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    Gaming and File server in one possible?

    Hi All, It's been a while since I've posted here and do apologize if it is in the wrong sub-forum. Would appreciate any advice on the matter listed above. My current rig is an: i5 2500K 8GB RAM GeForce 1070 ~6TB HDD and ~1TB SSD It is currently my gaming PC. Recent games however are starting...
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    Mobo recommendation ~$120-150

    Hey all, been a while since my last post. Been thinking about getting a new rig. The following are what I would like for now: Intel i7-4970K Corsair Vengeance PC1866/C9 2x8GB MSI Frozr GTX 970 4GB Main usage will be for gaming. Historically, I've never been one to go for multi-GPU options so...
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    RAID controller vs Mobo RAID

    So, it finally happened, I lost my main data drive, of which I performed minimal back up. Seagate will restore everything so I'm not too upset. Having said that, knowing how lazy and forgetful I am, I just cannot rely on myself to backup my data in the future. So I decided that I should...
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    Excel Array formula

    Hey guys, I've been trying to learn more about array formulas (can't say I'm any good at them). Anyhow, I've been trying to essentially solve the following problem: Say you have a database such as the following: Item Part Price i7 CPU 300 Phenom CPU 200 5870...
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    OpenGL and FP accuracy in Trig

    Dear all, I've been learning OpenGL on and off for a few years now, trying out different things. I've typically never really concerned myself with the inner workings of the library but more on just using it and playing with the results. I finally decided to learn it properly so to speak, and...
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    Old Games - CyberMage : Darklight Awakening

    This is an old game, back in the mid 90s I think. It was near when I bought my first PC and my parents got me a few games for it (pretty sure they just randomly selected it). Anyway, this was my first foray into FPS. No idea what made me think of it, but I did, brought back some fun memories...
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    CPU vs RAM

    Hey guys, I made a minimalistic 3D engine some time ago. It has been a while since I have done any serious programming so instead of just grabbing the code again, I thought I'd just remake it. Its for fun anyway so I have no time limit/restrictions. Anyway, my question is this: is there any...
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    Computer freezing [SOLVED]

    I recently (~2 days) assembled this new PC with the following specs: Intel i7 920 (3x2GB) Apacer DDR3 RAM Intel SmackOver DX58 mobo nVidia 8800GTS 512MB WD 640GB drive Seagate 1TB drive Generic DVD-RW drive [Edit] OCZ gameXstream 600W Windows Vista 64-bit Ultimate I have had some...
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    Vista Home Premium OEM (ROSE)

    Hey all, I am looking to upgrade my CPU/RAM and figured I'll make the move to Vista. Anyway, while at the shops browsing for hardware earlier, I noticed that there is this version which is ever so slightly cheaper. I'm in Malaysia atm, if that changes anything. Non-ROSE, OEM versions...
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    8800GTS SLI vs 9800GTX?

    Hey all, I am planning an upgrade within the next month or two. As nVidia have just released the 9800GTX/GX2 cards, I am now wondering: I purchased the 8800GTS last month for my current system but was considering purchasing another to run them in SLI for my new system and reinstall the older...
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    4GB or 8GB of DDR2 RAM?

    Hi all, I am building a new system to replace my slightly aged PC. I am down to the last 2 decisions on this purchase. 1 is the OS - I'm still not certain about making the move to Vista but I likely will, which brings me to my second query, should I go for 8 gigs of RAM? I am limited (due...
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    Multiple displays

    As the topic title/summary says, does 3D performance take a hit at all when running multiple displays?
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    Engine fuel efficiency

    While I was still in university studying Engineering, we did some simple practical tests on an old Otto cycle engine. This engine does not have any of the modern advancement in current cars such as VVT etc, it was just a simple basic Otto cycle engine. We monitored its max power output point...
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    Bridged connections and my Router

    Ok, so I have been trying to use a VMware linux box running on my system to try to tunnel WoW traffic through to the main server. The issue I have however, is that my system is set up such that my modem is also a router. Now, VMware bridges the connection between its internal simulated...
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    ADSL network lag

    My ISP isn't great, but due to where I am, I have to just accept them. Recently, about a month ago, I occasionally get high latency. Whenever this occurs, I find that pinging the server I'm connected to yields wildly high latency values (sometimes as high as 700+ms for a single hop). This also...
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    Portable PC

    So, time has come for another periodic upgrade of my main system. Its starting to have problems running the latest games at some insane resolution setting so I guess its time for a replacement. I'm not much for component replacement, I'd much rather just buy an entirely new system and just...
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    Your favourite review site?

