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Hey guys, wasn't sure where to put this question, and it didn't seem technical enough for the bits and bytes networking section: Last weekend I updated my Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus to windows 8.1 after making sure to update all drivers and bios, followed by doing the same after the update. At...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc I'm looking to create a quiet htpc for the bedroom, tried a mitx, but the noise level on the thing is way too overpowering in the 12x12 room, and it's ended just sitting unused along with the rest of the setup. My...

In looking at prebuilt NAS solutions, I've realized that to get any four drive raid box that can do transfer rates even as high as 10miB/s the asking price is about $500 before drives. Meanwhile I'm pretty sure that back in school we were reaching speeds of 100miB/s grabbing off a friends local...

Hello, I just put together a new build with the following components: CASE SILVERSTONE|450W SG05BB-450 R MB BIOSTAR|TH61ITX+RCH H61 1155 CPU INTEL|CORE I3 2100 3.1G 3M R SSD 40G|MUSHKIN MKNSSDCL40GB-DX RT MEM 2Gx2|GSKILL F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS But when I hit the power button, the cpu fan spins up...

Hello, I'm looking for some help in improving my home network. I recently discovered that, when connected through my ddwrt Linksys E3000 to my home's 100mbit connection, enabling any form of QoS tanks my speed to 50/20. Meanwhile, with QoS off, it can hit 85/71. Plugging my computer straight...

I have lost a drive in my raid, and my warranties are up (had a good 4 year run). The time seems to have come to refresh the four drives. To this end, I was wondering what people recommend as a good 2tb or higher storage drive these days.

So, I just put together the build at http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1642871 But when I try to start it up and hit delete to enter bios, nothing happens, it just continues in boot process with my raid card bios. After this if flashes to another bios screen that says 'NO keyboard...

Hey, I currently have 4 drives in a RAID5 on a ARECA| ARC-1210 SATA II R I also plan to build a new computer later this week. What I'm wondering is if I just yank the whole system and transfer it to the new computer, will it work as is? Is there any preparation I should take before hand...

Kyle has given official word, 1.5 hours until performance of this proc is known. Should it do well, I want to be ready to order, 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gonna be a bit shared so: Gaming, web browsing, encoding (hd video included...

So, I don't know if this is a popular story now or not, but I've been waiting out Bulldozer on an old proc instead of building a new machine. I originally thought Bulldozer was coming out in June (I swear Q2 was a popular rumor). Now I've officially run completely out of patience for my...

Hi Guys, My promise fasttrak tx4650 started reporting something wrong with my hardware at boot and when I log into the web manager after boot it alerts me that my RAID volume is critical. However, all 4 drives in the RAID are reported as Functional by that same software. If I try to access...

Hey, I just completed a new build (last three posts on http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1577745 for specs), and when I turn it on it won't post or go to bios. When I open the case I notice the cpu fan almost starts to spin up but doesn't. When I remove a stick of ram and try to boot, it...

Hi, I plugged a new C300 SSD into a Intel 6GB/s port on my P8P67 Pro board, and then installed Intel RST. When I manage the drive though, it reports a sata transfer rate of 3Gb/s, is there anything I have to do to fix this? WEI reports a hard drive score of 5.9 which just can't be right for...

Hey, when I try to run the setup for the downloaded utility suite for a new P8P67 pro board, I get the usual pop ups for if I'm sure I want to, and then nothing happens. I try right clicking to run as administrator, still nothing launches. Does anyone know what might be going wrong?

Hey, So I'd like to overclock my new 2600k, but in my Asus P8P67 Pro I don't seem to have the options everyone else points to. When I set my board AI overclock to manual, I get the following instead of the option to overclock: Although it is reporting a turbo speed of 3800mhz instead of the...

Hey, I'd like to make an htpc build, budget $500. I'd really appreciate suggestions. Not suggestions for other streaming solutions, I want XMBC. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Mainly video streaming (1080p decoding a must). Some web browsing...

