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    IP35-Pro XE and hot swapping SATA drives

    I built a new system with a IP35-Pro XE. I know it has two esata ports built into the rear and I could hot swap some external sata enclosure using those ports. However, I would like to buy a removable rack device to put into my case rather then having an external enclosure plugged into the...
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    620HX and P180

    Should I install the 620HX fan side down or turn the power supply upside down so the fan points up ? I'm guessing upside down so the fan points up into the case because most cases would have the power supply at the top and have the fan pointing into the case?
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    Basic (dumb?) question about firewire

    I'm leaning toward the IP35-Pro ($180 at newegg plus shipping) http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813127030 I need firewire and the specs say "onboard 1394 2x 1394a" but the rear panel ports don't include firewire ports. So where do I plug in my firewire cable??
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    New board

    We'll I finally decided on the Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 but I keep reading all the posts about the DPC latency problems and thought why start up with that. So what are people getting instead of the GA-EX38-DS4 ?
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    I got a Q9450 and nothing to put it in

    Please help me pick a MB. The more SATA ports the better and I would like esata too (preferably not via bracket). The more USB the better. Need firewire. Won't use onboard RAID. Don't play games but do do video conversion. DDR2 memory. Don't overclock (much). Stability critical...
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    Recommendation GPU for Vista upgrade

    I have a GIGABYTE GA-965G-DS3 board and using on board graphics. I want to move from XP to Vista. Can you recommend a reasonably priced graphics card so I won't have any hiccups with Vista Aero. Maybe play back some videos but no real gaming. On a separate build. Any feeback on the Asus...
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    CPU cooler help

    I'm going to get a Q9450 and probably a gigabyte X38 board. To go into a P180 case. I'm interested most in quiet and ease of installation. Would one of these work? Scythe Ninja Mini ($20 after rebate) Tuniq Tower 120 ($50) Thermalright Ultima 90 ($46)
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    Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4 verse GA-EP35-DS4

    Would someone explain what you get with the EX38 for around $40 more and is it worth it. I want to get a quad core (9450 or 6600) to use with the board. And is there another board that you would check out instead in around this price range ($175-210)? The more SATA and USB connections...
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    Q6600 verse Q9450

    Retail Q6600 can be purchased for about $200 now. OEM Q9450 is $350. Is the Q9450 worth a 75% premium over the Q6600? Closer to a 90% premium for retail Q9450 (if you can find it.) I don't overclock and I will keep the new build for at least 3 years. What do you think about the...
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    4Gb memory for GA-P35-DQ6

    I want to get a GA-P35-DQ6 board. Would someone recommend some memory that will work if I put 4GB in? I don't know that much about selecting memory. Thanks.
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    E6400 Temps Very High?

    Giga GA-965G. No overclock. Stock Intel cooling. My E6400 idles at 52c (and it cold this time of year). When running Prime 95 Torture Test temps rise to 74C (with about 50% CPU use). These numbers seem way high from what others report. Are they? Is there anything I can do other then buy...
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    Up to Speed

    It's been a long while since I built a system and I don't have a clue what is going on in terms of hardware these days. I want to stick with Intel. My brief looking around has me thinking a good CPU is this one: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz Would anyone point me to a source that can...
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    Lian Li Case

    I have a Lian LI 6099 case. I misplaced the mounting bracket for the power supply. I'm unable to find this part anywhere. Does anyone know where I can get a new mounting bracket for the PSU ? Thanks.
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    8KNXP fixing AGP/PCI/SRC

    I find that although I have fixed in the BIOS the AGP/PCI/SRC at 33/66/100, when I increase the CPU Host Frequency the AGP and PCI numbers as reported by the Giga Windows overclock utility climb as well ?
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    Help New Guy, Thanks.

    First time building a system, first time posting. My system is very unstable and any help would be greatly appreciated. My system has the following: Lian Li 6099B Antec Truepower 550w Gigabyte 8KNXP P4 2.8C SLK-800U heatsink Thermaltake Smart Two Case Fan AIW 9800 Pro (2) WD 200MB SE drives...