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Looking for a mobo to use with this QD6580 CPU, ddr2 or ddr3(preferred), and nvisia SLI slots Thanks!!

Looking for a good / budget board to pair with this QX6850 CPU. DDR 3, nvidia SLI are my requirements

Hey guys! It's been an eternity since I've been able to delve into my enthusiasm for performance computers. The last one I built was a ridiculously overclocked AMD Athlon XP 2500+ mobile CPU in a desktop board. Anyway... I was running around some yard sales last weekend and came across a deal...

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The convergence board on my TV went out. It's easily accessible through a front panel, so I pulled it out to check it out. There's a burnt resistor. it's light blue, probably about the size of a tic-tac. no color code stripes. it reads: 1.8OJ (O = ohm symbol) RNX1 FU 225 I...

I figured this could use it's own thread... seems like a lot of people have been anticipating the hardware decoding functionality that flash 10.1 sports. flash player 10.1 beta: http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html

I can't think of anything I want for the holidays, so I'm trying to part together an HTPC... I'd like small size, low noise and 1080p w/ 5.1 surround over hdmi as my priorities. I have a desktop computer that's rarely used that has a intel 1.8 c2d processor, 8gb of ram, and a big sata hdd, and...

I was given an old Dell Optiplex SX270. The previous owner said it wouldn't turn on. Turned out it had a couple of bad caps on the motherboard, $3 later I had an awesome SFF running great. I put 2gb DDR + Pentium 4 3.40GHZ/1M/800 SL7E6 with a 320gb SATA drive. This puppy screams. I can...

I currently play 720p MKV's (x264 or h264) using VLC player with all the default settings. I was curious if there was a way to improve my video experience. I can't quite play 1080p smoothly, but I believe that's the fault of my onboard intel GMA910 ... I used DTD calculator and was able...

I have a Dell SX280. It has onboard intel GMA910/whatever graphics. I'm using the video drivers that were included on the WinXP disc. Why such old drivers? that's a whole other story. Pretty much, I'm stuck with this driverset, and have to live with it. Anyway. If I boot up my computer with...

I'm using an older computer as kind of an HTPC. It only has stereo 3.5mm jack output. I'd like to hook it up to my receiver to watch movies in surround sound. Is there a USB "sound card" that will give me 5.1 digital output using toslink / optical? This computer does not have any pci...

I'm using an older computer as kind of an HTPC. It only has stereo 3.5mm jack output. I'd like to hook it up to my receiver to watch movies in surround sound. Is there a USB "sound card" that will give me 5.1 digital output using toslink / optical? Thanks!

I've setup an old sff Dell sx280 as a downloader/htpc machine. It has Intel 915G chipset, onboard everything. I put Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit on it, along with all the updates and drivers from windows update. For video it has a DVI-I connector. I'm using a DVI-HDMI adapter to connect to my...

I have an old cheapy 19" CRT monitor. Apparently, it doesn't tell the OS that it's capable of 1600x1200 via EDID or whatever. on my old computer, running winXP pro, and an ATI video card, i was able to use a program called powerstrip to create a custom monitor driver and add 1600x1200 @...

Throughout the course of time, I've overclocked everything I've owned.. LOL. mini ATX boards don't stand in my way, I pin mod those to overclock athonXP barton cores.. motherboard BIOS's with controls disabled don't stand in my way... I modify the BIOS, enable the menus and flash it to the...

I was given an HP a1720n which has the intel E6300 processor. I know normally, you can't overclock a prebuilt computer of this nature. I'm curious, if it's possible atleast. I'm not worried about screwing anything up, since it didn't cost me anything. In the past, I've used tools to...

Let me begin with a little backinfo. My old computer had a creative audgy 2 zs platinum. I got the 7.1 T7700 Creative speakers to go with them, and everything worked fine. Now, I got a new computer, preloaded with Vista Ultimate, and it has onboard Realtek HD audio which has 7.1...

Hello. I'm building up a media PC, specifically for playing music and movies out of some spare parts. I have an MSI 645 Ultra Motherboard running a 2.0ghz P4, which has onboard sound -- AC'97 While rummaging through the clost, I found an old PCI Sound Blaster Live! (model CT4670 )...

It seems I'm late on all the deals. CompUSA.com has a deal on a linksys compact wireless router for $20, free shipping, no rebates... but I was late, and they sold out.... then office depot had the same router for the same price as a black friday deal, and they sold out of them 15 minutes...

I want to surprise my buddy for Xmas. He doesn't have an internet connection on his 360, and everytime he wants to connect, he has to drag his cable modem downstairs.. such a hassle.. I see the official microsoft xbox360 wireless adapters are priced at $100 and up. I'm curious if I can...

Right now, I have FFDShow setup to upscale video... and it tries to do it with Divx/AVI's etc too, which my computer can't handle. How do I restrict it to DVD video only? and what can I do to conserve power with my HTPC box... I'm running SageTV, and my motherboard has S3 suspend...

I have a Panasonic CT34WX15 TV ... it's a widescreen high-def tube. Unfortunatly, it doesn't come equipped with an ATSC tuner, so I can't just pick up a high-def antenna and pick up the OTA channels. I've heard of external tuner boxes, but have no idea what they are called, or how to ask for...

I have an old 4x DVD-Rom drive from an Apple iMac I need to use in a project computer. The model of the drive is: SR-8185-B Manufactured June 2000 It has a JAE40 connector on the back, only it's upside down.. I've tried all the USB adapter for slim drives off ebay, but I guess Apple...

I'm doing a project with a computer, and startup times are very very important. When I turn the computer on, one of the most significant delays is the graphics card starting up. I'm talking about the screen the card displays before the computer's POST screen. it's an nvidia geforce2 GTS...

Hey guys. I haven't posted here in a while, I've had my HTPC running smoothly for quite a while. I never noticed it until recently. My HTPC can pass dolby digital to my receiver when my source is a DVD perfectly. My front end is SageTV. I'm using optical out from my computer to the...

I'm looking for a piece of equipment for my car's audio system. Right now, my system consists of a headunit connected to a 4 channel amp and a 2 channel amp. HU has 4 rca cables running to the 4 channel amp, and 2 rca's running to the 2 channel amp. 4 speakers are directly connected to...