Currently I am building a new system with 2 Seagate 7200.10 320gb. Fry's has the rebadged Maxtor's for $60. I am timkering with the idea of buying 2 more. I am not completely sure, but beleive 0+1 will improve performance and will provide backup. So I will have 640gb avaible with the other 2...
So I had Hackers playing in the background (Hack the Planet!) while messing with my new stuff and I heard a small pop and my PC shut off. Then smoke came out of the PSU, real stinky crap. So I unplugged everything and now I need a new PSU. I was thinking of RMA'ing it but I think I would prefer...
I already have a Zalman 9500 and want to overclock the Q6600 I ordered as far as it will go on air in a P180b. Will the Zalman be fine or should I buy the Thermalright Ultra 120 extreme? I mean the Thermalright has Ultra and extreme in the product name so it must be good. Is it worth spending...
I just picked up a Samsung 226BW last night. I currently have a Dell 2005fpw. Out of the box the colors on the Samsung are washed out and the screen is real bright. I turned down the brightness and changed the tone to warm. I then messed with gamma, etc. I got the screen to look pretty dark and...
I just bought a second 320 Seagate drive for RAID 0. Legit Reviews shows I need to use a floppy to extract the files. I don't own a floppy drive or know anyone who does. Can someone please upload or email me the Ultimate 64 bit drivers? It would be much appreciated and I can put it on my comcast...
I just picked up the Antec Solo at Fry's in Renton. They had atleast 6 left when I was there and possibly more in the back. I think they may have sold out of the Neo HE, I saw one but did not need it. The cost is $84.95 and $45 MIR.
First off sorry if this has been posted before, i've been searching and haven't quite figured it out yet. Running on the stock 266 FSB you can pick DDRII 533 and up. Change it to a 400 FSB and you have 800+. Is it actually running at whichever speed you choose or is it a divider. Like 2:3 or 4:5?
So I just recieved my case, eagerly open the box and they sent me a used one! It had an Athlon X2 sticker on the front, scuffed top plastic thing on the bezel and scratches on the inside. Also this case rattles like crazy, the sidepanels and rear exspansion slotes rattle pretty bad. Is this...
Danger Den TDX water block
Danger Den D5 pump
Black Ice Stealth GTS 120
Swiftech MCRES-Micro resevoir
5ft Tygon 1/2" tubing
Zerex Super Coolant
Plastic hose clamps
Yate Loon D12SL
How does that sound? Will it be a lot better than a top of the line air cooler? This will all go into a...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835103165
So for ~$10 more than a top of the line air cooler is it worth it? I've seen this setup in expensive boutique builds, but I'm thinking it might just be so they can say it's water cooled and not that it's actually a great cooler...
When I talk about the Conroe at work I call it a Conroe and not a Core 2 Duo. What about you guys, what do you refer to it as? Core 2 Duo just sounds lame to me, Pentium 5 would have sounded a lot better. Even if they called it Core, that wouldn't sound bad and they can call the mobile version...
I've been searching but can't find the max safe temp for a 7900gt. Anyone know it? I'm hitting 75 in ati tool and rthibl or whatever it's called.
edit: it's not artifacting
There seems to be a lot of posts about people's 7900's going bad on em. I can understand when a card will crap out because of a volt mod, but it seems like there's more than just that. Then again it could just be the people who are having problems posting so they can get their problems resolved...
I'm having a real hard time picking between the x1800xt and 7900gt so i'm taking everything into consideration. The CCC sounds bloated because it takes a long time to load and requires .net. Forceware on the other hand is nice and streamlined. Are my views correct, or is the CCC not as bad as...
I know the obvious answer would be it's not enough, but Dell PS's are under rated and it has 18 amps on the 12v line. I forgot which websites did this, but a system with an x1800xl used about 245w under load which is below 305w. However a lot of people recomend a 400w for this card. Now if I...
Is the percentage very high of people being able to unlock their gto? I'm torn between the gto and 7600gt. I don't like the huge MIR on Newegg, but AR the gt and gto cost about the same.Let's say for whatever reason it doesn't unlock, is the picture quality of ati noitceably better? I mean...
I have a Dimension 4700, I bought it because it was a lot cheaper than I could build one for a year ago. Well it's being annoyingly loud. One day I was browsing ebay and saw a heatpipe tower cooler and a different fan/shroud that would work with the 4700. I bought it, installed it and it's...
Do any of you guys sell painted cases? I see big system builders charge $300 to paint a case, so I figure people may pay for a painted case. Although people who build their own pc's may paint their case themselves. Also, anyone paint cases indoors like in an extra bedroom? I live in an apartment...