Recent content by Weenus

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    Wanting to get a new monitor

    Haha whoops 90 degrees... =P I need it for coding.
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    Wanting to get a new monitor

    Hey, I was hoping if anyone could tell me if they make a 24 inch glossy finish monitor that can tilt 180 degrees. I found the Dell UltraSharp U2410 which I like a lot but for some reason I really want one with a glossy finish. If not can you recommend another one? Thanks!!
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    Video card dies in the middle of a game

    I think I have a problem very similar to yours and I have the exact same graphics card. I'm not sure if my symptoms are the exact same but they are as follows: "my monitors would go blank but my computer would stay on, I'd get audio for maybe 20 seconds after the crash would occur but then...
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    Computer crashed to the point where it won't even boot.

    Alright thanks, I used riva tuner and didn't observe any overheating.
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    Computer crashed to the point where it won't even boot.

    Hi, I moved up to college a few weeks ago and shipped my desktop via ups to my new home. After I shipped it, it started to crash whenever I played games. When it crashed my monitors would go blank but my computer would stay on, I'd get audio for maybe 20 seconds after the crash would...
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Cool thanks, I'm liking this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811119077 with that PSU, is it really worth it drop 70$ on a PSU? and im still not sure about the RAM n CPU thing... One other question... What OS should i go with, I can get either for free so price isn't a...
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Cool thanks, newb question, whats AR?
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Thanks MegaVovan for the links. I saw the Galaxy card, but I had never heard of the brand so I decided to wait. As for the RAM isn't 4 Gigs overkill at this point? It was to my understanding that its useless now, but it could useful in the future? So couldn't the same be said about the Quad core...
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    I don't really have a total budget as i will be buying parts over time, at least the non-essential ones like a sound card and monitor, and i have a job so i can always get more money.
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Sorry forgot to specify, 8800GT w/ 512mb.
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Looking to upgrade my old desktop, figured I'd start from scratch. Mostly want this rig to able to run Crysis, Cod 4, Bioshock etc... on high settings with a solid fps. What I've got so far is: HD: Seagate 320gig sata 7200rpm hdd RAM: OCZ 2gig's PC6400 DDR2 RAM(got it for 20$ on black...
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    Diagnosing tools?

    I ran the SiSoftware diagnosing tool and it said under mainboard information that my power / aux temp was too high, 66 C. I have a micro atx case which is pretty cramped and was planning on getting the sonata II to cool things off, i just dont see how cooling my comp down would stop my comp from...
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    Java for tards

    I will be taking a comp sci class at college next quarter learning java, i have never programmed before and i would like to get a head start in learning the language. Do you have any tips as to where i can go to learn the basics, like a website or a book that would get me started? Thanks!
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    Diagnosing tools?

    i did scan for viruses with systemworks before i reformatted and nothing came up.
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    Diagnosing tools?

    I have 2 hdd's, i just reformatted the one with windows n all my progs on it, the other has mostly media on it, you think i should reformat that too?