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Hello there, I will do my best to keep it short. I need you guys' help looking for a thin-and-light ultrabook. === I am thinking 11.6" or no more than 13.3". Highly prefer at least a 3rd gen i7 and 4 gigs of ram. 120gb SSD is fine and a 1920x1080 screen. After some looking around, I...

Hello, thank you for taking the time to look at post! I had an 11.6" laptop that I recently got rid of because I'm looking to upgrade. I've done some shopping so I'm not asking you guys to do it all for me, I just haven't been able to find anything that really fits the bill. This Samsung...

Hello, and thank you for taking the time to read through my post. I will endeavor to be brief! I'm getting bogged down in all of similar offerings of the notebook market. I'm looking for a portable notebook. At first, I thought I wanted a netbook, but my hands just feel too cramped on the...

Hello there! I'm working on a new PC build, and I've finally decided to make the jump to to Intel camp. The bulldozer was simply underwhelming. Anyway, before I get too far off track: === I'm going to be getting a 2600K I've settled on an ASUS P67 board. I'm trying to figure out...

Hello! My question is pretty straightforward (With the following motherboard and processor combo) am I better off having: A larger quantity of ram at a lower speed or A smaller quantity of ram at a higher speed ? Prices are the same, timings are similar, the playing field is fairly...

I was looking at this stick of corsair ram, and I noticed that it said something to the effect of: "this module runs in single channel when installed individually." Well, duh, it would by definition, wouldn't it? Anyway, I was wondering then... How do I know/find out for sure if multiple...

Hello all, I searched the forums, and was unable to find anything covering my specific question. However, I may have missed something; so I apologize in advance if I am repeating a question. How much of a difference does RAM timing make? All else being equal that is... voltage...

Hello all, I'm working on a new build, and I am trying to navigate the mess that is now AMD's video card numbering system. I think I have it narrowed down to these two cards. I saw the Anandtech benchmark comparing them, and it looks like the 6950 was winning by a slim to moderate margin...

Hello all, I'm starting a new computer build. I have been waiting in the wings to pick up a SSD to use as my main drive for a while now. I feel that the prices are getting to an acceptable level for my budget and needs. I've been reading up some and have my choices narrowed down to three...

Hello all, I know a decent amount about digital cameras, but next to nothing about digital camcorders. I'm here for some advice. I'm looking for something that takes: 1080 (pref P... but i might settle for I) video. 8MP or better stills. Medium to small in size/weight Respectable indoors and...

Hello all, I hope I'm in the right section here. I looked around for a sub-forum on photography/cameras and didn't see it. If I missed it, I welcome a mod to move it there, and apologize for the inconvenience. === Anyway, I've been looking to get 1080 digital camcorder for a while now. I...

Hey guys, Just a quick one for you all: I know a fair amount about desktop computing, but not oodles about laptops. My girlfriend is looking to move on from her Dell laptop to something that can do everything up through gaming. Her tentative budget-ceiling is $1500, although less would...

I'm here to ask you guys' opinions. I'm a computer enthusiast, but I freely admit that I know very little about the HDTV aspect of displays. My roommate and I have been looking around for TV's recently. We know the basic specs we are looking for, but I don't know a whole lot about brand names...

I'm a college student, home for the summer. When I am home, I have to use WiFi - as my room is on the complete opposite side of the house from where the router is. The router can not be moved, because of where the outside cable enters the house, the modem/router must remain where they are. In...

I recently purchased a XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 (with Arctic Silver 5) - and a Scythe Slipstream to put in my case near my motherboard. Before new parts (idle): CPU:56c Mobo/NB: 40c New parts (idle): CPU:40c NB:35c I was happy with the result, so I decided to go ahead with the OC...

I would consider myself to be above average in terms of general computer knowledge, but nowhere near the level of most of you guys on this forum, so I'm here because I'm admittedly in over my head. I'm totally new to the world of over-clocking (just started researching and making attempts...

A friend of mine is working on putting together a new computer. To get this out of the way, we know that the new bridge set, and AM3 version of the 3.0 (possibly even 3.2) "Deneb" are supposed to be coming out in June, however, he doesn't have that long to wait. His old PC is dead, and he...

