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im going to be upgrading in a bit and i havent upgraded in a while *since the GTX260 refreshes came out to be exact* and havent seen much (or anything) on the 580SLI vs 6970CF, ill be running 3 screens at 1920x1200 for gaming, video encoding and photoshoop. which would be better for my little...

Hey networking gods, in kind of a dilemma... i use my HTPC as a file server, my music library is on it and i just stream it to my pc, and i transfer a bit of files on a daily basis. Nothing too huge or constant. but for some reason the HTPC's connection drops out randomly. meanwhile all of...

So i seen this mod on Steam called Smashball, its got leagues. anyone know of (if there isnt already) and would be willing to be on a [H] team?

So ive come to a questionable purchase.... atm i have a 28" LCD, and 2 19" lcds, would it be worth it to splurge on a triple monitor setup using Matrox Triplehead2go? the top res for the monitors are 28"- 1920x1200 and the 19"s are 1440x900. was thinking of having the two 19"s angled 90 closing...

so ive been playing Project Torque the last couple of hours and it reminded of another racing game that i used to play all the time that wasnt that big of a hit... i have no idea what the actual title of it was called but it was more of a sim type of game somewhat. you started out going to the...

so i installed the Windows 7 beta on my HTPC, i managed to locate the image i downloaded from MS got a legal serial yada yada yada but now any driver i try in any configuration will not install... it either tells me my OS is not supported, i do not have the requirements, or Does not support this...

so i get the whole "cpu/gpu bottleneck" but what im wondering is, what constitutes/are symptoms of bottlenecking? ive tried looking it around but all i can find is specific "is my 2.5 C2D bottlenecking my GTX280" and such. I guess im just looking for better understanding and more knowledge into...

alright so heres the deal. my 750i arrived yesterday. i got it all hooked up, lookin nice and pretty and its slapping me around. i transfered my two 1.5Tb drives from my old 680i rig in and it takes forever to boot. and by that, i mean it refuses to go past the windows loading screen. it loads...

any one know of any DECENT retailers for computer parts? with being in Wi theres no CompUSA, no Fry's, no Microcenter so theres basically no options (afaik) except the little shops that charge an arm and a leg for anything and everything...

Alright. so i bit the bullet and got Left 4 Dead on Steam this evening. I have been regretting it ever since.... The whole night ive only been able to play for maybe an hour or two. 95% of the time when i try to join any game i get a disconnect error. "Failed to connect after 10 retries" so i go...

So im looking for a new case. my Kandolf is no longer appealing to me. are there any cases out there like the HAF-932 that have stock locations for mounting radiators?

So im getting some pretty messed up behavior when i try to play CoDWaW on Steam. If i try to host a Co-op server (like i always do) it says it cant find my online data. If i try to host a LAN Co-op server the game crashes. It goes on like this for a random amount of time often stretching over an...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Announced at Massive Event by Eric Bush Details on many of Activision Blizzard's upcoming titles were revealed during a joint event with in-game advertiser Massive Inc. According to MTV, Call of Duty 6 has officially been titled Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2...

So lately ive been very interested with perceptive reality in co-relation in gaming. anyone have any views on it? any stories or experiences?

i sent in my laptop to get it fixed since the video card dumped on me... they gave the store the ok to give me a brand new laptop and since i dont really have a use for it anymore im looking to sell it. It is still sealed in the box, security tape intact Retail: $649.99 $600 plus shipping...

looking for LAN's here in sucky ol' WI, been a while since i've had a fraggin good time...

hey guys, im going to try to put a demo together sadly this is a lone effort. i got some lyrics written done and no band. can anyone help me out with some software reccomendations? i need: drumming (preferably midi) software guitar software audio recording software i know its going...

http://beta.mcafee.com/BetaMcAfee/Home.aspx its open to beta testers

has anyone modded neons? and by that i mean cutting and extending the wires? i know in some things it doesnt work but i would like to cut and extend my wires so that i can my neons placed to give off the optimal lighting WITHOUT being seen. i have the places picked out perfectly but the wire is...

hey guys, not sure how to go about this, it seems the part of the pcb that goes into the pci slot of the mobo on my audio has some sort of stuff on it, i cant just wipe it off.....do i use isopropyl alcohol to clean to contacts? maybe nail polish remover or some sort of solvent? it shows up...

