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    HD4870 1GB or GTX 269 Core 216 for HTPC?

    I meant, he said that his isn't as noisy or hot as some others...
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    HD4870 1GB or GTX 269 Core 216 for HTPC?

    Which one do you have?
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    HD4870 1GB or GTX 269 Core 216 for HTPC?

    I'm putting together an HTPC/gaming system running an E8500, 4GB DDR2, on a mATX board. I'm currently trying to choose between a HD4870 1gig, and a GTX 260 Core 216 (they're both in the $170ish range) for my graphics card... any advice is welcome.
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    mATX HTPC case that can hold an ATX PSU?

    Hi all. I'm putting together an HTPC/Gaming system. I'd like to plop it into a mATX HTPC case, the cheaper the better. I only need room for 2 HDs, 1 optical, and a full-sized graphic card. I wanted to use an Antec earthwatts EA380 380W as my PSU, so I need a case that's made for an...
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    Intel mATX board with PCIe2.0 and RAID0?

    I've actually been looking at the ASUS P5Q-EM. It has what I need, but it's a bit overkill. I guess it's nice to have room for expansion... but I'd still prefer something a little cheaper and toned down, just as long as it satisfies my immediate requirements since I'm not really planning on...
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    Intel mATX board with PCIe2.0 and RAID0?

    I understand that the AMD route would be a much better option for a vanilla HTPC, but I also want to be able to game on it, too. I'm aiming to play mostly in 1920x1080, or at least as high a 16:9 res as I can while still getting decent framerates at mid/high quality in most games. So yes...
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    Intel mATX board with PCIe2.0 and RAID0?

    I'm putting together an HTPC, and I'm having a lot of trouble finding a motherboard. I need a mATX mobo for a Core 2 Duo w/ 1x PCIe2.0 x16 slot and 2+ SATA ports that support RAID0 (or even just JBOD). I've looked around, and AMD has some very nice mATX boards, but there doesn't seem to...
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    PCIe x16 to 2 PCIe x8 (or 4 x4) ?

    Very good comments, all of these. I'll address the simplest first: to fit things, I was going to use flexible risers and link those to the splitter risers. While I certainly care about function the most, looks and style does matter to me. I was even considering having the actual PC system...
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    PCIe x16 to 2 PCIe x8 (or 4 x4) ?

    Something similar, yes... but not that. "ABKPCIEXPUP connects to the Intel Adaptive Slot on the Intel Entry Server Platform SR1425BK1-E 1 x expansion slot." That doesn't connect to an actual PCIe slot, but rather to a proprietary expansion slot.
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    PCIe x16 to 2 PCIe x8 (or 4 x4) ?

    I've been looking into building a file server. I'm planning on buying a low-power miniITX board with one PCIe x16 slot, and onboard GigE. I'm going to throw a x4 (maybe x8) RAID card into the x16 slot and run a lovely 8-drive RAID5. The RAID will be putting out a lot of speed, more than...
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    Whats the best Hard-Drive in the market???

    for the price range you mentioned, with speed being the primary issue, the largest you'll be able to get is 500GB. Samsung's 500GB variant of the SpinPoint F1 is the fastest drive you can get, with average transfer rates around 90MB/s, and peaks at over 115MB/s. after that, the next best...
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    CrossFire/SLI with more than 2 oversized cards

    Ok, how about I ask a different question. Do riser cards have an impact on the cards attached through them? Do they cause any sort of disruption at all?
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    Multilane SATA max cable length

    i'm planning on setting up an HTPC with a 4-drive RAID5 via a PCIe x4 card. i want the PC itself to be in a nice, small case, and to be as cool/quiet as possible. for this reason, i think my best option is to house the drives in a seperate enclosure. i've been thinking about using multilane...
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    Lowest profile 90deg SATA cable

    I don't know if this would degrade the PCIe signal, but.. http://www.orbitmicro.com/global/images/759_pl.jpg
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    CrossFire/SLI with more than 2 oversized cards

    Most pics of 3 (and ALL pics of 4) card setups I've seen have been using single-slot-height cards because (as I understand it) the height of 2-slot cards makes it impossible to fit 3-4 PCIe x16 connectors on a motherboard and still grant each with an extra slot of space beneath it for each...
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    Dual-socket 775 Motherboards?

