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    Should I upgrade my 3-4 year old rig? core i7

    Hey folks, As far back as my first self-built pentium 166mmx I've always upgraded every couple years. Recently I've been doing this gaming so have had the current rig for 3-4 years. the specs are: Core i7 920 running @ 3.8ghx 4gb ddr3 ram ATI Radeon HD5870 Gaming on Dell 30" @ 1600p...
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    Looking for a fun online shooter, recommend me some games

    Rift MMO has suddenly gotten boring for me and like others I am waiting for Diablo 3. I played BFBC2 extensively this year before I had enough of it. I did the same with TF2 and got tired of all the new venture catalog crap for sale every week. So I'm looking for a twitchy like shooter...
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    Need to become competent in ASP.NET in 5 weeks

    Yo, I'm a semi-technical business analyst interested in becoming a developer, did some Java in college 4-5 years ago and currently know SQL/HTML/CSS. My school degree is in business info sys. We're doing this mapguide project in ASP.NET. It's a tool used to display maps in the browser and...
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    Fellow Californians, where do you buy laptops online?

    Some of the more common places such as Dell, Apple, etc. charge sales tax. Anyone online sites that sell quality laptops such as lenovo thinkpad, HP eitebooks, etc without tax?
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    Annoyances minimizing Team Fortress 2

    Whenever I'm in TF2 and i minimize out there is about a 10% chance i can get back in without the goddamn game crashing. And that is only if i wait literally like 5 minutes. Does anyone else experience this? It's nice to be able to tab out of a game, or if I have AIM running and a message pulls...
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    Gigabyte IP35-DS3-L F9 Bios resets OC settings on following day startup

    Hello there, I'm doing an OC with the following hardware: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L 2.0 (Latest Bios, F9) E8400 C0 Stepping Revision 6 Corsair H50 Water Cooling 2x1gb G.Skill DDR2 PC6400 Here are my OC settings, stable in Prime95 , OCCT, and temps are nice and low. 4.0ghz (444x9)...
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    Temps always 40/35 using RealTemp 3.40 on Windows7

    Hello there I'm trying to stress test my e8400 OC with Orthos and Real Temp always shows me two cores as 40/35. They never go up or down and i believe them to be incorrect. Any thoughts?
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    Why is it so hard for me to eat in the morning?

    So I started the Rippetoe workout and have complete my first week's cycle of workouts A, B, A. I have worked out in the past and adequate food was always my bane. Until recently, I rarely ate breakfast aside from a snack around 10 or 11 in the morning. I've been getting up this week and eating...
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    Another Rippetoe question

    When the Rippetoe writeup says to shoot to increase weight on your exercises at 2.5% per week, does that mean i squat the same weight for my 3 workouts, and then the following week up it by 2.5% and repeat? Or should i be upping it 2.5% per day. I.E. Monday 3x5x100 Weds 3x5x102.5...
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    So I'm going to start the Rippetoe program soon

    A few years back I had a stretch where I worked out 4 days a week and got stronger, but never more than 5 lbs. bigger. Being able to consume enough food has always held me back. I was naturally hungrier when I worked out, and I ate more but it still wasn't enough. From doing some research it...
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    Arctic Freezer 7 pro latched in all the way and still feels loose

    AF7 owners, I know I have this down all the way and it just feels loose. I put the stock cooler on just to compared and the thing feels a hell of a lot tighter. Is the AF7 practically useless without an bolt through kit?
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    My system is fairly beefy, why does an old game like WoW

    My system is: vista 64bit 4x1gb g.skill pc6400 e2140 @ 2.8ghz BFG 8800gt 625/900 Abit IP35-E 24" Soyo running at 1920x1200 Yeah so the refresh rate on my monitor is 60 and i usually get max fps while WoWing on max settings, but why does an older game like this dip me into 20-30fps...
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    Will running 4x1b PC6400 sticks hinder my cpu performance?

    I am installing 4x1gb sticks of G.Skill PC6400 and overclocking my e2140. I will not be raising the FSB past 400Mhz so I was wondering if there is any performance drawback to running 4 sticks instead of two. Thanks in advance.
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    Need investing advice

    I can't seem to find a good resource out there for choosing between the two. I'm 26 years old and setting up my first 401k account. On one hand, I have been told a Roth 401k is better for me because I'm in a lower tax bracket now. I would theoretically make more money later in my life and...
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    HR-03 GT inside Antec Nine Hundred

    I'm looking at the HR-03 running passive and not getting a fan for it. I have an Antec 900 case to put it in and I added another 120mm Fan to the middle hard drive cage blowing right onto the video card. Seems to me this will be sufficient but I wanted more opinions
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    Buying aftermarket cooling for my 8800gt

    I have my sights set on the Zalman VF900 and newegg sells two versions. Which do i need? http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835118006 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16835118001
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    Is 3.0Ghz in one C2D the same as 3.0Ghz in another?

    I'm trying to build a gaming PC and the e2140 has caught my eye. I have read it can clock to 3.0Ghz rather easily. Besides the cache, what is the difference in me buying say an e6750 and overclocking to 3.0Ghz then buying the e2140 and doing the same? My ultimate goal here is to build a...
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    What is g92?

