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    Should I Change my RAM Timings?

    I have an E8400 at stock speeds.
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    Should I Change my RAM Timings?

    So I have 2x 1GB Crucial Ballistix DDR2 PC8500 ram that's supposed to run at 5-5-5-15, but in the BIOS, the AUTO ram settings are at 5-7-7-24. I should manually change them to 5-5-5-15 right? I have a Gigabyte EP35-DS3L mobo.
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    BSOD on Start-up

    Lately, every time I boot up I get a BSOD and automatic restart after the Windows XP screen. But the second time it boots up it's fine. I turned off automatic restart on error and the BSOD message is: "A wait operation, attach process, or yield was attempted from a DPC routine." I tried...
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    What do you use to write zeros to a drive?

    Acronis TrueImage come with Drive Cleanser that can be used to wipe disks. You can choose from different standards of wipes or create your own.
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    WD64000 Transfer Speeds

    Are there any negative effects of changing the acoustic management to a different setting? Does it put more wear on the drive? I mean, if it increases performance with no negative side effects, why isn't the factory default set for high performance?
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    I Can't Sleep With These &^#$& Lights

    I used a sharpie to black out the bulb and then covered it with a layer of nail polish. It's a lot dimmer now. Thanks
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    Is there a Need for Speed type game out now.....

    Slightly OT: Is there a racing game for PC with online play that people actually play? (Other than Kart Rider.)
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    I Can't Sleep With These &^#$& Lights

    Yeah it turns out the bulbs are protected from my pliers by the plastic so I can't get to them. Would any color nail polish work or only black?
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    WD64000 Transfer Speeds

    If write back caching is "Enable write caching on the disk" then yes, I do have it checked. I'll look into that acoustic management thing. I'm using a Gigabyte P35-DS3L mobo. Thanks
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    I Can't Sleep With These &^#$& Lights

    My new computer has a case with an exhaust fan that has blue lights on it. It looks cool and all but at night it practically lights up my whole room and there's no switch to turn it off. If I just take some pliers or something and crush the lightbulb it wouldn't affect the fan itself would it?
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    WD64000 Transfer Speeds

    Just got a WD6400 recently and was wondering if the benchmark results are normal. Do the the minimum transfer rate seem a little low? http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3323/hdtunezh8.jpg
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    Question about using Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB - OEM as OS Drive

    I have the same question and drive so I hope you don't mind me asking my question here instead of making a new thread. 1. How exactly do you know if the partition is going to be on the inner or outer edge? I was planning on dividing it into 40GB for C and the rest as storage. 2. I will be...
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    Will This Old PSU Work?

    Thanks for the suggestions. I went with the OCZ still in the end, the reviews on newegg for it seem to be very good.
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    Will This Old PSU Work?

    I've looked at some PSUs and found these to be pretty cheap and have good reviews, what do you guys think? Any other suggestions? I'm not going to OC or get SLI in the future. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...27&Tpk=N82E16817148027 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...23%253aN82E16817153023...
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    Should I be worried about my HDD?

    Well my current system is pretty old. P4 2.6ghz, Asus pe800 or something like that. I'm currently in the process of building a new computer so maybe I'll run Seatools on the drives again with the new set-up and see the SMART results. Btw, I was looking at my new mobo today, the Gigabyte DS3L...
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    Will This Old PSU Work?

    I see. The new case I bought came with an Allied 500w power supply, which I heard is not a good brand, but will that PSU be safe to use at least for a few days until I get a new PSU? Also, what PSU would you recommend? Preferably something not too expensive.
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    Will This Old PSU Work?

    I'm putting together a new system and was wondering if the PSU in my current system will work in the new build. It's an Antec BU-500P and the specs for the new system are: E8400 Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L Gigabyte 8800GT 2GB Crucial DDR2 WD 640GB SATA and 2 more SATA drives in the near...
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    Should I be worried about my HDD?

    Thanks for the replies. I guess I'll look around for a new HDD, it's about time to upgrade to SATA eh?
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    Should I be worried about my HDD?

    I just ran Seatools on 2 Maxtor IDE drives and both of them showed SMART failed. However, they passed both the short and long test. Should I be worried about my drive failing in the near future? Thanks