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    Building an ultra-cheap PC and would love feedback

    I'm building a new PC for myself because I haven't updated mine in like three years... I'm in my last semester of college and am just as poor as you assume I am. I'm trying to put together a decent rig for around $500. I'll be running Windows 7, obviously. I'll use the template everyone knows...
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    Multiple instances of programs are opening up

    In Task Manager, there are a few programs that open two instances up at once when there is no need for it. I close one of them and it will go away from Task Manager for a while, but it always comes back. Right now, it's showing: 2 AVG Scanning Core Module (both owned by SYSTEM) 2 Client...
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    Suddenly ultra-slow PC for no apparent reason

    I've had the same build for a couple years now and it has been working just fine for me. I'm a casual gamer. My PC has been great in the sense that it plays games fine (CoD :MW2, Half-Life 2, etc.). I never used to get any slowdowns at all while playing. Suddenly, just a few days ago, I'm...
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    Windows 7 won't recognize new memory install

    I've had 2gb (2x1gb) installed in my system (Windows 7, 32-bit) for a while now. I just bought 2 more gb (2x1gb). I turn off my computer, plug in the memory (it's set in the slots correctly), but when I try to turn my PC back on, my monitor only shows a yellow light (does not turn to green)...
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    "Page Load Error" - Network connection problem?

    Just today this started happening... I tried to update Norton Antivirus and Norton said that there might be a network connection problem, b/c it couldn't connect. Also, I can't visit sites like www.avg.com, www.symantec.com, and other anti-virus websites, leading me to believe I've got spyware...
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    AVG - removing infections

    Alright, I use AVG Free Edition for my virus protection, which has treated me well lately. Just recently, I did a scan and found a couple infections. AVG has buttons that say "Remove selected infections" and "remove all unhealed infections." Does this mean remove from my PC? Or just remove...
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    Windows XP Theme Software?

    I'm looking for some software for Windows XP, but I'm not really sure what to call it... I guess it's "theme software"... like WindowBlinds, if you've heard of that product. Anybody know of any good ones?
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    "iTunes is unable to browse album covers on this computer."

    I've heard of this happening but have yet to find a solution. I opened iTunes today, without changing anything hardware- or software-related and suddenly I get that message :( . No idea.
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    Need help installing a video card (and BIOS help)

    I have the card physically installed in my PC. I plugged it into a power plug and its fan is running, so I know there's power going to it. I just can't, for the life of me, seem to get my new card to show up in the Device Manager... I don't know what to do. Also, just today, I started not...
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    USB not working!

    About 3 weeks ago, I plugged in my girlfriend's digital camera to my computer to put pics from the camera to my PC. It worked flawlessly. Yesterday, I did the same thing - plugged the camera into my computer, than the camera said "USB DEVICE FAILURE" or something of the sort. After that, my...
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    n00b question...

    I've got 2 gigs of DDR2-800 RAM in my PC right now, but I've got 512mb of DDR2-533 lying around... if I put that in there, will is slow down my 800 RAM?
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    Which is better...

    Now, I'm pretty sure the answer is the AMD Athlon 64 FX, but I've heard lots of good things about the Intel Pentium 4 HT as well. I guess I just get confused - The Intel I'm looking at is 3.06 GHz and the AMD is 2.04 GHz. (apologies if this is a noob question) Thanks, ~B~
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    Nothing is Being Displayed on my Monitor!

    I recently bought a new ATI 9800XT card and it's been running smoothly for about a month now. Suddenly, one day, I turn on my computer and my monitor does not display anything! At first, I though it was my monitor (which has been lately turning weird shades of yellow every now and then, then...
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    ATI Radeon "Arctic Freeze" Edition?

    Well, I ordered an ATI Radeon 9800xt and the shipping was super slow, and so the company I bought it from said they'd refund my shipping and upgrade my order to an "ATI Radeon 9800xt Arctic Freeze Edition," which I had never heard of. They explained that it would run cooler, quieter, wouldn't...
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    Best Laptop for audio editing?

    I'm a musician who plays around with audio editing software quite a bit. I'm familiar with Audition, Sonar, a little Reason, and some others. I record songs every now and then (not directly into my PC), then transfer them onto my computer. Basically, I just need a laptop that will be able to...