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  1. Hardtarget

    Best Smaller Case?

    I've been thinking about downsizing my computer case for the last few weeks and struggling with what to do. Back when Sandybridge first came out I built a great i7 computer around a Corsair 600T. The computer is still running awesome and i see no need to upgrade but last month we moved and my...
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    Possible Video Card Upgrade Path?

    Hey all, Haven't posted in a bit but whenever I've turned to you guys for help I've always gotten many many good replies, so hopefully today that is the same :) I had originally planned to built a new rig last month as my PVR was dieing and I was going to turn my current machine into a new...
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    Possible Video Card Upgrade Path?

    Hey all, Haven't posted in a bit but whenever I've turned to you guys for help I've always gotten many many good replies, so hopefully today that is the same :D I had originally planned to built a new rig last month as my PVR was dieing and I was going to turn my current machine into a new...
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    Firefox Crashes all of a sudden with Flash

    hey all, not sure if anybody knows what the hell is going on. Firefox 1.0.6 with only a few extensions installed (adblock, downthemall, jumplink, and forecastfox) all of a sudden when i go to a page with flash i get the popup - "Mozilla ActiveX control and plugin support The plugin...
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    19inch LCD - 915N or the L90D+

    Hey all - So I'm thinking about grabbing a 19inch LCD to run with my current 19inch CRT for some dual screen goodness. Basically I've been doing a ton of research and I'm down to this - (canadian prices, don't suggest newegg, etc etc) The Hyundai L90D+ for $461 or The Samsung 915N...
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    Quick Memory Question

    Hello all, i've got a quick question. I have 3 512 pc3200 dims and I can use 2 of them at home and 1 at work. So I want the best matched 2 to be used at my home computer. According to CPU-Z they are all about different - CAS Latency - 3 / 2.5 / 2.5 RAS to CAS - 3 / 4 / 3 RAS...
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    Difference Between These Three Samsung LCDs?

    Hello all, I'm about to build a new rig for my girlfriend and she wants to buy a decent 17inch LCD. I have had a lot of good experience with Samsung LCDs in the past and NCIX up here in Canada has both the 713V the 712N, and the 710N in stock. The problem is that for the life of me I have...
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    Can my very old computer be turned into a PVR?

    Hey all, I've been thinking about setting up a PVR for a while now, I'm moving at the end of a month and I'm thinking while I'm setting up the new place, it would be a perfect time to set up a PVR. In my closet I have an old Pentium 3 500 Gateway from a number of years back. I believe it has...
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    9600pro TV Out Cut off on Sides

    Hey all - I "think" this happened when I upgraded to the new Catalyst drivers last week (5.3) but i'm not 100%. I have my tv out connected to my tv and through overlay i watch dvds or what not full screen on my TV. It's worked for a year no problem. All of a sudden when I watch a DVD that...
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    9600pro TV Out Cut off on Sides

    Hey all - I "think" this happened when I upgraded to the new Catalyst drivers last week (5.3) but i'm not 100%. I have my tv out connected to my tv and through overlay i watch dvds or what not full screen on my TV. It's worked for a year no problem. All of a sudden when I watch a DVD...
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    DVD Plus or Minus??

    Hello all - I just picked up a NEC 3500A and now I need to get some media for it. The only problem is I have no idea whether to get the plus format or the minus. Apparently minus works with more things but is less reliable than plus?! Does anybody have anything more concrete, I can't...
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    really stupid start menu question

    Hey all - I was fooling around with the starmenu moving things around when I accidentally deleted the Windows Update link that used to be on top. For various reasons I really liked having it there (i use firefox and that was always a quick way to either get to windows update or to load up...
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    Choice of 3 entry level 19inch monitors, which to get?

    Hey all, my 5 year old crappy gateway 17inch monitor is almost dead so next week i'm going to pick up a entry level 19 inch monitor from NCIX. This forum has been extremely helpful to me before and hopefully you guys can come through again. My choices are (canadian funds) - Samsung 955DF for...
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    Case Fan Blowing Which Way?!

    Hey all, I've got a quick and pretty dumb question. I have my computer with pretty much no cooling right now. I have my vpu fan and my cpu fan and thats it. (i have a cappy stock power supply which is not dual fan or anything like that). I picked up a 9600 pro the other day and decided i...
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    These Temps OK? 43C - 46C - 58C!

