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I've installed Windows many times and never had so many issues. I want to clean install Windows 8 onto an SSD for my girlfriend but can't find a way to do it as the oem key is embedded into the bios and there doesn't seem to be any ISO's on the net other than for the Pro version. I located the...

I just finished building my system today and I get this long beep tone through my speakers when I reboot the computer (when it's about to reboot). Any idea what this could be?

So an ITX board can hold that kind of weight? This cooler is huge..weighs well over a pound with a fan on it.

i actually have a Xigmatek Dark Knight II laying around but I was worried the motherboard wouldn't be able to hold it (the GA-H97n is pretty thin)

I need a decent CPU cooler for an ITX build running an i7-4790 in a Rosewill Legacy U2-S case. Would the Noctua L9i be a good choice even though it's only rated for 65W?

I have an H97n-Wifi that only has one System fan header in a Bitfenix Phenom. Wondering if it would be safe to use a silverstone fan splitter to run two 120mm fans off the one header. I've read some people say it's fine and others warn not to.

I guess my main question would be whether 8gb ram would be enough for these types of tasks (Adobe CS6 included)

I'm building a mini ITX system for Graphic Design, music recording, and light video editing but can't decide on processor / ram. If I get the i7 I can only afford 8gb ram, but there's only 2 slots on the ITX motherboard so would have to sell it off to get more in the future. Would the i5 with...

tight budget and the price quoted for the xfx is after $20 mail in rebate, otherwise I would probably.

Seasonic S12II is 64.99 @ Newegg, not recommended? I know it's not Haswell ready but not too big of a deal if I disable the sleep states.