A good hardware recommendation post is in the general form of "how can I figure out what hardware will fit my needs" manner. Simply asking for a list of products is a shopping recommendation and will be closed as off-topic. Be very careful when posting hardware recommendations. Make sure that your ...
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Windows 7 home premium(64) hardware limitations
I'm one click away of buying Intel I7 Ivy Bridge 3770 3.4Ghz Gaming Pc Computer 1tb 16Gb GTX 550 Ti 1Gb Z11+ the computer is without Windows but I have extra copy of Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit.
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Router + file server build [closed]
I am trying to build an always-on router + file server system that will serve as a (wired) router and as a file server that I will access from my two Windows (7/XP) machines. I am not worried about ...
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What to look for in a mobile broadband modem — no contract [closed]
A friend of mine has an Android phone with T-mobile. He has tethering and uses the wireless hotspot ability. He's grandfathered into a really good data plan.
I was considering getting a mobile ...
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RAID0 disk recovery?
I've not lost a RAID0 setup but since both drives are used as one, is there anyway possible to even access data on just one drive via a sata cable or will you need both drives in a RAID0 setup to be ...
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Looking for a portable desktop to play HD video [closed]
A friend of mine is looking for a cheapish desktop to play two HD videos over VGA simultaneously. What options are available. The only requirement is that it have two video output ports and that the ...
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What limits my laptop on upgrading RAM at 8GB?
I have a Toshiba Portege M780-S7240. It's an i7, 64-bit and currently has 4GB RAM. I'd like to upgrade to 16GB. (If it matters, I'm running 64-bit Ubuntu.)
I checked with a RAM vendor who said it ...
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Does a Samsung G3 Station external hard drive stop working when power supply is too high?
I have a Samsung G3 Station 2TB external hard drive (link to PDF specs here). It was working perfectly when I accidentally plugged it in my notebook's power source. Now, it doesn't work even with the ...
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Is PCI Express x4 faster or slower than a standard PCI slot for graphic cards?
I am looking at potential motherboards for a computer I want to build and ran into this conundrum. The motherboard has two PCI Express slots that allow for 16 channel cards to fit in them. The catch ...
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Is this PC Spec recommends for Win 7 Home Premium? [closed]
I have ran the windows 7 uypgrade advisor report and it says it meets everything to run win 7, but I want to be sure that it not only runs it, but runs well as it will be used for image editing ...
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USB 3 PCIe card on a USB 2 motherboard?
I have this ASUS card, with 8 USB2.0 ports. I need to get USB3. Will this work (Plug'n'Play)? Or are there other things to consider?
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Acceptable USB chips for Mac OS X
With Apple's push to the App Store for Mac OS X applications, and the fact that you are not allowed to install drivers in the OS to be in the Store we are left with a hardware quandary.
Investigating ...
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Adding DDR2 1066MHz to DDR2 800MHz memory
My Current system has 2x1GB DDR2 800MHz memory, installed on Intel DG965WH board which supports up to 1066MHz.
I would like to add some memory and my question is what would be the best configuration ...
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Small network device for wake on lan? [closed]
Does a (cheap) device exist with an LAN connector that can wake a computer on request? The current crappy NAT router provided by my ISP (a ZTE H220N from the Dutch company KPN) is very limited and ...
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What does a wireless card need to work as an Access Point
What specifications does a wireless network card need to have to be able to work in a router?
I heard that it is not possible to use a normal wireless card to handle more than one connection, so what ...
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What should I look for in optical/hardware resolution when buying a scanner?
I'm debating between these two scanners:
Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 Flatbed Colour Scanner 2400DPI 48/24BIT USB2.0
Epson Perfection V33 Flatbed Scanner USB2.0 9600X4800DPI
I've got some old family ...
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Which is best : DLC or spike buster or UPS? [closed]
I have a desktop and a laptop which are used almost whole day. I had DLC(Digital Line Connector) and a simple extension board which allowed me to use both. Now my DLC has stopped working and I am in ...
