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    Second HDD borderline unresponsive for music

    Hi all, Hopefully this is the right place to ask this question! Two weeks ago I built the i7 rig in my signature and have installed windows and all main programs on the SSD in the sig. I also have a Hard drive (HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.D) in it. I am using windows 7 home premium (64bit) and...
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    Computer Cleaning

    Hi all, I took a look in my case yesterday to check exactly what RAM I had and, well, I'm ashamed to say thatit was VERY dirty. My CPU heatsink was almost completely blocked for air flow. I normally use canned air to blow it out a couple times a year, but that was in the old house with hardwood...
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    New Gaming Build with some expandability

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc PC Gaming (Diablo 3, Skyrim, BF3 if it ever comes to steam, and others), Web Browsing, Folding when not gaming. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? My attempts at configuring this build have...
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    SSD for current comp?

    Hi guys, I'd like your opinion on whether or not I should buy an SSD to breathe new life into the computer in my sig. I was planning on buying a new computer right before the whole SB chipset issue, now I'm seeing if I can't wait for the next big thing by doing this upgrade. I primarily game...
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    Help finding ~$250 monitor for gaming

    Hi all, I'm posting this on behalf of my friend who is looking at buying a new monitor. I haven't done much monitor research lately so I felt it best to appeal to the enthusiasts here. Below you will find what he feels he needs for his application. Thank you in advance! Max Price: $260...
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    500 GB WD Blue, Black or Seagate Barracuda.12

    My friend is looking to purchase a new HDD in the $50 range and wants the best performance he can get for that and staying at or above the 500GB mark. Newegg currently has a 72 hour sale going on for these two drives: Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA...
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    $500 "Fathers computer" build.

    I need some help with selecting components for a build for my friends father. He has a bunch of the "trivial" components and we'd like to get as much performance out of his $500 budget as possible. Details with the question list as follows! 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming...
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    HFM.NET Websites?

    Hi guys, I was wondering how some of you have your HFM.NET webpage available on the internet? From what I've read so far there's a couple ways to do it: Host your own webserver and upload it there (do you need to get a domain name or can I just type in my IP at that point?) Pay for...
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    Task Manager Showing Lower Total Ram than Computer Properties

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone would be able to chime in about my little problem with the computer in my Signature: I bought StarCraft 2 Friday, and have been quite enjoying it, except that it pegs my ram usage at 85-95% while I'm playing and I get the annoying windows low on...
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    GPU client slows CPU client 10x

    Hi everyone, I'm new here, I've been reading the DC forms for awhile and have dabbled in folding in the past but haven't really made a habit of it because my computer was always in the room that I sleep in, and honestly, this thing is loud lol. Since moving I finally have a second room to put it...
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    Building General Purpose Computer

    I'm researching building a new computer for my Father. He currently has a very old computer. I believe, off the top of my head, it's a 2 or 3 GHz P4 with like 1GB of ram or something. The thing struggles to load word and Itunes. That said, on to the questions! 1) What will you be doing with...
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    Prevent File Copying

    At work we have a document that is currently fully restricted on the network (no one but system admin and maybe some of the upper management can even get to the folder the file is in). The only way for us lowly peons to see the contents is to use the hard copy that is printed out and kept track...
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    First HTPC build attempt!

    Hello everyone, I've been lurking around and reading everything I can find about the HTPC build and set up processes and have since sifted out what I would like to do with mine. I would like to: Smooth 1080p video output At least 5.1 sound output (7.1 preferred , future) Play streamed...
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    What causes hard drive heat?

    So I'm sitting here at work, doing my work stuff, and I started thinking about hard drives (I recently had one fail so it was on my mind)... I've done a lot of reading recently on hard drives but it occurs to me that I have not read WHAT causes the heat in a hard drive. Thinking about it my...
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    Major WHS Connection Issues

    Hi, I recently purchased an ACER Aspire EasyStore. I'm having some major issues with it recently though, seemingly random, and I have no idea what to do. I wrote a long winded post on the wegotserved forums here. I'd like some help as I have no idea what is going on, and if possible...
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    HTPC Cases and HDD Space

    Hi, About 3 weeks ago I caught the bug for HTPCs (mainly from lurking around this forum :P). However, since i know very little about the whole deal I've been spending my time reading up on everything I can find. One of the many questions I've come up with is regarding the HTPC cases that...
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    PSU voltage issue

    I just recently built a new computer (3 days ago) after getting it all set up and installed and updated i started poking around with speedfan and cpuz and the like. Well, i noticed something weird.. I'm getting 11.09 according to speed fan and 11. 704 volts according to bios instead of 12 volts...
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    Moderate Gaming Build Parts Check/Recommendations Please

    Disclaimer: I wrote a ton of stuff :eek:, there's bullets at the bottom describing specific questions, otherwise I'm just looking for a general compatibility statement and any cheaper/better components. :D So, it's about time for me to build a new computer. It has been 2 years since my last...
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    square pegs, round holes

    Ok heres my quest I have a perfectly good AMD Sempron 2800+ Socket A Thoroughbred CPU, many various SDRAM sticks laying around, few ATX cases, vid cards, sound, LAN, fans, yadda yadda yadda Only thing I need is a MB that will support both the AMD CPU and SDRAM, everything I find seems to...
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    A8N32-SLI Delux Temps VERY high idle

    I did some searching on the forums here for the problem im having but i cant find anyone with the huge temps im getting at idle (as in just turning computer on, to having it sit for 3+ hours, same temps +/- 2C probably) IDLE: CPU - 44C MB - 54C This is reported by ASUS probe thing (have...
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    New to building: Compatibility or Suggestions?

    First post is the generic "is this right?" question :P I've spent the last week or so lurking and reading everything I can about all the new computer technology so I hope it isnt too terrible!. With that said, this will be my first home built computer, I've upgraded my comps before but never...
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