Hey, I'm looking for a wireless mouse to replace my current one as I'd like to be able to easily relocate to across the room and continue to minimally control the setup (would also prefer 2.4ghz to rf for this reason). I was hoping people could point out good choices to look at. Currently I...

Hey, so my computer starting failing oddly lately, which in my experience means harddrives or ram, so I installed the WebPAM software to do a health check on my 4 raid 5 drives (they are ST31500341AS, 1.5tb) on my Promise FastTrak 4650 card. One of them immediately noted a bad sector log, so I...

Hey, I have some new audio equipment coming including some Linn Majik 109s bookshelf speakers and a Nad C 315BEE to power them. The thing is, until now I've only had active equipment all hooked up to a sound card. I'd like to keep my Hsu STF-1 subwoofer in the mix, but the amplifier only has...

I'm looking for some nice bookshelf speakers to pair with my computer. I currently have M-Audio DX4s hooked up to a Creative X-Fi Surround 5.1 and they are decidedly not filling the bill. I do like my ATH-A900 headphones and wouldn't mind speakers that reproduce like them. I doubt, however...

Ok, it's a work night, so I don't want to think about this now myself, but I'd love some starting recommendations for the weekend: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc I would like to put together an htpc for the living room. Do not plan to store...

Hey, it's kind of hard to describe in more detail than "weird." My roommate recently got a new tv for our place, some 1080p samsung lcd, not sure off the top of my head. Whenever we try to watch something on it, everything gets a weird effect. I guess a little like it was filmed in stop...

Hey, A friend of mine is looking to get a TV to help finish off new a apartment, but wasn't sure which ones are the winners. As I wasn't sure either, I figured I'd ask you guys. He's looking for something he can eventually hook up a game system to, and just plain looks good and true to...

So, I've been working off of some M-Audio Studiophiles DX4s paired to a Hsu STF-1 for a bit now, and, while I've enjoyed the clarity and responsiveness of the subwoofer, the DX4s have aways seemed to fall short of what I would like (I own a pair of ATH-A900 headphones that are more what I'd...

Have not been able to find any shop carrying these, would really prefer one to messing up the looks with that lian-li stamped block. Prob willing to go up to 30 shipped.

Hey, A buddy of mine is looking for a 40"+ tv, and asked me for any help he could get in this hunt while only giving me the budget of "a good deal." TVs aren't exactly a market I look at, so I figured I'd ask here. If anyone has any favorites in this size range that someone is giving a...

Hey, first overclock and my setup is: E8400 P5N-D 9800GT Now, I left my ram at stock (through manual settings) and pcie at 100 (which is to say overclocked neither or so I believe) and changed voltages to those recommended by...

I recently decided to turn my E8400 with Asus P5N-D setup into an overclocked one (my first overclock setup and I installed a new Zalman 9900 for the task), but first wanted to make sure I had an idea of what temps were. Another site said to gauge temps with case covers off first at idle (to...

Hey, lately I've been feeling a bit cramped by my maxed out 4HDDs in my Antec Sonata III (Don't even want to go into the misery that it's been each time I've had to swap one), and also been wanting a bit more air flow then it provides as I think I'd like to overclock my currently at stock E8400...

So I've recently entered the looking for an amplifier scene, and after telling my friend I'd like to save some money on the purchase, he suggested a vintage Marantz receiver. The thing is, the internet gives them a great reputation for sounding "warm," while I'd really prefer if my sound...

Hey, I recently noticed that Vann's has a preorder deal of the Energy RC-10s at http://www.vanns.com/shop/servlet/item/features/542695295/energy-rc10?s_c=site_search for $300 shipped. I've been keeping my eyes open for an upgrade from my M-Audio Studiophile DX-4s for a bit now, and I've heard...

I think this thread goes here due to it being on board software RAID, anyway: I have an Asus P5N-D with the latest bios and three Seagate 1.5 tb drives I'd like to hook up in a RAID 5. When I try to do this with the MediaShield bios utility it reports a capacity of 746.52 gb (which...