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    World Of Warcraft Videocard

    my son is running WOW on a Dell2005 @ 1610x1080 with a 9600xt but I have a 6600GT :)
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    Big Problem w/ Computer Resetting

    overheating? If you're using HP ddr, increase voltage. I had a similar problem with a new build that used TCCD ram that required more then base voltage to be stable, even at stock speed.
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    RAID5 for desktop users?

    Don't know if it's still available but adaptec made a PCI 4 drive card, 2400a if memory serves me correctly, been running one for 2 or 3 years now.
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    ASPIRE Chameleon PS

    Aspire looks nice, has sleeved lines and 36A on the 12v. rail for what seems like a reasonable amount of money. Anyone have one? Have only found a superficial review. I'm not really very price sensitive but a OCZ PowerStream 520W for 140 seems like a lot. I know that a Tagan or Fortron would...
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    Power Supply question

    Just got a new case and PS. Trying to see what one of the fans looked like when powered but the power suppy doesn't come on. never tried to just run a PS without it being hooked up to the M/B. My question is ..does the PS need to be hooked up to the M/B to run or should I be able to just plug it...
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    Anyone recommend a good usb or firewire CD-RW drive enclosure?

    I have used a number of these, no power brick, quiet fan.
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    Building budget server for a relative...

    For IDE based raid 5 adaptec 2400a or a Promise sx4000 don't go for a software based controller, unless price is the controlling factor. As others have stated any basic box will feed the pipe unless you have a whole lot of users. I had a celeron 633 that could keep up with a 3.5Mb/384...
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    Help me choose a laptop!! I am lost!!

    I have owned Dell, Toshiba and Gateway. They are all pretty good, get whtever model fits your budget. If battery performance is important should consider a Centrino based unit. Dells can be customized in regrads to vid card etc.
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    They ever going to make a DVD burner that is the size of current DVD movies?

    most movies..porn at least :) are in the 3.5-4.5gig range. Have seen a few 4hr. vids and they run around 6gigs
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    Promedia GMX A2.1

    Just got a Promedia GMX A2.1 and they don't play very loud. Now I know the loud is a relative thing but I have a pair of Promedia 2.1 and I consider half volume to generally be too loud but the GMX at full volume aren't as loud as the older Promedia 2.1 at half volume. Are they defective?
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    External Enclosure USB 2.0 (plug into USB 1.1 port)

    So buy a cheap ($20) USB2 card..mine transfers a gig in less then 2 minutes (from an old 5400 drive)
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    recommended enclosures for 3.5" hd & ?s

    I have a number of these not the cheapest thing you can find, but a nice case, good fan etc. Also have a combo box that i use with my notebook. There may be advantages to firewire but in my daily use I don't see any performance difference. I would recommend you get the 51/4 size, no power block...
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    Choosing an Optical Drive... Are the Combos good?

    There's a 8meg (retail) cache version of the Samsung too for about the same money with their version of Burn-proof
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    Hot-swappable IDE hard drive racks - How well do they work?

    Adaptec (2400a) also supports hot-swap. Have seen some backplanes that support it too but are brand specific ie: maxtor, or WD etc.
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    USB File Transfer Cables

    I also used one for a long time, no problems. My came with s/w that looked kinda like windows explorer. Split screen and you just drag from one window to the other.
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    Is there a 23in LCD as good the Apple one for 2k

    Saw a Sony 23" wide screen (16:9), looked very nice but think it was 3K
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    HPT 374/Highpoint RocketRAID 404 @ RAID5

    I have no info for you on the highpoint controller. I recently built a raid 5 array and did some research. The Highpoint card is software based raid, if you're concerned with performance you should consider a hardware based controller. Think it was storagereview.com that did a review of 4...
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    Buy external DVD writer, or IDE and put into USB2 enclosure?

    I use these have been happy with the construction, noise level and cooling.
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    I gonna to buy this external enclosure. but need some comment from u.

    I use these in both the 5.25 and 3.5 sizes both have active cooling. The 5.25 doesn't have a power brick which is nice if you're moving it around, also the 3.5 size one is pretty tight fit, if you're concerned with cooling considered the larger ones.
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    USB 2.0 and Windows2K

    I have run USB2 on W2k with only SP2, don't know if older SP are still available. Also have a machine currently running with SP3, some people are having problems with SP4.
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    Problem: HD stacking via firewire. One HD no longer shows up.

