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    Heck, I was curious: Opteron 165 @ 2.2 w/ GTX 460 SE 1GB 3dMark score is in!!!!

    My standby rig, Old Faithful, this s939 Opty 165 at 2.2 Ghz on an A8N32-SLI mobo, 2GB Corsair Valueselect, and a 150GB Velociraptor, has lasted me 6 years. I know I need a new cpu/mobo/ram/ssd badly, but I'm at school and finances are tight. A few months ago, my videocard, a 7900GTO, shat the...
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    Why Evga rocks!!!... replaced my 7900GTO with a 9800GTX+!

    I bought a EVGA 7900GTO back in Oct. 2006 and it has been in my main rig ever since (Moved over to consoles for gaming, nerded out on home theatre, went to school). Well, the card died a few weeks ago and remembering it had lifetime warranty, I rma'ed it. They are sending me back a 9800GTX+ as a...
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    Nov. 1, British House of Lords: Did someone just try to buy the British Government?

    There is something strange going on in England right now. "Hansard is the official printed transcript of the proceedings of the houses of parliament — in other words, the working log of the British government. It is an authoritative primary source, and records every speech made in the...
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    upgraded cpu, booted up fine, now windows xp will not load

    I upgraded the cpu in my main rig from a S939 venice core 3000+ to an opteron 165 that I bought off of a forum member here. I made sure to update the bios to the newest version for my motherboard (Asus A8N-E). Here are my system specs: Opteron 165 stock speeds stock volts Asus A8n-e with...
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    Regarding Paypal: Do I need to add funds to my account before I pay someone?

    The title is rather self-explanatory, but my bank account is registered and verified with Paypal. I'm not sure if I need to transfer the funds from my bank account to Paypal first, then pay someone, or if Paypal will automatically withdraw the funds for me. Thanks.
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    60GB PS3 only $439.99 CANADIAN at Futureshop!!! Comes with a free Blu-ray movie!

    I was planning to buy a PS3 with the recent price drop to 550CAD, but this deal seems way too good to pass up. It appears to be both online and in-store, and goes to the 19th.
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    When signing up for Paypal, should I sign up for a "Personal" or "Premier" Account?

    All you experienced traders/ebayers could you give a few words of advice? Thanks.
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    With all the cable companies attempting to shaft everybody in the HD era...

    After reading about the current cablecard issues with PCs, and the numerous restrictions and technical problems with many providers, as well as the design itself, I thought that perhaps there may be a solution. Establish a non-profit organization, that charges a reasonable user fee to pay for...
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    We all know the real reason for Sony discontinuing the 20GB PS3

    Recently I had began to consider purchasing a PS3. For $559 CAD, the 20GB PS3 was a decent deal compared to the 360 Elite, which is listed at the same price. Unfortunately, nowhere seemed to list them and everybody had been OOS since launch. After denying the demise of the 20GB unit for so long...
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    Why did the PS1 use black discs?

    The only reasons I could think of were for style or maybe copy protection.
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    Should I stick with my 7800GT and wait until the next gen comes out or jump on one of the 7900GTO deals?

    Well, as many of us with year old cards are pondering, should we go for this great deal or wait for possibly much higher performance. Personally, I plan to stick with XP for a while, so i'm not even sure that waiting for a higher performance DX10 card would be worth it. Also, I have a Zalman...
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    Are the Logitech X-530s shielded?

    I just recently ordered an overstock Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2060U off of Azatek. I was wondering if the X-530s (specifically the satellites) are in fact magnetically shielded. I searched the intarweb high and low but could not find any reviews which said anything about shielding. Also, the...
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    6800GS - it's a mobile 6800ultra minus 25Mhz...

    After reading the 6800GS article and pondering for awhile, i realized that the 6800GS core is the same one as the 6800Ultra Mobile. It should overclock quite nicely... sounds like a great card, and i would buy one if i already didn't have a 7800GT. Discuss.
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    I feel like such a noob asking this but....

    No, not using uber Jedi powers. I dl'ed 3dmark 05, forgot that it was dowloading and turned off the pc. When I turn the pc back on after i've realized my mistake and go to delete the .part and shortcut files, i cannot delete them because they are "in use". What is this bs?
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    On the pronunciation of "EVGA"

    So, do you say it: ev-guh or Eee-Vee-Gee-Ehhh?
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    BF2 troubles - serious startup issue

    My friend is unable to play bf2. It displays the initial bf2 logo, then goes to full black screen, and then crashes to desktop. After failure to start, task manager doesn't show any indication of bf2 running. We've updated the graphics drivers to 77.77 (cleaned with DC first, of course)...
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    New rig finally up and running (w/7800GT goodness!)

    Well, she's all fired up. Here are the specs: Antec Slk3000B Seasonic S12-430HB Thermalright XP-90 Nexus 120mm and 92mm fans Asus A8N-E modded w/ Zalman NB47J 3000+ Venice (8 hours prime stable @ 2.4 and stock voltage) 1GB Corsair VS Dual Channel eVGA 7800GT @ 445 core/ 1070 mem...
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    Having trouble overclocking with my ASUS A8N-E.

    Here's my setup: 3000+ Venice 1GB Corsair VS Asus A8N-E, rev. 2.00, bios 1005/modded with NB47J eVGA 7800GT Seasonic S12-430HB Thermalright XP-90 I have been following Zebo's A64 guide with little success. I set my RAM to 100MHz (200MHz ddr of course) and SPD timings, HTT multi at 3...
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    Could someone post a link for Coolbits?

