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Hello all, I'm building my first PC in 5 years. Have all my components pretty much narrowed down, however, I'm having trouble debating over the right case. It's already been quite a task to get myself caught up with all the newest hardware (GPUs, CPUs, SSD,etc), and I'm really struggling...

I'm using a P5W DH Deluxe motherboard and I wanted to ugrade to an 8800GT (1GB version). I put in the new card and powered on the PC. Everything came on, GPU and CPU fans powered up, but no display, no beeps, no sound of hard-drives firing up, CD drives are unresponsive (no lights, won't...

Working with my girlfriend's father's PC, so I am not intricately familiar with it's setup. I'll come back with more details after I collect them, just wanted to make a generic post to see if it was some simply solution. INITIAL PROBLEM: The PC was not powering up, only the front LED would...

Hey everyone, I'm somewhat of a n00b to computers and this is really my first build. I had issues with the P5W DH Deluxe working with my new rig. I had to RMA the board twice, and in the meantime I was running my system off of a cheap intel mobo. I just got an RMA'd P5W last night and it...

Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read. I'm semi-noob at building PC's. I built my current desktop 4 years ago with a lot of help from a knowledgeble friend, and this was my first real attempted at a DIY desktop. I did thorough research and made sure everything was compatible. I...

Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read. I'm trying to build this PC for the last 3 months or so. The first time I tried to hook everything together and powerup, the PC would power up, the monitor would come out of sleep mode, but the CD drive was not getting any power. 1)...

Hey guys, I just put together the build in my sig, trying to get her all fired and up and install my OS. Everything seems to power on and run just fine, except for my 2 slim CD drives. I checked the wiring to all my molex's and pins because I sleeved the cables, and everything is in order. I...

I have a fan controller that is back-lit with blue LEDs. This does not fit my mod theme, and since it is impossible to find a fan controller I like that is lit up red. I'm trying to find out all I can to see if I can swap these blue LED's with red ones. Is this even possible? Can I just...

I was thinking about this today. Is it possible to run 2 mice on a PC? Or at least run 2 mice while gaming? Just curious if anyone knows anything about this, I have some ideas as to how this might be of great benefit for gaming if this is possible.

Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read/reply. I have this fan/light controller; http://www.frozencpu.com/products/992/bus-34/FrozenCPU_Black_PWM_6x_Fan_Controller_525_Bay.html?tl=g34c17s286 Currently there are about 6 LEDs behind the front panel that light up rings around the...

Hey guys, I'm getting close to wrapping up my first mod ever (Project: Savage) and I'm starting to think about managing my cables. I understand how to hide them and camoflauge them into the case, but what about shortening them? I know there is a way to shorten the PSU molex cables by...

I'm having a hard time finding a chipset waterblock that says "this block works on ****** motherboard". I'm particularly interested in one for my P5W mobo since I hear heat will be a concern when I overclock. Can anyone point me in the right direction, or confirm/deny that I'm going to...

Not completely built yet, but this is my plan, anyone have any input or things I should lookout for or change? Going to be running an OC'd E6600 on a ASUS P5W DH. My radiator will not be using the ambient air inside the case, but instead pulling air from outside the case, through a custom...

Are these two pumps exactly the same and just sold under different names?

Looking for a slot-load slim DVD drive with writing capability. Thought maybe some of you might have one from an old laptop or PC.

I'm trying to track down a hardware store or some place where I can buy a G1/4 BSPP Tap?? The only place I can find it right now is on mcmaster.com. I'd rather not have to sit around waiting for it to arrive in the mail =/

Just got some of DangerDen's 1/2" I.D. high-flow barbs. I'm using them for a custom acrylic resivoir type thing, however I tried 1/2" threaded holes and they seem too small. Does anyone know what size hole and tap these fittings require? Oh, second question. Would it be worth it to get...

