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It's 8 years old or so. I've had three from that era, all still crank. Those things were beasts. At this point, the cost of the rest of the rig probably warrants a new psu along with it, even though this will be a lower power user (no big video card, no spinning drive platters, etc.)

edited for wrong psu wattage.

I have an Enermax 720w PSU (modular) that's been a workhorse for me for years. I'm in the middle of planning a new build, and I'm considering dropping it in the new box. It's quiet and has been rock solid for so long, I'm wondering if it's nuts to consider reusing it. I'm not expecially...

It is overkill, I agree, but where this will effectively be the only real box in the house (non-tablet, laptop or phone), I'd like it to be the flagship, and be able to hand future utility expansion. You're right on the graphics. I'll be taking the same strategy with sound for now, as it...

The CPU has onboard graphics. Sorry Should have been more clear. I'll be running water cooling on the CPU, so she should stay nice and cool.

I'm in the process of planning for a new household rig that will be storage for all family photos, movies etc., personal files, music, etc. I'd like it to operate as a secure cloud server for my family's mobile (music, videos, etc.) and everything else going on in our lives. I'll have the...

Full disclosure, this is my first build in years. I'm still getting up to speed on where technology has gone over the past 4-5 years. I'm about to rebuild my HTPC into a central box for the home. It will perform some minor HTPC duties (will not be a TV Tuner/DVR) but will primarily serve as...

I've had great luck with evga. Thanks for sharing the story.

yeah, that isn't working I'll double check i'm most up to date on drivers

I'm using an Nvidia 7600gs on a Foxconn 939 mobo and when i stream some videos online, the Cpu is doing all the work and the Gpu is idle The quality is clearly lacking. Can someone help me find the setting to force this? I cant find it in the Nvidia settings. TIA

Can't tell if it has expandability for memory. are there any empty slots?

I run a number of Liberty units with no problems. RMA'd the infiniti, so should all be well soon enough. Great thread.

I have this same exact issue. After 14 months of perfect operation, PC crapped out one night (beeping woke me up). I've tried trouble shooting, but nothing's working, so I'm guessing somethings wrong with the PSU. Did your new unit work okay, paco?

I hate MIR's, but this is very tempting.

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A standard certificate at Verisign is like $700 for 256bit encryption, with the same ubiquity. Global sign's offer is $200 for the same cert, although I can use one certificate for multiple servers, which on Verisign it's 1 : 1. He also said the root strength is 2048 rather than Verisign's...

Meguiars also makes a product called "Clear Plastic" which is amazing at removing scratchs on clear coats and plastics like plexi.

Anyone using these guys for security certificates? They're pricing out at a huge discount to Verisign, and offer much better control. Budgets are tough, so I think there's some real savings here. They claim same root strength and ubiquity... Anyone have any info? zv

Great post. I spent the weekend down in PA with my nephew, how is pretty well versed in the linux universe. He had a dual boot rig he let me screw around with and get comfortable with. I'm shocked at the user friendliness of the gui. it's excellent. Finding settings and the like was a...

So I set this box up and completed stage 1, which was full backup and consolidation of all the PCs in the house (couple laptops that aren't listed in my sig as well). I'll be doing ongoing management of all the information, and setting up file-zilla and either gotomypc.com or logmein.com or...

To follow up, the Hawking works amazing, and even has a beta of wireless "n" for those in the early adopter camp (I'm just using b/g combo). THe unit is tiny (which is hard to tell from the pics) and the USB cord is nice and long. Signal is rock solid, pinned at full connectivity 100% of...

Great f*cking post. I'm going with the Hawking. Many thanks! zv /thread

This is a server, so if the wireless capability isn't as advertised, I could revert to hardwired (although I'd rather not snake a cat5 cable around my office). My guess is the wireless will be fine. The router is in the same room. Any thoughts on the two products I posted in the OP...

You're saying the computer doesn't recognize any hardware in the USB category? Consider uninstalling the drivers and letting windows use it's own software.

So the onboard networking capability of my mobo is dead, and I want to use a PCI adapter to remedy. This will fit into my backup/FTP server, which is a boneyard s939 build. I'd like a card that has both wireless and RJ plug capability. Do they exist? I'm striking out finding anything like...

having never built a linux box, how will I do for a first try? I was planning on using filezilla for the sharing, which has worked great in the past. the gaming restriction kind of stinks, but I can live without that. This box is a centralized backup for what has turned into way too many...

All I know is ZLob was one bad motherf*cker, and smitfraud combined with spyware doctor fixed it.

Def run it in safemode.

I think this one is worth spending $ on - as the AVS software is kind of hinky (as are most of the freeware options). I'm going to look into PowerDVD Ultra. Thanks!

I'm not planning on running linux. If anything, I'd force myself to by Home Server - but for FTP and file backup - I don't think it's necessary. Which parts won't work on XP home? I'd rather not spend any more money. This was a boneyard build, and required minimal new pieces (which is...

I'm on a similar mission, but I was hoping I could use one of my spare XP home versions for the OS. I'm not doing any heavy lifting, I just want to accomplish the following 1) FTP 2) Online MP game hosting (nothing major - likely CoD) 3) File backup (music & video from other machines on...

I bet the military is already using prototypes of this or similar technology.

Never wore a strap, and never fried anything. I'm reasonably careful, but not psychotic or anything.

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shouldn't the DVD be plugged right into the mobo, and the 4 HDDs into the PCI card? Why is your DVD plugged into the PCI raid controller?

+1 Video quality could be a bit better, but overall, this is a sweet service.

My 880 is great. +1 for Harmony

slimline was an absolute must for me. CM Media 260

I use the AVS Media Player on my HTPC to play DVDs, and about 2 months ago, I started having problems. HTPC rig is in my signature. Even when I first starting using AVS, I would have skippy audio, until i set the audio to 4 channel (2 front / 2 rear). I was never able to get 5.1 sound...

I have a 3' extender for my wireless AP and it's fine.