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    Need advice on video card selection

    Hi, I'm looking to upgrade my workstation to Woodcrests 5160 probably using 5000x chipset with support for full x16 PCI-E, but I found myself in a weird situation on picking out the card. Here's the thing. I'm looking for a graphics card that will give me great performance but I am aware...
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    Woodcrest Motherboards?

    Are there any Woodcrest motherboards with full x16 PCI-E, I looked at Newegg and it seems that all that I see have x8 PCI-E at the most? This is weird.
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    So what's the deal with Xeon 5080

    Can someone point out to some benchmarks or something regarding the latest Xeon Dempsey 5080 3.73Ghz with 4mb cache. This processor seems very interesting and I'm wondering if it's better buy then Opterons 285s. I'm getting to upgrade my dual proc machine and want the best. I wasn't that...
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    Please build me a workstation

    Hi, I need to refresh my work computer (read, get a new one) and need to build state of the art and super fast machine that will allow me to slice through Adobe Photoshop, Premier Pro, After Effects, Macromedia Flash, 3d Studio Max smooth as butter. I'm just sick at tired of hiccups and lags...
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    Help me with tips about Nvidia 6200 PCI and ATI X800 XT PE work right in the same PC

    Well I have an ATI X800XT PE AGP video card and I just got an NVidia 6200OC PCI card so I can hook up the third monitor. I have an ATI card run a 24" dell and one 20" dell while NVidia is connected to the other 20" Dell through DVI. Now, I managed to make both cards work but only after I...
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    Using 110-220V converter on a printer

    Hi guys, I have a question if someone would be kind enough to answer. I bought a Samsung printer here in the States (110V) for someone in Europe (220V electricity) The printer in question: Samsung Printer Converter in question: Tek-Mate UDX-100E(A) Up/Down 110V to 220V AC Converter...
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    Upgrading computer

    In short: Current -> Dual Xeons 3.6 Nocona 1.mb cache Thinking about -> dual dual core AMD Opteron 285 @ 2.6Ghz 1. Should I wait for Conroe or some Xeon version of it so I get dual Xeons based on Conroe? But who knows when that will come out 2. Should I wait for new AM2 socket...
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    2 routers, 2 cable modems - one house

    Ok, in efforts to make my living room gaming as fast as possible, I am thinking of getting another wifi router and modem for the living room to use with gaming. Is this possible? Here's why. I have a 2 story house. My home office is located in the loft on the second level. I have a router...
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    MicroATX high powered gaming rig

    Well I asked some people here about setting up a PC exclusively for gaming in my living room and I got very nice responses. Especially from AT member YOyoYOhowsDAjello and a few others. Thanks again guys. I was banging my head and I'm really not will to spend too much money for this machine...
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    HDTV Gaming PC

    Hi, I just finished setting up everything in my living room as far as home theater and gaming with XBox 360 goes, but I want to build a computer to connect to it too so I can play games like Battlefield 2 and new nice FPS shooters. I'm trying to save some money and not pay this computer...
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    Opteron 180 vs Opteron 280

    Ok, so I'm looking to get new computer together and I noticed that Opteron 180 is socket 939 and has pretty much the same specs as Opteron 280 for socket 940. I would guess that this would be very beneficial since I would use unregistered low latency RAM with it, but where to buy dual 939 mobos...
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    Less RAM reported when I plugged in Radeon 9250 256mb PCI video card

    Hi guys. I have something weird going on on my computer. I have 4gb of RAM and under Windows XP Pro initially it was reported as 3.7Gb which is fine because of the i875 chipset limitations. But after I added Diamond Stealth Ati 9250 256mb PCI card in the computer with Sound Blaster X-Fi...
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    Really fast Gaming Computer

    Hi guys, I want to build a best of a gaming PC for myself. I already have a dual xeon workstation but I want to have this new computer be just for gaming. What would you suggest. Budget is around $3500. This is what I have so far, but feel free to recommend your own components. ASUS...
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    High performance computing

    Hi guys! I own pretty powerful computer right now, but I'm just not satisfied completely with it's speed. I think it might be Windows XP limitations or whatever that somehow really bogs this machine down. I mean it's fast, but I expected it to perform lightning fast. Current configuration...
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    High performance computing

    Hi guys! I own pretty powerful computer right now, but I'm just not satisfied completely with it's speed. I think it might be Windows XP limitations or whatever that somehow really bogs this machine down. I mean it's fast, but I expected it to perform lightning fast. Current configuration...
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    Windows XP Pro or Win 2003 Server (in workstation mode)

