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    Recommend a replacement Motherboard?

    Can some of the experts here recommend a replacement motherboard for my (I think) broken ASUS P5NSLI ? It is running an old Intel Dual-Core 6600 chip I believe. And it has a single ATI 9800XT (not SLI).
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    Weird Questions: Hyundai vs. Audi

    What do you think about the 2009 Mazda6 compared to the 2009 Nissan Altima? Are they relatively comparable? Does one outshine the other one in any particular areas? Yes I have read some of the reviews on edmunds.com, but they seem to be pretty much the same to me. Any advice?
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    Weird Questions: Hyundai vs. Audi

    Thanks for the advice. What do you think the Audi should retail at if not $27K? What other cars do you recommend at both the $20K Utility (as you call them) range, and the $25K+ used luxury range? Does Audi have high maintenance costs? Are they unreliable cars?
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    Weird Questions: Hyundai vs. Audi

    Yes my salesrep "confirmed" it is Certified (in that he said it was) - but he looked insulted that I'd be asking for documented proof. I didn't want to wait until "closing" really - and it shouldn't be terribly difficult to produce documentation that the car is certified -- if in fact it is.
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    Weird Questions: Hyundai vs. Audi

    I am looking at the purchase of one of these two cars. I'd like some opinions on them from those who know: * [$20,000] NEW 2009 Hyundai Sonata V4 * [$27,000] USED 2005 Audi A6 3.2 Quattro (Certified) with 34,734 miles I test-drove both, and they both ride fine -- the Audi had some...
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    6th Annual Anandtech Tax Time Thread

    WASH RULE : I had a question regarding this "Wash Rule". Scenario: Let's say I make the following transactions: * 04-01-2008 - Buy 100 Shares of stock X @ $5.00 * 04-08-2008 - Sell 100 Shares of stock X @ $4.00 * 04-15-2008 - Buy 100 Shares of stock X @ $4.50 * 04-22-2008 - Sell...
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    Will this setup work?

    How do you know what the "native" resolution is of a monitor? I switched to 1680 x 1050 mode, and increased the font sizes in the control panel and also in Internet Explorer, but some fonts still come out too small (for my taste). Any suggestions?
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    Will this setup work?

    Just an update, you were right ther00kie16, the screen resolution options changed when I plugged in the LG 22" monitor. And for the record, I got the LG 227WTG, and must say it is very nice. It is a bit bright, so I turned down the brightness and contrast from its default settings, but the...
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    Will this setup work?

    Hmmm, is it possible it is setting the max resolutions based on what type of monitor is plugged into it (current monitor is 17" CRT)? If not, it could be the driver I guess - the date of my current driver is September 2007.
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    Will this setup work?

    I have an older system with a Radeon x1900XT (512MB) video card. Will I be able to use a 22" wide-screen monitor at native resolution with that? If not, is it recommended I get a 22" if I cannot use it at the native resolution? Or do I have to buy either a smaller screen or a new video...
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    ATOT poker game?

    I had credit-card issues too with VISA. I had to use a checking account to deposit money. I voiced my complaint to some online assistant, and while she was very pleasant, pretty much she said there's no other way to do it. It really isn't a problem with them somuchas with the Credit Card...
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    ATOT poker game?

    I registered for the tourney. Was it supposed to be set at $5 or $10? It was set at $10 last time, but $5 this time. It doesn't matter to me really - it's just for fun, but just making sure.
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    ATOT poker game?

    1. AccruedExpenditure 2. Crimson Chaos AKA War Walker 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I also wanted to say thanks to Amoeba for setting the game up for us.
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    ATOT poker game?

    First I want to say that was a lot of fun last night. It was my first online poker game (involving real money), so it was quite an experience. It feels different (to me anyway) than live poker, but it was still very enjoyable. To whoever had pocket aces when I went all-in, that really hurt...
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    ATOT poker game?

    You have this starting at 10:00 EST... if that's the case I can't make it.