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    Need RAID Solution

    I have an HP XW6600 for my work. I use it for running dozens of different Virtual Machines. Anyway, my problem is hard drives. It only came with 1 500GB SATA spindle in it. I opened and found that it only has 1 available HD storage bay and 1 available CDROM bay that I can convert to HD. So...
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    System Performance Poor....Need Help

    OK, so I have an outdated rig, I know. I did build it a few years ago with good quality parts, but I am delaying building a new one because I don't have the time and dont want to have to spend the $$, but I am rapidly approaching a frustration level of just doing it. So here is my issue. I do...
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    GTX260 of ATI 4870?

    I have narrowed my search to either the GTX260 or the ATI 4870. I am planning to stay under like 250 or so, so most likely it would be the lower of those models, but I can be flexible if there is a better suggestion. What do you guys think? Here are a couple that I thought about...
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    Grafx Card to Buy....Which Makes Sense?

    I am a gamer that has stepped away for a few months but am thinking of buying a new card. Truth be told, I need to build a whole new rig, but I dont have time right now. So I thought that if I could have a new card for good $$$ then I may just upgrade my card and then rebuild the whole rig in...
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    Video Upgrade Advice

    Ok, so my system now is in my sig. I am in the middle of "upgrading" it with the following parts: AMD FX62 8GB OCZ DDR2-800 ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition HP 22" LCD Video: ??? My current 7800GTX on 19" monitor is dropping frame rates too low for my gaming and video. So I...
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    Will This PSU WOrk?

    Will this PSU Be Enough? Ok, so I am thinking of rebuilding part of my existing rig and taking the removed parts and rebuilding an older rig for my kids. What I need help on from you guys is to know if the PSU's on these machines will work or not. So here is my main rig situation: Current...
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    New PC Problem

    I just built a new system for my general use that I do program and game on as well. The problem I have is that whenevr I play Battlefield 2, the system either crashes to desktop, reboots, blue-screens, or locks up constantly. The only info I have from the crashes is the blue-screen errors that...
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    Tablet Problem..Need Help

    Hello, I just reloaded a tablet pc for a friend and it is now having a wierd problem. First, I am an IT person, so this is not an experiment. Anyway, I reloaded this Toshiba Portege 3505 with the recovery disks, which load their ghost image. I then removed some of the junk that comes with...
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    Need Suggestions

    I am beginning to build my new rig and need to do it quickly because I have sold my old one. I plan to use it for general web use, some coding, and gaming. I want it to be able to handle loads well and be quite fast. I play Battlefield 2 and it is a horse of a game. I now have an AMD64...
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    AMD x2 or Pentium D?

    I am thinking of rebuilding my system. If I do, I am planning to do a dual-core system. I am leaning toward a Pentium D. What would you guys suggest, AMD x2, Pentium D, Pentium Extreme, or what? Price and performance is my main concern. I can get a Pentium D for about $300 now. I am...
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    Need a dual processor motherboard..

    I would like to build a dual cpu athlon64 socket 754 motherboard. I have an Abit KV8-MAX3 with Athlon64 3000+ now. I am looking for an A64 dual board. Anyone know of any? If not, I am considering a dual P4, dual AthlonXP, or single A64 socket 939. Any ideas to find any of these? Or...
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    6800GT driver/tweaking

    Ok guys. I just got my Asus 6800GT. I love the card so far. Originally, I installed the drivers, enhanced drivers, and the utilities from the Asus CD. I heard that this was a bad idea, so I uninstalled and installed the latest NVIDIA drivers, which seem to be 66.93. The performance is much...
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    Need Video Card Buying Advice..

    Whats up everyone? I saw that there was alot of knowledge here, so i figured I'd ask for some experience or opinions on a video card purchase. Here is what i currently run on my rig: CPU: AMD Athlon XP 64 3000 RAM: 1GB Samsung DDR400 (2.5CAS) MB: Abit KV8MAX3 HD: 80GB ATA166 DVD...
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    Need Video Card Buying Advice..

    Whats up everyone? I saw that there was alot of knowledge here, so i figured I'd ask for some experience or opinions on a video card purchase. Here is what i currently run on my rig: