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Of all the web sites I frequent, HardOCP is still my first read EVERYDAY. And after having trouble trouble joining a league on GameFaqs, I thought I might inquire about starting my own here. Some of my thoughts... 1) While I've played various baseball games over the years, I'm not hardcore...

Greetings all. BFG 7800GTX user that decided after 2+ years it was time to reimage his primary PC. So I took it outside, blew out all the parts with canned air, removed the old video card and hard drive (250GB Seagate SATA), replaced them with the new parts (PNY 8800GTX and a 500GB SATA...

Greetings all. I pre-ordered Halo 2 at EB about 2 weeks ago, and I'm getting anxious for the PC release. I've been doing some reloading on my computers lately, and I decided rather than reimage my primary computer (the one found in my sig), it would be easier to reimage the Dell laptop I used...

Okay, to explain my issue... I have a Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive, and software loaded to watch movies. But my video card and LCD aren't HDCP compliant. So I switched from using DVI, back to VGA. The movies look great, and the resolution is fine at 1920x1200 for the most part... EXCEPT at boot...

My DFI Nforce MB, Athlon X2 4400+ CPU, BFG 7800GTX 256MB Video Card, and so forth had a setback Christmas Day. I tried to boot and no dice. I've traced it to the PS, so I'm looking to buy a new one. Read in the DFI MB thread, and was considering the Corsair unit. At about $130 from...

Greetings all. Been playing with computers since I was young. Interests in Wing Commander and Star Wars: Tie Fighter lead to upgrading RAM. Thereafter it was printers, Novell Netware 3.1x, and the first Windows Office products. Later, it was building my own systems, taking MCSE courses, and...

Greetings all. First off, I hope this is an ok topic. I'm not trying to break licensing agreements, steal illegal software, or otherwise upset the entire internet community. But this all started while at Costco Home today... let me explain. One of my favorite games ever made is Peter...

When I got the 7800GTX, it was because Dell had the BFG for $479 shipped while newegg had it for $619. It seemed a no-brainer purchase and has served me well... I heard recently the 7900GT is quite the performer. Nearly as good as a 7900GTX, at a much lower cost. Sounds great to me, but if...

Just read the review on this, and it was ok but didn't tell much about motherboards it would work with, etc. THIS PAGE shows the heatsink mounted on my DFI SLI-DR motherboard. I believe what the reviewer is trying to say is if you rotate the unit "90" degrees, it would block the SATA Raid...

I created the thread, because not long after my 9400 has been running, the right side of the system gets pretty warm. Not the case so much, but the right side of the keyboard. I can literally feel the heat coming off the keys, and when I first touch them when I come back from somewhere else...

So here's the deal. I ordered my Dell Inspiron 9400 with 2, 256MB sticks of 667MHz RAM when I ordered my laptop online. I figured if I wanted to upgrade the Ram later, I could do it myself for less. And while my laptop actually runs pretty well right now, folks have been telling me I should...

Can't claim credit for finding the deal, as I read it on CheapAssGamer... but I got one locally and it's 1/2 price! Too bad I couldn't get in on the Koolance deal at Frys. ;)

Greetings all. Purchased a DFI LanParty SLi-DR motherboard and a few other parts about a month ago. Because I was building a custom case for my parts, things were kinda slow coming together. And though I have been busy lately, I decided to muck through my sore throat tonight and try some...

Greets all. Recently built the system in my signature into an Apple G5 case. It's running great with a Seagate 250GB SATA drive inside, but I'm thinking trying some other OS's. And rather than try and force more drives inside an already warm case, I figured I'd run the other drives external...

Greetings all. I'm hoping someone here might be able to help me, since I took Eclipse advice on what RAM to get for my new system, and it seems to be giving me grief. :( As you'll see in my signature, it's a DFI SLi-DR motherboard with two crucial "value" 1GB PC3200 DDR RAM sticks. At...

Greetings all. As some of you may realize, I purchased a Dell 2405 display last Friday when one of the telephone reps offered a price that seemed too good to pass up. As a result, one should be heading to my home before the end of the month. I currently have a Sony 17" Widescreen LCD that...

Greetings all. Here's the details. Have a Soltek EQ-3701M. While a bit out of date, the Athlon 1900+ runs fine (just doing stock), the 512MB of RAM is stable (stock too), and the 200GB HD gives me PLENTY of space for recording shows, etc. I've got Windows Media Center Edition 2005, an...

http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/WishDetail.asp?position=HISTORY&ID=1502089&WishListTitle=Apple%20G5%20Parts%20List Specifically... http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820145575 To get 2 sticks of Crucial 1GB was about $211. Add $4x2 for shipping and your up...

Greetings all. I have a Shuttle SN45G I imported from Germany some time ago. It's the "Tomb Raider - Angel of Darkness" version they only made 1,000 of. I'm sure many aren't interested, but I liked the case and picked one up when they marked them down to finish selling them all. (And the...

Greetings all. I posted here about 2 months ago in THIS THREAD about possibly building a new system. I had a lot of great suggestions, but in the end got scared off by the total price, and I decided to still with what I had. Well, today I saw the Dell deal for a BFG 7800GTX for $534 shipped...

Seems like main reason to get the DR instead of other SLi models is the RAID with the 2nd set of SATA ports. RAID 5 is something I've heard about for YEARS, but never got a chance to use myself. I realize it's not as fast as RAID 0, so many gamers here probably won't consider it. And...

Greetings, Thanks for taking a moment to read this post. I'm building a custom PC, and I'm having trouble with the size of the computer. It's just a TAD too small, so buying a 500w+, SLi capable Enermax or similar power supply just won't work. I need something "shorter", even if that means...

Yesterday is the first time I've seen this unit (or at least the first time I remember ;) ). Looks like a great idea, since my Shuttle SB61G2 has had a HELL of a time getting enough power to the memory. The BIOS max is 2.75v, and the ONLY memory I ever got running in this case is some GEIL...

I'd considered going with a DFI LanParty DR what with the many helpful suggestions I'd received. But then I heard about Crossfire, and I can get discounts on ATI products through work. Add to that the supposed benefits of not needing "profiles" to make games work with Crossfire technology, and...

Building a new rig, and the MB that's been suggested is PCI-E only. Meaning I'll need a new video card to complete the rig. Through work, I can get a pretty great deal on Radeon X800XL 256MB PCI-E. So, I can't help but ask if you can do SLI with ATI cards yet. If so, a couple of those should...

Greetings all. Long time computer guy, have built my share of systems. Actually putting a mATX motherboard in an empty Apple G5 case. Will likely end up as my primary PC, if it plays games and performs day-to-day tasks better than my Shuttle SB61G2 (Intel P4 2.4C running at 3GHz, 865 chipset...

Greetings all. While I'm aware this will not be this first mod of this type, the circumstances are just about perfect for me to attempt this. A buddy bought an empty G5 case JUST before he bought his new house with his wife. And rather than take ALL his PC crap with him, he threw a bunch of...

Good evening. My Poweredge SC420 arrived a couple days ago, and I found time after work today to install Windows XP and Office. So I'm very close to bringing the server online for the simple network file sharing I plan to use it for. But I want to be able to keep data backed up, and I know...

Greetings all! Got my folks a SC420 to use as a "server" for their business. Really, it's just gonna host files and act as a place to run their Outlook .pst file. So I pull the computer out of the box, and it says it's made for Linux, MS Server 2003 and SBS Server. Not having any of...

Two SB61G2 cases. One a complete system, one with just a power supply and 2 hard drives. Have linked the two power supplies, so when I turn on the PC... the other cases turns on as well. But the 2nd case has no connection to the front panel, so no LED's light up and let me know it's working...

Looking to get several custom parts to connect the power supplies between two small form factor PC's... Shuttle's to be exact. Basically, I'd like to get: 1) 2 mATX power supply extensions, and have a molex connection soldered to pins on each one (I have the specifications). 2) I'd like...

Greetings all. Here's the deal. I have a Shuttle SB61G2. I've got a black faceplate and bezel, and the Shuttle Mesh Cover... so it looks pretty sweet. But I've never been able to run two hard drives in it without system instability, and I like to record TV and burn to DVD. So being able to...

I've got a Shuttle SB61G2. Has two USB 2.0 ports on the front, and 4 on the back. That said, with a Logitech MX700 base, MX900 base, printer, an remote control receiver, a logitech wireless controller receiver, and a logitech orbit webcam, my USB ports are full! Back when USB 2 was still...

Both of these were items I picked up at CompUSA last night, so I thought I'd share. Hauppauge WinTV PVR USB 2 - Normally $200, currently $120 instore and has a $20 rebate. If you have Windows XP Media Center Edition, this is one of the few "external" solutions that won't require a PCI slot...

I've got a Shuttle SFF system, and need a single slot solution if I'm gonna replace my ATI 9500 128MB. Doubt my power supply could support this card, but if I was to upgrade the PS too, and wanted to get this card... I'd like to know it fits before I order it online. And I see NO INFORMATION...

Can supposedly be found here... http://forums.ocfaq.com/showthread.php?t=2944 Trying it now and will report back how it worked. BTW, I had to right click the link twice to get the file. The first try I got an error.

My copy runs fine, but a buddy is trying to run his and he's getting an error message about virtual drive software on his machine so Doom 3 won't run. He has Roxio burning software installed, including the "drag and drop" stuff, so he thought that might be part of the problem. I use Nero for...

So reading how the X800XT PE has been released, and some people have already got their cards. The first thought is I'd like to buy one too, but then I decided to do some reading. Right on ATI's site, they indicate that PCI Xpress will be faster than AGP, and I wonder how long till those...