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Hey guys! The time has come to do a new computer build. The last time I built myself a brand new computer was when the Q6600's dropped in price 4 years ago. That system has been great, and is still running like a champ, but tech has moved on so far since then that the time has come for an...

Hi guys, I have plans to build a pretty serious SFF build over the rest of the summer and into the fall. In my planning I skipped over a pretty glaring detail and now I need to find the solution before i invest any further. The problem I have is that there is less than a 1/2 inch of space...

Kyle, you told us all last friday that there would be a review this week comparing the new AMD cards against the GTX470. I've been waiting patiently all week, but it is now well into Friday with nothing published yet. I was planning to buy a GTX460 this passed week and the comments left...

I have a coworked who is having some issues with his laptop. Whenever he turns on his wireless card it hits the undo button. Makes no sense that i can tell but it reverses whatever he did just before turning it on. Very strange behaviour. anyone else ever had this or soemthing similar happen...

I have Vista Ultimate x64 and i cant seem to fine a good monitoring program. Speed fan can't read I/O. Coretemp can't load the driver. EVGA doesnt have a monitoring software that i know of. I don't know what else i can do. I have everest but im not sure if it reads my quad with the right...

My work just bought 6 new HP laptops. they came with Vista. we need XP. i have tired a few times now to install XP on these systems and i keep getting the same blue screen. I dont even get to the point where i chose the install. its during the driver load that it locks up. stop 0x0000007E...

I am new to overclocking and new to the quad core scene. i have absolutely no idea how to get all 4 cores going at 100%. I've seen pics of prime95 with more than 1 instance. how do i set that up? mine only runs one instance. I really want to know what full load does to this thing. any...

NCIX has listed the new prices. the new CPUs are listed and for sale. E6750 - 207.99 E6850 - 289.99 Q6600 - 289.99 (ships 07/23) I just placed my order. Q6600, EVGA 680i SLI, Thermalright Ultra120 Extreme, 120mm yate loon also through in a seagate 500GB sata2 drive for good measure...

Ok so here's the plan: I have 2 antec 1080b cases. I love the cases but they just arent big enough. so i decided to make them big enough. both of them are getting fused together one will serve as the drive holder. the other will house the PSU and motherboard. I will also be adding a...

Hi all, I am looking into setting up a watercooling system in the near future on my q6600 when i pick it up in a couple weeks. I have plenty of room for pretty much anything in my case. I have started a mod that will be fusing 2 antec 1080b cases together side by side. Left side for drives...

I am planning on getting a Q6600 when the prices drop next week. I plan to do some moderate overclocking for now (3.0ghz-ish) and then bump it up with a watercooling system in the fall. I dont want to get a new mobo when i overclock more, but i also dont want to spend $300+ on a new mobo...

I have just recieved an email from NCIX with the Canadian price drop. the prices are amazing. [B][U]EVERY/B] CPU is under $200!!! :eek: :eek: 4000+ Brisbane 2.1Ghz, 2x512kb $69.99 4200+ Windsor 2.2Ghz, 2x512kb $89.99 4400+ Brisbane 2.3Ghz, 2x512kb $99.99 4800+ Brisbane 2.5Ghz, 2x512kb...

Does anyone know what the LED codes are for an MSI K7T266 PRO? there are four LED's stacked vertically off the board. the one closest to the board is red. I have no idea what that means. this is my friends computer and it died in front of my face. there is absolutely no video signal. don't...

OK, so here's the scoupe. Last night I reformatted and went to install my newly purchased Windows XP disc. Everything loaded up great first boot. Installed the chipset drivers and such and rebooted. downloaded and installed latest vid drivers. reboot..... damn computer won't boot. it locked...

I understand that EVGA should come with a lifetime warranty but the card tha i bought says its only a 1 year warranty. is this only for the US? or should I have a lifetime warranty on my card. I have a 6600GT PCIE If I only get a 1 year warranty, then FUCK YOU EVGA, you won't be getting my...

Im just building my buddies computer. He got a Sempron 64 2800+, MSI Neo3-F, and a eVGA 6600GT. I just loaded windows, and installed the latest Forceware. 78.01 from the nVidia site. The picture quality was fine until i loaded the driver. Now at every pixel you see a red dot froming a grid...

