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    120hz monitor help... what am I doing wrong?

    Hi all, I just got myself the LG w2363d for 2d gaming. I installed the driver from the CD and under Display properties, and then I set the monitor screen refresh rate to 120hz. Once that has been done, the resolution on the monitor looks like crap as though it was not set to it's native...
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    Dungeon Defenders

    Anyone interested in this game? It's supposed to be action RPG/tower defense. I was hoping to get it for steam, but Gamersgate has a sale going on right now, especially with a 25% of a 4 pack (which is priced for 3 people)...
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    Where can I find the old school forum avatars?

    Anyone know if it's possible to find the old board avatars? e.g. the ever so infamous blackman that that one dude uses? Specifically, I'm looking for the cow <3
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    Restricting access to ALL websites except one/whitelist in firefox?

    Hi All, Any firefox or web browser pros that could help me with a solution? There's a some special software (an interface) coming out that that only works with Firefox. Instead of locking down firefox, such as not letting users install addons, themes, adjust other settings ect (seems like...
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    Can you install Windows (7) twice on the same computer?

    I'm running Win 7 right now, and because I work from home occasionally, I was wondering if it's possible to install Win 7 again on another partition. If wanted to be even more paranoid, I could do all my online banking stuff too. Can I use the same cdkey by chance since the hardware is all...
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    Anyone get Monday Night Combat for XBLA?

    It sounded interesting, and I just read the review on IGN. Anyone get this?
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    Any surfers, bodyboarders, or ocean swimmers? Anyone from around Orange County?

    I'm looking for lessons on bodyboarding / boogieboarding. Obviously, there are 1424123 surf shops all around that give surf lessons, but does anyone know of any instructors that can teach bodyboarding? Only place I've found is http://www.myocsurflesson.com/bodyboarding which is a little...
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    Training for an Aquathlon

    One of my recent whims was to swim in the ocean, and to do so, I needed a wetsuit. I started looking into triathlon wetsuits, because they're designed to be easier to swim with than normal diving or general watersport suit. From there, I found out about aquathlons, which are basically...
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    Does the XBOX support USB hubs?

    Just a simple newb question. I have a flash drive and now, a fightstick that I use. Through a USB hub, can I use more USB peripherals or am I SOL with 2 devices at a time?
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    Sol Survivor Multiplayer

    Hey all, Just got the game during the recent summer sale and played through each campaign and survivor map. During all this time, I've only seen one multiplayer game, but I was kicked repeatedly after joining the lobby (I assume they were waiting for a friend). Anyone interested in...
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    Inexpensive 120hz gaming monitor?

    Hi all, My current monitor/TV has a refresh rate of 60hz and 5ms response time, and it's not enough frames for me. My previous LCD was a 19inch with a 75hz refresh rate (I don't know the response time, but it was an old, no-name brand from 2000 or 2006 so it wasn't anything nice at all)...
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    Xbox 360 exclusives to play?

    Hi all, I'm a PC gamer that picked up an xbox after the price drops. Originally, I wanted an xbox to play MVC2 - bought it/waiting for a TE fightstick sale SSF4 - waiting 4 fightstick Hydro Thunder - not yet released >_< Magic The Gathering - Came out for steam, bought it there What xbox...
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    Magic the Gathering for PC - comes out on Steam June 15th

    Hi all, There's a MTG came coming out on steam in another week, you can pre-order it now for $9.99 and get the 1st expansion free. From what I understand, it's a port over of a recent MTG game that was released as XBOX 360 DLC late 2009. There are a few (half dozen?), very limited decks...
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    Lanlord isssues - is this #!$ing legal?

    Here's my situation. -I live in a 2 br condo owned by a landlord. Both tenants individually rent from them. The other roommate just moved in and a new roommate is moving in. -Previous roomate had next to nothing in terms of belongings, so I used up the common storage space (two closets...
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    Diagnose an issue for someone completely ignorant about cars

    Hi all, Recently, I noticed that when I depress the accelerator after turning on the car, the car does not move as quickly as it used to, or like it normally would after I've been driving. I find myself slowly depressing it, like it needs to warm up or something. It's not very cold in the...
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    Can anyone help with NTFS permissions? >_<

    Say I have a folder MAINFOLDER that's only accessible to group A. How do I set permissions for one sub directory MAINFOLDER\SUB and only that one to be accessible by someone else, like group B. Also, if anyone has a link to understanding AD / NTFS permissions, I'd really appreciate it :X...
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    Anyone running android (or even iphone) on an enterprise level?

    At our small business, we currently have a blackberry server supporting a dozen BBs. Holistically, we're satisified with our BBs and BES, but I'm interested in learning about competing platforms. Anyone use Android phones or looking to do so? Or even lulz iphones?
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    No Zucchini?

    I couldn't find any zucchini at my local Ralphs nor Ranch 99. Ralphs is a Kroger large chain grocery store, and Ranch 99 is a large chain Chinese grocery store, and Asian grocery stores have WAY more selections of vegetables, meats, and fishes than your local whitey one. As a "summer...
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    Any good sites for *healthy* recipes?

    Anyone have good sites for healthy recipes for those trying to eat healthy to gain/lose weight?
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    Laptop data encrytion solutions

    Any suggestions for something basic for personal and small business use? True crypt?
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    Application specific instability when OCing?

