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    Buying a laptop and don't want to screw up the selection

    I need to buy a notebook before I head off to grad school. I have been looking at the Dell e1505, T2400 CPU (dual core), 2GB RAM, ATI mobility X1400 2560 hypermemory (shared at some level). The config will cost me around $1000. I might have the option to pick up a Dell M70 (mobile...
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    Chaintech VNF4 Ultra and 4200+ X2

    I bought my rig last year. After the price cuts, I am thinking of upgrading the processor, but wanted know if anyone here had experience with a dual core processor coupled with the Chaintech VNF4 Ultra mobo. any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks! ~Cap
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    Chaintech VNF4 Ultra chipset fan is noisy

    The motherboard is less than a week old, is it normal for the chipset fan to be annoyingly loud? How can I fix it? When I put my finger on the fan and press down gently it gets a bit quiter. Will taking the metal cover work?
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    System is finally built (3200+ Winnie, Chaintech Ultra, etc.)

    So here are the final specs: AMD 3200+ Winnie (Stock Cooling) Chaintech Ultra 939 mobo 4 X 512 dane-elec DDR400 (please don't ask why) Rosewill X800XL 256MB Vid Card 2 X 250GB Hitachi SATA HDD 160GB WD PATA HDD NEC 3500 DVDRW Aopen 1648/p DVD Antec NeoPower 480W Antec Super Lanboy...
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    What is Spread Spectrum Clocking for SATA II HDD

    I have 2 X 250GB Hitachi SATA II drives hooked up to my Chaintech Ultra nForce4. Both the motherboard and the drives support Spread Spectrum Clocking and I am wondering if I should use this feature. Does anyone know what this is?
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    What power supply for my setup?

    All my parts are coming in on Monday 5/9. I am planning on using my Powmax 480W power supply temporarily, just until Fry's has another Antec 500W True Power for $50AR. But now I am reading a bit more and am wondering if my current power supply will even provide enough juice. (I will not be...
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    About to upgrade, but need some input

    So I am about to upgrade and am looking at spending $500 pre-tax. This is just the mobo, cpu, video card. I game and do a little video editing, so the P4 2.40B with the ECS mobo is just not cutting it anymore. The video card needs to be able to run games @ 1600X1200, I could care less about...