    I've looked around, and haven't been able to find any motherboards that support two Core 2 CPUs. Is dual-Xenon the only way to go?
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    Full-speed QUAD-CrossFire

    Yeah, PCTC2, exactly. I'm talking about ATI cards, since those are what the X38 chipset supports. And I mean 4 actual single-slot cards such as the HD 3850 (4 dual-slot 3870 cards would definitely not be able to fit), all connected together in an actual 4-card CrossFire system. Though, now...
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    Full-speed QUAD-CrossFire

    With the X38 chipset out in the wild, PCIe 2.0 is finally upon us, offering twice the bandwidth of the original PCIe standard. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've read in a number of threads on this forum that today's PCIe 1.0 x16 vid cards don't really make full use of the 4GB/s bandwidth that...
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    Help with specs for a cheap PC upgrade

    I'm building it for a client, and even after I tried my best to convince him to go for an AMD system, he's ignorantly going for the "Well, I had an Intel chip in my computer 10 years ago, and it worked well, so let's just stick with that. That new P4 sounds good." I'm afraid he'll explode if I...
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    Help with specs for a cheap PC upgrade

    I'd rather go with a low-end P4 than a Celeron.
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    Help with specs for a cheap PC upgrade

    Hey everyone. I'm planning on upgrading an old PC. I'm gonna get a new case, and want to put in a cheap mobo with onboard a/v and a cheap P4 with ~512MB. Yeah, key word is "cheap". I'm not too up on what's out and good and cheap right now, been behind the times a bit. So, any advice on good...
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    Will this setup work?

    Gotcha. Thanks for the help.
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    Will this setup work?

    I read the top link, and what can interpret data from what. Here's a quote from the user manual for the Linksys router: AP (Access Point) Client - When set to Access Point Client mode, the Access Point Client is able to talk to one remote access point within its range. This mode allows the...
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    Will this setup work?

    How can I find out if the access point can work in client mode? I was planning on using the Linksys WAP54G. Won't that work as a bridge?
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    Will this setup work?

    Right now, I have a computer upstairs, connected to a router, connected to my cable modem. I just put together an HTPC downstairs, and I also have an XBox right there. I want to connect them both to my broadband. I'm thinking of getting a wireless router and put it upstairs with the 1 comp...
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    Setting up a web folder

    Gateway is just the router's IP, isn't it?
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    Setting up a web folder

    Ok, I've worked the problem down to this. To enable port forwarding, I need to disable DHCP. But then, I'm not too sure on how to give comp's static IPs. It's in Network Settings / TCP/IP, isn't it? But it doesn't have net access when I do that... I dunno. =\ I'm kinda new to...
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    Setting up a web folder

    Hey everyone. Trouble. =( I wanna set up a webserver. I went into my LinkSys router setup, set port 80~80 to point to this comp's IP on the network, and disabled "Block WAN Request:" in the filter setup. Now, I can see the index, but no one else can. So basically, no one outside the LAN...
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    Partitioning an existing drive

    Ok. Now, PM makes actual partitions, right? I mean, the partitions are on there as if I made them in FDISK or something. If I reformat everything afterwards (erasing PM) the partitions will still exist, right?
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    Partitioning an existing drive

    Thanks a lot for the MBR info. 50GB is hard to back up... ive been copying over the network for 4 hours now. =\ Partition Magic, got it. I have Ver 3... it was really good back in the day.
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    Partitioning an existing drive

    Does it write to the Master Boot Record? Patition Commander did, and it was impossible to get rid of it after installing it.
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    How would you spend $10k

    Ok, I think he means, "What is your dream $10k comp setup?"
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    Partitioning an existing drive

    Hey all. I have a 111GB C: drive right now, and I want to split that up into two partitions, a 5GB C: and a 106GB. I have about 50GB on the current partition that I can't loose. How can I divide the drive up without having to erase the current partition and loose my 50GB? I have an old ver...
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    CDRW & DVD Questions/Advice

    I'm buying a new CDRW and DVD-ROM. I've been told that the Lite-On 40x is a great drive, and can be flashed to 48x. But, what's the difference between the two models: LTR40125S & LTR40125W? What do the S and W mean? Color? Is one Silver and the other White? Also, what DVD should I get...
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    What CPU Can I Get?

    Ok, now I have a new problem. Where can I find a AVC 112C80 HSF? I've looked all over, and I simply can't find a place that sells them! Does ANYONE know where I can get one of these?
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    What CPU Can I Get?

    Ok. The new AXP2800+. I read in PCGamer that they have a 333mhz FSB. Will my old KG7-RAID support that? I think the KG7-RAID was released back when Athlon's FSBs were like 200 - 266. Back in the olden days of summer 2001. Also, I have Corsair PC2400 RAM. Is that too old for the CPU...
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    What CPU Can I Get?

    Thanks for the help.
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    What CPU Can I Get?

    I'm gonna flash the new bios, but the KG7-RAID does support AthlonXPs, right? I don't wanna shell out the cash just to realize that the chip won't fit. The change in the chips structure doesn't affect its compatibility... right?
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    What CPU Can I Get?

    Hi all. I appreciate any help I can get from anyone on here. I have a 1 year old Abit KG7-RAID motherboard. I need to get myself a new CPU for it, and I'm wondering what's the newest/fastest Athlon that it can support? Thanks a lot.