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    Trying to decide... Raid 0 setup

    I've got four WD6400AAKS drives coming in. I was originally planning to setup two RAID 0s with two discs each (video editing setup), but am wondering if I should set up a single 4 disc RAID 0 instead. Pros/Cons? Thanks.
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    Quad socket mobo for Intel chips?

    Are there any quad LGA 771 socket mobos currently on the market? Thinking about building a rendering rig but am not impressed with the Barcelona chips.
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    Wireless on desktop? 802.11n?

    How many of you are using Wifi with your desktop comp? If you are, do you have it built into the mobo or are you using a separate card, and how reliable is it? Also, is anyone using the latest draft of 802.11n? When will it be finalized and will all the currently available...
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    North bridge chipset and wifi questions

    Looking at two Asus mobos. P5W-DH Deluxe (975X, Wifi) P5K Deluxe (P35, Wifi) First, should I even bother with wifi? I like it on my laptop but have read mixed reviews about wifi stability on desktop mobos. Next, if I'm using a Q6600 with 3gb DDR2 800, is there any point in...
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    8800GTS, 320mb SLI vs. 640mb

    Hello, $290 will buy two eVGA 8800GTS cards with 320mb. $230 will buy a single eVGA 8800GTS with 640mb. Which would you choose? I'll be running twin 30" monitors as a CAD/CAM workstation. I'm building an identical setup for my business parter for graphics and video production. I will...
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    New rigs for CAD and videos

    I'm building two identical rigs, one for CAD (with rendering in Solidworks) and one for video production (After Effects). Proposed spec: C2D E8400 Wolfdale Asus P5E Zalman 9500 heatsink fans Corsair XMS2 RAM (undecided speed) WD Raptor 150GB (possible raid 0) Seagate Barracuda ES...
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    Notebook CPU: T7500, T7700, or T7800?

    Hello, I'm in the market for a notebook computer that will be used exclusively for graphic design (Adobe CS3). I'm looking at a Dell XPS M1530 and have a choice of three processors: the T7500, T7700 (+$125), and T7800(+$400). Clock speeds are 2.2ghz, 2.4ghz, and 2.6ghz, respectively...
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    Multiple Monitors, 4+

    I've been using dual monitors for a number of years and it's no longer cutting it. Unfortunately, my Asus P5B-E motherboard only has a single PCI-x16 slot. Is there any way around getting a new mobo? I suppose I could get a PCI video card but how will it perform? I've got a spare 7300GT...
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    Old Mozilla Mail

    I have some mail files that I used with the pre-Firefox Mozilla browser, but I no longer have the browser. I can view the files in a text editor, but it's fairly strenuous since every single email is in one big file. Are there any clients that will read the mail files? Thanks.
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    Where's my performance bottleneck?

    I got a system primarily for photo and video editing... C2D E6300 Asus P5B-E mobo Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 (1GB) Gigabyte 7300GT Seagate Barracuda 320gb HDD Viewsonic 22" (the costco one) No overclocking. Works just fine for editing, but recently I decided to buy a radio-control flight...