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Hey guys - been a long time since posting on here. I built a desktop PC for my garage (don't ask) and had a big old chieftec (thing antec knock off) full tower, but since I put together a small cheap MSI H81M-P33 V2 mATX board and mini tower case, I now have to be careful choosing a cooler...

Does anyone make a laptop with a serial port these days? Toughbooks are outside of my budget but if I could find a laptop with a serial port for like $350 - $550 I would LOVE it. Anything out there?

So I picked up an LG 30" display for my PC - its great. It has totally changed how I work on my PC. BUT I subscribe to Netflix and love the Instant Watch feature... however Instant Watch will not work if my resolution is at 2650x1600! I found that if I lower to like 1200x800 it will run...

So nice! I jumped in a CS:S game and cranked it to 2650x1600 and it played very smooth with everything maxed. I have an 8800GTX EVGA card. Was going to get this monitor or a GTX 295, but since Newegg didnt have the GTX 295 in stock and I was antsy, I pulled the trigger on this and don't...

When reporting temps, I am using a evga 680i and Everest w/ a Q6600 quad core. When reporting temps, and people say "My system idles at..." are they talking about "CPU Temp" or "Core temp"? Having a Quad core, I have core temps of like 40, 40, 38, 39c, but my "CPU Temp" is 34c. So, are...

Hey all - I powdercoated my antec case and have the coolermaster Mini R120 in there... but I want to make sure I have more than enough cooling and they say the Mini R120 isn't expandable. So, although I can't really afford it after building my system, I bought the Thermaltake Armor LCS with...

Hey all - I have just built a new system: Quad Core Q6600 4GB G.Skill Ram eVGA 680i (NF68-A1) and eVGA 8800GTX 768MB Everything is good I have the Quad @ 3.0GHz and everything is fast. However, the video card gets DAMNED hot. I mean if I pop the side panel off of my case, the radiant...

I just downloaded SpeedFan - I am not sure if its the right program or not. I have my CPU setup for 9x multiplier and 1333 FSB, so 3.0GHz core speed. I have it set up for "unlinked" so I can put my memory at 800 ddr. I don't get why the guide said to run it linked and sync'd because it said...

Hey guys just installed Vista 64 on my Quad Core and i installed Bioshock as my only added software so far (aside from updates). It doesn't show up in the start menu though. I can go to a "..\Program Files x86\.." folder and see it.. but what the heck? Any suggestions?

I am on my new Quad Core Q6600 with 4GB ram and Nvidia 8800GTX with 1TB in RAID 0 and I scored a 5.3 in Vista's experience rating. Is this... normal? I am assuming its some weirdness in Vista 64 or something but I loaded Bioshock and it played really nice maxed out with v-sync on. I am confused!

I'll admit it - I just dropped a lot of money on a new computer, I have an Aquagate R120 (coolermaster) that I am going to try after the stocker. Thing is, my primary hobby is automotive, so I don't really have the patience or time to piece together "the best of the best". What I would like is...

I have a Cooler Master Aquagate R120 with the 775 plate unused (My old setup is socket A). Is this cooler compatible with a Q6600? I would ASSume so, since 775 is 775 is 775, but you never know.

Hey guys - I feel like a newbie because I have been out of the loop for so long! My current (well in 5 hrs it'll be former..) system is a Athlon XP Barton 2500+ @ 3200+ with a multiplier change. Now, I have bought myself a eVGA 680i (the one that allows quads to be oc'd..$219 on newegg), a...

A member of my family is an MSDN developer so we have a subscription with Vista Ultimate included, etc. I have installed Vista Ultimate on my Athlon XP system but now I am building a 64 bit quad core system - when I go to install, will Vista prompt me to install 32 or 64 bit version? Will it...

Hey all - I want to set up my desktop I just bought with a RAID 0 array, but I am not sure about the best way of doing so. What I currently have is a 250GB IDE drive (probably going to be replaced soon) but my new system coming has two 500 GB Deskstars SATA. I want to setup a RAID 0 array with...

I just bought components for a quad core 4gb 8800gtx system, but I didn't feel like putting it in my old antec case which was scratched to hell and that awkward blackish brown color. I looked online at cases and found myself going back to cases like I already have. So, being that I do a lot of...

