Recent content by Alaska Wolf

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    MustBuy New System Within 24 Hours Help?

    I'm old.This was for my Father. Hopefully it will load the NY Times faster for him.
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    MustBuy New System Within 24 Hours Help?

    This is what he finally decided to order. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Desktop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i5+Processor+/+8GB+Memory+/+1TB+Hard+Drive/2834822.p?skuId=2834822&productCategoryId=pcmcat212600050008&id=1218354836619 for $699...
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    MustBuy New System Within 24 Hours Help?

    I have a relative in Scottsdale Arizona who is elderly. His 9 year old Gateway has died the final death. He wants me to select a new tower and monitor for him. He ONLY wants to purchase it from Best Buy. My entreaties to look elsewhere have failed. He will use the system to do basic surfing...
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    Help Booting XP Without Mouse

    I am working on a PC in Arizona from my home in Alaska. MSCONFIG had been changed adding the /BOOT with Networking option. I can get the fellow to hit F8 and get to the Advanced Options Menu, but any option I've had him select ends with his stuck on a Select User Name Showing Admin and his...
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    Intel Now Says Mid Feb For Chipset Avail

    Except Intel IS NOT going to discount the boards...
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    Would you still risk doing a Sandy Bridge build?

    Apparently I missed an opportunity to buy another super piece of equipment only to return it. :) If I had just built it would be annoying, but not world ending. I'd be on the phone getting a deal worked out to either replace the board or get a KickAss discount on a Intel X68 Express when it...
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    Which P67 mobo are you getting/gotten

    Why? I've only used them once for my Cooler Master case but got a great deal and the shipping was good.
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    My first PC Game

    Here there be Pirates flying Spitfires Matey. I would have gladly bought the game, it's the coolest flight sim I've seen so far. But with the DOUBLE garbage of both Steam's and Starforce's DRM implementation? ARRRGH NO!
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    My first PC Game

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    My first PC Game

    Thanks for the reply. I have, and I liked it, but not as much as the Wings of Prey one.
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    My first PC Game

    THAT is why so many people are upset about this! I despise DRM in general, but if I BUY this and have trouble with it I run the risk of not being able to use it?
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    6950 flashed to 6970

    The change of PCB won't eliminate the ability to flash the BIOS(s). The cards will still have the ability to switch between two different BIOS's. And it's not certain it will preclude the ability to unlock the card either, although that's the assumption.
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    My first PC Game

    At 60 years of age I finally tried out my first PC game. I downloaded the demo for Wings of Prey. The last time I found myself needing to learn more and learn faster was when the hired girl took me upstairs to the attic in order to show me a secret. I was going to buy it from Steam for $15 but...
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    AMD Revising Radeon HD 6900 Series PCB

    I haven't read through all of your thread about the hot 6950 but could you tell me if the problem you are experiencing is exacerbated because your running two different monitors? I really want to get three monitors to run using Eyefinity for games in addition to using my 52" Sammy for my primary.
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    AMD Revising Radeon HD 6900 Series PCB

    RATS! I really want to get a second one for crossfire but won't have the Dinero for a couple of weeks. Guess I picked the wrong time to quit selling cocaine. And I am also really thinking of FINALLY throwing a W/C system into my Cooler Master 840 ATCS. But now getting a waterblock for the XFX...