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    Installing upgrade version of Win 7 on new SSD

    So your saying that microsoft expects you to reinstall XP and then upgrade to 7 every time you reinstall windows? That sounds ridiculous. How did MS know before I was "upgrading" before when I would format the delete the partition, create a new one and then make a clean install? Because that...
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    Installing upgrade version of Win 7 on new SSD

    So I have reinstalled windows 7 many times but never on a brand new drive. I would always just wipe the partition and install clean. Now for the first time I am installing on a brand new SSD and I am unable to activate it. I get the error that the version is for upgrade only, no clean...
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    Best $100 case where cooling is most important

    Very nice but it's sold out. Eveywhere else in Canada is asking ~$100
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    Best $100 case where cooling is most important

    I am looking for a case around $100 where cooling is most important. If it is quiet that is great but with my house getting upwards of 82f/28c in the summer, my internaltemps sky rocket versus fall-spring. Don't need anything fancy but USB 3.0, room for a 7870 and a larger corsair A70 and 3...
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    Simple Windows 7 install question

    My Dad has an older computer with an illegal copy of Windows XP. He wants to upgrade it to Windows 7. Will he be able to do this with the Upgrade version or does he need the full version. He is going to wipe the partition and do a clean install. I am getting a little confused if he can do it...
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    Retail Edge People....What kind of system did you put together?

    Ill be ordering my parts in the next few days. You have any idea what the free gift is if you earn 10,000 chips? All it says is a free gift but they dont say what.
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    is it bad to put two SATA HDs on same SATA channel ?

    your dfi board has 4 ports which means 4 sata channels. You can plug in 4 sata drives with each one using its own channel.
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    Quake 4/Battlefield 2 computer :D

    Didnt read all the posts but I dont think you want the big Typhoon on you Ultra D board. I may be wrong but I heard that it doesnt or extremely hard to fit on th the board. If you go with the XP-90 you will get roughly the same performance at half the weight. Plus its easy to install.
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    When are we going to get rid of ps2 ports on new mobos?

    Lots of people still use old PS/2 mice and keyboards, especially keyboards, i still do. My mobo comes with PS2 and 6 usb ports.
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    Question about my Vcore on my X2

    ALright thaks for the tip guys. Now I just need to find the vcore option to change it. Maybe I have gone blind but dont see anything called "vcore" like on my abit board. There is one called CPU VID or something like that which is defaulted to StartUp right now. It has options that looks...
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    Question about my Vcore on my X2

    So I have a X2 3800+ on my DFI Ultra D witha XP-90. Now I have my chip at at weak 2.2Ghz and one core fails prime after like 20 minutes although the temp does not go any higher then like 35. I decided to take a look at the vcore of the chip on CPU-Z and it stays at a steady 1.31v instead of...
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    Arctic Silver 5 that much better than AC3?

    I have some AC3 that has been in my fridge for 2 years but am building a new X2 system and will e overclocking it. Should I just use the AC3 I have here or is Arctic Silver 5 that much better where I should order a tube?
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    350W PS big enough for a 6800GS

    Excellent. I was pretty sure it would run since as you said, 350W recommended is put there so that any crappy 350W PS can run the card, while this is a nice Fortron Power Supply. Thanks a lot for the response guys.
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    350W PS big enough for a 6800GS

    A friend of mine was looking at upgrading from his 6600GT to the 6800GS. Would his Fortron be able to handle it. All he has is the following: A64 3200+, 1GB Ram, 1 SATA drive, 1 DVD Burner, and then the mobo. EVGA says minimum of 350W so I should trust them but just want to make sure...
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    Seagate SATA drive is giving me problems

    any other ideas?
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    Seagate SATA drive is giving me problems

    So the indexing was already disabled so that didnt work. I also went and disabled the tagged queuing and synchronous transfers but none of that worked. Any other ideas? Does my picture posted above of the device manager look correct?
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    Seagate SATA drive is giving me problems

    Where can I disable the indexing service? Under the properties of my Seagate drive I have disable tagged queuing and disable synchronous transfers. i will try disabling those and see if it does anything.
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    Seagate SATA drive is giving me problems

    So my first 120Gb Seagate drive gave me the same problems. I RMA'd it and I have the same problems so I know its not the drive thats faulty but something on my system. So my problem is that everyting seems fine with the drive until I play a games such as HL@ or BF2. I am running a Nforce 2...
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    Crashing computer due to dust

    I just use compressed air in a can or turn my shop vac on reverse and blow the crap out of my case.
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    Omg!! I'm panicing

    when you were closing the locking arm it made that noise? take out the CPU and make sure the pins are ok. Sometimes it makes a somewhat loud noise when securing the chip.
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    Upgrade now to PCI-e or stay with AGP

    With the current sales on at NCIX, it would cost me about an extra $60 to get the 6600GT and the PCI-e motherboard. Despite that, I am leaning towards the more expensive and future proof choice.
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    Upgrade now to PCI-e or stay with AGP

    I am building a system for a friend of mine and am stuck between a PCI-e mobo or an AGP mobo. He wants the computer to last a while and then upgrade it down the road. The main concern I have is if in the future AGP will no longer exist and then he would have to buy a whole new motherboard just...
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    54 degrees under load for a 3000+ venice OK?

