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I am running an ultra x4 in an antec 1050 with an asus p6x58d motherboard. I turned on the computer and it ran fine, a few min later it suddenly shut off. I turned on the power button and the computer began running with all fans at max power, but nothing displayed on the monitor. It simply kept...

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My new system will be: CPU: i7 975 RAM: corsair dominator 6gb HD: 1tb caviar black MOTHERBOARD: asus p6x58d CPU FAN: noctua nh-d14 CASE: antec 1200 VIDEO CARD: ati 5970 DVD: lite-on POWER SUPPLY: ultra x4 1050w My question was if I was to upgrade to the 6 core cpu when available and eventually...

will the ram amount affect render speeds in 3d architectural programs? or is it based on the processor and video card?

its from newegg, they have fedex 3 day and ups 3 day and for some reason fedex is around $30 more

I am ordering a couple of motherboards and hard drives and am trying to figure out the safest way to ship the products. I have heard rumors that fedex is safer because ups claims that packages will possibly drop up to 6ft. The fedex cost will be about 40 dollars more, anyone have past experience...

I am an architect building a new system and needed some help on what processor setup I should do to get as fast render times as possible. My firm has an account with a distributor that allows me to get nearly all intel products at around 40 to 50% off. Is it worthwhile to use a i7 975 extreme...

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I mainly run 3d max, Autocad, and Photoshop which I believe all can be run in direct3d, is it better to run these programs in OpenGL if possible and use a FireGl card?

I am an architect and am building a new render system, I know that the firegl cards render quickly but they do cost huge amounts of money. I also do some casual gaming but not too much anymore. My question is a price based one, a good firegl card will cost at least 1000 for the type of renders...