So heres the setup as we speak: MCP655 Black Ice Xtreme dual 120 rad Black Ice Xtreme single 120 rad Apogee GTX (Q6600 stock speed for now..) 2 full cover 8800GTS (G80) blocks 1/2" tygon Feaser One Coolant as it sits now the temps on the proc are high 20's C across the cores, would...

ok heres the story... i had a "stable" OC of 3Ghz on my Q6600 with the p5n32-e SLI, ran Prime95 on all 4 cores for 10+ hours. well i let it idle while i was at work, only to come home to find it frozen during posting...so something made it restart then wouldnt let it start and now it wont...

So after hours of trying to get it stable i finally got a 10hr test of P95 done stabily @ 3Ghz. Its running at ~ 39C during load. However whenever i push the FSB past 1333 it gets major unstable no matter what changes i make. often it freezes at POST, then the others it bluescreens or locks up...

Ok so heres the thing, i got my loop together yesterday, after running for about 4 hours with my dangerden filport and res half full at the begining, the coolant was empty.....theres no leaks...all i can think of is that its evaporating???? any insight from the water gods? fluid is Feaser 1

Ok so i got a syringe of CooLaboratory "paste" applied it as directed mixed with how others directed.....so much for it being UBER AMAZING COOLING.....my GPU's and CPU is running hotter than what they were with the stock coolers....and this is with a MCP655 pump, 120x2 rad, single 120 rad and...

Its been a LOOOONG time since ive had to get a PSU, the last one was overkill for the system and it just died on me. switched the fan and now it wont stay on....looking for a psu to power the following Q6600 P5N32-E SLI 4 x 1gb Crucial Ballistix 4 x 500Gb hhds 1 x 300Gb hdd 2 x 8800GTS...

ok this is a pretty n00bish question but whats the difference between the GO and SLCR versions? how do you tell? (yes i realize it most likely says on the proc itself)

now im not a consumer thats purchased a PPU but i HAVE looked into getting one, bad....many of times.... but heres a question for those of you that do own one, do you think if the new Euphoria Engine thats used in GTA 4 would become adapted into more new games it would hinder or possibly...

is it possible to install windows on a pre-raided partition? ive been wondering about this for a while but could never find an answer. i have a feeling it'd have to do with the raid in the bios but im new to that, sad to say im still a F6 floppy raid fan... what i would like to do is somehow put...

Lookin to buy a dual 120mm pm with offers, preferably with 1/2" barbs

Wanted: nothing WTT: nothing Feel free to make offers is the price is not reasonable! For Sale/Trade: Logitech G7 1st Gen...

HEAT: Shady240 First up, a barely used 700w OCZ GameXstream SLI power supply with maybe a months worth of use on it. i bought it for my spare computer that hardly seen any action: $75 shipped SOLD eVGA 680i SLI SE (Ver. TR) mobo bought it VERY SLIGHTLY USED thinking my ram was...

ok so heres the deal....First i had the P5N32, my ram was giving me troubles, so i picked up the 680 sli SE not knowing it was made spec for dual cores.... Which one would house my Q6600 better? the 680i seems to boot wayyyyy faster and has never given me any problems but my WC parts are...

Hey guys, been visiting these forums for the last couple weeks and I gotta tell ya, there are some amazing rigs on here....and they got me urging to customize my rig, so here I am. Ive always been a fan of the military. the way they operate, carry out missions so on and so forth, and...

I'm thinking about replacing the fan in my PSU so its a different color, would anyone know off-hand the size specs of it? I figured see if anyone here knows before i start taking my PSU apart

Hey guys i was wondering, im about to paint the inside of my case and i was thinking about a confliction but couldnt come up with an answer. Black has the properties to attract heat, but if its heat resistant does ANY heat build up at all? I know "resistant" doesnt mean it blocks all the heat...