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    DFI X58-T3eH8, Gigabyte Extreme or MSI Eclipse Plus

    Dear all, I've checked several weeks all the x58 mainboards because I will built a new rig and I was wondering which of the following boards has the best cooling. I have seen so far that the: - DFI X58-T3eH8 has a very good cooling solution for the chipsets - So does the the Gigabyte...
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    Would it be bad to change airflow direction

    Hello, for the moment my cpu cooler is sucking air and blowing it towards the exhaust fan at the top of my case. I'm replacing the NB, SB and mosfet coolers with thermalright after market solutions on my rampage formula. Problem is that the cpu cooler will make the installation of the...
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    Already excellent cooled and stable x58 setup wanted

    Dear all, Since I'm doing a lot of video editing and converting I see the opportunity to build a new rig around the i7 cpu: My questions, and i hope you can help me, are the next ones: - I want a stable motherboard which is also equipped with decent cooling (since i want to avoid the...
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    Additional 14in case fan decreases GTX260 intake?

    Hello, I have a Lian li v2110 full tower and a 12 in and 14 in fans in the front for additional intake cooling. Since my system has rather high northbridge temps (rampage formula) I would like to add the 14 in (there is only one 12 in exhaust at the rear) exhaust cololer for hot air...
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    Lian-Li 2 slot PCI cooler: which direction

    Hi, To keep my sytem temps down (especially GPU and adaptec reaid controller) I would install an Lian Li dual slot cooler in my v2110 full case. Since my case has 2 intake fans but only one outtake i would install the dual slot cooler at the bottom of my case and let it exhaust hot air...
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    X3370 cheaper than q9650, deal?

    Hi guys, For a rampage formula (s775) system I was looking for the q9650. However, i have found the x3370 new for less than 300 usd, but...it's not in the rampage formula list in comparison with the q9650. It's strange, all the s775 are mentioned on the list except the xeons? Is there a...
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    Whic triple ddr3 set of 3gb to increase later to 6 gb

    Hi, Do you have a recommandation for a triple 1 gb set (3 gig in total) which i can increase to 6 gb later (using all the slots on the p6t deluxe) or should i bite the dust and go for triple 2gb immediately? Bram
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    P6T Deluxe and extra nb heatsink fan, direction?

    Hi guys, i have a p6t deluxe and I would like to install the extra nb heatsink fan on the chipset (room and connectors provided by asus, fan seperat): I have 2 questions: 1. is it usefull 2. if yes, does the fan have to blow onto the chipset? thanks B
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    Is this 10.000 rmp 300gb sas drive a deal?

    Hi, I have won a brand new P6T deluxe mainboard and would like to use the sas connectors from the board as the system disks in raid (because i need the sata for my video edits in backup). These harddisks are new, 3 year warranty and do cost only 120 usd (in belgium 100...
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    Irq / option rom conflicts after upgrade

    Hi guys, I've changed my geforce 9800 gtx for the geforce gtx 260 55nm. However, a problem did occur that was totally unexpected but well known amongst several similar system users. After i installed the geforce gtx 260 in my system the onboard raid controller gives the message 'No enough...
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    I've had it with seagate's 7200.11, advice pls

    Dear all, during the last months I was one of the bad luck guys who had bought several Seagate barracuda Hd's (7200.11, 500 gb) which were victim to the strange lock up problem. As you all know the initial firmware upgrade did cause a 'brick' but i finally managed to upgrade the drives with...
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    Regular total system lockups with raid controller

    Hello, I do have lockups on an asus rampage formula mainboard, q9450, 8 ddr, vista 64. All the memory, cpu and hard disk suites are running fine, however sometimes a very harddisk intensive task results in a lock of all software. I use an adaptec 2405 controller and than the problem...
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    Mainboard needed with pci-e for raid controller

    Hello, I would like to buy a mainboard with ddr-2 and an sli chipset + intel s775 because I'm very happy with my components (memory, harddisks, q9450). However, I own an adaptec 2405 card which works in a pci-e 8X slot and I need a mainboard which has a pci-e slot for this purpose (not for...
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    Step up or not to step up, is the Q9450 outdated?

