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    Buy Vista now for coupon?

    Since I'm installing Vista and WIn 7 back to back in the build, isn't that almost a clean install?
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    Buy Vista now for coupon?

    I am planning a Windows 7 Pro build in November. Any reason not to just get the Vista 64 bit Business with upgrade coupon right now for $149? I'm assuming when it comes time to build I would just install the Vista and then download upgrade and install over that.
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    Pc for <$500

    Don't mean to be hijacking this thread but I've been thinking of building a really cheap PC to serve as a SageTV server. Do you guys think it would be just as good buying one of these Dell outlet PCs? I'm concerned about expandability, especially in terms of disk.
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    Installing XP to SATA new build

    Matthias - thank you. Sometimes you get so buried in a problem, you can't see the obvious !
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    Installing XP to SATA new build

    I don't even get that far. After continuing without smartdrv it is unable to locate a drive with the required amount of free space.
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    Installing XP to SATA new build

    Ok - this is my first build usually sata drives. I have Asus p5W DH and 3 sata drives. When I run winnt, it says it does not see a disk with enough space to install xp. My drives are WD 250gb and Seagate 320 gbs. When I run fdisk, I see 3 fixed hard drives but only 40mb and 42mb for the...
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    Recommend me components for video editing rig

    Sweet keyboard ! A little pricey though and I already have a Premiere Pro keyboard and a Shuttle controller.
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    Corsair HX520 PS $88.40 shipped free @ Buy.com

    Out of stock, and Google Checkout is disabled for it. Maybe they'll get it back in stock soon. Would love to get it at this price.
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    DEAD: Free shipping at Newegg when paying with Paypal (ended 12/19/06

    Was waiting for the new year to buy but had to jump on this one for the Antec Sonata with $50 rebate and free shipping bump !
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    Stupid newbie sata cable question

    First time building with Sata drives. Drives are 3.0 Gbps, I'm assuming that's SATA II ? Need to get cables but there are so many available, what do I need? I'm assuming anything that says SATA 150 is not compatible?
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    Need reliable 3.5" enclosure

    I see a lot of cheap $20 USB2 3.5" hdd enclosures. Can anyone recommend a reliable one and where I can get it? or do the cheap ones work just as well?
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    I am planning to build in January so that might be an option then for me.
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    PATA only for the scratch disk, otherwise SATA for all other drives.
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    Thanks for the info about the cooler. I'm now thinking of going P5W DH for dual IDE. I'm thinking I can use an older IDE HDD as a scratch drive. Do you think that's a good idea?
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    Hulk - thanks. I wasn't aware they were different chipsets. Does anyone know if there are any P965 boards with 2 IDE channels?
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    Mostly home but I also edit videos for work but I wouldn't call it professional.
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    New Video Editing Rig ...

    Still a couple of months away on this new build but wanted your expertise and comments on the components I've chosen. Nothing is set in stone so I'm open to suggestions. This rig will be for normal day to day Internet and Office applications as well as Photoshop, After Effects, and Premier...
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    Antec P180 and Enermax Liberty 500W

    I was looking at the Corsair HX520 or Seasonic S12 and was wondering whether the main power cable is long enough.
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    Antec P180 and Enermax Liberty 500W

    Was going to ask a similar question and found that this thread had no response. Would love to hear what PSUs people are using in their P180 and whether cable lengths and routing are issues.
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    Recommend me components for video editing rig

    LikeLinus - thanks for the information !
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    Recommend me components for video editing rig

    Aloha Mike - I haven't received any PMs. Would like your info, thanks.
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    Recommend me components for video editing rig

    Thanks for the responses so far. Interested in which motherboard I should be looking at. 965 or 975 chipset? Since I don't do gaming, should I look at Parhelia video cards instead of the 7x00 cards?
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    Recommend me components for video editing rig

    It's been awhile since I built a new computer but need a faster machine for video editing. No overclocking and no gaming at all on this new rig. Just regular computer work and video editing most likely with Premiere Pro or Vegas. I also use Photoshop and After Effects and have a Matrox...
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    Need Dual CPU Recommendations

    I'm looking for a dual cpu system mainly for DVD authoring using Photoshop and Premiere. I've built my own AMD system before but am now looking for recommendations for components for this type of system or even a prebuilt system from a reputable dealer. Perhaps even just component upgrades to...