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    Upgrading Mobo to fix current failing components

    What do you mean by Ethernet adapter?
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    What kind of Mobo do I have?

    The size of a Micro ATX mobo actually fluctuates from board to board. Maximum size is 9.6" × 9.6" and yours sounds like it's a little bit under. It's definitely smaller than ATX and bigger than Mini Itx, so yes it's micro ATX. Hope this helps! -gPlusPlus
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    Write speed dramaticly decreasing at half capacity

    Hello My friend is working on (editing) a feature film and was lent two 5TB external Seagate Hard Drives (one is a backup). They were just purchased by the studio and have never been used before, he is running them on usb 3.0 and not in any raid configuration. He is also running a Hackintosh OS...
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    Asus Motherboard DDR3 or 4?

    I ran into this same question building my most recent system, and I went with x99. Here's why you can pick up the cheapest x99 board (MSI x99S SLI PLUS) for aroung $150, as there are some good discounts always going on, and the best entry level mobo for z97 (in my opinion and experience) being...
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    Best x99 Motherboard

    best price/performance and my personal choice for 5820k: MSI x99S SLI PLUS entry level: MSI x99S SLI PLUS mid level: Asus x99-A top tier: Asus x99-deluxe best overclocker: Gigabyte X99-SOCForce overkill, absurd quality: Asus Rampage V Extreme feature packed (lots of bells and whistles)...
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    Motherboard chipsets...does it really effect you?

    Short answer, no. The only bottleneck in a chipset is compatibility and features. For example the intel h97 vs the z97. The latter can overclock while the h97 can't as the z and x series chipsets are the only intel chipsets that officially support overclocking, also, if you want any sort of...
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    Asus Z97 pro

    well you can test your power supply by doing the paperclip test. If you don't know how this explains it pretty well: http://www.wikihow.com/Check-a-Power-Supply If nothing is happening it could be a dead psu or mobo, as I'm sure your already aware, so let me know what the result is and I can...
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    Good keyboard mouse combo for under $100

    I'm looking for a decent keyboard that is back lit and tenkeyless, I would prefer an mx cherry brown mechanical keyboard, but I'm fine with membrane as long as it's cheap and meets my other requirements. for a mouse, I'm willing to go more expensive. I would like a mouse that has mmo style...
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    Asus Z97 pro

    Did the fans start spinning?
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    Best mini ITX motherboard

    I am looking for a z97 itx mobo that can overclock well, I also need it to have onboard wifi. here is my system build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/hqJ7Bm I prefer asus, msi, and gigabyte boards. Not a fan of asrock. Thank you in advance! -gPlusPlus