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What's with laptop manufacturers putting in smaller and smaller screens these days? 1440 x 900 on a 17" screen? What, am I that blind? I'm not paying for a 17" laptop just to have the font look bigger :/ I've looked around. but there just aren't very many people out there making Core I7s...

CPUs get faster and faster. Memory gets cheaper and cheaper. Hard drives... well, they still suck. 99% of the time when something is slowing down my machine at work or at home, it's because something is thrashing the hard drive. I don't want that to be the limiting factor anymore. SSDs...

Looking forward to Unreal Tournament 3 coming to a PS3 near me, and I need a bluetooth mouse to use with it. The problem is, it seems like no one makes bluetooth mice anymore. What happened? There were a bunch of them available just a few years ago and now nothing. Wasn't bluetooth all the...

Several CD rippers state they're multithreaded, but that doesn't necessarily mean they take full advantage of multiple processors. Are there rippers out there that can fully utilize 2 or 4 processors? I.E. rip in 1/2 or 1/4 the time (approximately, obviously CPU speed isn't everything)...

Building a media server that'll hold 6 drives (storage - 4 in RAID 5, OS - 2 in RAID 1), trying to find a good case for the thing, and can't seem to find one that fits all my needs. I obviously need at least 6 internal 3.5" bays (ok, I could use adapters and put some of them in 5.25" bays)... I...

The case looks really sexy, but best price I can find is 228, which is pretty steep. Just want to make sure it's worth the cash before I get one. -Nate

I need a new motherboard for my HTPC. CPU is Intel LGA 775 P4 2.8 HT, (no idea what model number that might be). Looking for something reliable and don't care about overclockability. Must be able to accept a GeForce 6800GT PCI-X video card and have at lesat one gigabit ethernet port onboard...

Looking to create a rock solid server, and wondering what motherboard to get. I'm probably going AMD, but all my knowledge is directed at gamer/ethusiast motherboards, not server motherboards. I don't need SLI, don't need to be able to overclock, I just want it to be absolutely rock solid and...

How much of a performance hit is software RAID likely to cause? Are we talking like 5-10% or 30-50%? If I build a server with software RAID 5 and later on decide I want to upgrade to a hardware controller.... is that possible? How much of a hassle are we talking? Finally, are the...

I'm looking to build myself a little server (web server, file server, etc), and I'm wondering if any of these SFF boards are supported by Linux. Ideally I think a mini itx solution would be great, but I could go micro atx if I can't find what I'm looking for in the itx. Pretty much my only...

I'm trying to find a really good notebook sleeve for my Inspiron 9300. I wanted a Viper from BooqBag, but even their 17" case isn't big enough. Same goes for the Shinza Zero Shock. Any other suggestions? Sleeves only, my bag choice is a separate issue. -Nate

Ok, I know I just posted about Mushkin, and that turned into a little fiasco as my order got put on back order.... however, I have two orders from Jab-Tech that have gone flawlessly, and I wanted to give them some major props. The email I sent to them and their response says it all. Please...

Sometime in the future I may decide to go phase change... wondering which system is better. I see a lot of people talking about mach II with baker block mods... what are the benefits, and how hard is the mod to do? Both systems seem to be about the same price ($850). Thoughts, suggestions...

I looked through the FAQ and didn't see anything that directly addressed this issue - if you have a hyperthreaded P4, should you be running two instances of F@H? If so, how? (I'm on XP Pro running it as a service) Sorry if this is a foolish question, but I don't really understand how Windows...

So, I took the plunge and ordered a pair of Mushkin Redline XP4000 today. I haven't even received it yet, but I'm already pleased with the purchase. I ordered around mid-day and paid for overnight shipping. I got a call today at 8pm EST from a salesperson who said they were sorry, but they...

Looking for top performing RAM... OCZ and Mushkin both make kickass UTT RAM... is mushkin really worth the extra premium though? Monarch has 2x512 OCZ for $199, mushkin is $255 on their site. Is there anything else I should be looking at? People have mentioned TwinMOS SP as a cheap...

Got my new 4000+ all installed with XP Pro (finally.. only took like 4 hours and 6-ish BSODs), and figured, let's put that CPU to work right now! Folding on my old 2.8Ghz P4 as well.. folding name is Nate_Finch (creative, I know). Very happy to be doing my small part in all this. In...

1.) Don't plug a USB mouse into the computer while XP is installing. It can cause a BSOD with the IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error code. Evidently it happens often when Logitech drivers are installed... regardless, I just used a USB to PS2 converter on the mouse and it worked fine. 2.) If the...

Just got my 4000+ up and running after several mishaps with XP's install. Decided I should get in on the folding thing. Installed it on my old computer, too, a P4 2.8Ghz. Oh, and gigabit ethernet is SW33T! I moved all my MP3s (5.25 GBs) in about 7 minutes. Last time I did that over a...

Just curious... is dual gigabit ethernet going to be at all useful for a home gaming PC? Obviously the answer is no if I'm connecting over the internet (since my DSL will be, by far, the limiting factor), however I'm planning a LAN party, so will have other people hooked up via a gigabit...

Exactly how does one "lap" a heatsink, and what kind of concrete thermal benefits does it give? I have a Thermalright XP-90C that I just received, and the base looks fairly good, but no where near a mirror finish. How would I go about getting that mirror finish (preferably with stuff you can...

Do people around here have a favorite brand(s) of bay LCD/fan controllers? I've never had one, but they look spiffy and I want to dive in without buying a POS first thing. Any suggestions, or are they all pretty much the same? -Nate

So, I just pulled the trigger on my new computer... and now I have to wait, agonizing as I worry that one site or another will take too long processing my order and it won't arrive on time. Here's what I got: San Diego 4000+ Thermalright XP-90C w/ Panaflo L1BX fan and Arctic Silver 5 DFI...

I'm looking for opinions from people who own the v1000. May pull the trigger today, but need to make sure it's the case for me. I'm a little worried about my PSU fitting (enermax noisetaker 485w) and I'm a little worried about noise from all the holes. -Nate

What's the UT stand for, and what's the difference between the two? UT: $179 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813136157 non-UT: $204 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136151 Is the UT just lighter on extras? Making sure I'm not shooting...

I'm looking into a 6800gt, and I'm wondering what brand to buy. I've heard many good things about BFG, but they're always more expensive than pretty much any other brand. eVGA is almost always lower priced than any other brand. Is there a serious quality difference? Oh yeah, it'll be...

Anyone tried 4 sticks of 512 with a Venice or San Diego CPU? I'm wondering if they fixed the problem with more than two sticks of double sided RAM. -Nate

So, I'm looking for something quiet and fast. I hear all kinds of things about the faster hard drives having annoying whines. I don't want an annoying whine, but I don't want to have to wait 20 minutes for a level to load in whatever game I'm playing either. Assume the rest of my computer...

Anyone using this memory and care to talk about its performance? I saw a glowing review at AnandTech and several other places besides. Since I'm planning on using a DFI Lanparty board, high voltage isn't a problem. I've heard some people say that overclocking your memory doesn't give much...