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    Vista Beta/RC1/RC2 Video Decoder Errors

    FYI for all the Beta/RC users out there - It turns out that the Micorosoft MPEG2 decoder in these pre-release versions is time limited. After a while you'll start getting decoder errors in Media Center and won't be able to watch live or recorded TV. Ran into this yesterday and after digging...
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    G80 Launch Roll Call

    Anyone?
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    Vista Beta2 Application Compatibility List

    So what apps have people got to run on Vista Beta2. Please specify whether you're running the x86 or the x64, how stable the app has been and whether you had to do any workarounds to get it running. Personally I haven't gotten around to installing to much, but so far have had the following...
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    System Won't POST after SATA HD install

    I installed another 80GB WD SATA drive that had windows MCE on it from another system, with the intention of reformatting it and using it for storage. I installed the drive and made sure that my system's drive was 1st in the boot priority in BIOS, since I didn't want it booting from the new...
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    Farcry / 7800GTX SLI Issues

    Just finished a 7800GTX SLI System and installed Farcry and it looks like crap. Colors are oversaturated & too bright; the water looks like it's set to low even though it's on ultra high (my X800 XL setup at home does better..haha) and in some sections the ground textures disappear and show up...
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    Is this enough case fans?

    I wonder how this guy stands the noise??? http://www.peteredge.orcon.net.nz/pic_front2.jpg
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    X800 XL Benchmarks

    Just curious what everyone else is getting. Just got the ATI card and I haven't had much time to mess around with it or tweak the settings, but it seems to be do ok out of the box. 3dMark05 of 4720 w/no OC (and an intel system to boot) which is a bit better then the scores it posted in the...
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    Books/Resources for Linux

    Been a while since the terminal window was my friend (probably not since the mosaic days..). I'm looking for some decent resources, preferably hard copy that'll give me a reference point on commands in terminal sessions, file system refreshers and a bit of a bias toward web server programs and...
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    Zalman CNPS-7700-alCu

    Just installed tonight and already seeing at least a 6 degree celsius drop on CPU temps (prescott - P4 550) over the stock cooler. Seeing an even better drop on another temp zone near northbridge. Install wasn't that bad, except for having to remove the mobo to mount the backplate. The...
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    Testing Load Temps

    I just assembled a new rig last weekend and would like to tune my fan RPM settings to run quietly, but still keeping everything adequately cool under load. I've been running Prime95's Torture Test as my "load" application while keeping an eye on the CPU and Zone 1 + 2 case temps. After a few...
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    10% OC on Intel LGA775/915P mobo

    Yeah, so it's not a huge OC and Intel boards aren't any good for this sort of thing, but since it's possible in the extended burn-in mode and I got the board on a promo (upgrade at some point to an OC friendly board) just wondering if anyone who had such a board has tried it yet? Still waiting...
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    UV LED

    I'm In the process of building a system and would like some lighting mods to take advantage of the side window on the case. Don't want a lightshow while I'm trying to sleep, so probably going to avoid the LED fans and go the UV Reactive route for cables, fans, DIMM/PCI slot covers instead. I've...