Search results

I sold my C2D system to a friend and upgraded to an i5-2500k system. I went from my 80gb Intel G2 SSD to this new 50gb OCZ Vertex 2. Can anyone tell me if this Crystal Disk Mark is about normal for a Vertex 2 or if there is something wrong with my setup? 50gb Vertex 2 -...

Hi guys I have a htpc built around a AMD X2 4850e and a Gigabyte GA-MA78GPM-DS2H. The pc turns on but will nott post at all. I can test the hard drive and the memory on another system and can stick a discreet video card in there to check whether the problem is the onboard gpu. But if all those...

Hi guys I have a question about spanning hard disks in windows 7. Will I need to delete both 750gb partitions before being able to spann them? i have both 750's about 80% full. i could back up to another place and wipe both but i am wondering if this is necessary or not. If I did span the 2...

Has anyone bought or used this keyboard from dealextreme.com? http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16578 havent been able to find any reviews on the net. thinking about pulling the trigger. just wanted to do a last minute check to see if anyone had any experience with this model or the...

Madcatz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick - $75 local pickup Chicago, IL Bought brand new off Amazon 2 months ago, hardly ever used, still have original box and accessories.

Madcatz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick - $80 local pickup Chicago, IL Bought brand new off Amazon 2 months ago, hardly ever used, still have original box and accessories.

++ Non-CC paypal only. ++ Will ship by UPS ground with tracking # and delivery confirmation. ++ Heatware - rfadream ++ ebay - rfadream Madcatz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick - $90 shipped or $80 local pickup Urbana/Champaign, IL Bought brand new off...

++ Non-CC paypal only. ++ Will ship by UPS ground with tracking # and delivery confirmation. ++ Heatware - rfadream ++ ebay - rfadream Madcatz Xbox 360 Street Fighter IV Tournament Edition FightStick - $100 shipped Bought brand new off Amazon 2 months ago, hardly ever used, still...

Hi guys I noticed one day that the fan on my cpu heatsink had failed and the temps for my C2D 6400 (2.13) were really high, I think it was at like 65+ or 70+. Cant remember exactly cuz I freaked and killed the power. No idea how long it had been sitting at those temps...

Hi I just bought a D-Link Dir-655 from Costco for $102 shipped. I decided to also upgrade/replace my crappy Trendnet wireless G pci card to a usb wireless N adapter. These are the 3 choices I'm considering, though I'm am open to other suggestions around this same price range (under $35...

Hi guys I hope you guys can tell me if there is something out there that fits my needs. I currently have a Lian Li PC-A05b with 1x 640gb and 3x 750gb sata drives. I'd like to move the 3x 750's outside the case into some kind of external enclosure with usb and power. Basically I'm asking if...

i came across this great looking keyboard and mouse wireless combo. http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.16578 the keyboard looks perfect for my needs. small, missing the right side numpad, wireless, minimalist design the mouse doesn't look bad either only thing stopping me from...

wasn't sure exactly where i should put this post but i figured networking was closest. I want to monitor my living room downstairs which has an htpc from my momputer upstairs. I have a webcam with mic integrated and also a separate standalone usb logitech microphone. Does anyone know of...

Hi I'm livinging in Urbana, IL and plan on attending Parkland next year. I'm a 23 year college dropout who has blown the last 3 years just sitting around and I really feel like I need to study and pick a career path. 2 year associate degrees sound much more doable and attractive than a 4 year...

i just bought a athlon x2 4850e + gigabyte 780gpm mobo + stock amd cooler i'd read that the new 4850e ran cooler but under 10c? i'm getting these temps from CPUID hardware monitor which from using my C2D system i remember they give the same temps as coretemp. do i need to use a different...

i'm trying to build a HTPC for a friend with a budget of under $400. so far i've got some parts picked out but still need to shave about $100 off somewhere. AMD Athlon X2 4850e $80 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103255 GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H $100...

A friend of mine asked me to build him an htpc he can hook up to his Philips 47" 1080p tv. The htpc will be used for internet browsing and bluray dvd rip playback. WIll not be used for gaming. His budget is betwee $400-500. I have a c2d e6400 overclocked to 3.2ghz and that runs my 720p and...

anyone have any suggestions on what size fan to mount on the nb heatsink on this mobo? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043 I would like it to be quiet to near silent. or at least be drowned out by my 3x scythe s-flex fans which are around ~20dba. does anyone...

hi i have a Westinghouse 37w3 and i'm thinking of buying a xbox360 cuz the virtua fighter 5 with online sounds awesome. have a few questions. 1. how would you rate the video quality of component, vga, hdmi for the 37w3 and xbox360? (scale of 1-10, 10 being best) 2. does hdmi for the 360...

