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    Question about PCIe ver. 2 and PCIe x16

    I built a computer back in April 2007 and am looking to upgrade to a current gen video card. I've noticed that all the new cards are specced for PCIe ver. 2 but are backwards compatible with boards that are only capable of PCIe x16. The particular board I have is the Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3. Now...
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    IDE vs SATA Optical drive

    I have been searching for articles/benchmarks that compare IDE vs SATA Optical drive performance. Can anyone shed some light regarding this? I am mostly interested in throughput and CPU usage. Thanks!