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Is it possible to run the machine with no dedicated graphics, and the iGPU turned off if you're only accessing it remotely? I'm not sure if any BIOS supports that? Getting a used dirt cheap GPU like Wyodiver says though would be an option too. I'd be curious to see if using a gpu would lower the...

First off, here is my build: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/MrDowntempo/saved/vMhsJx It's functionally complete and up and running right now. But there's still a few minor things to do and one big issue. Cable management isn't done well yet either, but only because I know I'm going to have to...

I just got my 120g Sata III SSD installed and it's running great. I currently have everything installed on it, meaning windows 7 and all my programs. (I've got a BSD NAS system I'm working on to store all my data). 120g though isn't enough room to install all my games, hell it's not enough to...

hmmm the Intel one does look pretty damn good. Anandtech gave it a big thumbs up too, and newegg has a good price for it. Not only that but they throw in the new Total War! We may have a winner.

I have a P6X58D Premium mobo. Love it. I was running off an old HDD and planned to continue doing so until I could get an SATA III SSD. Well the HDD finally crapped out. I'm reinstalled on a small 32gb SSD I had laying around empty, but its nothing fancy and its already basically full of course...

ಠ_ಠ I do not live in a world where UPS battery backups are a disposable items. I don't need a setup so stable I can run a CS server during the zombie apocalypse. I just want to be able to save my game/files and shut down when the power goes out.

I just ordered a Frost tactile too! I will stop eating by my keyboard as soon as it gets here. In the meantime OM NOM NOM NOM.

What good is the 6 minutes a battery backup provides you to save your data if you can't see your data on a screen to save it?

Oh well. Not really interested in it for games. I just wanna minority report my chrome browser =)

Lots of good stuff to go through here, thanks! Also, I forgot that half my battery backup is a surge protector and half is battery backup. So looking at it again I see only the monitor, PC, and router were plugged into the battery backup side. (speakers, inkjet printer, external HDD and...

This is the one I have. My system is an 920 i7 with a 5870 and a buncha fans and a couple of HDDs. Also have the monitor, printer, router, and speakers plugged into it. Cable Modem is actually elsewhere, I admit I'm calling it names in frustration and it probably is underpowered. Still I can't...

My PC (which uses a 1000watt corsair PSU) and all it's accoutrement is hooked up into a battery backup. Some days everything works fine, some days the backup shuts off the system. (the opposite of what it's supposed to be doing). The backup beeps and the system shuts down and everything else in...

It's awesome how MS left the kinect open for PC modders, we've all seen the bids people have made of it being used to throw virtual fireballs etc. But has anyone nodded it to be useful on the PC yet? Could it make a viable HTPC controller? Can it be used as a standard webcam to make skype calls...

Nope, don't live next to any fry's down here in Floriduh ಠ_ಠ. Amen brother.

After taking another look at my case, i realized a single slot card is my only option. I haven't been able to find any single slot GTS250s do they exist? I know galaxy has made a single slot 260, but they're ultra rare and expensive if you can find one. I'd really like to spend less than $100...

Alright, maybe I wasn't clear. I have an ATI card. It doesn't do physx. It IS possible to use an nvidia graphics card with a hacked driver for dedicated physx processing. Its just like using an nvidia graphics card with a 2nd nvidia card for dedicated physx (I'm not talking SLI), the only...

Thanks, I've been in there but I'll give it another go when I get home too.

I loved Mafia 2. Story was excellent, and I was able to max out the graphics on my 5870 2gb. I'm gonna be playing through it again for sure and the DLC as well when it comes out. Now I'm thinking about picking up a nvidia GPU for the physx. I bought batman back when it was on sale and haven't...

I have an X-Fi xtremegamer. It has a flexijack which supposedly can act as optical toslink, side channels, and/or a line-in or something else. I want to set it as the side channels with a 7.1 setup. However, even after installing all of creative's extra software, there doesn't appear to be a way...

I measured my desk and it is 4ft 8in long, I'm gonna throw out my almost dead CRT soon and upgrade to some flat panels. 2 or maybe 3. My machine supports ifinity. What size monitor should I be looking at though? I wish there was some sorta online wizard to help my figure out what size monitor I...