    I've never had problems with firewire but have had 3 external USB2 drives running at one time. One of the drives (maxtor) would not be seen on a cold boot or reboot on a W2k machine but if I unplug and then plug it in while running it would find the drive. Just a thought
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    Can anybody tell me how fast is this - 7.1M/768K ADSL

    I have a 3.5Mb cable connection..and it pulls 330KBytes have seen spikes of 400+ but not only depends on your wires and distance etc. but who you're downloading from. Don't think most sites can push really fast. I get those kinda speeds from a private NewGroup service, seems common speeds are in...
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    Auto logon in W2K

    Know i set this up before, have one machine with auto-logon now but can't remember how to do it. Have search for info but only find registry hacks. TIA
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    Will 32-bit pci cards work in 64-bit pci slots?

    Read something a while ago on some site that was testing a Promise SX4000 or SX6000 claimed to be compatable with both 32 and 64 PCI slots and produced better numbers on the 64 bit slot. Promise controllers are inexpensive compared to Adaptec ( which I use ) will check my manual see if it says...
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    *Need Some Quick Help... Building A System With The Antec 1080AMG Case*

    I just built a box using your case this week, I installed a fan in the HD cage and ordered another one fan rack for the other HD cage too (have 5 HD to keep cool) I didn't see any need for the side fan, would seem to just mess up front to back airflow. Think the two exhaust fans (plus PS fans)...
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    Raid 5 compatable OS

    I can use MMC to define a logical drive for the first 232 gigs (and it assigns a drive letter ) but the rest (465) is unallocated, what do i do with it? Windows wants to make a primary partition out of it and I'm sure that's not correct. Ok solved the problem, made a logical drive of the first...
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    Raid 5 compatable OS

    The controller is hardware based and I've successfully created the array. The controller reports the correct size and reports optimum condition but 'my computer' doesn't show a drive for the array. have the OS on another drive. The idea that W2k pro doesn't support Raid 5 came from the help...
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    Raid 5 compatable OS

    Building a file server with 4 x WD 250s and an Adaptec ATA Raid 2400a controller. I couldn't get the windows based software to build the array but did get the rom based software to build the array, but now windows (w2k) doesn't see the drive array. After some research I think i know why..W2K...
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    intergrated M/B

    Looking for a motherboard for a file server (single P4 w/ DDR) with vid/audio/lan built in, looking at an Intel Model# D845GEBV2L. I need to install a full length( 13" ) raid card so the PCI slot must not be blocked on the back of the motherboard..any other suggestions, would like to stay with a...
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    Dualie AMD or just a fast P4

    Thanks for all the input. I have always been an Intel guy, just found the idea of a dualie somewhat interesting and pretty cheap to build. Don't really have much need for multi-tasking just the best FPS I can build for a given amount of money.
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    Dualie AMD or just a fast P4

    Getting ready to build a new machine, currently using a Abit Th-7II/r with a overclocked P4/1.6a. My main priority is a good DivX (Vdub) encoding speed, considering a tyan AMD dualie w/ 2.6 CPUs or a P4/800fsb overclocked 2.4c, would a Tyan based system to faster? anybody with this board (Tyan...
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    Anyone make IDE RAID cards anymore?

    It's not cheap but has the best performance Adaptec 2400a
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    What is the cheapest reliable IDE HDD enclosure or removable drive bay for 3-to-4 RAID5 drives?

    Rudder very nice looking case. I currently use 3 external 120s via USB2 and am starting to get I/O errors with large transfers while serving wonder if Firewire would be any better? Good Raid controller ie: Adaptec 2400a or Promise SX4000 etc. better way to go in my opinon, in fact setting that...
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    What is the cheapest reliable IDE HDD enclosure or removable drive bay for 3-to-4 RAID5 drives?

    hypermicro.com-->external enclosures-->bottom of page-->hotswap kits-->Cremax MB989AF RAID $125
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    What is the cheapest reliable IDE HDD enclosure or removable drive bay for 3-to-4 RAID5 drives?

    This place has the 3drive backplane with 2 fans for 125 dollars, considerably better price then other vendors.
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    What is the cheapest reliable IDE HDD enclosure or removable drive bay for 3-to-4 RAID5 drives?

    If you're looking for cheap, this is hard to beat. 3 drive 2bay IDE backplace (not hot swap) with active cooling. Here CZroe the prices (160 and 190) you mentioned in your edit are for the backplane from enhance-tech? If not from where?