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    Raid 0 two different drives?

    Size will be that of the smallest drive Speed will be that of the slowest drive.
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    need loud 120mm fans

    Ha! I used one of there on a BIX3 rad. 420 CFM and three times the pressure of the 4114N/2H8P, and "only" 55db. Actually, that's a "free air" loudness rating and in actual use it was much quieter (as all blowers are), actually quite livable. Much, much quieter than the two FFB1212EHE's (190...
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    New build, Temp/Noise Questions

    Silent water cooling: Quiet <---> Cheep <---> Effective Pick any two.
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    Can I test a PC without a GPU?

    No, but any video card will work. Even an old PCI card.
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    Head Crash I think

    Have you tried the freezer trick. It's worked for me. Will get you 5-20 minutes of drive access if it works. Usually you can do it a few times.
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    Cable vs DSL

    I'm in the northertn suburbs of Chicago. I have Comcast cable (note the new 250 GB/month ceiling!) and my wife has Verizon DSL ...don't ask! The Comcast is more reliable and a lot faster.
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    Computer wont boot,

    When you do a BIOS reset you also have to disconnect the PSU from the wall outlet. The PSU supplies a 5v signal to the motherboard that maintains power to the BIOS even with the battery removed.
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    Driving Simulation

    When moving from the street to the track, a racing sim is a great stepping stone. Face it, most think that passing on a curve is just turning under someone at the apex by twisting the wheel more, and passing on a straightaway is just a matter of pressing on the gas pedal harder. A sim can fix...
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    Upgrading my office

    You're going to 2007 (eventually) anyway. Save the money and time and go now. Office 2007 is in a whole different league than the older versions.
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    A8N SLI-premium + EPS12V

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATX The ATX form factor has had five main power supply designs throughout its lifetime: * ATX — 20 pin connector (Used for all of pentium range) * WTX — 24 pin connector (Xeon and Athlon MP) * AMD GES — 24 pin main connector, 8 pin secondary connector...
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    Windows Vista / XP Dual Boot

    Not at all. I've installed multiple MS OSs (4) on a single partition. I think you're confusing boot drive/partition and the Windows folder. The windows folder can be put anywhere, but if you have two (or more) OSs on the same partition, you have to choose a name for the folder other than the...
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    Windows Vista / XP Dual Boot

    No, it doesn't have to be, it just makes it easier easier for MS Help snd Supporrt to deal with your problems when you call them. Microsoft says that about all their OSs.
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    Windows Vista / XP Dual Boot

    when you install an OS (XP or Vista) whatever is set as the boot drive in the BIOS gets the boot sector (the first sector on the boot drive that the post routine uses to load what it need to start the OS). The actual OS files (the Windows folder) can be put anywhere you want and named anything...
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    Zalman Reserator-2 Pumps?

    Yes, you can add a second pump. But be aware that pumps add heat (even if they're not submerged). So, what ever cooling you gain from increased flow, may be lost to the additional heat that the second pump will add. As for the water spending less time in the block (or anywhere else for that...
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    re-evaluating my setup - need guidance

    Perhaps you have a bad mount on the CPU block. Have you tried remounting it? Your temps are strange though. The GPU blocks have only 1/2 the flow of the CPU block, yet the GPUs have better cooling? As stated, your Vcore could be an issue. And all 7/16" tubing? It looks like some of the...
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