Higher end motherboard or Low end motherboard with add on Graphics. Hello, I am sure this is pretty basic stuff for many experts on this site but I have been wondering about this since quite a long and would appreciate the help. I want to build an HTPC...

Is failure rate higher in Sata Drives verses Standard Drives. Is the failure rate higher with sata verses standard hard drives? If you believe sata failure rate is higher, we could be giving in to price, speed, large size for failures. KEY = BACKUP - BACKUP...

Overclocking Phenom II X2 550, RAM preventing higher clocks ?. I have a Phenom II X2 550BE at 3.7GHz completely stable with a Gigbayte785GM US2H Mobo. I really want to get it to 4.0GHz and there is not 1 voltage setting or ANYTHING else that I HAVNT tried to...

What's better, more ram or higher frequency. I have following memory distribution: Slot 1: 2 GB Transcend DDR2 667 Mhz Slot 2: 1 GB Transcend DDR2 667 Mhz Slot 3: 512 MB other brand DDR2 533 Mhz Slot 4: 512 MB other brand DDR2 533 Mhz With this configuration,...

Best Overclocking motherboard for i7 to hit 4ghz or higher? $120-$250. I would prefer to spend no more than $150. Any suggestions? I want to OC my i7 to at least 4ghz and want a MB that won't crap out on me. I also want two PCI-E slots at 16x/16x each,...

5770 higher 3dmark06 score than 4890?. Hello, I am just curious why my Gf's 5770 scored higher than my 4890 in 3dmark06 basic edition. We have the very same setup: phenom II x4 940 3.0 Ghz AM2+ asus m3a78-cm corsair tx 750w ocz gold ddr2 pc8500 4gb...

Which is bettter ...Higher resolution or higher contrast ratio. I'm looking to buy a 24 inch monitor but I'm kinda in a dilema.I'm a gamer mostly the cod series right now and i have a few monitors in mind. Samsung 249sw 24 inch ...which has a contrast ratio...

Upgrading ram Does it matter if the Mhz is higher than stock??. My computer has 2-1gb Pc2-6400 at 667mhz. I wanna max out the memory but the 2-2gb Pc2-6400 come at a mhz of 800. Will I be ok will the higher Mhz or will it not work at all and am i wasting...

Should I set my LCD refresh rate to higher than it's current 60 hz ?. Should I set my LCD refresh rate to higher than it's current 60 hz like the CRT days or is it not recommended ? I have to use ATI's catalyst for the desktop change , but in many/most games...

New Higher end gaming rig: questions!. APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Ready to go now! BUDGET RANGE: (e.g.: 600-800) Before / After Rebates $1.5k SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, net, movies PARTS NOT REQUIRED: (e.g.: keyboard, mouse,...