He has the ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 Picked out for his motherboard. We've been trying to find him some good ddr3 to pair it up with. I've gotten very mixxed replies about the g.skill kit we were looking at (as corsair's offerings are unfortunately out of his price range). So I've been looking...

I've been helping a friend of mine build a new PC. He's going to be getting the Deneb AM3, so we picked out the ASUS M4A79T Deluxe motherboard (I have the previous version of it for the Phenom, and have been very happy with it). We have been trying to find some 1600-speed RAM for the...

I've recently decided to replace my old LAN 'switch' with a router. I figured that I might as well get a wireless router since more and more devices are coming out which utilize wireless connections. I see no reason to not get a wireless router if I'm going to get a new router. When I thought...

Hey there guys. Just a (hopefully) quick question here. I'm no networking guru, but I know enough to power cycle and whatnot. I have 2 computers (both on windows vista :() that I am trying to connect to a LAN in my new apartment. I know for a fact that this router works, because I was...

I'd like to begin with an apology if this is in the wrong forum. I know that there is a photography section under "digital artwerk" - but that appeared to be more centered around the process of actually taking pictures; and my question is more in relation to the hardware of the digital frame...

I have been debating a lot recently about which of the new ATI cards to get: 4850, 4870, 4870(1gb), 4870x2. I've finally decided that for me, the best choice has fallen to the 512MB 4870. That being said, I was wondering if I could get a little help deciding which one to get. I like ASUS...

The amount of information that I've been able to find one these cards is extremely limited. PowerColor has made it known that they will be pushing out a 4870 model with these stats (reviewed here), and HIS already has one up on zipzoomfly -- but I'm wondering about some of the other companies...

So, I'm building a new computer - and I'm trying to decide if right now I want to drop the money on a 4870x2. If I don't do that yet (for a myriad of reasons that I won't bore all of you with), I will get a 4870. If I get a single 4870 now, I will probably get an x2 in a year or so. My...

I know that this thread might be moved by a mod to one of the processing forums, but since my question is not really specific to either AMD or Intel chips, I decided to put it out here in general for the time being. I'm decently tech savvy: I've built several of my own rigs, I understand the...

Here we have it folks! I4U has also announced (here) that the ASUS 790FX/SB750 board has been released. So far neither zipzoomfly, frys, tigerdirect, or newegg has a listing for the board. So I thought I'd throw together a little thread for those who are interested - so we can share...

So, I bought this headset from NE the other day. It arrived today, and while I was going through the packaging, I found a little slip of paper with the following disclaimer on it: "WARNING: Handling this product may expose you to chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer, and...

I originally had this motherboard selected for my new build (see complete spec list below). However, I am thinking about putting in one of the new Radeon HD x2 cards that are slated to come out in 3 or 4 weeks, and I heard that the afore-mentioned motherboard had some trouble with bigger...

I have a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router, and a Linksys WMP54G (v0.4.1) PCI adapter for my desktop PC. I have tested the connection to the router on four different laptops, and two iPhones. The router is working perfectly fine. I am 100% certain that the issue is not with the router...

At first glance, the spec-list in here might not look like something that belongs in the OS forums, but I am posting everything, because I am putting together a new build (with the help of the guys in the general hardware forum) -- and I wanted to make sure that vista would indeed work on my...

I know that under different circumstances this would be a lot easier. Is there any way to make my domain (www.almostprophets.com) re-direct to another site? I am unsure of how to do this, since the domain was purchased through a google-related company, and the level of modification allowed on...

I'm working on making a new system for gaming/personal use. I was wondering if some of you could take a look at it and let me know if you see any glaring problems with my plan that I might have missed (too weak PSU, wrong RAM for mobo, etc). Thank you! AMD Phenom 9950 BLACK EDITION 2.6GHz...

We have been trying to set-up a wireless network in our house. Bought a LynksysWRT54GL router. Set it up, and it worked like a charm on both of our laptops. Then I opened up my desktop and tried to install the wireless adapter that we bought for it (The WMP54GL). This the point at which...