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  1. filibusterman

    Eyefinity 3 monitors all diff resolutions

    I want to run three monitors of different resolutions using eyefinity productivity. Can you run 3 different resolutions using this method? Thanks.
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    80 plus gold psu

    How does this NZXT power supply look (NZXT Hale90 550W 80+ gold )? http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2138741&highlight=psu I can either go with this gold or a 80 plus bronze Antec TruePower New TP-550 550W. The price difference is 30 bucks. Thanks
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    biostar g31d-v7 pcie power

    I have a e6700 on this rig but when trying to use my 9800GT in the PCI-e slot I get random reboots. The 9800GT is a low power version so it doesn't require a P6 power adapter but uses the board's power from the pci-e slot. I was wondering if anyone knew if it might be this board that is not...
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    vmware player

    I just installed vmware player on my 32 bi xp pro machine. I want to run Ubuntu 64 bit in a virtual machine but it looks like i have options of only certain supported file types to run on VM in the basic interface. I have the ubuntu cd. Has anyone here done this before that could provide some...
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    I went to the dark side

    I had to bite on a cheep HD XFX XXX 5850. At the 270 range it beats anything i could find even close nvida has to offer. I still wish I didn't sell my 260 core 216 for so cheep now that their prices have skyrocked. I guess I will have to crunch projects that don't use CUDA so I don't feel...
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    ubuntu 9.10 with i5

    I have a Biostar TH55B HD with an i5 661 which appears not to be compatible with ubuntu 9.10 64 bit. Has anyone else had problems? Maybe there is a problem with the new integrated graphis on the chip? Any thoughts? It installs fine but hangs and freezes upon entering the os.
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    HSF AM2 low profile best bang for buck?

    I searched for a bit but didn't find too much in the way of low profile HSFs. I just have a stock AMD hsf ( I think a CU core from an old opteron) on this BE-2400 (overclocked so when encoding temps can go aorund 55C) which fits fine but tight on my HTPC case. I would like some suggestions on...
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    SETI@home

    Been several hours not and I cannot get any WU (of any kind). This happening for anyone else?
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    which gpu for folding

    which one is better for folding/price? These deals end today I think so any quick ideas would be great!! I don't know what goes into figuring out what is important for gpu folding. card 1 card 2 thanks guys
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    ibook g3 2usb problem

    This is an old computer that had a problem with the vid card overheating. I fixed that issue and booted from my account fine. Unfortunately an update popped up since this mac hasn't been running for probably 2 years and I allowed it to update. Now when I restart I have the Mac OS X login screen...
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    ibook g3 2usb

    This is an old computer that had a problem with the vid card overheating. I fixed that issue and booted from my account fine. Unfortunately an update popped up since this mac hasn't been running for probably 2 years and I allowed it to update. Now when I restart I have the Mac OS X login...
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    Printer issues with windows 7

    Installed windows 7 64-bit I have a HP deskjet 6840 and I tried several things to install my printer without success. 1. Tried to run the exe package as admin but didn't work. 2. Tried running in compatiblity mode and only installing drivers not bloatware software. (is there an...
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    Arctic Silver 5 FS @ NEWEGG

    Newegg's usually horrendous shipping prices for Arctic sliver are now null at least for a while! details are below: FS on all Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM Quantity Pricing Units Price Shipping 1 $8.99 Free 2+ $6.49 Free 3+ $5.99 Free 5+ $5.49 Free
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    DVD+RW dl ?

    title and summary pretty much say it all but I was wondering if RW dual layer discs exist? From looking around briefly I don't think they do but I thought I would check this sub forum!
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    Phenom 9600 on teh cheep

    With a coupon code the phenom 9600 can be had for about 135 shipped. I only have a 4200+ x2 now that over clocks to 2.5 or so on my htpc used for upconverting with ffshow. For this type of rendering is this a good price as I don't want to break the bank?
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    SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB

    at the same price I am desiding which hard drive to purchase and its between 1. SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 2. Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM I know the WD has a 3 year warranty but I am unsure of the samsung. Any help would be appreciated.
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    quad core on a budget

    I always research the gaming motherbords but my friend wanted to buy some dell from bestbuy and I can't let that happen!! He needs a workhorse computer that will not need sli or gaming capabilities just support for a current quad core chip, ddr2 and such. I would like a recommendation on a low...
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    ALIVE AGAIN!! Free AR superman returns mouse

    FAR and free shipping so might be worth it if you like superman and don't mind rebates to the order of 13 bucks. This time around ecost probably doesn't have free shipping like clubit did but I am not sure. now from ecost.com i-rocks superman retuns mouse a matching 4-Port High Speed USB...
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    wintv-hvr 1600 by hauppauge

    what kind of vid card is needed to watch and possibly record hd programs with the use of a wintv-hvr 1600 by hauppauge? I know the bare min specs of 64meg and dx 9 but anyone have any other experiences with this card?
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    creative drivers with vista 64 bit

    the new drivers that are out for vista 64 bit from creative, do they support EAX? I just heard poeple saying they didn't a while back and I would like to know if the situation had changed. EDIT: lifted from the update page: Known issues: * Applications from the original Sound...
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    disregard

    I see many people are using the 32 bit version of vista. Is there a reason that people are using the 32 bit version instead of the 64 bit version. I am about ready to install vista on a computer I am building and I need to know which one I should get if there is an option.
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    buy a 8800gts now?

