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    Soo many choices

    Starting from the top... Based on rgallant and BonzaiDuck's input, I am going ahead and purchasing a Maximus V Formula board (hoping that price ~= quality). My entire philosophy when building my computer is I want the best bang for my buck, even if I am not going use some of the extra features...
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    Asus P8Z77-V : Front panel USB3.0 ports disconnect and reconnect every few minutes

    Hmm, it may be due to the power output of your front ports. I know that back ports on most computers have more power than the front ones.
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    Asus P8Z77-V : Front panel USB3.0 ports disconnect and reconnect every few minutes

    I honestly doubt its a motherboard issue. I think your case's front usb port is loose. I had the same situation as you are experiencing and I was able to "tighten" the usb port. Voila, no more connectivity issues. You can test my theory out by moving around the usb plug. It should have a stable...
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    When to load drivers on a new build?

    The first thing I do is download and install firefox (or chrome). You might need to install the LAN (or WIFI) driver from the included DVD if you can't access the net. Then I browse to the mobo's website and download every necessary driver. After that, I browse to any add-on sites (graphics...
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    Help with a motherboard conflict.

    Please reply back if you're able to successfully reinstall your OS. Your results would mean I can reuse my dead computer's serial for my new build. I always thought that the Windows 7 setup automatically registered the motherboard's and/or hard drive's serial. If it doesn't then that would mean...
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    Soo many choices

    Hi everyone, I'm in the process of building a new computer since my last one was vaporized by lightening (via ethernet...). It will be used for everydays tasks (i.e. word, excel, programming) to gaming and watching movies. I have decided on the following setup: Intel Core i5-3570K G.SKILL...
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    Window XP Maximize Screen Problem

    Im not sure if this is the correct area to post this but after uninstalling ATI Multimedia Center, the right-side of the screen reveals the desktop when some of my programs are maximized as shown with firefox maximized in this screen shot: http://img168.imageshack.us/im...indowmaxproblemil7.jpg...
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    Major Newb needs help

    It didn't recognize my DVD or HDD drives. Both are connected via SATA.
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    Major Newb needs help

    After just posting this. I turned on my computer and it detected all my hardware and started windows properly.... I did nothing... The only difference is that now I have option to remove my HDD and DVD drives through window's Safely Remove Hardware program. How do I get rid of that?
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    Major Newb needs help

    I installed an Windows update on my new computer and restarted it. All of a sudden it doesn't detect any hardware (CD, HDD, ... nothing) and tells me "disk boot failure, insert system disk and press enter." I entered in my windows cd (even though no hardware was being recognized) and pressed...
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    X6800 or QX6700 or other for gaming comp?

    Upgrading from an old Pentium 4 2.6 Ghz comp. (now I have 4 :P ) with an NVidia 6800. I don't plan on upgrading this system for another 2 or more years so I believe the QX6700 is my best choice. My system, which includes QX6700, 8800 GTX, 2 gigs of 4-4-4-12 RAM, and P5N32 mobo all in an Antec...
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    X6800 or QX6700 or other for gaming comp?

    Thks guys for all your opinions. I been waiting and waiting and now just too impatient to wait even longer. I'm gonna get a QX6700 :)
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    X6800 or QX6700 or other for gaming comp?

    Hi guys, I'm a major newb when it comes to choosing CPUs but I wandering if anyone can help me decide whether to get X6800 or QX6700 or something else for my future gaming system?