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    USB card reader: Hit and miss?

    Hi, I use a Transcend multicard reader to read my SD card. Sometimes the card is detected sometimes not. Why is that?? system: mobo: Asus P5Q Pro proc: intel E7500 psu: Corsair VX450 Thanks.
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    USB 3.0 expansion card at PCIE x1?

    Today mobo doesn't have the short coming USB 3.0 connector. It will need expansion card to have it. Do you think the PCIexpress x1 slot on today mobos is sufficient for USB 3.0 bandwidth?
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    Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H: resume from standby/sleep

    To all owners of Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H, I read some reviews that this mobo having problem waking from standby/sleep (S3). Do you experience the same problem? Whether you do or not, I would appreciate it. thanks.
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    socket B backward compatibility

    Can mobo with intel socket B use current intel cpu (LGA 775 cpu, like E2180, E7200, etc) ? Thanks.
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    asus epu : hardware based ?

    asus p5q series (p5q pro especially) : Does anyone know whether asus epu-6 energy saving is hardware based (with chip?) or merely software based ? thanks.
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    Intel P35 Wattage

    I read somewhere (here) the new AMD 790FX chipset only consumes 8W, 3W at idle. I wonder how much wattage does intel P35 consume ? Thanks.
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    Gigabyte P35 - second PCIEx16 makes the PCIex1 unavailable ?

    I read in the manual (GA P35 DS4) : When the second PCI Express x16 slot (PCIE_16_2) is in use, the three PCI Express x1 slots become unavailable. If I populate the PCIE_16_2 with a x1 card (NOT VGA card), can I still get the three PCIex1 slots available ??? Thank you in advance.
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    adding eSATA

    For IP35-E (and other non-eSATA mobo) : Can I have eSATA that extended (to rear-bracket) from internal SATA ? Will it work exactly like a 'real' eSATA ? Thanks.
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    realtek ALC882D & soundmax AD1988B

    Which one is a better sound (for music listening) : 1. realtek ALC882D 2. soundmax AD1988B I'm not quite familiar with the spec/technical terms, especially the decibel thing. Or perhaps somebody has personal experience ? Thanks. FYI : realtek ALC882D is on ABIT AB9 Pro...
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    P965 chipset : Confused in lanes

    With P965 chipset : Can I get full x8 bandwidth for RAID x8 card at 2nd PCIex16 slot and still get x16 bandwidth for video card ? Please notice that the second card is a RAID controller instead of vga card, so it's NOT in crossfire/sli mode. Thanks.
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    eSATA for non-eSATA mobo ?

    The mobo doesn't have an eSATA port on it. Is there a way to provide such feature without adding any additional card ? (like connecting the SATA port on the mobo to a rear bracket --> just an extension cable, perhaps ?) Thank you.
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    Chipset : nvidia VS intel

    Is it true that nvidia/ATi chipset provides more bright and vivid color for 3d gaming ? Quite sometime ago I saw a comparison showed the difference on AMD site (www.amd.com). Thanks.
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    ATi + physic card + SLI board

    Can I use ATi card + physic card on SLI board ? Thanks.
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    Insuficient Heatsink

    Hi, I am currently very interested in MSI K9N SLI Platinum. But the reviews at newegg and MSI forum (forum.msi.com.tw) make me worry, particularly about heatsink getting very hot. The MSI said it is normal, I doubt it by looking at the area size of the heatsink. Do you have any advise...
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    PCIe x4 ?

    Is it important to have a PCIe x4/8 for future upgrade (non-video card) ? From what I see most of mobo today provide PCIe x1 expansion slot rather than PCIe x4 (or even x8). I assume PCIe x1 will replace PCI. Then what is this x4 for, will it replace x1 ? Thanks.
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    Eye Judgement : ATI card size

    Do you think this Asus EAX1600XT SILENT (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=2&l2=8&l3=241&model=961&modelmenu=2) will fit into MSI K9N Sli Platinum mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130048) ? And as for the RAM, assume I would use this kingston HyperX DDR2-800...