Recent content by Qweez

I will give it a shot and se how it goes. Ill post my results. Thanks ijack

hrmmm I read the tech note and im somewhat confused (no surprise :) ) it states: Use basic disks if: * You do not need to create volumes that exceed 2 TB. * You are configuring shared cluster storage on a server cluster. * The server runs other operating systems that cannot access...

Thanks Much iJack ill head off to read it and let you know how i make out.

I have a Gigabyte X48-ds4 mb with 5-1tb drives. My intent was to use 1 TB as my primary OS drive, then run the 4-1TB drives in a raid5 setup. I have that setup fine but when i load up disk management in Vista Ultimate 64bit, it shows me Disk1 2048GB unallocated space then another 700gig of...

I am not new to computer building but never really got into the OC'ing stuff. I built a PC that will be primarily used for gaming and ripping/encoding HD-DVD/Bluray and would like to do some tests and see if OC'ing makes any sense for me. I am using a gigabyte X48-ds4 board with a q9550 quad...

This may be off topic but I figured this would be a good place to post it since it has the specs of the system i am probably going to get. Ive decided to go ahead with all my components listed above and im plan on using this pc as a combination gaming/htpc/htpc server (to serve files to both...

Wow alot of good info there. I havent purchased the components yet so i think its time i look at this a little more closely. Would love to just use a mac mini with XBMC but im not completely sold on its ability to do 1080p. Im going to do some research on the hybrid power. I dont mind waiting...

I am building a new HTPC. It will consist of a Gigabyte GA-X48-DS4, a Q9550, ATI 4850, 4 gig ram and 2-1TB sata drives and 1-bluray drive (yet to be determined) I am considering a few different case options, I think my preference would be to run it in an HTPC case but i have some concerns over...

Victor, So am i looking for something that is 1.1 compliant but not 2.0? My primary use will be to rip my existing bluray disks. Im not nearly as concerned whether it will play profile 2.0 disks or not but i want it to be able to rip 2.0, i have 3-ps3's that will be my players. I am vaguely...

Building a machine for playing and ripping Blu Ray. Any recommendations on a blu ray writer? I was looking at the LG GGW-H20L but am open to recommendations. I am looking for a manufacturer that is active in firmware releases and a company that has a solid record of quality optical drives. I...

Thanks Kamkal, I will start looking at the different options, I thought i read somewhere that most boards can accept ddr2 240 pin in lieu of the 240 ddr3? I will see if i can find the link, although i may have misread what they were saying. Not being up very much on the video stuff is the gtx...

I need some help, havent built a computer in a few years and havent really kept up with technology. The main use of the computer will be some minor gaming, video production and ripping my blu ray collection. Things i know i want is a quad core, prolly the Q9550, i want ddr3 even though i will...