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    Asus A8V deluxe, AMD 64 3500, 4gb ram- what gpu?

    Host PC: Asus A8V deluxe 4gb ram AMD 64 3500+ onboard asus audio GeForce 7600 GT Yes, quite an old system. I'd like to be able to play GTA4 and Bad Company 2, even on middle of the road settings, without building an entirely new system. Is there an 8x AGP graphics card I can put...
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    username change?

    I don't even remember why I chose this name. Is it possible for a username change? Thanks :D (if an admin reads this and has the power and will to change it, I'd like something related to mexican food, or dirtbikes. Surprise me.)
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    Compact build for my mom- good or bad idea?

    She wants a more compact system. I can save by only buying what's necessary for a new form factor, re-using her optical drive, hard drives, psu, etc. Thermaltake LANBOX Lite VF6000BNS Black SECC Gaming Cube Computer Case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133045 ASRock A780LM...
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    What are the neatest 5.25" bay gadgets?

    I have a thermaltake xaser 3 supertower and it had plenty of bays already. I'm thinking of upgrading to an even more monolithic TT product if possible, one with maybe 6 or 7 bays on the outside. Already I've seen a sd card reader array (so handy!) a toaster and a cupholder + cigarette lighter...
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    Trying to find if this PHP webapp exists

    I don't really want to run a blog, or twitter (ew), but I'd like to have a simple PHP page that I can update with what I'm working on, without an archive. Example: "Bob is working on a client's proposal." That's it. Just simple data. I could write this myself but my ability in PHP is...
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    Wiring up dishwasher, dented electrical part... am I making a mistake?

    This is the forum with the smartest people I know, so I'm asking here. I bought a dishwasher on clearance at Lowes. Saved a couple hundred bucks. The bottom of the door got bent on the way back when it fell over, c'est la vie. I don't really give a damn, I can straighten it out with a rubber...
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    Is anyone familiar with advanced greasemonkeying?

    (Firefox plugin, allows you to modify displayed elements) I've gotten around to modifying the nuts and bolts of websites I frequent (via platypus) so they are more readily customized, but I'm not that good with javascript in general. There's a website I want to register on that limits...
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    Get a Toshiba Satellite M105-S3074?

    It's a display model at Staples and is marked down to $750. With tax it'll come to 810. I know this model was new in June. I really like the size. I could just get the $600 Acer 5050 at Wal-Mart ($650 with tax) but the difference isn't really that big in price.. one is big, the other is nice...
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    Compact fileserver

    The idea is that it is in a locked room of my house and totally safe and secure. I could store my tax and business records on it. Submitted for approval: ASUS M2N-MX Socket AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 6100 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard $75.99 APEVIA X-QPACK-NW-BK/420 Black Aluminum 1.0 w/ ABS...
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    Building an "invisible" file server

    Critical Attributes: Compactness Silent Long term durability (run 24/7 unmaintained for 3+ months at a time) No thermal or EFI signature I'm thinking, a mini/micro atx case, and a pair of raided 200gb drives. Silent fans. Rubber grommets between everything to deaden sound. Mylar casing...
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    Cheapest laptop for wifi?

    I basically just need to be able to run 2K/XP/NT, access WIFI, and browse the net. As long as it isn't painfully slow like a 500 mhz was.. Tips?
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    Build the ultimate high end PCs locally?

    I was thinking that I could design out a few (2-3) bleeding edge systems, one for gaming, one for home theater, and one that does both. Things that cost 4-5k in hardware and toss on another 2 for my labor, and advertise. Even if I only sell one or two, that's profit! I see enough morons in...
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    If you wanted to build and sell some PCs locally.. what would you do?

    I'm talking about getting parts, power level of systems, etc. My main draw would be that people could drive over in a few minutes and have me fix the PC overnight instead of going through a tech support system with some guy halfway around the world first. Any suggestions?
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    Cheapest box I can build?

    I need to set up a replacement electronic loom control PC, basically it needs to run windows 98 or 95 and operate software that interfaces with an electronic loom, the 75mhz system that was doing this before is no longer booting. Obviously this needs to be done on the cheap. Basically I need...
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    Brother DCP-110C owners?

    Where is the USB port? I bought an unused display model and can't find the USB port *anywhere*.
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    I hate eBay

    it sucks
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    weird auction

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6056014456 Holy crap. Words fail me. Why isn't this on fark / slashdot now?
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    Map software.. nothing I can find has what I want :\

    I want something that is basically like mapquest/google maps, but lets me input and bookmark unlimited addresses, along with adding info for each one to display on their little thumbtack/popup bubble. Anything? Google earth was positively useless for this since it didn't have overlay maps for my...
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    How does this custom case look?

    http://www.pelicanoem.com/cases/2bo_1450.html ;) I can fit a micro-atx and psu inside it. Mmmmmyesh! Only issue is cabling out.. Better fit is http://www.casesbypelican.com/app-1200.htm though.
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    Compact build: how is this Mobo?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813153027 Are there better motherboards for my money with those features? Basically I want onboard video (dvd capable) and 4 channel minimum audio that isn't absolute crap, or no onboard video. The review lists it as getting 40fps in CSS...
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    *HELP* XP Pro sysfile freeze on boot.. (mup.sys) need to find something else

    I've tried all the hardware possibilities.. anyway I found this on one other board Where is that setting? I think that's it, because I put the HDD into my running pc, changed the registry setting, and put it back, and now it freezes on the next last sys file.
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    DELETE

    DELETE
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    Email away message software

    I wish I had a plugin for thunderbird so that when I get an email while I'm asleep, it repliees to them and tells them I'll get back to them ASAP.
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    Dunebuggy/offroad computer

    http://www.glamisdunes.com/invision/index.php?showtopic=67347 As you can see by scrolling down, some of the panels have LCDs integrated for use with GPS etc. I haven't got a straight answer on what sort of PC is used with them. Maybe it's just a Palm CE or something, that makes sense...
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    If you were going to build and sell computer systems..

