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    I'm stumped

    About a month ago, the computer in my signature below started having problems. The mouse and keyboard-- both USB-- would cut in and out; it got to the point where the computer became unusable. I figured it was time to build a new one, so I put together an AM3 system that re-used the old PSU...
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    Windows Update + Shutdown + Restart

    I just let Vista update and it restarted. Now everything has a blue-grey tint. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    x58 3 x16 lanes?

    Anyone know if and when that will be released? Does it have anything to do with Nvidia 200 chip? Anyone know? Thanks
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    Palit 4870 1GB vs. Powercolor 4870 1GB

    Anyone know of a single review that includes both? I know it's not THAT important, but I'd like to see them go head-to-head. The Palit has a clean, shortened non-reference PCB and cooler (that some say is unnecessarily loud, however), and it has that goofy dual BIOS. The Powercolor has...
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    Uninstall COD4 Can't re-install...?

    So I uninstalled COD4 and I guess there were a few folders and other junk left over. I forgot I had uninstalled it, and I tried to apply the new 1.6 patch. I don't know if that put more junk into those folders or not. Anyway, I ran uninstaller again and deleted everything I could find that...
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    XP/Vista on different drives..dual boot..wanna dump Vista

    I've got XP on C:\ and D:\ is partitioned with my stuff. On F:\, an old IDE drive, I installed Vista. I've been doint the 'Choose an earlier version of windows' before the boot screen (I've used Vista for maybe a few hours total), and I'm finally ready to stop. Can I just unplug F:\ and...
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    Gigabyte S3 (965P) and 4 sticks

    I recently put another 2 single-gig sticks into the box in my sig. I built it at about this time last year. The memory is the GSKILL red-colored HS DDR2 800. 2 sticks usually run at 5-5-5-15. When I put in 4, CPUZ tells me it now runs at 5-16-16-17. Setting the timings manually did not...
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    Why DDR3?

    What's the deal? DDR2 hasn't been around that long, and it wasn't much of an improvement, if any, over DDR, and now we have DDR3. Is this just to force upgrades? I mean, really. Can anyone explain the necessity for DDR3?
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    E6400 @ 3.1999.9

    For some reason my overclock does this, and it didn't used to. More volts doesn't fix it. Is it anything? Should I be, uh, worried? I know it's a stupid question.
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    p5b ez flash from usb drive

    I have a thumb drive with the ROM. I selected EZ flash in the bios and it went to the bios update screen but it did nothing. Help please :)
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    Overclocking e6400 @ 3.6

    Whats with that? Does it need more volts, or is whatever lets the core talk to one another failing? Temps are OK-- upper 50s. Any ideas? Thanks Edit: Memory looser?
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    Question

    I'll be putting together my Core2 system today. Itll have a single HDD. Should I partition it? Does it matter? My current HDD is partitioned Windows + Apps +drivers / Games + Music + Junk I haven't noticed any difference except that I have to defrag 2 drives. Any thoughts?
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    Black Stacker 830

    All the links I've found are for UK sites. Anyone help? Thanks.
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    PC60bplusII Antec 900 P180b?

    I'd like to get the 180b, but i find it somewhat ugly and cheap looking The 900 is a little flashy, sort of looks good, but is not designed all that well, especially in terms of where the PSU goes and the cable management. The pc60bpII looks nice, but it may not cool all that well and I'm...
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    p5b Deluxe and Buffallo Firestix?

    Two questions: I'm getting an e6400 and want a 3.2 (or maybe more-- although I'd be happy with 3.2.) Should I save $40 and get the $200 GSKILL, or should I spring for the Buffalo that reportedly does 1000mhz. Will it matter? I'm not totally clear how intel overclocking works on 965...
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    e6300 + ddr2 1000 or e6400 + ddr2 800?

