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Any owners of the GTX680 manage to fit it into an Antec Solo case? It looks like it may barely fit without having to cut off a notch from the harddrive cage Does it prevent 2 harddrives in the cage from being inserted, or just 1? Does the GTX680 rub against the northbridge heatsink on...

At the moment, I am using a CRT with the brightness set very low because it is easier on the eyes. When I watch trailers on webpages, I use the Nvidia Color Correction at the bottom of the task bar to quickly adjust brightness. I am using an old nvidia driver because the new ones no longer...

I am using an nvidia card now, and I noticed all of the drivers since 170? and up no longer have the small Color Correction at the bottom of the task bar. I have lost hope that nvidia will ever bring that back. The reason I use color correction is that my desktop is usually dark because it...

P35 DS3P gigabyte e2160 at 310FSB Main drive with OS is seagate 500G SATA drive 2nd drive is ATA maxtor 80G drive running hd tune, the 500g seagate is running well, but the 80G maxtor is about 1/2 as fast. the slowest speed for the maxtor is about 1.5 Mb/sec. the slowest for the...

First time installing a HS using the Thermalright 775 bolt thru kit that is also found on the Thermalright heatsinks. How do you align it properly and don't move it when mounting? I put the heatsink on quite close to proper alignment, then I bolted on the first screw, and the entire...

I took off the Intel E2160 to change the thermal paste. I noticed the original installation from the store had white paste everywhere, overflowing beyond the chip, and eventually I had to remove the chip to clean some paste from the sides. There was also a tiny bit on the motherboard contacts...

Win XP SP2 on C drive in FAT32. Is it safe to run the convert program on C drive and go from FAT32 to NTFS? Will there be some strange anomalies later on? My other drives are in NTFS and I have some encrypted folders (in green). When I restore a ghost image, the encrypted folders are...

Regcleaner 4.3.780 works on WinXP SP1, but it doesn't run on SP2. After installation, and starting it, it just does nothing. I can see it running in task manager, but nothing is happening. Later on, I set it to run on Win98 compatibility mode, but each time it starts, it initializes like it...

Gigabyte P35 mobo E2160 processor Ninja heatsink 1.8 GHz running at stock, no overclock opening the case does not change cpu temps Idle Easy Tune 5 system 38 degs, CPU 33 degs SpeedFan 4.29 temp1 38 degs, temp2 34 degs Intel TAT CPU0 40 degs, CPU1 42 degs core temp 0.95 core0 38...

Fresh WinXP sp2 install. Created the internet connection by going to control panel, network connections and used New connection Wizard to make the broadband connection for "all users". from properties, i unchecked "prompt for name and password, certificate etc." Then i created a shortcut...

Some help on overclocking RAM please. I wanted to OC just the RAM just to test its potential 2x2G Corsair XMS2 DHX 6400 DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-18. P35 Gigabyte mobo E2160 Processor I cannot even overclock to 840 on this 800 CL5 RAM BIOS Settings Robust Graphics Booster [AUTO] CPU...

using 94.24_forceware_winxp driver on a BFG OC 7600GT on winxp sp2. 1. when i go into the nvidia control panel, select advanced view on the toolbar, then DISPLAY, adjust desktop color settings --------------------------------------- I can slide the GAMMA to a higher setting then press...

OCZ Platinum XTC 8500 4X1GB CL5 or Corsair XMS2 DHX 6400 C5 DHX 2X2GB CL5 4G of RAM to go on a P35 Gigabyte board. Which one will be better to overclock a Penryn Quad Core? I have seen many posts stating 4x1G RAM will be unstable and can cause all sorts of problems. Will 4x1G be as...

I need a stick of about 1G USB drive to back up files and to be used as a boot disk. I need to make the USB stick into a few partitions, where the 1st partition will be used as a boot disk. Can I just get the cheapest USB stick from ncix, or does the USB stick have to be special in order to...

Is there anything on the market that is similar to the Vantec EZ Swap for SATA II? It seems to be a good product, but the styling doesn't look too good. The IDE model with the handle looks more sturdy and the front panel is almost flush when the handle is down. But I will only be using...

When will OCZ Platinum Rev.2 2x2G CL4 be available?

I was looking at an FP241VW at the store and noticed the pics came out looking very bright and sharp, but when I played a high quality mpg file, the colors were completely washed out and looked very bad. The scaling wasn't bad, but the colors just look very grayish and bleached out. The same...

Planning on getting the Bearlake P35 mobo in a few months. If I hold onto this mobo for 5 years, will it be worth getting 4G of RAM? The CPU will be overclocked and will house a Yorkfield Quad core along with a high end video card. Will 2x2G be better than 4x1G for overclocking on a...