I currently have a 2.1 set of speakers I'm happy with. My CRT is dying though, and my vid card supports ifinity. I'm considering getting 3 LCDs, each of which happens to have a stereo pair! That means I'd have a 6 speaker array in front of me. Can I configure my PC to use those laid out...

Makes sense that readyboost wouldn't help much. I will move the 1gb pagefile to the USB though. What about my temp folder idea? I've still got 7gb on this stick that could be used. Are there portions of the windows OS I could move to the USB stick? Anything else I could do to squish out a bit...

I've got an HTPC with a 60gb (not even 64gb) SSD with the OS on it. I have a big 1.5tb HDD with all my media. The machine also has a USB card with an internal USB port. Since I have a pretty quick 8gb USB stick laying around, I was wondering if I could use it to speed up and/or free up space on...

argh. Well at least that gives me time to save my dough.

Is there a sata III sandforce SSD out yet? I've got a mobo with SATA III and it seems silly to purchase a new SSD for this system and not take advantage of it. It also seems silly to not get a sandforce drive since they seem to offer the best IOPs. Where is my perfect SATA III sandforce drive? I...

I don't want any other OS, When I think about you iTouch myself.

Well I'm bummed. I hope Kyle at least played for a bit on a non ifinity setup before completely banishing it. Its a fun game that deserves at least a look. I'm enjoying the hell out of it right now. Its refreshing because its not like other shooters or MMOs I've played, but something new and in...

Thats is just incredible. I hope one day they get a BIG room =)

Is that a real Arc Reactor?!?!//!/11!!!!!111 ;-) I really dig the two fans on the front as well. Nice build! You should get some sexier looking nuts for the top.

That res sure does sound sexy, but the fact that you have to lower the eye candy to get it playable AND put up with those bezels has gotta ruin it. I think I'd be happier with a single 1920x1200 monitor and all the effects turned on. Unless bezeless displays become affordable, ifinity just...

PvE is fun. Its basically instant PUGS running through an instance. So far its all been teams of 4, I think they go upto 6 in the later levels. Its just your team running through a very linear map to get to a boss battle. There are enough maps and setpiece obstacles to keep it interesting...

I was expecting this to be a big open world with quests and such but with third person combat. Its not that at all. While it has bits of team fortress and bits of MMOs, it really is whole different kinda game. It does feel shallow at first since epic equipment doesn't make as big of a difference...

Long time no see, yall. Real Life can be a bitch sometimes. Now, back to the truly important stuff. First off I wanted to clean the case real well before I put on any more paint. I hosed if off, but needed a good place to let her dry off. How about on the can? While the main chassis took a...

This is the contest thread right? If so, gimmie gimmie!! ;-)

Yeah I've been perusing that thread. Good info there. Still haven't found what I need though. QoS and gigabit and dual band etc are not features she'll need. A big ass antennae is. If this were back in the wifi G days I'd get a WRT54G and some big 3rd party antennaes. Most of these newfangled...

Heres the email I got this morning: I got her a laptop for christmas. Now I know how she felt when she bought me a console when I was younger. Anywho.. its a wireless N laptop and thats the only wifi device she owns. She has a big house and a big yard though. So I need a WiFi N router (dual...

For a [H]ard review, I can no longer wait / I need a mobo to be my 920's mate / Newegg is shipping it, soon it will be mine / Thanks, for the info, I hope this works out fine / Because frankly, I'm running out of ... rhymes... shit.

I just ordered a new headset cuz I needed one. I need it for gaming, and really nothing else too much. Do I need a sound card to get the most oomph out of this? Does the X-Fi 5.1 virtualization make that big of a difference? Or would I be better off getting a headphone amp? Have you guys seen...

Just a quick update: I finished painting the main body black last night. Just lettin' her dry. Clear coat is next once it finishes drying. I really want it fully dry before I put down the clear coat and it is still pretty cold so I wait. I didn't take any pics, since you all already know what it...

This would be soooooooo awesome if sitting in an uncomfortable library chair and trying to fall asleep on a hard table didn't already suck.