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    Storage Enclosure for multiple drives

    I am wondering if there is a box with a bunch of slots for hard drives where I can put in a bunch of TB drives and use them as storage and backup. I do a fair amount of video editing and I like to hang on to my old projects and clips. I don't want a RAID set up because I'd rather back them...
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    Audio out on GTX 285

    I have been trying to find out if there is an audio out on the GTX 285. I see there is 2 DVI outs and an S-Video out which leads me to believe that audio will not come out of the card. I have a really nice audio adapter but I don't use it for movie watching and I want to stream video from my...
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    Asus P5Q-E won't turn off

    I have an Asus P5Q-E and I just put in two new fans. The system will no longer post. I am able to turn ON the machine using the case power button as well as the power button on the MOBO however once its turned on I can't turn it off without unplugging it. There are no beep codes no nothing...
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    Software regulated fan controller, (Stupid P5Q-E)

    I am looking for a software controlled fan controller. I have an ASUS P5Q-E motherboard and it does not work well with SpeedFan. Some fans on the Auxiliary heads can be run on SpeedFan (not consistently nor intuitively) and the CPU fan can only be controlled via QFan (ASUS? fan regulation...
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    Runs like a sweet machine, sounds like a small airplane

    Hey guys, I just got a CoolerMaster 922 HAF and put in a Xigmatek 1283 with Push/Pull configuration using 2 Scythe 3k Kaze's. This case has 200mm fans on the front and top, and a 120 tricool in the back. This case is freaking loud It's not like I didn't expect this but I guess I didn't...
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    Xigi 1283S + 2 Kazes

    I ordered a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle with 2 Kaze's. It looks like I should have gone panaflo fans and a megahalem heat sink from what I have read (but I paid for my rush job and lack of research). But if I can get this q6600 up to 3.6 with tolerable noise I'll be happy. The order...
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    e6600 67C CPU

    I have an Asus P5B Deluxe with an E6600. I'm running 333X9 with C1 disabled, Vcore at 1.2V, PCIExpress 100Mhz, PC6400 underclocked to 533. The CPU on speed fan is 67C and each core is listed at 64C. I just took off the fan and applied some thermal grease. The fan is a Zalman 92mm Fatal1ty...
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    CUDA nVidia Exclusive?

    I am seriously considering picking up a GTX 295 sometime soon. I don't do a ton of gaming but I do a fair amount of video editing and multimedia. Therefore the CUDA enabled technology is important to me. I was looking that the HD4870's in a crossfire set up and they are a pretty powerful...
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    GTX 285 graphs in anandtech review

    This question is prompted from the anandtech review of the GTX 285 power graphs The graph says full load of the system. This is an i7 with some pretty stacked specs yet the highest total system wattage at load is 490 (with GTX 285 SLi). Why would they bench this with a 1200W power supply...
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    GTX 285 or GTX 295?

    I am wondering whether to get the GTX 285 or GTX 295. I can't go SLi in the future because I have Asus P5Q-E (doesn't support SLi). My apprehension from getting the 295 is the poor reviews on newegg and the inconsistent results with programs that can't handle 2 GPU's. Suggestions, Rumor...
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    Asus P5Q-E SLi?

    I have an Asus P5Q-E and I am thinking of buying a new graphics card. I want to get a GTX-285 with the potential to go SLi later. Is SLi possible on a P5Q-E? It says in the manual its CrossFire ready but I don't see anything conclusively for or against SLi. If I can't go SLi, I will...
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    Virtual Machine on RAMdisk

    I have been playing around with RAMdisk and I am blown away by its performance. I have been bitten the the SSD benchmarking bug. I was wondering: Do you think if I installed virtual machine software as well as the Virtual OS image on the RAMdisk so you think it will have incredible...
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    Saftey of Resizing a Drive

    Hey guys, My brother is running an OSX (on my dads iMac) with XP boot camped on the drive. I want to install the beta for windows 7 because he is really into the media player aspect of it. Bootcamp will allow a partition size of 1/2 to total size of the drive. When I bootcamped XP if...
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    No Visual Output

    I can't get any visual output out of my computer. I am thinking its the motherboard or processor. I tested 2 different video cards as well as 2 different monitors so I pretty much deduced that it is not the video card nor the monitor. I am going to leave it on for a while to see if the...
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    SSD questions and suggestions

    I have been looking around at SSD?s and the results have been mixed at best. I have pretty much deduced that I will either have to go with the Intel MLC SSD or a Samsung SLC for an operating system drive. However, I have seen these G-Skill FM-25S2S-64GB drives on NewEgg. They have (2)...
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    Partitioning Nitemare

    I am backing up all (3) of our finance departments computers. All of the important data is on the server (Thank GOD). I am backing them up because their set up is a more complex than most of the office machines. I was used Acronis Disk Manager to shrink the partitions down to smaller 20GB...
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    Wireless adapter is showing activity

    My wireless adapter is sending and recieving data even though I have nothing running. Is there a way I can check to see what program is trying to access the internet. It would be nice if task manager told you what programs where occupying bandwidth usage percentages. Any ideas on how...
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    What are the odds I still have a virus

    I foolishly downloaded (and opened without scanning) a mkv "codec" that put some spyware (and potentially a virus) on my computer. I got some pop ups every time I opened up the browser saying of been infected click here to get "protection". Then no matter what you click it sends you to a site...
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    8800GT (G92) vs. HD3870

    I just bought both of these cards one fore each computer. 2 of the same cards is no fun. The only thing that the 8800GT has on paper that is better than the 3870 is the texture fill rate. I have checked a bunch of websites and the consensus is the 8800GT being better. Does the texture...
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    Memory Timings

    I finally found a BIOS setup that is what I wanted. Q6600 at 3.00GHz 1.3125v Corsair PC8500 Dominator at 1:1 the CAS timings are at 4-4-4-15. Would it make a difference at all to have them at 4-4-4-12? Or should I just leave them alone? Thanks, JOe K.
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    Check my posts

    Is there a feature to check all of the threads that I posted in, whether I started the thread or not?
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    What is my FSB?