    I was reading around and it appears that a new hd ati card is comming out along with a 8800 ultra soon. Will prices go down on the 8800gts or similar mid range card any time soon or should I just go ahead and buy the 8800gts 320meg version now?
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    what mobo to pair with mid range am2 cpu

    I'm looking to upgrade to a platform with pci-e and I figure I will go mid-range am2 since i can save a bit on the mobo since amd and intel pricing are competitive now anyway. I believe i will go with a proc in the 120-165 range which is about a x2 4600+-5400+ so I wanted to know what decent...
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    STALKER and FEAR a memory hog?

    First off I'll say that although CS:S does not have big maps it runs fine with my rig. My concern is that all of my ram is used up before the whole game loads so I think I lag once something has to load in the distance. there will be a second or two when going around a corner or into a...
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    change my opty 146

    I am thinking that my 146 opty at 2.9ghz would perform simarly to whatever i could get out of an oc'd 3800+ but im not sure how important dual core is now-a-days. the 3800+ are now about 85 bucks or so and the rig in my sig will eventually, within 6 months, will be shifted to my htpc so I am...
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    hd-dvd player at BB

    I wanted to get a dvd player from BB but amazon has it for about 90 bucks less. What is BB policy on price matching? Does it have to be a physical retail store?
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    Hauppauge HDTV 1600 card

    I emailed the manufacturer about the full screen option not working with tv programs like prison beak that are in hd widescreen but do show up as 4:3 when im using my projector. they said there was currently no fix for this. Do others use a different program to actually decode the received ota...
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    best keyboard for typing?

    What is everyone's thoughts on the best keyboard for typing. I know everyone has different preferences but I have used a couple logitech wireless keyboards mx duo and the keys seem to be sticky and not to press down very easily. This is fine for typing slowly but when I try to speed it up it...
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    what pci-e to choose for htpc

    Sold the agp mobo i was using with my htpc and now the mobo i have requires pci-e. I use a hdtv tuner so I need a card that can handle that. formerly I was using a radeon 9200se and it was sufficient. any ideas what I should get for this use? right now i have a 8mb pci rage card in there :)...
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    Open Box: ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro $11.99

    Looks like they got more of these OEM/ refurbished babies back in so if you are in need of one follow the link!! Freezer 64Freezer 64
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    shift to pci-e mobo?

    I think my rig is pretty complete except in two areas, the ram and gpu. my rig is as follows: Processor:AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 146 ~2.9GHz Memory: 1024MB RAM Hard Drive: 37GB Raptor 320GB Segate Video Card: RADEON X850xt AGP Monitor: View Sonic Vx2025wm Sound Card: SB Audigy 2 ZS Pt...
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    CPU troubles

    ok so i have a cele 1.7GHz 533mhZ cpu, i believe, that when put into my motherbord seems to work for post and initial installation of windows. after the computer restarts to finish installation of windows, eg after the blue screen setup, the computer freezes at the windows boot up screen. I...
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    MSI neo2 plat & SATA

    I was wondering if anyone knew of an issue with the MSI K8N neo2 plat mobo and using 2 SATA drives in ports 3 and 4. I understnad that 3 and 4 have the locks for voltage and as i oc I need to use those exclusively. My boot drive is a 37Gig Raptor and the storage is a 320Gig Segate. The...
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    looking to purchase a lcd

    I'm looking to get the ViewSonic VX2025WM and I was wondering who has the best dead pix policy. Of major retailers it appears I would get it from Circuit City. Just thought i would post for suggestions before I go through with it, however. Thoughts appreciated.
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    general RAM ddr question

    as I see it when i move from 2x 512 to 2x 1gig it i stick with ddr400 then the cas lat. stays the same but for overclocking I will have to use the divider as I do now. But you can also go with ddr500 or something of that nature and have cas 3 instead of 2 or 2.5 and run at native frequency...
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    I need HTPC suggestions

    ok guys im looking at building a htpc out of some parts i have lying around so basically i want suggestions on waht case to get, if you have personal experience. Also what else makes a good htpc..eg vid card specs, etc. I see some posts for building from a month or two ago but things might...
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    opterons and neo 2 plat.

    I get POST and detection of ram and ide/sata devices but after that the screen goes blank and i also cannot get into the bios when i try. the newest bios is installed v. 1.b help would be great as I want to start playing games here
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    neo 2 pt

    I get the POST and it detects my drives then whether or not i deside to enter the bios the screen goes blank and no long receives a singnal. any thoughts?
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    dead

    bought a mobo from the forums and I was not told it had no bracket for the cpu. so now I cant use it untill I get one which pisses me off but anyway.... how would i get another bracket for this mobo... thought i woudl get a faster answer here then even emailing msi.
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    apple domination??

    this cnn article is redic. I mean apple lost their hold on the pc business years ago and the same will happen with their un-patentable ipod product. their technology on the ipod has not been innovative from gen 2 on. i guess the ipod u2 was great!! LOL here is the linky...