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    CPU support. Not sure

    I am thinking about giving my old PC a CPU upgrade but I am not sure whether the old motherboard supports the new CPU. The board is EVGA nForce 680i SLI/680i LT SLI It currently has a pentium d940 and I am thinking about dropping in an e6500 but I looked on EVGA's site and they have no...
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    Creative Fatal1ty Professional Series Gaming Headset MKII $34.99 shipped

    Newegg Shell Shocker http://www.newegg.com/Special/ShellS...081-_-05082010
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    What's your total storage capacity?

    I am just wondering what's everyone total storage capacity?
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    At Frys B&M Core i7 860 & BIOSTAR T5 XE CFX-SLI/CF - $229.99 AR

    I believe that this is in store only. http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?adid=8635611&advid=32664&type=
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    *DEAD* PNY 4GB(2x2GB) PC2-5300 667 DDR2 Laptop Memory

    link to ads link to rebate form $39.99 - $20.00 instant - $20.00 MIR = - $.01 FREE (you won't get the penny) Enjoy and good morning!
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    Nextar car CD player - $19.99 shipped

    Link Enjoy!
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    Sony PSP $119.99 Shipped from Dell

    Link Enjoy!
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    components help plz

    Hi everyone, I've been away from the computer scene for a long time now. Anyways, I am getting a hand-me-down computer from my little brother just for general usage such as internet and autocad. He's giving me two options for chose from: 1. athlon 2800+, 9800pro, 1 gig pc 3200 2. athlon 64...
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    what to do with 1 stuck/dead pixel?

    Hi everyone, I just bought an acer 22" from Circuit city and it has 1 stuck pixel next to one dead pixel. Should I keep it or return it for another one? Thanks
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    AIW x800xt help please

    I just bought an AIW x800xt and first installed all the drivers that came on the cd but the tv tuner would not work. It says that my time calibration is off, directx is not up to date, need a video card of at least a radeon, and to install capture driver. Old driver were removed in safe mode...
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    this monitor and video card compatiable?

    I just bought a samsung 960MW but I am not sure if a radeon 9800pro can do wide resolution of 1440x900. Can someone with a 9800pro check to see if it has that resolution? Thanks 960MW
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    Where can I buy teacher's solutions manual?

    Does anyone know the secret to obtaining teacher's solutions manuals? And don't say ebay--eh. THanks
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    Sempron 2200+ or Athlon XP 2000+?

    I don't know which one to get for my budget pc. Can anyone lend my some advice on whether which one is better. All I know is that the sempron is clocked at a lower frequecy (1.5ghz) but has 333FSB. The athlon xp 2000+ has a frequency of 1.7ghz but only 266FSB. Anyone ?
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    What is a good PDA for ~$200?

    what is a good PDA for around ~$200?
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    my clock is running too fast

    My computer's clock at the bottom right is going too fast. For every minute, it would go ~15 seconds faster than normal time. So every 10 days or so, I would have to set my clock back by one hour. Does anyone know how to fix this? BTW , motherboard is only 10 months old. Thank you
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    Possible to upgrade laptop CPU?

    Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade my sony pcg-fr130 labtop. Currently it has an xp 2000+ and I want to put in a mobile barton 2600+. It is around $95 on newegg. The labtop is running perfectly fine, but I am just a speed freak. And yes I am afraid of opening up and ruining the...
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    my dvd-rw media is wack?

    I have kind of a problem. I have a 2x verbatim dvd-rw media, and I have only used it about 6 times. Using mean that I have erase it about 3 times and wrinting it 3 times. For some reason, after I erased it today, the disc won't work anymore (drive says there is no disc in the drive (pioneer...
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    Quick question for radeon 9800pro

    hi guys, just one quick question, should the radeon 9800pro (256bit) be able to run warcraft3 at 1600x1200 with highest settings? Thanks
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    Why is my burner's LED always on?

    I have a plextor PX-W4824TU 48X CDR-W burner. This burner originally comes from an external enclosure made by plextor. But since the USB 2.0 controller card from the enclosure died, I took it out and put it in my computer by using IDE. I don't know why but the burner's LED is always on...
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    Does anyone know where I can buy a 6800ultra?

    Hi , my cousin is asking my if I knew where to get a 6800ultra. I searched around and can't seem to find any place that might be selling the 6800ultra. Does anyone know where I can get one? Thanks
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    Freaky-looking 9800pro

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    Are there any downside to using generic ink for printers?

    I am planning to buy some generic ink for my canon printer because it is cheap. I am planning on using generic ink mainly for text printing. My question is will it damage the printer or will it clog anything? I know that the quality is not as great as the canon ink but it will be alright for...
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    How are the quality of BTC CD burners?

    How are the quality of BTC CD burners? I am planning to get a burner and I found some cheap BTC burner.
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    A7N8X deluxe, computer has major problem. Please help!!

