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raf051888

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I completed a new build for my desktop PC last night. However, I have a few questions. I'll start out with my build though:

Motherboard: Newegg.com - APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Computer Cases
Processor: Newegg.com - AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus 2.6GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Case: Newegg.com - APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS plastic front panel MicroATX Desktop Computer Case 420W Power Supply - Computer Cases
Ram: Newegg.com - OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2P10664GK - Desktop Memory
DVD: Newegg.com - ASUS Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - CD / DVD Burners

Used a 160gb HD I already have. My questions:

1. Has anyone seen any adapters that allow 3.5 inch Hard Drives to be used in 3.5 inch external slots? See the attached picture. The area is circled.
2. I'm running Windows 7 x64 Ultimate. However, it is only using 3.50gb of my ram? I'm aware of this issue with x86 builds, but I thought x64 builds could handle all 4gb?

Also, I'd like just some general opinions on the build. The processor is pretty fast. It gets a 7.1 / 7.9 on the PI.
 

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My Computer

OS
Windows 7 64-bit
CPU
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Propus @ 2.6ghz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-MA785GM-US2H
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 4200 [on board]
Sound Card
Realtek ALC889A [on board]
Case
APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum
raf, I think your onboard graphics are using that memory.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Wally, Innc.
OS
Windows 7 x64 finally!
CPU
AMD Athlon II X2 240
Motherboard
Biostar TA790GX XE
Memory
OCZ Platinum 4GB DDR2 1066 (will not work past 800MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
MSI R4670-MD1G Radeon HD 4670 1GB 128-bit GDDR3
Sound Card
ATI High Definition Audio Device Realtek ALC888
Monitor(s) Displays
HP w19e
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Hard Drives
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500GB SATA
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB SATA
PSU
Athena Power Micro ATX 400W
Case
HEC 6T 6T10BB Black MicroATX Mini Tower
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
wired, many keys
Mouse
HP wireless, 2 buttons, 1 wheel
Internet Speed
DSL 2Mb (recently getting 1.65M!)
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