Recent content by Valloq

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    802.11g not transferring at 802.11g speeds

    Thanks for the responses, guys. So it seems like 1MB/sec is about standard then for wireless to wireless, and 2MB/sec is pretty standard for wireless to standard as well? I'll play with drTcp when I can tonight and see if it yields any sort of improvements.
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    802.11g not transferring at 802.11g speeds

    To sum it up: My file transfers over wireless from PC to PC max out at about 1MB/sec. When I check "network utilization" in windows task manager, it maxes out at around 15%-17%. Hardware setup: Buffalo WHR-G54S, Running DD-WRT v23 SP2 PC, MacBook, and a friend's MacBook Pro. All three are...
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    My Computer is Dead

    Here's the quick of it: Perfectly working PC Desktop, I go on vacation for a week, return home and it no longer starts at all. 1. Pushing the power button has no effect on the machine at all. None. Zero. Zip. No fans, no spinning HDs, no LEDs light up. 2. At the advice of a friend, I...
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    First Time Overclocking

    Sweet, thanks for that. I used Coolbits to detect optimal frequencies for me and now it's running at 490MHz / 1.13GHz and my 3DMark Score went from 4104 to 4384.
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    First Time Overclocking

    Yep I did. What are you using to overclock your 7800GT to get 4643 on 3dmark? mine's pulling in only about 4100.
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    First Time Overclocking

    First time overclocking. I read the "quick and dirty" sticky and followed another guide over on dfi-street, and I think I've done it right, but first my specs and then hopefully you people can let me know. Opteron 165 w/ stock HSF DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR 400...
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    Asus A7V8X-X XP 2000+ Won't Start

    So here's the situation. Got the motherboard mentioned above (Asus A7v8x-x) with the chip in it (AMD XP 2000+), and a stick of DDR 3200 512MB 400 MHz in. The motherboard is brand new got it at a computer show, the cpu is retail from newegg, and the memory from fry's. When I go to start up the...
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    HOT! Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 for ~$89 @ SamGoody B&M YMMV

    I called up the Sam Goody in Glendale Galleria and the Burbank Media City Center today...Glendale said they didn't have 'em, Burbank said they didn't carry them. Hmm...anybody in the LA area know a goody that carries these at this price?
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    HOT - Motorola V60g ( VoiceStream ) cell phone for FREE after rebate at Amazon

    I read in some earlier post that Amazon just sends you the phone, and you have to call to get it set up. Am I commited to the plan that I select on amazon.com? The descriptions of the plans on Amazon are horrible and I was wondering if I could just order the phone from Amazon and take it into a...
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    Carl's Jr Famous Star Buy 1 get 1 FREE on the 17th only...

    Can anyone confirm this deal? I haven't really heard much about it other than in this thread.
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    Hard Drives or Mobo corrupt?

    Thanks for all your help you guys, turns out it was the hard drive dying on me.
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    Hard Drives or Mobo corrupt?

    Here's my rig (Sorry I'm a little light on details, I didn't put this together) ECS K7S5A Motherboard Athlon Duron 1.2GHZ 256 MB PC133 Ram Riva TNT Maxtor 90840D6 4 gig ? Western Digital AC34300L 8 gig ? Windows XP Anyways...here's the problem. The computer feels really slow in comparison to...
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    Hiccups in counter strike - I lose total control... gets me killed!

    I've got this exact same problem. Here's my rig: Athlon TBird 1GHZ, 256 PC133 Ram, 60 Gig Seagate, Asus A7V Mobo, GeForce2 GTS, SB Live! 5.1. I think that's about all the relevant info... btw, I started a server by myself to test it (no bots though) and didn't have these control problems...
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    SB Live! 5.1

    I recently purchased an SB Live! 5.1 oem card for use with Windows XP. Previously I had an SB Live! Value, and one of the features I liked was how there were two audio outs, so I could plug in speakers into one and headphones into another to use at times when I didn't want everyone in the world...
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    Windows XP and SB Live! Value

    I already got the drivers, like I said for some reason it doesn't think my sound card is a sb live value even though device manager says it does. Any more ideas?