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    LGA775 mATX Boards?

    I need a mobo to go with the Q9550 I am ordering, I'd prefer mATX, as I find it easier to install them in my small tower. I will not be using multi-socket GPUs, I need onboard 2-chan audio, lan, 1394 would be good too, there are tens of boards that meet those requirements, price is a bigger...
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    ah-sus or eh-sus?

    is there a "proper" way? how do you pronounce it? i say eh-sus, but i just heard a commercial where they say you can get a free AH-SUS eepc, if you sign up now!
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    Content Creation

    This latest gen of video cards seems to have a big boost in compute performance... but, i do not have a good handle on where the bottlenecks are for 3D content creation, i know that render tests, etc are generally bound by cpu, but i am not certain what factor the cpu and gpu play in...
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    "transfer" installation to new hd?

    so the 5400 rpm drive in my laptop is pissing me off, and i'd like to up to a 7200 (ssd would be nice, but i don't want to spend a few Gs to get the capacity!) anyways, is there and relatively easy way to transfer my data to a new drive without having to re-install vista, and all the...
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    X2 6400+ vs. Phenom x4 9600 or 9550 vs. Phenom 8750 x3

    These three processors are fairly close in price, I can't seem to find direct comparison benchmarks of them, I am looking to upgrade my x2 3800+ on the 95W AM2 asus m2a-vm , and I am not sure which to choose. I don't really participate in leading edge games, and I think my current 8600GTS...
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    Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro

    I am headed to amd tech tour and have ordered one of the server bundles that come include a Tyan Thunder K8SD Pro now, i have no idea what kind of case or psu i would need, the target location does not have a rack or anything. Any help would be appreciated :)
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    "Losing" Domain Authentication win2k3

    i am having this problem that i cannot seem to figure out: the small network is setup like this: 2 Domain win2k3 Controllers 1 SQL server server on 2k3 1 data storage on 2000 pro 15 windows xp clients the clients work great with everything, sql, fileshares, etc after first logging in however...
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    Quick and Silly Reassurance Question: opteron 2-way board 1 cpu?

    can i run a 2-way opteron board with a single 2xx cpu until i wish to slip another one in?
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    Serial vs. Parallel

    I was reading the article on PCI-Express and was wondering if anyone can point me to an article... or respond to this... How do serial buses obtain greater speeds than parallel buses? I mean by dummy logic: parallel devices use more lines == more bandwith? and if it doesn't why can't a...