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    Xeon Build Help

    Thanks, I switched out the motherboard and ram for: Mobo: ASUS P8B-X LGA 1155 Intel C202 ATX Intel Xeon E3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131722 RAM: ingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM ECC Unbuffered DDR3 1333...
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    Xeon Build Help

    This is my first Xeon build and I wanted some opinions and recommendations. I do want to keep it around this price range. I also wanted to know if this was a viable for a RAID 5 setup. I just need a good computer that will last a while and have great and safe data storage. PSU: CORSAIR...
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    Gateway M-1634u and World of Warcraft: WotLK

    How well will this run World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King on the laptop's native resolution of 1280x800 on medium-high settings? What would be the maximum FPS on the highest setting? The specs are: AMD Turion™ 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 (2.0GHz, 2 x 512KB L2 Cache) HyperTransport™...
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    my 360 is on its way!

    Same here! Mine's gonna be here on Wednesday because of new year's eve and day. Funny thing is it's in Anaheim, which is like a 10 to 20 min drive away from where I live.
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    Toshiba laptop monitor, problem?

    My friend has a question about a Toshiba laptop that he has, not exactly sure which model. He wants to know if there's anything wrong with the laptop or the laptop's monitor. When it's about to shut down, it shows a bunch of randomly colored stripes on the screen. This happens every time he...
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    Suggestions for a cheap rig?

    Alright, my uncle wants a comp that can do the following: Photoshop Photoshop Lightroom? (He's got a digital slr and wanted something like Apple's aperture) Browsing the web And.. that's pretty much it, it wouldn't be used for gaming at all. There wouldn't be any major usages of photoshop...
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    How Corsair makes and tests stuff (lots of pics, dial-up beware)

    Awesome post! I love seeing these things.
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    Replacing RAM?

    (I accidently posted from my friend's account, I'm posting from his laptop) Alright, new motherboard came in, I've replaced the old one. Same symptoms. It didn't do the trick. It didn't boot with either of the sticks. It didn't boot with both of the sticks. In fact, the same thing happens: it...
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    Replacing RAM?

    Edit: Answered my own question..
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    Replacing RAM?

    Yes, a friend of mine claimed his PowerMac Quad uses DDR2. I've already placed a request for an RMA and got approved for cross shipping. Anyway... what could've killed the motherboard?
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    Replacing RAM?

    Is it alright to test out the RAM in a PowerMac Quad? (The old PowerPC)
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    Replacing RAM?

    I don't have any other sytems to test it in.. I'll see if I have a friend who has a system I can test it in. And... I've tested it a few times with both sticks in there, and another individually. With both sticks, even after moving them both in different slots, first boot gives me a...
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    Replacing RAM?

    Yeah, everything was ok for about a week. Mem voltage was left on default. After a few more tests, both sticks give the same result. More like the same random results. Tested with each of the sticks individually. I'm going to be quoting the EVGA 680i mobo's manual for the led codes. And...
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    Replacing RAM?

    It freezes at boot when it displays the line EM64T CPU. I can't enter the bios or anything. Sometimes it boots up with constant repeating short beeps and displays something talking about an error with keyboard or some other thing. Sometimes it boots up and freezes at the EM64T CPU line. And on...
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    Replacing RAM?

    I have a problem... I believe one of my Corsair Dominator DDR2 800 sticks have failed. As I've stated here: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1156698 So now I'm looking for a replacement while I can return it for a refund. (newegg) How do newegg refunds work? I read a 15% restocking...
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