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    Read OSX HDD in Win7

    Hello, I have a OSX HDD from a friends broken Mac. I have a PC running win7. I have connected up the HDD via SATA etc. The HDD does not show up in 'computer' however it does show up in 'Disk Management' It consists of: - 200mb 'EFI System Partition' - 297.77GB 'Primary Partition' - 128mb...
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    Desperate here- basic stuff and it won't work!!

    Basically I have a nice new PC. Been using it for a few months now. Had Windows 7 Ultimate x64 installed on it. (SSD = Corsair Force 3) Yesterday I experienced some strange behavior on it and decided to reformat. I go ahead and create a bootable USB via downloading English x64 like I did when...
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    H100 vs NH-D14 (is the H100 noise that bad?)

    I'm building on Saturday- why do you say point the fans up? I've seen people do it both ways. Surely to the back makes more sense. If it points up, then the air sucked in is the hot air from the GPU below it?
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    Is £1300 a good price for this system?

    It's okay, I'm taking you're not building this yourself? What brand is your RAM? CAS? What CPU Cooler are you using? Do you plan on Overclocking? If this is a gaming machine- an i7 is useless. Stick to an i5. NO POINT with an i7! SSD only? No HDD? If this is a gaming machine, you're pretty...
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    New build is not booting... Help please!!!

    What RAM have you got? You're not trying to boot a with DDR2 RAM or something silly are you?
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    Cooler needed for 3750k!

    thanks guys, i chose the 'nzxt havik' in the end!
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    H100 vs NH-D14 (is the H100 noise that bad?)

    Thanks guys for all the help- i've gone with the NZXT Havik- i can tolerate the look on it and it's pretty decent too =D
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    Cosmos II Fans- which ones?

    Buying a Cosmos II - (please don't suggest I buy another case instead) Looking for suggestions on what fans to buy? What do to with the current fans? What do you think the optimal fan setup is? Running 3570k + gtx 670 + nzxt havik 140. Mobo is ATX. I know the fan controller has issues but...
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    Gold coloured cables?

    Already searched for braiding in itself. Emailed a few outlets too now- beginning to doubt it's worth the effort anymore!
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    Need Help with New Build

    Yank the GPU out and try and boot. Not sure if you can use a ddr2 GPU with that processor =S
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    Gold coloured cables?

    I'm glad someone else understands! I thought I was just being weird. I googled for gold sata cables for quite a bit and didn't find one example!!
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    Cooler needed for 3750k!

    Hey, I need a cooler for the Core i5 3570K,1155 3.4ghz. I'm running it in a Cosmos II. I'm from the UK. I really liked the H100, however there's so many issues online with the pump making odd noises etc etc. Some people have RMA'ed it 3 times. Hassle I don't want to deal with. (there is a...