    As the title suggests, which review site do you trust the most? I must say, that zero punctuation is my favorite atm. I know its for consoles, but I just love the reviewer, and I have one of the posters here for introducing it to me in one of the bioshock threads. Anyway, which site do u...
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    Want to build a File server

    Ok, so a few years ago, I used to think that backing all my data/movies etc to CD/DVD was enough until I had the bad experience of all the data on them being corrupted. So I decided to start storing them all on HDD. I tend to back up almost every thing I have, including my games and well, I'm...
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    Partition recovery

    I was altering my primary HDD (which holds the installations -- games/XP) such that I would have a free partition space to potentially install either Win98SE/ME for some backward compatibility with old software that does not work well in XP. I lost most of my old partitioning software when I...
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    Amount of bandwidth used for WoW

    Does anyone know roughly how much data gets exchanged with the game server for say an hour of gameplay? I'm using my university network and I don't particularly want to hog the connection and get a nasty email from them threathening disconnection.
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    Tracing the IP of an email

    I appologise if this is the wrong forum to post this in. My friends and I have recently been receiving emails from a yahoo mail account and we are trying to trace the email back to the original sender. I have looked through the email headers and did several "tests" with various emails in an...
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    AMD AthlonXP-M 2500+ freezes

    I built a spare computer from some "old" parts I had lying around after I sold part of my main system to a friend. The specs are now: AMD AthlonXP Mobile 2500+ Apacer 2x512MB PC2700 (2.5-3-3-7 by SPD) DFI nF2 u400S-AL GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB Creative SB Audigy I intially overclocked the...
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    MX518 -- My opinion

    My brand new and dented MX518 came in the mail today and after about an hour of gaming, I thought that I would share my experiences with the rest of the folks here at AT. In order to prevent any driver issues or driver related sensitivity, I used both mices without any logitech drivers. My...
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    AMD AthlonXP Mobile Overclocking

    Ok, I have never actually OCed an AthlonXP before so I'm not sure of what temperatures are normal. Currently, my AthlonXP-M 2500+ is running at 2.25GHz (166.7 x 13) and idles at around 48 C and loads at around 55 C. Is that safe? Or should I tune down the OC a bit to lower temperatures? Thanks!
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    CPU TIM removal

    I have currently started using Arctic Silver 5 but I removed the old TIM using a normal lint free tissue paper. I was just wondering if it is worth investing in a proper TIM cleaner? What do you guys think? Is there any major downside to just wiping of the old TIM? Thanks guys!
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    Why are there no ergonomic keyboards from logitech?

    I don't know about how most people feel, but since I started using the Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard, I can't go back to normal non-ergonomic keyboards. It just feels wrong and awkward. So my question is why doesn't Logitech manufacture an ergonomic keyboard? I tend to prefer Logitech...
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    RMA an AMD Athlon64 3200+? (UPDATE!!)

    I recently bought all the components for my new rig and set it up. Encountered some problems with the RAM modules but solved it by increasing the Vdimm to 2.8V and is memtest stable for ~6-8 hrs (I manually stopped the test since I needed to use the system). However, this system seems to fail...
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    Which monitoring program should I believe?

    Okay, here's the weird thing. For nvMonitor: CPU: 0.600V Core: 1.53V Mem: 1.58V In BIOS: CPU: 1.38V Mem: 2.82V I don't know what is "Core" measuring. In CPU-Z, the CPU voltage is 1.360V. So which is reporting it accurately? I seriously doubt that a cpu voltage of 0.6V is possible...
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    Am I running my RAM @ 1T?

