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    RV AntiFreeze Question

    the above antifreeze you are referring to is actually used to dump into water lines simply so they do not freeze and crack the pipes during winter storage. Not an antifreeze for taking away heat like engine antifreeze if that is what you were thinking.
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    Best bang for the buck computer build $1000

    Misterdonut i think has the right idea going. You might however go for a Antec Sonata III that alrdy comes with the powersupply. Thats what i have my current build in and it works quite well. It will save you a couple dollars and the hassle of a MIR...
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    New Computer...

    Started as price check, So we will change it to a Look at my new system thread. Should be a pretty good improvement corect? Processor - Intel Core i5 - 760 Mother Board - Gigabyte GA-P55-USB3 Memory - 4G G.SKILL (2X2) DDR3 1333 Hard Drive - SAMSUNG SPINPOINT F3 1TB 7200rpm Optical Drive -...
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    Gaming Upgrade

    Hmmm ... might just have to try and replace my RAM and see where that leads ... i have an aunt that will buy my current system off me come tax time. And with my own taxes i could push for a full upgrade. Might just have to try a $100 fix. Thanks for the help so far. And yes Skuz i...
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    Gaming Upgrade

    I currently have : CPU - Intel E8400 C2D Mobo - Abit IP35 PRO (lacking support) Mem - 4g Patriot Extreme DDR2 800 Vid - Asus 4870 1gig Monitor - 24" Samsung Windows 7 64 bit I mostly play WoW. I plan on getting SC2 before too greatly long but dont want to before i upgrade the...
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    $100 to spend.But unsure where.

    i run 19x12 on a 24" Samsung Monitor, Antec PSupply 500w.
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    $100 to spend.But unsure where.

    OK my 8800GT card i purchased 2 years ago is dead. I have ~$100 to spend. I have an Abit IP35 PRO with E8400 processor and 4 gigs of ram running Win 7 64, I play modest games such as WoW, Counter-Strike:Source... Should i be looking at a card like 9800GT or some of the 204/260/270...
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    Video Card Issues?

    System Specs: EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit Abit IP35 PRO Intel E8400 C2D Patriot Extreme Performance 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 320gb Seagate Barracuda Sata Asus 20x DVD Burner Samsung 24" Monitor Antec Sonata III Case w/ 500w earthblah blah PSU Computer will...
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    Maybe I am missing something?

    On newegg they have the e5200 5300 and 5400 in a diffrent catagory then the other C2D's is there a reason for this that i am missing. i was under the assumption they were the same thing with less cache and slower speeds. Any insight?
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    4x2g vs 4x1g

    Ok so the specs of the computer are going to be as follows: E8400 OC'd to 3.6ghz ED3P - Motherboard 8800GT EVGA card Vista Business 64bit 24" Samsung LCD monitor Tuniq Tower 120 Cooler. I plan on setting the FSB to 400mhz at the 1:1 setting (so DDR2-800). What i need to know is if i...
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    Help me make up my mind.

    Alright so i want to go with DDR2 1066 memory in Gigabyte UD3P motherboard. I believe i want 2 4g kits. (2x2g) Now i have it between two memories with the same timings only diffrence is voltage. 1 : G.SKILL 2: KINGSTON If you are going to make a suggestion pls tell me why so i can...
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    Crossfire VS 1 higher end card.

    I am upgrading my computer to make my fiance a computer. I am currently running a 8800GT. Figure im upgrading to a crossfire capable board i might as well upgrade my video card. what im wondering is if i would get better performance out of 1 higher end card or 2 mid range cards, examples of what...
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    CPU H&F - Question

    As far as cooling of the CPU goes, is the zalman line still a head honcho or has someone else taken over. I have a tuniq tower 120 atm but upgrading my computer to build the fiance a computer. So might as well upgrade my h&f and use the tuniq on hers
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    Motherboard Suggestions

    funny thing is i had alrdy looked at the UD3P just wasnt sure because it supports xfire and not SLI ... guess i could prolly squeeze two video cards instead of 1 in there somehow lol. Are there any similiar boards that can run SLI? and anyone know if you have to have exact matches of vid...
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    Motherboard Suggestions

    Ok so here it goes, My Current Rig: - ABIT IP35-PRO - Intel C2D E8400 - Patriot X-treme DDR2800 2g (x2) - Seagate Barracuda 7200.1 320g sata drive - EVGA GeForce 8800GT 512 MB gddr3 PCI-E 2.0 - 24" Widescreen Samsung LCD screen - Antec Sonata III case...
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    Boot from CD via USB keyboard?

    problem solved finally found what i needed deep within the bios... In my search for a PS2 adapter i came across my ziploc bag with my computer information books in it. Finally found where to set it to have USB support about 4-5 tiers in which is why i couldnt find it. Thanks for those that...
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    Boot from CD via USB keyboard?

