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    Game clients not downloading. QQ

    I can connect to the internet, download torrents, files from browser, yadda yadda. When I try to update my game clients through Steam or Blizzard the downloads won't start. Steam continuously pauses the download. I have no idea why it started doing this. Any help would be much appreciated...
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    Game clients not downloading. QQ

    I can connect to the internet, download torrents, files from browser, yadda yadda. When I try to update my game clients through Steam or Blizzard the downloads won't start. Steam continuously pauses the download. I have no idea why it started doing this. Any help would be much appreciated...
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    Headset question.

    I have a slight problem with hooking a headset up to my computer. I have a pair of beats solo headphones and they have a built in microphone/control unit, and i would like to use them on my computer as a headset, but the phones only have the single plug for phones and mic, and the computer has...
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    Best 16x PCI E for under $50?

    I'm looking for a replacement video card for under $50 for my friends rig, 310 PSU. Thanks in advance for any recommendations!
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    No Video Signal

    I haven't tested the monitor yet, but I'm almost certain the on-board video card has gone out in my friends computer, if it ends up being the case, I'll be looking for a video card. It's a Gateway, the PSU is only 305W and I have no intentions of investing in a bigger one, we just need a...
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    Help me choose a decent power supply.

    I don't even know what to begin looking for... This is the video card that I purchased, I need something that will work nicely and is decently priced. Thanks for any advice in advance!
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    RAM Latencies

    I was thinking about getting an additional 2gb of RAM soon, and the type of RAM I'm running in my PC now is no longer on the market. I have 2 512 DIMMS of Corsair XMS in my system right now, and I was looking to fill the 2 open spots with 2 1gig DIMMS of Corsair XMS. My question is, do the...
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    Building a gaming rig, your thoughts?

    I already have a Dell UltraSharp 2007WFP LCD Monitor, Logitech G5 Mouse, Logitech Elite Media Keyboard, Steelpad 5L Mousepad, and Logitech Z-5450 5.1 Speakers. I need the tower basically. With a budget of two-thousand dollars for the tower alone, what components would you choose if you were...
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    New Video Card, WoW Loading Error

    So I got a new video card, GeForce 6800XT (256MB AGP 8X) and when I load WoW only the background/audio come up, there are no onscreen options and the background was also somewhat choppy. I tried an error check, made sure I have the latest drivers and everything and still the same thing happens...
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    New Rig

    I'm planning on building a new rig, I need help deciding what would be best for a budget of twelve-hundred dollars. I will be needing a motherboard, processor, video card, and memory. Thank in advance for all of the great advice!
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    Motherboard Recommendations

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103546 Just looking for some recommendations on a good motherboard and video card to pair with my new processor. Thanks in advance, I really do appreciate the help!
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    Windows "stop" errors. PLEASE HELP!

    My computer has been restarting on its own while playing games for a week or two now. I had reformatted once and it solved the problem for a while, but it's starting to do it again. Sometimes when it restarts, it says that windows has recovered from a serious error. I had usually just clicked...
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    Changing from IDE to SATA

    Today I put my new serial ATA Maxtor hard drive into my computer. This replaced my former IDE HDD. My friend and I made sure that everything was connected properly with Raid wiring power supply, mobo, everything; yet when I go ahead and put in my Maxtor disk to prepare my PC to install...
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    Looking for the ultimate FPS CRT monitor!

    I'm looking for a CRT monitor that is good for FPS games, Counter-Strike in particular. I previously had an NEC FE991SB and got an LCD, sold my FE991SB and now they have been discontinued and I'm looking for a monitor that can match it's features, it had a "super bright mode," which made the...
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    Dead Power Supply?

    I came home today and my computer wouldn't turn on. When I hit the power it does absolutely nothing. It worked fine this morning. If it isn't the power supply, what are some other possibilities? How can I determine if the power supply is dead or not?
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    Getting a new motherboard/processor.

    I was looking into getting an MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum Motherboard/AMD64 3500+ 939. Is that choice of motherboard a good one? Any other suggestions?
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    Bad Ethernet Drivers?

    Okay, I play World of Warcraft and I've been getting bugs recently where everyone will show up as "unknown entities." I looked through some forums and found out that people will experience this problem if they have old network card drivers. I have an Nvidia NForce Ethernet On-board car...
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    Web Hosting

    I wasn't sure which catagory this would go under but yeah, I'm looking for a good web hosting company.. can anyone let me know of one?
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    Looking for a 19" Inch CRT

    I'm looking for the best flat screen 19" CRT monitor available.
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    Making a website for guild on WoW.. need help!

