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    Broken chipset fan on Asus A8N-SLI mobo

    I think I read on these forums once how bad the Asus A8N-SLI chipset fan is. It seems to be completely dead now. It's the one with the Asus logo, right next to the PCI-e slot, so I assume it's the chipset fan. Sometimes it will try to rotate and make one hell of a racket, but eventually it gives...
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    Extreme fan noise

    Hi, I'm sure problems like this have been posted about before, but I'm not really a PC builder myself. However, I'd like to hear from people who have experience with this sort of thing. I have an Asus A8N-SLI motherboard and it has extreme fan noise from time to time. The thing is, this...
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    Problems: SATA drive detection + mouse dying

    First, let me give you my specs: AMD Athon 64 3500+ POV GeForce 6800GT Maxtor DiamondMax 10 200GB SATA Asus nForce4 board Running Windows XP SP1 (still wary of SP2) Now, I have two occasional problems I'd very much appreciate comments for. The harddisk problem: - It happens...
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    About my new system

    Hiya. Hopefully I can get some quick answers before I go buy this system this afternoon. :) My current choice is: Tagan TG480-U01 480W power supply Asis A8N-SLi nForce4 AMD Athon 64 3500+ 1GB DDR400 PC3200 RAM van Twinmos (dual-channel setup) Maxtror DiamondMax 10 SATA 200GB Aopen...
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    IDE vs. SCSI vs. SATA vs. ?!!?!

    One thing that I am not vey clear on is what interface is currently best for what... performance, your wallet, support, stability, etc. My focus is primariry on a gaming rig. IDE has come a long way, I hear, but SCSI will beat it in performance and won't bog down your CPU. SATA is new, but...
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    Upgrade advise/guide

    I'm sure every once in a while a n00b comes to this places and wonders what the best latest hardware is, when to buy what and what the best price/performance ratio is. Bear with me here; I have too many other things to worry about in my life to constantly keep up with the latest technological...