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FOR SALE: One ASUS STRIX nVidia Geforce GTX 980 4GB graphics card. Card will come in original ASUS box with any accessories originally packed. Card has been used in one system since purchase, with no problems and is also cosmetically perfect. Card has never been overclocked. Replacing due to...

Okay, folks. The SO's system is having some glitches that I believe are mainboard related. It's running a Core i5-2500 CPU, which is plenty for what she does, so I'm looking for a replacement board, but I'm a little picky as to the requirements. Needs: -Must be Micro ATX -Must have a USB3...

Hey all, This card is about two months old. Never overclocked, and in perfect shape. Selling because due to some Amazon funds from Christmas, I can afford a STRIX GTX 980. I have experienced no coil whine with it either. Card will come in original box with all original accessories except...

FOR SALE: Two (2) XFX AMD Radeon R9 280x Double Dissipation Black Edition (ergo, factory overclocked) cards, model R9-280X-TDBD. These are matched cards, in mint condition, and were run in Crossfire with no issues. Cards come in box, with factory paperwork, PSU adapter cables, and Crossfire...

I'd like to do a rebuild for my SO, and have the CPU, but need the mainboard. Specifically, a Socket 1155 board. I'm a bit picky, so preference will be given to the following (though I won't rule out others) 4 DIMM sockets instead of two Newer video outs (at least DVI in addition to VGA)...

Hi, First off, I'm hoping I'll hear from people who actually own these boards and can be objective about their pros and cons. In planning my Sandy Bridge upgrade, I thought I had it all figured out. I analyzed everything, did all the research I regularly do (which is fairly meticulous) and...

The Egg has it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157264 Asrock page: http://www.asrock.com/mb/overview.asp?Model=Z68%20Extreme4%20Gen3 I hope it turns out as good in reality as it looks on paper. I pulled the trigger, but I'll have to wait another week or so...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231455 Limited time, and you get a 4GB Kingston flash drive with each kit. Limit three kits max purchase. I bought two kits myself, figured I'd hold on to them for an upgrade-to-be-named later, and had to pass the deal on.

Hey guys, My SO has had occasion to use the CD Slideshow Generator PowerToy for XP in the past. We're all running Windows 7 now, and I'm looking for an easy equivalent. Sure, one could use PowerPoint, but it's a pain if you have 300 pictures. If anyone knows of an open-source (or...

Hey all, I'm customizing a Windows 7 image, and had a questions. We have Google Apps for Domains, and I was curious if anyone knows of any Windows 7 Gadgets for the sidebar to support Mail, Docs, and Calendars. They need to support a custom domain, not just the GMail.com one If not, no...

I just bought a parent a Dell Inspiron 1520 used for a nice price, and I'm redoing a little refurbishing --new hinges, trackpad, upgrade to 802.11n. It's a nice system, but it's got a relatively weak T5250 CPU. I'd like to upgrade it, but it needs to be at a reasonable cost, so I'm hoping one...

Hi all, I'm trying to fix an XP laptop for someone that is b0rked. It was infected with something, and is now getting an LSASS.EXE error on boot, which just means I have an endless cycle of boot loops. The LSASS.EXE file is not missing and appears to be normal-sized, so I believe the registry...

SOLD to Jms130 Hi guys, Due to Bing Cashback, Ebay bucks, and a decent deal, I ended up buying an XFX 5870-XXX Edition card. That means my buyer's remorse, a three-week-old XFX Radeon 4890 1GB, has to go. Card is brand new, comes in box, with drivers discs, Crossfire bridge, component vid...

Okay, I need some of the plastic connectors like those the wires from your case switches/LEDs go into, that plug into the mainboard headers. I need a bunch of 2-pin (1x1) ones, as I need to revamp some proprietary connectors. Now that I know what I want, what does someone like DigiKey or...

I'm doing an "upgrade" of a family system. At the heart of it is an Intel D865PERL (Rock Lake) mainboard (yes, old, I know, but perfect for what I'm trying to accomplish). The case is a quality unit, but is older, so it has no front panel connectors of its own. I have a 3.5" front panel bay...

Just like the title says. I have the mainboard pictured here: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/en-us/product/motherboards/detail_overview.aspx?id=en-gb0000202 Here is a shot of the back of the board: I need the ATX backplate for it. Hopefully (well, maybe not hopefully, but if I'm...

Hey guys, Is there a way to set up a Thunderbird filter so that certain messages will not be downloaded from the POP3 server? Note --my client doesn't want the header downloaded, so I can't just say "only download headers" as a general option. I do wish for the messages to stay on the server...

Hi all, Shortly, I'm going to have an extra 1TB drive. Currently, my desktop has a RAID-1 of two 500GB drives (specs in profile). Does anyone know if it is possible to do a setup where the two 500GB drives would function as a RAID-0 stripe, and the 1TB drive could mirror the stripe? If...

Hi all, I'm having the oddest error in my install of Windows 7 RC x64 (running on my ThinkPad T400). When I try to run a file from my Downloads folder that I've saved from the `net, sometimes the "Open File -Security Warning" will come up, but I can't click Run or Cancel --it just hangs...

I just installed Firefox 3.5RC2. Not a bad browser, but in installing it, I've lost the ability to navigate browser tabs by using the arrow keys. Does anyone know if there's an about:config edit to fix this? This was a feature I used a lot in 3.1, and it doesn't make sense to me that they...

