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I've searched the board and most of the discussions involving PCI Express 1.0 x16 and 2.0 x16 involve performance- however my question is a bit different.... I've got a HTPC that recently bit the dust- it was running a Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard. The case is a Silverstone LC11 (a low...

Cleaning out the closet and found some things that hopefully someone would have a use for. First up- ASRock Intel G31MS R2.1 G31 chipset mini-ATX motherboard. Runs LGA 775 Intel CPUs. Brand new, never powered up. I bought it thinking that I was going to need to replace my current...

My EVGA GeForce 8800GT took a dump on me so I'm in the market for a working replacement GeForce 8800 GT or better. Don't care about brand, but it must be PCI Express 2.0 compatible. Looking to spend around $50 + shipping. Thanks! David

I've got a CPU and memory from a now-dead PC that are for sale. PC was never overclocked and I've run both in a good PC for over a week without any issues: 2 Kingston Hyper-X 512M DDR2 SDRAM cards, KHX5400D2K2/1G, total 1GB. Passes 3 hr Memtest v4.2 $15 1 Intel Prescott 3.26Ghz...

For Sale: Rosewill WindRyder RZLS142A-P YE ATX/mATX midtower computer case. Brand new, never used- still in original box and packing (removed from box for this photo). This is a bare case- no power supply, motherboard, drives, etc. are included with this. Has a factory installed...

Hi- Having just changed over to U-verse, I had to reconfigure my HTPC to use the IR blaster feature of Hauppauge's WinTV to have it change channels for recording. Now WinTV will change channels on the STB thru the IR Blaster all day long but for some reason the WinTV scheduler will not...

This is on the same subject of the ps on my Silverstone LC11 that I had trouble with before (old thread here ). Back then I did get a Seasonic replacement and it's worked fine up until today when I found the HTPC had shut itself down overnight, and now the remote won't turn the HTPC on...

Well, after 2 years of use the power supply in my Silverstone LC11 just died. It just won't power up anymore. I suspect it overheated and died as when I touched the case on the power supply side it felt pretty warm... well, hot in fact (and even letting it cool down for a few hours didn't...

Well, my HTPC is in a Silverstone LC11 with the IMon display and remote. IT's worked fine up until recently when slowly over a few days my remote stopped working. I say 'slowly' as I had to get closer and closer to the HTPC to get it to register the remote signals (and yes, using fresh...

I've got a general electronics question - I've got a replacement car speaker for my car that's got a impedence rating of 4 ohms. My original speaker though was 8 ohms, otherwise the replacement is a perfect fit. However I've been told that the 4 ohm speaker will eventually burn out the car...

For sale: used BFG Tech GeForce 7600GS OC 512MB AGP Video Card Card is used but works fine- got it used from my brother who bought it new last summer. I'm building a new PC so I no longer need this card. Includes driver CD, manual and cabling in original box. $50 + shipping. I don't have...

For sale: used NSpire 550W Pentium IV ATX power supply. Bought this used from another [H]ardforum member over a year ago but never used it. Note that this is the older ATX PS, not a ATX 2.0. Model Number is NSP-550P4D, with ball-bearing fan. Input: 115/230V, 50/60Hz. Has a 20-pin...

For sale: used BFG Tech GeForce 7600GS OC 512MB AGP Video Card - here's a Newegg link to the card: Here Card is used but works fine- got it used from my brother who bought it new last summer. I'm building a new PC so I no longer need this card. Includes driver CD, manual and cabling in...

Looking to buy a new or used Pentium D 945 for around $90 + shipping. Just the CPU, don't need the HSF with it. No paypal, btw. If interested, please PM. Thanks! David

I've got a old Abit LG-81 mobo that runs a Intel 945G chipset that I've had sitting around for a while that I've decided to put to work. Now I know it could run a Prescott, but most of what I can find nowadays (at least used) are Conroes, and I've found a E6600 that I'd like to use. But...

Hi- Just got ahold of a used Compaq Armada M300 and I'm looking for some hardware to upgrade it: 256M memory stick ~ $30 8x DVD drive (to fit the mobile expansion unit) ~ $20 Batteries- either the hi-capacity travel battery or the Multibay battery, dead or alive - but they must be...

Want to Buy: used but working 2Wire 1000HG DSL modem. Condition of case is immaterial as long as modem itself is fully functional and all connector jacks and indicators are present and working. Also, just the modem itself is fine- I don't need the filters, power supply or cable that had...

This (hopefully) should be a easy question: For a DSL setup with a phone line splitter, what's the best type of wire to run between the DSL modem and the splitter? Will a JK quad-type cable work, or should I run a CAT3/5 line? Thanks!

For sale- some PC games that I haven't played in a few years. All legit copies, includes manuals and original boxes: Icewind Dale Icewind Dale - Heart of Winter expansion Diablo II Diablo II - Lord of Destruction expansion Beavis and Butthead Do U Septerra Core - Legacy of the...

