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I've been trying to determine whether there's a tangible difference between running a single SSD and running 2 SSD's in RAID 0. Everything I see is based off benchmarks, but would I notice a major (like a worth another $200 kind) difference between running a single SSD and running a pair of...

I recently bought an X2 550 from someone on Craigslist and it unlocks to a quad core pretty easily. Previously, I was using another X2 550 that did not unlock and was running it with the stock cooler. Never had a problem with temps since it was a dual core, however, I know the stock cooler won't...

I recently upgraded to the following setup: AMD Phenom X2 555 BE 1004 EPMW stepping Gigabye GA-MA785GMT-UD2H 6 GB DDR3 OCZ3X1333LV6GK (Optimized for Intel, but works fine so far) Those are the new parts, I'm reusing an XFX 4850 and a Corsair 520HX PSU. I am able to unlock all 4 cores...

Unless I'm missing something, it looks like my SG-01E only came with connectors for AC'97 audio. I don't have the Azalia/HD Audio connector. Did anyone else have this problem or is it just me?

I'm moving to a different case pretty soon and I thought it would be a good opportunity to finally get a SATA DVD burner. In my new case, I'll be going with only 1 optical drive as opposed to the two I currently have, since I rarely use discs at all. The main thing I'm looking for is that...

I have an Asus P5E-VM and a Seagate ST3750640AS (SATA II 750GB). I've been running my SATA devices in IDE mode but recently decided to switch to AHCI mode so I could install MacOS. I enabled AHCI in the bios, but then when I reboot, it always hangs when it gets to the port that the Seagate...

Sorry this isn't really a hardware question, but I wasn't sure where else to put it. Over time, I upgraded to the rig in my sig and have amassed a small collection of parts which I put together to form the following build: Pentium D 945 ECS RC410L-MGF 1GB DDR2-4200 OCZ RAM 200 GB Maxtor HDD...

So today, I got a new Seagate 750GB drive for $100.:D Great deal right? So I'm copying stuff from my 200GB HDD to my 750GB and I plug some headphones into the front panel headphone port. At this point, my monitor goes blank and my computer is unresponsive. I restart my computer and I noticed...

I'm kind of curious, what kind of temps are people getting with their Q6600's (or whatever other quad you might have)? I've always figured that most mATX cases (namely the cube cases) are too small to allow the kind of coolers needed to keep quads at good temperatures, but I've noticed it...

Has anyone had any experiences with a TV tuner being really hot? I have two tuners, a Hauppauge PVR-150 and an ATI Theater 550 card. Both work just fine, but the ATI card for some reason runs really hot. I have a fanless GPU and with the ATI card in my system, my GPU idles at 84°C! The Hauppauge...

I recently made the switch to a Thermaltake Lanbox (from a crappy Athenatech mid tower) and I've found that my temps are basically the same (Which says a lot about the cooling in my other case :rolleyes: ) I always see people on this board talking about which CPU coolers to get, but no one...

I just got a Thermaltake Lanbox today and I've got everything up and running nice and cool but my current powersupply (Ultra X-Connect 500W) is horrible for this setup. The wires are thick and unflexible, and not to mention, it's almost 2 years old and probably needs replacing. It's a big nasty...