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    Fractal Design Node 605

    My buddy is looking into getting this case for his new gaming rig. Would you recommend it for a full ATX mobo + Geforce 770GTX? I read the review on Anandtech and it seems like space might be an issue with this case. Any recommendations?
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    Just another laptop buying advice thread...

    So I'm thinking of getting an Ideapad Y500. How big of a difference will a 6mb cache make versus 3mb on the CPU? Will it make a difference in music production or DJing?
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    Just another laptop buying advice thread...

    It's mainly a desktop replacement. I want a 15" screen because anything smaller than that is too small in my opinion. I'll mostly be doing light stuff like email, facebook, MS Office-type stuff, but I may want to use it for music production down the line. I don't play too many video games but...
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    Just another laptop buying advice thread...

    I need a laptop. This will be my first laptop purchase so I'm kinda going in blind. Anyways I'll get right to it. I need something that is: -at least a 15 inch screen -powerful enough to playback HD videos (this might be a redundant requirement. Not sure how powerful GPUs are in laptops...
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    my 9800Gt may be on its way out...

    Well the mass effect 3 demo ran fine perfectly. Skyrim played well too, although obviously not at hih settings. Deus Ex Human Rev was acceptable too. And I dont plan on upgrading any time soon. I barely game as is now so no point in shelling out a grand for a new pc. Thanks for he...
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    my 9800Gt may be on its way out...

    Hmm...so what cards should I be looking at that are as good or better than my 9800GT? I really don't wanna spend more than $100 if I don't have to, but I'm definitely not downgrading.
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    my 9800Gt may be on its way out...

    So i need a recommendation for a new card. Something cheap but that also performs. My PC isnt anywhere near new (CPU: CORE2DUO E8400@3GHZ w/ 4GB of RAM) so I ddfinitely dont want or need a n expensive id card. Pkus most modern games still run fine on my system (from what little games i do play)...
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    Best media players?

    Yea the boxee box is waaay more expensive though. If I had a wireless router then maybe i'd go for it, but on its own the boxee box would be useless without wifi :-\
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    Best media players?

    So we have media players like the Patriot Box Office, Asus O!Play Air, and WDTV Live. I'm reading reviews but they're all dated. I had the Asus Air but returned it at the beginning of the year because it was very unresponsive, and it wouldn't even connect to my network. What are the best...
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    Media Player advice

    Christmas is coming up early and I wanna get something for my parents so that they can take advantage of their new HDTV. I purchased the Asus Air Play (or whatever they call that p.o.s) when the first got the TV and returned it the next day because it was a complete joke of a device. A shame...
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    Hardware upgrade questions

    270 is the MAX. i'd obviously want to spend as little as possible, ie. Get the best bang for my buck. Games i played recently: mass effect 2, fallout, cod, starcraft 2. What gpu would suit my system best? As for ssd: i'll wait a little longer for the prices to drop.
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    Hardware upgrade questions

    i would say it's limited. I don't want to spend money on things i don't really need, so i'm not really sure i need an ssd yet as they're still pretty expensive per GB. So that leaves the gpu and a possible ram upgrade. What are my options for vid card and what ram speeds should i be looking at...
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    Hardware upgrade questions

    So I'm thinking of taking advantage of some of the deals coming up this Christmas season and thought I would upgrade some components in my PC. I'm still on socket 775 and I intend to stick with it for another 2 years at least. I'm wondering whether I should bother upgrading to a Quad Core...
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    Can't get the front panel audio to work on Antec P183

    Seems like a simple enough task to connect this: simply plug the HD AUDIO or AC'97 connector into the F_AUDIO slot of my Gigabyte UD3R yet it doesn't work. Tried both plugs and I get no sound whatsoever. RealTek HD Audio Manager doesn't even detect it. Has anyone had this problem and if so is...
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    Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe

    Heh, I have the exact same motherboard and came on this forum to see what decent socket 775's I could get. At this point I would say you're better off getting a new but if that's out of the question then try eBay for a slightly better CPU (i got a 4200 X2 for like 100 bucks over a year ago). Try...
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    New card for an older computer

    Nice. Thanks for the replies guys. As always, extremely appreciated :) How much better is the 9800GT compared to the 8800GT? Also, looks like I"ll need to get a new Power Supply so my next question is who makes the best ones? I saw some people online mention PPC. I see some good prices for...
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    New card for an older computer

    Sup everyone. I'm looking to upgrade the video card in my system right now and I'm wondering what the best choice would be. My system is a little dated but can still hold its own against most recent games. Specs are as follows: CPU: Athlon X2 4200 (stock: 2.2ghz; OC'ed it to: 2.6Ghz) RAM...
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    Weird issues with Acer 22" and ATI Catalyst drivers

    So I'm not exactly sure which component is causing the problem, all I know is this: Whenever I install the latest Catalyst drivers on my computer, the monitor is not detected by Windows or Catalyst as a "compatible" monitor. This needs a bit of an explanation so here goes... I just got a...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    sweet! thanks for helping me narrow it down :) greatly appreciated
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Ah, I see. I guess I'll just go with a 20" panel instead then, since they cost around the same amount. I'm thinking of either the Samsung 205BW, Acer's AL2016W and Dell's 20" screens. Which one would you pick out of those 3? I noticed that spec-wise (from what I know), the Dell features the...
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    LCD Buyer's Guide