    Ok so i have searched high and low for an answer to this. I am tryin to install Vista 64... I have CD/DVD drive set to primary boot. When it comes up to push any key to load from CD it will not recognize my keyboard at all .. i tried looking in the bios for legacy support turn on but dont see...
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    Abit Site Problems?

    nope that address isnt working. I use charter outa michigan so not sure if maybe they are having a DNS problem on top of the uabit.com site being down ... I could also use the program for flashing the bios if you could put an FTP link, and maybe a quick run thru been a while since i have done...
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    Abit Site Problems?

    I have an abit IP35 PRO. i was at a friends house 3 hours away and for shits and giggles looked up for a bios update for more support for my e8400 ... Low and behold there is one.. So couple days later i come home, get on the site to download and cant connect to the FTP link.. followed by cant...
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    Computer wont connect to internet.

    oh yea and inputing my 192.168.1.1 into IE will not even pull up the routers main page from the old computer .. but works fine from this new one.
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    Computer wont connect to internet.

    Anyways i have a WRT54G router. I built a new system and hooked up my "old" one for the ol lady. The old one will no longer connect to the internet. It had internet for less then a day and suddenly she said she was using it and woosh no more connection. I checked and realeased/renewed the...
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    E8400 + Tuniq Tower

    My Hardward consists of ... Antec Sonata III case (added an extra 120mm intake fan) 500w Abit IP35 PRO mother board E8400 C2D Patriot DDR2-800 2x2gig Tuniq Tower 120 I am looking at Everest and its saying my CPU is 67c idle but my CPU cores are at 29c/31c... which of these numbers is...
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    e8400 Reading 239c on uGuru

    Ok i was scared at first .. my bios and uGuru both show my CPU temp as being 239c. Downloaded everest and its reading both cores at 30 to 31c .. which sounds about right with the tuniq 120 im running .... any advice on this stupid uGuru program ... or whats going on?
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    NEED HELP!!!...

    i think i just needed a break ... figured it out 10 seconds after walking back to the computer .... all i can say is DUR!!!
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    NEED HELP!!!...

    I have the tower mounted so it will blow towards the exhaust .. the problem i am having is my antec sonata III's rear panels seem to be too small to put the RPM selector thru the rear.... Do i have to use it or will it run full blast without it ... need to know thanks.. I did search and cant...
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    Ordering Possibly Tomorrow

    Notes: -Will be used mainly for gaming. -I can go up $10-$20 per item listed -Will be ordering my parts from newegg.com -Prefer Intel and Nvidia other then that no real brand prefrences -I ordered an Antec Sonata III for this...
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    Very low 3dmark06 score

    Could the fact that the score he is comparing to is also the quad core processor with the 8800 vid card plus 2g of dual channeled ram over the 1g of normal.... i dont think that "comparable" system was the best match it could put you up against.
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    New Computer.. New OS?

    So which version of Vista64 would prolly be better .... home .. business so on so forth.
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    Final Build PLS ADVISE

    haha must have forgotten to save the video card on there... DUR!
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    2 22inch monitors or 1 24inch monitor?

    i would for sure go dual 22 for functionality ... 2 screens is nice ... like im using my 32" LCD HDTV and my 17" sony LCD ... would rather have 2 then just 1 bigger one
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    Final Build PLS ADVISE

    New Computer Build Will take all advice and comments into consideration ... thanks in advance.
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    New Computer.. New OS?

    New Computer Build Here Now with this system do you think it would be smart to go with vista 64 bit and be a literal Guinea Pig or go with XP64.... Some reasoning behind ur statements would be nice instead of the VISTA cause i said so sorta posts... thanks in advance
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    64 bit?

    Ok i got outa the whole computer seen a while during this whole 32bit to 64 bit change over ... im running windows xp on a sony vaio that has a p4 3ghz HT processor ... how can i tell rather its a 64 bit or 32 bit operating system ...
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    New Build in the Works

    unfort im impatient so q4 will not be an option (until upgrading in the future) but by then the 1333s should be out anyways ... i did take ur advice on the 8800 GTS, power supply, hsf (switched do to a list in pkme2's pm he send me) and the memory (which actually saved some money)
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    New Build in the Works

    forgot to mention the graphics card will be run in SLI ... i have identical card sitting in my current system
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    New Build in the Works

    Will have around 2k at most to spend in 2 weeks or so... Looking for a good gaming system that will be able to compete and be minorly updated (IE dont wanna max out a cheap MB). Any Alterations you would have me look at pls suggest below and if by chance you could maybe a link to review (...