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    Trying for a cheap complete i7 build.

    Hey everyone, Here we go..... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Probably not a ton of intensive stuff, but I really want to go i7 if possible. Web browsing, listening to music, the odd racing game, POSSIBLY Linux in VMs, etc. Starting a business...
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    Picked up Precision 650 and IBM xSeries 335 server - putting them to good use?

    Hey everyone. I have dabbled in computers since about three years ago, when I was twelve. I know a fair amount about some things, namely Macs and building PCs, but I have no experience with workstations, servers, and networking. So, I decided to pick up some hardware cheap on Craigslist...
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    Getting giant old speakers to work with my rig

    Hey guys. My dad has bequeathed to me a pair of enormous old house speakers (probably 30" tall) and a Denon AM/FM stereo reciever. I am trying to figure out how to get these things working with my computer. I have absolutely no idea what to do first. If it helps, my motherboard is a...
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    Quick Thermaltake Big Typhoon OC questions (Q6600 G0)

    Hey everyone. I just re-build and re-wired(fail) my system to put it back in the Rocketfish and when I was blowing the tons of dust out of my heatsink, it occurred to me that I didn't know which direction the fan should go. So, does it blow down through the HS onto the CPU or does it suck...
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    First SFF build. Mini-ITX. Help a newb out! :)

    Hey everyone. Well, after getting back into the whole PC thing, I built myself a giant computer in a Rocketfish case. It was nice, but my parents were complaining, so I stuck the components into an Antec Three Hundred. Sure, it's smaller, but it's still pretty damn big and is quite loud. I've...
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    Post the oldest hardware you use on a regular basis

    I had been considering posting this in the "post your retro hardware" thread, but I don't think this is the same thing. It's not ANCIENT, but I use it every day as my main laptop at my mother's house. It works fine under XP Pro, even handles Flash games and YouTube. So, post the oldest...
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