Recent content by swingtrader

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    Video Card-Crystal Clear Fonts vs 3d Gaming Power?

    Yes I use the DVI port on the Matrox into my Samsung 213T. Which raises the <noob> question, isn't the font rendering quality affected by other issues besides analog vs digital?
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    Video Card-Crystal Clear Fonts vs 3d Gaming Power?

    I'm a full time market trader and writer that also plays 30+ hours of Warcraft each week. It's upgrade time and I have a problem. On the last go around, I had to pull the 3D card from my new PC and put in a Matrox 2D card because I couldnt stand the fonts rendered by NVidia or ATI 3D cards...
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    Wierd Startup Behavior - Temps and Fan

    Thought I'd update this thread. I checked out all my fans and they are working well. I discovered the real problem, although not the actual cause. Perhaps someone can help me with that. The problem doesn't occur if I turn off power when I shutdown, wait 30 seconds, and turn it back on. The...
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    Wierd Startup Behavior - Temps and Fan

    Here's an odd problem I haven't run into before . I have a home built i845 with stock Intel retail CPU and variable fan. It's worked falwlessly for the last 14 months. Until now. In the last two weeks, something odd happens after I boot up the system. The cpu/mobo temps kick up about 5-7C...
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    Flipped me out. What did I do?

    I was working on my home networking when I accidently switched the power cords for the cable modem and Linksys router. The modem kept working but it burned out the router. Here's the wierd thing. The PC connected to the network wouldnt boot, even after I removed the cable. I was in a panic...