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I haven't been following the computer hardware scene for a while now so I've forgotten what goes with what and so forth. When I did, I was all about AMD so I never really payed attention to Intel's products. One of my older computers just died and I have reason to believe the CPU is at fault...

I've always wanted to game on my HDTV but my 6800gt did not have component out. Now, unlucky for me, my HDTV does not have any DVI/HDMI inputs. Yah it's a cheapo... I was browsing the NCIX.com forums and I found a thread related to this certian product they sell. Its actually just a cord. You...

I turned my computer on this morning hoping to import some songs onto my computer but nothing happened. I went into "My Computer" and my two Optical Drives didn't show up. I turned off the computer, booted into bios and it detects the two drives fine. I went back into windows xp, device manager...

Im a noob at this so sorry for not using the right terms. K so I want to be able to game in HDTV. I have a crappy HDTV, I dont know the model number nor does it really matter. Its a Panasonic, purchased about 3 years ago. It can output at 1080i or 480p...it's one of those huuuge rear...

I was interested to find out how far I could push my OCZ Platinum Rev. 2's the other night, so I decided to venture into a little overclocking quest. I was able to get the sticks to DDR610 with 2.5-4-3-8 timings at 2.8v, passing loops of Memtest86+ v1.51 (on my 3/10 dfi nf4 ultra-d bios). I...

*Sorry if this has been asked, i did use the search button, I did browse around and I still could not find my answer...I'm also a noob to PSU's so sorry if the answer is clear.. So how come the nForce4 DFI motherboards "need" at least a 480w power supply? When I was building my first...

1. Thermalright Xp-120 vs Thermaltake Big Typhoon? I can't decide which heatsink I want to buy. I want silence.. if I buy the xp120 within 2 days, both coolers will be about the same price. I dislike the colour scheme of the fan shipped with the Big Typhoon (or should i say..Big Bertha!)...

Last night I was going to being my first overclocking adventure. I've read so many 'guides' so I"m pretty sure I know what I"m doing but just when I was going to start, a couple questions popped into my head. I have an A64 3200+ s939 winny btw. When I want to find my max cpu overclock, where...

I was using my home office computer this morning and I noticed that there were way too many windows open and my computer was starting to slow down a lot. I closed all my windows including Corel Draw and it started to slow down even worse. My computer basically paused for half a minute. When the...

I've looked through the FAQ and have used the search button but I couldn't find anything related to my topic. Anyways, I'm intrigued about the whole watercooling hobby, and am interested in watercooling my own PC but I'm having a very hard time finding any stores in CANADA that sell...

I've had my set-up built for almost 4 months now with a window case (Lian Li PC65) and blue led fans and the works but the thing is, my window was facing a wall so I couldn't look inside my computer. Today, I re-arranged my computer so I could look into it and it looks really..dark blue. I have...

Well, I've built my computer for some time now and I'm just tired of listening to all my case fans go off. I'm pretty sure that the 4 led fans I have is what's making up at least 75% of the noise. I'm also pretty sure the noise is coming from moving air, rather than the fan themselves. I've...

Hi guys, I got my system togethor and everything is ok so far. I'm just curious, is there any program out there that shows your temps over a period of time (ie. a graph)? I know I can use coolbits to find my Videocard temps but that won't be at it's peak temperature. I just want a program...

Well, last night I spent 5 hours building what I thought was an easy "build". That is my whole system that I have ever built, I've installed memory and harddrives before. After I plugged everything in and hit the power button, my blue LED fans came to life and I was in aww. I haven't seen such...

I didn't want to steal that other thread away from the author so I'm just going to start a new thread. Here are the specs for my new computer: Athlon 64 3200+ s939 stock cooling OCZ Platinum Rev. 2 1 Gig eVGA 6800GT PCIe DFI Lanparty UT Ultra-D Enermax Noisetaker 480w v. 2.0 NEC...

I guess this is kind of off topic, but I couldn't find any better place to post this. What is the colour of the walls in your computer room? What would you change it too? I'm planning on painting my room soon, and I can't decide which colour to paint it. I didn't think that it would be...

Hey guys, before you freak out on me, I DID use the search button. I couldn't find this memtest "faq"...I"m so confused. To my knowledge, I'm supposed to run this program for 6+ hours, 0 errors mean it's all good. Ok, I bought a dual channel kit of the OCZ Platinum Rev.2 1 Gig on boxing week...

