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THE BREAKDOWN Soooo... I was gifted a bunch of old Dells... ...and they are as follows: Dell Dimension 4700 x 4 Dell Optiplex 160L x 2 Dell Optiplex GX280 x 5 (4 of the slim variety you see stacked on top) Dell Optiplex 320 x 1 Compaq Presario 5r1z15cb x 1 According to the gifter, all 13...

Alright, so the case came in a couple weeks ago, but I'm finally able to update. Getting ready to move tends to throw off schedules. And heads up: this gets a little long winded, so scroll to the end if you just want the spark notes version. I may post a formal review of the 904 at some point...

Now the important part UPGRADES CASE -In Win 904: Sleek, subtle, and relatively child proof. (Ordered and in transit. Always a pain trying to get large objects shipped to AK.) PSU -Corsair CX600M: Semi-modular, and pretty slick (though extentions and/or re-sleeving may be in order)...

Gentlemen, I present project Hiding In Plain Sight: otherwise known as Project H.I.P.S. THE GOAL Turn my mother's 8 year old discount AMD solution into a relatively competent general purpose rig, to be used in tandem with my entertainment center. Also, it needs to withstand a 10 month old...

I'm looking into building private server for online games, (primarily Minecraft atm) but I'm not sure what kind of tech I'd need. I know a stronger CPU will definitely be needed, but will a GPU take some of the work load off the hands of the CPU, or do they only render locally?

I've got a pair of 500gb WD Raptors I plan to hook up via raid card to my current rig for a game partition. Odd choice over an SSD, but they are higher capacity and I got 'em on 2-for-1 on Black Friday a couple years ago. My question is, since I don't plan to have this system for too much...

I have a couple systems that need more space, but reinstalling the operating systems isn't going to be an option. What is the best way to clone a hard drive?

I'll be building a rig in the near future using an Intel 3930K, and I have reached the point of finding RAM. Originally I had picked 8x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z series since it's low profile and cheepish, but it looks like it's meant for an Ivy Bridge processor rather than the Sandy Bridge that...

In the interest of fairness, I like to have all my facts in order before I make a decision. Let's face it, nobody likes to look like an ass. So my question is, between Intel's 2011 socket enthusiast line and AMD's AM3+ socket FX line, (I'm assuming this to be the fastest AMD has to offer. If...

Having only recently gotten into the modding game, I'm not very savvy on cooling systems. I know water cooling is one of the most efficient ways to cool a system, and can be quite striking if pulled off successfully, however I'm not too fond of the idea that fittings and hoses can spring leaks...