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    What's your sexual orientation?

    I'm pansexual. I voted bi because its closest.
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    MSI Twin Frozr GTX465, $151 Shipped AR ($60)

    Agreed. Pretty sweet card for ~$160. I can't wait for it to come.
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    Strange Sound Request

    Haha. There is no shoeshine polish, but admittedly there is a bit of duct tape holding the case together. Hey, its not pretty but it works. It looks like those are the only things that arent working that I can find. The PCI slots and the right sound channel. Pretty weird in my opinion...
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    Strange Sound Request

    So I got a newish motherboard cpu and ram from my dad because he upgraded. Its faster than what I had. Problem is only one of the main sound channels work. The left channel is dead. I tried putting in a sound card but it looks like all of the PCI slots are dead on it too. Everything else...
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    Quadrennial Defense Review to Propose Killing Two Carriers, Cut JSF, Cancel EFV

    Long time lurker here. Just wanted to show my appreciation for people like you Craig and Garndawg who post interesting and well developed arguments. As far as the aircraft carriers are concerned, I think cutting some makes perfect sense. Seems like the purpose of an aircraft carrier and...
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    If you smoke, when did you start, and why did you try it?

    I have been doing a little bit of research on that recently too. From what i can tell it is slightly better for you mostly due to the different habits you have with it. Most people that smoke hookah dont smoke alone and every day, they smoke in big groups and not that often. But i have heard...
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    If you smoke, when did you start, and why did you try it?

    I am 20 and am in college now. I smoke hookah socially and love it. I have smoked maybe 3 cigs in my life and do not enjoy them at all. They dont taste that good and i can never get that buzz like i can from the hookah. Though a good cigar is highly enjoyable. I just tried dipping for the...
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    calling all illinois residents!

    Peoria, or P-Town if you go down the hill
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    i'm watching the princess bride

    Excellent movie. Good for all ages and has a part for everyone.
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    ATOT Effect Requested

    voted
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    How do I create a dual boot (XP and Win98SE) gaming system?

    First install the game that you want to play in Xp, then right-click the game > properties > hit the compatability tab, and just turn it on right there.
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    Submarine Game

    Pretty cool game
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    Mouse?

    I learned inverted and thats how i still play. First game i played was Forsaken and my dad already had it inverted because its kinda like flying. that was 10+ years ago.
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    West Wing - 3/30

    Good episode. I agree that SAntos is gonna take it all for all of the reasons that NFS4 said. And he is made to be the "good man" as in he always makes the good decisions and such. Even though i know he will win, i am still looking forward to the season finale though.
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    Old dell upgrade problem

    Howdy, I am upgrading an old dell dimension 6100 for a friend and he is trying to put a radeon 9800 pro in it. However, when i put it in all the comp does is beep. If i leave it in but its aux. power plug unconnected the monitor turns on but it does the same beep and says i need to plug it...
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    most satisfying HW purchase ??

    9700 pro. 2 years old and its still faster than most of my friends rigs. Unbelievable.
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    Whats the best upgrade for < $600?

    I would say ram. Video card is fine, and so is your cpu. I have almost the exact same setup as you and when i put another 512 in my computer i noticed a significant decrease in loading times in levels and faster "alt-tabbing" to see who sent me an im.
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    UT2k4 AT first official scrimage

    Howdy, i play UT2k4, but i am going to be camping this weekend for your big game. i am pretty good so can i show up to the practise tomorrow? ill watch for more games that i can go to, but it would be cool to play in a "clan" cuz i usually am a freelancer.
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    Reducing game map loading time

    From My expierence gaming, total Ram changes your loading time more than hard drive speed. WHen i had 512mb in my machine using a 7200 IDE hd it could take like 20 seconds for the big levels in Unreal Tournament 2004 to load. When i stuck another 512 in there those same levels will load in...
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    Why is Asus Probe telling me my chassis fan and powerfan are below threshold

    as far as i know, thats perfectly fine. Asus probe can only "probe" the fans that are plugged into the motherboard directly with the little 3 pin plugs. If you plugged your fans in with regular molex connectors then the probe cant monitor them and it will say they are below threshold as in not...
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    Father is an oldie

    thanks much, especially for the quick reply
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    Looking to get a wireless mouse...is it worth it?

    Put another vote in for the mx duo. Absolutly no lag and the best mouse i ahve ever used. Just charge up the mouse every 3 or 4 days in its little cradle and its good to go.
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    Father is an oldie

    Howdy, my father has been using comps for a while now and he says that its a "rule" to never have a cd drive on the same IDE channel as a hard drive. I have never heard of this and am wondering if it is correct. Thx.
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    easy question

    im gonna test that out tomorrow. I wasnt sure about the video card, but i thought it needed ram to post.
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    SATA vs EIDE?

    Matthias99 is right. SATA is theoretically faster at 150mb/s as opposed to 133mb/s for EIDE, but thats too fast for any hard drive to fill up.Another advantage of SATA is that the cables are smaller and go farther.
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    easy question

    1) That is perfectly normal. Without the cpu the computer cant get anywhere - it cant even post. In order for a comp to post it needs a motherboard, video card, ram, and cpu 2) Its possible he forgot to connect the power button back to the motherboard. Its a little wire that comes from the...
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    Windows XP slowdown

    My friend told me that every once in a while like 6 mo. or so it is good or format and re-install XP. He says that it will make my computer run generally faster. Is he right, and if he is right, why is that so? Isn't XP a sophisticated operating system that can handle itself for more than half...
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    xbox, ps2 or new video card??

    Why not just Hook up your computer to the tv and and your 5.1 surround set up. I spend my time on a lazy boy in front of a dual 21' monitor setup with surround sound. Though, i dont use consoles because i suck with a controller and it seems like the games are not as pretty on consoles as...
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    **POLL** Your Internet Speed...

    Comcast Cable Recently upgraded to 3mb down and 164kb up.
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    ##POLL## What sound setup do you have?

    Audigy ZS 2 Sennheiser HD590 - Beautiful sound
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    What's the best headphones to use for gaming?

    ive had the Sennheiser 590's for a year now and they are amazing headphones. they might be out of your price range though...
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    Poll: How do you obtain your computer CASES?

    Just saw one i liked at a little store in a mall and bought it.
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    Post your HD Benchmarks

    Maxtor 120 gb 2MB cache Random Access = 13.6 Read Burst = 83.4MB/s Read Maximum = 51.0MB/s Read Minimum = 28.5MB/s Read Average = 43.2MB/s CPU Utilization = 18.9% Maxtor 160gb 8MB cache Random Access = 14.7ms Read Burst = 83.8MB/s Read Maximum = 58.4MB/s Read Minimum = 20.2MB/s Read Average =...