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Thanks DD, I do understand the limitations of online reviews and the fact that disgruntled users tend to vent more than satisfied ones (I acknowledged this in an earlier post). My point simply was that it can indicate potential problems, and I need for my setup to be right first time (like my...

jtr, a sweet soul here at SF has already offered to do that without my asking :) The issues are customs, whether I'll actually receive the stuff or it'll get pilfered on the way in, and warranty support (not that local warranty is any great shakes), and overall time taken. Still it's an option...

Merc, thanks. I agree with you, I read the reviews only to see if there are any obvious flaws that seem to repeat. Like I said, the Asus P8Z77-V seems to suffer from bent pins in the CPU socket and failed DIMM slots. That worries me. Unlike in the US, where you can easily return the item to Egg...

Not geeky, but I thought 2THDOC was clever.

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I don't plan to manually overclock, but would like the auto turbo boost thingy to work. Will a H77 chipset board, one of whose features is "No Overlcocking" do the turbo boost thing?

Motherboard time. I usually read the 1 to 3 egg reviews of a product to get an idea of the kinds of problems to expect. I realize the ratings there are skewed, but because angry users will post there, it's still gives a fair idea of a product's problems. Of the Intel MBs, it appears the only...

Thanks DD, that helps.

First of, all these were recommended by you guys, so I'm sure they are the best of the current crop. Personally, I would not split hairs over speed differences between these SSDs; the delta between any of these and a spinning HDD is going to be wide enough. I would rate reliability highest (for...

From various threads (the jtr's pc crapped out, the Merc's new massive build, etc.), I've culled the latest recommendations, listed below. Can you knowledgeable folks please rank them? Thanks. Intel 320 Series SSDSA2BW160G301 2.5" 160GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - OEM Intel...

Thanks Merc, I'll check out the GPU comparison links and Intel motherboards.

Well, the 3470 looks like it'll do it for me. Except, it has HD2500, not HD4000. The i5 with 4 cores and HD4000 seems to be the i5-3570K at a little bit more. Is it worth the additional cost for faster graphics? Strangely, no graphics details are provided for the i5-3350P. My current video card...

Processor Questions in no particular order: While I don't want the i7-EE, I *probably* don't want the lowest range either. A mid-range CPU would probably give me best bang for buck. That said, there is incredible overlap (to my unfamiliar eye) amongst the range if i3, i5 and i7. Sheesh, you...

I went to the only store nearabouts (the others are at the other end of town) and bought an Antec Earthwatts 500D PSU, 80+, Active PFC (it's the only model PSU they had). Does the same thing. This time, the chipset fan hardly budges. The CPU fan, connected directly to the PSU, spins for a few...

Thought of that, but what do I do to power this onewhile building the new one if this one works? Anyway, I tried getting Platinum / Gold certified PSUs, but everybody shows them on the website, nobody has them in stock (2 weeks to get it). I got sick of trying to buy it online, and am going to...

jtr, While I have used a soldering iron before, I'll wager the last buck in my wallet that I'll ruin the MB trying to replace the caps. It is saner to send the MB to its grave than try to revive it. If I was still in the US, I might have shipped it off to you to do your magic. Coug, thanks for...

Thanks guys, I'll swap the PSU and see what happens.

PS is a Seasonic bought new in 2006 Feb. I don;t have a spare power supply. If I am building a new PC, I will use a new PS. Should I just get a new power supply, see what happens? If it doesn't work, I'll use it for the new build.

Do you mean the Pentium G2120 listed at the bottom of the table in this Wiki page? They don't list that as the i3, but as a Pentium.

Guys, please help. ALL my info is on the other PC (this oone is even older; circa 1997 A Dell hand me down my daughter uses). Time is critical; I cannot get things here as fast as you guys can from Newegg and Amz. The last time (a year ago) when I had looked into it, I had selected the i2500K...

I pulled everything out, used more than half a can of compressed air. No dice. Does the same thing, not even post or a beep. I checked the caps all around; they are in pristine condition, except two south of the CPU: I uploaded a pic, don't know iof it will show. These two caps are slighlty...

Point taken, Merc.