    Hi guys, I have Dual Xeons 3.6Ghz 64bit and 4Gb of ram. I'm using Windows XP Pro SP2 now and I have a bunch of limitation as far as memory cap of 2Gb and it just doesn't feel that XP is using dual CPUs properly. I would expect a snappier performance out of XP in dual configuration, so I've...
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    Building the ultimate computer

    Hi guys, I want to sell my current workstation and build the best and the fastest PC currently available. I want to have top of the line components, the fastest CPU you can buy that is optimized for applications like Photoshop, 3d studio max, Premier and After Effects Pro, Web design (Flash...
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    Serious problems, experts please read

    Hi guys, I'm having incredible problems with making my new dual xeon machine to work properly. I'm just out of ideas. Let me explain my situation from the start and if you could help out I would really appreciate it. List of things I bought: 2 x Xeon 3.6Ghz EMT64 ASUS NCCH-DL 4Gb DDR400...
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    Big troubles - PSU Advice/Comments

    Hi guys, I've been having a crapload of trouble with power supplies. I'm afraid to even think it's the motherboard, but if someone thinks it's the motherboard please say so. Here' the problem: I've spend a crapload of money on the new Dual Xeon computer, all the best components, 4 Gb of...
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    Big troubles - PSU Advice/Comments

    Hi guys, I've been having a crapload of trouble with power supplies. I'm afraid to even think it's the motherboard, but if someone thinks it's the motherboard please say so. Here' the problem: I've spend a crapload of money on the new Dual Xeon computer, all the best components, 4 Gb of...
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    Computer shutting down - very strange

    Hi, I have a very weird problem. I've finally managed to build everything get my machine rolling and I got the new pair of Swiftech coolers for Xeons (btw, very silent I'm impressed) but I keep getting a very weird problem. At my first boot, everything seems to be working great, all of the...
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    Computer shutting down - Very strange

    Hi, I have a very weird problem. I've finally managed to build everything get my machine rolling and I got the new pair of Swiftech coolers for Xeons (btw, very silent I'm impressed) but I keep getting a very weird problem. At my first boot, everything seems to be working great, all of the...
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    Need help ripping DVD

    Hi guys, do you know if there's a software that allows me to encode segments from a DVD movie in AVI or MPG or MOV or any famous video format, but with work environment like Premier or After Effects or something like that. I mean what I need to do is rip certain segments from a movie to these...
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    Help with liquid cooling and my new CPUs

    Hi guys, I just bought an incredible machine. I'm very very satisfied with performance and all that, but I'm a bit upset by the sound of stock fans that this machine comes with. I want to do liquid cooling, but I have no idea what are the parts I need to get for this machine. If someone could...
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    My new beast requires good liquid cooling

    Hi guys, I just bought an incredible machine. I'm very very satisfied with performance and all that, but I'm a bit upset by the sound of stock fans that this machine comes with. I want to do liquid cooling, but I have no idea what are the parts I need to get for this machine. If someone could...
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    What PSU for SUPERMICRO "X6DA8-G2" mobo

    I'm building a new dual machine with SUPERMICRO "X6DA8-G2" E7525 mobo and Dual Nocona Xeons @ 3.6 and I'm a bit afraid to pick a wrong PSU. I got lost with PSU selections when new sockets and chipsets came out and need to confirm what PSU to pick. Thanks.
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    Opterons in 939 socket? Will this happen soon?

    Does anyone have an idea when we can expect Opteron 250 or new 252 to work in 939 form and to use unregistered DDR with PCI-Express? I know that new VIA chipset is just in front of us with PCI-Express support, but when can we expect to see 939 Opterons using regular faster DDR? Anyone?
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    Help me decide on the platform

    Ok I know this is not a complete configuration forum, but the configurations I built have definitely a lot to do with CPUs, including every component in the system. So having this in mind I'm kindly asking for an advice on CPU platform as well as possible suggestions to maximize performance of...
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    Is this the best I can buy as power PC?

    I already posted my question before about Top of the Line workstation, and I came up with this. Can you tell me if this is the fastest I can buy as far as PCs go? Or should I go for Opterons and stick with 940 socket/AGP and DDR1 ram? I really need to get this or similar configuration...
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    Top of the line PC workstation

    Hi everyone! this is my first post on anandtech forums, however I'm not new to anandtech.com Here's my problem. I need to buy new PCs for work and I'm having a big problem deciding. Maybe some of you knowledgable people can help me out to pick out the best possible machine. Let me...