Recent content by starwars7

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    Is my Video Card Dying? It streaks like crazy in games.

    Hummm, yeah, I checked that a few weeks ago and dusted it off nice and good, but I didn't see any improvement. Thanks for the feedback guys! Now I can contact EVGA and make sure they don't try and confuse me into thinking it's the RAM or something else ;)
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    Is my Video Card Dying? It streaks like crazy in games.

    Hello Everyone, I'm guessing my video card is dying, but I'm not sure how to figure out if it's truly the problem. My video card is a Geforce 7900 that I picked up about 3 years ago and over the last few months is started to streak like crazy in games. And now it's at the point that it's...
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    Looking To Upgrade on a Budget, Any New Graphics Cards Coming Out Soon?

    Sounds great, is there a particular brand of 4850 that I should look for? I've always gone with Nvidia in the past, so I'm not as familiar with the Ati manufacturers.
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    Looking To Upgrade on a Budget, Any New Graphics Cards Coming Out Soon?

    Excellent, is the Ati 4850 better than the Geforce 9600 GT? I saw a few of the 9600's for about $100-$120
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    Looking To Upgrade on a Budget, Any New Graphics Cards Coming Out Soon?

    I've been out of the market since I built my PC back in 2005, and I think my Geforce 7900 GS is slowly dying (streaking in games, etc...). I'd like to upgrade before Fallout 3 comes out in the Fall/Winter. Are there any new cards that will be coming out soon, which would drive down the price...
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    Gaming Upgrade from 939 to Core 2 or better: CPU, MOBO, RAM, Video Card

    Thanks for the info guys, this is really helpful. I've been out of the information loop since I built my PC 2 years ago. I'll definitely go ahead and wait then. Also, what MOBO would you recommend for OCing?
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    Gaming Upgrade from 939 to Core 2 or better: CPU, MOBO, RAM, Video Card

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. Gaming 2. What YOUR budget is. $500ish 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. USA 4. IF YOU have a brand preference. No Preference 5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts: Lite-On DVDRW Western Digital HD Enermax...
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    Good Free Firewall for Windows XP?

    I tried to do a search for this, but didn't come up with anything. Does anyone know of a good Firewall for Windows XP? Thanks!
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    Acer X241WSD 24" LCD for $317

    very nice! too bad the stores are so far away!
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    Vista Permissions - Change Ownership of All Files?

    Hi All, I'm trying to transfer my old Favorites folder into the new one. At first I couldn't even open the old one because I didn't "own it" SO I adjusted that in the security settings, but then each individual file within it was still set to the old "unknown user" Is there a way for me to...
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    another vista file delete issue...ughhh

    ARGH, I tried the methods listed in this post but it didn't work. Even in the Command Prompt I'm getting "access denied" Is there a force delete command that should work?
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    Open a free checking acct @ Key Bank get a free Nano

    good question. what exactly counts as a direct deposit? If I transfer money from ING does that count?
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    Craftsman 19.2V 6-Piece Cordless Combo Kit

    How did you get 10% off?
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    Craftsman 19.2V 6-Piece Cordless Combo Kit

    Thank you OP and Basilisk, that was a helpful review of the Sears products and electric tools in general