[Romy Welsch]

When ever I see this I always invision a fat man standing on his desk yelling this.

Anywho, onto my question. I'm looking to install a couple http://www.frozencpu.com/products/9978/lit-187/Logisys_20_Inverterless_True-Color_CCFL_Light_Bar_-_Frontal_180_Lighting_-_Blue.html?tl=g6 in my case. How do these connect to get power to them? I just want my case to have some more... showy offness.

How dare you insinuate I am a fat man yelling from his desk! I'm rather gaunt now haha.

Man I'm surprised that OP hasn't really been changed that much since I made it like 2 years ago - I cringe at the Bill Gates comment I made as well; horrible!

[kyle pinchen]

About my Striker sound card, I was too excited to try it out the other day, but now that I got done with Bioshock with it, I want to ask this: I installed the drivers for the HT Omega Striker and they work wonderfully, the different settings with mics and headsets are much more useful than onboard. However is it supposed to work with Creative Alchemy, it said, http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq102/Starforce9/Creative-alchemy.jpg that it cant find the supported card. But it should work, correct? I searched Alchemy for HT Omega Striker but it turned up nothing. The sound quality is still amazing on this sound card though.

[Mrs. Patton]

Okay, I've got one last question. I reformatted C: drive this morning because the computer was finally assaulted by whatever was inside it. I put on Service Pack (2) and installed around 129 security updates, then I put AVG Anti-Virus on. About an hour after this, it detected an intrusion in the form of svchost.exe and explorer.exe. I looked them up and found that these processes, while normal system ones, are sometimes used as "covers" for trojans. Now, I'm wondering, since D: drive has been showing some signs of virus activity lately, if it's possible for something like this to "hop" over from one drive to another. And yes, the drives are shared. I can access anything on D: drive from C: drive and vice versa.

If that's the case, then while I rely on AVG to keep the bugger off C:, I'll reformat D, reinstall AVG on it, then hopefully the infection will be gone forever. Would this be the case? I'm really getting tired of all this stress this crap's putting me through. <_<

Also, I know I can do a scan for D:, but that didn't help in C:'s case this morning. Whatever damage was inflicted couldn't be undone and I was forced to format anyway. I'd rather just wipe the slate clean. If anything, I'd prefer to stick to using only ONE drive so this [censored] stops happening, but my dad's really stubborn about that.

[louise fortin]

About my Striker sound card, I was too excited to try it out the other day, but now that I got done with Bioshock with it, I want to ask this: I installed the drivers for the HT Omega Striker and they work wonderfully, the different settings with mics and headsets are much more useful than onboard. However is it supposed to work with Creative Alchemy, it said, http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq102/Starforce9/Creative-alchemy.jpg that it cant find the supported card. But it should work, correct? I searched Alchemy for HT Omega Striker but it turned up nothing. The sound quality is still amazing on this sound card though.

I believe the sound card requires a EMU20k chip to support Creative Alchemy. Though I could be wrong.

[Stacey Mason]

Since this is about general tech stuff, I might as well post this here: http://www.elitebastards.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=98:atis-terry-makedon-on-the-future-of-the-qchuckq-patch&catid=25:eb-interviews&Itemid=29.

[ANaIs GRelot]

Just got my motherboard back from Overclockers, with a little note saying there was no problem with it but they've updated the bios which should sort any incompatibility issues. And... Now it doesn't even boot up <_<

[Olga Xx]

Are 5830s going to only need 1 pci-e power connector? 5850s use 170 so they just barely need 2.

[Mrs shelly Sugarplum]

I mentioned a few days back that I was after a new motherboard/CPU/RAM and I'm looking at these right now:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-955-BlackEdition-Sok-AM3-32GHz-8MB-Total-Cache-125W-Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-(2x2G%42%29-Corsair-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-12800-(1600)-240-Pin-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-XMP
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-M4A79XTD-EVO-AMD-790X-AM3-PCI-E-20(x16)-DDR3-1333-1600-1800-SATA-3Gb-s-ATX

Thoughts and/or advice?

[Fiori Pra]

I mentioned a few days back that I was after a new motherboard/CPU/RAM and I'm looking at these right now:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-955-BlackEdition-Sok-AM3-32GHz-8MB-Total-Cache-125W-Retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/4GB-(2x2G%42%29-Corsair-XMS3-DDR3-PC3-12800-(1600)-240-Pin-Non-ECC-Unbuffered-CAS-9-9-9-24-XMP
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Asus-M4A79XTD-EVO-AMD-790X-AM3-PCI-E-20(x16)-DDR3-1333-1600-1800-SATA-3Gb-s-ATX

Thoughts and/or advice?

I'd recommend http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte-GA-MA790XT-UD4P-AMD-790X-AM3-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR3-1666%28OC%29-SATA-3Gb-s-SATA-RAID-ATX motherboard instead. CPU and RAM are top-notch.

[xemmybx]

I'd recommend http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Gigabyte-GA-MA790XT-UD4P-AMD-790X-AM3-PCI-E-20-%28x16%29-DDR3-1666%28OC%29-SATA-3Gb-s-SATA-RAID-ATX motherboard instead. CPU and RAM are top-notch.

