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  1. ChinaCat

    Help me Tweak My New Rig Design please...

    Building a new rig with gaming in mind. I'll work on it as well and plan to do video editing but we'll see if that project comes to pass. Been out of the loop for a while and would greatly appreciate your wisdom in commenting on this initial design. Thank you very much in advance. CPU...
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    Newbie Question: Concerning failure of 2nd Hard Drive in New System

    Hi all, I just had a system built for me; well actually my son. I used two WD Velociraptors, one for the C drive and one for the D drive as a backup. I bought one a few years ago and never used it so bought a new one and had them use the new one for C drive where the OS (Windows 7 Pro) is...
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    Nvidia 480m for Laptops ?

    Any one know when the 480m series will be available at a point where we can find it in laptops from multiple manufacturers? http://www.nvidia.com/object/product-geforce-gtx-480m-us.html I'm poised to get a new laptop and prefer to have the latest series from Nvidia for multiple reasons, not...
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    HDMI - Unable to get 1920 x 1200 ??

    I use a Samsung 245T. I was using a 9800 GTX Video card with DVI interface. I just upgraded to the EVGA 470 GTX and since it comes with a HDMI interface and my monitor accepts it, thought that would be a higher quality conneciton. With the HDMI interface, the maximum resolution I can...
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    Problems with Generic Trojan TXN

    I was out of town on business last night when my daughter calls with this problem. She was using google for some information, went to a site it had a check mark next to as safe, received a pop-up that was any thing but. It fooled her by suggesting her computer had an issue and to click...
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    Is this Video Upgrade a good idea considering entire system?

    Currently using an Asus 9800 GTX with a Intel 8400 CPU. Motherboard is an Asus Rampage Formula LGA 775. I am about to pull the trigger upgrading my video card to an EVGA 470 GTX OC+ Clearly this should be a huge improvement per the video card, but concerned how much of a difference it will...
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    Fitting a EVGA GTX 470 in to a ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA LGA 775

    I have a Asus Rampage and wanting to get the EVGA 470 It appears even though my board is 18-months old, I have the PCI-2 16 slot for the card. Just want to confirm and wondering if any of you can guess if the card will actually fit. Thank you. -CC
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    Won't post: AN832 SLI Delux ASUS - Any Help?

    I must of built this computer about 3 years and for the past 18-months have been using it as a secondary system. After my hard-drive became corrupted a year ago, I put in a brand new WD Raptor I now use as the primary with Windows XP. PC was working perfectly since, but it has stopped...
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    Samsung 193P vs 710T

    Greetings: I need to obtain two LCD monitors for two different computers, and have come here, like I usually do, for your wisdom ;p These monitors will be used by my children for school and games. They are fairly serious gamers, of course I limit that time. That said, while I am sure the...
  10. ChinaCat

    Looking for Monitor Suggestion (19")

    Greetings: I am looking for a 19" CRT monitor and thought you guys could help point me in the right direction. The size is more of a choice to keep the price down, but like most people, I'd love to have my cake and eat it too. If I can stay around $250-$350 and get a quality CRT, that would...
  11. ChinaCat

    OT: DvD Player ?

    Hi Guys - I apologize if this post isn't appropriate for this forum, but I highly respect the wisdom in this room and hope some of you can help me. I have ordered the Sony 60' Wega Rear Projection LCD Screen and am looking for a DVD Player. I understand Component connection is the way to go...
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    File Question, misc.

    I hope you don't mind me asking this here but frankly, I couldn't think of a better place to find the answer. I run a PC using Windows XP Pro. I have found that over time I have a TON of files in the following folder.. C:\Documents and Settings\G\Local Settings\Temp Can I delete every folder...
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    Any ETA on XP 64 bit?

    I've been out of the loop, so forgive me if I'm way off. Was wondering if there was information on when we may expect the Windows XP 64 bit OS. Thank you in advance.
  14. ChinaCat

    Vaio: Grv-670 Laptop gurus?

    I need a laptop and one that can handle games for those lonely late at night hotel times. Here is one that looks awesome. It's a new sony and wondering if anyone can give me some feedback. It's about $1,800 Vaio Grv 670 Specs are: ? Model PCG-GRV670 (Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition)...
  15. ChinaCat

    Gainward? Would you recommend?

    The Leadtek Ti-4600 died. Would you recommend the Gainward Ultra/750-8X XP, Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti 4800 SE, 8X AGP, Golden Sample for: Asus P4B533-V 512 DDR 2700 P4-2.4B CPU WD Hard Drive etc. Any conflicts you know of? Any general feedback? Thank you. ChinaCat
  16. ChinaCat

    I need your Tech Help please...

    I had a local store build my son a PC three months ago: Windows XP Pro P4B533-V Asus Board 512 Corsair DDR 2700 P4 2.4B CPU Leadtek Geoforce 4 Ti-4600 Western Digital LE HD Audigy etc. After two days the Leadtek Video card went on the blink. No big deal. Pulled the card out, drove to store and...
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    I'm Losing my mind (Video Related, Tech hlp pls)

    I had a local store build my son a PC three months ago: Windows XP Pro P4B533-V Asus Board 512 Corsair DDR 2700 P4 2.4B CPU Leadtek Geoforce 4 Ti-4600 Western Digital LE HD Audigy etc. After two days the Leadtek Video card went on the blink. No big deal. Pulled the card out, drove to store...
  18. ChinaCat

    Geoforce 4. No Gamma control?

    Greetings: I just finished building my new spaceship, and am using an Asus Geoforce 4 Ti-4600. Unlike other video cards, for example the Visiontek Geoforce 3 I last used, I can find no way to change the GAMMA. There are games I play that do not have brightness settings, and I must rely on...
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    Geoforce 4 Owners. A question..

    Greetings: I just finished building my new spaceship, and am using an Asus Geoforce 4 Ti-4600. Unlike other video cards, for example the Visiontek Geoforce 3 I last used, I can find no way to change the GAMMA. There are games I play that do not have brightness settings, and I must rely on...