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    IDE drive weirdness

    So, I'm using a bunch of old parts in a build to give to my parents (they're running windows 98 right now), and only one thing is still not working - my IDE backup drive. I'm running a main hard drive in SATA, but I had an old laptop drive left from an old comp and decided to put it in with...
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    PSU recommendation

    OK, I'm building a new rig, and the last thing I'm deliberating on is the PSU. (The reason I'm picking it last was because earlier on I wanted to shoot for an ESA design, until I realized there was really only the Tagan 1100, which is overkill.) Here's what I'm planning to power on it: ASUS...
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    Good codec/converter for ripped DVDs?

    So, I'm trying to save some space in my dorm room by sending home some DVDs and storing the rest on my hard drive (got quite a bit of space.) I'm using CloneDVD mobile to rip out the video/audio to Divx right now, but I didn't like the compression to visuals ratio I was getting, so I was...
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    laptop crash/shutdown problem

    I have a HP zd7000 notebook, and it has worked perfectly for years, until recently, when it began to randomly shut off with no warning. It does so with a "click"-ish noise. I asked a computer technician friend of mine, and he said that it was probably a problem with the hard drive parking...
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    best TV tuner?

    So, I'm thinking of buying a TV tuner for my PC (planning to hook it to a TV, just in case you wondered) and wanted to know what you guys thought was the best one..... I've heard that some new tuners can get cable signals, and that kinda interests me, except I'm moving to a dorm next summer...
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    Thermal Interface Material

    On Intel heatsinks, they are supposed to come with pre-applied T.I.M right? The problem is, I have no idea what it's supposed to look like on my Core 2 Duo's heatsink. On the intel website for the Socket 775 processors, the stuff is a white square on the bottom, but the only thing on the bottom...
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    conroe and SLI

    Sigh, I have the feeling this has been asked a few times, but I need to know...... I've been looking to get a conroe since it came out, but I've heard that they either overclock well and lack SLI support, or vice-versa..... Since I heard that there would be new mobos for conroe out about...
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    PSU question

    So, I'm usually a skeptic about these things, and I'm pretty sure the answer to this question is probably no, but I figured I'd ask anyway.... I was bored and looking at parts on eBay, and I saw some cheap, good looking PSUs like this one: (example #1): OKIA Black 600W power supply So...
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    cheap silent PSU

    So, I got some old computer parts from my school for free, but all I'm really using is the case.... I'm pretty sure the old PSU is an ATX style, so I'm pretty sure my case will fit ATX supplies. (Its serial number was ATX-250-1, made by Fong Kai Industrial) Anyways, anyone have any silent...
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    quick question for someone who's new.....

    Basically, I got an old computer case, motherboard, and power supply from my school, because they were dumping them off (sans the memory) to people who wanted them.... However, the motherboard is very old, and the specs suck..... (only supports P3 processors, can read a maximum of 512 MB of...