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    Gigabit Network Performance

    I'm trying to optimize my network transfer speeds at home. Here are the two computers I'm testing with: MCE: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ A8N-VM CSM 1GB Ram 2x500GB 7200RPM RAID 0 Windows XP MCE 2005 SP2 NAS: Intel Celeron 420 ASRock 4Core-Somethingrather (Intel Pro 1000 GT PCI Gigabit...
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    3DMark06 Advanced with Striker

    I tried to install 3Dmark06 from the Striker Extreme driver CD this week end and it asked me for a key, I can't find it anywhere. Anyone know where its supposed to be?
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    Water Cooling the New 8800GT and 8800GTS 512MB

    Well for those out there with an 8800GT or 8800GTS 512MB, here is a way for you to water cool them! As a lot of you have heard, you are supposed to be able to use a 7800 or 7900 series waterblock on your 8800GT(S). This is true, but there is one thing that has been neglected while doing this...
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    No more FP241W in Canada...

    So yeah, I order my FP241W on NCIX last week. Check stock, and there's like 20+ units available in different warehouses and stores. Call them up today, a week later, because the order hasn't shipped. The FP241W is out of stock. Now.... are there any other good 24in displays out there?
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    3DMark06 SLI Scaling...

    I ran 3DMark06 on my new rig last night, though its still just sitting on my work bench out of its case. I was a little concerned by the 3DMark06 score i got. It seems that I'm barely getting higher score with 2 cards. Is this normal or is there something I should look further into...
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    Comments on my build.....

    Used for Gaming and Media Storage... Thermaltake VD4000BWS - Kandalf LCS PCP&C 750W Silencer Series ASUS Striker Extreme Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz 2x4MB L2 Cache OCZ FlexXLC PC2-6400 CL3 2GB Kit Western Digital WD2500KS @ nVidia-Raid0 (From old Build) Western Digital WD2500KS @...
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    Should I get a Q6600 or Wait for Q9450

    Though it will be 50$ more than the Q6600...
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    Outlook 2003 empty to field in sent items

    I have users reporting that they have sent items with empty "to" fields. They sent an email with one or more recipients, and when they look into their sent items folder, the email is there but there is nothing in the To field. So they can't know to whom they sent it when they look it up a few...
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    AMD Opteron 2000 Series HSFs

    This is what i have figured out so far, seeing as how the Socket F processors do not ship with a HSF: There are 2 different sets of mounting holes for Socket F: 3.5" and 4.1". The 4.1" do not concern me too much, but the 3.5" motherboards are a lot nicer (Tyan) and that so happens to be...
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    C2D E6300 Overclocking

    What is a the highest safe voltage for a long term overclock. I currently have it prime stable at 320x7 (2240MHz) with CPU-Z reading 1.3V on an Asus P5B Deluxe. How much higher could i bring it if i want this CPU to last 2 or more years?
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    Machines for AutoCAD

    Guhday all! I require a little assistance. I don't use or know AutoCAD but a friend of mine is having a hard time with some work he has to do with AutoCAD 2005. He has an AMD Athlon 1.33GHz, 512MB PC2100 and a 40GB Hard drive. The AutoCAD file he's trying to work with is 5MB, and from what...
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    Asus A8N-SLI Premium RAID

    I currently own the aforementioned motherboard and have a RAID 0 with 2 x WD2500KS drives. I want to make it RAID 5 with 4 of these drives. The Asus website says that the NVRAID support RAID 0, 1 and 0+1, and the silicon image 3114R suppport all these and RAID 5. Unfortunatly it does not support...
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    AMD Server X2 or Opteron???

    I'm planning on building a small web server using a tyan Transport GT20 (B2865)barebone. It supports a single socket 939 processor. I plan on using Crucial Unbuffered ECC DDR400 memory. I was originally looking at the opteron 165 as a processor. Server, Opteron ok. But for the same price...
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    2 LCD Monitors + TV-Out on 7800GT???

    2 LCD Monitors + TV-Out on 7800GT I can only have it use 2 displays at a time. Ok. But does it have to take so much effort every time i want to change the display settings? Even UltraMon can't do what i want. All I want to do is the following: Have a easy, one of two click method of...
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    Hot Swap with SATA connectors

    Do all sata connectors support hot swap of hard drives? If I were to use the nForce4 sata connectors with a chenbro hot swap enclosure, would i encounter any problems when replacing a failed drive? Thanks
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    A8N-SLI PREMIUM NOT POSTING!

    I just finishe building my new system. AMD Athlon 64 3700+ A8N-SLI PREMIUM 2x 512MB Crucial Ballistix from old system 2x WD2500KS Leadtek PX7800GT Extreme Antec TP2-550 EPS12V Antec P180 Now here's the catch, the motherboard does not post whenever there is a dimm in slot 1 or 2. It...
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    Upgrade Decisions

    Here we go... i'm getting ready to order.... need some final decisions. I need some opnions. Here's what I'm getting for sure or already have. ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe 2x 512Mb Crucial Ballistix PC3200 2x SEAGATE 250Gb 7200rpm 8M U150 SATA (# ST3250823AS) Leadtek PX7800GT EXTREME MyVIVO...
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    Which to Buy!?!??!!

