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    Accidental SLI - 2 cards / 3 monitors - how to manage this?

    I built a new rig I did not completely think this through from the gaming side. My main use for this computer is video editing and 3d. I already had two 1920x1080 TN monitors running off a single MSI GTX760 2GB. With the new rig, I added another MSI GTX760 2GB and a third monitor, a 27 inch...
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    Using Windows 8 Mail app with Gmail 2 Factor?

    I seem to be having trouble getting the Windows 8 Mail app working with my Gmail account that uses 2 factor. I enter my email and password, but it's not getting to the point where it want me to enter my application-specific password? It just fails saying the email address or password...
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    NAS, WHS, or Linux?

    I have shared drives and USB 2 drives all over the place. I also have Windows 7 and OS X computers. I want to start using server. I see pre-built NAS boxes, but they seem expensive and get mediocre rating almost universally. Also, their price/storage ratio does not seem that great. I kinda...
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    replace E6750 HD4850 with i3-540 for an HTPC

    I have an old desktop that I turned into my HTPC system. It works pretty well. It's an Core2Duo (Conroe) E6750 with an ATi HD4850 video card and 4GB of ram. The power supply is an Antec 500w Earthwatts that came in a bundle with a Sonata case. I was hoping to get a little more performance out...
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    2 cards, 3 monitors and gaming...

    I have an HD4890 driving a 1680x1050 monitor as my main desktop. I have an HD3850 driving two 1280x1024 monitors on the sides. When I want to take a break, I just fire up a game and it goes to the middle screen driven by the HD4890. Is this right or do I need to do weird stuff like disconnect...
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    installed 2nd video card, can't boot to Windows with both cards...

    Perfectly fine i7 920 system as in my sig. I added a 4670 video card to the computer, and now I can't boot to Windows with both cards active. Diamond 4890 1GB (1680x1050 monitor attached) Diamond 4670 1GB (two 1280x1050 monitors attached) I uninstalled the drivers, and reinstalled the...
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    3 monitors

    I have a nice i7 920 homebuild with an HD4890 video card driving two monitors - 1680x1050 and 1280x1024. I have another matching 1280x1024 monitor laying around, if I just pop in a 4350 or 4650 or 4670 video card am capable of running 3 or 4 monitors? I have no need for 4 monnitors, but would...
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    TruePower 650w for i7 + HD4890

    Is a TruePower 650w enough power for an i7 920 and an HD4890? Also have 6 sticks of 2GB ram and a 1TB Caviar Black in there. May add another drive or two enventually.
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    argh... mobo? cpu? or video card?

    New build. Was going well. Then I started going for better temps and that led to messing with a working computer which has led to massive fail. Computer was working fine for 24 hours. I was using Core Temp to monitor temps and had seen no overheating. Then, twice, the computer shut down with...