I'm looking into wiring my house with a Cat6 network, but haven't found anyone carrying Cat6 locally. Can anyone recommend a place that does sell good quality networking cable? Thanks!

I'm not sure where this sort of question would go - mods, please move it if necessary..... I'm converting all my apps/files currently stored on CD-ROMs I've burned into DVDs. This created a rather large stack of CD-ROMs that I'd like to throw away - however I'd rather render them unreadable...

Looking for a used (or new) D4 or D5 Laing waterpump to replace my crapped out D4. Must have 1/2" fittings and be in working order (of course). Looking to spend around $40-50, depending on model and condition. PM if interested - thanks!

A problem that I've been wresting with for a while.... In my new watercooled setup, my D4 pump seems to stall at startup. I can hear the motor trying to turn over but just can't quite make it. Tapping gently on the motor body almost always starts it going, though. Right now, doing...

This should be a easy question- I bought a refurbed Asus A8N-VM CSM, and of course it arrived without a utilities disk. But while I think I managed to get most of the drivers from the Asus website, my device manager is still looking for a video driver for the onboard video. Can someone...

Looking for anyone that's got a extra I/O shield for a Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard that they'd be willing to sell with shipping for around $5 I'm also looking for a Asus AV/S Composite TV and S-video adapter card for same motherboard, if anyone's got that too for around $15 + shipping. PM...

I've been trying to do some wire management in my case with some ziptie bases similar to these, and while they seem to work fine for a few weeks, eventually they'll lift up off where they're attached. At first I thought maybe that it was a 'bad run' that I had so I tried another namebrand...

Building a HTPC, and I'm looking for a used Asus A8N-VM CSM microATX motherboard to do this with. I'm also looking for a socket 939 AMD CPU to go with it (ideally a Athlon 64 Venice 3500+) (offer pending) and a couple of 184-pin DDR400 memory sticks to give me a total of 512Meg. (offer...

Looking for a used Pentium 4 524 (or faster) in a socket 775 configuration for around $75 + shipping. PM me if you can help!

I've found a used micro-ATX motherboard with built-in video output that I'm thinking of using for a HTPC system. However, I'm wondering: 1) Would using a adapter to convert the VGA output to S-video (or composite) seriously degrade the picture quality, and 2) Would even using...

My 5.6" LCD on my modded PC took a dump on me, so I'm looking for a replacement. Would prefer a TFT, and must have either RCA composite or S-Video input. Would like to keep this around $50. Email or PM if interested- thanks! David

I've got a LCD that I'm installing on my PC that uses a RCA-video out. I tried using a Jaton/Trident PCI video card that I found, but apparently the video drivers aren't compatible with Windows XP :P So I'm looking into finding a cheap replacement. Doesn't even have to be able to do 3D...

It's a fan controller/splitter that will let you monitor average RPM for 2 fans from one motherboard connection. I'm trying mine out on my watercooled setup (my 'CPU' fans are actually drawing air thru the radiator), and I'm not detecting any RPM signal either with one or 2 fans connected to...

I've got a heater core that's got a set of 1/2" barbs already soldered on it (the inlets removed and the openings tapped for 3/8" NPT threads)- the problem though is that due to space constraints I can't run the barbs at a 90 degree angle from the body of the core- I need to remove them and...

Title pretty much says it. Looking for 2 of them (male/female) for my watercooling setup and I'll be darned if noone in town carries any (90deg- yes, I can find tons of those, but no 45deg.... :( ) Anyone got extras they'd like to sell at reasonable price + shipping? If so, please PM...

I'm hoping that someone here has bought a set from McMaster-Carr or some similar outfit where they make you buy 100 of them.... I'm looking for some flat head cap screws, black oxide coating, hex socket minimum 3/4" long in either a 10-32 or 1/4"-20. Need 6 of them- and would also be...

Looking for a hard drive cage that can hold 4 hard drives. This is for a case mod I'm doing, so it doesn't matter much what brand case it came from, as I'll 'mod it to fit'. However it must be capable of securely mounting a maximum of 4 drives. Using a 'premade' cage would save me from...

Can EL sheets be 'resized'- that is, trimmed down to different size/shapes? I bought a EL kit which included the smallest EL sheet that was available, but I need to make it even smaller- and I've got a feeling that taking a pair of scissors to it would be a big mistake. Any ideas would be...

Hi- As part of a case mod I'm using MDF (medium density fiberboard) to create a new front panel for my PC case. I realize that the surface will need to be prepped for painting, but what to use? What works good- just plain primer for wood or is there something special I need to use on...

In searching around the forum on the subject, it's mentioned that when using a bending brake the piece that's being bent needs to be securely fastened down- preferably using more than 2 clamps. Most C clamps that I've seen have a pretty small 'reach', and the piece I'm trying to bend...