    The title is self-explanatory, but I was wondering about Coolbits vs. Rivatuner. Anyone care to comment?
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    Drive Rails on SLK3000B-A mildly retarded monkey could come up with a better design...

    For any of you SLK3000B owners, i need your help! I can't seem to be able to get the damn optical drive in.
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    For my new build, a 7800GTX is in the budget, but should i just go with a 6800GT as I am limited to 1280x1024

    As the above states, i'm not sure about whether to stretch for a 7800GTX in my new build. I realize that it will be bottlenecked badly at 1280x1024, but for future games doesn't it have much more pixel shading power than the 6800 series? I won't be upgrading the video card for two years if i...
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    How much difference has 2GB of ram vs. 1GB made to your gaming/other apps?

    As the above states, i'm not sure on 2 vs. 1 GB. For gaming, especially BF2, has anyone who upgraded from 1 to 2 GB noticed differences? Thanks.
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    A8N-E w/NB47J.... will a 7800GTX fit on this?

    I'm building a silent gaming rig, with an SLK3000B, S12, Nexus fans, XP-90, and so on and so forth. I plan to mod the A8N-E with a NB47J to silence the chipset, and was wondering if a large card like the 7800GTX will fit. I realize an NV5 will not fit, but maybe a VF-700. I do not prefer, but...
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    In BF2, does anybody know how to change your name?

    As I have stated, I have tried changing it to no avail. I even deleted the account off of my machine, changed my name again at gamespy, and retrieved the account. Still, the old name came up. I emailed EA tech. support, and while the response was quick and polite, it was otherwise useless. Help...
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    I'm getting an error in the forum search...

    Here it is....
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    Where are all the Xpress S939 boards?

    It looked very promising when I saw the preview, but barely any motherboards have come out so far that use it: the MSI RS480M2-IL and a Foxconn one. The NF4 boards are great too, but wouldn't retailers sell lots of boards based on the Xpress if some better ones were out? Hopefully DFI, Asus, or...
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    So I installed the updates for Firefox....

    See above^^^. All help is appreciated.
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    Win XP Home vs. Pro

    Normally, I would just buy XP Home, but if I am going to a Lan party or just on a network with more than 2 computers, do I need pro? I dont care about the remote access or "enhanced" security. Thanks.
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    Good registry cleaner?

    I regularly defrag, virus scan, run adaware, and delete temporary internet files, but I have heard that cleaning the registry is a good thing to do. If so, what is a good, reputable, free, cleaner? Thanks.
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    Anybody had a good/bad experience with ZipZoomFly?

    As I was saying, I was thinking about ordering an Evga 6800GT off of them because they ship to Canada and their price, which works out to about $500 Canadian, is much lower than any Canadian retailers. On pricegrabber.com, most reviews of ZipZoomFly are good, but there are a few very negative...
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    Do you have to pay to use Steam?

    Hi. I just downloaded Counterstrike 1.6 and Steam. I was under the impression that CS and Steam were free. I own a copy of Half-Life. Then when after I install Steam it says for me to create a new account or use an old one. Is it free or do I have to pay. If so, can I just download CS1.6 without...
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    A good (free) driver cleaner?

    Just as simple as the title suggests. Any recommendations? Thanks.
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    Ram giving me artifacts in Doom 3

    I downloaded the D3 Demo, ran it, and im getting mostly white but some red snow. I have a A64 3400+, MSI K8N-NEO Platinum, an ATI 9800Pro 128mb, and Corsair Twin-X 1024 XMS 3200LL 2-3-2-6 (My current timings are 2-3-3-10, because that is optimal for A64). At first I thought it was the video...
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    Is 57-60 degrees Celcius ok for a A64 3400+ w/ stock hsf?

    I have a MSI K8N-Neo Platinum 250Gb. My case is well ventilated (Coolermaster Wavemaster w/2 intake fans, 1 exhaust fan, 2 psu fans, there is a mesh grille for ventilation in side panel, and blowhole is in place with no fan.). I am running stock cooling, hsf unit is all aluminum, is this the...
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    Norton Anti-Virus 2004

    I bought Norton Anti-Virus 2004 and was wondering if I can shut it down completely so it doesn't consume any system rescources. I absolutely hate 5,000 programs running in the background and in the Systray, but I just want to scan the computer maybe twice a week. I already have a hardware...
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    Hoow to install a SATA HD???

    Hi, this is my first build. I have a MSI K8-NEO Platinum Mobo and a (OEM)Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k250 SATA Hdd. The motherboard came with a floppy with sata drivers. How do I install hard drive w/drivers after I put the computer together and make sure it posts? All help will be appreciated...
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    Does CAS Latency make a noticeable difference?

    See Above.
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    Is this enough power for D3?

    Hi, I'm planning on this config for my next system that I'm building myself. These are the (relevant) specs: Athlon 64 S939 3500+ ASUS A8V Deluxe Corsair TwinX-1024Mb 3200 2-3-3-6 Ati Radeon 9800 Pro* Will this config be able to run D3 at an acceptable framerate (24fps and up)? I will run at...
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    Any ghosting on 172X?

    As the above statement says, I am thinking of buying the Samsung 172X but had heard that some people had noticed ghosting on it , despite the 12ms response time. Does anyone here own one or used one. Did you have a good/bad experience? Thanks.
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    What is a good router?

    My friend is looking for a new router and is wondering what make/model he should buy. Any suggestions on a (wired) router? Thanks.