    Hello, I've seen that i can update to an evga geforce gtx 285 or the 295. I'm not a die hard gamer but i use video encoding and graphic software (CS4 adobe, tmg with cuda) a lot and if i play it's at 1900*1200. So please help me out with some advice 1. which GPU would ideally match...
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    What will be the fastest quad on s775

    Hi, i'm running a q9450 now @ 3.2 ghz. Because I'm doing a lot of graphic work (photoshop cs4 / premiere pro) I'm looking for a fast quad and since my system is only a few months old, with 8 gb of fast ddr 2, i would like to know what the final quad will be for the s775 platform? Thanks Bram
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    Bios Settings review for the experts

    Hi Guys, I hope these bios settings are any good according to the specialist (you) opinion. Problem is that I also have the CPU Core and real temp issue where under prime the CPU gets 70 dregrees celsius under load when oc to 3.2 ghz and 55 idle. In realtemp it's 60 load / and 50 idle despite...
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    Anyone with a V2110 from lian li

    Hi, is there someone who has a Lian Li V2110, the reviews are fine but i was wondering if someone with a real life experience would recommend it, especially in terms of silence/sound damping and temps Bram
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    24 inch for photoshop and games, affordable?

    Hi guys, thanks to all the samsungs, lg's, benq's etc i'm totally confused (or is it me ?) Anyhow, I'm looking for a 24 inch monitor with no speakers, antenna inn or things like that. What i need: - good respons time and refresh rate (games and video) - good colours (photoshop)...
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    CPU Cooler for Asus Rampage MB and Q9450

    Hi to you all, I would like to buy a good quad core cooler that wil fit the asus rampage mainboard and a quad 9450. Thanks Bram
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    Adaptec 2405 raid controller with 128 mb cache, opinions?

    Hi, I was looking at a raid controller and the new adaptec 2405 Raid controller. Since i'm using my pc a lot for video editing and converting it could be nice to upgrade from the standard raid controller on the mainboard. Or is this a pc addict's dream :) Bram
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    Can sell 2months old x48-dq6 + e8500 cpu, does it makes sense?

    Hi, I'm able to sell a 2 months old gigabyte x48-dq6 + an e 8500 cpu at new price. Off course i like to assemble new pc's :) but can i buy something better for that money or a bit more (nvidia sli?) I will keep the case, hardisks, 9800 gtx, 4 X 2 GB DDR2 (can sell these too),... Please...
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    Please help me with how to damp an alluminium case

    Dear all, thanks to a special offer (i couldn't refuse :)) I could buy the excellent silverstone TJ10. It's nice to work in a case this big however the damping could be better. I used noctua silent coolers and cpu coolers but the resonance in an alluminium case is worse than in my former...
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    Change of raid controller due to deffect, what about the hard drives

    Hi guys, My controller is doing strange so for a new build i will have the onboard controllers for the raid setup. However, while dissambling the old pc i forgot to return the drives to non raid. I don't need the data on it, i just want clean hard drives. Will a full format help me so that i...
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    Need replacement for p182 (or buy another one)

    Hi guys, i had to help someone out today so i have no case anymore :) because i gave away mine. I need a replacement for the antec p 182 with the following things - needs to be big (at least p182 size) - good airflow - sober looks (nothing glossy) - silent What do you think, budget...
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    Practical RAID question (backup related)

    Hi, I was wondering, if i have 2 seagate barracuda's 7200.11 of 500 gb each in raid o. And 1 have an additional seagate barracadua 7200.11 of 1000 gb on which a put a complete system backup of the two 500 gb disks, is it possible to restore these (for example with ghost or vista ultimate...
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    Oh No, i assembled a noisy device with antec's p182

    Hello guys, You've read it right, I only have 2 square meters of office space in our rather small house. Because i helped a friend with some serious, and urgent, pc problems I had the opportunity to buy an Antec p182 and the quattro 850 w power supply. In the case there're three fans but...
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    Strangest new mainboard problem ever with x48-dq6

    Dear all, I have the strangest problem i ever experienced. When i unplug my pc from the electricity net, my gigabyte network connectors on the mainboard stop working when i replug and repower the pc(even the smart lan function under the bios). Under windows Vista is giving me messages like...
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    Reliable and fast memory for Gigabyte's x48-DX6

    Hello, i had to buy a new mainboard on one day notice so i've bought gigabyte's x48-DX6. For the moment i have 2 times 2 gig og kingston's hyperx 6400. What would you recommend as memory because the kingston will leave to a friends pc, Thanks Bram
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    Is the Asus P5E (intel x-38) a good buy?