    BFG GeForce 7800 GT OC (425/1050) 428$CDN or LeadTek WinFast PX7800GT TDH MyVIVO Extreme (450/1050) 426$CDN HELP ME CHOOSE!
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    Preparing for New Build

    Hello again everyone. I haven't been able to find out if this problem has been fixed over the last year. If I am to use the NF4 SATA ports on a motherboard like the ASUS A8N32-SLI, will it prevent me from overcloking? I remember a while back that using SATA prevented overclocking past 215MHz...
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    New build comments

    Alrighty, its that time of the seasons again... I have a buyer for my old parts, now to decide what to replace those parts with... Here's what I'm currently thinking of getting.... Abit AN8-SLi AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Crucial Ballistix PC3200 2x512MB 2-2-2-6 (Already own, not selling)...
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    Who makes ThermalTake power supplies?

    Does anyone know who exactly manufactures the ThermalTake PSUs?
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    Changing Asus K8V Motherboard

    Alright, I have a chance to change my Asus K8V Motherboard. I have, in this machine, an Athlon 64 3200+ (2.2GHz) NewCastle core and 2x512MB Crucial Ballistix PC3200 Dimms. I'm selling my K8V (K8T800) mobo to my brother in law. Should I simply get an Asus K8N-E (NF3-250GB) and...
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    Overclocking A64, 3200+ or 3000+

    Alright, the difference in CDN$ is about 50$ more for a 3200+. Will i be able to overclock the 3200+ higher than the 3000+ (Winchester or Venice core) Will i for example be able to overclock both to 2.4 or 2.5GHz or will the 3000+ not be able to handle as much because it was binned as a...
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    Coolmax PSUs

    How do these power supplies compare to Antec PSUs? Quality is the issue. They are much less expensive than Antec, but i've never had any problems with the Antec. Thanks for your opinions
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    Windows 2003 Terminal Server

    Alright, I have 2 Windows 2003 Servers running terminal services for 40 client computers. Every once in a while they slow down. We reboot the whole system including the domain controller and it usually fixes the problems. The CPU time and memory usabe is no more that 10-15% at anytime. The...
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    Load balancing with websites using sessions

    Alright.... I'm planning on launching a website that must run on 2 web servers (Windows 2003 Web Edition) and a DB server. Now, I need to have load balancing between the two web servers. - Round robin DNS is out of the question... its just the best way. Even though, once you connect to the...
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    EPS12v vs ATX12V

    I'm a little confused by the power supply standards. The Tyan Thunder K8SR (S2881), requires "EPS12V/SSI (24pin + 8pin) power connectors". From what i can find, very few power supplies are of this standard. Since I can't find these PSUs and even less cases with, I started looking at...
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    New to using MySQL....

    I've been using SQL statements in ASP pages for quite a while, but always using MS access databases. MS Access has a type of column called AutoNumber, which is an incremental value that is automatically generated when a row is added on. Is there such a thing with MySQL? If so, how do you create...
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    Web hosting....

    What do you need when you look at web hosts, what options make you select one host over another. How much do you need? Web space? Bandwidth? Scripting support?
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    Sempron Socket 462

    I'm currently running a new desktop that has a Sempron 2300+ (1.583GHz) @ 1.9GHz. Its basically just 200FSB instead of 166FSB. I know that they clock them up to 2800+ and 3000+ (2.0GHz), and it's probably the same chips but binned differently. If i were to leave it always on, how stable would it...
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    USB Mouse just stops working

    I changed my PSU and added a stick of ram last night. I tested the machine after doing so and everything was working right (more than right, CS:S used to play at 60FPS and now at same settings 90FPS). I brought the computer back home from my work shop after, and today, my mouse justs stops...
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    To Socket 939 or not to....

    Alright ladies and gents... i need you advice! I currently have the setup indicated below in my signature.... The K8T800 chipset has no PCI/AGP lock and well... that poses a few difficulties for OCing. Here are my options: Option 1: Sell Asus K8V (K8T800) Buy Asus K8N (nForce3-250Gb)...
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    Asus K8V K8T800

    Hey everyone, I want to overclock my shiny A64, but i have an Asus K8V... K8T800 without a PCI/AGP lock. Thus far, 3Dmark doesn'T complete with 205FSB but SiSoft does complete. Am I boned?
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    Upgrading Thoughts

    I need suggestions. These are my system specs and I was wondering what i should get to get the most out of my money... AMD Athlon 64 3200+ skt754 2.2GHz 512Kb Asus K8V-Deluxe Crucial Ballistix PC3200 DDR CL2-2-2-6 512Mb 1 DS Dimm Sapphire Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb The system will not...