Based on your experience (on a DS3 board), which one has the higher probability of reaching 900MHz or higher? OCZ Platinum Rev.2 6400 CL4 Corsair XMS2 6400 CL5 The Corsair is about $40 more than the OCZ...

Each time a new, smaller, and faster generation of RAM is introduced, it becomes more expensive. It doesn't make any sense. The process shrink should allow the manufacturers to make the same amount of RAM cheaper since more dies/dice are baked on each wafer. If Intel were to produce RAM, it...

Let's say for a particular game, the video card is not powerful enough to run at 1920x1200, so we have to lower the resolution to 1680x1050. Which one will look better, A or B? A. 24in monitor with a smaller pixel size but scaled to use the full 24in screen but at 1680x1050. B. 27in...

Is there a case that is very similar to the Antec Solo. It should be the same height, but a bit wider to accomodate 2 front intake 120mm fans, and is a bit longer to fit in an 8800GTX, but will be made of steel and have insulated side panels for sound proofing. If antec made such...

Regarding the Gigabyte DS3 motherboard When an IDE optical drive is connected, DOS does not see the optical drive unless the files from gs_cdrom-update is added to the boot disk. If the program gs_cdrom-update is NOT installed, and I boot up with a Win98SE boot disk...

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36987 Is the new 8pin PCIe connector for the video card the same as the 8pin connector that connects to the motheboard? The corsair 620hx has a 4 pin and 8 pin connector for the motherboard. If I get a corsair 620hx today and connect the...

I'm trying to price match at ncix, where can I find the best prices for Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X PC2-6400 2GB (2x1024MB) DDR2 800MHz 5-5-5-12 in Canada? Any place selling it for less than $300 ?

Will Vista make it easier to boot into a "gaming profile" that only loads the necessary programs and nothing more? It will be a lot faster to reboot into this profile than to have to kill each process from the task manager.

What is the best way to improve the cooling on the northbridge on a DS3? A. Remove the heatsink, clean it and apply AS5, or B. Bolt a 40mm fan on top of it and leave the original thermal pad on? I'm worried that BOTH A and B cannot be used together because the AS5 is not sticky and will...

With the Gigabyte DS3, is it possible to adjust the center, and rear volumes independently if I am only using onboard sound? This is for the 5.1 surround sound on a set of headphones. Can it be done using 3rd party software? Thanks for any input

Has anyone removed an E6600 from a gigabyte DS3 board, and replaced it with an E6400 without having to re-install WinXP Pro? Will WinXP Pro simply make the "new hardware" adjustments upon bootup and everything will work perfectly?

Based on previous RAM price cycles, are RAM prices expected to drop anytime soon this year? Will I have to wait until Q1 or Q2 next year to see some decent prices?

Doesn't Intel usually drop their prices 3 months after a product is launched? Conroe should have had a price drop already. The Quad core has been launched and there is still no word of a price adjustment for the regular dual cores.

Buying a fully loaded computer from Ncix.com that is to be shipped from Vancouver to Montreal. The distance is over 2000 miles. Is it safe to use ground shipping? Is Air shipping much better, and is it worth the extra cost? I am not in a rush to receive it. Whether it takes 1 day or 1...

Will 1920x1080 progressive HDCP scale down to fit onto a 20in lcd at 1680x1050, or will it send less information at 1366x768 progressive and the LCD has to scale up to fit 1680x1050 resulting in a poorer quality image?

Has the conroe bug been fixed yet? Does anyone know if the F-step that fixes the problem has been released yet? What week of conroe is being released now? week 34?

It seems like everyone is using the Orange headers on the DS3. Does anyone use the Purple headers on the Gigabyte DS3? The DS3 board has the intel ICH8 and not the ICH8R which does not fully support SATA 2 functions like hot swapping and NCQ. Is anyone using the purple JMicron headers...

Is the Corsair 620 quiet? Is it as quiet as the antec Neo He 550W? I was leaning towards getting the Antec Neo HE 550W, but after reading some threads about the Corsair, I might get that instead for the R600 build. But the price difference is almost 50% more. Does it make a difference that...

Will the ATI R600 fit into the antec Solo case? The ATI R600 is suppose to be around 260mm long (same as G80). Will the video card fit as long as a hard drive is not inserted in the drive bay that the card extends into?

Has anyone here bought a complete computer from NCIX.ca? Do they test the computer thoroughly enough to ensure it doesn't die after a few days of use? If the computer no longer posts, will someone help to diagnose the problem or will the entire computer have to be shipped back for repairs...

Does the gigabyte ds3 onboard sound card have enough power to drive a set of 5.1 gaming headphones? The gaming headphones will not have an amplifier. It will be similar to the zalman 5.1 gaming headphones.