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Hi y'all, I want to hook up my Wii to my 30" LP3065 monitor. I bought a cable (http://www.vdigi.com/) but only it doesn't seem to be working, either because the cable can't output the correct signal, or because the monitor can't handle the low res of 640X480 that it's sending. Problem is the...

Hi everyone, I'm looking to buy a solid disk backup software to backup my internal hard drive to an external one. I specifically need the following function: an incremental backup system that, instead of creating a self-contained image file, creates a carbon copy of the drive and then just...

Hi evryone, I just purchased a new system, which includes (among others) an ASUS P5E VM HDMI mATX mobo, a Q9450 CPU, a Ninja Mini heatsink and a Silverstone GD02-MT case. I'm a little confused about the installation of the Mini. Since this case and mobo are mATX, I don't have a lot of choices...

Hi everyone, I'm thinking of setting up a fan controller on my rig. The only problem is, I currently have 11 fans in my case (I know, I'm crazy). I searched and there is no fan controller that takes that many fans. So i was wondering if I can daisychain more than one fan together and plug them...

Hi everyone, I'm just about ready to buy Vista Ultimate, but, even though I've searched these forums extensively, I still have two questions: 1. I own a genuine XP Pro disc that came with my laptop. I have successfully installed it many times over on various machines throughout the years. Can...

Hey everyone, as much as I want to get my hands on a 8800 (or two in SLI), I hate the idea of losing the adjacent PCI slot. So, are there any single-slot G80s planned for release? I know about the watercooled BFG, but I would rather avoid dealing with watercooling. Or are there at least any...

This is kind of a specialized question: I'm planning to get the mozart TX which has space for 10 fans. Problem is, my motherboard (Tyan i5000XL) only has 5 fan headers. So my question is: is there any way to hook up more than on fan on the same mobo header? And if so, will they both be temp...

Hey everyone, I'm interested in getting a portable hard drive to carry large files around (I'm a video editor). I've been doing some research and with all the options out there, i can't make up my mind, so i need some advice. 1. 2.5'' or 3.5"? I know the latter has more space, but i'm really...

Hi everyone, I'm about to spend some serious dough and completely renovate my PC. The basis of my build will be TT Mozart TX. I'm pretty much set on which components to buy, but there are some things I'm not sure about. Please don't flame me if some of these questions are newbie-ish...

Hi everyone, I'm planning to buy a new graphics card that I will use both for gaming and watching movies on a projector. I'm thinking about a high-end Nvidia card (7950, 8800 or equivalent) but I'm worried about one thing: Since i'll already be hooking up two LCD monitors to the DVI ports of...

Okay, here's what I don't understand: Like everyone else, I just read and drooled over the G80 specs this morning. But apparently both versions of the cards will carry dual-slot coolers. Now my question is: how can Nvidia even talk about SLI when it will only sell dual-slot cooled cards? Isn't...

Hi everyone, I'm getting ready to take the plunge on a Woodcrest-based system, and I want to get the best heatsink for my dual babies. I'm also upgrading to Clovertowns when they're available, so compatibility with these would be a plus. I'm not much of an overclocker, and besides Xeons aren't...

Hey everyone, i'm about to buy a UPS. I read that APC are the best. The question, though, is which one to chose? I'll be using it for the following things: A Dual Woodcrest workstation, 5 hard drives, Enermax 1KW PSU, 7900GTX SLI etc. On top of that, I'm going to be using it with a 60" Sony...

Hey everyone, I'm gearing up for a surround sound setup, that would hopefully double up as a semi-pro audio suite, since i do both work and other stuff gaming, movies, music) on my PC. From searching around, I've found that the best compromise between pro speakers and genereal-use speakers are...

Hey everyone, I didn't know where else to post this. I'm going to be putting some serious cash into my next setup, and I want to buy a computer desk that matches the class and high tech factor of my rig. I've looked around and so far, the only "insane" desk I've found is the Lian Li F1...

Hey everyone, quick question: I'm thinking of building a RAID5 array of 4-6 750GB hard drives. I want RAID5 for uptime, but on the other hand, I need this array to be as fast as possible, since I might use it for video editing. I'm looking at the three following options: - An internal RAID5...

Hey everyone, I'm getting eady to upgrade my soundcard, and I was wondering if there is one that is good for everything: gaming, movies, music, professional audio work, etc. I know the X-Fi is considered a good all-around card, but on the other hand it does resample audio, so it's a nono...

Hi yall, I posted this in the Nvidia forum and they advised me to post it here. I've read a number of conflicting reports so I thought I'd ask you guys for some informed opinions. I'm gearing up for the purchase of a new Intel mobo. I really need it to be Quad SLI compatible. I know the...

