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    Intel 80GB G2 vs...

    So I'm thinking of going SSD and I need at least 80GB Total Capacity. (Both of my computers use about ~45GB on the OS Drive). I'm looking at doing 2 X-25M G2's based on all the advice here in the articles. However I am curious about something he said towards the end, that the larger sized...
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    +5v rail? what does it do? And is my powersupply good enough?

    I've got a 200w power supply with... 12v @ 10a 5v @ 16.7 amps The machine is acting as a server and has.. Celeron D 2.4 512 buffalo tech ram 200gig Seagate Pioneer DVD player Gigabyte 8S661FXM-RZ board it looks like my +5 rail is low, its onlyreading 3.6 or so volts...
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    KVM's with logitech equipment

    I'm looking for a KVM switch that has audio (and possibly USB) that works with LOGITECH equipment? Anyone currently use one?
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    Anyone who knows projectors...

    I basically need a projector that can display a 6 foot wide image (with minimal zooming in or out) from 8 feet away from the screen, at 1024x768, with automatic keystoning, and the ability to display at least 30 FPS. These are going to be used 5 at a time in large flight simulators, our...
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    WD raptors dying like flies!

    OK.. So back in June I bought my 74 gig raptor. It came in on HD tach at the same speed that the HD tach document had theirs at (compare drives). It worked great till about september, in september it dropped about 3mb/s per day until bottoming out at about 3mb/s. I RMA'd it. Got a...
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    Raptor drives (74 gig) Die hard and often...

    I got my first raptor about a year ago. It lasted me around a year at 70-80 mb/s on HD tach, then it took a shi tand went to 3mb/s. So I RMA'd it. I was sent a "refurbished" drive which didnt make me happy and I sent an angry email.... Finally I decided that if it worked then I wouldnt...
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    WD raptor posting SAD results on HD tach (failure?)

    I just ran HD tach 3 and its making 4mb/s all across the curve. It all started with wierd action during games and very slow windows loading times. I believe I have the 5 year warranty on it (a 74 gig raptor bought 6 months ago). So should I just contact WD? What other things could it be? I...
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    radeon 9600 fan

    The fan on my 9600Pro keeps dying.. I've sent it back to ati 3 times already and gotten "new fans" but my warranty is now over.. My current solution is to use rubber bands over the card to attatch a delta 7200rpm 60mm to the card (old fan lying around). I will upgrade that to a Ys tech...
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    radeon 9600 fan

    The fan on my 9600Pro keeps dying.. I've sent it back to ati 3 times already and gotten "new fans" but my warranty is now over.. My current solution is to use rubber bands over the card to attatch a delta 7200rpm 60mm to the card (old fan lying around). I will upgrade that to a Ys tech...
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    eeeewwwww Gotta get a mmamamamammam.. MAC for the fiancee...

    It really sucks, but I cant find anywhere with MAC advice, reviews, or good prices... Anyone have any links about macs? I realyl dispise them and am really worred about a mac interfacing with my current wireless home network and whatnot as well.. Many thanks PC loyal pals.. Mike
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    Can you make mydocuments exist on a seperate drive from the OS?

    Can you make mydocuments exist on a seperate drive from the OS? My OS is on C.. I awnt my docs on D:
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    Battery inside the Logitech MX700 Mouse

    http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm?page=products/details&CRID=3&CONTENTID=4999&countryid=19&languageid=1 There is a link... I need to know if its lithium ion like in my phone and laptop.. IT would really have to suck to have to drain it to 0% every time and then wait for it to go bac kto 100%...
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    are the new raptors ever going to come out?

    I thought it was late oct... early november.. Discuss
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    Serious Samurize Configs.

    Who all uses samurize here, and can post a link to a pic of their config, just trying to get some ideas.
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    DFI Lanparty 2 board vs Dlink Di-514 router

    not able to get anything cept 10 half duplex.. how do i fix this, its annoying transferring files SO SLOW
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    DFI vs Prime 95 Problems

    my stuff is in my sig.... I am holding 38C under full load with 200x11 But after 10hr 38 mins i got a rounding error..... I thought that 200x11 would be perfectly stable with this setup. I got all the quality parts. Can someone give me a checklist of what to do next? I have prime 95...
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    DFI Lanparty NF2 Ultra question about dual channel ram

    How do i turn this on? i cant find an option in bios.. I have 2 sticks of buffalo PC3200 512mb
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    DFI LP 2 + 2500 Barton OC... Got to 200x11 now what

    I just turned it on at 200x11 and still have my ram speeds at stock and all like that... Heres what WCPUID says Ram is 2.5/3/3/8 vdimm=stock vcore1.6 fsb = 200.5 DDR = 400.9 Whats the next step? i'm at 38C under prime 95 stress test "Blend" My ram is buffalo PC3200 512x2 Board is DFI LP 2
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    SLK 800 Heatsink pads..

    I forgot to install the little pads that come with it.... whats the worst that can happen for me.... I dont even know if i have them anymore at all....
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    CPU fans... Pushers or pullers..