    Hi everyone, before I tell you the problem, here are my system specs: Barton 3200+ A7N8X deluxe Radeon 9800pro 80 GB Maxtor 1 GB Corsair Pioneer 107D Burner Pioneer 120S DVDROM Aspire 500W PSU I am really careful about the temperature of my system so the temperature is around 38C idle/ 45C...
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    Would you buy a radeon 9800 pro for $179.99 ?

    Well...? Am asking this question because a computer retailer (Frys) is having a sale and the r9800 pro is on sale for $179.99. Damn this is a good deal (I think), but I already have one(ahhhh). LINK TO NEWSPAPER ADS
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    Problems with burning DVDs

    Hi everyone, I am having a problem with my computer and trying to get to figure out what is the problem. Recently I have just bought a new burner (OEM Pioneer 107D 8X). I was backing up some homemade DVDs (around 3 GBs) for my girlfriend. I had 15 to copy so I used alcohol 120 (newest...
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    should I buy a sniper/razor boomslang?

    Hi, I play a lot of FPS games and I just saw an ad for a sniper/razor boomslang 2100. And it cost around $60. Now, has anyone ever tried a sniper boomslang before? Does it feel much more better than a regular optical mouse? BTW, the sniper boomslang is a ball-mouse. Is it worth the money? Thanks...
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    How do I add more IDE channel? Help

    Hi, I have an a7n9x deluxe mobo and it has only 2 IDE channel. They both have a total of 4 IDE devices on it already. I was to know if there is a way for me to have more IDE channels? I was thinking of a PCI to IDE controller card but I don't know if that will work. Does it work? Please help.
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    Anyone use DVD-RAM drives?

    I was at a local electronic store and I saw a dvd-ram disc says to store 9.4GB of data ( just what I need). I bought it and went home to find out that it does not fit in my pioneer 107D burner (bummer...). Does anyone use dvd-ram? I just like the fact they have fast transfer rate and is...
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    My pioneer dvd drive is being picky

    Hi everyone, I have a pioneer 120s dvd drive and it's being very picky on the media that I put into it. Can anyone recommend me a drive that's good quality and is not picky. Thanks
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    My computer has a problem?

    I have a radeon 9800pro and I seem to be having vertical tear when I am draggin my windows. I have already set for Vsync to "on." But it seems that I am getting vertical tear when I am dragging and expandng my windows. BTW I have the latest video drivers installed.
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    What do u consider top of the line AMD system?

    I am just wondering what would you consider to be top of the line system (AMD platform) currently right now? And what about middle range?
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    Does refresh rate matter?

    Hi, I just have a quick question and that is does refresh rate matter? I have a Sony 21" G500 running @ 1600x1200 and the refresh rate is at 85hz. Does it harm my monitor if I put on the highest refresh rate, meaning the highest supported refresh rate that the monitor can go for a particular...
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    Quality headphone recommendations for <$80

    I am looking a headphone that would go well with NVidia soundstorm. I was thinking of something like the Zalman 5.1 headphones. Can someone recommend me something else for less than $80 (inluding tax/shipping). Thanks
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    New Radeon 9800pro got problems!!!!

    Hi, I just bought a r9800 pro a couple of days ago. Ever games run perfectly smooth except for counter strike which is OpenGL. Dang game has a lot of horizontal tear and verticle when part of the screen does not move as fast as another part of the screen. This card runs counter strike much...
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    Help me build a $600 computer.

    Hi, I need some recommendation on computer parts totalling $600. My cousin needs me to put together a computer for him because he got his stolen 3 days ago. Someone broke into his house and stole his computer and playstaton 2. So I need some recommendations, and I am thinking of an AMD platform...
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    How to tell hardware DVD playback is effective?

    How can you tell that hardware DVD is being used? I have a radeon 9800 pro (built by ATI), and I think that it has built-in DVD hardware decoding. I use Power DVD 5 and ATI's DVD player. I don't know how to tell the difference between software and hardware DVD playback. Can anyone help. Thx
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    Zalman ZM80C or Arctic Silcencer opinions?

    I recently just bought a 9800pro and in need of a good VGA cooler for it. While I was at Frys, I saw a Zalman ZM80C and the arctic silencer. They both are going for the same price of $29, so I don't know which one to get. I already have the optional fan for the zalman cooler, cuz I bought it by...
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    How to make a recovery cd?

    I have nero backitup, but don't know if it will make a "recovery cd" of my whole entire drive. I want to make a recovery cd like the one that comes the prebuilt computers that you can get a local retailers. Can someone recommend any programs that will do that? Perhaps Norton Ghost? Thx
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    Flashing and overclocking 9800Pro

    Has anybody flashed their 9800Pro to a 9800XT and overclocking it? I am thinking about flashing mine to a 9800xt but still thinking that there could be risks. Currently my card is running at a little above the 9800xt clock speed and it's very stable with no artifacts. Should I experiment with it?