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So, thinking it might be time to swap out my aging nVidia 7600 GT for something a little more modern. That said, I don't have much time for gaming anymore (and when I do, it's older RPGs), so high-end really doesn't matter to me. This is what I'm looking for a recommendation on: HDMI...

So, long story short, looks like my SFF will be moving from easy wired access, to wireless being a whole heck of a lot easier. So, given that, and some quick research showing that a PCI card would be better, resource-wise, than a USB stick, I was wondering if there were any recommendations...

Hey all. Wanted to see if anyone has seen this problem before. On my MX6, the front audio ports don't seem to be working. They were a little flaky when I first built the machine, but now they don't work at all. Of course, I guess it could be the mobo, but the backplate sound works fine. I...

Hey, tried a search, and nothing came up. I realize the Microfly is made of thinner metal, and the windows don't help w/ noise suppression much either. Any which way, has anyone tried some noise dampening efforts w/ the hard drive? Rubber gaskets/washers between the HD and the cage, or the...

And the SFF build is underway! Naming it the Batcomputer 3 as it's the 3rd AMD iteration I've built now - Slot A to Socket A to AM2. Anyways, these are the build components: - Abit NF-M2 nView - Ultra Microfly MX6 w/ 600w PSU - Athlon X2 4000+ w/ stock HSF - 1 GB (512 X2) Corsair PC800...

So, researching around as part of planning a new machine build, it seems like an Athlon 64 X2 (socket AM2) proc should work with XP Home. Just wondering what the experience here was with that, or if I'm just better off going XP Pro.

So, I've been thinking about going to a SFF system (from the one in my sig). Just the regular home use type of stuff, with the occasional bit of gaming (City of Heroes is the current game). I could fiddle around with building my own, for sure (I've built my last two machines), but I'm thinking...

Ok, stupid question time, sinve I've not kept up on things (if you couldn't tell from my rig specs, heh). Basically, my machine is supposed to be running PC2100 RAM. But, when I poke around on Crucial's site, the lowest speed they have is PC2700. So, the question is - is it compatible...

Anyone knw of a good FAQ/article on budet AGP cards? Toying w/ the idea of upgrading the card in the rig in my signature, but don't need a super high-power card, as about all I'm playing on it is CoH. If possible, I'd like to get something w/ DVI (which, I believe, can output to VGA with an...

Well, had a really big thunderstorm (including hail) move through. Generally don't think much of it, and kept on working on my bills. Then had a VERY LOUD, bright crash of lightning scare the crud out of me. Immediately after, my machine reported that a network cable was unplugged. Long and...

I've been poking around, looking up some reviews of various drives. Was thinking about getting a usb/firewire drive (somewhere at least 80 gig), which would lead to Maxtor or WD. Then I saw a product called Netdisk (looks like two different vendors) that can attach via USB or Ethernet - which...

Hey all. Finally jumping up from a slot a to a socket a (Asus A7V266-E with a 1400+) thanks to a forum member selling off some older hardware. Problem is, the HSF fan (stock AMD cooler) is buzzy as all getout. Any recommendations for a replacement fan? Prolly just run to Fry's tomorrow to...

or, Yet Another Ipod thread. Question on battery life. My 4G 20gig seems a bit of a life sucker. I charged it up Friday, to full. It sat till I hit the road on Sunday, at which time it was down (guessing by the meter) about 20%, just for sitting! Charged it back to full last night, and then...

So, fired up the trusty machine, and get a message that CMOS done got borked. Had to redo the settings. So, I'm of the opinion that the CMOS battery probably needs to be replaced (machine was built 4-5 years ago). Question - are all the batteries the same? Or do I need to pull the existing...

Ok, so, turns out the fan on my GF3 Ti200 was/is failing. Made a nice lovely sound when it'd spin up and down. So, I've merely unplugged it for now. Figured it's not really been doing anything lately, and there's a slot cooler fan running right below it. Think it'll be ok? Given the age of...

So, now that I've got a portable music player, I figure it's time to rip all of my CDs. I figure I'll need two versions - one ripped in some lossless format (suggestions?) so I could recreate the CD if need be, and another version in a compressed format (mp3, AAC, etc - suggestions for format...

Just got my ipod (20 gig 4G). I was wondering what sort of third party software would be recommended? I believe I seen something called ephod that was recommended? (Note: this will be on a WinXP system, not OS X).

I'm looking for recommendations (either vendor, or a specific card) for a PCI firewire card. Just bought an ipod, and need to get the card for my tower (laptop has firewire and USB 2.0 built in). A card that has both USB 2.0 and firewire on it would be a bonus, but not necessary. Any thoughts?

Anyone out there using Litestep? Just installed it on my work laptop, and it looks like it's going to take some getting used to. Found some documentation on lsdocs, but I was wondering if anyone out there had some handy tips and tricks, or linkage to other documentation? Or any favorite...