I recently burned out my Asus P5b deluxe's NB chipset by being careless while overclocking. When I used a wireless temperature reader on the NB heatsink it read 127C. I bought a new mobo, the DFI Lanparty DK p35. Right now with my e6400 at stock speed the temps are CPU: 29c, 31c Chipset...

can someone explain to me how the uv reactive components work exactly on the DFI DK P35 mobo? my understanding is that if you shine a uv light onto the colored components they glow? or something like that. are these Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lights the same as the uv stuff...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043 i hear alot of people saying that a TRUE won't fit vertically on this mobo because the heatsink thats on the top of the mobo gets in the way. is this also true for the Scythe Ninja rev B? thats the only thing holding me back...

DK P35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136043 BloodIron P35 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813136038 I can't see any difference between the 2 motherboards except -sata connectors are placed differently (much better on the DK imo) -colors...

I have read through every sticky and guide I could get my hands on in HardForum as well as XS.org and have come up with a general idea of my wc build but have a few questions. would really appreciate any help. Thanks! Current System Asus P5b deluxe wifi C2D e6400 (oc to 2.4) + Scythe...

can anyone who has this case tell me how much it weighs completely empty? i know the lian li website says ~9lbs but i don't know how accurate that is. antec's site lists the P180B as 30 lbs empty but its only 27.6 when i weighed it.

does the 1000 mean that it can transfer 10x faster than regular 10/100 over wired lan? 1000mbit/s = 125MB/s correct? 100gb file transfer = 100,000MB / 125MB/s / 60sec = 13.3 minutes vs 100gb file transfer = 100,000MB / 12.5MB/s / 60sec = 133 minutes is my understanding of this correct?

I currently have a Netgear WGR614 v6 which I am looking to upgrade because of a few annoying problems. the worst of which is how often it drops connections, especially when refreshing server lists in games like cod4. other people have apparently come across this problem as well and fixed it by...

i recently bought a sunbeam rheobus fan controller and a Lian Li PC-A05b case. i really want to keep the clean minimal looking front of the case, so i decided to switch the original faceplate of the rheobus with one of the stock Lian Li aluminum bay covers. has anyone done this mod...

i just saw that costco had the 2253LW back in stock so i placed an order. its now $260 + $5 shipping + $16 tax = $281 total (shipping to chicago, IL)...

if i bought a yate loon low speed and a scythe s flex low speed and wanted to compare them side by side with my system turned off would that be possible? like is there some way to hook it up to power supply and run the fans without turning on the rest of the system? also is it safe to pull...

i recently started going to LAN parties for the first time and i realized how friggin heavy the p180 is. 30lbs empty?! and i've narrowed it down to these 2 groups, the PC-V1xxxB's and the PC-A0xB's these are the things i'm looking for in order of priority 1. portable and compatible...

Hi I have an Antec P180b that needs some more cooling. I currently only have 3 case fans, 2 exhausts at the top top and one intake for the lower power supply chamber. (all 3x default antec tricool 120x25) I am getting way higher temps then others for idle and load for my new 8800gts 512. (54c...

can someone explain as simply as possible how to alter the speed of a fan connected to a motherboard using speedfan? i have exactly 1x 120mm fan on my scythe ninja connected to my motherboard. speedfan reports it as "CPU0 FAN: 1156 rpm" can anyone explain how to get that value down to say 800...

I have recently bought a BFG 8800gts g92 and am trying to find some good fan speed settings I can use in rivatuner. I've come across the 2 different methods I can use in rivatuner, low level automatic vs driver level fan profiles. Can everyone who has an 8800gts g92 + rivatuner with custom fan...

http://www.buy.com/corp/revolution_offer.asp is this thing for real? does anyone know what the deal with this promotion is? whats the catch? anyone whose signed up for this card and used the $50 off promotion successfully please chime in. is there any drawbacks to this deal?

right now i have the setup in my sig Intel C2D E6400 @ 3.2GHz (400x8) + Scythe Ninja Asus P5B Deluxe Wifi (rev.1216) G.SKILL 4 x 1GB DDR2 800 (5-5-5-15) BFG 8800GTS 512 (G92) is upgrading to a q6600 and clocking it to a 3.2 worth anything? i'm asking cuz i see all these threads about...

BFG 8800GTS (G92) 512MB $240 AR + free shipping http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814143119 *** Out of Stock ***

Hi I need help deciding between these 2 video cards. EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB ($300 after rebate shipped) or EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB ($266 after rebate shipped) my goals are to run Call of Duty 4 multiplayer at 1920x1080 res with all settings on...

i have a corsair 620HX in an antec P180B. do i have to connect the 3 antec tricool fans --> 2 fan only Y-adaptor --> 4 pin power cables? or can i just bypass those fan only Y-adaptors and connect them straight to the 4 pin power cables?

is a corsair 520HX enough for this build? all i am worried about is whether the 520HX will be rock solid for this current rig. this system will never go sli and i am not worried about any future headroom. Q6600 G0 http://www.clubit.com/product_detail...emno=CA1938452 MSI 8800Ultra OC...