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    Did Godfather II killed my 8800GTS ?

    Hi all , I was watching Godfather II this morning , suddenly the colors on my screen went all fuzzy and it was stuck , after rebooting I found that colors were 4-bit/8-bit and my resolution was restricted to 640x480 coupled with permanent artificats. I tried reinstalling the drivers but no...
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    Designing a client-server application using VC++

    Hi! Well i have a project that requires me to collect system specifications from client PCs and then send it to a server application which in turns connects to SQL server and store the data(This is a local network , no internet is involved). The language of choice is VC++ . Now i need to...
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    Accidentally deleted my Overlord 2 profile!

    hey I just deleted my overlord 2 profile by mistake! :S any ideas you people have that i can recover it ? i just can play it from the beginning! my games folder still have files from that deleted profile though . Thanks in advance!
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    Final year project in distributed computing

    Hi I'm a computer engineering student and i have to submit a final year project proposal next month, well I'm interested in doing something in Distributed computing such as making a small cluster and may be a bit of grid computing as well , but problem my university requires having hardware...
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    Need some ideas for my final project

    Hi I'm a computer engineering student and i have to submit a final year project proposal next month, well I'm interested in FPGAs and also in Distributed and parallel computing , so any ideas you guys can give ? any idea which combines both of above ? Thanks in advance!
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    8052 N00B question

    Hi I'm u-controller N00B ,i have just built a 89S52 programmer now i'm trying to implement a 2-input XOR gate on it using XRL instruction, but i cant do it because the instruction requires reading latches and stuff! If there is someone with 8052 assembly experience please help me...
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    Unwanted XP setup on OS selection

    ok this maybe a noob question but i really don't know how to remove this XP setup i ran but realized i didn't need it . It appears on the OS selection screen and has 5 seconds timer so whenever i'm away and computers restarts it ends up running the XP setup! please help Thanks in advance
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    P6n-sli-platinum audio jack problem

    Hi guys! for some time i am having problem with the my mobos sound output , that is when i insert the pin fully into the audio jack it gives output to only one of the speakers and when i slightly pull the pin out it gives output on both of the speakers but the volume goes down then! What...
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    BSOD in vista

    i'm getting random BSODs in vista quite often! how do i find what is causing these ??? My rig specs : Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 MSI P6N-SLI Platinum Edition 2 X 1GB Corsair ValueRam DDR2-667 XFX 8800GTS 320MB XXX overclocked edition Cooler master 600W SLI Power supply Thanks in advance!
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    Tips when buying a used laptop ...

    I'm planning to buy a used centrino Laptop for my sister this weekend (because i want my PC just for me :) ) . I have never been a laptop user , so any suggestions you want me to give when i go out (there are number of shops in my city ) for buying the new lappy ? like what should i check for ...
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    n00b wireless network question

    Hi guys! Problem is that i am a total n00b when it comes to wireless networking , i really don't know much at all , what i want to do is to wirelessly connect my PC with my laptop which has built-in wi-fi and also share the internet connection ,what should i do ? buy some wi-fi card thing for...
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    C1E question

    I have this rig e4300 @ 2.8 (stock HSF) P6N-sli platinum Corsair 2x1GB DDR2-667 Value RAM 8800GTS320mb Cooler master 600W power supply at 2.8 Ghz i have turned on the C1E option which switches the the mulitplier to 6x (hence 1.8Ghz) when computer is idle or at a low load , So do this...
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    e4300 load temps

    After running my e4300 for a while at 2.8Ghz load temps show upto 70C , so what you guys think ? isn't that really hot for for 1Ghz overclock ??
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    8800GTS massive artificating

    Two days back i was playing Total war 2 when the computer got stuck and i had to reboot , this happened several times , then i checked ATI tools for artificating , the rotating cube became full with yellow dots within seconds and i had to reboot , other games are also casuing these crashes. My...
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    I need a topic

    I'm so confused , my whole class was asked by my teacher to give brief presentation on any latest electronics technology ( This is a electronics-1 course), but all latest research in electronics is being done on nano-structure based stuff and almost all of my class-mates are doing presentation...
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    Orthos load temps

    I have overclocked my e4300 to 2.8Ghz , when i ran orthos the load temps are getting upto 66C and idle temps at 38-41C , is this kind of temperature safe ? i have also added .2 volts to NB and 0.05volts to Vcore ,are these voltages safe for long-term usage ? my rig is e4300@2.8Ghz MSI...
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    Micro-controller headstart

    I'm really interested in micro-controllers , it would be great if any of you can give me suggestions for a buying related books which would teach me from very basics or provide some links/websites. Thanks in advance
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    1600X1200 CRT vs 1440X900 LCD ?