    Yeah I did end up taking the heat sink off, and applied some Arctic Silver 3 but am getting identical temps. Did I apply the AS right? I followed the directions, rubbed some on the heatsink then cleaned it off, then put a small dap on the middle of the chip and bolted on the Heatsink. The AS3...
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    54 degrees under load for a 3000+ venice OK?

    haha no pic The airflow is fine, the case is pretty empty. The paste could be the only problem as like I said, i did rub it around a bit with my fingers. I guess I will just let Prime run longer and see how it goes.
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    54 degrees under load for a 3000+ venice OK?

    I just built a rig for my bosses daughter who is going to college. I installed the stock heatsink and fan but wasa a little careless and kinda mucked up the heat paste with my fingers, I just forgot it was on the bottom of the HS. Anyway I went ahead and installed everything and am now runnign...
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    any opinions on this Samsung LCD monitor?

    On slahdot they repoted that Samsung had a new pixel warrenty but it was then updated saying it was only in South Korea. Edit: Also just so you know, that $399 price is canadian funds, so that is equal to around $320 American.
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    any opinions on this Samsung LCD monitor?

    I firste read it at slashdot but I just saw that it was corrected to only be in affect in South Korea. So yeah I was wrong.
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    any opinions on this Samsung LCD monitor?

    I saw that the futreshop in town has the 712N. What are the difference betwwen the 710T and the 712N if the use the same panel? I am gonna go down there tomorrow and see if I like the picture quality on that 712N. Edit: I see that the differences between the "N" series and the "T" series is...
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    any opinions on this Samsung LCD monitor?

    Yeah i was also going to check there, all user revies seem to be great. I will be using this for gaming so I dont want any ghosting. Also with Samsungs new 0 dead pixel policy, its looking very tempting.
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    any opinions on this Samsung LCD monitor?

    Samsung LCD I am looking at getting a LCD monitor to replace my CRT. I know almost nothing when it comes to LCD's but see that this has a nice low 12ms response time and a 600:1 contrast ratio. Most reviews on the site seem positive and at almost 25% off it seems like a nice deal. Any one...
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    Z-680 or Z-5500?

    One of the things you may consider is that the 5500's are hardwired, meaning you cannot use different wire to connect the speakers. The 680's though use speaker wire so you can go to the store and buy higher grade wire, and the length that you want. Both of those systems should work great...
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    whats wrong with Mac's?

    3 main things in my opinion. 1. You cannot really pick and decide what you want. There iare a few different levels of the Computer and you get whatever is included. 2. The price. $3000 for a Computer with a geforce 5200...No thanks 3. Software. Very few games come out on the mac...
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    Question about onboard NF7-S sound VS Audigy ZS

    any other opinions?
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    Oh Crap...Bought an iPod Mini on a whim without doing HW

    I also have an iRiver H120 and I liek it a lot
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    Question about onboard NF7-S sound VS Audigy ZS

    I just got a nice deal on the Logitech Z-5300 which is a pretty decent system. I also play a lot of games so I would think the Gaming quality sound would improve quite a bit.
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    Question about onboard NF7-S sound VS Audigy ZS

    From what i understand, Soundstorm is only used when hooked up to the optical/digital out. Otherwise yuo are just using the crappy Realtek audio codec, is this true? If so I guess I would notice quite an audio improvement if I upgrade to an Audigy ZS, correct?
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    SLI power requirements?

    Thats a lot of money for a PS!
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    question about DVD+/-RW drives

    I use DVD shrink and nero to backup my movies, it works amazing. You analyze the dvd, select what you want to read off of the dvd such as bonus material and all the sound tracks. DVD shrink then automatically detects nero and burns it automatically for you.
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    Question about Soundstorm and speakers

    I am not really sure how the whole Soundstorm system works. I have a NF7-S which has Soundstorm on board. Now from what I understand unless I will only be using Soundstorm if I use the optical connection., otherwise I am just using the AC97 codec or whatever it is. I am looking at getting...