Now working, I felt like I need a new computer. I currently have an AMD 3200+ with ATI X800 Pro, 200GB of disk, coolermaster watercooler, and 1 GB of RAM. I can't play the latest greatest games at high detail and in general the system is very much out-dated. What I got was: Intel Quad...

Hey guys - I have an Athlon XP 2500+ and I had been running it at 3200+ speeds though I am not sure if I am doing it properly. If I wanted to setup the 2500+ to be what it's supposed to be stock, what should everything be? For instance, should my FSB 166 or 200? Should my memory be 166 or...

Hey guys - I inherited a SATA 120GB seagate drive. I am a little on the "out" as far as modern technology, so I am only running an Althon XP 3200+ on a Epox 8rda3+ board with integrated SATA controller and a ATI X800 Pro. So I want the SATA as my windows install and my PATA 160GB as a data...

Hey guys I have an Athlon XP 2500+ Barton running at 3200+ with just moving the multiplier around and running a 200MHz FSB. My temps (idle) are around 35c with a 29c ambient temp. I am running the Coolermaster Aquagate Mini120 thing and it's working quite well with the heatexchanger mounted in...

Hey guys I got my logitech G25 wheel recenty and I am having a ton of fun with it. I am looking for anyone who has the G25 who might be playing RACE WTCC or GTR2 - I am trying to find optima settings and it's proving quite difficult. Anyone have any input? I don't know how many degrees of...

Hey guys - I am blessed with a mother who is an MSDN developer (perhaps thats a curse as well). Any how, she has provided me with the DVD for Vista Final which I beieve is all of the versions and what not but I am not too sure. My real question is will my computer function fully with Vista. I...

I am looking for a decent cooler for my ATI X800 Pro. The fan died, or is damn near dying, and my games are locking up and such. Any recommendations? Looking at Arctic Cooling stuff but there is a 4 and a 5... I dunno which one to go with.

So, I am not into PCs as much as I used to be, but I still play games and like to have decently modern hardware. I bought the GF2 Ultra when it first came out, had the Voodoo3500TV also, etc. I bought an ATI X800 Pro when they first hit the market - the X800 I still use but is AGP. So I am...

Hey guys I am freaking out I don't understand this. System: Epox 8rda+ AMD 2500+ Barton Stock HSF (Alpha PAL8045, at home, was doing weird shit) 1.5GB PC3200 RAM Stock BIOS settings as of now NO OVERCLOCK I turned my PC on, let it sit at BIOS screen and looking under PC Health I...

I ordered: 17" Viewsonic VX710 LCD w/ DVI AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Retail Epox 8RDA3+ Motherboard Retail ATI Radeon X800Pro 200GB Western Digital SATA 8mb Lite-On 812S DVD+/- RW (black) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX 1GB Mushkin DDR PC3200 Logitech THX Z-680 5.1 Speakers 1M Monster Fiber Optic...

so yeah i have a machine used for a company i run and so i rely on its stability. i had an HP desktop but after finding it UNRELIABLE (surprise) [P4 2.8 HT... 1GB RAM..etc] i decdided screw it i will build another (i always have). Sepcs are: AMD 3200+ Barton 1GB Kingston PC3200 RAM...

I recently purchased the Dell 600m/i8500 modular CDROM bay battery from Ebay. I was cautious because I found it for $100 - $120 less than what Dell wants for it, however, to my amazement it was delivered as promised in NEW condition and had no charge, etc. Initial thoughts: It took a...

My viewsonic a90f, every lets say 15 minutes while im at it will rok fine then flicker sometimes between normal (lets call it RGB) and then it seems that the colors cut out except for yellow cause the whole screen is yellow washed. It will stay like this until I smack it just right and then it...

Got bored... was working on sync'ing my laptops w/ fileserver so I took some pics. Here:

I have a PAL8045 but i lost the springs and the screws that thread throgh the heatsink, is there somewhere I can buy just that hardware? I like this heatsink it's quite.

I have Logitech Z-680's hooked up via Optical to my USB Audigy 2 NX. I have just installed WinXP Pro, SP1a, all drivers, all software, etc. I get audio in 2-channel. When I have the device control to "Use External Audio SPDIF Pass Thru" or whatever then I go to speaker selection, I only get...