HI Sarissi, Thanks for you input. My needs are for 2 CD/DVD drives, 2 SATA II HDDs, a Floppy and maybe my old Zip. This is not going to be a...
Hi, I took a look at the Lian-Li cases and found what looks to be a nice one. The jacks are by the floor but at least they are covered, and it...
Hey Rock, your comments are always taken in a constructive way and I appreciate your taking the time to look into my "ideas ". I'd really like to...
OK, it is starting to happen. Brain mush. Goo-goo, jee-jee Matt, your are so kind. I will do the MSI just for the stability insurance. Thx...
R2U- I don't want a widescreen. What do you think about this deal? Acer AL1916AB Free shipping, too.
Great Gatsby... excellent points!! The mobo has "7.1 channel audio codec RealTek ALC850 ". Is that from Creative?? Tre' cool...$75 saved. I...
You guys are great. Here is the new synopsis (I like synopses.. a lot) N= Newegg Case- ThermalLake Soprano 430W- $100 N Mobo- MSI Neo...
Thanks for the input!! I have a request. I am trying to tie up loose brain ends with some questions in my postings that will allow me to know...
That is one heck of a wish list. Mem- low latency being CAS2? Will the heat spreaders on these be an issue as the slots are adjacent? How...
Thanks Matt. Firstly, what brands are "gud enuf" besides Mushkin? Then I will shop. Single-sides sounds more expensive. EDIT: On the other...
Allright!! I am ready. I will state where I am at, please comment. My idea of $1,600 includes a 19" monitor, pref DVI input- at least 12ms....
Gentlemen, open the beer. It's Miller time. OK. Fact. The HP is going back to Costco. Fact. A custom built may be too expensive. Fact. I...
OH! It was totally me. I had spec'd it to make future expansion easier but maybe just putting in 2x1Gb now would make more sense than 2x512Mb....
Rockster2U- The idea of building my own sys from scratch is enticing but I don't have the time for it. Newegg seems to sell only parts. What...
Hi guys, you are relentless.....and thanks!!! I understand where you are coming from as I have never bought a pre-packaged system before but...
I feel embare-assed to ask this after the preceeding conversation but due to the apparent cost of a custom-built system I am forced to at least...
How interchangeable/compatible is the Opteron 165 vs an X2? I mean this in terms of software, hardware, drivers, etc. I am not a tweaker... well I...
Overclocking is not my main concern. Stock performance, heat and stability are. The Opteron 165, acc to the linked review, is equivalent to an...
Hey RSINFO, as long as I have your attention.... The AMD boards still take DDR 400 memory. With 4 slots am I better off with 2 x 1Gb or 4x...
Wow, that was a great response. Thanks. I just read an interesting article about M2 (socket 940) at:...
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