    I have a Q6600 OC'd to 3.0GHz stable I have 4GB of PC2-8500 Dominator In CPU-Z: DRAM Frequency is 416.3 FSB:DRAM is 4:5 timings 5-5-5-15 What is the FSB of the machine? I'm guessing its around 1041, but I am not confident on that at all. Thanks, JOe K.
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    I need a quiet card

    My Radeon 1550X is not cutting it, it's way too loud. Anyone have any recommendations for a solid, quiet card between $100-$175? Minimal gaming, some video editing, PCIe. Thannks, JOe K.
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    Is there such a thing as a RF USB Cable?

    I have my computer in my living room and I have a Hercules MP3 mixer. It is connected via USB. As opposed to having a 10ft USB cord running from the mixer to the computer I was wondering if they make wireless USB cables? They have wireless keyboards and mice. Do they have wireless USB...
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    Laptop Screw Striped

    I have a Lenovo X61T tablet. In one of my PCIe slots the screw is stripped so I can't get out my wireless card. How can I get a tiny stripped screw out? I'm Disparate! Thanks, JOe K.
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    GE Force 7300GS vs. Radeon 1550X

    I have a GE Force 7300GS with 512MB and a ATI 1550X with 256MB. Which one is better? I don't know much about graphics cards. My girlfriends laptop just went down and I installed WOW on one of my machines. I want to put the best graphics card in the machine that has it. Thanks, JOe K.
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    Repair XP, and NLite'd XP

    I am building a new music production/video editing machine. I am moving the hard drives from my previous machine (ASUS P5B, e6600) to my new machine (Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L, Q6600). The problem is I have a fair amount of software that I don't want to have to re-install. I have my software...
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    First official build

    I have configured and upgraded machines but this is going to be my first new build. Connecting the mobo to the case, organizing the cables. The whole 9. I am getting a q6600 with GA-EP35-DS3L P35 with SCYTHE CPU COOLER|SCKC-1000, antec sonata case, and some corsair dominator. My...
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    SATA card vs. On Board Sata

    So I am looking at getting the GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L (energy saver) motherboard for my new build. While obsessing over the configuration of the build I came across the GC-RAMDISK which is a DDR-SSD (unfortunatly only a 4GB limit). By researching this device I found people were getting much...
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    Mac style keyboard for PC

    I like the flat thin metal Mac keyboard. (I'm building a small classier looking computer for our living room). Is there a PC keyboard that basically copies or is very similar to this style of keyboard? Thanks, JOe K.
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    I can't remove my DVD burners

    So I have an Antec LANboy case with 2 DVD burners installed. I went to try and remove them then found I wasn't able too. Both drives had 4 screws holding them in the 5.25" bays. When I went to push the drives out they wouldn't budge. I felt around the back (the side of the case where the...
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    PCI-E card not getting power

    I have a DWA 556 PCI-E Wireless adapter and a GigaByte GA-K8NF. The card does not get any power until windows loads. In my Linux LiveCD dristro the card is not recognized because it is not getting any power. Also, while the BIOS is loading the card light is off, it stays off until the windows...
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    Available Video Editing Software/AE vs. Premeir

    If after effects has a timeline why would you use premier? Or a better question may be what can premeir do that after effects can't? Are there any other quality (professional) editing packages (that don't require propretary hardware) for windows other than Premier and Vegas? Thanks, JOe K
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    AMD Quad or Intel Core 2

    Lets say OC'ing is not a factor in the equation: Which would be better in your opinion for non-gaming (video editing and sound production): Asus P5B MOBO and e6600 (not q6600) or Phenom 9500 and Asus M2N68-LA MOBO Thanks, JOe K.
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    Which card to sell

    I am selling a computer to a friend. I already quoted him $350 for it. My question is what video card to include. I have a: Matrox Parhelia 128MB and a GeForce 7600 512MB. The thing that is throwing me off is that the Matrox retails for around $300, itself. Which card is better...
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    unaccelerated PVR Performance

    The PVR program I'm using is Hauppauges WinTV2000, and the screen recorder software I am using is SnagIt 8 (a slim down version of camtasia), I also bought an independent developers software called ScreenVirtuoso (a slimed down version of Mr. Captor). The problem is: I am running a TV Card...
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    Improve 2d performance

    Is there any way possible to improve the graphic quality for an application without using a traditional graphics card (GeForce 8600GS)? It seems when I turn hardware acceleration off on my graphics card to turn off the the video overlay the quality degrades of the video degrades, which makes...
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    Capturing memory buffer from gfx card

    I have been trying to do a screen capture of PVR software for a few weeks (for film collages). What I have concluded is that I have 2 options: 1) capture without hardware acceleration. The capture works great. The problem with this is that the picture comes out slightly choppy and rigid...
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    Capture video overlay

    I have been trying to do a screen capture of PVR software for a few weeks (for film collages). What I have concluded is that I have 2 options: 1) capture without hardware acceleration. The capture works great. The problem with this is that the picture comes out slightly choppy and...
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    WindowBlinds, performance and stabilty

    I have a new tablet PC (12.1" Lenovo T7700 1.8Ghz, 4gb ram) that I will be using to take notes in school. So there is a little show off factor I want to have. I don't want it to look like just plain XP tablet. So I started looking at different themes. In the past the themes were so lame...