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I've noticed while looking at DDR3 1333 ram, I see pc3 10600, 10660, and 10666. What are the differences? Will any of the 3 work with an AMD motherboard that specifies DDR3 1333 (assuming it is unbuffered/unregistered)? Why is 1333 the only memory that has these 3 different speeds?

I'm going to build a budget system (AMD quad-core, 512MB passive video card, single hard drive, etc.) using this coolermaster case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119106 The case comes with (2) 120mm fans: one in the rear, the other in the side. Would it be better to move t...

I'm looking at this power supply for a new system that I'm going to build: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 Does anyone know which direction the air flows through this power supply... exhaust or intake? Do all power supplies move air in the same direction, or does it v...

I have a wireless network card in my desktop that has a little (rubber duck?) screw-in antenna on the back. Can I install about 10' of coax between the card and the antenna to place the antenna in a better location? What type of coax should I use (195 series, 200, 400)? Would I benefit by upgrading ...

I have a computer with Windows XP. I have a hard drive from another computer that I need several files (several GB) from that is also loaded with XP. No matter where I install this second hard drive, and changing the jumper setting- primary slave, secondary master, secondary slave...it always boots ...

I have put together a few mediocre desktops with great success. However, I have to admit that I don't know jack about a server. I don't know what components go into the make-up of one. I would like to put together a cheap server just for personal use. It would be for a personal website for pictures,...

I want to set up for wireless in my daughter's apartment. She is going to have DSL (not installed yet). I don't have any experience with wireless setups or DSL. I just need to know what components I will need. She already has a wireless card (802.11b/g) in her Dell laptop. I'm assuming I'll need a w...

Thanks for the info.

I have a Powerpoint presentation with an embedded wav file that I would like to extract to have just the stand alone wav file. Is this possible? I'm not the best with Powerpoint, and I can't seem to figure out how to do this. Any Powerpoint pros here?

I want to get a 17" LCD monitor for my budget system that I just put together. It's not going to see a lot of major gaming, but I'd like to get the best one I could in the $200 range. I'm not sure which specs are the most acceptable on an LCD. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductCompare.asp?Compare...

ok so here is a question ive been meaning to ask. Ok current situation is i own all 3 matrix movies. but the first one for some reason skips so bad it practicly freezes. but when i copy it the movie plays fine. which is no biggie i dont mind the loss in vid quality but what does matter to me is sou...

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Problem corrected. Thanks for the help.

I finally got all the little bugs worked out on my new system build except one. The on-board audio isn't working. It's a Biostar M7VIG 400 motherboard. I have stereo speakers hooked up that work with my other system. With this new system, I have to have the volume turned up all the way, but the soun...

Just for the record...I looked at everything in the BIOS setup and there is not an option for turning off the fan monitoring. Changing to halt on "no errors" didn't help it either. I checked the rest of my fans and none of them have a tach feedback...they are just 2-wire. To get rid of this annoyanc...

I solved my problem. I figured I would go ahead and post it here in case someone in the future runs into the same problem. It appears that in my haste, I didn't follow directions well. (Imagine that. :roll: ) I am use to setting the hard drive as "master" with the jumper, even though there is not a ...

I believe this is a hardware problem so I'll post it here. I just finished putting a cheap system together which includes a floppy, DVD burner, and hard drive. I set the boot sequence to be [boot 1st = cd-rom], [boot 2nd = hdd-0]. I figured the days of booting from a floppy are over with Windows XP ...

This may be a dumb question, but...

What is the advantage of a USB keyboard and mouse over PS/2?

The connector from the LCD panel is the same as the header on the mb...it supplies the power to the fan and also gives the feedback of the tach signal. I believe the lack of a tach signal is what triggers the alarm for the mb or the display. I don't think the mb has a connector for supplying the cpu...

I'm in the process of putting together a small, new system. The case that I purchased has an LCD screen/controller in the front panel. It gives a readout of CPU temp, fan speed, etc. If the CPU fan is not connected to it an alarm sounds. Needless to say that if the CPU fan is not plugged into the he...

Sorry about the post in the wrong forum. After going through my mb documentation, I've found that it only supports up to 4x agp. Are most 8x cards backwards compatable to 4x? I'm looking for a card that would be a noticeable upgrade for <$100...if such a thing exists. I'm not opposed to an ATI card,...

I'm trying to update one of my older systems...XP 1900+. It currently has an nVidia GeForce 3 Ti200 64mb video card. I would like to update the video card for as little $$ as possible. I don't know which would be better...a lesser card with more memory (GeForce FX 5500 256mb)...or a better card with...

Oops...sorry. I didn't even realize the misspelling.

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Thanks for the excellent info.

What are your opinions on chipsets? Are the nVidia chipsets better than when they first came out? (I heard the first ones were a little buggy) Are they as compatible as the VIA sets?

Thanks for the replies. It looks like I would have about $150 wrapped up in upgrades that wouldn't be much faster. I'm looking at building a new system anyways, so the xp1900 will probably be retired to family room duty. It will replace the Packard Bell Cyrix 266mhz (yes, that's cpu speed not bus sp...

Hi all. I'm looking for some advice on an upgrade. I currently have an Athalon XP1900 w/512MB RAM on an Azza 366A-AV motherboard. According to the mb book, it supports 266mhz fsb socket A cpu's. Does this mean I can upgrade to Athalon's fastest 266mhz fsb cpu, such as the XP2800? I checked the mb an...