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3.6Ghz is common and stable. 3.8 not too rare either.

That hurts. Personally, I had a computer set up on the lab for working on it temporarily, and removed the fan (not the heatsink) in order to get to the ram slots. I booted up the PC, walked away for a little bit, came back and the keyboard/mouse wouldn't respond. The fan was unplugged...

Im looking to rebuild my computer for about $500 (proc, mobo, psu, ram, maybe a new case). I wanted the Q6600, but the Q8400 is cheaper, and then I saw that the new phenoms are very good as well. Not much gaming, mostly video and programming. Can anyone voice an opinion on the ~$200 quads...

In conclusion, yes, your laser mouse will work fine on the icemat.

Laser will work on anything. Optical mice have issues with glass.

The intel rig looks excellent, but try for this cooler, its one of the best. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233003 * http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

He's right about the on-board audio, but if you feel the need for one, the Creative X-Fi series comes highly recommended. Vista x64 is a good thing to stay away from. Since you're gaming you definitely want DX10, so Vista Home Premium would do fine. Vista Ultimate if you're really feeling a...

A friend of mine needs the signal in his house extended. Obviously there are two options: Range extenders, and draft-n. He has G cards in all his machines (6), and to upgrade all of them would be too costly. Would the draft-n router help with his range connectivity issues? It would broadcast...

Well you referenced the illegal downloading and/or gave partial instructions on how/where to do so. It goes against Apple EULA, its illegal. Sorry mate, rules are rules.

the 5000+ Black Edition goes for about $100USD and can be overclocked very well very easily if you want cheap thrills. Its what I was going to do in my next build before I decided on the Q6600... :D Full overclocking review: http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/22/budget_overclocker/

However unlikely that you fried both GPUs at the same time, try another graphics card. If nothing still then reset the BIOS and only replace one card.

you know you're a geek when... ...and are excited about it and post it on a computer forum. I have a shirt. :D

I have a nice stereo receiver that I use for music and movies on my computer, but sometimes I need my little compaq speakers for times when I dont want to fire up the big amp. I keep the small speakers hidden behind my monitor, but I hate reaching around every time I want to turn the volume...

It allows you to put programs and homebrew apps on your ipod touch or iphone. as of now you have to "jailbreak" it in order to do so, whereas in a couple weeks you'll be able to do it effortlessly through itunes. i'd just wait.

Jailbreak it. :D http://lifehacker.com/software/how-to/jailbreak-your-iphone-or-ipod-touch-with-one-click-316287.php and happy b-day mate!

He has a 9700 and blue LEDs. Not the nVidia silver version though, his is solid copper.

Excellent job. Pop out the switches and put a small strip of black plastic and it would be perfect. I'm planning on getting that case soon. Any thoughts on it?

The 900 has a great airflow system. If your PSU has rear exhaust, you wont even have to worry about this problem. But if your PSU exhausts vertically, then the heat would go on the GPU, but even so the front and rear and top fans would be plenty to disperse. I wouldnt worry about it.

with nice headphones and a $3k stereo, its worth it. :D edit: a good sound card helps too!

man i love mac icons. :D