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    Slow hard drive transfer rates in WIndows 7, fast in safe mode

    Hi I'm having slow hard drive transfer rates in windows 7 (1-2 MB/s). But when I switch to safe mode, the transfer rates dramatically increase. This phenomenon occurs for SATA to SATA drive transfer and for SATA to USB drive transfer. How can I locate what software is slowing my transfer...
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    External computer sound card to receiver

    Looking for an external sound card with spdif/optical output to transmit an unprocessed audio signal to my receiver for home theater duties. Also I need the sound card to process the the audio signal well since I will be occasionally using it with my klipsch promedias (computer speaker set with...
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    Real Estate Loans Work Experience Requirement??

    Recently heard from friends that I need to have a minimum of 2 years recent work experience to qualify for a home loan? Any truth in that? I just recently started working 2 months ago. It's a very stable job since its in the healthcare industry.
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    Aim Screenname Trackers

    Anyone here used any good sites or programs that can track screennames of people who view your AIM profile???? If so, what kind??? thx
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    CoolerMaster Gemini II Installation Question

    hey guys, Just a question before I run out and spend 5 bux trying to find a mini screw driver. So i installed my heatsink already but I am questioning if I am getting good contact with the CPU. When you guys installed yours did you guys tighten the screws that were preinstalled already with...
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    Bang for the buck LCD Monitors

    Trying to find a good monitor for my new build, it'll be for general tasks, web browsing, and and schoolwork, no gaming. What do you guys think is the best bang for the buck 19, 20, and 22 inch monitors these days? Thanks
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    Why did my YAGT with alcohol backout got removed???

    Why did my YAGT with alcohol blackout got removed????? The level of detail was way to graphic for this forum. Consider this your only warning. Next time you will be banned for a thread like that. You are on our Watch List now. AnandTech Moderator
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    Student Loan Lenders

    Applying for a student loan (subsidized stafford loan) for the first time. Is there any difference between the preferred lenders that the school offers? Here's the list of preferred lenders that my school offers? Which one is the best or are they all the same? All Student Loan Bank Of...
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    Refunding stuff on Ebay...Do I get shipping back?? Poll

    Ok so I refunded a product on ebay that was misadvertised. The seller does not state any terms on the refund or in the original ebay advertisement regarding refunds. He recently issued me a partial refund minus shipping so my total was about 135 and he gave me back 120 for the refund. So in...
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    2007 CPU Price War

    Looks like Intel is dropping prices again big time. Quadcore Q6600 for 266 :) K10's gonna have to be priced relatively cheap or it's gotta have some extraordinary performance increase over conroe and kentsfield to be competetive in the mainstream consumer market. Price Drop
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    Price cuts for Intel Mobile C2D processors??

    Does anyone know if there will be price cuts for the mobile Intel C2D processors in April since desktop C2D get a price drop?? thanks
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    What is a Thermal Block

    So I am having my laptop diagnosed and someone mentioned the thermal block has malfunctioned which is causing the CPU to overheat. If my guess is correct, then is a thermal block another way of saying heat sink???? There's no way a heat sink can malfunction though.
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    YAGT with Poll: Am I responsible to pay for friends with benefits

    My female friend with benefits and I are on a vacation trip. Yes, I am getting 100% benefits. We each paid for our own airline tickets. Question is am I responsible for all her expenses on the trip? Please keep in mind that I am an unemployed poor college student. I am thinking no...
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    Children Dressing Songs

    Ok so I missed out on my childhood and never got to hear children dressing songs. So, anybody know any songs to play to encourage children to dress? Song titles, or links to songs or lyrics would be helpful. Thanks!!!!
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    Sentimental or memorable Gifts for a Girl

    hey all, I'm looking for ideas for a sentimental or memorable gift for a girl. She's never had a happy christmas yet so I'm hoping my gift will make this holiday special for her, and hopefully she will remember this holiday and me forever. She's 23 if that makes a difference. Something...
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    Auto dealership financers...anybody in here?

    Anybody have positions in the finance offices of car dealerships?? How much is the average pay? I heard someone say it was around 100k+ entry level, no degree required.
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    Conroe E6400, E6300 vs FX-60 benches

    http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfis...ue%2fevalue%2fcpu%2f0605%2f791941.html Poor translation but the main point is understandable and the scores speak for themselves. Quick Summary: E6400 (2.13ghz) wins majority of benches vs Fx-60 stock and FX60 overclocked (2.8ghz). E6300(1.86ghz)...
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    Cooler master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB vs Antec SLK-3000b

    Cooler Master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119047 vs Antec SLK-3000b http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129152 I've narrowed it down to these two cases. Any opinions on these two cases to help me make a...
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    Cooler Master eXtreme Power 600W Power Supply PSU 29.99 AR shipped Newegg

    COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 713001180 600W Power Supply @ newegg for 29.99 shipped after 50 dollar rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171008 Link to review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/eXtremePower600W/ Review says its a rebadged 500w unit with very good...
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    New Am2 Preview on Anandtech's Page

    There's a new AM2 preview on Anandtech's page. This looks to be like the almost final version of AM2 and it shows mediocre gains over S939. They're even using DDR2-800. Conroe looks better day by day.
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    Hard Drive Corruption reasons?

    So I just got a new hard drive and partioned it into 2 partitions. I get corruption of one partition constantly. It happens to both partitions. However it doesn't hapen if I don't partition the drive and leave it as one whole partition. Anybody know what might be causing this? Is there...
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    AMD 64 x2 after christmas price cuts??

    Is AMd going to do any price cuts for the AMD x2, particularly the 3800+ after christmas and more specifically when after christmas if anyone knows? Another question to combo in this thread instead of making a new one. I'm deciding whether to wait for a price cut or jump on a 4200+ retail...
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    Testing computer without Ram

    Hi, I was wondering if it is possible to boot up my computer without Ram installed. I don't have Ram yet and I just want to see if the motherboard/CPU will work. Thanks
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    Ram Latency vs Ram Speed for Overclocked Pentium 4 Northwood

    Hi, I was wondering what Ram would be better to get if there has to be a tradeoff. Should I go with Lower Latency Ram or Higher Speed Ram. I will be overclocking my Pentium 4 northwood and what to achieve at least 250 fsb. This machine will be used almost always for multitasking, video...
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    pentium 4 2.4 northwood or Venice 3000+ decision help

    Hi, I always multitask and always run binary news reaper, and repair large dvd binary archives using par2. Sometimes I also author mpeg1/2 files into dvd using tmpgenc dvd author or ulead dvdworkshop. I'm stuck deciding whether to get a pentium 4 2.4c HT northwood or an AMD venice 3000+...
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    Hard Disk Cooler vs External Cooling

    I am running 3 200gb hard drives and my hard drives are reporting 55-60 degrees celcius at load and 50-55 degrees idle. I was wondering what would be the best way to cool the hard drives. Should I go with a hard drive cooler such as this one...
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    Undo ChkDsk??

    One of my drives got corrupted, so I ran chkdsk and it scrambled up the content of a bunch of my media files. One movie file would have the content of another file. Is there a way to undo the changes chkdsk made. Also is there any other programs out there that can fix corruption like chkdsk...
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    Hard Drive Not Recognized....Requires Format

    Windows just suddenly stopped recognizing one of my hard drives today. It is a Western Digital 200GB drive and I have it almost full of data. The bios recognizes it and the drive name is displayed in my computer but when I try to access it, a popup message appear that says the hard drive is...