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    opinions on 3PCs for office

    I am looking at building approximately 3 PCs for a new medical office. I need reliability and appreciate performance. The majority of the work will be web-based but we will utilize local programs. Local file storage should be less than 50GB. 1. They will be used for Webbased...
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    Which SB board?

    I'm buildling a media PC that will be hooked to my TV for videos, internet, pics, etc. Eventually I'll be adding a video card for 1920x1080 gaming. CPU:S SB 2500K I think I want a H67 mobo since I will not be overclocking the CPU but want the graphics capabilities and overclocking of the SB...
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    Video Card Recommendations for 30" Monitor

    Intel E8400 ATI 1950xt 4GB DDR2 Would like to play all @ 2560x1600 with high effects and detail 1. Command and Conquer 3 Tiberium wars 2. Possibly would play World in Conflict 3. Starcraft 2 when that comes out. Currently I play Command and Conquer Generals when I get a chance...
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    ? Regarding the HD3870X2 X16 lane

    http://ati.amd.com/products/ra...3800/requirements.html What exactly does the bolded section refer to? I have a Gigabyte P35 DS3R mobo. ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 System Requirements PCI Express® based PC is required with one dual-width X16 lane graphics slot available on the motherboard
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    Platter location for OS.

    How do you tell which section of the platter the OS will be installed to when using multiple partitions on a HDD?... or even a single partition HDD for that matter.
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    Vista 64 + 3007WFP + NVIDIA drivers: Are they any good?

    I am using an ATI X1950XT and looking to upgrade. How are the NVIDIA drivers these days for someone gaming with Vista 64 Ultimate and a Dell 3007WFP-HC? I have been under the impression that ATI has had much better/ more stable drivers for Vista.
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    Why does Vista?....

    Why does Vista 64 Ultimate take so much longer than XP home to: 1. open and flip through pics 2. Show thumbnail pics in a folder full of pics (XP also kept the thumbnails cached when the folder was left then re-entered. Vista does not seem to.) Why does Vista NOT open jpegs as regular pics...
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    Using Vista; making small partition for XP

    I have Vista 64 installed on a WD640 HDD. I'd like to add WinXP to another partition. Is there special anything I need to do when creating 20GB partion (via Vista diskmanagement) to prep for an OS as opposed to just using it for data? http://articles.techrepublic.c...-10878_11-6170510.html
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    Difficulty with Installation

    I just got a WD640GB drive. I also have a 500GB Seagate I need some advice on drive partition setup. Drive 1 (WD640GB) -Partition A: XP Home -Partition B: Vista 64 Ultimate -Partition C: Programs and drivers? -Partition D: Data Drive 2 (Seagate 500GB) -Partition A: 1.5x RAM...
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    Opinions for my build please

    I just got a WD640GB drive. I also have a 500GB Seagate I need some advice on drive partition setup. Drive 1 (WD640GB) -Partition A: XP Home -Partition B: Vista 64 Ultimate -Partition C: Programs and drivers? -Partition D: Data Drive 2 (Seagate 500GB) -Partition A: 1.5x RAM...
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    Performance of future WD hard drives compared to current offering

    I'm considering getting the WD6400AAKS and just about ready to pull the trigger. Regarding the future larger WD drives using the same platter type (334GB) except with a quantity of more than two to raise the capacity to 1TB and 1.3TB... assuming all things are the same except the number of...
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    Funny mobo review

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813138034 Good card, if you're running under 3GB of RAM and a 32-bit OS Reviewed By: Eddie S on 1/14/2008 Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year Pros: Excellently adaptable. Quick to set up and upgrade with. Overall a good...
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    Questions for 150GB Raptor owners and 1TB Hitachi owners

    System Specs: E4400 Core 2 Duo Gigabyte P35 DS3 4 GB DR2 800 Seagate 7200.10 500GB Maxtor 250GB I have a lot of programs that load on start up. I would like the PC to be ready sooner. I would also like programs in general to load faster... not that they are extremely slow right...
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    Slow boot? Instability?

    Current specs below. My boot through the windows screen is MUCH longer (1-1.5 min) than that of my in-laws (20-30 sec) which I also built. Now I understand that I have more programs at start up, but that should have little effect until the windows screen loads. Does this have anything to do...
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    In search of the perfect mouse.

    I am looking for a relatively simple mouse yet need help due to certain requirements. I am currently using a failing Microsoft Explorer 1.1 corded optical mouse. Things I really like about it that I would like in a new mouse: 1. notched scroll wheel (very important) 2. 5 buttons (or more)...
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    Dell LCD advice

    I will be soon buying a Dell 30" monitor. It will be coupled with one or two 2007FP's in portrait mode. Should I buy the non-HC version so the color gamut matches up with the 2007FP's or should the color difference between the HC and the 2007's be minimal? I've heard of major ghosting...
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    Cat5 website?

    I'm looking for the website that many recommend for quality yet cheap cat5 line. It slips my mind....
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    A couple of tuner card questions involving HDTV

    I have Comcast Cable. I have a digital cable box connected to my living room SDTV. I wish to run a splitter before the coaxial enters the box. With the split line, I will run it to my PC and soon to be very large for movies and sports. Is there any device/card that I can use to recieve HDTV...
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    Folder sizes in XP

    I'm using Win XP Home and I'd like to increase the size of my folder icons in just my movie folders so the movies images applied to the folder appear larger so users that prefer to visually search for a movie can see them easier. How would I go about doing this without affecting the size of all...
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    Logitech Z 5500's

    Just set up my new Z 5500's connected directly to my PC. Onboard realtech audio (Gigabyte P35 Mobo) I am able to get sound when I am using: WMP powerDVD and MSN video news from the home page However I get no sound when on youtube.com or break.com. ????????
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    The steps of DVD backup and compression

    If I understand this correctly, to put DVD?s onto my hard drive to be played on my TV, I will need in order: 1. AnyDVD 2. DVDclone or DVD decrypter 3. PowerDVD To compress (H.264) to take up less space I will need??? 1. AnyDVD 2. DVDclone or DVD decrypter 3. ???????? Transcoder for...
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    HDD software - noob question

    In my 5 years of basic PC building, I have never installed the HDD software on the cd that comes with the HDD. I am perhaps missing something by not installing it?
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    Slysoft Software

    I am considering purchasing AnyDVD and DVDClone for DVD backup. Does anyone have anything good or bad to say about this software? Is there other software that is better that I should consider? What about Game Jackal Pro instead of Alcohol120?
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    Newb question... Are all e6750's G0 stepping?

    Are all e6750's G0 stepping? -O6
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    Mobo advice for a stable build

    Proposed build: Gaming PC, + multimedia + Home theater box C2D e6750, PC2 6400 (1GB x4), ATI X1950XT 256 + mobo (<$150, Onboard audio, PCI-e, no SLI needed, no onboard video needed) I am looking for something very stable and reliable. I am thinking either a P35 or 965P board. I have...
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    looking for ewiz contact

    I can't seem to find it on their site. Does anyone have a phone number for www.ewiz.com? Adam
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    Help with data recovery. Hard drive won't boot into windows

    My hard drive won't boot into windows. When the PC is turned on, it just continuously restarts and asks if I want to use safe mode (which also does nothing, just resarts again). I removed the questionable hard drive, replaced it with a new one and windows installed and booted up fine...
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    Lines during games using 9800pro

    I have lines when I open any game using my stock ATI 9800pro (ATI catylyst 4.9). This problem started a few months ago. Before, I could restore the proper image quality by defragging the PC. Now, that doesn't work anymore. Normal PC programs are fine. Only games end up wierd. Basically, it...