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I recentely put together a new build in a Node 304 case. So far I'm very happy with it, except the CPU temps seem a bit high. I'm not overclocking and am using the stock cooler, but they still seem to idle around 40C and were maxing in the upper 80s while playing Bioshock Infinite. The GPU...

I just got a Fractal Design Node 304 and am looking at getting a new PSU to go into this build. While it does take a regular ATX PSU, to have a long video card in there, their literature says that it needs to be under 160mm in depth. So I'm looking for a quiet, efficient PSU to fit in there...

At work the previoius IT regime had some crazy backup solution utilizing like 15-1TB WD Green drives. They are the older WD10AECS models. My boss doesn't have any interest in them, so I said I'd take them, but, I really don't know what to do with them! I do have a home media server, and I...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc HTPC and Gaming 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $300-400 - with shipping, I'm and Amazon Prime subscriber if that helps 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and...

Does anyone know of a device that would redirect a USB device over wifi withot needing a host dongle? I've got a HTPC setup in my ESXi host at home and am trying to figure out a way to pass IR to the computer without having to pass my whole USB controller to the VM. I know these sorts of...

Has anyone ever changed out the LCD screen in an Antec Fusion to something that is actually useful? I've had my HTPC in this case for several years through a few rebuilds and I really like the case, but boy do I hate that LCD. I don't want it to show anything fancy, really just the time...

I'm looking for a drive cage/caddy to pair up with my M1015. I was hoping to find one that had a single sff-8087 plug on the back, but thus far, no success. Does anyone know if one of them is even made? I was really surprised that neither Norco nor Supermicro had an option. Thanks for the...

I'm in the later stages of my media server upgrade an am planning out my storage system. I'm doing an all-in-one solution, based off of Gea's guide. I currently have a Xeon 1230v2 on a Supermicro X9SCM-iiF with 8 gigs of ram and the following hard drives: 2 - 750GB 7200rpm Seagates 1 -...

I'm in desperate need of upgrading my existing storage system. I've got a lead on some 2TB 5K3000s and I know they are incredibly highly regarded around here, but with the WD acquisition, and unkown warranty exchanges, would you still buy them? I'm looking to either do an ZFS all-in-on...

So I'm thinking it is finally time to retire my trusty Sanyo RL-4920 el' cheap-o deluxe phone and was looking at the various Sprint offerings. I'd really like to upgrade to a smartphone, but am curious if it is even worth it. I'm in a fairly rural area and, while I get fine phone coverage, who...

I have an EVGA 8800GT with a few days left on my Step-Up. I could upgrade to the 9800GTX for about $100, but is it worth it? The reviews I've read of the 9800GTX seem lukewarm at best. I game mostly at 1600x1200 and am planning on upgrading to a 24" in the next few months. I've been fairly...

As the title suggests, is it possible to put several tuner cards in a server box that Vista Media Center connects to? Ideally what I'd like to do is let my server box handle all of the recording and storage while my Vista MCE boxes tell it what to record. So the box in my bedroom doesn't have...

With the current deal on the Dell Vostro 1500 I can get a laptop that is specced very closely to the low-end Macbook Pro for about $800. I work at a college, so I'd be able to pick up the Macbook Pro for $1800. The question, is the pricing differential worth it? I've been a Mac fan for years...

I've been toying with Linux off-and-on for several years now. Trying out different distros and whatnot (I really like Debian thus far). Anyway, I'm in the planning/building stages of making a home media/file server and I want to get more into the nitty-gritty of working with linux. I'm...

According to Ubisoft the following are the *minimum* system requirements for Assassin's Creed I can honestly say I'm shocked. While this game should look nice, the fact that Crysis has more relaxed requirements is crazy.

I feel kind of stupid asking this, but, what the heck. It's not like I have any reputation to defame! So I got The Orange Box over Christmas when Steam had their big sale. While I'm not a FPS fan, generally, Portal had peaked my interest and at $37 for all those games, you can hardly go...

So I'm looking to upgrade my my ailing x1800 GTO so I can really take advantage of some of the newer games (most notably Bioshock and The Witcher) but also to prepare for new games this year (Fallout 3 :cool:). I was planning on getting an 8800 GT, but, as everyone knows, stupidly high prices...

So I'm coming down from my two and a half year WoW addiction and am looking for some new options to make my transition to a WoW free lifestyle. While I do have a Wii, I find the selection of games (particularly RPGs) very limiting. So I'm weighing my options basically I can afford one of the...

I recently built a new rig featuring a DS3 rev 3.3 and a 6600. After having the DS3 for a few weeks, I just don't like it. I have never had so many bios problems just to get install an OS to install. I haven't even tried to OC with it because I'm just not happy with it. I've built many...

As the title suggests, I got a new E6600 today. When I opened it up and looked at the processor I noticed a small chip on the 'top' (the metal side that the heatsink would connect to). Even if I hate the thought, will this chip have a negative effect on anything? Should I send it back to...

I've got about $600 to spend on some system upgrades, but I'm not sure where to spend them exactly. My current rig looks like this Athlon 64 3200+ 1gb Mushkin Ram ASUS A8N-E Antec Truepower 550w PSU Benq DVD-Burner Several PATA HDs ATI x1800GTO I was first thinking of upgrading my...

I'm looking to replace my 7 year old KDS 17" and my zillion year old NEC Multisync XV17. As I do a good amount of graphics work, color is important to me, hence me leaning towards staying with ol' trusty CRT. On the other hand, I'm probably going to have a secondary LCD display to use when I'm...

I've been out of the hardware scene for a while now. (Stupid guitar scene got me and I bought many computers worth of gear there...) But I'm looking to make a final upgrade to my s939 system. Currently I have a Athlon 64 3200+ in my ASUS A8N-E. I've been doing a lot of research and it...