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    Yet another check my build thread

    Been a while since i've been keeping up to date, would appreciate a bit of checking on things. E2140 @ 2.66Ghz (factory overclock) Asrock 2CORE 1333 775 motherboard (Bundle deal, http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/131868 opinions?) Which are the best budget overclocking boards and chips right...
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    22" LCD, UK

    I want a 2407FPW, but i can't justify it @ £540 (we get gouged on LCD pricing). The main useage is going to be watching movies and general useage. Don't play fps often but i'd like one that can handle it upon occasion. If it's as good as my Samsung 930 then i'll be happy. I've done my basic...
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    Why are those in europe being screwed on LCD prices?

    Dell US site price for a 2407 WFP: $679 Dell UK site price for a 2407 WFP: £567 = $1,051 Now, even with import duty (17.5% for the UK), shipping of say $50 and customs "we charge you because we can" charges of $50 (numbers translated into monopoly money to make your lives easier) it's still...
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    Build assistance

    Useage: Media PC, server, general purpose internet box. Dedicated gaming/number crunching PC exists so CPU power isn't a priority. Low noise and low power draw are primary requirements. CPU: What i want is enough CPU to run h.264 movie files (only little ones, DVD backups for the next few...
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    Codecs, compression and quality

    I want to have my DVD movies backed up in avi format on my computer. Since i own the orriginals it's perfectly legal for me to do so. My questions are: 1) Which codec (DivX?) should i use to maintain the maxiumum quality 2) How large a file should i be looking at to keep near DVD quality...
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    Possibly the most disgusting bit of reporting i've ever seen

    Google cache of the article: http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:sg...leID%3D11506+&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=1 It doesn't get any better after that. The article was pulled 3 days later, but what on earth made the american chronicle post this sort of crap? Have i just not noticed the...
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    I'm thinking about upgrading my graphics card

    Yeah, i know, upgrading from a 256mb card to a 64mb card seems rather non sensical. But bear with me. This is not for my gaming machine, i'm one of those people who hate throwing anything out, so my old computer is sat here as my general internet/fileserver box. I've been tinkering with it...
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    Ghosting drive

    Situation: Aging 120GB drive, currently one 30GB partition. Shiny new 250GB drive, currently one 30GB partition and larger data partition. Both IDE, both on same channel. After a lot of messing about i've managed to ghost a copy of my HD across to the 250GB drive, however when i...
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    Things you wish graphics card companies did...

    Personally 1) Better stock cooling, with the exceptions of the 7800GTX (512) and 7900GTX cooler there are much, much better coolers around, quieter and cooler running than stock. I would be more than happy to add £30 to the cost of my card to get a vf900 or AC NV5 fitted on it already. I...
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    939 stock cooler on a 754?

    I've got my stock 4400X2 heatpiped heatsink spare, i'm probably building a 754 system for my sister, there's no real point in splashing out on an expensive aftermarket cooler for her, but my spare stock cooler should work better than her stock one, if it can be fitted... Can it?
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    YARMB Thread

    Main use will be as a gaming machine for my sister, well, if you count sims 2 as gaming ;) (she'll be expanding into other games as well, but i doubt she'll ever make it to first person shooters). More graphics power would be nice, but she's coming from a laptop so what she's never had she won't...
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    Cases that cool the GPU(s)?

    Another thread got me wondering about this. In a high end gaming system the single hottest subsystem is the graphics cards. The power draw for a single X1900XTX is supposed to be in the region of 150W at full load. A crossfire system is going to be even worse. As for the more efficent Nvida...
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    Hard drive FAQ

    HD FAQ Contents: Introduction Background What?s the difference between IDE, PATA, ATA and SATA? What's the difference between SATA and SATA 2 Things that might confuse you (NCQ and 300MB/s) Do I need to install any SATA drivers? What are TLER, TCQ, do i need to worry? RAID Do I...
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    What parts have you destroyed through overclocking?

    It looks like i've killed my shiny new 4400X2. I'm pretty sure it was because of the overvolt, despite all advice i'd pushed it up to 1.5V and the rest is as they say is history. It's possible that it would have died anyway, but overclocking certainly didn't help it. So i'm looking for other...
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    Any ideas why my second core is @80% when idle?

    Well my 4400X2 CPU is overclocked to 2.6Ghz @ 1.49V, temps hit 52*C at full load. All was going well untill i started noticing that the system was starting to get slow in RTW. Upon looking at the Task manager i can see that i've got 80% load or so on the second CPU core, but the processes list...
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    How does one overvolt a 7800GT?

    Ok, i've got an XFI 7800GT with a NV silencer 5 rev 3 slapped on it, max temp is 56 degrees and i don't care if it's blown out in a year or so. As such i recon a .1v increase would be doable and shouldn't lead to instant GPU death. It'll do 496/1150 happily although it can hit 510/1240 but it...
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    Anyone used a packard bell computer?

    Right, for various reasons the next computer is going to have to be a prebuilt one. Also it'll have to be bought from PC world *spits* Anyway, it's intended use is as a workstation and to do graphics rendering. I've used compaqs and HPs (aren't they the same anyway?) before and found them to...
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    I need a KVM switch

    I want a 2/4 port (4 is best but i can live with 2 without any problems) KVM. Preferably with DVI, USB (a must) and sound. Priority is for the DVI, there's no point in spending £400 on a widescreen monitor, £250 graphics card to have to use VGA again. Budget is flexible, but £100 is the utter...
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    Recomend me some good headphones.

    Not a proper audiophile, not interested in spending serious moneyon them either, looking for something in the <£50 range (for you yanks call it <$90). That's an upper limmit rather than a goal. Planned use will probably just be for music and gaming. So any susggestions and what should i be...
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    Is it worth buying an new cooler for a 7800GT?

    Would sticking an after market cooler, possibly the Zalman VF700 AlCU, onto the card provide me with any more leeway on overclocking? Or would i just end up with lower temps and a quieter GPU? Examples welcomed.
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    Damn all companies that don't deliver on time

    I'll have everything i need to build my new computer this weekend, except the CPU :disgust::|:evil:
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    Opteron 165/170 or 4400

    I'm getting one of the three, all are great CPUs by all accounts, will i see any greater OC potential going with a 4400 or a 170? Is there any performance difference between the toldeo core and the opteron dual core at the same speeds? WHERE ON EARTH (in the UK to be more specific) CAN YOU...
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    High end PC advice

    High end, NOT top end, let's get that sorted here and now :D I've been browsing around this place for a while but never needed advice untill now, so here i am... With christmas coming up and a grand + change (£) burning a hole in my bank account it's time to retire this machine to the...