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    New PC/HTPC build

    Hello Everyone, I am looking to build a new PC that I will use in my living room as a media center PC running WMC most of the time. I would like a little more horsepower for surfing the web and the possibility of in the future it being used for something more. Lower power use is important to...
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    HDMI audio help

    I have a 8800 GTS 512MB video card. It has 2 DVI ports. Is it possible to get a DVI to HDMI adapter and get audio to run through it? (i"m guessing no) What would you recommend as the best way to video & audio to my 1080p TV. I'm thinking DVD to HDMI adapter and my S/PDIF audio out...
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    Dell 2405WFP articulating arm....

    I am looking to buy an articulating arm for my 2405 and want a lot of range of motion. I am willing to spend no more than $150. Lower is better. Here is what I found so far: (Ergotron LX)...
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    nvidia 680i and Yorkfield support?

    I heard a rumor that I cannot verify. Does the 680i (A1) support Yorkfield? Thanks
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    Intel integrated graphics motherboard

    What would be a reliable motherboard with integrated graphics with a good warranty?
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    New $1500 Quad-core PC

    LIAN LI PC-7B plus II Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail $79.99 EVGA 122-CK-NF66-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i Ultra ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail $114.99 EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800GTS 320MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - Retail $279.99 CORSAIR...
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    Thermalright XP-120 on LGA775

    I looking to buy this because I need a heat sync that is not higher than about 100mm so I can easily pull my motherboard tray out. Is there anyone else with this similar setup that can tell me whether or not this will fit? I know I will need to purchase the thermalright retention bracket for...
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    My 2405fpw fiasco... need advice

    My dell 2405 that I bought in the summer of 05 began to have back lighting issues recently. The back light would sometimes flicker, or just go off. So yesterday I called Dell they we nice about it and sent me out a new one overnight which I received today. Less than 24 hours after calling a...
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    Monitor Doesn't Come out of standby

    My monitor won't come out of standby until windows loads. I can turn it off and then turn it back on right as the bios load to see the bios screen. But if I don't do that it will just stay in standby until windows. I know its not my motherboard and I cannot decided if this is my video...
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    Strange happenings with my ASUS P5B deluxe - [H]ardForum

    I recently purchased a new rig consisting of a P5B deluxe, e6600, and CORSAIR XMS2 2GB PC2 6400. Now what is strange is that when I power on the PC my dell 2405 does not automatically come out of standby. It will stay in standby until windows loads and as soon as the desktop loads the monitor...
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    Strange happenings with my ASUS P5B deluxe

    I recently purchased a new rig consisting of a P5B deluxe, e6600, and CORSAIR XMS2 2GB PC2 6400. Now what is strange is that when I power on the PC my dell 2405 does not automatically come out of standby. It will stay in standby until windows loads and as soon as the desktop loads the...
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    Will replace my Athlon Thunderbird 1.3 with....

    This new computer will be mostly used for school purposes and some gaming. I will also be overclocking this to its full potential. Let me know what you think! Link to newegg wishlist: https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=1834689 CASE...
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    BFG Tech 650 Watt lifetime warranty... your thoughts

    What do you think about this power supply? It has a lifetime warranty from BFG. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817702003 http://www.bfgtech.com/power_supply_650W.html I am stuck between this and the OCZ powerstream 600. A life time warranty on the BFG is hard to...
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    Please clearify anandtech's overclocking

    I am a bit confussed with the FSB speed in Anandtech's review. For the E6300 the FSB is 370 x 7 and he is using ddr2-800 so how much is his ddr2 overclocked? or is it not at all? It is my understanding that the ram is running at 370/2 or 185mhz. Which means the ddr2-800 which can run at...
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    How to create 100+ DVDs as quick as possible

    I am going to be creating around 100+ DVD's which will all be slightly different; same style menu but different content. What would be the most effective and time saving way to create all these DVDs? I can do all the editing, and then using some sort of program that will take the DVD project...
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    65nm A64s by Summer 06?

    That is what it is sounding like. According to this article This could mean 65nm A64s in the Summer time. Let the AMD v Intel battles begin.
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    Help me recover my Laptop HDD

    I am trying to recovery the data off of my old(gateway bought in 2003). Here is what I believe is the product link for this...
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    How-to get optical-out on Audigy 2's?

