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Does anyone know the VRM heatsink height on this board? Its going into a passively cooled case so I need to check the clearance for the heat pinks and there's no information available on the Asus website.

My computing needs have changed somewhat and I'm now trying to turn my PC in to a silent media server (plex etc) which is also connected via USB to my home hifi DAC. As part of this I want to reduce the amount of fans in the case and one of them is going to be the PSU. I'd also like to switch...

I was wondering if anyone can help me with a problem as I dont know much about the ins and outs of networking. I have currently have a PC and a WHS 2011 setup that I use as a plex server and general document storage server. Both are connected to the internet and wider network via wifi as the...

I have one of these knocking around not doing anything (with an i3 and 4gb ram) and was wondering if anyone knew how many hard drives it would be capable of powering if I was to use an AOC to add additional usb sockets? Before I sell it I was wondering if I could use it to replace my ageing...

I've had a good scour through the manufacturers but cant seem to find something suitable. What I'm looking for is: Between 22" and 23" for 1920x1080. I dont think I could live with the pixed density on a 24" with a ratio lower than 1920x1200 Glossy. I have control over the lighting and...

I'm based in the UK and looking for the above spec monitor. The only ones that I've found so far are either the Apple Cinema, Hazro or DGM The apple is obviously high quality but expensive and the adjustments arent possible on a windows machine. The Hazro and DGM are great price wise but the...

As per title, can anyone recommend such a monitor? Its only for office use so it doesn't have to have fantastic response times etc. Glossy if possible as that's just my own preference and I can control the light.

For as long as I can remember I've had two optical burners which have been able to burn at the same time and maintain a full buffer at full burn speed. The drives are connected via SATA. Just lately though it seems that the hard drive cant provide the data to the drives quick enough in order...

Anyone got one of these and watercooled it? I bought one for a server project that never happened and now I have a spare case on my hands. Its not really worth selling it as I'd take a hit on the purchase price so I was thinking of ways to put it to good use. The obvious problem is radiator...

Thats the question I'm asking myself. For the last two or three years I've had a i7 920 D0 running at 4.25 and I've been very happy with it. Then along came Sandy Bridge and whilst it offered a little bit more but not enough to justify upgrading. Now there's 2011 which offers a little bit more...

I currently have a couple of HTPC's that play media from a WHS. I'm currently using home plugs to provide connections around the home but not sure what there actual speed is. Is there any simple tools that I can use to determine the transfer rate (other than just dragging a file from one place...

Just recently when I play a video with VLC or WMP on my second monitor, its playing it with a red/pink tint. It plays find on my main monitor and also if I use Real media player on the second monitor. I tried installing new drivers but it hasnt made any difference. Does anyone have any...

I currently have a HP LP2475W and think its generally a great monitor. I've decided that I'm going to go to a triple monitor setup and I've narrowed it down to a choice between these two monitors (criteria IPS, 24" 1920x1200). I'd love another LP2475W but cant stomach the £420 price tag compared...

I'm currently using a HP LP2475w and find myself frequently running out of monitor real estate and having to switch between windows. Therefore I'm looking at altering my monitor setup. The options are either adding an additional 24" (most likely a Dell U2412M) or move to three 22" (Dell...

Does anyone know a good waterblock thats suitable for this card? I have the external exhaust version if thats any help, with the fan positioned to the right hand side of the card.

Are there any? Now that I've got the Christmas bills out of the way, Im thinking of a new build. And in my quest to go ever smaller Im thinking of a i7 2600k in a Mini ITX environment. Are there any boards that allow the overclocking of the i7?

I've downloaded an old rar file from rapidshare thats password protected. I've had no luck tracing the owner for the password and was wondering if anyone knew a way of braking the password protection?

Hi, I think my motherboards dead but need someone to help diagnose before I pull the trigger on a new board. Last night I was working on some video recoding and left the PC running whilst I went to watch a film. I came back to find it shut down. Thinking I must have left the 'shutdown...

My little brother went and bought himself a ready made, out of the box Acer PC (Aspire 3400-215). I told him not to and that it would be better if he built his own but would he listen? No. Anyway, he gets it home and then starts to complain that its too slow (now theres a suprise) and wants...

First off, sorry for posting here but I couldnt really find an apporpriate forum for fault finding. Please move if necessary. Ok, that out of the way, I was wondering if members could help me out as my PC has started to perform with a strange trait. Every now and again the computer will...