    I mounted mine with the label facing up... It is a YS tech adjustable.. But a friend told me last night to flip it... personally i think this is bs.. but can anyone clarify for me which way is right? My barton 2500+ is running at 29-30C idle..
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    Burn in procedure for 2500+ going OC

    Setup is 2500+ on DFI LP 2 NF2 with 1 gig buffalo 3200 ram... Radeon 9600.... 2 IBM 60gig HD's 1 drive with a install of win2K on it from my last setup, and 1 storage drive... Lite on CDRW and pioneer DVD. When i start this thing up, what programs and or things should i be doing for the...
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    Pen Drives. Whats everyones favorite (for 256meg)

    Just looking for one with good transferr rates and USB 2.0 as well as 1.1 Mike
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    SATA Drive BATTLE! You decide....

    OK... Heres the choice. 2 x WD SATA 10K RPM 36 gig drives that are out CURRENTLY + SATA RAID card in RAID 0 vs 1 x WD SATA 10K ROM 72 GIG drive coming out later on.....
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    Acer 290 Laptop centrino to Netgear 814v2

    I'm having the standard problem of lost connections after 30 minutes... any suggestions or should i return it for another product? if so what kind...
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    Mobo Sound (DFI Lanparty NF2) vs Audigy 1

    I have a SB audigy 1.. my speakers are logitec Z560's (4.1)... I am most interested in gaming, i dont need max performance for watching movies... 3d positional sound is quite important to me becasue of games like CS and of course the up and coming HL2. My setup is listed below, along with...
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    Another RAID question

    I know you can only do 1 operation at a time, one read or one write, but if you try another? does it at least warn or stop you beforehand? or could you crash the array that way? OR does it like queue them up? and run them in order? I really havent done this before and am curious
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    350 watt powersupply able to take this?

    i have a 2 year old Enermax 350w psu.. it'd be running this Barton 2500+ OC'd as far as possible with a SK-7 and YS tech. 1 gig of buffalo CH-5 OC'd as well on a DFI Lanparty NF2 mobo Pioneer DVD 52x32x52 CDR 36 gig WD Raptor SATA 10000RPM 4 x 80 gig WD special Editions on Raid 0 Radeon 8500...
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    RAID controller on DFI lanparty NF2 Ultra

    On the lanparty 2 ultra. i have the capability to use 4 drives in RAID.. but could i have TWO RAID 0 setups.. 2 IBM 60 gigs in raid 0.. 2 WD 80s in their own RAID 0...
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    DFI Lanparty II question.

    By using the SATA connector. do i lose my Primary IDE Slave.... Can i use the RAID slots to run CD roms / burners / DVD. IF i have 2 drives running a Raid configuration (raid 0), can i still connect CDR or DVD drives to the raid lines....
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    How to get Serial ATA in RAID

    DO ya need a special card?
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    various HD setups... tell me what u like most

    OK i currently own the 2 ibm 60gigs... and am looking to buy another drive(s) shortly. Here are the setups i'm looking at. the new drives will be Western Digital 120gig special editions (8 mb cache, 7200 RPM ATA100) 1. 2 WD 120's normal 2 IBM 60 gigs on RAID 0 2. all drives on normal 3...
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    Maxtor vs Westerndigital vs Seagate 120gig

    Well i'm looking into 120 gig HD's.... with 8 meg cache's and 7200 rpm at least... try to keep the price under 130 per drive via newegg.com Which is the best? some say western digital makes hi pitched noises at idle, and i personally have always thought maxtor to be a shoddy brand... Shoot away!
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    Basic raid question.

    If i put 2 120 gig HD's into raid arrays... how many total Gig's do ihave left. tell me if i am right or wrong. Raid 0 - 240 gigs really fast but if one fails its over. Raid 1 - 120 gigs normal but perfectly backed up Raid 1.5 - 240 gigs normal and backed up???
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    Artic silver 2 vs Artic silver 3

    I've got a bottle of 2 year old Artic silver 2 lying around.. should i use it to put my new system tougether? or should I purchase the newest Artic silver 3...
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    CPU temp mean anything performance wise....

    besides not melting..... does a processor at 35c run faster than an equivelantly clocked processor at 45c..... I'm guessing that colder is faster (why else would we need watercooling).
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    OC'd barton 2500+'s Post your HS+fan specs and temps

    Just list the overclock.... heatsink........fan (if adjustable the rpm speed).. many thanks!
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    Ibm Deathstar Drives... do i have one?

    I have a 60gig IBM drive from 2 years ago.. i think its a 60XP or 75XP or whatever characterizes it as a "death"star drive. I really dont want these drives to fail and loose all my information. How do i identify the type of drive.. Is there any way to prevent the data loss? I really dont...
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    fan to use on new setup with SK-7

    What 80mm fan should i pair with the SK-7 to work wit my OC'd barton 2500+
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    Lite-on 24x10x40x dosent burn at 24 anymore

    it tells me its having a "Power calibration error" when i try to burn audio CD's at 24X... havent yet tried data.. trying now... HOWEVER it WILL burn audio at 8x It burned fine at 24x until a couple days ago
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    Would my powersupply hold up to this

    You see all the stuff in my sig.. I'm thinking of ditching 1 of the HD's and getting 2 sata drives to do RAID with my lanparty II..... with all the overclocking and stuff would my 350 watt enermax handle it? also is the performance boost worth it. Should i use the raid setup as my "main" drive...