Home Built PC

New system advice
I have not built a system for at least 4 years and have not kept up on developments, but I would like a faster system. The use: Photoshop, video media, (plus low-end apps like excel, word, etc.) I am not clear where home media is going but I would like the system to be able to function as a media server as we... 15 Apr 2008 20:18

Unexpected case cooling result
Yesterday I added an 80mm side case fan blowing directly on the CPU. Based on Motherboard monitor readings, there was a negligible difference between case and CPU temps with or without the fan. I was expecting a few degree drop in temps. Perhaps the side fan disrupted the front to back airflow set up by the ... 12 Apr 2008 09:31

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750G SATA drive with KT7A RAID
Although I may have not replied to everyone, I have tried to follow all suggestions I have read here so far. If your suggestion is not on this list please remind me to try it again. Here is my dilemma. Here is what I have done. I reset the CMOS I have all three boot options set to HD0 I have boot from exter... 8 Apr 2008 01:13

1TB SATA
Best Buy this week a 1 TB Seagate internal harddrive for $189.00. Is this a deal? -- Blattus Slafaly ? 3 :) 7/8 ... 8 Apr 2008 10:48

Computer not starting after build
Rather than provide my symptoms and hope that someone has a remedy, I thought I'd first ask if someone hasn't already put togther a list of possible remedies relative to symptoms? My own proble with rebuilding a media center computer: Intel DG33TL mobo (using onboard video and sound) Intel DualCore E6750 CPU Co... 8 Apr 2008 08:21

What happened to my SATA 750 drive
I have a PCI Sil 3112A SATA RAID 14.2.47 1997-2004 Silicon Image Inc. card with 2 ports. One port is an existing WD 500 the second port is for a new WD 750 (I am not using RAID) I just installed the SATA WD 750G drive in my machine. It would hang at boot. I went to WD support page and found this: http:/... 11 Apr 2008 23:03

When's the Asus M3A-H HDMI mboard coming out?
This thing was supposed to be released by now in the USA - anyone know where it is? I've seen it for sale in the UK for a month now online, and it was supposed to become available around the 2nd of April here in the US. I'm getting a bit impatient, because I've got all the parts for my new system except fo... 18 Apr 2008 08:37

Repair Your Credit And Boost Your Fico Score
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DVD playback
How many formats are there with dvd playback?I have some dvds that will play on a laptop but will get a disc error in a standard standalone dvd player hooked up to a standard tv.You would think it would default to play on a standard dvd player.What gives? ... 6 Apr 2008 11:09