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I have a workstation here that is completely dead. No power and no fans spin up. In a situation like this I figure it could be one of two things. Either the psu or the mobo. I replaced the powersupply and STILL no power. (and yes, it is switched on) I just replaced the motherboard...

------------------ Long version ------------------ Well, I'm the brand spanking new Network Admin for a vitamin manufacturer of about 100 users. Let me explain a little about the job first. When I interviewed, they were specifically looking for an entry level admin that was still in school...

About 80c idle and 90c full load. This is after just cleaning out a mess of dust. Reason I ask is because... I can't even play Unreal 3 on number 2 settings at 800x600, I'm experiencing very frequent hiccups. I know my machine can handle much more than this and I do spyware/virus scans often...

Well, I've been out of the loop for awhile and I have a pc that's been sitting in my closet collecting dust for several months now. I decided its time that I do something with it. I most importantly need a new psu and HDD because they're both shot. I figure if I'm going to fix it, I might as...

Well it all began about a year ago when I made my first attempt to install watercooling. I made a huge mistake of not taking my hardware out first and letting it run over night to check for leaks. Well, turns out I had some and it leaked mostly on the back of my video card and I saw a few...

Well, this is the first WC setup I ever dealt with and I must say... for a kit the instructions sucked incredibley. They really werent descriptive enough so most of the time I was using my gut to figure things out. Anyways after hours of tinkering, I finally get the kit installed. Pump >...

Exactly how reliable is dish detergent? Its one of the suggested cleaners on AS5's website, but dish detergent sounds real iffy. My problem here is I dont have any rubbing alcohol or acetone, its too late to run out to a store and Id like to get my apex kit finished tonight. Oh, and this is...

Well, this thing works great on removing pins from female molex connectors so I figured because it was "universal" I might as well try it out on a male. I placed it over the pin, and pushed in the button resulting in pushing the pin out slightly and bending it. I managed to straighten it out...

Check this out... http://www.sharpsystems.com/products/lcd_monitors/15-17_inch/ll-151-3d $600 for a 15"

Well, I just recently ordered a dual UV cathode set only to find out I can use only one since the splitter it came with uses 1 female and 1 male. The male was simple enough, but the female was a little difficult considering the only male connector I have to plug into it is from my 120mm...

Well heres my cpu specs: Running my cpu at 250 fsb with a 10x multiplier and 1.5 vcore Ram is at stock speed/auto Oh and, shouldnt my ram be running at 250 mhz? edit: Apparently my memory screenshot isnt showing up after uploading it twice, but cpu-z shows my ram frequency at...

Well, Im having a very very difficult time deciding here and its just aggrivating the hell out of me. The apex looks like a great kit. The dual 120mm radiator, the apogee, everything included in a nice little package with a warranty and manual. But Im having a hard time figuring out how I...

I know I posted something very similar to this previously, but I failed to ask what exactly would be the performance gain (percent-wise possibley) of the upgrade from ata100 (2/8mb cache) to a sata 3.0 with 16mb cache? Would it be worth the money and would the difference be noticable? Thanks...

I never owned a sata drive before, but coming from an ata100 this should be a nice upgrade. I plan to copy everything over, then nuke the ide one and throw it in an external enclosure. But one question remains, anything I need to be aware of? I heard a few people mentioning that you need a...

Well, I plan to build a cheap pc for my sister in need for christmas. Right now she has like a 200mhz HP machine and I feel incredibley sorry for her. My budget is around 300 give or take shipping. I have no experience what so ever with cheap hardware so I could use some suggestions. I chose...

I believe it is just a drawing. You simply sign up your email to eaplay and I guess its a lottery pick. http://www.eaplay.com/australia/promotions/mostwanted/?entry_id=32269 Specs are as follows:

I sold my old HP machine to a friend, and we are having difficulty finding drivers for the mobo. Multiple google searchs, driverguide searches, and asus.com didnt bring us anywhere. Maybe you guys can help us out?

Well, I salvaged a hp dvd writer 400i from my old hp machine. It shows up in the bios, but isnt listed under my computer. I also see the led go on at boot, so I know power is running through it. When I press the eject button, it does nothing. I also noticed, since I replaced the dvd burner...

Yeah well, I finished my build 2 nights ago, and I really havent had the time to work on it anymore. I used a guide suggested by some sticky in the general hardware, and I was very unsatisfied. It was not specific enough at all. Some of the small things it didnt mention had me roll back an hour...

Well, since Im doing a mega upgrade to my current pc, Im going to have an intel 3.0E cpu, mobo, case, psu, cd-rom, and FX5700 just lying around. I was thinking of using it for an HTPC, but hell, a gameserver sounds pretty nice too. Ofcourse, Id have to buy some ram and an HD still, but I was...

Well, Im still yet to achieve my first pc build but I realized I really cant afford a totally new system at the moment, so Ive decided to upgrade my HP pc. I plan to upgrade with the following: a8n-sli premium amd x2 3800 6600 vanilla (just for now because I dont own any spare pci-e gpus...

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Sorry if this was posted before. The search function is a little strange (not finding results for "do you use an" because the words are too common :rolleyes: ) Anyways, Im edging towards my first build, and I was just curious who actually uses them nowadays? I personally think touching the...

Well, Ive only owned one LCD moniter in my time. I had this hp f70 17" moniter for about 3 or 4 years. Just now I saw the colors fade before my eyes and now my moniter is at a total blue tint. Ive tried shutting it off and reseting the colors multiple times but no fix. Is my baby about to die...

Well, I honestly dont know what happened. Just one day, I booted my pc like normal, just to find no cd drive listed under my computer. So I went to the hardware manager, and appearantly one of the drivers went corrupt. I tried searching for drivers but I had no luck. The Lite-on website directed...

Well, about a year ago, I was fascinated by hosting a game server. I hosted a natural-selection server for about 2 years straight 24/7 on my personal pc. Anyways, some time in the future when I have money to whipe my ass with, I plan to build a dedicated server box for hosting another...

Well, Ive asked numerous times for some cooling suggestions in general hardware, but appearantly no one is answering me. So ive decided to bring my list over here. This list has been modified time and time again and now I think I am very happy with it. But one question remains, will it be cool...

Well, I have a list put together in the general hardware section and was hoping to get the 7800GTX, but unfortunatley I remembered I need XP Pro and probably a PCI sound card so... the GTX is out of my budget atm. So, this leads me to the question: Assuming that I have an AMD 64 3500 venice...

Hello. Im pretty new to the pc building scene. I just recently educated myself on hardware for the last two months or so. Im on the edge of building my first pc and I am really looking forward to throwing some lights in there considering this will also be my first pc with the glorious window...

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/WishShareShow.asp?ID=1536068&WishListTitle=my+first+build%2E+gaming+pc] 3800 X2 Processor Subtotal: $1,470.41 (excluding 3 extra fans which will probably be another +20) Im very happy with this new setup. What do you guys think?

Well, Ive been having problems with my onboard NIC recentley (atleast I think). I just started playing red alert 2 again on my new pc and appearantly my internet gets "disabled" after I successfully finish one game online. Ive asked around and I been suggested getting a new NIC. Now, im not...