Recent content by nolamerz

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    rec me a good HSF, DS3, E6600

    case is Antec P150, Gigabyte-965P-DS3, and retail E6600. (this is a build for someone, a non-gamer). He will not be doing any overclocking & wants to minimize noise. Will the retail HSF be noisy? I don't mind spending up to about $50 for him. (It's a biz app machine and needs to be...
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    need recs for non gaming, non-OC setup

    Upgrading someone else rig from XP 2500+. Has to be SUPER STABLE! For business apps (MS Office), some video. I've been out of the loop for a coupla years. was thinking of Gigabyte DS3 Rev 3.3 CPU: Intel C2D xxxx Memory: 2GB (2x1 GB) PSU: Antec NEO 450W Vista ultimate. cooler: I was...
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    Cavalry 500GB - USB 2.0 & eSATA Dual Interface 7200RPM External Hard Drive $129.95 AR

    can you post the link to the rebate form? it's not on buy,com right now.
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    where does winxp store font sizes?

    So that sums it up. I can't figure out how to reset the fonts. I like them large to reduce eye strain. My PC is at 1280 x 1024. My DPI setting is custom for 150%. In Appearance, I'm using extra large fonts. I increased all the fonts in Appearance> Advanced. Some things are still...
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    ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB AGP Graphics Card 99.99 Price Drop $69.99 after rebate Sold Out online

    it pops up for me.. link is: http://www.bestbuy.com/olspage...3918&skuid=6033883 IF you bought it online. the in store rebate form is different.
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    ATI RADEON 9600 XT 128MB AGP Graphics Card 99.99 Price Drop $69.99 after rebate Sold Out online

    nope, the BB $100 MIR doesn't say anything about a UPC. I'm going to mail in a copy anyway, to save myself the headache of a rejection.
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    HostPC 6th Anniversary Promo - Double quotas for new accounts!

    read this thread at hostpc I need a good reliable host with tech support people who actually help or TRY to. Willing to pay for first class service.
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    HostPC 6th Anniversary Promo - Double quotas for new accounts!

    I want to get away from Dixiesys and the guys who owns this is a buddy of his and I think even does tech support at Dixiesys.... enough for me to stay away!
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    help me choose dual VGA card

    rig: AMD BArton 2500+, 512 MB ram, winxp pro SP2 (dx 9.0c installed) 1 free PCI slot. Current video card in AGP want to move to dual monitor setup. We use the PC for productivity apps: spreadsheets, word proc, email, internet. Some tv watching and photo editing. do we need a card...
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    wired and wireless not working together, win98 and xppro

    hey all, I'm helping my older, not-pc-literate relatives setup their router and unfortunately, I can't figure this out. desktop has win98, not sure how updated. laptop winxppro with all updates (I just set it up and sent it out). router: netgear MR814v2. comcast cable. i actually gave them...
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    Cool Shutdown shortcut

    here's a site more info and how to do it with standby and hibernate.
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    Mouse power management tab missing

    so far I've flashed the BIOS and reinstalled winxp pro twice. I've installed the latest nvidia (mobo) and video card drivers too. I guess standby will be what it is. The last remaining issue is the USB mouse. I've enabled in the BIOS (before installing win) USB devices to bring it out of...
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    Power Supply question

    he probably wanted to know how thed effect current gen video card but got mixed up methinks he smokin 2 much :roll:
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    Mouse power management tab missing

    :( I hate flashing my mobo bios: it's from last march I think. thanks for the info. I will look into it. do you think I"ll have to reinstall windows after I flash the BIOS out of curiousosity, how did you find that info, I google'd so much and found nothing.