I'l try pulling everything out, cleaning, and reseating. It does not post, no BIOS beep. I can reset BIOS through the jumpers if need be. Thanks. If it's dead, it comes at the worst possible time in many ways (financial, job hunt, etc.).

Shutdown my system normally last night. Thing won't boot this morning. The chipset fan and cpu fan start spinning, then everything stops after a few seconds, the chipset fan stopping first. Maybe the chipset fan is kaput, but if the system won't boot because of that, that's pretty aggressive...

I guess the typical solvent based cleaners that are used to clean electronics.

Well, when I was planning to use a 60 GB SSD with my new Win7 build (since aborted), you cautioned me against it! :) My experience with my work laptop running Win 7 tells me 60 GB is adequate.

Thanks guys.

Is there something that will take a current setup of XP and make a VM out of it, and do it well?

Coug, all this happened when I lived in the US (two+ decades) !

Coug, sorry to hear that. Almost ALL my jobs were like that; company doing well when I joined, then in a year or two, they go bankrupt because the top management does something stupid. One job lasted all of 3 months before the company closed down. Hang in there, you'll find something. I...

Thanks Merc. Since I'm only going to do this once, I'll probably use the native iso.

What are people using to customize / update Win 7 install DVDs? nLite isn't for Win 7. This Wikipedia page says vLite is not fully compatible with Win 7 and lists two other tools: Win Toolkit and RT Se7en Lite. Anybody use them? Suggestions?

When I was a kid, these things fascinated me, but I wouldn't know what to do with one today. Especially these ultra-powerful ones. How will you play with them, SD?

You're a sadist, DD bugger.

What's wrong with you guys? Those be eggs!

Salons hand out Kindles? Cool! Good for you! Another toy to play with.

Sorry to hear that, cityk. The loss of a companion is hard, whether human, canine, feline, or whatever. My sister was so attached to her yellow lab (he was like her third son), and when they had to put him down, she didn't want to get another one; the giref was too much for her.

Lack of systems thinking; not having the smarts to see the total picture. Solving individual problems sometimes just moves the problem to another point in the chain.

Firefox 15 is magically better; fast, snappy, even with ~35 tabs open. I'm happy.

Some folks in "The Mentlist" tv show seem to use it. Maybe they got it free so GM could get free publicity. That new Ford hybrid is supposed to one up the Prius. Read some news about it, I think on news.com.

Misery loves company. Thanks guys!

Hmmm. I thought it was the Federal Govt., not the State Govt. that did undertook the census.

I don't think Lunar meant what you're saying. Note that maxburn is in the U.S. as well, so it is odd that Lunar acts like he's not in the USA. Well, there's more to it all than doctors. My f-i-l was suddenly diagnosed with stomach cancer, had major surgery to remove the tumor and most of the...

Thanks time. My chrome settings are as you described, but Yahoo still knows my preferences as far as news is concerned (which sections I read and expand). That's how I got tipped off. My hw is an Athlon 64 X2 Dual 2.2 GHz + 2MB RAM. Certainly no speed champ, but not a hopeless case either...

I'm on the lastest version (14.0.1) and it's dog slow; almost unbearable to use. Chrome does not seem to have the same control over privacy settings (accept cookies from this site only {no 3rd party cookies} and delete cookies on close). I started with the beta version of Firefox way back when...

Lunar, you must work for the CIA; you're the master of obfuscation. All along thoughht you lived in S. CA, now you say "over here" as though you don;t live in the U.S.

I would believe that there are more small overlap type crashes than full head-ons. The full head-ons would be more dangerous more of the time, but with the small overlaps, it would depend on the extent of overlap. A lot of these result in major damage to the vehicle sides but little injury to...

Merc, this kind of thing sucks, no matter what. Hang in there. You're a good guy, and good things will happen to you eventually. You've certainly made changes in your lifestyle; you've lost weight, changed your food habits, are exercising, and are reaching out more. Keep at it, and don't let a...

Congrats to you and your better half, DD!

DB, thanks for checking. I live in the southeast, and there was nary a blip over here; the southern grid wasn't affected at all. The folks that run this country excel at being incompetent and self-centered. It's amazing that the private sector gets to accomplish as much as it does despite the...