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These 2 cards seemed to be recommended here... Any thoughts on which is better? 1. MSI TV@nywhere Master 2. Hauppauge 150 Both say that they can schedule recordings of shows...but is that just time based...or is there a way to access online TV guides to record shows? Also, do either...

Ok, I understand the clock speed, data speed, and bandwidth. What I don't get is how the same type of RAM, ie: One stick of 512MB DRR400 PC-3200 can have a price range of $85 - $170

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Ok, I understand the clock speed, data speed, and bandwidth. What I don't get is how the same type of RAM, ie: One stick of 512MB DRR400 PC-3200 can have a price range of $85 - $170

Quick question. I was wondering if you put a big PSU (like 500W) in a machine, is the PSU going to eat up 500W regardless of what you installed in the box just because it is on...or does it only use the wattage up to what the machine needs? For example: 4 hard drives spinning and a big power...

Easy question: Anyone know if this MB only uses a USB keyboard and USB mouse? I don't see any PS2 ports, but I wanted to make sure before I went out and bought a new keyboard and mouse for it! Thanks!

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WOW! I had not realized that there were so many price differeces with the RAM. For 1GB DDR400 PC3200 the prices seem to range from $105 to almost $300!!! While I realize that name brand memory is more...I am confused at such a wide price range for basically the same thing. Is there...

It's been a loooooooong time since I built a pc... When you buy a MB like the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum 939 which has a bunch of USB and Firewire ports, and then get a case with front USB and Firewire ports...do you have to buy extra cables to hook them to the MB, or do they come with it? Thanks!

I am building a PC for mainly AutoCad. Here is what I came up with: Video Abit RADEON 9600 SE 128MB DDR AGP 8X DVI/TVO -- Just needed S-Video ~$88 Ram 1GB DDR400 PC3200 -- Is this the best RAM to get? MB MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum 939 CPU Athlon64 3500 939 HD Seagate 160GB SATA OS...

I just got a new DVD burner and was wondering what is the best software for doing system backups? With a few DVD's I should be able to do a full backup of my system (minus MP3's and photos). But I wasn't sure of what software to use for the backup that would be the best solution in case of...

I've read about some of the new advacements coming out...PCIE and DDR2 RAM...is it worth waiting a bit until these mature a little for more options to become available?

XeenRecoil: I too was wondering about the effectiveness of the OS and apps using the multi-processors. I don't know too much about setting up a multi-processor system, but will having dual processors give that much of a boost to a single user environment? Which mobo are you looking at...

It's been quite a while since I gave my PC some attention...and it looks like the old girl needs to be put out to pasture. She's a P-III 500, 384 MB RAM, with a 16MB ATI video card...and strangely...I cannot run Doom III...go figure! ;) It has been too long since I have delved into building a...