Hi yall, I've read a number of conflicting reports so I thought I'd ask you guys for some informed opinions. I'm gearing up for the purchase of a new Intel mobo. I really need it to be Quad SLI compatible. I know the Nforce5 mobos will be, but I want to know if, using hacked drivers, we...

Is there a company that makes a NAS with all the bells & whistles of a ReadyNAS NV (Raid5, media streaming, online expansion) but with more than a 4 hard drive capacity? 5 or 6 drive bays would be perfect. So, does this exist?

Hi everyone, I have searched the forum about NAS-related threads, but I'm still a little confused as to what they can and cannot do. 1. Can a NAS storage be made available remotely (from another PC connected to the interent) when the local PC is turned off? 2. How do NAS and RAID coexist...

Hey everyone, while following the Computex coverage, I discovered the new momma from Thermaltake, the Mozart TX (http://mozarttx.ecrm.com.tw/). Needless to say, I immediately fell in love and am planning on making this my next case. Then I got thinking about a way to use the fact that you...

Hey everyone, I know Quad-SLI isn't officially supported yet, but does anyone know if it will work on non-NForce chipsets? SLI using a single 7950 works on any chipset, so do you think it will be the same with Quad-SLI?

Hi everyone, do you guys know if the 7950 GX2 carry two Dual-Link DVIs like the 7900s? I'm asking cause I'm planning to buy one of these and two 30" Dell monitors which require one Dual-Link DVI (2560x1600) each. Also, another thing i'm confused about: since these are destined for an...

Hi everyone, I'm building a new rig, and I was wondering if anyone could help me chose between a Tagan 1100W PSU and a Silverstone 750W. They're both pretty new, and the Silverstone has the brand advantage, but the Tagan packs more juice for the same price and size. The PC Power & Coolin...

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of building a new multipurpose Intel rig, and I have the following question: Except for the higher cost of the components, is any other reason why i shouldn't chose a DP Woodcrest rig over a Conroe? Thanks, TDX

I'm going to put this on Ebay in a few days, thought I'd put it here first. I'm selling a SAGER 8790 notebook replacement laptop which I have spent months fine-tuning, accessorizing and keeping in perfect condition. It is a very powerful, usable and fully-featured laptop that i'm selling only...

Hey y'all, I have a lot of DVDs to rip (about 5TB) and I've been thinking about setting up a RAID array with a lot of disks. I'm thinking about something like 8 X 750GB in hatdware RAID 5 (Areca X 8) This is what sucks though: this would be a very expensive setup, and, when I want to...

Hey everyone, I'm about to build an HTPC rig. I was originally going to stick a Creative X-Fi Pro in it, but I recently discovered that there is a whole bunch of M-Audio sound cards that can be used with ProTools (which I work on). So, I'm thinking about switching from Creative t o an...

[I]NB: I made a mistake in the title and cannot edit it. It should read: Newbie undecided between Pentium and Xeon[/I] Hey y'all, I'm going to be building a big do-it-all rig in the next month or so, and I'm trying to decide between a Pentium- or Xeon-based config. AMD is out for me...

Hey ya all, I'm planning to buy 2 sticks of 1GB DDR2 for an intel Mobo. I currently have an ASUS P5WDG2-WS mobo with a Pentium D 950 Presler and plan to upgrade to an Intel 965X/Conroe config in the future. I DO NOT overclock, and do mostly media encoding, gaming, video editing...

Hey everyone, I have a couple of questions for you: Here's the deal: I'm about to build a new system from scratch. I'm going with a 975x/Presler, lots of RAM and a case that can hold about 5 Hard Drives. As far as storage, I was pretty much set on a Raptor 150 for booting, and an Areca RAID 5...

Hey everyone, I'm posting this cause I'm in the process of building my rig and the only component I haven't settled on yet is RAM. I'm building a 975x PentiumD rig, using the P5WDG2-WS mobo, and I want to put 3/4GB of DDR2 in there. Now, here's what i need/don't need: - I'm not an...

I know, these posts are dime a dozen on this board, but I'm about to spend some serious dough on this baby, and could sure use some advice/opinions. Okay, here's the list: - Case: Silverstone Lascala LC18 (before you ask, i'm not building an HTPC per se, but I just couldn't resist the...

Hi there, time for another one of those, i'm afraid... So, if you had an unlimited budget, which RAM (size, number of sticks, brand, timings, etc) would you buy to go into a newly-assembled 975x (with Pentium D940) system? Thanks in advance, tdx

Hi everyone, I'm about to buy a 975x mobo that has RAID 5, and I'm thinking of putting 4-5 hard drives on it. There are some things I'm not sure about, though: - Can I create a RAID 5 array starting with the minimum (3) number of hard drives, and then add other hard drives to it later on...