Recent content by Exid

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    How can I improve my system?

    Like when I turn it on, I have to wait a good 30 seconds or so for everything to load. And I dont mean 30 seconds from pushing the button to when its ready. I mean after it boots up and I type in my password, I have to wait 30 seconds while staring at the desktop for everything to load. Then...
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    How can I improve my system?

    It seems like its getting kind of sluggish lately, and it seems like my video card is lacking power. Also I wouldnt mind being able to upgrade my ram, seems like 4 gigs is a little outdated now.
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    How can I improve my system?

    So in late september this past year, I was stopped and waiting at a red light and ended up getting hit and my 08 Honda Accord totaled by a 17 year old kid driving his moms Lexus RX300 while running from 2 cops doing about 65mph. So im gonna be getting a settlement check sometime soon, and the...
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    Any suggestions

    Its the exact same comp in the link. So it is the 8500gt, I guess im not thinking the greatest at 5am tonight lol. However I added a Razer AC-1 soundcard to it to go with my barracuda headset.
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    Any suggestions

    Yea, my bad but thats what I meant. And really the CPU isnt very good? I was told that was one of the best parts in it.
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    Any suggestions

    Anyone got any suggestions for a good video card in the ~$200 range? Currently ive got an nvidia 8800gt 1gb pci-e but im looking to upgrade to something that suits my pc a little better (4gb ddr2, dual core pentium 3.0). Any help is appreciated. By the way I have this pc. Ibuypower Gamer...
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    Simple question about pc brand

    Yea that was what I was kinda skeptical about, if the 420 watt would be enough.
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    Simple question about pc brand

    Hey everyone. Im getting this new PC, here is the link. The specs on it obviously are pretty good. But will a 420 watt power supply be enough power for such a PC? Also has anyone else had any experience with IBuyPower brand PC's? Mine was $800 with a free 2 year warranty.
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    Help-PC wont boot up

    What can I do to fix it?
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    Help-PC wont boot up

    I have my pc plugged into one of those sockets that you plug into the wall and it has like 6 outlets on it and a little button to turn the power off or on. Well earlier I accidentally stepped on that button and my computer immediatly turned off (because that button turned the power off to the...
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    Better parts but worse gaming?

    The sempron is a newer generation processor than the athlon. The sempron has 512kb L2 and the athlon has 256kb of L2. Also, they are both running on the exact same model motherboard (cant remember it off the top of my head, but I know they are the exact same and are both made by ASUS).
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    Better parts but worse gaming?

    A is running on 1024x768 normally, but in americas army I have it at 800x600. On B it is 1280x1024 and it runs americas army in 800x600. As of now it is the only game that I have tested on both (A is a new computer, B is old) that can be graphically intense. I have played enemy territory and...
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    Better parts but worse gaming?

    I have 2 pc's, one with better hardware in it and another with almost as good of hardware. PC A has 1gb ddr, evga geforce 6600le 256mb, amd sempron 3000+. PC B has 1gb ddr, pny geforce fx5600 128mb, amd athlonxp 2100+. PC B seems to run americas army a lot smoother than PC A. Any ideas...
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    Increasing network adapter speed

    I have a Belkin F5D7000 wireless 54g network adapter. After a thunderstorm about 4 days ago, my network card has been performing at 54b speed. On the signal strength, it says "excellent" (which is the very best) and has all 5 bars filled, yet the speed is only going at 11.0 Mbps. My laptap...
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    How to host Warcraft III games?

    I have a Belkin 54g wireless router. I followed all the steps on the website (see quote below). I highlighted the sections that petain to my situation. I went to 192.168.2.1 then logged in and clicked on the DMZ link. Then when the screen came it, it said xxx.xxx.xxx.yyy where X is the...