    Precursor: I no longer play dota (play HoN and LoL now), so I dont' really care about resolving the issue, I'm just interested in why it happeneed. Ocing my CPU caused me to excessively blue screen when playing Warcraft 3 on windows xp. In an 8 hour session of playing, it would crash 1-3...
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    League of Legends

    omg, I started playing 2 weeks ago and have been addicted. As a former dota player, i like HoN and love all of its features, but LoL's gameplay is way more fun for me. It's a refreshing change from HoN/Dota and I'm absolutely addicted. Anyone else playing this that thinks they have decent...
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    @ Aion players - the longevity of this game

    It seems that recently, there have been a lot less players in the game since two-three weeks after launch. I don't play on one of the highest populated servers, Vaziel, but people have definitely thinned out whenever I go to Sanctum. With the level grind the way it is, I think a lot of...
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    Windows 7 licensing and virtual machine licensing

    1 - Has anyone tried to install windows 7 with the same key on two different systems? Legal reasons aside, is it possible? 2 - Do you need to own a additional license for an OS you plan to virtualize? Say I have a retail copy of xp and triple boot xp/linux/win7. If i install xp again as...
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    Can malware jump from the host OS to a virtual OS?

    in title... Can malware pass from the host OS to a VM? Because I'm lazy, I'd really rather not reformat my system, but I need a secure, clean system to RDP to work on. Similiar to this thread, but the opposite :P http://forums.anandtech.com/me...alware+virtual+machine
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    CPU/Video Card bottlenecks

    Are there any charts or databases of what CPUs are bottlenecked by (approximately) what GPUs or vice versa? I think something like that would be really great for newbs like me not technical enough to fully understand and research this information theirselves :/ I'm looking at getting a...
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    Folding @ home

    I just dled it, installed it, and joined the AT team. My questions are: -I recently read a signature in some guys post with a link to full FAQ on it, but I can't find it. Anyone know FAQ what I'm talking about by chance? -The default "Core Priority" is "lowest possible (recommended)."...
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    Is there anything special about business workstation graphics cards?

    For the sole purpose of running dual displays and nothing graphically intensive, is there any particular reason why ?business? graphics cards are used over regular consumer grade video cards?
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    Connecting a Wii to monitor

    Sorry if this shouldn't be in this forum, but I don't know where else it would go. Is all I need something like this? http://www.amazon.com/Female-D...&qid=1253208684&sr=8-2 http://www.amazon.com/DVI-I-co...&qid=1253208718&sr=8-1 Or is there more to it?
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    Why do business desktops use business graphics cards instead of 3d gaming ones for dual screen setups?

    I was wondering if there are any specific benefits to using a "business class" graphics card for a dual monitor setup like an nvidia quadro and then using a DVI splitter to connect to the two monitors as opposed to using a gaming graphics card with two outputs and then connecting one monitor to...
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    How do I redirect or prevent access to all websites except for one?

    Hi all, I'm looking to help out a friends small business, which wants to have a computer available to use for non-employees. They want to either redirect or restrict traffic to their own website, which is externally hosted. Is there any easy way I can do without having to set up a DNS...
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    Sound like a bad MB?

    When I built my gf's system in Oct of 2007, some of the USB ports in the MB didn't work. Too lazy to RMA it, we decided that we could deal with it. For some reason, her computer refuses to boot up, like it won't even post sometimes now. We have to hard turn it off and on several times, and...
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    Just played X-men Legends 2: Wrath of Apocalypse

    It's not as great as D2, but it's pretty damn stellar and on the ball with the hack and slash RPG that I've been looking for. As I now understand, Marvell Universe for wii/pc/other consoles is of the same type. Can anyone recommend any other d2-esq dungeon crawlers like this aside from Titan...
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    Performance issues in L4Dead

    I just bought L4d during the 50% sale, and it just completely freezes my system for periods of 5-15 seconds at a time, which is an eternity. The sound stutters and loops while it freezes. This happens whether I run the game on max settings at a constant, smooth 60fps (which seems to be the...
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    My TV looks like crap at 1920 x 1080

    I bought my gf a new TV to use as a monitor. We've connected it to her computer, which has a 512MB radeon 4870. When we try to change her desktop to be 1920 x 1080, it looks like crap. The next lower resolution looks fine, 1600 x 1050 I think, but obviously, we want to run it at the higher...
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    Disabling SpeedStep not working

    I'm trying to overlock my E8400. This is my MB and Ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813131295 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227267 In my BIOS, I've disabled both Intel SpeedStep Tech and also "CPU TM function," which was suggested in my Asus MB...
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    Best Gaming CPU in terms of price/performance AND overclockability?

    I understand that E7200's overlock like beasts, but what about E7300, E7400 E8200, E8300, or the E8400? In terms of price range, I'm looking anywhere between the E7200 ($120) through (E8400) $160. I don't have a MB lined up yet, but I'm looking at something based on a P43 or P45
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    Wake On LAN solutions in a professional environment

    Hi all, I know next to nothing about Wake on LAN aside from the basic concept of it, but I'd like to use it both at home and implement it here at work. What solutions do people use for this? Any tips or software recommendations would be greatly appreciated. :)
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    How and where can I research Price/Performance ratio?

    I built myself a socket 939 system in early 2006, so I need a new CPU/MB/RAM. My current video card is a Radeon x1950 pro, and it's stifled by my Athlon 64 3700+ Aside from polling suggestions from the community here, I'd like to both be able to learn how to research price/performance...