Give it a read! This is some interesting stuff. Anandtech has found a way to convert an nForce 4 Ultra board into an SLi board. Turns out the nForce 4 Ultra chip is exactly like the SLI except for a closed resistor. The nForce 4 ultra was set to 16x/2x compared to the SLI 8x/8x. The...

Heh...I think this will be the first, of many, X800XL vs. 6800GT threads. So, like the title says, which would you pick and why? IMO, I'm VERY tempted for the X800XL right now because it's only priced at $400 ($360 after coupon code at shopati.ca) Canadian! That's going to be almost $300...

I've already searched for this but I couldn't find anything. So I'm planning on building a computer pretty soon and I just realized the motherboard I'm planning on buying only, the Neo 4 Platinum, supports 4 total fans. A system, a power, a NB and a CPU fan. The case I'm planning on buying...

I have a DLink DI-624 Wireless router, 2 DWL G-520 wireless cards, and two laptops connected to the network. Also, one computer connected through that blue ethernet wire. I'm on Telus Planet's ISP. Here's my problem: Everyweek, all the computers connected to the router in wireless, loses it's...

Read it here. What are your opinions on this?

I remember reading a little article on Cold Cathode lights, and I just wanted to know what you guys think of this. In the article, the person couldn't get the perfect colour he desired, so instead of buying coloured Cold cathode lights, he purchased white ones. And to get the colour he...

Just wondering, is there actually a difference between them in real life use? I'm planning on playing a lot of FPS games, surfing the web, using photoshop...stuff like that. I was planning on buying the mx500 for the colours until I looked over the specs and I noticed that the mx510 was...

Just wondering, is there a Canadian version of Pricewatch.com or anything like it? Sorry, I didn't know where to create this thread so I thought that General hardware would be goo enough. Thanks

I'm looking at purchasing memory for the new system I'm planning to building around January (I'm wating for nForce 4) but I'm pretty clueless when it comes to this stuff.. I'm looking for a gig of dual channel ram, hopefully around $350 canadian. I'll be using the memory on an AMD 64 3000+ or...

If you're looking into purchasing the Samsung Syncmaster 710T, then you can read a review here at Tomshardware. It's just strange how the 710T they reviewed, doesn't looks like the one I'm planning on purchasing...

Hey guys, I'm looking forward to purchasing a cheap 5.1 set up, hopefully under $100 canadian. I know at that price range, I probably can't find a good set of speakers, and it's better off just going with 2.1, but I've never used 5.1 on a computer before so I want to try something new without...

I'm looking to purchase this case, but I'm finding a hard time searching for an in-depth review for this product. If someone could provide me a link to one, that would be great. I'm looking to buy either this case, the Antec P160 or the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream. I'm steering more toward either...

I know this has probably been asked a million times, but I can't find my answer. I've read the FAQ but it didn't really answer my question that well. I'm a newb at overclocking, but I have to start from somewhere right? :rolleyes: Ok, say that I get a AMD 64 3000+ socket 939, and I...

I'm just curius as to how long ATI and nVida will make AGP video cards, before their whole line-up will only be PCI-e? I'm planning on building a computer soon, and all these new technoligies are starting to unfold, and I want to make sure my computer will be futureproof for a while, as in a...

I'm looking for a good budget priced computer case. I've looked around and I haven't been able to find one that I liked, without a big price-tag. I'm looking for a case that has a PSU in it too. Thanks!

I'm planning on building a computer in a month, and I started looking around for prices, and tell me what you guys think. This is what I found for about $1600 canadian. Do you think I can get anything better for the price? AMD Athlon 64 3000+ w/ 512 K Cache Asus K8V SE Deluxe w/ Audio...

Hey guys! I'm planning on building a computer very soon, and I've decided that I'm going to buy one of those boring white computer cases. BUT, I'm going to give spray painting it a try, and I need some suggestions! I want to paint the side pannel into some sort of 2 coloured picture, but I'm...

I'm planning on upgrading the memory in my computer but I'm not sure what I need. I'm planning on playing games like Far Cry and Doom 3. My computer has 512MB PC3200 DDR. What do you think is a good amount to play those games? Also, I opened up the case, and I saw that it has 4 slots for...