Hi all, I'm looking for a guide to installing System Center Configuration Manager 2007. I've got Microsoft's Technet articles at my disposal, but they're just not working for me, and the few whitepapers I've found are dated back to when the product was in late beta (we're now at R2). If...

Hi all, I'm running Windows 7 RC (x64) on my ThinkPad T61. On my home network, I have a Laserjet 6P shared from my wife's computer (running XP Pro). Both machines share the same workgroup name, and it's no problem printing from other XP machines. The problem is trying to connect to the...

Hi all, Got a buddy's laptop here, a Gateway MX6453 which has a 90nm AMD Turion X2 TL-52 (Taylor) processor. It runs awfully warm, and I'm concerned that it may be a little unstable due to that. I'm thinking that upgrading to a 65nm Tyler-core CPU (e.g., a TL-56 or TK-53) may reduce...

Hey guys, Does anyone know of a vendor that sells individual backplane boards for SATA hard drives? I'd like to set up backplane boards to easily dock/undock the drives from my Antec P-160 case. Through some custom modding, I think this could easily be done. However, since the drives are...

Hi guys, I noticed the Xigmatech MC NRP-MC751 PSU when doing a bit of shopping, and wondered if anyone had it. I haven't seen it reviewed, so I've heard only rumors (some have said it's a CWT-built unit similar to Corsair's TX line). Currently, I'm running an Antec Neo 550HE...

Hi guys, It is likely I'll need to send my trusty Intel BadAxe2 board overseas to replace a failing BadAxe 1 (configuration has a RAID-1 setup, so I wish to use a board with the same ICH7-R to avoid issues). I've done some looking, and Gigabyte's GA-EP45-UD3P seems to be the closest to...

Okay, I just had massive failures on at least two of the four Crucial Ballistix 1GB DDR2-800 modules in my system (see sig). System won't even boot with several of them in the #1 spot, and when I removed them, the heatspreaders were extremely warm. I'm getting them RMA-ed, but I'm thinking...

Hi Guys, This one's likely a tough one, and I didn't know the best sub-forum to post it in, since it could fall under several categories. Here goes. At work, I have a Dell Precision 670 workstation. Originally, it was a single 3GHz Irwindale-core Xeon. Several months ago, I upgraded it...

I haven't found the answer to my question yet after some searching, so hopefully someone here will know. I'm getting an extremely basic laptop for my folks, for internet/e-mail. I'm looking at an Everex someone had used for two months, and is selling since their parent rarely uses it. It...

Just like the title says. Windows Ultimate Upgrade, 32+64-bit DVD's, in retail package, with key. Software is completely legitimate. Has been opened. Installed once, but removed without having ever been activated. $100 shipped, USPS Priority with insurance and delivery confirmation...

Hi all, I have a nice budget HTPC system built out of an Intel D915GUXLK mainboard (known to Gateway owners as the "Luxembourg" mainboard). The board is a Gateway OEM, and I'd really like to remove their OEM BIOS logo. I'm okay with no logo at all, just a bare post, or if there's an easy...

I couldn't see a good place to put this in the forums unfortunately, so I went for what I thought was closest. If you have SQL experience, I'd appreciate the advice. A little background -- I have a print server running 2003 R2. It's older; a dual-P3 1.26 Tualatin rig, with 2GB of RAM, but...

Hi Guys, Seems like a silly request, no? But I need one of theze bezels, in reasonable condition. Just the simple, slightly curved, silver 5.25" drive bay cover that goes on the black/silver eMachines T-series tower cases we've all seen (and probably worked on) a million of. Perhaps you...

Hi all, I built a system a year back for family, centered around an Intel D975XBX board. I built it with stability, sturdiness, and solid cooling in mind, since it was going to be used in a tropical climate. Fast forward --they had to send the system back to me for repairs. The video...

Okay, here's the deal: My sister and brother-in-law are missionaries overseas (Pacific). On a phone call with them, they recently asked for my help, as some native colleagues of theirs are limping along with a PC circa 1993-95. They told me they would like to find something for $100-200...

Hi all, I just got a Powerbook G4 Titanium 867MHz for an unbelievable price, because the screen wasn't lighting up. I replaced the inverter board (a fairly inexpensive part) and it's back up and in nearly brand-new shape. I'm thinking of keeping it since it's so pristine (the 15" widescreen...

Hey guys, I just had a really wierd thing happen to a system I'm rebuilding. I'm using the new version of XP Home's Start Menu, and all of a sudden, I cannot right-click on My Computer, Printers, Control Panel, Network Connections, all of the major items. Right-clicking still works on the...

First off, the most important detail -- My HeatWare I was just given a pristine iBook G3 by someone. Too bad it's the entry-level model. I'm considering selling it, but I might keep it around if anyone has the following items fairly cheaply. Maybe one of you had a system that died with some...

Hi all, Wierd question. I have a Microstar MS-6315 mATX mainboard, Socket 370 P3, with an Intel i815E chipset. I'm selling the system, and since I don't have a copy of Windows XP I can give with it legally, I'm planning on using Windows 2000 instead. Here's the kicker...both under Windows Me...

Okay, let's start with the important details: My HeatWare My Ebay feedback record For you that know me here or have bought/sold/traded with me before, bumps are always appreciated. :) Payment must either be by non-CC PayPal, or prepaid postal money order (USPS, or Canadapost in US funds)...