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    g*ddam phantom facebook url's

    This is happenning more and more and it's driving me nuts... Click a link, check it out, click the back button to go back to where I was. Nothing happens. Click back button again, nothing happens. Click the little down arrow next to the back button to see the page history, and find one or...
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    Updating ATI video drivers crashes system

    This problem is driving me crazy, hoping someone can offer some advice. About a month ago I built a new PC with a Gigabyte P55-UD3R motherboard and an ATI Radeon 5870 video card. I am running catalyst driver version 9.10. Everything is running fine, except for an occasional freeze-up that...
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    COD2 Benchmarks??

    I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card, primarily for COD2. Really need to see how this game performs on the various cards out there, but COD2 benchmarks are conspicuously missing from even the most recent video card reviews I can find. C'mon, the game's been out for 2 weeks! Does anyone...
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    COD2 Benchmarks??

    Looking to upgrade my graphics card, primarily for COD2. Really need to see how this game performs on the various cards out there, but COD2 benchmarks are conspicuously missing from even the most recent video card reviews I can find. Does anyone know of any review sites that have started...
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    HELP - can't get lower CPU multipliers to work on Asus A7N8X nForce2 mobo

    I'm really baffled by this, need some expert help. Just assembled an Athlon XP 2400+ on an Asus A7N8X motherboard. In stock configuration, the 2400+ uses a 133/266 FSB, a multiplier of 15, and runs at 2.0 GHz. stock: 133 * 15 = 2000 I want to run the CPU at stock frequency (2 GHz), but with a...
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    Huge discrepency between CPU temp reported by BIOS vs. Asus Probe

    Just got my Asus A7N8X (nForce2) up and running with an Athlon XP 2400+. Here's my cooling setup - Thermaltake Tornado 7+ copper heatsink/fan (70mm fan, speed set to medium - 5000 rpm), Arctic Silver II, a Lian Li case with 4 case fans, an Enermax PS with 2 fans. Running everything at stock...
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    HELP - can't get lower multipliers to work on Asus A7N8X nForce2 mobo

    I'm really baffled by this, need some expert help. Just assembled an Athlon XP 2400+ on an Asus A7N8X motherboard. In stock configuration, the 2400+ uses a 133/266 FSB, a multiplier of 15, and runs at 2.0 GHz. stock: 133 * 15 = 2000 I want to run the CPU at stock frequency (2 GHz), but with...
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    Huge discrepency between CPU temp reported in BIOS vs. Asus Probe

    Just got my Asus A7N8X up and running with an Athlon XP 2400+. Here's my cooling setup - Thermaltake Tornado 7+ heatsink/fan (70mm fan, speed set to medium - 5000 rpm), Arctic Silver II, a Lian Li case with 4 case fans, an Enermax PS with 2 fans. Running everything at stock speeds. When I go...
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    nForce2 and 400MHz FSB???

    From Anand's Comdex Day 2 coverage: "Today AMD announced the name of their ClawHammer processor - Athlon XP 64. At the same keynote they had nForce2 motherboards running with a 400MHz FSB. We just received confirmation (although AMD won't announce it until much later) that Barton will be...
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    Heatsink/fan for XP 2400+ ??

    Just bought a Asus A7N8X nForce2 motherboard and an Athlon XP 2400+. Looking for hs/fan recommendations. Right now I'm considering: CoolerMaster HHC-001 (the one with the heatpipes) Thermalright AX-7 Both have goten great reviews, but I'm not sure if they'd cool well enough for a 2400+. And...
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    Can I run an XP2400+ @333 FSB, no overclock, without raising voltage?

    Just ordered an Asus A7N8X nForce2 motherboard from Newegg, along with some Corsair PC2700 CAS2 memory. I want a CPU that I can run at 333 FSB, with synchronous memory. But I don't want to spend $300+ for one of the "official" 333 fsb processors. The 2400+ normally runs at 15 x 133, for a 2.0...
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    HELP - Computer slows down for a few seconds every few minutes

    Over the past two weeks, my computer has developed a very strange slowdown problem. I first noticed this while playing UT. Every few minutes (usually 2-5 minutes), the computer just slows down for 5-10 seconds. I mean REALLY slows down, so that the framerate is about 1-2 fps and the game is...
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    Have router/Need wireless - should I buy a WAP or a new wireless router?

    I have a 3 year old Ugate 300 router, but want to add wireless to my home network. I could just go out and buy a WAP to use with the Ugate router, but in shopping I found that a new wireless router with a 4 port switch costs about the same as a WAP. Not sure if I should get a new router or...
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    8k7a problems solved... Newegg Rocks!

    I posted here a few weeks ago after I bought an Epox 8k7a motherboard and an Athlon 1400 from Newegg, and I couldn't get the system to POST. I troubleshot the situation for a full day, tried several power supplies, removing components, reseating cards, etc. and could not get the system to POST...
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    Help!! 8k7a with 1.4 GHz Athlon won't POST!

    I am at my wits end troubleshooting this problem. Just bought a new EP-8k7a, Athlon T-Bird 1.4/266 (both from Newegg), and a 256MB stick of PC2100 DDR (from Crucial). Assembled the system, and it won't POST. The POST LED on the motherboard kust immediately says 'FF' when powered on. And I...
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    Visiontek Geforce3 - quality issues

    Just picked up a Visiontek Geforce3 for $349 at Best Buy. Unfortunately I ran into a few quality issues: Problem 1 - The card comes with aluminum heatsinks epoxied to the memory chips, and when I opened the box I found that one of the heatsinks had fallen off. So I reattached it by spreading...