Recent content by CaseyJ70

Hey all, I am int he process of setting up my new board and have a couple questions regarding HDD's and drivers. First of all, what drivers are necessary to install after installing windows. Obviously the LAN, onboard sound, and USB 3.0 are required. Where I'm confused now is whether the...

Hey all, I'm just curious to find out about everyone's routines when doing a fresh install. What software do you immediately install? What later? I feel like I still don't have a set routine, and I've done MANY fresh installs over the past few years.

Anyone else?

So I have near 100GB of FLACs ATM and figure that it's probably time to start backing them up in case of a HDD failure. I have an old WD MyBook USB 1.1, but needless to say, it's useless for such a job. I have USB 3.0 on my new PC. Should I purchase another MyBook (3.0?) or buy another...

I'm one click away from ordering the parts for a new computer but have yet to decide on a DVDRW drive. I do a lot of ripping with EAC and am wondering what is good now. I know Plextor and Liteon used to be the go to drives. What about now? Thanks.

Cool. Thanks guys. I'm beginning to learn more towards the Gigabyte board now. Plus, it's $10 less. I've also looked at that particular heatsink. What fan would be best to pair up with it?

Alright. SLI 460s it is. Does everything else look good then (RAM, Mobo)? Still wondering about the Asus board vs. the Gigabyte...

Thanks for the info. I'm order from ncix.com. I might do the HX though. I just need to decide if 850 is going to be enough. It's so tempting to SLI the 480s, and it doesn't sound like 850W will power them.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, movies, music, some school work. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~1500$ CDN for the new PC. 3) Where do you live? Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Motherboard, CPU...

I guess I'm just wondering if it would be a smart time to upgrade from my current rig in terms of cost/benefit? Any other opinions/advice?

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, movies, music, some school work. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? ~1200$ CDN for the new PC. 3) Where do you live? Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? Motherboard, CPU...

I'm probably just gonna put it in my current box, a Lian Li PC65. I'm just beginning to worry if it will keep my components cool enough especially lately where it's been like 25-30 in my house...

Hey guys, Just checkin to see what you all think of my new build and looking for possible recommendations. My setup will be as follows. Motherboard - eVGA 680i NF68-A1 CPU - Q6600 Ram - 2x1GB crucial Ballistix Vid Card - 8800 Ultra (20 dollars more than GTX) Seagate - 7200.10 500GB...

Can someone show me exactly how to get fubar200 to look like this? I've looked around the mentioned forums and cannot find this theme at all.