    I have an audigy2 sound card and I am pretty sure that it supports an optical-out connection. It's not a ZS, but it's also not the value one, and has a firewire port. Anyone know what I need to buy to get an optical connection? Does creative sell the front panel that has optical in and out...
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    PC Power & Cooling 510 vs Antec Truepower II 550

    I am really having trouble deciding if the PC Power & Cooling 510 (listed on newegg for $206 link) is really worth the $100 price increase over the antec TPII 550(here). I know the PC P&C is of much higher quality and is really more like a 650 watt PS, but for my system specs I am not total...
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    nforce4 and NCQ question

    Do all nforce4 chipsets support NCQ? Specifically this one:http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813135177 I need a affordable reliable MOBO, no over clocking ability needed, think this ECS will do the trick? advice....
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    Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550, anyone?

    After much research and looking through the extreme overclocking forums and this forum tring to find a PSU that ballances high quality and affordiblity for around $100. I came across the Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550, seems to be a fairly new PSU. Has anyone used it for a a while, and know of...
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    Question about Fortron Blue Storm 500W connectors

    I know it has the 24 pin connector, but does it have SATA power connectors and PCI-E video card power connector too?
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    Modding X800 XL for high OC...

    I need some information on modding my X800 XL as high as possible on air. Does anyone have experiance with or know where I can go to get lots of info. I was thinking of maybe putting this heat sync on it. And heat spreaders everywhere. Does anyone know of a better copper heat sync that I could...
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    Modding X800 XL for high OC...

    I need some information on modding my X800 XL as high as possible of air. Does anyone have experiance with or know where I can go to get lots of info. I was thinking of maybe putting this heat sync on it. And heat spreaders everywhere. Does anyone know of a better copper heat syco to put on it...
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    How fast is your PPU?

    "We saw some cool demos done in software on a laptop of what this card can do. It can operate with 32000 particles/rigid bodies or should I say bones? [You should, Fudo, you should. Ed.] When we talk about fluids, such cards can handle up to 50000 rigid bones. A CPU can do a couple hundred at...
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    50 Gmail invites:

    I checked my gmail today to see 50 invites I have to give out. I dont know if this is even popular anymore, or if gmail is public now, anyways I dont want them: http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-622ea06b8e-97c6569fb3-1cb8a4b015 http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-622ea06b8e-2d69c87893-e19efc45d1...
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    Whats the ceiling for DVD burning speed?

    Will DVD Burners max out at 16X like DVD readers, or am I just way off base. Someone please enlighten me.
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    Windows XP SP2 and explorer.exe crashing

    Is anyone else having this issue. It happens alot when I an try to copy/cut then paste things. Sometimes it will crash and other times it will work fine. I first thought that it was just my pc so I formated and reinstalled everything and installed SP2 and I still get the same problems.
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    audio hardware problem on nForce 3 250 neo plat?

    Here's the problem I'm having. Everything works great but the onboard sound. I can't hear any windows sounds. I can play WMA's and mp3's in windows media player only, no other media player will play them. Winamp 5 comes in as static no matter what I play. I can hear the farcry...
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    onboard audio nForce 3 250 neo plat problem.

    Here's the problem I'm having. Everything works great but the onboard sound. I can't hear any windows sounds. I can play WMA's and mp3's in windows media player only, no other media player will play them. Winamp 5 comes in as static no matter what I play. I can hear the farcry...
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    problem: MSI K8N Neo Platinum nForce3 250GB

    Here's the problem I'm having. Everything works great but the onboard sound. I can't hear any windows sounds. I can play WMA's and mp3's in windows media player only, no other media player will play them. Winamp 5 comes in as static no matter what I play. I can hear the farcry...
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    Suggestions for new PC...

    I have spent a lot of time researching all the components for my new A64 comp. This will be replacing my 1.33 GHz Athlon Thunderbird/geforce3ti200. I think I'm ready to order, but I want to make sure I have made the right decisions on every part. Hope this is the appropriate forum for posting...
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