Recent content by moogen

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    Need advice on choosing between some CHEAPO laptops

    yikes... that 4500 looks to be quite the piece of turd. based on that, will it actually out-perform an ati 3100??
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    Need advice on choosing between some CHEAPO laptops

    btw, what IS a radeon x3100?? how does it compare, say, to a radeon x1250??
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    Need advice on choosing between some CHEAPO laptops

    hey all! trying to pick up a new laptop. i'm torn between two toshibas: one has a 17" screen, runs amd athlon x2 ql-60, 3gb memory, 160 gb hd, and has an amd radeon x3100. the other is an intel based one: 15.4" screen, intel t5800 (2ghz, 800mhz bus), 3gb memory, 250gb hd, intel 4500hd...
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    can't get a program to install, please give advice

    i used to live in japan, and have a japanese video game program i downloaded because i'm nostalgic for japanese stuff. so, it has an autoinstaller that comes with it, says from macrovision corp. i double click the installer icon, it asks me if i want to "run" or "cancel", i click run, and...
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    How to open a hard drive enclosure?

    with a claw hammer and a pair of channel locks
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    8800gts and screen corruption, unstabe system.

    dude, i'm having very similar problems. i have: asus p5b deluxe wifi c2d e4300 @ 2.7ghz ocz gamexstream 600w evga 8800gts 320mb superclocked games crap out almost every time 3d starts, or i get artifacting, or even when cutscenes run. dunno what the hell is causing it, but i think it's my...
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    Stoopid video card in my stoopid new computer isn't working

    hmmmm....what the heck is mechBgon???
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    Stoopid video card in my stoopid new computer isn't working

    hey all, i built myself a new rig about a month ago, and for the life of me, i can't get it to work!! everything works like a charm til i run a game and poof...it locks up :( usually i don't get past the first 3 seconds of anything 3d, sometimes even the logo screens. but when she does work...
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    Computer Crashes When 3D starts

    anybody got any ideas? i'm at my wit's end :P
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    Computer Crashes When 3D starts

    clocked it down, still having the same problem. right now, i'm having the best luck running fear
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    Computer Crashes When 3D starts

    i wouldn't think it is overheating, i have tons of case cooling. it's running about 59C not under heavy load. the thing is, it usually craps out BEFORE i start a game. if i can get the game started, it runs awesome for a long time. i'll watch it's temps
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    Computer Crashes When 3D starts

    hey everybody, i just built this system a month ago, and it has had problems from the get-go. whenever i try to play ANY game, it freezes immediately almost every time. whenever it does run, however, it runs *beautifully*. what am i doing wrong??? here's the specs: C2D e4300 (currently OC'd...
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    What are some good test programs?

    thanks for the input guys! i checked for IRQ conflicts, had some stuttering when listening to music the other day on itunes as well, SB card might be the culprit. no conflicts came up, but since the mb comes with onboard sound, cut it off just in case. i had installed the SB card in the last pci...
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    What are some good test programs?

    hey guys, have been experiencing random freezes on a system i just built. it has happened mostly when playing any game (3d FPS's mainly, but even when i run the old black isle game "planescape torment") granted, when it freezes during planescape, it generally recovers after a few seconds...
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    Trying to Connect My SATA dvd Burner

    thank you!