Recent content by JAG84

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    Who here has Dual Monitors on their main rig?

    Two 19" monitors here. A must have for graphics design. Gonna have to sell the car and a few limbs to get a dual 22" setup. ;)
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    *DEAL OVER* - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (Watch your mailbox, they're showing up now)

    Save yourself the extra $40 bucks and just get a Sidewinder 2 without the force feedback. I've heard too many stories about friends fighting the joystick and ripping it out of the socket. Or go with a Sidewinder Pro, it's old but I still love it...the Sidewinder 2 is a little small if you have...
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    Upgrading my processor only.

    lol - please show me where I can get all that for $220 bucks.
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    Get $10 just to call verizon and ask about DSL !!

    10 bucks! Great! I can buy another pack of smokes. :disgust::frown:
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    Cyberwings releases birthday special I11 plan

    I really don't see what this debate is about. It all comes down to ONE SIMPLE CHOICE: If you want to pay more money, do it. Theres no reason to call this a scam just because it's so cheap. I have a friend that runs a gaming league with 2,500+ members. The way the league runs: you play a game -...
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    Uncapping Cable Modems?

    Think of it this way...your current cable connections is better than the old 56k, right? I'd rather have to wait a couple hours to download a gig than a couple days/weeks.
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    Whats with the GIANT dely once i boot windows?

    I'm on the other end of the stick with a P3 750Mhz running Win98se. I get the same problem with the icons taking a long time to load. I only have 7 on the desktop... Never thought it might be the cable modem.
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    *DEAL OVER* - Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 (Watch your mailbox, they're showing up now)

    CONGRATULATIONS *You have won a Microsoft Flight Simulator 2002 CD ROM Game (Your prize will be delivered in 6 ? 8 weeks) Hope you enjoyed "BEHIND ENEMY LINES". Woohoo, we'll see in 6-8 weeks thanks for the link.
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    Building my first computer - need comments plz

    Well I was looking at the ASUS P4B533-V http://www.asus.com.tw/mb/socket478/p4b533-v/overview.htm , which has the 845G chipset - but it only supports 2 GB of pc2100. Is the trade off worth losing the GB of ram? Better yet, is there a motherboard that has the 845G and supports 3GB of pc2700? On...
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    Building my first computer - need comments plz

    Hello, I'm new to the forum. :) This is my current system: P3 750Mhz 384MB SDRAM PC133 WD 40GB Harddrive 32x Cd-rom 8x Cd-rw 19" monitor Nvidia 32MB TNT2 video card As you can see, I need an upgrade.:o The system I'm thinking of needs to be able to run high-end graphics programs like Maya 4...