Hey guys, thanks in advance for offering up some help. I've just purchased the Black Ice GT Stealth, 240 mm rad. I have 2 120mm fans ready to go as well. I planned on mounting the fans to the roof of my case and the radiator below it. Except how the hell do you attach these all...

Hey everyone, thanks for taking the time to read this. In the Worklog section I have Project: Savage going. In my last updated I posted pictures that might help add to what my problem is. I'm making a custom piece for my water-cooling system. Basically a thin acrylic enclosure with a...

All events are true and factual, the video footage has not been edited or manipulated in anyway way. http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v381/jreffy/?action=view&current=MVI_1173.flv The read only password to view this album is: ok

Hey guys, I'm looking for a black fan controller (3.5" or 5.25"), preferably with red LED's (fits my case mod color scheme), if not I can always change the LED's I guess. If possible, having some kind of LCD display would be great, especially if it monitored temps as well. I've done...

It's pretty much common sense that it's more effective cooling if you can pull fresh cool air over your radiator in a water-cooling system. Currently there are only 2 options. Pull the warm air inside your PC over the radiator on the way out of the case, OR pull in fresh air from the outside...

Hey everyone, I'm about to start work on my first water-cooling system and I'm piecing together the system myself. I've done a LOT of research and I'm just trying to hammer out the final details. I'm thinking I want a dual 120mm fan radiator. along with the MC655 DC pump, and the TDX CPU...

I'm choosing a 700W power supply for the system in my sig. I'm looking for not only a 700W PSU, but also one with a large 120mm fan (has to do with my case-mod design). I've done a lot of research for building this PC, however voltage and amps and all that power-talk has always been hard for...

This will be my first mod. I already bought a practice case and worked on painting and cutting it for practice. The theme is based on the sequel to a small game produced by a small company, S2Games. They original game is called Savage: Battle for Newerth. It was the first game to combine RTS...

Allright, I'm currently constructing a mod in which I am cutting a graphic out of acrylic, sandwiching it between two larger pieces of acrylic and then sealing the edges. I then plan on running water through this "box" which would surround that cut-out graphic with fluid. Let's just accept the...

From what I've seen, most power supplies running >600W seem to be more expensive than this. I'll be running an overclocked E6600 system, set up for gaming with a 7950 GX2 card, DC Watercooling system, and a few more add-ons such as an LCD desplay and probably a volt-meter or two on the front...

Hopefully this is posted in the right topic. Overview; I'm making this computer to be an "Ultimate Gaming Machine". However I also enjoy doing a lot of video creating and editing as well. I have somewhat of an expansive budget (3000$), however, the cheaper I can make it, the better, and the...

I want to install a slot-loading DVD and DVD-RW drives into my new case. I found that most of these slot-loading drives are all slim-drives for laptops (there's only one full-size drive from Plextor that I could find) I could swear I saw an adapter that went into a case's 5 1/2" bay that...

Hey guys, I'm planning on building an "ultimate gaming PC" here in a month or so, and I'm starting to list and compile all the parts I want. I'm going to be going with an OC'd E6700 CPU, with all the bells and whistles of RAID0 hard drive, RAM, etc. I was planning on gonig with a...

I was wondering if anyone out there knew if there was such a thing? I have a design I want to put on the side of my case, however, I do not have the art or painting skills required to manually paint it on the side how I want. Is there a way I can print something off onto a clear sticker...

Hey guys, I'm looking to build myself an ultimate gaming PC so I've been doing lots and lots of research. I've already bought a couple books (I found this site through the book), and I've really got a grasp on a lot of things that I didn't understand before. Well, except for RAM. Which...

Basically, I'm planning on building a conroe PC, but this is the first computer I've built in 3+ years, so I'm a little behind. The cost difference between the 6700 and the 6800 as I last saw was around $600. What is the difference between the two processors that warrants this difference...

Hey everyone, I'm so glad that I found a forum/website that seems really insightful and has so many great resources and members posting in the forums. Thanks for taking the time to read this, I know it looks rather lengthy =/. I just graduated college, and started my career as a...