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As a part of the project to upgrade the infrastructure at the local university, right now I'm in process of migrating from the old to the new systems. Both are (and will be) using XP pro OEM (there are around 15 new DELL machines right now but we're looking to find a scalable method that doesn't...

Here's the deal. I need a new keyboard. Right now I'm using a "low-profile" keyboard - almost like a laptop keyboard. Typing on that thing isn't very convenient, keys sometimes don't register or get stuck or something else. Cleaning it is a mess too. What I'm looking for is, ideally, a "clicky"...

I've recently switched to Vista due to the new system build and apparently many people are having a similar problem as I do. I can't use my mic - the "Microphone" input in Vista is checked but there is no jack information. The other "Microphone" device with the jack information is grayed out...

For some reason my mobo (Biostar I45) won't run my Palit HD4850 in x16 mode, so I have to turn Crossfire on to make it x8-x8 instead of x16-0. Am I taking a big hit on performance by running it in x8 mode?

Put together an all-new rig, when I press the power button, it'd spin up and light up for a few seconds, then power down (mobo LED still on). Then repeats that cycle again (spin up for a few sec, turn off). Then it can finally POST and everything seems well. I suspect the motherboard but l need...

Looking for an iron for general soldering jobs. Ideally a station that lets me control the temps and has some sort of a rest to put the iron on. A friend of mine owns a Weller station (forgot model), which I like very much, so looking for something of the similar design. Not sure about how much...

Building a new system and looking for something to drive my Sony MDR-V600s. I game quite a lot and listen to music as well, so I'm looking for a fairly budget card that is good for both of those tasks. Seeing all this Vista sound card talk I think I need to specify that I indeed will be using Vista.

I'm building a new rig and want for it to last, so the question being, which CPU can I get right now that's going to perform well for a while (in terms of performance in games, firstly). I realise that E8400 is a pretty good deal right now, but in the long run, should I be aiming for C2Q instead...

I'm building a new gaming system and need to decide on the PSU. The components are the following: Biostar I45 mobo C2D E8400 G.Skill 2x2Gb PC1000 HD4850 2x SATA HDD DVDRW SATA Optical drive 4-5 120mm fans From a calculator, this setup takes ~500W, so I'm probably looking for PSU that's...

I'm looking for an HSF for this card. It seems to be shorther than the usual 4850s. What should I be using here?

I'm building a new rig and planning on running an overclocked E8400. I was wondering what HSF should I go for to cool this. The air cooling sticky seems to be outdated. I searched around and stopped on TS Ultra-120. Is it a good HSF to run this CPU with? Are there clearance issues with...

First of all, SORRY for not posting models of what I think mathes my description - I realise it's a bad manner but I'll try to update this thread with my findings along the way. I am planning on building a new rig and since I fell out of the hardware loop for a while, I'm asking you |H| guys...

I need a program capable of batch encoding of the tracker files (.xm, .mod, etc.) that uses Ogg/LAME. The problem I'm having with one particular piece of software is that it doesn't detect the end of the tracks, making it one large track instead. I, however, need them in separate files. Suggestions?

Figured I need a laptop for school. I'm new to the laptop market so I need any advice i can get. I was looking for a machine that doesn't come with an OS or any software bundle crap. My budget is around $1k canadian (that'd be about $880 US after everything) but I need this as cheaply as...

Building a gaming machine for a customer, kind of stuck with the choice Creative gives me in terms of which version of X-Fi to use. Any suggestions? Also, what's the big female connector on some cards for?

Building a gaming system for a customer; what I need is a case, I figure it needs a side window with intake, room for 120mm fans, nice flashy design, good airflow. Something along those lines. Again, it's for the customer so no overclocking; I wouldn't know what he wants and neither does he...

Can anyone tell me what is "max request queue depth" and why is it at 1 at this machine while I see people having values of 256-36-36-256 or so? Also, it reports OS max AGP rate as 2.0 but I'm assuming that's due to applying driver cleaner and cab cleaner. Can anyone explain to me what this...

CPU in rig, I have an XP-90 with a 100mm fan on it, front intake, back exhaust setup as well as side intake blowing on cpu/NB/back of GPU (all 80mm). PSU has some sort of exhaust from the cpu area as well. Speedfan reads 36 idle, ~45 under load with all fans on at 7v. Is that a misreport? I...

I seem to have hit some sort of a wall on my OC, and I can't pinpoint the reason. There are a few questions I have about my config which may lead me to the cause of the problem. My current oc is 220FSB, 1:1. 1. Are these voltages normal? First pic is idle, second is under prime max FPU test...

CSS has been crashing lately, just when it's about to load the map, it quits, goes to the desktop and the 'Xire Exception' dialog pops out. The question is, what's causing the problem, Xfire or Steam engine? Here's the dialog:

So I upgraded to 7600GS from my old AIW 9600 XT. I used to play on around medium settings, 11x7, no AA/HDR etc. and getting around 70-80 fps in closed spaces, 40-50 in open, around 30 in fights. So now I'm seeing maybe 10 fps increase overall. I repeat, that's medium settings for you. I don't...

So, I got myself a 7600GS agp version to switch from my old AIW 9600 XT. I used driver cleaner, and am running on 93.71 drivers at the moment (running XP). What I noticed is that although the in-Windows smoothness definitely increased, I get almost no CSS (fps drops in fights to the about the...

That's basically it. Nothing fancy, just need to be able to control the voltages of 4-6 fans. Links to Canadian promos would be most appreciated.

Just need to know which one is better for stuff like midrange gaming (think of CS:S). Need to compare just those two. AGP flavor btw.

Coming back into CS:S, so I figured I need a new mousepad. I've read some reviews and opinions but I'm still unable to make up my mind. The problem is that the surface that's available to me is only about 28cm (11") in width, so it has to be somewhat small comparing to the usual size pads. Also...

Basically the problem is that a machine that's leeching P2P at midrange speeds (~150KB up//75 down) is clogging the other machine's connection (on the same router) that results in very unstable pings on that machine. The advertised speed of connection is 5mbps down//700k up (DSL). Question is...

I'm currently looking for a socket 478 mobo, to OC the 2.8E Prescott, that'd have the following: -875P chipset -vdimm (up to 3.xV), vcore variable voltages -pci/agp lock The problem is that I live in Canada and most online vendors don't ship there. I have access to the following models...

I'm currently looking for a budget-priced WIRED router that will support up to 2 machines sharing 3Mbps DSL connection. What I'm looking for is, firstly, stability, as I am a gamer and I don't want to be constantly disconnected every now and then. I live in Canada, so Newegg is unavailable to...