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    How to Update ASMedia USB 3.0 Drivers?

    I have an ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 motherboard and am currently running Windows 8.0. This motherboard uses ASMedia USB Controllers for the USB 3.0 ports. I have read reports of driver problems when you upgrade to Windows 8.1, and would like to ensure the best drivers are installed before I attempt...
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    Overclock Settings Check - Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 & FX-8350

    I initially said I would not overclock this new build, but I have a decent cooler (CoolerMaster TCP-812), that just idles and it is too tempting to leave this thing at standard optimized BIOS settings. I found a list of OC settings from a review of this MBO by HiTech Legion...
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    How Best to Install 1-SSD & 2-HDD (Raid0) on Asus M5A99FX Pro R2.0

    This motherboard has a SB950 controller which provides five SATA 6 Gb/s ports, and one eSATA. The ASMedia Controller provides another 2 SATA 6 Gb/s ports. I'm thinking of putting a Samsung 840 Pro SSD as the boot and program drive on the SB950. The two Seagate Barracuda 1TB drives would go on...
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    Memory for Overclocking AMD A10-6800K

    Looking for a new reasonably priced build for a general purpose computer with the only heavy duty task as photo editing (Photoshop, Lightroom, etc). No gaming. One option that is attractive in price is the AMD A10-6800K which has the integrated graphics processor. It appears it has some benefits...
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    What do you think of the Antec Basiq BP550 Plus?

    Have to replace a 450 watt Antec SmartPower due to a failure. What do you think of this Antec BP550Plus? I like the idea of a large 120 mm fan to reduce noise, and the ability to just plug in the cables you need. http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzA= It is for the Gigabyte...
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    Gigabyte EP45-UD3R Phase LEDs Flash & No Post

    This build is about 10 months old. Have not touched any hardware or BIOS setting in months. It started to periodically power itself down. Frequency increased to twice yesterday, and it would not start the second time. The panel lights flash about once per second, and there is a noise at the...
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    Is there much speed gain in faster RAM?

    On my last overclocking of an E4300 I ran the FSB at 333 to give me a CPU frequency of 3 GHz or so. It also nicely kept my 667 DDR2 right on spec with no OC using a 1:1 multiplier. I had to replace the motherboard so am rebuilding it again. RAM now seems to be quite cheap. Is it worth it to...
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    Question about LCD Display - Text Quality

    I'm rebuilding a computer with a new motherboard, but everything else is the same, including the graphics adapter. I'm not impressed with the clarity of the displayed text. They seem fuzzy, and I don't recall them being like this before the rebuild. Here are some details: LG Flatron 19"...
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    What is the Real FSB Frequency?

    I had my E4300 overclocked to 3 GHz on my P5B DX, but was forced into replacing the MB. I now have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R and would like to OC to a similar value. The last overclocking I did was a couple of years ago, and my knowledge has slipped some. Is this correct, using the E4300 in stock...
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    R7 BIOS Update Trashed my Gigabyte EP45-UD3R

    I had installed the operating system and all my peripherals, when I decided to update to the latest BIOS. No I didn't have any problems, but I have always updated the BIOS on all my computers (mostly ASUS) without any issue. Not so in the case of this Gigabyte board. I used the Q-Flash utility...
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    Mitsumi FA404M 7 in 1 Floppy/Memory Card Reader

    I'm putting a new motherboard in, and in addition to the FDD cable and normal power supply to the FDD there is a round black cable with a small flat connector which has four terminals; +5V, Data -, Data +, Grnd. You can see a picture of it here: http://img.ncix.com/gif/12044.jpg I seem to...
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    Asus P5B Deluxe Replacement?

    It looks like I have to replace my Asus P5B Deluxe, and I was wondering what boards I should short list for consideration. I use an overclocked E4300 (3 GHz) in it now, and would like to overclock to a similar value with the new board, and leave options open for CPU upgrades later. All...
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    Keyboard locks up my computer

    My XP computer boots up fine, and runs fine using the mouse until I touch any key on the keyboard. It then appears to lock up, or at least the mouse stops working, and the keyboard does not work. If I look under Control Panel, Keyboard, and Hardware, there are no devices listed. And with no...
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    Scythe Ninja Plus Rev B - Performance Disappointment

    I made the mistake of downloading Intel TAT, and finding out a couple of things. First I had to slow my CPU down to handle the 100% thermal load test. Second the temperature got too hot for my liking. The core temps were hitting 75 C+ in only a minute or so. So I put in the Scythe Ninja...
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    Which Memory Test to Believe?

    I downloaded MemTest 3.5 to check the memory on my two overclocked PC's I put together in the past few weeks. On the E4300 with DDR2-667 2x512 Kingston, it passed the test on a few passes. This ram runs at DDR680 with 4-4-4-12 timing. However when I tried the P915 with some generic DDR2-667...
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    Primary IDE Ultra DMA vs ITE IDE Ultra ATA

    Upgrading a computer and about to put in the drives. I have a 250 GB relatively new drive, an older 40 GB drive, and a CD RW. Ideally I want to put the 250 GB on a IDE by itself on the faster channel and make it the boot drive, with the 40 GB and CD on the other channel. My board has a primary...
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    Core 2 Duo SpeedFan 4.32 Temps?

    The new SpeedFan 4.32 has capability to measure the two core temps as well as the CPU temp. I'm curious what others are getting at idle? On my E4300 running at 3.1 GHz on a stock cooler I get the following: System - 33C CPU - 34 C AUX - 127C HDO - 33 C Core 0 - 21 C Core 1 - 21 C All...
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    Pentium D 915

    Have done a bit of research on what to use to upgrade an older PC. Would like to retain all old hardware except MB, CPU, Mem, Case/PS. Need two IDE channels, and one parallel printer port. It is basically an internet surfing machine with some business application use. Runs W2K now but will...
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    Stock Intel Cooler Fan Speed Control

    Have an E4300 OC'd to 3.15 GHz at 1.41 V, on an ASUS P5B DX board. At idle I get the following approximate temps (deg. C): CPU-System-RPM-Mode 36 - 36 - 2136 - Q-Fan Disabled 41 - 39 - 1188 - Q-Fan Silent 41 - 39 - 1180 - Q-Fan Optimum 38 - 39 - 1300 - Q-Fan Performance I'm curious...
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    E4300 & P5B DX Overclocking Success...

    My priorities in building this PC was it being quiet, fast, and not too expensive (kind of in that order). So overclocking was a way to deliver on the last two, but it had to remain quiet. A standard Antec Sonata II case (CPU ducting left in) was used along with only the stock 120 mm case...
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    AnandTech E4300 Overclocking

    This screen shot shows 3375 MHz at 1.213 Volts. Does that make sense? Article says they needed 1.468V to get that speed. http://images.anandtech.com/reviews/cpu/intel/Core2DuoE4300/e4300occpuz.jpg Article here: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2903&p=2 Ron
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    Assigned Drive Order

    Assembling a PC for the first time in a few years, and finding these things are not really getting simpler. It used to be that you had the FDD circuit, and the HD IDE circuit and if you got things right with master and slave all was well. Not anymore. In this PC I have a SATAII hard drive...
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    Hard Drive Formatted Size

    Currently formatting a Seagate 320 GB SATA300 drive. Windows XP is showing it will format to 305235 MB. Does that make sense? Or, did they really give me a 300 GB drive?
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    New System Component Help Needed

    I am gearing up to build another computer, which I do on about a 5 year frequency. Unfortunately, going that long between builds, and the obvious technology changes, it is like starting from scratch each time. I have done some research, and I think I am getting up to speed again, but I'm afraid...