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    why 100% cpu usage?

    I've been noticing the fan on my 3 year old Lenovo laptop being on constantly. I haven't reformatted for a while, but also don't have too much stuff installed on this computer. Looking at task manager, it seems the reason for the fan on is presumably to cool the CPU, which is always near 100%...
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    Impressed with passive cooling

    I just built a new computer centered around an i5 Haswell CPU. For the GPU, I was trying to grab the fast disappearing Radeon 7870s and ended up with an on sale XFX 2 Gb model, which works fine but the reviews for this card sure weren't kidding when they reported a loud fan. Any slight load on...
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    MSI Z87 mobo audio not working

    Hi all: I just put together my new PC and can't get the onboard audio working. Basic system setup: MSI Z87-G41 PC Mate mobo i5 Haswell CPU 4 x 2 GB RAM XFX 7870 GPU Everything else seems up and running. I installed all the motherboard drivers, and also installed the latest AMD and...
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    Upgrading, do I need to replace mobo/cpu?

    Hi: I'm planning to upgrade my 3 year old pc, hopefully to mid range level so I can play some games. Although a lot of the games I'm interested in are older stuff (2-4 years old) from steam sales that I've not gotten to yet. Although I just picked up Skyrim on amazon's lightning deal, and...
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    adding 4 gb of RAM

    My desktop currently has 4 gb (2 x 2gb) of G.skill F3-12800CL7D RAM (CAS 7, 1.6 V, 7-8-7-24-2N), which I bought back in 2010 off Newegg. It is of course discontinued now, but I am thinking of upgrading the computer to 8 Gb, since I may get into a bit of gaming and photo-editing on the...
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    dual boot cloning questions

    I'm starting a fresh install of XP SP2 and Win7, and I wanted to make disk images of each install to make reformatting quick and easy, but I've not done this before and had a few questions which I didn't see the answers on a brief forum search here. Plan: I have 64 gb SSD and a 1 Tb split...
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    vista screensaver virus?

    Hello: I've using a fresh vista install on my laptop for a few weeks now. I started using the pictureshow screensaver that comes with vista, where it will run a slideshow of pictures in whatever folder you designate. It works fine (except the screen won't turn off after 30 minutes even...
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    Laptop DVD-RW Problem

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone have run across any problems with laptop DVD-RW drives. I just bought a Gateway MT6711 laptop (Pentium Dual-core T2080 1.7 GHz, 1 G DDR2 RAM, Intel onboard graphics, pretty standard stuff), and it has a 8X DVD-RW, which according to Nero, is a Sony/NEC Optiarc...
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    DVDShrink encoding speed

    So DVDShrink is a very nice (and free) program to backup and reauthor DVDs. On my new comp (P4-3.2, 1Gb RAM) the most time it takes to encode a disc is around 1 hour. This is for multiepisodic discs like Alias or Star Trek TNG, which have a lot of content on one disc. I was wondering if I...
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    Crappy E173P Dell LCD

    Hello all, I would like to hear people's opinion on whether I should call up Dell about my E173P LCD panel, which came with my Dell 8400 that I bought 3 months ago. It's not my primary monitor, as I dual it with a 2005FPW. And of course it's not as good as a 2005, but lately it's been having...
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    15 pk Philips DVD+R for $3.99 at CC, No rebate req.

    This is on the front page of the latest CC circular. They don't mention how many you can buy, but I figure I'd grab 3, which comes out to 45 discs for 12 bucks, with no rebate hassles. What do people here think about Philips' quality? I've personally burned about 100 of their DVD+Rs before...
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    Help with flaky optical drives

    I just bought a Dell 8400, and I bought a NEC 3520 DVD writer to put into my new computer. When I opened up I realized there's only ONE ATA port on the motherboard (while there are four S-ATA connectors) so I had to put both the NEC and the Samsung 16x DVD reader on the same channel. The...
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    DELL 1905FP and Gaming

    Hello all: I know this is probably the fifth thread on the 1905FP and whether it has ghosting while gaming or not, but I am still a bit confused after reading all the posts. I got my 1905FP hooked up to my new Dell 8400 computer (3.2 GHz, 1G RAM, Geforce 6800) on the 6800's DVI connection...
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    Envision 17" LCD 16ms $179 (but no DVI)

    http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=318020&pfp=hpf3 The envision is CompUSA's cheap LCD of the week, only $179 after two rebates. No idea about the envision's quality (or whether it is a 6bit or 8 bit panel, probably 6 bit), but I would suggest going to buy it...
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    iRiver H10 5Gb MP3 player for $185!!

    Napster has a special promotion, where you get a free 5gb microdrive iRiver H10 (with color screen and everything) if you sign up for one year subscription of Napster, which comes out to $175 + $10 shipping for the player. Just go to www.napster.com, and look for the promotion in lower right...