Recent content by Corey_J

I've been looking at UPS's. Is there anything special I should look for in a UPS? I like this one (link below) mostly because it has good reviews and is in my price range. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16842101349&cm_re=ups_apc-_-42-101-349-_-Product

So the power shuts on and off in my apartment at least once a week. It's only off for ~30sec at most before it turns back on. This happened last night and when my computer turned back on I heard one continuous beep and three short beeps - no VGA found, so I think it toasted my video card. I...

Cool, thanks. Also - the case came with 50 million screws, most of which I figure I don't need. But it came with this doughnut shaped piece of metal - like a magnet or something. The manual says nothing about it. What is it, do I need it?

How's this one - OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI 700W ATX12V http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002

So I received all of my parts in the mall today. Minus the video card because newegg sent me the wrong product. The problem I have now is that the MOBO ASUS M4A79T Deluxe AM3 DDR3 AMD 790FX ATX AMD http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131363 recommends a 600W psu. The...

So I purchased my components. Yeah, I got a mobo that only supports DDR3. It wasn't much more expensive. I'll settle for 4gb memory for now - I can always by more later. I fell under budget at a total cost of $984.91. This includes the $154.97 shipping cost, that's the price you pay for...

I don't plan on over clocking. If I did I'm cheap enough to figure out how to do it. However, newegg only sells the black edition. Also, I can buy it bundled with 4gb DDR3 memory for $292 (save $50). I'm having a hard time finding a "non-black edition" AMD Phenom II X4 955. Again, I'd like...

Alright - So I looked up some info on the calc programs I need. They both have a 64bit version, so I'm assuming that it will work fine since the AMD Phenom has 64bit support. If all else fails I can get the source and compile it myself, the people who make these programs are very helpful in...

I chose intel because the computational programs I am using (GAMESS - for ab initio calcs, and NAMD - for molecular dynamics simulations of proteins) are optimized for intel processors. I don't know if it would make any difference, but this is the main reason for building the system. As far...

I'm building a new desktop for my home. Below are the components that I have selected thus far. I'll be using my Acer X223 Wbd monitor at 1680x1050 res. The only thing that I need that I don't have selected is a CPU cooler. I'm hesitant to select one without having all of the other...