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helldog3105@mlopinto2k1 - You do realize that P2P is used by many places legitimately as a way of mass distributing files needed to update legally purchased games, distribute new Linux Distros, and so on ad nauseum? You just seem to see P2P and go 'those dirty pirates! They broke the law...

$16 may be a sad settlement for breech of contract, and I agree users should be able to stand up for get compensated for the wrong that was done by limiting their service, however, I agree, and I know I'm generalizing, most people use P2P for downloading and sharing material that perhaps they...

question answered. I finally found it in the specs file. Mixed memory modules will run at the lowest speed installed. CLOSED

Thanks for the help. I offer him several models to choose from, and he can price shop it. I want to remove the GPU bottleneck from his system without spending a pile of money, so something like the 4670 might be a good choice, however if he can land a 4830 or a 8800 GT for the same $$, then he...

Helping a friend plug in some cheap upgrades to his Dell desktop. Running 2x1GB DDR2 667 RAM Can I add 2x1GB DDR2 800 RAM? His Mobo supports 533, 667, and 800, however if I mix this with the existing will it work? I expect that it will downclock to run at 667 as the other existing ram is...

Is there any more input out there? 1. Did I consider the power supply enough to ensure it will work? Which rail should I use. These cards are asking for usually a 450W, and this is only rated 375W. 2. Would more memory help using Vista and trying to game? 3. Should he stick with nvidia...

I'm helping a friend upgrade his GPU, he asked me to look into how he could get better gaming performance from his Dell (about 2 years old). Dell Core Duo (dual 2.4 GHz) 2 GB RAM 32bit Vista Monitor resolution 1280x1024 native nVidia 7300 LE GPU (in a PCIe x16 slot) (see below) 375 W Power...

Actually this is not necessarily a reflection on the current economic climate. Sony has not been offering recovery discs for 1-1.5 years now! I do not agree. Discs are cheap, how many consumers won't take the effort or will mess it up somehow or have a write error in the dics. The company...

thanks, that is what I thought, but with the return policy, I didn't want to order it and then have RAM on my hands that will not work.

Building a new system. NewEgg is out of dual channel kits. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148227 Can I just use identical single sticks in pairs to build with? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148226 Will this cause any problem?

The is an article posted in the CPU section that seems to indicate that the i7 920 has an issue with nvidia GTX 280 GPU. The Radeon 4870x2 gave much better numbers. It is unresolved at this point what the hangup is with the GTX280, but IF I were buying a GPU for with that i7, I would get an...

You have confirmed what I have suspected. Seek time and not throughput is what counts for every day usage and for gaming. Throughput is what matters for servers and heavy file R/W access. For now, I'm going to simply add a single larger 7200RPM (not as expensive as 10k rpm, and larger...

Because HD space is so easy to come by, my goal was to RAID1 for 2 HD and hope to gain the usual performance boost of the RAID0 with the added benefit of fault tolerance. If I actually needed storage space, then of course I would use RAID0. As for backup, yes, I backup to an external HD. No...

I have 2 questions. Question 1: IF I purchased an ASUS M4A79T MB, and set up 2 SATA HD in RAID1, I should have the read performance of a RAID0, and just lack the write benefit. Right? Question 2: If I used the ASUS M4A79T MB to RAID 1 on 2 HD, then installed Windows, would it be possible to...

Thanks for the reply. I do like ASUS MB website better than MSI - Strong advise, however I am still 50/50 between these two boards as well as between the FX and GX in general. This is even more troubling in my mind as the 4770 that I was looking at is out of stock atm, and the possibility of...