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    Intel ICH9R vs JMicron Raid 1 test

    Hi fellas, Hdd Tach Results Intel vs Jmicron Blue is Jmicron. Red is intel. Board is a P35C-DS3R v1.1. Hard disks are two samsung HD501LJ 500GB SataII. Is the burst speed important? I even see less dips in the Jmicron controller. Another thing: The intel "veryfies and repairs" with a...
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    Going RAID 1 in P35C DS3R, wich controller to use?

    Well I want a backup of my data, and maybe a little more read speed. I am going RAID 1. So i do not know wich is better. Plugging the disks in the orange (intel ports) or the purple (Jmicron) controllers... I am possibly going XP64 cause I got 4GB of RAM. Is there any issue with XP64 and...
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    Enermax Liberty 400W - Fan

    Is this normal? When I turn on the pc it does not spin, just after a while it spins at low rpm. Is it defective or is it normal in this line of psu? Best.
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    ENERMAX Liberty 400W - Gigabyte DS3

    I just got an ENERMAX Liberty PSU and a Gigabyte DS3 board. I´m scared cause the fan on the PSU won´t spin when I start aPC. Just before a while it spins at low RPM with suddenly stops. I don´t want it to burn. And my new board wont boot with any PSU: gigabyte DS3, patriot DDR2 667 mem and a...
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    Best bang for the buck 7600GS (Silent)

    This is my narrowed search: GIGABYTE GV-NX76G256D-RH Geforce 7600GS 256MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125028 Leadtek WinFast PX7600GS TDH 256MB Classic Edition Geforce 7600GS 256MB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122007 XFX...
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    Little help for choosing a PSU

    This is my narrowed search. Those have good prices: ENERMAX Noisetaker EG495P-VE SFMA ATX 485W $75 Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W $70 Rosewill RP550-2 ATX 2.01 550W $67 I will power a Gigabyte DS3 board, a E6300 processor, (2x1Gb patriot DDR2 667) mem, a seagate barracuda 320 Gb...
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    Music Production PC Setup - Last pick

    I'm building a PC for music production. I have narrowed my search to: Abit AB9 Gigabyte 965P-DS3 Asus P5B Conroe CPU E6300 or E6400 I don't know which memory to put in if I'm not an extreme overclocker (DDR2 667 or 800 or what)? Maybe I'll overclock somewhat, but it looks to me...
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    Memory, price, performance - STT, Corsair, Gskill

    Hi I am wondering which would be the ideal set of memory for a Core Duo system, Super Talent T800UX1GC5, Corsair XMS2 or Gskill memory? Each one compared at the same speed (800 Mhz), and going with a little OC' off course!!! Best,
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    New Conroe Setup - Wise picking

    Hi Im building a conroe system with an E6300 and maybe an Abit AB9 board. The main use for this PC will be music production, I needed a board with firewire port, and those having it were the +$200 Gygabytes or Asus ones. Then appeared this Abit mobo with decent reviews from Anandtech, and soo...
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    KT4 ULTRA SHUTDOWN

    I have a kt4 ultra with 2 modules 256 ram pc2700 (333Mhz) (512Mb total), Athlon XP 2200+, maxtor 7200rpm 80gb harddrive 2 partitions (W98 & WXP), palit daytona geforce4 mx440 agp 8x 64mb ddr ram, bios rev 1.4, 500W psu with inside cooler. (My +5 voltage is currenyly 4,7 from pcalert) (My Vcore...