes??

    Hi - I've never ever used RAID so please forgive my ignorance, but this is what i did. I have two 500gb disk, I used the Intel Matrix to create a 40GB RAID 0 volume, and a second RAID 0 volume of ~ 800 GB. ( Thinking on the lines of how you partition a single disk to two drives) I...
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    Wireless N Router Suggestion?

    Hey - I'm looking to convert my wired home network to a wireless one. We have a big house with 3 floors and a basement. I was looking at purchasing Linksys WRT600N with storage link since it had the maximum range 'cuz of wireless n plus I wanted an option to have my USB disk on the network...
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    HTPC - Which motherboard to get?

    Thanks for your reply :) I'll check on that post... Also do the newer DDR3 motherboards not accept DDR2 RAM ? Since DDR3 ram is expensive currently can't i use the DDR2s and upgrade to DDR3 Later? I guess not.. Also i read somewhere that one of the ASUS motherboards P5W,P5K,P5B ( not...
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    Core 2 Quad Q6600 Price reduction??

    Ok i did a search however someone is saying its not confirmed if the price will drop. So just wanted to confirm if I should wait on buying or not ?
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    Core 2 Quad Q6600 Price reduction??

    Also can someone explain me why Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) costs double of Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) ? Shouldn't Q6600 be more expensive since it has 8mb L2 Cashe vs the 4mb, cosidering they both are around 2.4-9 GHz. What is...
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    Core 2 Quad Q6600 Price reduction??

    Hey - Someone told me that Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.4GHz/4MB L2 x2/1066MHzFSB) will cost only around $260 from July 22. Is that really true or a hoax? It sound too good to be true ??
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    HTPC - Which motherboard to get?

    Hi Guys - Can you guys recommend me some good motherboards for an HTPC i'm building. Here's what my requirement is :- - Compatible with a Core 2 Duo processor - standard ATX form factor rather than a mini-itx - support for 7.1 audio - support for Full HD...blu-ray / HD DVD...