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  1. mindwreck

    games refuse to run at native res

    see title: games like Battlefield or general:ZH doesn't have 1280x1024 as a resolution that i can pick in NFS most wanted, i have 1280X1024 I really want 1280X1024 in generals and battlefield.. I know the card can handle it when i still had my crt.
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    New cpu cooler dethroning BT and 9500?

    site used to be called pimprig. never really went to them for cooling news so I don't know how trustworthy their tests are.. shows the NH-u9 which uses a 92mm fan beating the Big typhoon by 8C load!! the 120mm version beats the BT by 10. Text
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    CnC generals not detecting directx

    hey guys. My problem is whenever i try to open generals or zero hour, it says i dont' have directx installed even though i do. Battlefield 1942 and my other games run properly so i don't get whats going on.
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    Can a normal scsi cable be used with LVD drives?

    see title.
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    ah droped a screw into my t line :(

    =(
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    comp not booting up

    friends computer: asus p4c800-e deluxe 2.8ghz prescott After moving his stuff over to this new case, the computer got really laggy. After a reformat and clean install, the system just freezes during windows load screen (the sliding bar). He installed it on another hdd and it loads a little...
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    recommend socket 478

    must-haves: pci/agp lock sata raid ~90-100 $$$ prescott support w/ 865PE or 875 abit aI7 abit is7 soltek-865PRO2-FGR - anybody know if it supports prescotts and has a pci/agp lock, has a lot for features for 90 bucks. thx for help
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    best/easiest way to cut acrylic for window

    and the best way to mount it on the panel
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    my ti-4600 gets slower when i overclock?!?!

    3dmark2k1 300/650mhz - 10699 - game1 163.3/47.2. game2 186.0/109.1 game 3 148.1/66.6 nature - 63.4 fps 315/730mhz - 10690 - game1 152.5/44.1 game2 195.8/115 game3 142.7/63.1 nature 66.9fps 330/750mhz - 10693 - game1 165.8/47.2. game2 188.5/108.9 game3 146.7/ 65.6 nature - 62.5 fps...
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    heatsink recommendation

    What would be a good heatsink for a 2.8g deleron? around 30. at most 40 bucks
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    no -5v wire on ATX connector

    found an old PSU that doesn't have a -5v(pin #18) wire on the ATX connector. will this kill my hardware? planning to use it for a computer made of spare parts
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    difference in zalman coolers

    ZM80C: $27@svc 326G 1200cm dissp. area ZM80A: $25@svc 400g 1300cm dissp. area both use copper tubes Which ones better?
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    what does this Bsod mean

    bad_pool_caller what does that mean? It happens everytime winamp starts to make strange beep noises and i close it. Could it be that there's something wrong with my onboard sound?
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    anyone want their own aircraft carrier? 1 up for bids @ebay

    dish out $90mil for your very own aircraft carrier :D ebay
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    problems with pci video card for 2nd monitor

    decided to put a diamond monster fusion card i had laying around to power a 2nd monitor. When i put it in, windows fails to load. My controller card will detect my hdds, then it brings up the part where it shows the irqs, then it just freezes. I've tried all the slots adn another video card; no...
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    arrgghhh.. bios keeps resetting

    my bios keeps reseting itself. i foudn out that if i uplug my computer and plug it back in to start it up, it resets. it even resets when i leave my computer on overnight. tried putting in a new battery but it doesn't help help me!!! BTW its a on another mobo, not the ones in my sig
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    new phantom game console

    Anybody every heard of this thing? From what i;ve read, you're suppose to download the games off the server and play them? offical specs: Custom OS running Windows XP kernel 3.0GHz processor 256MB DDR RAM Nvidia video card Intel motherboard Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound 100GB+ internal...
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    geforce 2 pro going nuts

    after 2 months of trying to get the card to work. i finally decided to try it one more time before throwing it out. When i put it in it finally worked and i was so happy. now the extremely bad part. artifacts started showing up when xp begins to load, so i checked to see if teh HS/Fan was work...
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    What did I do wrong......

    ok.. the summer heat was really getting to my geforce2 gts. so i decided to take it out and put some AS3 on it. I followed the instructions on the site and put the HS back on. Push the pow button. NOTHING. inspected the card. checked to see if it was seated right. Still no post. Can somebody...
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    athlonXP on iwill mobo?

    will this work? Mobo: Iwill kk266 with a VIA kt 133A chipset I have a tbird right now and i wanna put a 1700+ as a cheap upgrade
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    Help - fan question

    Friend gave me his fan mate 1 .Can this thing handle a 7000rpm delta?
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    7volt questions

    just to make sure.Will the 7volt mod do anything to my enermax PS?
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    tbird voltage

    how low can these oldschool tbirds go? Mine 1@1.227ghz tbird is at 1.625v. Stock is 1.825v. My idle temps have droped down to 32C from 37C.
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    sunbeam fan controller

    I've heard these are really good. sunbeam@svc can these things handle a 7000rpm 60mm delta without going up in flames?
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    temp readings wrong?!

    my cpu will be at 45 on load and idle@ 40, but after i put it on standby and restart it back up right away, my idle temp in mobo monitor just start to drop until its like 2-4 degrees above ambient idle. but after like prime95 the temp rises back up to 45 again.. Why does it do this? does standby...
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    voodoo3 3000 comparison

    What has the same perforance level as a voodoo3 3000 nowadays? Is it good enough to run modern/old games? I'm building a computer for little brother. Wondering if I should use this card or buy a new one (the money has to come out of my pocket :Disgust;).
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    dual monitors

    how do u setup it up so i can be playing Bf1942 on one monitor and have things like AIM open on my other monitor?
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    HS/F removal

    i have a diamond monster fusion pci card that i wanna use for a 2nd monitor. it has a hs that seems to be glued to the chip and it runs too hot for my liking so i wanna put my own. please help
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    PS fan mod

    is there a way to make my PS fan at 100%. its a temp controlled enermax EG365P-VE ps
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    overclockin question

    y will my cpu run at 1.207ghz: (142x8.5) but not at 1.206ghz: (134 x9)?? it runs unstable with a multi higher than 8.5x. does it not like a multiplier higher than 8.5? bumbing the voltage up doesn't work either
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    just wonderin

    y does your case fill up with dust faster when u have more exhast than intake?:confused:
  32. mindwreck

    radio controller

    anybody know how to make a radio controller that can controll two motors like ones for RC cars?
  33. mindwreck

    voltages

    mobo monitor and my bios is showing that my 12v rail is at 12.78v. mobo is a Iwill k266 /w kt133a nb chip. is this some sort of error and if it IS at 12.78v, will this cause problems with my hardware?
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    problems

    friend is having problems with his comp its a tbird 1.1ghz 100x11 on a asus a7m266 mobo. he bought a new stick of 2100 ram and tried to push it to 133. comp froze and he restarted it. usually his bios resets it self and starts up clean but this time it didn;t. so i told to clear cmos manually...
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    pros and cons of mem timings

    what will happen if i run my mem with aggressive timings?
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    Whats up with my Tbird?!?!

    Hey people. long time viewer, first post. ok. I have a 1 ghz (7.5x133) unlocked AXIA tbird on a Iwill k266. The farthest i can push my multipler is 8.5. anything above that and games like Bf1942 and CnC generals will load but once the actual game starts, it exits and goes back to windows...