    I've been out of the hardware loop and am looking at building a gaming pc right now. I'm targeting the 8800 GT or GTS as the video card in my price range and I keep hearing that G92 is superior to G80. What are the differences between the two? Are all 8800 GT's G92? If not, how do I know I am...
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    IK8FanGui Users, I need assistance

    I'm using the app to cool my Dell m1710 because dell is crap and doesn't do it properly. My question, If I set the program to do manual fan control and then choose settings it doesn't work. If i choose automatic temp control, and then specify fan speeds and temperature thresholds, it also...
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    Changed video card in dell xps m1710

    My 7900GTX in my POS Dell XPS m1710 died and I was out of warranty. I purchased a refurb'd 7900GS and installed it in the notebook. Now presentation mode won't work. I run the video out to a 24" LCD and do all of my gaming on there. I checked Dell Quickset and made sure presentation mode is...
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    can i flash my asus p5b-e bios in windows?

    I am having trouble making boot disks to get to the dos prompt and update my bios. Is there an easy way to do this in windows? if i can do you have a link to the utility?
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    Calling all Exchange Server gurus

    As part of a class project I have to configure servers for three different theoretical companies. Each one must has an email server with its own unique domain name. All three boxes are hooked up to a switch, then a router, but have no network access beyond the router. Instead, i gave each...
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    dell xps m1710 7900 gtx is flickering whn playing WoW

    nvidia's web site shows drivers from july 2006 as their newest. Is that seriously all they got out for this card? i want to try something different my screen keeps wigging out and flickering playing WoW
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    Besdies speed, what are difference between T2xxx and T7xxx processors?

    It looks like all the 7xxx processers have 4MB caches as well. But besides the cache and higher speeds are the T2xxx C2D's in lappies inferior?
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    do the dell xps laptops every go on sale?

    I'm on the hunt for a gaming laptop, do these things ever go on sale?
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    Dropped my comp in the car now its shutting off, help me!

    Hello folks, was driving to my friend's to LAN, had the computer on the front seat and i broke hard. It slid off my seat and onto the floor. I didn't think it was hard enough to jar or break anything. But now my comp is acting funny. When i play WoW for a few minutes the comp just shuts...
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    Can i play World of Warcraft on Linux?

    I'm looking to try linux out of curiosity and was wondering it i can play some of the newer, more popular games like WoW, BF2, BF2142, CoH, etc.
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    Which aftermarket cooler for an e6300?

    He currently has his e6300 running at 2.8 but and is stable but I'd like to get the temps down some and extend the life of his cpu. What are the most popular coolers atm? He doesn't need extreme cooling for insane overclocks so i'd like to stay away from anything too noisy.
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    NTLDR is missing error message with e6300 overclock

    Hello everyone. I have an Asus P5B-E with an e6300 and a 1gb stick of Corsair XMS DDR2 800 I have the e6300 overclocked to 2.8 Ghz. I also have an IDE Hard drive and Cdrom on the SAME ide cable because my mobo only has one ide slot. Now i was playing WoW today and the game crashed. I...
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    e6300 at 1.325vcore is idling at 56!

    Is there even thermal paste on the stock hsf? i didn't think i saw any on the bottom. Anyhow this cpu is running at 400fsb and HOT. I haven't even ran it under load yet to see what temps it hits. Whats the problem here?
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    e6300 @ 2.8 on stock cooling no problem?

    building a system for my bro. 2.8 is a nice OC will we be ok on stock hsf?
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    WTB: 2gb pc3200 cheaper the better

    hi need 2gb and doesn't need to overclock well. I bought a fx-55 multi is unlocked upwards. pm me with ram + your price i will respond quickly. ram is going into an asus a8n-e if you know of any compatibility probs please don't offer me your ram!
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    Building a budget gaming pc for my bro, no overclocking

    The kid won't be overclocking at all. He just browses the web and only plays games. I was wondering how the E6300 would stack up bone stock against the FX-55. Also, since he won't be overclocking does he really need DDR2 800 RAM? If not what cheaper ram can i get for him?
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    Can cpu overclocking cause corruption on my hard drives?

    Hi there, i have a seagate barracuda 250gb. The trouble i have is, after a few days of a fresh install on the HD I get an error on bootup saying: "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt \Windows\System32\Config\System" Then it says i can attempt to repair...
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    Is my Seasonic s12 too weak for this system

    I realize its a lower pwoer psu but it is a seasonic and my system is extremely limited. I have: 2 case fans 7800gto fx-55 abit a8n-e 2x512 corsair xms 1 SATA HD 1 DVD drive and thats it. I want to overclock the cpu some and wanted to get your guys' input.
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    Changed thermal paste from stock on Arctic Cooler 64 pro cooler

    What might be the cause of this? did i not put enough Arctic 5 silver on the cpu? I'm trying to get my new fx-55 to 3ghz and keep those temps down.
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    Seasonic S12 330w Enuf to power an x850xt pe system?

    Im wondering if that psu will be enuf to power this system. Gigabyte K8U Mobo 1 gb Mushkin hi perf. LVII Ram X850 XT PE 256mb One Hard Drive One Floppy Drive One CD-Rom Drive 2 Case Fans Audigy 2 ZA Sound Card And thats it, not much stuff.
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    Best 19" CRT bang for your buck?

    Any input, i have roughly a 200 hundred dollar budget( which includes shipping costs ) to get a nice 19" CRT.