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I need some advice with RAID and the Badaxe2

You should get identical drives for RAID 1 or RAID 0. Before you do RAID, I hope you did some research on the topic, as it definitely adds a level of complexity to your system. BadAxe2 has two SATA controllers- the Intel and the Marvell. IIRC, the Intel is the black connectors and the Marvell...
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- Post #5
- Mar 27, 2007
- Forum: Motherboards
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Corsair, OCZ or Kingston RAM for Badaxe2 photography PC

If you're not interested in learning about overclocking, I think it's a waste of time to pursue it. That said, if you're not hurting for money, IMO, you would be better off skipping overclocking and just getting stuff that works best for photoshop: WD Raptor HDs- you really should be...
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- Post #16
- Mar 23, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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builindg a photoshop machine

Just curious, why is Vista64 not an option? Are there critical drivers that are missing? I haven't gone Vista on any of my systems yet, but I'm planning to move to Vista on at least one system to get familiar with the OS. I've been reading on a lot of forums about Vista and have yet to really...
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- Post #14
- Mar 23, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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builindg a photoshop machine

What version of PS? This is what I ended up with for my photo editing workstation: Intel Bad Axe 2 MB Intel C2D 6400 (stock clock) Buffalo Firestix DDR2-800 2x1GB WinXP Pro (no Vista yet for me, drivers for XP64 are iffy) PNY 7900GS (what can I say it was cheap and can run dual 20s at...
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- Post #5
- Mar 22, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Dimension 5150 with 3.0Ghz P4 630HT, 512MB DDR2, 80GB HD, CD-RW/DVD, 20" LCD for $599 Shipped

Thanks OP- I got in on this deal specifically for the monitor. I need a larger monitor to replace my 17" Samsung, now I've got it. :)
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- Post #22
- Apr 24, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Logitech Harmony 659 remote $67.49AR

Costco, not Sam's Club. BTW, I called Circuit City's customer service line before even trying this whole thing- they told me that it is no problem PM'ing Costco. I had no issues with PM'ing Costco at Circuit City. The only issue I had was that they didn't give me 110% pricematch, only 100%...
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- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Logitech Harmony 659 remote $67.49AR

My first hot deal- could be even better if you get a proper 110% pricematch, which I did not. Costco is selling the Logitech Harmony 659 remote for $99.99. Circuit City is selling it for $149.99. PM Costco at CC- get remote for $99.99. Use 10% off coupon- $89.99. Got the coupon in the...
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- Thread
- Mar 6, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Seagate 200GB HDD from Outpost.com $69.00 AR

I didn't have to call or anything, but I did a Seagate rebate right after Thanksgiving, got the actual rebate last week. Almost 3 months. That's kind of ridiculous.
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- Post #5
- Mar 4, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Zalman CNPS7700-AlCu $33.99 Shipped

That's a good deal- I got mine from Microcenter during their 20% sale for $35 plus tax.
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- Post #10
- Feb 3, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Complete Case for under $150

Maybe not the coolest case or the absolute quietest, but the Antex SX series cases are relatively inexpensive, very solidly built and pretty nice in terms of functionality. I'd get the SX-1040II- tons of space for a big PSU, 4x 5.25" bays with rails for easy install/removal, removable 3.5"...
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- Post #6
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Antecs Response to PSU Confusion

That's all good, but Antec does not address specifically the issue of an SLI configuration and the power draw that it takes. There are a few threads on this specific issue- most current PSUs don't cut it to power a 6800GT/Ultra SLI setup.
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- Post #5
- Jan 21, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Power supply makers big SLI scam

Niceguy- thanks for the pointer- I didn't fully understand the concept of a dual rail PSU when I read the thread you reference. Now that I have a little bit of a clue, I can at least say that I didn't screw up the rest of my purchase decisions. :)
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- Post #41
- Jan 21, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Power supply makers big SLI scam

Algere- Thanks for the info- it looks like I'll be getting an Enermax (the one Voodoo PC uses) in order to keep myself open to the option of SLI in the future. I'm not one to continually upgrade my system, so I'd like to get a few years out of the system just by doing an upgrade here or there...
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- Post #40
- Jan 21, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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help me choose a case for my sli-athlon rig

Not totally true- the PCIe connectors and the 4-pin molex on the ASUS A8N-SLI for example are all 12v connections. Check out the other thread about this- it's interesting. I'm thinking about getting the Enermax Noisetaker 600W to replace my Antec Neopower 480- the 480 is good enough for...
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- Post #18
- Jan 20, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Power supply makers big SLI scam

Yes, I got the Neopower very recently- last week. Looked like the best power supply that I could get locally. There's a computer show this weekend- I might go and see if I can get the Enermax- or not. Is it safe to assume that if the system is running fine as-is with the Neopower (remember...
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- Post #36
- Jan 20, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling

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