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What are laptop requirements for Android development? [closed]
I need to know the best Laptop configuration (not company). I will develop Android on Eclipse IDE with Internet browsing as well listening to MP3s or video. Also, I will use Adobe Photoshop.
How do ...
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What processor is better? [closed]
Processador Intel Xeon E3-1240 (LGA1155 - 3,3GHz) - BX80623E31240SR00K - Box
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Processador Intel Core i5-2500K (LGA1155 - 3,3GHz) - BX80623I52500KSR008 - Box
I am not very familiar with Xeon procs ...
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Looking for the smallest possible form factor to achieve the power I currently have [closed]
My Parts List
I just recently went from a monster Dell XPS laptop back to a desktop. I got a MicroATX case with a handle that I quite like, but it's not as mobile as I'd like. I have desktop setups ...
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Is a PCIe 2.x compatible with Intel 915G chipset?
I am trying to update an old system.
I am thinking of a newer video card, and most are PCIe 2.x. I know that they are backward-compatible with PCIe 1.x motherboards, but what about the chipset?
I ...
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I need to know if I can upgrade my pc [closed]
I have a Dell Optiplex 210L. The motherboard is
Manufacturer Dell Inc.
Model 0WJ772 (Microprocessor)
Chipset Vendor Intel
Chipset Model i915P/i915G
Chipset Revision B1
Southbridge Vendor ...
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What can I buy at radio shack to serve as a power switch for my desktop computer? [closed]
I have a desktop computer without a case. The parts are strewn across my desk. My motherboard is a gigabyte MA78LMT-S2. There isn't a power button on this motherboard like I've seen on most ...
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Mutli-processor workstation as a workstation/server
I work in a research institute and a number of programs we use are computationally intensive (I actually wrote one of them). Right now we have one computer that is dedicated for one of these programs ...
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USB 3 to gigabit ethernet adaptors: where are they?
I'm looking for an adaptor that will let me use a USB 3 port as a gigabit ethernet port. This is proving surprisingly hard to find! Is there some reason why this product is either unavailable or ...
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Motherboard battery and clock
my girlfriend just built her new PC on her own. Everything is fine except that the motherboard (890GX Pro3) doesn't remember settings, boot preferences and datetime every time she turn the power ...
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Silencing the graphic cooler of a small size computer
I use a Acer AX3400 which is a small multimedia computer equipped with a ATI Readon HD 5570. This graphic card is small in size (7x17 cm). The card can be used to play recent computer games. ...
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How to print without yellow toner cartridge in a laser printer
I accidentally broke the yellow cartridge of my brand new Laser Printer hp CP1215. I want to just use only other colors like magenta and cyan etc. But the printer is not printing at all because there ...
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Small hardware for linux? [closed]
Can anyone recommend some hardware which meets the following criteria:
USB port (more than 1 would be handy but an USB hub could always be used)
Suitable for running a reasonably small linux ...
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Where can I purchase a computer that accepts a full-length ISA card AND has a parallel port input? [closed]
I am doing some consulting work for a client who is trying to replace a very out of date outbound dialing program that was set up on a pair of Pentium-era tall desktops. The requirements for these ...
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Is there any equivalent of the Mac Mini but open? [closed]
im searching a computer (x86) with similar dimensions of the mac mini, popular and with the posibility to install windows or linux. Is out there any good options? Thanks for any help!
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Number of sectors per track in hard drive?
Is the number of sectors fixed for each track in a hard drive? I am wondering about this because most hard drive specifications give an accurate value for sectors/track rate. I am confused because I ...
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SSD with fast and strong hardware encryption [closed]
I'd like to storage solution which is both safe and fast. I know these two have been mutually exclusive in the past. However, is the situation still the same with modern SSD disks
Do any SSDs ...
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Audio switch with multiple 3.5mm input & outputs [closed]
I've been searching for a device that simple allows me to pick one input and one output from multiple input/outputs. I thought this would be a called a switch but I can only find ones with one input. ...