    Hey all, quick questions. I'm not overclocking or anything, everything is set at stock. Unfortunately in my room the only place I can put my comp is sorts in a corcer where I'm sure heat builds up. I just wanted to give you guys a couple figures and ask if thats ok for a normal system. When...
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    Thoughts, new vid card or new speakers/sound card

    Hey all - First a recap. I'm currently on a POS geforce 4 MX 440. It's bottlenecking my P4 2.4 rig but I do still get great performance on new games such as Halo, Jedi Academy, etc... I also am currently using Onboard sound on my P4PE mobo and some 5 year old Boston Accoustics Digital Media...
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    Thoughts, new vid card or new speakers/sound card

    Hey all - First a recap. I'm currently on a POS geforce 4 MX 440. It's bottlenecking my P4 2.4 rig but I do still get great performance on new games such as Halo, Jedi Academy, etc... I also am currently using Onboard sound on my P4PE mobo and some 5 year old Boston Accoustics Digital Media...
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    Logitech Z560/general sound Opinions?

    Hey all. I can always count on the general hardware forum to help me make smart desitions and the time is here to ask for your guys help once again hehe. I currently am just using the onboard sound on my Asus P4PE. I'm thinking about upgrading to a audigy 2 OEM since they are only 98 bucks...
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    Weird TV Out Problem

    Hey guys. I can always trust the anandtech forumers to sort out my issues, i hope today's is no exception! I just got a tv so I hooked up the TV-Out on the back of my Geforce 4 MX 440 to it. On the back of the card it is s-video then it goes to a s-video to rca adapter into a rca port on my...
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    chargable battery quick question

    I have a logitech cordless freedom duo or whatever they were called a year ago. (cordless black itouch keyboard + logitech cordless freedom optical). The mouse says it can't be used with rechargable batteries. Is this true? And why not? Becuase buying double As all the time is a pain in the...
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    Asus P4PE owners! (or anybody with an 845PE)

    Hey guys, like hopefully some of you reading this i'm a proud owner of a Asus P4PE mobo. Are you guys gonna stick with it for a while or what are your thoughts. Canterwoods are out and those Springdales look really nice too. Any thoughts? I think i'm gonna stick with the p4pe (with my p4...
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    two easy questions

    hey guys, i have 2 really simple questions. Can you put a agp 8x card into a 4x mobo, or are they different voltages? (i'm assuming they are the same voltages and the 8x card will just run at 4x but not 100% sure) and the other which.. is pretty pathetic lol. In your sig how to you make a...
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    Ok, new speaker question! lol

    Ok thansk for all your help yesteday and today on my speaker issues. (well not so much issues but what ifs) Here's the deal I have a digital media theater sub by boston. the speakesr that came with it are analogue and they connect to the l/r analogue ports in the sub. there is another...
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    Boston Accoustics Digital Media Theater Sub Question

    Hey all. As some of you know I upgraded my rig finally after 3.5 years of a p3 500. Here's the thing, back when i got the old system from gateway i got the really nice/expensive Boston Accoustics Digital Media Theater sub + 2 speakers. (i was two cheap to get 4 speakers) Now with the new...
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    UD question, multiple teams?

    I got a question for you UD guys. I'm already running UD in a group with some of my Gamer friends, can I be in more than one team at once? If I joined you guys would it take me off my already running small group?
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    Power Supply question - really hot air

    Hey guys got a quick question for ya. 2 weeks ago i built my new system off of some suggestiosn from you guys (you guys rock! lol) and ended up getting a asus p4pe and a p4 2.4b. I got the generic case/fan combo for cheap since i don't have much cash. Now I actually rally like the case...
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    SoudMAX AC '97 HUGE problems

    Ok guys I hope to god somebody out there can help me out. I have a Asus P4PE motherboard with the onboard sound (AC '97 using soundmax). This is the second time this has happend, i had to fix it with a complete format last time. I'm on Windows XP SP1 Here's the deal, my sound cut out completely...
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    SoudMAX A '97 HUGE problems

    Ok guys I hope to god somebody out there can help me out. I have a Asus P4PE motherboard with the onboard sound (AC '97 using soundmax). This is the second time this has happend, i had to fix it with a complete format last time. I'm on Windows XP SP1 Here's the deal, my sound cut out completely...
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    Asus P4PE Sound problem, please help!!? :(

    Hey all, i just built a new system using an Asus P4PE board. Everything worked completely fine and I was happy. Then last nigh ti pluged a old sidewinder gamepad into the gameport and it worked perfectly except my sound cut out! And I can't figure out how to get it back. Already tried...
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    Asus P4PE Sound problem, please help!!? :(

    Hey all, i just built a new system using an Asus P4PE board. Everything worked completely fine and I was happy. Then last nigh ti pluged a old sidewinder gamepad into the gameport and it worked perfectly except my sound cut out! And I can't figure out how to get it back. Already tried...
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    Motherboard misery!!

    Hey guys, I've been around for a while lurking on the forums and it seems like you guys know a ton. I've currently got a p3 500 (yikes!) with 384 sdram, vanila old intel mobo, albatron geforce 4 mx440, lite-on 16xdvd, lite-on 24x cdr. Anyways i'm basically looking to upgrade my processor. It...