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  1. Phris

    Constant display driver resets under load, occasionally unresponsive after standby

    Hello, My desktop, after playing some Borderlands 2, suddenly decided it didn't want to live anymore and now the graphics driver crashes constantly under load (sitting at the desktop / browsing the internet are fine). Additionally, now and again, it'll forget it has a mouse and keyboard when...
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    Multiple Failing Components, Possible Bad PSU...Help?

    I built a desktop three years ago, on the cheap, using quality components from various Black Friday deals (back when it could mean double-mail-in-rebates). Problem is, ever since I offended the computer gods one night (data recovery where no data recovery should have been done), I've been losing...
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    Dell E248WFP vs. Dell S2409W

    So, Anandtech members, I made a rash decision today at Staples; I bought a Dell E248WFP they had clearanced for $200. Sturdy monitor, surely, at the 1920x1200 resolution is nice. Yet, tonight, I found that Dell was selling their S2409W at the same price, and it includes HDMI (it'd be nice to...
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    Help! Speaker System Possibly Dying, Need Replacement

    Recently, seemingly after I took the time to remove some dust from my computer case, my main speaker setup has been producing loud pops, both when I turn on the amp and randomly over time (generally come in pairs). For a time it seemed like just the left speaker (with them behind me, it is hard...
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    Recording Audio, Burning it to a CD

    Every year, my school has English oral exams, which have to be recorded for later review. Traditionally, we have used cassettes for this, since we have a finished recording immediately upon the person finishing. However, the availability and reliability of cassettes continues to decline, and we...
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    Rechargable Batteries

    I recently purchased a fancy new Canon S3IS (yes, I know it's not quite new, relative to today) and it likes to eat AA batteries. As such, and forgive me since I'm sure this has been asked many times over...what are the best batteries to buy, and if I'm on a budget (preferably less than $30)...
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    My First Build Will Not POST

    I have: IP35-E E8400 (The IP35-E is supposed to support Wolfdale, no?) eVGA 8800GT Antec Earthwatts 500W 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix IDE Harddrive Now, this is my first build, so I'm rather terrified that it's not working... When I turn on the power supply, the red light on the board comes...
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    Mods, delete this thread please.

    I heard all the pins click, but on inspection of the bottom, two of them (diagonal from each other) are not quite as far in as the other pair. I can't seem to get them to depress any further; Am I not applying enough pressure or is this normal?
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    Building a New Computer After Five (Nearly Six) Years

    After nearly five years of amazing service from this old box, I believe it's time to upgrade. My current specs: Pentium 4 1.7GHz Williamette (400MHz FSB) (Yes, this computer is from when the Pentium 4 was new, as was Windows XP.) 512MB of mismatched DDR2100 RAM 128MB ATI All-In-Wonder 9600...
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    1" Microdrive- Enclosure?

    I have a 1" microdrive (looks like a compactflash card) that once was in a portable hard drive. The enclosure it was in broke apart one day, but the drive still works. Is there anywhere I can find a new enclosure (or at least a card reader that will completely hold it) so that I can continue...