    I'm planning on making a website for keeping track of things within my guild and basically I need forums, and a web host. I have no idea how it works but I was checking out phpbb.com for their forum layout. How do I go about getting this all set up?
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    Dual Monitor Noob

    I currently play World of Warcraft and have a ViewSonic VP912b 19" LCD monitor. I love it for playing WoW because the color is amazing and there is little to no ghosting. I am planning on getting back to my old Counter-Strike ways and play competitively again, but CS or any first person...
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    Virtual Dub - Encoding in DivX/XviD

    I'm really new at this so cut me some slack. My friend and I are interested in making a WoW movie using Fraps, and VirtualDub to compress it into XviD, he got his XviD (1.0.2) a while back and I'm not able to find a link to download it, but even when I downloaded the newest version (1.0.3) and...
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    Forgot Windows Password

    I heard there was a program one could use to boot from a cd so that you can get into the computer and find out what your password was. Can anyone help me?
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    ATI's Website Down

    I have Windows XP Home Edition and I can't download the drivers because ATI's stupid website doesn't work for me for some reason, I need to download the Drivers for Windows XP Home but no catalyst control center stuff, I don't really like that whole thing too much. If anyone can give me a link...
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    ATI's Website Down

    Okay, I just reformatted my computer and ATI's website is down so I'm unable to download the Catalyst Drivers, I've searched for other websites that host the drivers but it just links it to ATI's website. Anyone know what I can do or why and how long ATI's site will be down?
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    Computer for under $300.00

    I am building a computer for a friend of a friend and they basically want it for under $300.00, this would be used for browsing the net and some basic gaming. What should the system include? No need for a monitor or any of that stuff.
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    New Christmas System!

    Where can I get a really good free Anti-Virus for my new Christmas System??
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    Ordering a 19" LCD tonight... need some oppinions!

    I'm planning on ordering myself a new LCD for lanning tonight, I want really nice color and a good ms. Clear and crisp also.
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    Shopping for 19" LCD Monitor

    System Specs: Radeon X800 Pro 2800+ 64Bit MSI K8N Neo Mobo 1GB Corsair XMS I'm planning on getting an LCD for lans because carting my 19" NEC FE991SB CRT is a nightmare everytime I get the urge to want to go to LAN. I was looking at the Samsung 910T and the Dell 1905FP. I play FPS...
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    Missing anything?

    ASPIRE (Turbo Case)Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 350W Power Supply, Model "ATXB5KLW/350" $44.50 Artec Black 52x32x52 CD-RW Drive, Model WSM-52Z-B, OEM $30.49 Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model WD800BB, OEM Drive only $56.50 Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel Kit 184 Pin...
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    Okay, ordering PC tonight, help me choose quick!

    I have a limit of $800.00 and I was wondering what I should get? This limit must include a copy of Windows XP Home and a monitor.
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    Problem - Video Card or Virus?

    My brother claims he didn't do anything... so heres the story. He was getting ready to listen to some music on winamp and poof, the monitor turns off. He trys to turn it on and it as soon as the window's loading screen it restarts itself, it continues to do this over and over until you shut it...
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    Buying a Gig of ram. Help me choose.

    I'm planning on buying a gig of ram: Components: Asus Mobo P4 2.4 GHz HT Nvidia GeForceFX 5900 Ultra 120G HDD CDRW/DVDROM FLOPPY ACRYLIC CASE 480W PSU
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    Building a computer for my little brother for XMAS, need help!

    Okay here goes, I'm building a PC for my brother for Christmas, my mom is giving me $700.00 as a budget. I know that he likes to play games such as World of Warcraft (Great Game), Diablo II, Counter-Strike (Great Game), and City of Heroes (His Favorite - Most Important). Using the budget of...
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    What are the benefits of having RAID 0?

    I was thinking about getting another hard drive because my is filling up at a rapid rate and was wondering what the benefits of getting an identical hard drive and running RAID 0 would be? Would this be easy to setup? Thanks for any help!
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    How do I go about getting a T1 connection in my home office?

    I have a small business and am trying to find an ISP for T1 or higher and I don't know anything about it so I figured I'd post on here. The reason I'm trying to get a T1 is because my current DSL provider (Cincinnati Bell Zoomtown) cuts out on me all of the time. They've been to my house...
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    Diablo II Problem

    I use reforce which is a refresh locker for all my FPS games and I just bought diablo II and I was wondering how I can make the resolution on diablo II 800x600 instead of 640x480. Seems like that might be what is causing the problem, is refresh lock. Anyway I can make diablo II compatible with...
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    Blurry NEC FE991SB Monitor

    I have an NEC FE991SB and it's been blurry lately. I've tried it on my brothers computer so I don't think it is the monitor. I think it's my video card. ATI Radeon X800 Pro. It only is blurry sometimes especially the words when typing or reading. They get really blurry and hard to read. Is...
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    Getting new ram, help me choose.

    I'm planning on getting a gig of ram for christmas I was wondering what I should get. System Specs: (Was once a POS Compaq) Using the compaq format disc, deleted all of the dumb stuff (everything), is there really a need to get a new copy of Windows XP Home? I bought a new mother board...
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    Good 19"+ LCD

    Which LCD monitor is best for fps games? 19"+ please.