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    Asus v. Gigabyte

    Both are great manufacturers Asus Support 99x better than Gigabyte's (on OCN there are alot of negative reports on Gigabyte RMA)
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    Internal Hard Drive vs External Hard Drive

    If you open an external enclosure you have a internal drive
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    Gtx 460 vs radeon 5770

    5850 > 460 > (slightly) 5830 > 5770
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    Building new PC

    You have DDR3 memory but that mb only supports DDR2 Looks like a decent budget build, I'd get a samsung f3 500 gig (7200 rpm) hard drive if I could Other than that I'm sure you'll be happy
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    format help

    Win 7 Control panel - system & security - programs - default programs - set your default programs - set for all file types it opens
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    i5 750 + 9800gt

    I doubt you'll see any improvement. You'd be better off getting a better gpu
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    Building a computer but want to make sure parts will work together

    I agree with this Samsung f3's are pretty much the fastest non ssd hd's out
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    New Gaming Computer V3(Final)

    Good build if you ask me
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    Buget Gaming Rig Guidence

    mihir's build is spot on for a gaming powerhouse
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    Hard Drives help

    All 7200 rpm hd's get 5.9 in windows 7 I have 2 x western digital aaks 640 gigs in raid 0 that are rated at 5.9, even though they get almost 200 average mb/s transfer in HD Tune Don't base your hardware decisions on windows 7 experience index
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    ZALMAN 9500A parts

    Is it for am2/am3? I might have an extra amd mounting bracket (using my 9500 on lga 775)
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    secondhand game

    if its a used steam game that has been previously activated you can not use it on your account
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    What do you think?

    Yeah a 9500 gt 1gb is still trash for that price. Build your own. Its not hard at all, and in the long run you get better components and usually longer warranty (you get the hardware warranty instead of the resellers warranty)
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    Building a budget computer.....

    Do you need the os? If you need win 7 can he not get it at a student discount from school?
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    Question about builds on a budget

    Linkin has a good build. Though I'd change the x3 to a x4 640 propentus I'd also change the WD 500 gig black to a WD 640 gig Blue (the 640 blue is alot faster than a 500 black trust me) 640 gig black = 640 gig blue > 500 gig black > 500 gig blue This is from varied HDTune reports from this...
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    Dell Inspiron 1521 / AMD Sempron 3600+ Socket AM2. CPU Upgrade?

    make sure your laptop's motherboard supports the cpu. Any am2 cpu will fit, but if its not a mobile version it may cripple your battery life
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    DVD's Stored Digitally?

    use MagicDisk (MagicISO) to mount your dvd on a "virtual drive" then play the content from there. Alternatively you can use DVDShrink to convert the dvd from the "iso" (after mounting virtually) to a dvd fileset (stores all the info on your hd with full menu and options)
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    Need help with PC build.

    Your case is fine, though for $50 I'd recommend a Coolermaster Centurion 5 PSU's are the power supplies that power all your components. I'd suggest this stable, but budget minded unit: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171046 I'd also recommend a 4850 or 4870 over the...
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    Video Card Upgrade

    5850 for a great stand alone card (better of the 2) But if you want the 9800 for physx the 275 is the way to go
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    transfering songs from Ipod

    will itunes not wipe the ipod since its not synced? Sharepod is simple, if you go to the options on how to name the file
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