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What's appropriate hardware for getting started with UNIX network programming? [closed]
I'm interested in learning more about UNIX networking (socket programming etc). I prefer to use FreeBSD. What's appropriate computer hardware to purchase and get started on?
I know this is a basic ...
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What is the fastest way to read more than 150 DVDs? [closed]
We have over 150 DVDs that we need to copy the data off of. There is no time crunch, but I don't want to have someone manually swap DVDs for two weeks. Does anyone know of an automated way to get this ...
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Whats a Good Video Card for Ubuntu 11.10 (unity) That supports Dual or More monitors [closed]
Just finally decided to start working with Ubuntu as my primary OS. Went around preping all my machines and all was going well til I got to this one. Which has a NVIDIA 7300 on it, which is apparently ...
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When buying a new PC, should I stick to known brands or configure myself? [closed]
Six years ago configuring a PC was so simple. Nowadays everything has become very hard – and for most users, it's too hard to understand the technical terms. At the moment I am trying to configure a ...
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DIY server - motherboard, raid and hard disk
i would like to build a server that support raid. initially i was considering getting intel xeon but it's a little too expensive. so i would probably get the intel core i3/5/7.
i did my research and ...
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How is my system capable of using more RAM than stated in its specification?
I have a Dell GX520 Optiplex model (mini tower) and upgraded the RAM from 1GB to 4GB. Although the Dell specification states
2 DIMM slots Non-ECC dual channel shared DDR2 SDRAM system memory (400 ...
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What should I upgrade on my Linux media PC to stop 1080p video issues?
I have a Ubuntu media PC. It's an older PC. I can watch most 720p quality videos without problems. However, some scenes (especially water scenes) get really choppy. Large squares of images seems to ...
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Would more RAM or more CPU be better for a NAS (Network drive)?
When looking into buying a NAS (network drive), would it benefit from more RAM or more CPU power?
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Win 7 32 bit vs 64 bit for VS2010 and SQL server [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
32-bit vs. 64-bit systems
My planning is to buy a machine having Intel I5 processor for web development using VS2010 and SQL server(latest version). Now Which OS 32bit ...
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What is push-pull cooling?
I was reading review site that said the best option to setup a liquid cooling system (Corsair h100) would be to use a push-pull configuration.
What does this mean?
My guess was
air pulled from ...
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Will a sound card help the quality of audio recordings?
Some people also seem to use external devices too for podcasting and the like. What are they for? Just some kind of equalizer?
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Is it possible to connect 3 monitors with Dell Slim Studio 540S
I bought a graphic card, ATI Radeon HD 4350 DMS59 512 MB DDR2 PCIe 2.0 SFF Graphic Card, trying to connect a third monitor, but it disables the original on-board graphic card. So is it Is it possible ...
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hardware compatibility [closed]
I am building a computer and wanted to confirm hardware compatibility, here we go:
Seagate ST2000DL003 SY LP Hard Drive - 2TB, 5900RPM, 64MB, SATA-6
Corsair Vengeance 12GB DDR3 RAM
Intel BOXDX58SO2 ...
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Fingerprint reader for PC? [closed]
Is there a fingerprint reader that would work for desktop PC running Windows 7 x64 currently on the market? There is an old product, Microsoft FingerPrint Reader, but it doesn't seem to be available ...
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What graphics cards are compatible with 3-way CrossfireX?
When researching desktop graphics cards, I noticed that many nVidia cards support SLI, only the most expensive support triple SLI. However, I did not see any cards that said they support 3-way ...
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Are there any HD cameras with Pan/Tilt/Zoom features supported in Linux? [closed]
Answered:
How to connect HDMI camera to Linux?
I have tried a few cameras such as the Bullet HD. I was never able to make it work in my CentOS, Fedora, I returned their product finally, it ...
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Network card (NIC) with pins for control LEDs?
Some new server cases I got have network indicator LEDs at the front, which would come in quite handy given the server's location and usage. But I couldn't find NICs that have pin for connecting these ...