Between the two motherboards, I'd favor the OP's choice, the ASUS M4A79XTD EVO. It's less expensive, and it supports DDR3-1600 without overclocking; the Gigabyte has to be overclocked to run RAM faster than DDR3-1333. The ASUS also has an eSATA port for a fast external disk. Otherwise, they're very similar, and both are known good products from first-tier makers.

[xxLindsAffec]

I'll second the ASUS board, I'm currently using one and it's been doing fine. Only problem I had with it was the power, reset and hdd led jumpers are farther in on the board than most and the wires on my Antec 900 case weren't long enough.

[M!KkI]

What's a good PSU with 2 pci-e connectors and a single rail setup? I know that the corsair 550 watt on newegg was $65 or so after rebate and before the price going up $10 recently, and I regret not getting it then.

[Lucky Girl]

What's a good PSU with 2 pci-e connectors and a single rail setup? I know that the corsair 550 watt on newegg was $65 or so after rebate and before the price going up $10 recently, and I regret not getting it then.

Bargain:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256061
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031

Upscale:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256012
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

[Stace]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371031
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

I've been debating between these two. Is the corsair worth the extra $15?

[yessenia hermosillo]

I've been debating between these two. Is the corsair worth the extra $15?

Only if you need the plethora of connectors the Corsair has (it has two 6+2 PCI-e connectors instead of a 6-pin and 6+2-pin, and 8 Molex, 8 SATA, and 2 floppy connectors instead of 6, 6, and 1).

A few exotic cards like the ATI 5970 may need dual 8-pin PCI-e. I would be using a beefier power supply with such cards anyway.

[JUDY FIGHTS]

Only if you need the plethora of connectors the Corsair has (it has two 6+2 PCI-e connectors instead of a 6-pin and 6+2-pin, and 8 Molex, 8 SATA, and 2 floppy connectors instead of 6, 6, and 1).

A few exotic cards like the ATI 5970 may need dual 8-pin PCI-e. I would be using a beefier power supply with such cards anyway.

So i'd be good with the Antec for dual 5830s if they end up requiring 1 6 pin? Or else i'd run dual 5770s. But 1 sata for a DVD drive and Molex for fans and if really needed all i'd need is one since you just chain them together.

[Laura Samson]

So i'd be good with the Antec for dual 5830s if they end up requiring 1 6 pin? Or else i'd run dual 5770s. But 1 sata for a DVD drive and Molex for fans and if really needed all i'd need is one since you just chain them together.

You'd be fine. But I'd urge buying a single more powerful GPU instead of two lesser ones in Crossfire.

[Alexis Estrada]

You'd be fine. But I'd urge buying a single more powerful GPU instead of two lesser ones in Crossfire.

Crossfire seems to have pretty good support right now and from what i've come up with it scales fairly well nowadays. If anything it's 1 5830 for now until I decide that 1 5830 won't work for me in a few years.

[Peetay]

This is news to me, there's going to be a HD 5830? Or is it just a non US market product?

[naome duncan]

I might have asked this already, but my memory is failing me.

Are extenal soundcards for laptops worth it, or are they just a gimick?

[Lyndsey Bird]

This is news to me, there's going to be a HD 5830? Or is it just a non US market product?

It's not out yet but it should be shipping here fairly quickly.
http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/17612/1/

[Sarah Knight]

Ok I have asked this before but I forgot the name of the product. Is there any wipes that I can wipe my laptop's screen with without damaging it ?

[Soku Nyorah]

I got the Windows 7 release candidate for my new computer last summer and will need to upgrade to the actual product soon. Is there anything Microsoft isn't telling me on http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx list that I'm missing out on if I buy Home Premium Edition instead of Professional or Ultimate?

Also, I http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/release-candidate.aspx need to back up all my stuff to upgrade from the RC. Can anyone suggest a convenient way to do this? When I got the RC, I was under the impression that I wouldn't have to deal with that while upgrading (Now I'll have to find all my game disks and install everything again...) <_<

[Fiori Pra]

I got the Windows 7 release candidate for my new computer last summer and will need to upgrade to the actual product soon. Is there anything Microsoft isn't telling me on http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx list that I'm missing out on if I buy Home Premium Edition instead of Professional or Ultimate?

Also, I http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/release-candidate.aspx need to back up all my stuff to upgrade from the RC. Can anyone suggest a convenient way to do this? When I got the RC, I was under the impression that I wouldn't have to deal with that while upgrading (Now I'll have to find all my game disks and install everything again...) <_<

Do you have an external Hard Drive?

[Kill Bill]

I got the Windows 7 release candidate for my new computer last summer and will need to upgrade to the actual product soon. Is there anything Microsoft isn't telling me on http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/compare/default.aspx list that I'm missing out on if I buy Home Premium Edition instead of Professional or Ultimate?

Also, I http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/get/release-candidate.aspx need to back up all my stuff to upgrade from the RC. Can anyone suggest a convenient way to do this? When I got the RC, I was under the impression that I wouldn't have to deal with that while upgrading (Now I'll have to find all my game disks and install everything again...) <_<

Maximum memory that can be allocated on Home Premium is 16GB. Professional and higher the maximum is 192GB.