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    Nvidia 580 GTX Crashes with Purple Screen

    If this has been discussed I apologize, but after a search of the forums I couldn't find my issue. I've had my Nvidia GTX580 for quite some time now, but the periodic crashes I'm getting have finally led me to ask for help. During the middle of gameplay the computer will crash to a uniform...
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    Trouble with Samsung 830 OS Install

    Howdy! First off, I searched the threads to see if anyone has had my issue without much luck....so I'm throwing this out there because I'm just not smart enough to figure this out.... I've got an older computer that I've put into service as a HTPC. I've been using it more, and I wanted to...
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    Can't see anything in Devices and Printers

    Hello. I have Win 7 Ultimate. I recently had some networking issues that I resolved and everything connects great. But now when I try to setup my network printer on my main PC I can't even see the Devices and Printers section. I just get the green bar......and nothing. When I go to make a...
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    Computer won't post, and constantly reboots itself

    *sigh* Installing new peripherals can be very irksome. I have an older (but still fairly powerful) PC that used to be my gaming rig. I've converted it to become my new HTPC and have connected to my Sharp 70" LED 3-D TV. Everythign was working GREAT. Then I installed a new Samsung Blu-Ray...
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    Error Reinstalling Win7 on Asus ROG G53SW

    Hey All, My particular ROG laptop came with a single 500GB harddrive, so I always had plans to purchase an SSD seperately put a fresh install on it to get away from the bloatware and then reinstall and reformat the original 500GB drive. So I watched a VERY helpfull video on youtube on how to...
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    Connecting an Xbox 360 to a HP ZR30W

    Hopefully someone here has tried this.....I'm normally a PC gamer, but I picked up an xbox 360 fairly cheap and I wanted to us my HP ZR30W monitor as the display. This monitor is great, but doesn't have many video outputs. My DVI port is used by my PC running at 2560X1600 resolution. I have...
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    Connecting an Xbox360 to my HP ZR30W Monitor

    Hopefully someone here has tried this.....I'm normally a PC gamer, but I picked up an xbox 360 fairly cheap and I wanted to us my HP ZR30W monitor as the display. This monitor is great, but doesn't have many video outputs. My DVI port is used by my PC running at 2560X1600 resolution. I have...
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    iPod Adapter Woes.....

    First off, I am NOT an Apple guy. But my wife still uses her first generation iPod nano 4GB ( and to be honest it still works just like it did new ). I have a 5th generation iPod nano. We have one of those portable sound systems with an iPod mini dock, which the 1st gen is completely...
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    OCZ Vertex 3 was workign GREAT....until....

    I just built a new system very recently. I used the Vertex 3 240GB SSD as my boot drive for Win 7 Ultimate X64. I have a Gigabyte Z68 motherboard, and I'm using the SATA III cable that came with the motherboard. Everything has been working GREAT. Then, all the sudden I come home today, fire...
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    Gigabyte Z68 SSD bios setup question

    This is actually a reprint of a post from Memory and Storage. I'm not getting any responses over there, so maybe it's more relavant to the Motherboard forum. I'm putting together a new build and as soon as I get my OCZ Vertex 3 240GB I'm going to put this thing together. I've built many...
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    New SSD/Build Setup, w/ Gigabyte Z68 Motherboard

    I'm putting together a new build and as soon as I get my OCZ Vertex 3 240GB I'm going to put this thing together. I've built many computers in the past for home use, but this is my very first SSD experience. I'm going to use Win 7 64-bit Ultimate as my OS. I've been reading alot of the...
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    An Upgrade That's Turned Into a New Build...

    Hello All, It's been about 4-5 years since I built my last gaming rig using Vista 32-bit Ultimate. It's been very durable and upgrading to a stock overclocked Gigabyte GTX580 has definitely elongated it's life. But time has gone on, and some platforms such as Win 7 64 bit, the new Z68 Intel...
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    Leftover Nvidia Trash Files

    This has been an issue I've been dealing with for a while, but I've just not fooled with it much because it's not hurting any of my video performance. When I first built my system, I had the 8800 GTX 512MB Nvidia card. I later chose to replace the card with the ATI HD 4890 (and I've been happy...
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    30" Monitors - HP ZR30w vs Dell U3011

    I really want a 120Hz OLED super uber 30" computer monitor.....but since that doesn't exist, and probably won't for at least another 2 years I want to settle for the best technology now. I've been looking around the web quite a bit, and it seems the best two 30" monitors for gaming are the HP...
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    ATI 4890 vs Nvidia GTX285

    I'm sure this has been beat to death, but forgive me I've been away from forums for a bit. I'm wanting to upgrade my GTS 8800 512 card. I've started doing a lot of reading and I'm drawn to the ATI 4890 overclocked to 900mHz core card. I've been an ATI owner in the past, but have pretty much...
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    Network Printer Issue in Vista 32-Bit

    Ok, weird question here. I'm pretty new to Vista, I've only upgraded to it since the begining of Feb. I have to say that barring an update that won't install, I've have no issues with the OS. Except now.... I have a printer (HP 7150) hooked up to another computer running XP Professional...
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    Do you HAVE to re-install Vista when changing out the motherboard?

    Hey there, I'm switching motherboards. I'm tired of the crap I'm getting from my Asus Striker II Formula 780i, and am going to a more stable P35 Intel chipset board from Gigabyte. I've got an existing installation of Vista 32-bit on my harddrive.....do I HAVE to reinstall Vista? Or before...
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    Do you HAVE to reinstall Vista after a motherboard change?

    Hey there, I'm switching motherboards. I'm tired of the crap I'm getting from my Asus Striker II Formula 780i, and am going to a more stable P35 Intel chipset board from Gigabyte. I've got an existing installation of Vista 32-bit on my harddrive.....do I HAVE to reinstall Vista? Or before...
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    All I want is a stable Motherboard

    Hello, I could use some knowledge. I had the hopes of building the latest and greatest with a QX9650 and SLI GTS-8800-512's. My thought was to get the new 780i chipset from Nvidia, and the best board at the time seemed to be the Asus Striker II Formula. It's just not working out. Heat...
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    ASUS - Striker II Formula

    Hello All, I've purchased the ASUS MB, and I seem to be having alot of trouble with it. I've got the Lancool K7 case with 3 120mm fans, my CPU is the QX9650, I've got 4 Gigs of Corsair XMS2 800 MHz RAM, 2 WD sata hard drives, 2 eVGA GTS-8800 512 (G92), and a HP IDE Lightscribe DVD-R. I'm...
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    OK, I was completely wrong about Vista

    This is just an apology to those that saw my "Vista is Crap" thread from about a week ago. I shouldn't let my frustrations mask where my issues are. I complained about stability with Vista when it turns out that I THINK my issue is with the new Striker II Formula board by ASUS. BIOS revisions...
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    Vista is Complete Crap

    I am bitterly disappointed. I just put together my new system.... Asus Striker II Formula (780i chipset) Intel Quad Core Q9650 4 GB of Corsair XMS ram 800 mHz 2 - eVGA 8800GTS-512 in SLI mode And even a DEDICATED 250 GB Western Digital hard drive just for the OS. I have a 750 GB WD for...
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    Oh God Help me....I'm thinking of going Apple

    Ever since there has been an 8088 processor (running at scalding 8MHz), I have been a PC gamer. But alas, Windows Vista has made me wonder if I really don't need to switch over to the Other Side. I lament Vista ever becoming better or useable. Shame on Microsoft for coming out with another...