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Hi all, Instead of creating a new thread, the OP had the exact same query as me - except I don't need PCI card.. I have a PCIe slot, and I don't require any gaming at all. I have found this card here Sapphire Radeon HD 3450 - I see it is a lot cheaper, but will it still be fine for normal...

Thanks. I have a ticket open with WD to see if it is just something like firmware. Otherwise the retailer will probably be the next port of call.

Does anyone know if HDD performance is guaranteed with respect to throughput? I can't seem to find any documentation regarding specifications in terms of performance guarantees. Nothing like min/max/avg read/write etc +/-10% For example, say your HDD only achieves 60% (and performance is...

A new beta BIOS has been released: F8e I doubt F8 final is going to be released for a long time :confused:

Hi all! First a disclaimer: I am not an overclocker. Computers these days are just too fast at stock speeds anyway! :o :o :o I picked up my second Gigabyte GA-G33M-DS2R recently and along with a new fang dangled E8200 processor now that they're actually in stock. The first board is...

Thanks Leman. I wasn't sure as coming from an AMD Athlon so everything runs so hot! I have read good things about Intel and power consumption of not only the CPU but also the chipsets, so I'll just leave it I think. Thanks

Would I be right in assuming that the southbridge ICH9 chipset has an integrated heat spreader, and the northbridge G33 chipset is just a bare die? If this is the case then I probably won't worry about it (as much as I'd like to use it as it's a very nice chipset cooler... but the risk of...

I'm picking up one of these boards shortly just for the kids computer. It won't be overclocked and will have a E6550 in it. I will be using the onboard video, so it's a fairly light-weight system. I was wondering for those who have investigated, how warm do the heatsinks get, both northbridge...