Firstly, thanks for all of the replies/suggestions, this is a great forum. Secondly I guess I didn't explain how often I am on my PC, but it's sees daily use. It seems like there won't be significant money savings (but no one who builds/upgrades their PC expects much of that) but with the...
My setup is approaching 4+ years and my needs have drastically changed. My current stop includes an Intel i920 @ stock, Asus x58 mobo, older Nvidia GTX 275 (768MB) card. I used to game on the pc, but now I'm mainly console game player (I know, I know). My new hobby is movies, so I mostly use...
I have not purchased a laptop in many years, but the previous one I had lasted for quite a while due to the upgrades I performed (new CPU, SSD, RAM). I am looking to pick up a used laptop for little money but I cannot seem to find anything about post purchase upgrades to the internals. The...
Thanks for all of the advice. I can definitely tell that whoever put together this home build meant business. When examining all of the other drops on the home I see that spray foam was used in each point to fill up the hole once the cable was pulled (pain in my a** for reusing the same...
Yeah, seeing as how they stapled down a lot of the wiring throughout the attic I am not 100% sure that they didn't do the same behind the walls. It could turn out to be a bigger pain than I expected. Can anyone give me a general idea (and I understand this can vary wildly) of what calling...
I am attempting to wire Cat 6 for my NAS for file server/backups. I have taken on a project like this before (at a previous residence) but I have never seen this situation. The house is 2 story but has attic access from the 2nd floor. When I follow the existing Coax runs to the wall I cannot...
Not too big (maybe 18x18). As far as ventilation goes there really is only the holes on the top that channel all the cabling in between the drywall. To me that seems like a bad idea but since so many people have the wall mounted racks I thought I would ask people who had experience.
I recently moved into a relatively new home that has an OnQ Home box wall mounted. The dingbat who put it together didn't run any Cat5e or Cat6 cabling, just Coax and a few phone lines. I am in the process of running my own Cat6 through out the home but since this panel is already installed I...
I appreciate you pointing this out, I had not really even thought of using more than one switch. So if I go with that method of just making 3 runs, I would need something more like this for the room that houses the main switch.
thank you for the response, the only bummer is that I lose a port, oh well. What is the recommended setup for when installing ports throughout the house? I have 4 rooms and was looking to install 2 ports per room (except the room where the switch will be). I will be using keystone jack/wall...
I currently have Uverse (they provide the 2Wire Router wired 4 port/wireless G) but I have recently built a media server that needs to provide service to multiple PCs and HD Media boxes. I have not messed with a wired connection since an old LAN party in 1997, so things are a bit rusty. I just...
That Trendnet switch seems too cheap to be worth it, but I trust you that it is A-OK :) One issue is that I am about to pickup a Popcorn Hour C200 device which has massive know n issues with most Gigabit switches and only works at Gig speeds with a handful. One of the suggested, working...
So it looks like after doing some more internet reading and trying to get as much knowledge as I can about the subject, I will probably need to find a Gigabit Router and not a Switch. I read stories after stories about how the switches will only assign a single IP address at a time from the...
No disrespect taken at all, thats why I am asking the pros here :) I basically just moved into a house I will be at for quite some time and can do it right, regarding my setup. I've been running my life off of wireless for about 8 years and have little current knowledge of wired configs...
Once more I have a different set of options (giving up on settling for crap from Best Buy)
Would it be better to purchase a Managed Switch w/o Jumbo frame support, or an Unmanaged Switch with Jumbo frame support?
What benefit do either give me?
Here is how I would add the Switch to my existing setup. Would this new switch cause issue with getting the internet routed to my Xbox360, WD TV HD Player, or other PCs? Right now they all run wireless but I was hoping that with the new switch I could not only transfer/stream video and other...
sorry, I was just using the term router incorrectly in the title. That looks pretty inexpensive, however I limited the choices above because I had received a gift card to BestBuy for christmas and they have a very limited selection of product. Their items are generally overpriced but i have...
sorry yh125d, I guess I was assuming OCZ was good due to many people using it in their builds (you even have OCZ in your rig, according to your sig). Thanks for the suggestion on the gskill.
Reading the boards it seems that these two brands come up as "the best", can anyone recommend one over the other (same price after rebates on the egg). Thanks
CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145222
OCZ XMP Ready Series 6GB (3 x 2GB)...
here is the deal, I received a giftcard of $200.00 to best buy which gives me limited choices for video card options but I am looking to pick up one of the two. The BFG GTX 260 is $199.99 so it would cost me nothing (except tax) and the BFG GTX 275 is $259.99 so it would be around $80.00 after...
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