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    photos lost on sdcard help please

    Hello So today I put my sd card in my computers card reader and started scanning with picasa. It was talking literally forever so I hit the cancel button and took out the sdcard. So when I put the card back in the camera it only appeard to have one photo on it. This scared me so I downloaded...
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    building a low budget gaming pc for nephew

    budget is 500 or less including monitor :( I want most bang for buck (goes without saying I guess ) he wants to play things like crysis and the new batman etc.. I see CyberpowerPC Gamer Ultra 2019 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16883229129 from newegg for 399 shipped. Will...
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    problem with my 4850 x2

    I just set up my machine: Cori7 920 HD4850X2 (2G) 6G ram ASUS P6T mobo corsair TX650W here is my problem. I run 3D mark vantage (came with card) and I get the following problems. the water is going crazy meaning the waves peak so high that the go through the roof and eventually...
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    trouble with my 4850 X2 can someone help?

    specs Core i7 920 6Gb ram 3X2Gb sapphire radeon HD 4850 X2 ASUS P6T mobo vista home premium 64 bit. I have not overclocked anything I just set up my stystem and everythign seems to be running ok until I do a 3dmark vantage. The first time I ran it there were all kinds of artifact...
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    with your help this is what I came up with

    Here is what I came up with from your suggestions. I am concerned about the mobo. Do you think it is worth spending a little extra for a better one. I am planning to overclock the cpu. If so which mobo do you recommend? Thanks I appreciate your comments! also .. am I forgetting anything? what...
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    gaming system for 1000$

    Hello I have 1000$ and a 200$ best buy gift card(sweet keyboard perhaps?) I would like to build a gaming PC that will be able to play games for quite some time. I know some people say it is better to spend less now and upgrade in 2 - 3 years. I don't know if I will have any money to spend in...
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    rate my upgrades

    back in 2002 I built the rig I am currently typing to you on. Well my system is just now falling short for current games. I have around $1000 to work with and I would be greatfull if you could take a look at my upgrades and critique. I would like to play any of the latest games and soon to be...
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    problems trying to install windows

    I just got a new hdd because my old one died. When I boot off the windows cd and it gets to the screen whare you press r to repair, ENTER to continue, and F3 to quit, I press ENTER. When I press enter the NUMLOCK light illuminaettes and from that point the system is completely unresponsive. I...
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    help me repair my data please

    I posted this in the off topic forum. It was locked I gues it was off topic :confused: Ok kind of a long story.. Windows XP P4a 2.0Ghz 1 gig ddr333 120G SATA HDD (NTFS windows partition) 9800xt AGP I was installing the Zune software so I could have connectivity with my new...
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    Can someone give me advise on reparing and NTFS file system

    Ok kind of a long story.. Windows XP P4a 2.0Ghz 1 gig ddr333 120G SATA HDD (NTFS windows partition) 9800xt AGP I was installing the Zune software so I could have connectivity with my new xbox360. During the installation the hdd was making several squeak---CLICK sound at regular...
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    RATE and critique my upgrade

    I am upgrading my current system p4a 2.0 1gig pc2700 9800XT to ASUS A8N5X Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $76.99 SAPPHIRE 100149 Radeon X1900XT - OEM $449.00 Antec SmartPower 2.0 SP-500 ATX12V 500W Power Supply - Retail $68.99 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+...
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    in your opinion what is the best card in the 3-400 dollar range?

    I am trying to decide what to get
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    Is it worth it to get a 7900GTX?

    or should I just get either the 7900GT or the 7800GT or the 7800GTX. or some radion card. I want to get the top of the line but if the difference in performance is minimal I wonder if it is worth it to pay the extra hundreds of dollars. My question boils down to these two. Price...
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    getting A64 X2 3800+, have some questions about ram for it.

    I am trying to get a good cpu/mobo/ram/videocard upgrade for 1000 or under. my specs right now are P4a 2.0 Ghz 1 gig Corsair xms pc2700 some crappy mobo. and radion 9800XT. I am thinking about, the A64 X2 3800+ 2 gig of ram. the newest best gaming/oc mobo (assuming it is DFI...
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    thinking about dell inspiron 9300 how is the 128Mb radeon mobility X300?

    does anyone have any links to benchies or perhaps some personal expierience? thanks
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    computer turns on but only beeps and nothing on the monitor.

    It just continually beeps intermitantly. all the fans and lights are on but it does nothing else. I tried turning off the psu and unpluging it for a perios of time. That fixed it. but why did that happen in the first place. do you think the power supply might be going bad? I just got it a...
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    I have athlon 64, Is it worth it to get windows xp64?

    Or should I just wait for the next version of windows to come out? thanks
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    rate my gaming rig

    here is what i am thinking of building let me know if you would suggest a different component for a similar price AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice CHAINTECH VNF4 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Patriot Signature Series 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC...
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    which would be better for gaming

    A64 3500+ pentiumD 820 sempron 64 3400+ and is there a big difference in gaming performance between sempron 54 and A64? thanks
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    venice or clawhammer

    is there a difference? I will be gaming with this cpu
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    best video card for 200-300 price range

    what are you suggestions?
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    question about SLI configurations

    I am trying to figure out what the best video cards to buy for SLI. Does performance seem to platau at a certain card level. I dont want to go waste my money on two 7800GTX's if the performance gain would only be neglegable over say two 6800GT's or something. If it is worth the extra money I...
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    is there an advantage to socket 939 over 754?

    I just got an A64 2800 socket 754, then i noticed one on the internet with socket 939. what is the difference?
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    Good mobo for A64 2800+ under $100?

    I need one with onboard video, right now i am looking at the BIOSTAR "K8VGAM" VIA K8M800 for $63 at newegg. any suggestions?