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ssd : Deals: Intel X25-M SSD, Skywalker Sleeping Bag. intel ssd assassins creed deals. Shop till you drop.. As usual, a big thanks to our partners Logic Buy for sponsoring this post. Be sure to let us know if you take advantage of any of these deals and how it

sound card : Sound cards even necessary?. I have an Audigy 2 ZS sound card that I bough back in like 2004, and I'm not sure if I should keep it with my upcoming build (starting this Friday). Wth the advancements in onboard sound technology, is a dedicated sound card going

su7300 : Intel C2D SU7300 or AMD Neo X2 Dual-Core L625. Hi Guys!! I'm Looking to buy a HP dm3 laptop, but there were 2 models listed below that I can't decide which one to buy. I will use the laptop mostly for internet surfing and watching HD vid 720p and 1080p, and

su4100 : Is Intel doomed?. Hmm, With the advent of the 785G and the Athlon II X4, should one think as though Intel is doomed? AMD has managed to create an interesting enthusiast platform with the release of its latest products. Currently, the Athlon II X4's main

system builder marathon : Card Alternative from the System Builder Marathon Article. Hello! I was reading the System Builder Marathon, Sept. '09: $650 Gaming PC Article, and I noticed the graphics card, which uses a Crossfire configuration was no longer available. You can see

system builder : System Builder version - NEED HELP BAD!. Ok, I am 16 and I am going through my first PC build. I have all of the parts, but I don't have the OS yet. I am looking on Newegg, and for full version home premium 64 bit it says $283. I seriously can not afford

speakers : Right click the sound icon in the notification box > select Playback Devices. Click Speakers > Configure. If this does not set you up properly, come back to this point and select Properties > Enhancements Tab > Check Speaker Fill.

synology : The Test Bed: Synology DS409+. network attached storage. When it comes to mechanical hard drive performance, 7,200 RPM drives are considered the fastest. But does that convention apply in a NAS environment as well? We compare network storage performance with

sound cards : Sound cards even necessary?. I have an Audigy 2 ZS sound card that I bough back in like 2004, and I'm not sure if I should keep it with my upcoming build (starting this Friday). Wth the advancements in onboard sound technology, is a dedicated sound card going

shuttle : Shuttle xpc questions. I am running a shuttle SK43G and I really like it. I bought new RAM (DDR PC2700) to do an upgrade however it will not work. When I push the power button the power light and HD light come on but the computer will not boot up and nothing

server : I just can't figure out how to get both NICs to become configured and balanced. I can see the server and move files with one configure NIC and one misconfigured NIC. Also the server cannot access the internet. Is NLB designed to do this? Everything I read

sas : For around the same price I can get 2 15,000 RPM Fujitsu SAS 73.5GB drives and run a RAID 0. I do realize that I'll have to get an SAS controller card as well...but I was just wanting some opinions on which setup may yield better performance and reliability.

sli : Is triple SLI worth it?. I recently built myself a new computer. (i7 920, 12 GB RAM, Gigabyte X58-Extreme Mainboard), but i did not purchase the graphic card yet (i'm running it on my old ATI x1650x as of now, and gaming just hurts.). I was considering waiting

solid state : Best solid state/win 7?:::. Hello, I am thinking of purchasing solid state drive. Rumor has it that windows 7 is ready for these drives. I know that a good controller will deliver the speeds claimed by manufactures . How big of a ssd drive do I have

samsung f3 : CAn't choose: Samsung spinpoint F3 or WD black 500gb??. hello i wanna asl you uys something: i wanna upgrade my current HDD, a maxtor 160gb PATA(very old), for windows seven :bounce: (finally) but is just can't choose between following two: Samsung

su2300 : Laptop with SU2300 or SU2700. Hi there, does anyone knows which one is better choice in terms of performance, since they gets different size of cache, a dual core SU2300 such as Acer Aspire 1410 or the solo core SU2700 such as MSI Wind12 U200.. I'm considering

su3500 : SU3500. How far is su3500 a better processor?Why it has a 3 star rating in the same category of T6000 and T5000 series line up inspite of being a single core?. How far is su3500 a better processor?Why it has a 3 star rating in the same category of T6000 and

seagate : 7200.11 vs 7200.12 seagate. Hi I am currently using an old 40gb harddrive that i put in my computer along side a 500 gb seagate ST3500320AS. this harddrive is the 7200.11 series. i originally didn't want to use a 40gb but i had to wait a few days to get

samsung spinpoint f3 : WD Caviar Black 1TB or Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB, help me:. Which one is better and/or faster. I'm looking for performance, this HDD will compliment my SSD as a secondary disk for games and general storage. Thanks in advance. :) . Which one is better and/

solid state drives : Solid state drive/pain??::. I'm re-building my PC, and this will give me a opportunity to take it to another level by installing solid state drive that will be the host to XP. I got psyched, but then I started discovering that solid state drives need to be

sempron 140 : Unlocking Sempron 140 with Asrock 790GMH/128. Is there somewhere I can get detailed instructions on how to unlock a Sempron 140? I just bought one with a Asrock 790GMH/128 MB that has the Advanced Clock Calibration you supposedly need, but I am not sure what

sata : P5n7a-vm sata driver. I'm trying to install an windows xp prof on my sata hard disk. However, it always fail as no sata driver I think. Can anybody show me where to get the drivers? . I'm trying to install an windows xp prof on my sata hard disk. However,

spinpoint f3 : WD Caviar Black 1TB or Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB, help me:. Which one is better and/or faster. I'm looking for performance, this HDD will compliment my SSD as a secondary disk for games and general storage. Thanks in advance. :) . Which one is better and/

samsung : DVI or HDMI using Samsung 2233BW. I bought this monitor, and I wanted to know: I have graphic card GTS 250, and DVI-HDMI converter. Should I connect it directly to DVI, or to HDMI via the converter?does the monitor support HDMI?. I bought this monitor, and

sdhc : still pictures. the problem is that when i bought it SDHC where not spread yet. And I have noticed that the camera is not compatible with SDHC. So i would like to know if there are any SD memory cards above 2gb that are not SDHC.. Hi everyone, I have one of

ssd reviews : the single SSD in this review: http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/vraptor_042108120401/16862.png Small SSD for boot drive and 2 WD Black's in R0 for apps Thanks for your thoughts guys. I'm willing to pay for better performance, but at the same time I don't

st31000528as : ST31000528AS vs WD1001FALS. bah, i'm stuck and cant decide which i want to pull the trigger on. its come to down either: Seagate Barracuda ST31000528AS 7200.12 1TB ($109 shipped) or Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB ($100 shipped) i'm

ssd review : the single SSD in this review: http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/vraptor_042108120401/16862.png Small SSD for boot drive and 2 WD Black's in R0 for apps Thanks for your thoughts guys. I'm willing to pay for better performance, but at the same time I don't

st31500341as : Cannot Fully Format Seagate 1.5TB ST31500341AS. So I'm having an issue with my new 1.5 Terabyte Seagate drive, the most I can format out of it is 1020Gigs, leaving a vast chunk unused. I don't know what the issue is, I've updated my BIOS and Mobo Drivers

sound : Rumbling sound in the ear. I suddenly got this low rumbling sound in my left ear. At first I could hear it and after a while, I could only hear it when I covered that ear. What's up? . I suddenly got this low rumbling sound in my left ear. At first I could

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