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    Looking for 500GB external recomendation

    I'm currently in the process of enclosing a 500GB WD5000AAKS in the MX-1 case. The drive was around $100 and the case around $50. The drive is excellent, and from the reviews on the enclosure, I think I'll be happy for a long time.
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    What percentage of your hard drives fail?

    Anything is possible. I've read that Seagates currently have better performance than WD's but I think it's probably just speculation or wishful thinking. When it comes down to it, we are in fact dealing with two companies that manufacture different drives. There will be variances and...
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    Perserving a Hard Drive

    From my experiences, it's generally better for everything to leave your PC running unless you will be away for a long time (like a week). And I agree with Zepper on a quality surge protector and/or UPS.
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    Noise from new HD and slowness

    Formatting a 500GB hard drive takes a LOT of time. I'm writing zeros to a 500GB WD as we speak and it's going to take 2 hours. As far as clicking and twitching is concerned, if it sounds nasty that usually means your HDD is going bad. You will hear some noise even from perfectly good hard...
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    Wait or Buy?

    The best advice I can give you is this: Unless something you already plan to incorporate into your build without-a-doubt is on the horizon, just buy. If you sit here and wait for "the next good hardware" then you'll simply spend months waiting, and by that time, they'll have announced...
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    What percentage of your hard drives fail?

    I've never had a HDD fail on me in 8 years and I've used 6 - all of which went in the garbage or were given away. All have been Western Digital as well. I don't really get too biased on WD vs Seagate as I think both companies manufacture perfectly good hard drives, and the two drives that...
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    Checking my newest build (overclocking and benchmarking it)

    What is the FSB rating of your processor? Unless it's 533 you will never utilize 1066mhz on your Memory anyways. In fact, you'll get better performance by keeping a 1:1 ratio. If you're running at 666mhz (333 halved) then your FSB should be 333mhz for ideal performance. On a Q6600 for...
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    I checked out the enclosure you recommended and read a review (along with some other enclosures) and it looks very good for the price. Decided to order it from that website for a total of about $55 with shipping, while other stores were charging upwards of $70 before shipping even came into...
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    XP or Vista and 32-bit or 64-bit

    Yeah, it does have improved security, and yes, it is possible to get drivers and make it work, but not always. In a general sense, 64 bit Vista still isn't very well supported, anyone will admit that. So the issues do exist, but if you research the drivers you need and the system you intend...
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    What to do with an old system?

    As Roguestar suggested, you might be able to use it as a Folding@Home box. http://folding.stanford.edu/ http://www.stanford.edu/group/...Q-highperformance.html
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    Help needed with installing a heatsink

    I would have to agree and recommend with the upwards direction then. I don't know what video card you're using, but these days people do everything possible to keep them cooler, and blowing hot air from your processor onto the video card isn't the best step to ensuring the coolest temps...
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    Critique this new system, please [thanks, system ordered]

    Yeah, don't buy it all from NewEgg. I ended up purchasing my components from 3 different sites and saved money. The powersupply of 750W is a bit overkill as well as 8gigs of Ram. You don't need 8GB of RAM, not even for intensive desktop work currently, as 4GB will serve you just fine...
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    XP or Vista and 32-bit or 64-bit

    The only real reason to go with Vista 64-Bit is if you need to support more than 4 gigs of RAM. This is because the architectural limits of 32-Bit only allows it to read 4gigs. Issues with 64-bit Vista are mostly... - It requires that all device drivers be designed specifically for 64-bit...
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    Help needed with installing a heatsink

    Ensure that everything is properly mounted before you apply any force. You could break the motherboard if it's not. If it is, crank it up slowly until it's secure. There's no reason to give it any more than what it needs to be fully secure. I can't tell you what is right or wrong on this, it's...
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    In a rut and need an upgrade...need help with purchasing decisions!

    That's the point from what I've researched. In my case of not using SLI (as many others don't) a single-rail is a lot better than a dual-rail. That's why the HX's were so highly recommended for a gaming system. I could be wrong, but that's just what I've found. Edit: Here's a couple...
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    Here we go, I've done a bit of research on RAID0 before I built the PC, and was considering it upon the initial purchase, but decided that it may be too much trouble. However, setting up these hard drives was forcing me to do more research on hard drives in general, which contained some...
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    In a rut and need an upgrade...need help with purchasing decisions!

    The Corsair HX's are a very, very high quality PSU. In fact, through comparison and performance tests, they have been rated as one of the top PSU series for gaming especially. The 520HX is perfectly fine, but if you want to just spring up for the hell of it (and have a little future proofing)...
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    maybe a stupid question

    Your motherboard will come with cables - no worries there. As for the static electricity thing, consider investing in a wrist strap. You can get them for cheap and it constantly grounds you out so most of the risk is gone when handling components. Is it necessary to use a wrist strap...
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    Dire need of help here, PC for my Son.

    Just to add a tid bit of information on the battery method of resetting your CMOS. It is very, very, very vital to ensure that when you put the battery back in the Positive and Negative sides are correct. I've heard some bad things come out of putting the battery in the wrong way. Kind of a...
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    LCD display issues

    I'm still learning more about LCD's all the time, but one thing I found in my research is anomalies like that can sometimes be a symptom of "dying" pixels. Take that with a grain of salt as I never followed up on it much. Who knows how reputable the source which claimed that actually is...
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    WD7500aaks , Hitachi 32mbcache 7k1000 750gig,or Raptor?

