Recent content by labrat25

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    basic RAM voltage question

    danke and is should have said "hopefully"
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    basic RAM voltage question

    figured might as well get the 1066 now, the phenom will make use of the added speed
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    basic RAM voltage question

    I'm building a new SFF system soon and need some help deciding on what RAM to buy. The memory I'm interested in is DDR2-1066 2x2GB. What I am unclear about is if the voltage listed on the specs is the maximum voltage they can run at or the required voltage to run at 1066MHz? (ex. 2.2-2.3 for...
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    Mouse corners

    Ok this should be a simple question but I haven't been able to find the answer thus-far... how do I get/turn-on mouse corners (put the arrow in the corner, screensaver turns on) Thanks
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    Video Conversion

    I just downloaded (legally) a whole bunch of videos in .ram and .mov flormat. Is there a way (program) to convert these files to mpeg or something Media Player can handle? I hate having to have 3 media programs just to handle videos.
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    Hey Guys! I'm building my first pc

    i'm seconding the vote for some sort of RW drive, either DVD or combo and i'm running samsung and haven't had any problems
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    need help picking a system for a friend

    if you're looking for cheap and internet... get a Dell and save your money or you could build a Barton or P4 for that price range, but if he's not really gaming don't worry about blowing a whole lotta $$ on the latest procs or hardware (and there's no real need to oc)
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    External drive enclosures

    you don't need a to reformat it, just put it in the case and plug it into your laptop, XP should do the rest (and remember you're looking at what used to be your C: so you may hafta dig for your files) also the drives do just fine as NTFS
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    something easy to cook in a crock-pot?

    slow cooked chili, yum lots of soups
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    Is there anything glaringly wrong with this setup?

    looks good to me too... though i continue my crusade against the floppy drive, unless you still use one otherwise you can get a pen drive IMHO also: are you planning on overclocking? otherwise I'd go with a regular (non-mobile) Athlon... unless you're really worried about heat ex. you can get...
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    what were your last few impulse buys?

    AOpen EY18 Athlon XP 2800+ 2x 256 DDR400 waiting for the FedEx truck to get here :D
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    First time I had Thai food

    #40 Pa ba mee :D wishing i knew how to make it
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    My wife left me . . .

    :| idiot
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    Gravity

    "Within most fields of study, and in science in particular, the elevation of some principle of that field to the status of "law" usually takes place after a very long time during which the principle is used and tested and verified" -from your source ex. exceptions to gravity (ie. when the...