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I've read that there's revised 800Ds for a few months that come with USB3.0/SATA6, I was wondering if there's a way to ensure getting one of these revised units rather than an older one Are the boxes labeled/different or is just luck? Or have they been around long enough that I'll probably...

I just replaced my 4870x2 with a 580 GTX and I'm having issues Pretty much every game I try on it is causing a vid driver crash relatively quickly, I've removed everything and run driver sweeper multiple times and reinstalled drivers and I'm still having the same issue What do I do next...

So we've got the 580 and the 6970 out now, and the 6990 out more or less imminently What else do you expect to see in the near future at the high end? SLI-on-a-card Nvidia? A higher memory 570 and/or 580? Something else?

I'm on the verge of upgrading my 4870x2 into either a 6970 or 580 GTX (I game at 2560x1600) Currently I have a Q9550 @ 3.6 ghz and 8 gb of RAM Is the processor going to be a bottleneck at all or is it still fine?

As I prepare to replace my 4870x2 with something else, I'm still considering going dual GPU or dual card even though I told myself I wouldn't do SLI/CF again after the issues this card has given me (which, to be fair, has been nothing MAJOR - just various annoyances over the years that I didn't...

I just replaced a 3007WFP-HC that I've been using for 2+ years with a 3008WFP Rev A03 I know the 3007 heavily oversaturates everything, but the 3008 looks kind of washed out in comparison to me right now Am I supposed to turn the brightness way down from the default 75? I moved it to 50 but it...

I have a Windows PC that is turned off at night with a 2tb secondary hard drive in it that has media/documents/photos/etc. on it, and a NAS which also has a 2tb drive in it. What kind of options do I have for regularly backing up/syncing the Windows drive to the NAS? (as individual files not...

So I was playing a game on a 4870 X2 and both monitors connected to the card blacked out for a couple seconds, then came back and everything was fine. I alt tabbed out to check the temperature in CCC and it was under 80 degrees, which I think is well within tolerance/fine. There was another icon...

My 4870 X2 kind of 'jumps' rhythmically every 5-6 seconds in games, where it seems almost like it's skipping frames at that point. Just a little hiccup every 5-6 seconds, never in between and it always happens. Is this normal/microstuttering or is it some other issue? Vista 64 SP1

I was having some issues with games locking up and I thought it might be my Diamond 4870x2 overheating (was idling at 80 degrees+), so I set up some fan profiles as per the [H] article. I made two profiles and played around with fan speeds and the loudest I think I settled on 32 for 'Desktop'...

I put together a new box this week and I've been having errors (CRCs on installs, stuff like that) in Vista so I went and ran Memtest86+ and I'm getting errors. Relevant hardware is Q9550, Asus P5Q-E, 4x2gb Corsair PC8500 RAM Tested all the RAM at once (errors), updated the BIOS (no...

Hi, I'm having some issues with a new build and I'm trying to localize them - what is the harddrive equivalent of Memtest86 to see if it is what is causing the problem? Thanks

So, I've been digging through search here and reviews on lots of websites like SPCR trying to figure out which fans I should get, but I'm having a bit of trouble making sense of it all. Putting together a system wtih a Q9550 that I plan to overclock, with a TRUE-120 HSF, and a Lian-Li X500...

I'm on the verge of putting together a new system, and while in the short term I'm not going to be using crossfire, I may upgrade to it within a few months pending how happy I am with the system's performance. From what I understand, there is a performance hit for crossfire on a P45 board...

Last year I picked up a Dell 30" monitor, it's beautiful and great and all but in many ways I regret it because it's really a pain in the ass to drive this thing. At the time I dropped my 8800GTS 320mb in it with the intent to upgrade, but I've spent all that time sitting on the fence waiting...

Hey, I just got my 3007WFP-HC and I'm wondering how to set it up to look its best. I installed the drivers and the color profile from Dell's site and that's it so far. My initial feeling is that colors look a bit oversaturated, but maybe that's just because it's not what I'm used to (coming...

I've read a lot of positive stuff about this monitor, I'm wondering what specific drawbacks it has compared to other 24" monitors (besides the price, which seems fairly high). Also, is the 26" version more or less identical? Or does it have issues of its own?

I've tried searching but didn't really find what I'm looking for, I was wondering what the options for 24" monitors are atm and the pros/cons of each of them. Alternatively, if anyone has a recommendation based on the following criteria: mostly for gaming, some image work, don't particularly...

I bought a 2405WFP a couple years ago, and someone wants to take it off my hands today for what I think is a pretty high price - so I'm considering unloading it and grabbing a 2407-HC. Is it a noticably better monitor, ie. worth my while to do? My total cost of upgrade would be pretty low, all told.

Q6600, IP35-Pro OCed it to 333 mhz fsb x9 = 3ghz and every other program reports it at 3ghz, it's benchmarking at 3ghz, but cpu-z says it's running at 333x6=2ghz. Something to be concerned about or just forget about it?

Looking to pick up a 5-8 port gigabit switch, preferably wall mountable and while I'm not sure I'll hook up any 10/100 devices to it, I'd like one that behaves if I choose to do so. I see a lot of them drop everything down to that speed if you connect any 10/100 devices.

So, I'm looking for a PCI tuner card that will fit in my Shuttle SG33G5, I'm running Vista Home Premium MCE. I just want to connect basic cable to it, and I'd like it to have good picture/sound quality, single tuner is fine, ability to record decently, and an FM tuner. I don't believe I...

Right now, my internet connection comes in to a room upstairs in my house and is connected to a router there. I want to have wired and wireless internet access in my basement. There's conduit in the wall so I can drop cat cable from the room where my router/internet is down to a room in the...

What do you use to stream media from a fileserver to your HTPC? Are there any limitations about it that frustrate you? Trying to get a feel for the various solutions

I'm looking to build a couple HTPCs, and I'd like to start out with the simpler of the two since this will be my first HTPC. I basically just want it to play (up to 1080p) videos off the file server, hooked up to an HDTV with HDMI. No stereo system is involved, will probably mostly be used with...

Hey, I'm about to purchase a copy of Office 2003 and I'm wondering if I can install it on both of my computers without any activation/updating/etc. problems. I really would rather not buy two copies. I know the activation FAQ says you are allowed to install it on one PC and one laptop, but...

Curious how far back I should put this thing on my desk, don't wanna rape my eyes

Are the standard Lian-Li stealth CD/DVD-ROM bezels compatible with the V1000 case? Thanks!

So my monitor shipped yesterday or something and should be here tomorrow or earlier next week, can't wait *twitch* When it does get here, what do I need to test it for and how do I do so? Like dead pixels, backlight glow(?), what else? Thanks!

Anywhere to purchase one of these? I've got a Sony alarm clock with an orange backlight, black text, and I love the look of it - would really like something similar for the front of my V1000B.

This will probably sound stupid, but I remember as a kid I was working around black lights at some point and was told not to look right at them as it causes eye damage. Is this true, and does it hold true for UV CCs?

I'm putting together an X2 box with a DFI Lanparty, and I'd like to get a modest overclock (air only) out of it at 1:1. Since I'll be playing a lot of BF2, I'd like 2 gb of RAM - so I'm wondering if I'll be better served by OCZ Platinum PC3200 with the tighter timings, or Crucial...

Sorry, I don't mean to sound like a moron and I don't want to start a war - but I'm really, really jonesing for a high end upgrade and I'm curious if I should just bite the bullet and grab a 7800 GTX now, or wait a month(? more?) and see what's up ATI's sleeve. Is there a chance it's going to be...