    Some of the stuff I'm ordering: Corsair HX520 P5-B Deluxe Arctic Freezer Pro 7 Antec Nine Hundred (or p180B haven't decided) E6300 + Buffalo Firestix or E6400 + 'budget' GSkill DDR2 800? That's the question. Is 500 x 7 do-able? Easily? Or should I just settle for 3.2g? Any...
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    Crucial 10th anniversary available anywhere?

    Anyone know? At Neweegg, it's all gone.
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    DirectX Tweaker for Source Games

    Tried it but I can't make it work. Can anyone help me set the paths correctly? Thanks
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    Moving stuff from Partition to partition

    How can I do this and not have it get all messed up? Is there a way, short of uninstalling and re-installing.
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    Samsung 22 inch widescreen...bought one

    I came from an old 17 inch LCD. The size difference is, well, huge. Mine has no dead pixels. It has some pretty agressive backlight bleed at top and bottom, as many others have noted. It is not an issue unless the screen is dark, although it's irritating to know that it's there. Viewing...
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    Samsung 205bw Viewsonic VX2025 Samsung 225bw?

    I'm finally upgrading from my 5 year old 40ms response time NEC 17" and one year old 6800 vanilla. My 7900GTO is already on it's way. $375 is the max I will spend. Any opinions on picking one of these panels? I know the 225bw is not a great panel, but 22" at 1680 x 1050 is kind of...
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    Partition tool? Windows Freeware or working Demo?

    Anyone know of one that works in windows and is free or a demo that funtions>? Thanks.
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    Windows XP delete default Wallpapers/backgrounds?

    How can I do this? Thanks.
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    TD's Opterons

    Just ordered one tonight. Anyone got one from there recently wanna share stepping?
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    Vid Card or Monitor broken? Your guess?

    I don't have any way to test which one it is. A little while back, when moving my desk, the cable fell out of the back of my LCD because it wasn't screwed in tight. I plugged it back in, and the screen now has a kind of blue haze over it, it won't display colors properly, and the text is...
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    Sata/Sata II/Sata 3.0g/.. cables....?

    Well, I guess I'm wondering about cables and other stuff. Sata & Sata II cables are not the same? Or....? Most HDs that claim 3g/s are....sata or sata II? For instance, the Ultra D or the Asrock 939 Sata2-- it requires a real SATA II drive...or? The Newish SATA Maxtors w/16MB cache...
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    Multiple instances of Windows Media? Just curious.

    Is it possible?
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    Any theories on Newegg refurb?

    My theory is: people who can't get a component working or don't like it, RMA it-- it's then tested and found to be OK, and ATI or whoever, sells them in bulk to Retailers. This is my theory because I doubt that they 'fix' a GPU, for instance-- if it's really broke they just trash it...
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    4 512 Sticks in NF4 Ultra = DDR333?

    Will they run ddr400 or not? I've seen it talked about both ways. Just wondering Thanks.
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    Explanation of Silicon 'Tape-Outs', Wafers, Chips, etc?

    I'm sort of looking for something more than just a defintion, a little in-depth; maybe some pictures, even. In my imagination its like a big log of albino taffy being strung out in a clean room, but I'm sure that's probably not right. =p Anyone got a good link? I could Google myself...
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    What is Oracle?

    Um, I've Googled, and I can't get a basic enough description. Forgive my newbiness please, but I'm guessing its human resources software application? I know my hardware pretty well, but I'm in the dark here. Could anyone who knows-- or maybe even is certified-- could tell me what it...
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    Is my monitor dead?

    I have a NEC 17" LCD. Last night, I had my computer on while I moved my desk and the cable fell out of the monitor-- I didn't have it screwed in. It didn't pull out; it more of just dropped out. I plugged it back in, and now the screen has a blue haze on it and the text looks smeared...
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    Lian Li mid tower with 120mm fans an no top blowhole?

    Does one exist? Preferrably a newer model one. Just curious. Maybe this sounds stupid, but a blowhole ruins the looks of a case, to me-- especially on one like the Lian Li's, which are supposed to be about clean lines and surfaces.