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Just got word that I will be recieving my Q9550 soon and I am wanting some opinions on cooling. I have been leaning towards the tuniq tower, but am a little worried of the size and weight. I am looking for best temps possible without water cooling and maintaining a decent sound level. Opinions...

I am having trouble getting my motherboard and ram to work correctly together. My ram is DDR3- 1333, but it is only running at DDR3- 800. The reason why I am posting this in here and not the Memory area is because my bios does not even give me the option to choose anything higher than DDR3-800...

I just built my new computer and I noticed after running the "windows experience index" thing, I noticed that my memory calculations per second score is lower that what I was getting with my old DDR400 memory. I was scoring a 5.9 with DDR and with this kit of OCZ Platinum DDR3 I am scoring a...

I am in the market for a full tower case and I need opinions. I currently am leaning towards the cm830, but I don't want to spend 260 bucks without other input. Since I do not plan on installing all 4 fans on the door and both side vents are fairly large and open, I am worried about the case...

I just built my new computer, specs in sig, and I have been getting quite a few errors. All the errors seemed to deal with memory, but my memory passed memtest without any errors. In a different thread the someone thought that it was most likely my video card (9800GTX). I decided to take the...

I just built a new computer, specs in my sig, and i have had so many issues I am ready to go back to my 3 year old 4000+ and 7800GT. My first problem was that my video card will not work correctly with my 28" LCD monitor, after installing the video card drivers the image was larger than the...

I am running two different temp monitors for my processor and they don't match. I basically just want to know which one to believe. The nvidia system monitor is reading 49 degrees and Core Temp is reading 34. thanks.

I just installed vista 64 on my new computer. After installing the video card driver and restarting the image is larger than the screen. It is almost like when you try to run too high of a resolution on a TV, only it doesn't let the image scroll. My task bar is completely off the screen, along...

I am about to order the memory for my new computer and I need help choosing between these two options. OCZ Platinum DDR3 1333Mhz 7-7-7-20 1.8V with 1.95V EVP 4GB (2x2) $299 or OCZ ReaperX HPC DDR3 1333MHz 6-5-5-18 1.85V with 1.9V EVP 4GB (2x2) $459

I just got my card today, thought I could squeeze it in a mid tower case. It fits, barely. There is about a 1mm gap between the card and the hard drive cage. I am worried about air flow to the processor and RAM. I guess I could get a full tower, but I can't find many that don't look like a damn...

Anyone have a kit of the OCZ Reaper X? The one with the heat fins above the stick like these. I am wondering if I would be able to fit four of these on one board. Those fins look to be kind of massive and I am afraid they wouldn't be able to fit next to eachother. Thanks

If the core 2 duos and quads run best at a 1:1 ratio, what is the reasoning behind making a motherboard DDR3 if it only supports FSB 1600/1333? At most all you would need is DDR2 800. I don't understand why they continue to make ram faster. Even if you overclock, there are DDR3 kits running at...

I am so sick of waiting for my Q9550 retail that I am about ready to cancel my order and throw away an extra 400 dollars on the QX9650. Thoughts? talk me out of it please?

I have ordered everything but the memory and I need some input. I have a 790i ultra board and a Q9550 on backorder and I need to decide which memory to get. I was planning on getting this kit here, but once I decided on my motherboard and read the memory standard is DDR3 2000(OC)/1800(OC)/1333...

I am finally putting the old rig to rest and my 7800gt along with it. The 9800GTX will be a huge improvement for me, and I will be ordering mine this week. That is, if the release date hasn't been moved again and it isn't some horrible april fools joke. After all the bad talk around the forums...

I have seen quite a few cases where people have installed a thin black foam like stuff in the case. Is this used for insulation? or is it used to collect dust? or maybe just look? I would like to know the purpose of it and where I could find it. Thanks.

Is it better to get a case with the PSU on the top or the bottom? What are the different advantages and disadvantages to each location? I had always assumed it was better to have the PSU above the motherboard because hot air rises. Thanks.

I just ordered my Q9550 from shopblt.com and I was wondering if anyone else had ordered a new quad core from them. If so, was it retail or oem? No where on the product page did it say whether it was retail or oem. I just assumed retail, but after reading some threads I am second guessing that.

I am going to be building a new computer within the next few weeks. I plan on getting a 790i ultra motherboard and I already have a Q9550 on back order. Right now I am leaning towards this 4 GB kit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145200 Anyone have any opinion on...

Anyone have any idea when we will start seeing these on newegg?

I have Real VNC installed on the computer I want to access and the computer I am going to access it from. The password is configured on the machine I want to access, but I left all the other settings the same. I am trying to connect over a LAN as of now, by typing the IP address of the computer...

I am running a pretty old rig right now, though I am planning on building a new one when Intel's newer quad cores and Nvidia's 9 series cards are released. I have a 7800gt right now with a single core 4000+ that is also way past its prime. I was planning on getting the 9800GTX, hoping it would...

I have been browsing through the forum and visiting other sites trying to decide which monitor I should buy. I currently have the ViewSonic X Series VX922, but I really want to upgrade to a larger, widescreen display. These are the monitors I like so far: HP Pavilion w2408h 24" ViewSonic...