Id like to replace the fan in my PSU (Silverstone Strider) as its now the noisiest part of the system and would like some suggestions. I stripped out the original fan, removed the plastic holder from the base of the original fan and fitted it to the red and black cable of a Sythe S-Flex that...

Does anyone have a guide that shows what size wire/cable is related to what size cable braid i.e. SATA cable = 10mm braid? I have a few cables left to braid and without some way of telling my only option would be to buy a couple of metres of each size to be sure.

I've been using IPredator for a few months now and my subscription is up for renewal. Before I renew I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions of better services? The main problems I found with IPredator was that the speeds were hit and miss and also having a Swedish IP, means I couldnt...

Im going to be mounting my radiator horizontally which results in the inlet/outlet being in a position of top or bottom rather than left or right if the radiator was mounted vertically. My question is, which should be used for water flowing back into the radiator the top feed or the bottom one?

I'm looking for a good DDC pump top with twin front facing inlet and outlet. They must be cable of accepting 3/8 ID 1/2 OD compression fixings. The only one I've found so far is this one...

I'm currently building a new system and plan on going the custom loop root. I have the reservoir, pump (swiftech/laing 355) installed but wondering what I can load on to the loop. I intend on using a two pass 2x120mm radiator as that all space will allow. Obviously the main concern is the...

I currently have a Corsair H50 on a i7 920 at 4.0ghz and it does the job well enough. Its fitted inside a Silverstone SG-01 with the radiator mounted inside the case on the support beam running the legnth of the case. As ever though, I'm looking into improving the setup. Im planning on...

As per title, im looking for a good stand that can hold 3 x 24" monitors and was wondering if anyone has any recommendations? It has to be desk mounted (no wall polls) as my desk overlooks a window and I'd like to be able to angle the left and right monitors inwards too.

I've currently got my WHS set up as one samsung 320gb for the OS and then 6x1.5tb for the storage. I've a suspicion that the sammie is failing and so want to swap it out. How do I install a new OS drive without losing the info on the storage drives?

Hi, due to the configuration of my sysetm (watercooled SFF i7) Im looking for a half height or very short, graphics card that is capable of running 2 x 24" monitors @ 1920 x 1200. Gaming isnt overly important, so the main constraint is size. Im currently running a 9600GT but concerned that...

I currently have a single HP LP2475w as my main monitor but Im finding that I could do with a little more desktop space. I had contemplated moving to a 30" but Im generally happy with the HP and thought adding two smaller monitors might be more cost effective and also result in more desktop...

Hi all, Ive just picked up one of these for a new build and being new to overclocking the i7, I was wondering if people could post their best stable overclock plus the settings that they've used in BIOS to get there?

Ok ive built a WHS setup out of some of my old equipment and Im having some problems installing the Windows Home Server Connector Software on the client PC. When I insert the disc, it locates my server and and starts to download the software but never gets beyond 0% before returning an error...

Has anyone built an i7 MATX system in a Silverstonetek SG-01? The reason I ask is that Im currently contemplating this combo but struggling to find a suitable i7 cooler that will fit. I've used a SG-01 before and much prefer the layout and arrangement to the later SG's and I need to have two...

Ok, at somepoint over the next 6-12 months Im going to reach the capacity of my current system so I need to start planning ahead. I currently have an Adaptec 5805 card with 8 x 1tb SATA drives in a RAID 5 config running off a standard ATX motherboard with a Intel Q9650 quad core. This is...

Due to an ever expanding system, Im adding a Adaptec 5805 RAID card to my system. The problem with this is that my motherboard only has one pci-e x16 slot which Im using for graphics, and the RAID card runs at x8 (the other slots on my card are x4 or less). So I need a new board, but I'd like...

Im getting to the point were I have sufficient data to be concerned about losing it! Im considering adding a few new drives and building a RAID 5 array. At the moment, four 1tb drives would be sufficient, given that you lose one of the drives storage in return for ensuring data preservation in...

Hi, Im currently running an overclocked 8400 (3.8ghz with memory at 1066) and Im contemplating an upgrade to a Q9550. The question is, will I notice a significant improvement in encoding times etc or should I just put the money towards an i7 build later in the year? I was hoping to wring out...

The manual says that it should be an option under cpu configuration, but quite strangely, its isnt there when I go into bios. Is it a hidden option or is there something Im doing wrong?

I have one of these boards on a second rig and have it overclocked to 450fsb but feel that the memory may be holding me back from getting more from the chip. I was wondering, If I ran some PC8500 (around 1000mhz) would this be ok? The board is only officially rated for DDR-800 but I would...