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I'm looking into this wire sleeving but it is conductive. how would i ground the sleeving?

I'm debating what i should upgrade to and i need some help. should i get a new processor (e6600) or the patriot 1066 RAM? i'm trying to get the maximum overclock possible. if i get the 1066 i can push my proc much higher, and im getting liquid cooling so i know i can handle a good bit of heat...

i've been painting a bunch of my hardware white (for my Parepin mod) because i want my Lian-li to have a clean-room look to it. i took of the heatsink of my 8800gts and i painted it but now i want to put it back on the card. what would you guys recommend for thermal paste? should i stick with...

I bought an alienware 2 years ago as my first computer. Only 1 piece of the original computer is still in there; the 120mm fan. you can see i cut the sides of the case (the black plastic) and added modder's mesh so that i have better airflow. The vent in the back of the case is for exhaust...

what brand of paint would be the best choice for painting the inside of my Lian-Li?

it looks like all of my favorite mods use acrylic in some way so I'm looking to find the right kind. ACRyan looks like he has good acrylic but the UV reactive green appears like it would be see through in normal light. is that true? does his normal green acrylic give off some kind of uv-like...

I'd like to get a case just to mod so that i dont have to take apart or not be able to use my main computer. do you guys think this would be a case that would be moddable. ps. i like the already modded or "out-there" look. (I have an alienware case and i modded an ASUS Vento). i just feel...

My friend's computer(pentium D 2.8) was running kind of hot so we got a new heatsink and Artic Silver. he put the paste and the heatsink on but when he boots it will randomly crash before getting to windows (or a little after). he put his old heatsink on and it is doing the same thing. he's even...

I am running an E6300 with 667 patriot ram. i hit 3.15ghz [load 51c] with it and am very happy. but. if i went up to the E6600 i should be able to hit 4ghz, which would be amazing since this is the first time i've overclocked before. 1. will i actually be able to hit 4ghz or will the...

If i mount my HDs sideways (vertically) as opposed to flat, will my speeds be affected

2 apologies. 1 for the 300 reference. 2. i never thought i'd be that guy that asks how to spend his money, but im here any way. I have 300 bucks to spend, i dont have to spend it all, i could be happy spending 20 bucks on ccfl's. here is what i got e6300 @ 3.2 2gb[2*1gb] of Patriot 667...

I was doing a mod on my case by cutting a whole in the top of the case. i didnt want to take all my components out so i covered them with tons of saranwrap and that worked fine. when i bring my computer back up to my room it does not boot with my overclock. it boots just fine when its at 266*7...

I put on my new northbridge cooler but i had to take all my cards and stuff out. I bought a XFX 7900gs and installed it. I loaded all the drivers, nothing wrong. so i put my soundcard(sabrent, the 8 dollar one on newegg) back in and it wasnt working so i reinstalled the drivers. didnt...

ok, there are like 10 different types of 7900gs 's and i dont know which one everyone is talking about. I want a new card and people talk about the 7900gs's but i dont know which one i should get.

i dont know where the problem is, ive got a ds3 f3 bios, 2 gigs of 1gig 667 patriot. and the e6300. its running smoothly, no lockups or anything @ 3.1ghz. im not complaining cause thats 0.1 ghz more than i had planned for, but is it my ram? can i find out where the problem is? can i fix the problem?

Hey I've got the alienware case, i know i know deal with it, and i really want to put some kind of window mod on it, besides the usuall side window ( i have the entire side of the case filled with fans[ or as i call it, the wall of fans] so where would a nice window go on the alienware. Or where...

i just made a wall of fans for the inside of my computer and the amount of wiring that it took is ... well im all about wire management and this makes me want to cry. what i was thinking was to just remove the white molex plastic thing, then pluggin in the right molex pins (male to...

im running windows xp and i wanted to dual boot ubuntu. i put the live cd in (it works i've used it before) and it gets to uncompressing kernal, ok ...(something something) and then it just freezes, but i can type stuff... its weird man! whats wrong/should i do

my ds3 crashes everytime i push the dimm voltage up even .1v whats up with that?!?

what is the overvoltage for FSB compared to CPU? how does this affect my overclocking???

i have one 320 hd and i'd like another 320 so i can take all the stuff off of my external hd and put it (for easy acces) on my main. i was also looking at a raptor and well, its a raptor. i can survive without the space so should i get a raptor (36-150) or get the 320gig( for 94.99). i just dont...

i want me and my friends to start LANing and i want to know what gear i will need to get started and what the best gear is.

my HSF (intel stock) is spinning at the incredibly high speed of 983 rpm and i have to flick the fan once or twice to get it going. what fan should i get if i want to take my e6300 up to 3ghz?

hey i got a fan controller and i dont know how to (where to) put the temp probes? and i cant finish my core 2 duo build :mad:

ok i build a system for my friend and im stumpt. the 80gig sata runs fine but the 250 is giving me problems. in bios it is recognized and all that fun stuff but it isnt recognized in diskmanagement and i cant figure out whats wrong. if anyone knows whats going on, it'll help me not look like dumbass

why do people tell me to go with 2 ram cards instead of 4?

i need to buy a new laptop and a new computer. does anyone know if an indentical clock speed merom and conroe would perform exactly the same in benchmarks or what.? also should i just get a bitchin laptop and no desktop or get both? pros and cons please

i've always been strongly against ole JT, he seems a little crazy and very out of touch. his feelings towards pac-man and other nonviolent games are absurd and he makes me want to ban free speech, but i do see some good qualities (whether accidental or not) 1. This guy trys, I mean he...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811217025 click to view images, dude its got the head and everything, its like the S&M alienware.

is there any case that is realllly white, like it would match-an-ipod-white. not looking for silvery or off-white, i mean something that would make you go damn that shits white.

to the moderator that will want to move this to the Mobo section, hey come on, this deserves to be here too The point of this post is to gather all the information about Conroe boards, and chips. enough info to satisfy the intelligent and enough basic info to teach the noobs ASUS...

The point of this post is to gather all the information about Conroe boards, and chips. enough info to satisfy the intelligent and enough basic info to teach the noobs ASUS http://usa.asus.com/products4.aspx?...=3&l2=11&l3=248 Model:P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP IDE: 2 SATA: 6(+1) RAID...

is it possible for me to hook up 2 sets of the LEDS to one controller? how could i do this?

I really!! want to make my power on button be a touch switch and i just cant find it but i did find this http://www.electronickits.com/kit/complete/elec/ck1606.htm would this work? is there a better touch switch out there? is there a momentary touch switch?

does anyone know why monitor mods are so rare or am i just beeing dumb? or can someone show me a site with em or a pic or something.

original e6400 intel D975XBX 4 sticks of 667 corsair overclocked e6400 @ 8 multi*375mhz=3000mhz memory 375(12% increase)mhz for the memory im not sure about it, im a total noob to overclocking(ive read a lot, just well... yeh im a noob) im putting a scythe ninja on this...

im getting the asus p5w dh deluxe and i need new ram and im getting the e6400 can someone give me advice for overclocking and ram to choose. 1. i dont get the changes between RAM and CPU(why raise ram and cpu and not cpu or ram?) in the context of overclocking 2. in laymans what is latency...

whats the best mobo for the E6600 Core 2 Duo? please post the price too

ok im building a computer for a friend and i need these parts, i'll use paypal 1. 300 gb HD 2. 4 sticks of 512mb 667mhz for under 34 dollars each 3. audigy2 platnium (with the front bay) for under 104 dollars 4. 5.1 speakers for under 60 5. and a lightscribe dvd burner for under 35