    My specs are Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 1.8 Ghz (overclocked at 2.52 Ghz) P6N-SLI Platinum 2GB DDR-2 Corsiar ValueSelect XFX 8800GTS 320 MB XXX version 600W Cooler master SLI Power supply Cobra thermal casing Samsung DVD-ROM I wanted your advice what should i do ? should i stick with...
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    My first attempt to overclock...e4300 with p6n-sli platinum

    Specs: e4300 P6n-sli-platinum Corsair Value selectRAM 1GB DDR2-667 This is my first attempt to overclock, im a total noob when it comes to overclocking ,disabled HPET, CPUID and other feature that i dont remember in the BIOS. Then i selected linked mode(there are 3 modes in it) in the...
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    Can't get to DOS

    i have an Intel D845GLLY motherboard that was bought 5 years ago , the problem is that i tried everything to boot into DOS but all in vain ... please help me Thanks in Advance
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    My first build....

    Hey people i need your help reviewing my configuration, BUT before suggesting me other components please look at this website as i live in Pakistan, ill be buying stuff from this shop. I'm buying following components this weekend: E4300 P5B (just P5b) 8800GTS 320MB 2GB Corsair value-RAM...
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    DDR-667 or DDR-800 RAM ?

    i am planning to buy e4300 with p5b and i'll be overclokcing it mildy maybe like 2.4 or something.Question is that what RAM should i buy ? DDR-667 orDDR-800 or maybe DDR-667 Value RAM ? Thanks in advance
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    Just locked my cell myself

    i have sony ericsson k510i , just had it for a week . Now i forgot the phone lock code i set before and now its not unlocking :( what should i do ? will it remain locked forever ?
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    E4400 or E4300 ?

    i am confused between these 2 processors ,i intend to mild overclocking maybe upto 2.4-2.7 also ill be using corsair value ram 667. Thanks in advance.
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    My first build!

    i am building a PC and really need your advice and suggestions , the components for the rig are : *E4400/E4300 (please help me decide which one should i buy , i intend to mild overclocking) *Asus P5B mobo *1 gig of Corsair value ram 667( ill buy another gig soon) *8800GTS 320mb *Western...
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    C++ project idea

    i have just finished beginner's visual c++ programming , the problem is that i have to make a project and no idea is getting into my mind ... please help me by giving me nice idea ... Thanks in advance!
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    Windows and Ubuntu dualboot

    I can't understand this partition stuff , i have Windows XP installed and i want Ubuntu 6.10 to dual boot with it , i have one partition for it all cleaned up for Ubuntu! Please can some one tell me in detail about this or maybe give a link , specially what should i option out of three i should...
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    Refresh rate and frames per second question

    I was just wondering ... my IBM crt is at 85Hz refresh rate does this means that it can display maximum(theoretically) of 42.5 frames per second ????
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    Difference b/w S975XBX2 and D975XBX2

    In my place only S975XBX2 is available , i wanted to ask if it has all the overclocking and tweaking options as there are in D975XBX2 mobo and also are there any other differences ? Thanks in advance . specs Links: S975XBX2 D975XBX2
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    Got bad results in courses

    I am a Freshman in university , doing BS(computer engineering) ,these were my results for 1st semester : Basic electrical engineering --- F(expected) 0GP Electrical lab -------------------- A- 3.67GP Calculus ------------------------ D(expected could be F) 1GP Programming for engineers...
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    8800GTS 320mb reviews and conclusion

    So after looking at these reviews : Anandtech's Toms Bit-Tech's Hexus 640mb vs 320mb Hexus foxconn review Hardocp's Guru3d's Legit reviews Mad shrimps Trustedreviews' Pc perspective Some polish website link by MmmSkyscraper Some chinese review link by insurgent What are your...
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    AT Forums Dictionary

    So what words and lingo you have learned from AT forums ? if so then list their meaning too.
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    Anybody uses orkut here on AT ?

    just curious,if you use then do give a link to your profile.
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    Do you think AT needs a new look/theme ?

    what do you think ? imo the current colour theme is getting boring, AT needs some more refreshing themes. Edit : sorry about the colour stuff , i was trying to talk about the way articles and main page are displayed similar to what Tomshardware did.
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    Teletubbies...

    i was just wondering ,what was the guy thinking when he created those crazy and whacky characters.
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    8600GT, 8600 ultra and others revealed!

    Link Certainly they will bring DX10 into the mainstream!
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    PS3 on 17 inch CRT

    I will be soon buying a PS3 and i have 17 inch CRT , i want to connect PS3 to the CRT anybody how can i do it and what shoud i do about the audio ?
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    Torn between PS3 and 8800gts rig

    I am really torn between PS3 and 8800 gts'ed rig , i both love pc gaming as well as console gaming ,but i can buy only one at a time , what should i do ????
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    Pick me a mobo

    As im living in Pakistan i have very limited selection of mobos to select from for my new rig im plannig to buy a e6300 core duo 2 . Here is the list of mobos website and max i can give is about 10K Pak rupees! Thanks in advance!
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    The best mp3 player ?

    which one should i go for ? Apple Ipod 30GB(5.5G) Creative Zen M 30GB Toshiba Gigabeat 30GB Microsoft Zune 30GB one thing i would'nt like in a MP3 player is DRM and protection stuff and lack of formats that it would play. thanks in advance!