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Looking to build a powerful NAS system. Requirements: 1) The case must be able to hold many 3.5" drives (5 or more) 2) has a small footprint (width x depth). Height doesn't matter. 3) Mini ITX form factor. Don't need full length videocard capability, as it is not a gaming system...

I have an E8400 o/c to 3.6ghz mated to Radeon 5850. I want to upgrade my computer for Skyrim and have 2 routes i could possibly go: 1) Upgrade my cpu/mobo/memory to an i5/i7 system 2) or just upgrade my video card to whatever the fastest single gpu card is at the time Skyrim is released...

It looks theres a like a ton of triple-A RPG titles coming out this year. Moreso than any other single year that I can remember. Here's just some from the top of my head: -Dragon Age 2 - March 8 release -Deus Ex: Human Revolution - March 8 release -The Witcher 2 - May 17, 2011 release...

What do you think is the best IGP solution for a mini/micro ITX system? Factors to consider - Video quality and performance - Available Board features - Power Efficiency - CPU options

Wondering if you can give me some baseline CPUs that would good at running 1080p x264 material without the aid of the GPU . My guess would a low-end Core2duo with 2.0ghz or higher. I currently use CoreAVC codec, but if there are better codecs for x264, pls let me know.

I want to build a low power pc, but I want one that is definitely more powerful than a dual-core Atom. My requirements for this system is below: - System power consumption must be below 50 watts when cpu is idle, below 160 watts under load. - Motherboard with builtin video w/ hdmi out, must...

I want to build a low power pc, but I want one that is definitely more powerful than a dual-core Atom. My requirements for this system is below: - System power consumption must be below 50 watts when cpu is idle, below 160 watts under load. - Motherboard with builtin video w/ hdmi out...

I use 2 displays on my computer: a Dell monitor @ 1024x1280 + a widescreen HDTV @ 1080p (not usually at the same time). Sometimes I like to play games on my monitor and sometimes on my HDTV. Problem is many resolution modes on my monitor won't display at all on the HDTV since the HDTV doesn't...

Has anyone experienced a slight audio delay on these cards? (~50ms). Specifically when using a microphone or recording sound w/ monitoring enabled? I have the bluegears b-inspirer and whenever I use the microphone, I hear a distinct echo (I hear my own voice first and then I hear it again...

My current gaming rig is an old Athlon64 3200+ @ 2.3ghz, 1gb ram, and geforce 7900gt. My last upgrade was the 7900gt over a year ago and im looking to see what is the best step to take for the next upgrade in order to smoothly play next-gen games like UT3 and Crysis. Which one of these...

Looking for the now discontinued Creative DDTS-100 (dolby digital and dts decoder box). Please PM me if you have one you'd like to sell. Thanks.

I need a good router that has assignable packet prioritization with user defined ports and IP addresses. The only two that I know of for consumers is the D-Link gaming router and the D-Link 108G MIMO router. Are there any better alternatives? The gaming router is very expensive, would I...

im in the market for a new 939 motherboard to replace my dead MSI Neo2 Platinum. I am specifically staying away from Asus because of my PSU incompatibility with it (Antec NeoHE 43)0. It's a shame because I really like the looks of the Asus motherboards. After looking through socket 939 SLI...

If the XBOX 360 wireless controller worked on the PC it would be a no brainer for me, but unfortunately it doesn't, so I have to compromise by either getting the Logitech Rumblepad 2 wireless (decent pad, wonderful convenience, good software support) or the Xbox 360 wired (great pad, w/o the...

Just got the DELL 1905fp 19" and hooked it up by DVI to the Geforce6800. It looks great and im using it in a conjunction w/ a samsung analog lcd screen. The problem is whenever i switch to dualview or clone, i get what looks like shimmering/dead pixel patterns on my DELL screen. Theres many...