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    Lowe's Trees discounted 75%

    The local Lowes has their trees for 75% off. Better hurry!
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    Memory question with DDR3?

    I have a question about adding 6mb memory. I had OCZ 1600 8-8-8-24 and got 6mb Corsair Dom 7-8-7-7-20 and was just going to run the Doms at the rated speed. Question is would running 12mb at a lower speed give me any benefits or should I just stick with the Corsair and sell the other OCZ sticks...
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    Question CPU & Memory usage at idle on I7 systems

    Anyone care to input their idle Memory and CPU usage? Mine seems high but nothing to compare. CPU is always about 12-16% Memory is about 10% In fact the CPU usage is on the border line to keep the mult high and adding any load and it goes to the higher mult when speedstep is enabled...
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    Question about a Dell 531

    Anyone know what would be the best or fastest processor for a Dell 531? It has a Athlon 64 x2 3800 now and I want to upgrade it for Dad. He doesn't use it much but it seems to run slow and load very slow sometimes. I did upgrade his ram from 1g to 4g and that helped. I was looking at a 64 x2...
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    Question? I7-950 and Asus P6X58D-E

    Anyone here also have a I7-950 and P6X58D-E? I have some questions about your settings. What Mult did you find best to use 21-24 and is it better to have a higher BLCK? I am going from a I7-930 at 4.0 and am now at 4.2 with this 950 but its not quite stable and all the multipliers seem to be...
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    HELP! New Day New Problem

    Quick question here guys, I post some but this is the first HELP! I have posted. My wifes computer (I Know) had a problem or virus and needed attention. After cleaning things it would not boot, I had to do a Vista 64 repair which failed to boot also. So I did a re-install giving me the old...
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    Asus P6X58D-E/ I7 930

    Question to you guys running I7's I am thinking something is wrong with realtemp 3.4 readings. I am showing 48-49c idle and the Asus program that came with the MB shows 38-39c idle. I tried resetting the HS and it shows the same. I even had the older realtemp version installed and got the now...
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    DDR3 question Please HELP!

    I am putting together a system and need some info on X58 and ddr3 memory. Do you need 3 slots filled to get it at max ddr3 speeds? Should I get 3-2g sticks for a total of 6g or is 2x2-2g ok filling 4 slots. Just not sure how the ddr3 works
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    Dennys Breakfast Today Free!

    Title says it all if anyone is interested just incase you missed it. I will pass though. Already posted in Free Stuff. Here. 6AM until 2PM. Admin allisolm
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    Sony 32" XBR9 Owners

    All you Sony 32" XBR9 Owners can you help? I just got one to use as a computer monitor and going from a 24" Soyo pva panel this Sony just is not cutting it. I did some adjusting and its better but still not what I was expecting. I am used to 1920x1200 on a 24" and this is 1920x1080 so I was...
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    KFC Hot Deal Gone Bad..........

    Heads up save your time and gas free 2 piece grilled meal is dead . Well it was good while it lasted but its history. Now KFC wants you to sign for a mailed raincheck........ Said they could not supply the chicken, I ask "you do not have chicken" and the manager said just do not have any free...
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    What to replace the Hot Westy 37"

    Guys what should I look at to compare to the 37" westy last Christmas? HELP!!!!!
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    Question 9x445 or 8x500

    I wanted to get others to comment on overclocking a E8400. I have been runing 9x467 for months but am trying to see what my limit is and what is holding me back. My system will run above 500 mhz with a lower mult but not with the std 9x. I can get up to 525x8 with the same volts as 9x476. I do...
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    Problems with Abit IP35 Pro

    I have had an Abit IP35 for some time now, and love it. So I decided to get another and this one is the IP35 Pro. I have several issues and have read some of the other posts but its not too many lately. has everyone settled in on stable setups yet? I get reboots even with the latest bios. I...
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    Abit IP35

    Guys bios #17 is out.............
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    Abit IP35 and IP35-E new Bios

    Guys bios 16 is out................... in here ftp://ftp.abit.com.tw/pub/download/bios/ip35/ I am experimenting now.
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    Hot or Not? for $49 AR

    ZZF has CRUCIAL TECHNOLOGY BL2KIT12864AA1065 Ballistix 2GB PC2-8500 (DDR2-1066) DDR2 Memory Retail ***Free Shipping*** Is this HOT? http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10006488
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    P4 660 3.6 Question

    I have a P4 660 3.6 Clock unlocked chip I had as a backup and just put it in again. It is showing in cpuid as being 2800 to 3600MHZ with a mult 14-18 and the voltage seems to be changing between 1.2 and 1.4V??? I have a Abit NI8 board and its set to Auto in the bios. I do not remenber it doing...
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    Best Motherboard for the Price NOW!

    Going to go with a upgrade of just the motherboard and a C2D processor and want some feed back from the board on what MB to get? I am looking at a P35 Asus ,Abit, etc now but would like to hear from some of you users that have these setup and running for some time........ I have a Pent D 840...
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    WD Drive Question

    What is the difference of all the WD sata drives now. I do know the 8 vs 16 cache and the sataI and sata II trans rates. But why have 3 diff models and what is the best to purchase? I think the KS may be the first 300 trans rate drive that came out. Thinking of purchasing a new drive.
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    Question?

    I have an older Sound Blaster Live card and its a model CT4670. I thought it was 5.1. Does anyone know if this is or is not 5.1. Someone told me if it doesn't have a center output its not? Any help please..... Thanks
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    Video Question PC to Larger LCD TV /Monitor?

    I am sure this is answered many times somewhere on this forum, and I have been looking around and asking questions but before I go out and buy a new tv/monitor I would like some help from all the knowledgable folks here. I have a EVGA 7800 GTX KO with a HD decoder (not hooked up now) with 2 DVI...
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    Abit AA8 Dura Motherboard

    I just got my Abit AA8 Dynamax Board in the mail and its missing several things.1. The driver/utility cd disk and the sata driver floppy. I already contacted Abit but I am looking for someone who has this board that may be able to get a disk image to me for the cd and the floppy. I would be...
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    Today at Newegg Lite-On Internal 16X DVD+R / Double Layer/DVD+RW Drive, Model 1633S $62.00

    Here is a link to Neweggs Retail Box 16X Lite-On DVD Dual Layer recorder. http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=27-106-962&depa=0 This is today only for $62.00 plus 5 shipping ......