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Recent content by noahabel

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    Building a rig for my mother...

    Thanks, that's good news. Well, right up to the point that I dug a little deeper on that EVGA board and found that it does not support dual channel memory. Kind of a buzz kill. It's not a deal breaker, but the board isn't exactly dirt cheap and I could get a G31 or G35 board for the same...
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    Onboard Graphics vs. DX10 Video Card

    Just looking for a little advice on my SFF conundrum - http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1279834 Thanks!
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    Building a rig for my mother...

    ...and you know what that means: how simple can I keep it? She needs the usual mom stuff - web surfing, basic productivity, the occasional non-intensive video, very, very small chance of any kind of 3D gaming, etc.... I was originally going to go with something like the EVGA 112-CK-NF77-A1...
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    Failure to Boot...please help

    I wouldn't think it's a HDD issue since the boot process never gets to the HDD/OS stage. It never even gets to the primary boot devices (CD-Roms). As for PSU, how can I verify this? All my cooling fans are running fine and the mobo reflects MEM power via LED, at least
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    Failure to Boot...please help

    So for some inexplicable reason, my system is now refusing to boot. My rig (as described in my sig) will fire up, the diagnostic LEDs on the mobo show confirmed CPU, memory and VGA detection, but the boot process is stopping just after the screen lists the CPU type. And while a connected PS/2...
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    Got my Sharp Aquos LC-32GP1U "Gaming" 1080p display today!

    What Discount Program?
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    I'd also like to add, for the sake of future reference, installing the PSU in the upper position AND with the fan facing down required drilling new mounting holes in the back PSU plate. PSU mounting holes are not only asymmetrical left to right, but top to bottom as well. Totally...
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    I guess this brings to light a problem with the Lian-Li "dual chamber" design: I need 2 separate push/pull "loops" - one for the upper and one for the lower. I may eliminate the 2 80MM in the rear for now and count on the PSU to do the lion's share of exhaust duties from the lower chamber...
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    Flipped it, and it is indeed quieter. Now, would I call it quiet? I suppose, though not nearly as silent as I would prefer. In fact, my whole system is louder than I can rationalize. When I stop any number of the fans, including the PSU's, it doesn't get appreciably more silent. It's as...
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    When I was planning the system, I was counting on being able to have the fan facing down to aid in air movement from the front of the case out the back. But the asymmetrical PSU mounting holes meant that flipping the plate wouldn't allow for it. In the end I also preferred having the cables be...
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    To be fair, the angle of the shot doesn't show the actual clearance, but there is about 1/2" between the PSU and the divider. If I'm not mistaken, I've seen several other pics of systems in similar cases with the PSU in the top spot. Anyone have any experience? Thanks for the advice guys...
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    Too Noisy! Mod my GamerXStream or get an HX620?

    So I was super pumped to get a GamerXStream 700W for a while and when I finally got my new rig together, I jumped right on it assured by more than one review that it was plenty powerful, stable and, most importantly, quiet. Well, it is by far the loudest component in my system - I have a...
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    System locks up during XP install

    Well, it seems to be memory related. I pulled one of the DIMMS and install is proceeding, though not with the optical drives I set up. Very odd.
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    System locks up during XP install

    Hey all. I'm installing XP on a new disk on a new system. The BIOS reads all the drives properly, and when I insert the CD for install it either freezes altogether after the screen reads "scanning your computer for hardware compatability) or it will freeze at the initial blue screen, sometimes...
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    Chipset Cooler touching Video Card Zalman HSF: Bad thing?

    I've actually been using the VC-RE on my EVGA board for some time, and while it's quieter than a stock SHF, it's not exactly quiet. The pic of the installed HR-05-SLi is on a non-Expert DFI board. As far as I can tell, the chipset is about 8-10mm farther away from the primary vid card slot...
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