    Hi! I was just wondering how you find out if your RAM is running a command rate of 1T? I have run CPU-Z and it returns: CAS: 2.5 RAS to CAS: 3 RAS Prechg: 3 Tras: 8 Trc: 12 DRAM Idle: 16 Anyway to deduce the info from there? Sorry if this is a...
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    Temps too high for the mobo?

    Hi all, I just made my build using a DFI LanParty NF4-SLI-D mobo, and these are my temps after running memtest for around 4 hours: CPU: 43-45 C PWM: 56-59 C Chipset: 53-56 C What is PWM? And are the temps for PWM & chipset way too high? I am NOT overclocking anything, but I am...
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    Bad batch of DIMMs from Corsair?

    I just recently built my rig and ran into problems when I was trying to install Windows. I would get BSOD even during the installation process. So I started testing the system using the "Ultimate Boot CD" and ran memtest and Prime for a short while just to make sure nothing major was wrong with...
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    AthlonXP "Barton" + nForce2 mobo stability problems?

    I just bought an AMD AthlonXP Barton 3000+ along with an Abit NF7-S2G board. The problem is that the system is ridiculously unstable with it crashing every 20m (sometimes even 5m from booting), max 30 mins. Anyone has any ideas what is going on wrong? I ran memtest86 for 5hrs+ and it didn't...
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    Selling old components and uses for a new "old" pc

    Ok, here's the deal. My friend's pc server recently got "fried" and since my current pc has practically the same specs, I've agreed to sell parts of it to him. AMD AthlonXP 2000+ £20 Gigabyte GA-7VR (KT266) £20 ATI Radeon 9600XT £60 Which brings the total to £100 (~$...
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    Another "please rate my build" thread

    Ok, I will be getting this rig in about 2 weeks time, so, please critique it as much as possible: AMD Athlon64 3500+ (not OCing) Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe (any noticable difference from the non-deluxe version?) 2x512 Corsair VS PC3200 CL2.5 --2x1GB Corsair TwinX C2PT PC3200 (2-3-3-6)-- REMOVED...
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    Raptor vs Maxtor 16MB...

    Okay, there was a thread here a few days ago about this but I can't seem to find it now. I tried doing a search and it doesn't seem to want to accept 'raptor' as search parameter so I am truly sorry for repeating this question but, which would you honestly pick? The a 74.4GB WD Raptor or a...
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    Dual Monitor Setup Gaming issue

    I don't know if this is the right forum to ask this so forgive me if its out of topic. Here's my problem: I currently run a dual monitor set-up and also game often. With FPSes, its fine, but with games such as Neverwinter Nights or RTS games, I can't scroll on the screen edge as the cursor...
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    Transporting LCDs halfway across the world?

    Ok, I only recently got my Dell 2005FPW and absolutely love it. However, I will be returning home to Malaysia soon (currently in the UK) and was just wondering if it would be a bad idea to bring the LCD along with me on the airplane. I of course intend to wrap it with copious amounts of bubble...
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    RAM running @ 1T

    I'm really sorry if this has been asked many times or if its a really dumb question (have tried searching for it but couldn't find any matches). The only thing I'm wondering about RAM is if you need specific type of RAM to run @ 1T? Most of the RAM I've seen only state the timings like...
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    Good RAM for OCing

    I've read Zebo's review on RAM timings and how they are not that crucial for an AMD Athlon64 architecture and therefore have decided to go with cheap Corsair Value or GeIL value RAM. Also, I have decided to go with an 3200+ for the 10x multiplier. I haven't built this system yet, but I am...
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    Antec Neopower?

    Hi guys, I'm planning to build this rig over the next couple of months (getting parts from various places): AMD Athlon 3500+ Asus A8N-SLI GeForce 6800 GT SB Audigy 2 ZS WD 74GB Raptor Seagate 200GB SB Audigy 2 ZS Antec Sonata Dell 2005FPW The only part of this system I'm still...