    Dear all, my parents computer did crash so i helped them out with my gigabyte p35c-ds3r mainboard. I have to buy a mainboard tomorrow so that i can assemble my pc tomorrow. What I have - a p182 antec case with quattro 850 w power suply - 4 x 2 gb kingston hyper x ddr 2 ramm - geforce 8800...
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    Unexpected and urgent replacement of p35c ds3r

    Hi guys, i have to replace my mainboard because i helped my friend with mine. Since i didn't follow the evolutions recently i would appreciate a tip on which mainboard to buy. - i have an e8500 - 8gb '4*2' kingston hyper x - geforce 8800 gt Thanks Bram
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    No office 2007 updates anymore after vista's complete system restore

    Hi, i have a strange problem that occurs with vista 64 ultimate and right now with vista 64 ult sp1. When i had to do a complete system restore (with the vista Backup and Restore Center) it's not possible to search for office 2007 (also ultimate) updates anymore. I've tried it with windows...
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    70 degrees Celsius for GPU (not cpu) core after overclock?

    Hi guys, just noticed with hwmonitor that while running cpu-z benchmarks the cpu temps after one hour are about 50 degrees celsius. BUT, hwmonitor shows a GPU (i have a geforce 8800 gts) temperature of 69 - 70 degrees celsius. I have in case thermal monitors and one of these is based...
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    Isn't the P35C-DS3 futureproof

    Hi guys, i started on my own and happily enough i have work :) One of the things i do is giving lectures to university students and since i don't want to bore them I'm editing some movie and other video material into supportive av material. I have a p35c-ds3 motherboard with an e6320 duo...
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    Please help: Reliable Video editor and DVD maker for new job

    Hi guys, i urgently have to make a dvd for some customers and the two programs i tried are giving burning errors or other reliability errors. The programs i've tried are official versions of nero 8 and roxio suite 10. I know that these aren't the most advanced programs but i just have to cut...
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    First steps in online gaming with my family, please help

    Dear all, now that all of us in the family are growing up...we are starting to play :) However, we've all bought half life 2 deathmatch with steam and we would like to create a 'family' server (one of the options in the menu). Thing is that we've never played online and it's a bit...
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    Tip to solve the problem with burning cd's with itunes & vista

    Hi, i found an easy solution for people, and seraching the internet there are a lot of them, who are experiencing troubles with itunes (latest version) and vista because you can't burn playlists on a cd anymore. Just download the driver here...
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    Keeping the pc software clean

    Dear all, after building my current setup i was wondering how to keep a system clean. Knowing that my pc is used for business and pleasure I made a clean copy with ghost including all programs and drivers. However, when i start to install games (all official as is the software) I was...
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    SOLVED Gigabyte P35c refuses to boot from dvd after bios update

    Dear all, the problem below got solved by removing the harddisk to another pc and formatting it. warning: ghost 12 created an unremovable folder 'boot' which disabled the possibility to restore or reinstall vista, the irony :) Dear all, I wasn't clear enough in my post so i edited...
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    SOLVED + wARNING Vista & Ghost, nothing boots from dvd anymore

    Dear all, the problem below got solved by removing the harddisk to another pc and formatting it. warning: ghost 12 created an unremovable folder 'boot' which disabled the possibility to restore or reinstall vista, the irony :) Regards Bram Dear all, I had (finally) a perfect...
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    Brand new pc and a coupon of 120 usd...upgrade already?

    dear all, just when i thought i was out...they pulled me back in :) I assembled the following pc a month ago: - E6320 - 4 gig (4X1) kingston hyper 800 mhz 4-4-4-12 - 2 deskstars 320 gig - geforce 8800 320 gts - ... Now i recieved a coupon of the store worth of 120 usd (euro, in...