    I think the 32MB Cache's are a bit before their time still. Kind of like DDR3 ram. Potential, but not fully established yet.
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    SATA DVD Burner

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827151141 I bought that. Works great for me. I generally don't even consider max write speeds anyways because when I burn DVD's I do it at a lower speed to ensure errors are kept at a minimal or eliminated completely. However, it seems...
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    Budget Gaming Rig

    @Arkitech From what I know (which I wonder how much I know sometimes) the 8800GT can run Oblivion (a good example since its hungry for graphics power) if you are generous. Of course, it won't run with max settings at 1920x1200 and maintain a constant 60FPS (will an 8800GTX even do that?)...
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    I was checking under the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and didn't see them. Also, when I set the drives to IDE I get more controllers listed (specifically ATA) and my drives are listed as ATA in the device Manager. So, if my drives are being detected in Vista without any input from me, should I...
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    Switching out a new motherboard ONLY

    You may not 'need' to (I don't know what your setup is) but it is highly recommended. This is because you should always properly set up your BIOS before installing Windows to make it perform better overall. Also, you will have different motherboard drivers and etc. that you have to deal...
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    WD7500aaks , Hitachi 32mbcache 7k1000 750gig,or Raptor?

    Just depends on what you need. In your situation of not going RAID0 you would be better off going with the WD7500.
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    So the IDE is just the interface? They're both actually set up as SATA. That doesn't really explain why I can't see the options that the TGTC was talking about in Device Manager though. Maybe my SATA drivers are messed up? Thanks for clarifying that either way. All this time I assumed IDE...
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    Best way to erase data from a failed drive b4 RMA?

    I really doubt the "random tech guy" would ever dig up all your files on the drive while working on it. However, I'm going to have to agree with the previous posters...if you don't want to risk it, you'll just have to bury it in the back yard after mutiliation and buy a new one.
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    WD7500aaks , Hitachi 32mbcache 7k1000 750gig,or Raptor?

    I'm going to make a recommendation to you on my own recent hard drive experiences and recent research. The era where the Raptor was inarguably at the top of its game is over. These days, especially if you are going to RAID0, you can get two 7200RPM 16MB Cache drives with twice the space of...
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    Here's where I'm stumped then... and I think I need to rephrase what I was saying to explain it better. SATA is supposed to have better transfer rates (1.5g/s, 3.0g/s) than IDE, and while reading the TGTC for Vista, he claimed that going to the Device Manager and selecting the properties on...
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    New system not detecting SATA Hard Drives...

    Hey, Some may know that I just built a new system (I came here for advice on building it as well) and the specs are as follows: PSU: 620HX Corsair CPU: Q6600 Mobo: Gigabyte P35C-DS3R rev2.0 Graphics: 8800GTX HDD 1: WD 150gb Raptor HDD 2: WD 500gb Caviar RAM: 4gb XMS2 DDR2 675...
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    good gaming build?

    If money is not an issue, you can upgrade this further...a start would be: Q6850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115026 There are also higher priced, but slightly better, motherboards out there than that one (in my opinion) as well as RAM, and you could also buy another...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    I've looked into the 8800GT a little bit, and I am impressed with the bang-for-the-buck, but it seems to still be inferior to its big brother. I'll definitely give it some consideration before finalizing my order, but I'll probably end up with the GTX.
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    Just an update on the current state of this system. The motherboard information was enough motivation for me to cancel the order and revise it, and upon doing so I came across a review that I had not noticed before on the Samsung 226BW. Apparently there were 3 panel manufacturers for this...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    I wasn't aware of that better model of the motherboard, it definitely looks better. I'll probably revise my order to include it instead. As for the ram situation I think starting out with Vista I'll want the 4GB to boot. The only problem I have with the "waiting game" is once I wait for...
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    Is this a good value for a pre-built PC?

    Keep in mind that my information is coming from mostly older pre-builts and a little bit of newer ones. A lot could be different in this system you're looking at... The general issue with pre-built PC's, though they are perfectly fine if you are a casual user and don't desire the utmost...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    I made all the necessary changes and found a perfectly fine SATA optical for around $30. It was an easy find because "top burn speeds" doesn't matter to me at all. Whenever I burn a DVD, I burn it at the lowest speed possible so it burns perfectly and free of errors. It was an ASUS optical as...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    Pulled this up off NewEgg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...001&Tpk=corsair%2b520w Seems like it even got better reviews than the other one. Could very easily be changed out if it's not going to matter as far as watts required is concerned. Would save me $20 as well. As for the RAM, that's...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    I mainly opted for it for a quality PSU that would potentially last into further upgrades. I'm sticky with temperatures and I've never had good experiences with stock coolers. Unless I'm wrong, I've always been under the impression that the computer performs better if you have 2 sticks...
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    Very overdue system overhaul needs some critique...

    All of the input given here, a little more research, and of course reading reviews has led me to the following configuration. Things that have changed from my previous configuration post are bolded as well as italicized. Prices are based in USD and quoted from NewEgg which is where I want to...
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