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    Foulup: Recover Previous NTFS Partition in Vista?

    Okay, I've fouled up. I was installing Windows XP in anticipation of my upgrade to Vista 64 and then I made one of the most boneheaded mistakes to date in regards to computers. My previous SATA RAID array was the same size as my IDE hardrive (used for backups). After going through the blue...
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    Standard Thermal Tape or MX-2 on GPU MOSFETS?

    New computer building time! Worklog here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1217452 Thermal Paste to be used in rig: http://www.arctic-cooling.com/further_prod2.php?idx=140 This paste has won several awards, even supposedly topping the excellent AS5. Be that as it may, one of...
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    Kill all power to a PCI-e graphics card?

    The computer in question has two primary modes: Mode A: (Working with web development, games, schoolwork) Mode B: (Downloading/uploading files overnight, moving files on a local network) Mode A actually requires a video feed to see what you're doing (kind of hard to play games while...
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    Best Codec Pack for Vista 64 Bit?

    I'm going to be upgrading to vista64 soon and was wondering which codec pack to download. In the past I've had the feeling that a lot of the packs that are out there are bloated. Several of the sites that I tried to download the installers from even had malware! Of all the folks who are using...
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    8800 GTS/Vista 64: Use Nvidia or after-market drivers?

    I'm going to be making the delve very shortly to Vista 64. There are always those that swear by vendor supplied drivers and those who prefer after-market ones like Omega drivers. For those of you who have used Vista 64 and have Nvidia cards, which do you prefer? The standard Nvidia ones or...
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    Heads Up: Scythe Ninja Rev B Owners

    I recently purchased the following hardware: Intel Q6600 with G0 stepping GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P LGA 775 motherboard Scythe Ninja Rev B heatsink After buying the ninja revb in large part due to the following review... http://www.silentpcreview.com/article251-page6.html ...I found...
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    RAID 1 Questions

    Before we get started let me explain the hardware I have and what I intend to use it for: Two (2) Deskstar 82.3gb 7200RPM SATA 1.5 hardrives, (Previously used in a RAID 0 setup under Windows XP Pro) One (1) 160gb Seagate 7200RPM IDE hardrive. My mobo is this guy...
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    Front Intake Fan & Dust

    I plan on having a 120mm intake fan in the front of my Antec case. The case offers a standard mesh filter, but I was wondering if you folks recommend an after-market one. Do after-market fan filters offer better airflow/noise reduction due to impedance issues or is this just getting nitty...
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    GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3P RAID Setup?

    The GA-P35-DS3P from gigabyte has several SATA connectors. Product homepage: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Sup...el.aspx?ProductID=2533 Manual: http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Sup...pe=Manual&FileID=17958:shocked: On page of the PDF you'll notice that some of the SATA slots are powered by the...
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    Arctic Silver 5 On GPU/Mobo Heatsinks?

    This is a thermal compound question thread. Let's get right to it! :D http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16814127280 I recently purchased this videocard in conjunction with a tube of Arctic Silver 5 from The Egg. The AS5 was intended for the new Q6600, but I thought perhaps I can...
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    Hardware Suggestions Needed!

    Copied from my thread at Newegg: http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/91441.aspx Hey all, Long time Newegg user, first time newbie on these forums. :) I'm looking to replace my ol' Barton 2500 (God rest its tired soul!), and replace it with one of those brand-spankin' new Intel...