Ok, heres the situation. I have just purchased the majority of my new computer. I will be recieving the parts on monday. Abit AN8-SLI eVGA GF6600GT Maxtor 200GB Sata Enermax Noisetaker 495 All of this will go with some hardware that i already have. Athlon 64 3200+ winny LG 4163...

I just ordered this stuff. should have it on friday. Abit AN8 PCIX BFG GF 6600GT OC 128MB PCIX Enermax Noistaker 485w Maxtor 200GB 7200rpm sata I already have a 3200+ and a generic stick of 512MB DDR400 (temp), as well as an Audigy 2. All of this will be going in my trusty antec...

I'm looking at getting a new powersupply. I think I've found what i want in the OCZ ModStream 520, but I dont know if it will run an SLI system. I'll need to power a 3200+ 939, an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, 1GB Corsair PC4000, and a 6600GT (another one will come in a couple months). I don't really...

I just got my hands on a Athlon 64 3200+ and now i need a mobo. I am looking for any NF3 or NF4 board that is within Canada. I don't want to have to pay customs for a used part. I have an AGP card right now, but it someone has a decent SLI board for sale, I would be interested at the right price.

Hey guys, I just ordered a new system for a buddy of mine. I had placed the order for a A8N E PCIX. I just got an email from my supplier saying that it was discontinued. they shipped me an A8V-E Deluxe as a replacement. I was hoping for the nVidia chipset, as I have had problems with VIA...

I posted this in the Memory forum yesterday, and no one has looked at it, so I'm reposting it in general. Alright, I have been running a set of two 512mb PC3200 Azen sticks in Dual Channel for the longest time now. To me RAM has never been a big deal (company wise) and none of my friends...

Alright, I have been running a set of two 512mb PC3200 Azen sticks in Dual Channel for the longest time now. To me RAM has never been a big deal (company wise) and none of my friends understand why. They are all like "RAM is a big issue"... Well, I decided to round up my buddies and do a...

Has anyone been able to mount the zalman 7000cu all copper heat sink to the msi k8n neo platinum. it seems that the backplate on the board won't come off, and as far as i can tell, the 2 "nipples" to mount the fan are too tall with the msi backplate. Does anyone know if there is a work around...

I'm building a comp for my brothers friend. We got him a 3000+ athlon XP, an Asus K8V SE - Deluxe, 2x512MB DDR400, and a Western Digital SATA 120GB Drive. everythink seems to be working right except i cant load windows. The drive pics up fine in the bios, but when i go to load windows it...

I was just wandering if this is a good overclock by [H]ard standards. I have a P4 2.4 "C" running at 3.18 right now. specs are as follows. p4 2.4c @3.18 Corsair TwinX PC4000Pro 1GB Asus P4C800-E Deluxe the fsb is set at 265 effectively 1060Mhz etc..... temps are 25 deg idle...

I'm new to P4's. I've always owned an AMD chip. Anyway, i just built a P4 system for a friend and he wants it overclocked. I have no problem doing that. I just want to know what a safe voltage would be. I'm gonna be running a 2.4C as fast as i can. I have a p4c800-e deluxe, 1GB Corsair...

Tomorow morning i'm about the build a P4 PC. Never done that before. the 4 computers that i have built have all been AMD. I was just wondering if there is anything that i should be aware of ahead of time. The system will be as follows: Cases Antec : PLUS1080AMG Fileserver ATX 430W...

Hey guys! Need a little advice here. I'm building a computer for a friend. He has a hefty budget. Right now im trying to choose between 2 configurations. #1: Pentium 4 "C" 2.4 Ghz P4C800-E Dlx TWINX1024-4000PRO ATI Radeon 9600XT Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Plus1080AMG w/ 430w PSU...

im gonna be bulding a computer for a friend very shortly. He has a lot of money and he likes quality (his budget is around $3000cdn). He's dead set on getting a 3.2 P4. Thats fine by me, only thing is, i know very little about p4 boards. I've never had the money to get a p4 so i follow amd...

Is there a product out there than will allow me to use a sata drive on a ata connector? I just sent my motherboard in for RMA and got a loner board. When i tried to get my loaner board working, we realised that some how my HDD died. We want to RMA that too, but i need a drive in the mean...