    Does anyone know if this monitor, and the SyncMaster 931BF are the same models? I'm thinking about getting the 931BF as it seems like a great deal (2000:1 ratio and 2ms response), but I wanna know if they suffer from the same problems.
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    Service Pack 2

    Well, if I had it my way I wouldn't be stuck with SP2, but since I lost my original XP Home disc, I had MS send me a new one....SP2 intergrated, obviously (bastards!!). Anyways, this thing is a real pain so far, so I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit. First things first...
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    when I restart I get the message "system failed do to overclocking"

    I'm running a A8N Sli-Deluxe. But I'm pretty sure (but not 100%) I've had that problem from the start, but thought that it's just a driver issue at first. I never cared much for Doom3 (the game I'm getting artifacts in) so I didn't really look into it. But when people started telling me that...
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    Best BIOS for ASUS A8N SLI for OC'ing

    I was using the 1003.005 version previously, but it crapped out on me (windows wouldn't load, vd card drivers dissappeared) so I had to go back to the original ones. Is version 1002 better? edit: gah, i think ths would be better suited for the motherboard forum... n/m....just found out...
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    when I restart I get the message "system failed do to overclocking"

    I've had the same problem on my 3000+ winchester when I had it overclocked. Around 2.1Ghz it would say "System boot fail due to CPU overclocking". Everytime I heard that damn voice I wanted to destroy something. Since then though, my bios failed (****!!!!) and I had to go back to the original...
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    it's a Leadtek. And ****...I dunno what to do now...I need my computer cause I have school, so if I send the damn card back, I'll be computer-less... ...*sigh* *kicks computer*
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    *bump* anyone? I switched to the official 66.93 drivers...same problem.
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    http://img166.exs.cx/img166/3313/untitled14ni.jpg
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    But everyone has recommended those beta drivers to get the best performance for HL2. It really surprises me to hear someone get max detail settings@1024x768 for it, when I can't even play the game at 1024x768 with low settings.
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    Checked BIOS...didn't even find such an option. My drivers are the 67 beta drivers. The ones everyone uses. Oh, and my GPU temp is 32C
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    I hope to god its not a defective card. I've had too many problems with this stupid computer as it is, ever since I got it in December. I'm gonna check this "fastwrite" thing in BIOS...
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    Problems with my performance on my 6600GT

    When playing Doom3 or running 3DMark03, I get this: http://img173.exs.cx/my.php?lo...image=untitled18rd.jpg My specs are: 3000+@1.8ghz 512MB of ram Leadtek 6600GT Also, I got the HL2 demo and my recommended settings are medium settings for everything, plus 800x600 resolution. Even at...
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    Problems displaying in HDTV

    Card: Leadtek 6600GT connected to 27" samsung HDTV through Component. My TV does 480p, but if I try to select it in the Video Settings then the picture is like...blown up. The borders of the display go past the screen limits, so the taskbar is barely visible. The icons on the left are past...
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    overclock it ?

    well this OC didn't last long. I turned it on just now to run Prime95 while i'm at school, and first got "Cpu Fan Fail" and then the usual "Boot Error". What. The. ****!!
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    overclock it ?

    2.25gigs and counting :) looks like the BIOS fixed it. I restarted my comp a few times and it loaded without any problems. Now, how do I make sure that everything is running smoothly? Is ASUS Probe be enough? My temps are pretty good...hovering around 40C atm.
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    overclock it ?

    Ok...I updated my BIOS to the one you have. BTW, off-topic: but I can't seem to use the onboard LAN at all. I installed the drivers, and it keeps telling me that the LAN Cable is disconnected. I made sure in BIOS that everything is enabled, and it is. Am I missing something? Anyways, I...
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    overclock it ?

    i'm using the BIOS that was loaded onto the CPU...oh, and I dropped the CPU freq. back down to about 210 because whenever i restarted my PC, I'd get that same error.
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    overclock it ?

    ok, so far so good for me I think. I restarted my comp and it got past the boot sequence. These are my settings so far: 2160Mhz Mutliplier: 9x HTT: 240Mhz Voltage: 1.488 And my Ram Timings are: 2-3-2-6 with the clockspeed set to DDR333 (166mhz) I need to clear up something though...
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    overclock it ?

    K, so I gave it a shot just before going to bed I got some weird results...I actually managed to boot into windows and have it run fine with the settings you have Guitardaddy (at 2.5ghz)...but the moment I restart my computer, or turn it off and on, I get System Boot Failure (and that annoying...
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    overclock it ?

    Thanks for the reply icepik. I'll bookmark this thread and when I get some time tomorrow I'll take another stab at it and let u know. I'm assuming that the DRAM Divider is half of the ram speed right? Eg. my RAM is DDR400, so in BIOS it's gonna be 200mhz....correct? I've seen people say that...