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I have a Linksys WRT54GL v1.1. A while back, lightning struck a nearby house/tree/something. It destroyed the modem and the network adapter in my PC. I have a new modem and a new network adapter and have been running without the router for a while without any issues. I can connect to the...

Unfortunately, no. This card doesn't have a separate power connection..it only uses the pci-e bus. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162019

OK, well I finally got around to buying extensions and got everything wired up (I did a pretty good job on cable management...spent an hour or so working on it). I plugged the machine into the wall and flipped the switch on the back of the PSU. It immediately started emitting a high-pitched...

Thanks for all the input. I'm not a professional photographer (photography is more of a hobby and is a small part of my actual profession (urban planning & design)) but I will definitely heed some of your advice as much as it is practical. I received everything and pieced the machine...

Surly, thanks for the great post! I wish I'd seen it before I ordered! (though I might have still gone the same way). Last night I ordered what gwarren recommended:

Thanks for the thoughts. I did a little research on this PSU before I decided to use it and found similar comments around the internet. Seems like most of the ones that die, though, were within 1 year of purchase. This PSU has been in service (albeit on my dad's office computer) for about 3...

Good to know. Also, doesn't using onboard video share resources with the CPU & RAM, therefore compromising overall system performance?

Thanks for the input! Per the used/new question. I'd rather buy new just so that I don't have to wait around for a deal. Just to give some background on why I'm leaning toward that 9800GT card, I like it because it doesn't need a seperate power connection (just runs off of motherboard...

Hi, I've built several machines in the past but would like some advice on this build (everything has changed so much since I built my last machine ~3 years ago). I have a lot of parts already...many of which I got in a trade. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web...