    What setups and prices would you use? :P I know almost everyone on here has thought it out, so have I but it's been a year or two. I'm thinking of doing it on a small scale, build up a nice shiney game system and sell at a 10-20% markup.
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    A program that sorts things? :P (better than it sounds)

    I've backed up my system over to new OS's and HDDs over and over. I've got around 10-20 gigs of stuff that is maybe 30% redundant. What I would like is a program that sorts it. All of it. It would put all graphical files in their own set of folders, based on date, md5, name, and size (or it...
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    Wireless in-house audio?

    The little transmitters designed for in-car audio from an iPod to the car radio don't cut it. She would like a way to listen to internet radio stations on her PC and listen to it several rooms away, easily. I can't seem to find USR 'soundlinks' anywhere, and the nifty Wi-Fi solutions are too...
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    I'd like to replace my mom's PC + WIFI

    With something modern yet cheap. She doesn't need to do anything like gaming, but I want her on a faster, more reliable system. I bet it could be done for under 200 bucks. All I really need is the mobo+cpu+ram+psu+HD. I even have an existing ATX case but might go with something new. I could...
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    Getting my old system back up and running

    It's a tyan-via motherboard with an intel 800mhz, old stuff. Basically I'm getting a new HD, new monitor, new case, and new ram (stuffed the old ram into my mom's pc when I built my new pc) so I can have an additional PC running. This puts me at around $200 counting shipping. (I'm in TN now so I...
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    Both my DSL modem and Router want to be firewalls. UGH.

    So I have a bellsouth supplied wirespeed dual connect, and a belkin router, which works alright. The modem wants to act as a DHCP server. I can't uncheck this option until I disable IP passthrough. I'd like to set it the IP passthrough device to my router, but argh. This is basically...
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    Building a Media Center PC? Interesting idea..

    Requirements: 5.1 Audio control DVD playback Audio CD playback Control of multiple televisions + audio (ie: being able to play something on the big tv + system, and also being able to play something on the solitary tv with built in speakers downstairs, possibly just the same thing)...
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    Winamp Plugin that I want for internet radio

    After a song is done playing, I'd have an option to save it. That would rule.
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    Audigy 2ZS Platinum Pro + Klipsch 5.1 + Winamp 5.1

    I don't really like the Creative software package. The only thing I *DO* like about it is the audio controls that let me choose what to use as a microphone input. The CMSS sounds like crap, but if I don't turn it on, I only get my music out of the front two channels. Now, once I installed it...
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    New gfx card for friend

    My friend has a geforce 4 mx440. He has a budget of 150$ and wants to play BF2 with me. His specs are 1 gig regular ram, 3.1ghz intel. I have a Radeon 9600 256mb DDR which only cost me 120$ around eight months ago. What would be a good option for him? Things like mine that I was looking...
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    Javascript: can I detect non-js users and modify the page for them?

    Suppose I have an iframe and instead of an internal scrollbar, a pair of arrow buttons that people hover their mouse over to scroll up and down. (Hm, I should edit the code so that if they click the button it scrolls 2x as fast) Suppose that someone without js visits my webpage. They are...
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    Water filtration systems? + bonus air filter q

    I figure this forum has the smartest people I can ask about something. I've got a R/O unit that needs some membrane replacement and am considering either repairing it or getting a distillation system. That covers drinking water. I'm on city water, and I'd like to filter the chlorine, and the...
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    CSS Image maps

    I did it- www.muzzleflash.biz (not advertising as I haven't put any actual content on) Whole design took me a few hours, I already knew how to do iframes and learned everything else, copied the js script and will try to have a system where people without js get scrollbars in the iframes.
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    Best all-in-one Printer/Scanner/Copier?

    I want to get something for my mom that prints really well including photos, scans well, and does good photocopies without being crappy when it comes to ink/toner refills and cleaning. What's the best? Cheapest isn't the issue here- I'm looking for quality without being exorbitantly expensive...
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    *RAGE* Microsoft Update CRIPPLES MY FTP

    Maybe some of you have read my posts in the pas puzzling over why my FTP upload capability was brutally crippled and unable to work for files over 2k. Maybe you saw the little video I put on yousendit of a 20k file attempting to upload, uploading 12k, and then having the upload speed slowly drop...
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    Sonofa.. reinstalled XP over XP, I want my old username back

    My old username on Xp was 'blackburn'. I installed xp over itself after slipstreaming and using nlite (thanks guys! :D! it fixed the ftp problem) and now my username is 'forfuckssakes' because I can't use 'blackburn'. I went and deleted the blackburn folder from documents and settings...