Search results

  1. G

    RAID installing Windows 7 mess... invalid driver?

    So I just set up a RAID0 array today of two 30GB OCZ Vertex SSDs. I tried to install Windows 7 on it, but (as I understand it), I need to install the AHCI drivers while installing 7. Okay, so I downloaded the 64-bit drivers from here for my ICH9R chipset, but Windows 7's "Load Drivers..."...
  2. G

    Computer Randomly Turns Off; Won't Turn Back On

    My computer randomly turns off. It can run Prime95 for 15 min without incident, and it can bittorrent all night long, but it randomly turns off. Generally this happens while doing a non-CPU intensive activity like watching TV shows. After it turns off (as if it was unplugged, no Windows...
  3. G

    Ebay 10% coupon? Any successes?

    Hello, I really want to take advantage of my 10% coupon and the 30% Live.com cashback to purchase a Q9550 processor for cheap. Has anyone stacked the 10% and the 30% successfully? If so, where is the spot to put in the coupon code? I hit "Buy It Now>" on the auction page, but there's...
  4. G

    640GB AAKS vs. 1.5TB 7200.11? Which is faster?

    Hello. I am planning to build a computer and include both of the following drives: the Western Digital 640GB AAKS and the Seagate 1.5 TB Barracuda 7200.11. One would be the system drive and one would be an auxiliary drive. Can anyone tell me which of these is faster? I can't seem to find any...
  5. G

    [W]arm: Intel Q9550 + ASUS P5Q Pro = $395 shipped after MIR & combo discount

    Hello. Newegg.com has the ASUS P5Q Pro LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail and the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80569Q9550 - Retail for $435 - $35 combo discount - $15 MIR on the P5Q Pro = $385 + ~$10 shipping...
  6. G

    Lighting Colors (LED vs CCFL)

    Hey. I'm looking at potentially modding my Antec 900 with red lights. I was wondering: is there a difference in shade of Red between, say this and this? And what about this? Has anyone had experience with this? Is it really worth worrying about, or will any configuration of reds work...
  7. G

    Forecasting Intel Price Drops?

    Hello. I'm looking at purchasing a Q9550 soon for a new gaming rig, but I don't want to pay more for it than I have to... obviously. Is there any rhyme or reason to the Intel price cuts? Does anyone forsee one occurring before the release of Nehalem, or may there not even be one then...
  8. G

    Introducing Dell Monitor Price Alerter v0.5

    In light of the recent Dell monitor blowout , many of us (including I) have wished there was some automated program for monitoring Dell monitors for price changes. Well, I decided it would benefit humanity to quicky conjure up a program to check prices of Dell Monitors (almost all of them)...
  9. G

    Hard drive connectivity problem.

    Hello. I have a bit of a problem. My computer, that was built by Dell (you can save the chastising for after the problem is resolved), only has one IDE spot on the Motherboard, but two SATA ports. It came with an 80 gig SATA drive (Maxtor). I have a 160 GB (WD) IDE hard drive that I need to...
  10. G

    A-I-W Radeon 9800 Pro & HDTV

    Hello - undoubtedly someone here knows how HDTV works (or at least in our household). The TV antenna picks up the HD signal, it is then converted to the YPrPb and fed into TV via the Component Video Inputs. In our house, we have cable in addition to High Definition. I have recently been...
Back
Top