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    Newegg.com hardware reviews

    Greetings all, just wanted to get your take on this... About 3 weeks ago I submitted a review of a case that I had purchased from newegg. The review was very honest and fair and included some pros and some very honest cons. The review was well written (at least I thought so) and would...
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    Replacing the mobo in an already built machine

    My machine has been up and running fine for a little while but i'm not satisfied with my motherboard's features. It is an ECS and is OK but i can't really do any tweeking with it. How much of a pain in the a$$ is it to rip out a mobo and put in a brand new one? I'm running win XP pro, will...
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    Monitoring software

    My MoBo didn't come with any cool utils that will allow me to monitor things like CPU temp. Can anyone recommend some good generic software apps that will let me do that? I tried motherboard monitor but my mobo isn't listed as one of the choices... will it work anyway if i just pick another...
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    Anyone overclocking their 6600GT?

    Curious to see what you have set for your core and mem clocks.
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    Anyone have an ECS Mobo?

    I heard that ECS has a Utility called "Fuzzy Overclock" (or something like that) to do some OC tweeking. Does anyone know where i can download that? I looked all over ECS's site and didn't see it. Thanks!
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    DVD/CD RW combo drive disappeared from windows after installing MOBO drivers

    Hello everyone. I ran into a problem during my first attempt at building a new PC last night and i'm hoping someone can give me a hand. I was able to use my combo drive to completely load windows XP pro... multiple reboots and everything was fine. Windows came up and life was good. I then...
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    Installing a 3.2 P4, socket 775

    I'm getting ready to tackle my first build and i was wondering if you guys hand any tips/techniques on installing the 775 CPU and heat sink. Any potential "gotchas" that i should look out for? Should the thermal pad be removed and replaced with the artic silver paste? It looks pretty...
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    Intel socket 775 Motherboard

    What would you guys recommend for a socket 775 board around $100? Some requirements: PCI-e slot for graphics (no agp needed) SATA (raid optional) Onboard audio onboard lan support duel channel DDR ram (DDR2 not necessarliy needed) easy to set up *would be nice * Good over clock...
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    POWMAX

    My case came with a 400 watt POWMAX PSU and i'm wondering how good it is/isn't. I will be using it to power a 3.2ghz P4, 1 cd/dvd combo, 1 hd, 1gb of ram and a 6600gt vid card. I've read that you should not use cheap PSUs. Curiously,is the worst that could happen to my stuff? What sort...
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    Power supply not turning on

    First of all let me apologize if this is an inherently stupid question but what should happen if you have a completely empty case and you put your PSU in, plug it in, and then turn it on? Mine does absolutely nothing. Should the PSU's fan at least turn on? I'm wondering of i have a bad PSU...
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    What Power Supply wattage would you recommend?

    I bought a case real cheap from newegg and it came with a 400 watt PS. The case is HERE. I've been reading about how you get what you pay for in regards to power supplies and it has me a little freaked out. Do you think this powersupply will cut it with the following system or should i get...
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    Hitachi HD OEM

    Question: I bought an OEM Hitachi 160GB SATA HD from newegg and it arrived today. It came simply as the drive wrapped in some bubble wrap. Nothing else. The drive is HERE I intend to install it this weekend. This is my first time doing this so i'm wondering if there is anything...
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    Urgent help MOBO/CPU compatability

    Will these two things work together? Crap, this is my first time building and i think i may have made my first mistake... Thanks! The processer Motherboard For those that don't want to click the links... CPU -------------------------------------------------- Intel Pentium...
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    Please help demystify Vid Card onboard RAM

    Like many others on this board I?m in the position of having to choose between two mid-market vid cards. I'm building a new rig from the ground up and my new MoBo supports PCI-e. The cards I?m choosing between are the x700 PRO and the 6600 GT. Now, before you get your panties in a bunch...
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    Free Benchmark Software

    Can you guys recommend (links please) any good, free benchmarking utilities for vid cards? What i'd like to do is run it on my current setup and determine scores/performance and then run it again on my new system to try and measure the performance boost. Thanks in advance.
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    Should I take this Vid Card back?

    Hello everyone, I've been lurking around this board for the last couple days and have been impressed with the quality of posts i've read... I just wish i would have found it a little sooner. I am in the process of building my first system and need to make a choice on the vid card. My mobo...