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    Gaming monitor suggestions? 1920x1200

    I just built a new machine and have been thinking of upgrading my monitor. My current monitor is a 5 year old 22" Acer 1680:1050. Overall it's a fine monitor but relatively low end with some serious light bleed around the edges on dark scenes. I'd say my price range is probably $300ish but a...
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    Stand alone vs. HTPC blu-ray?

    I'm finally considering upgrading to blu-ray. I currently run my DVD's through my HTPC and upconvert them to 1080i. I'm am debating between just adding a blu-ray drive to my HTPC. The one thing that concerns me is I'm running ~5 year old tech on my "HTPC" (basically my old desktop) and it...
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    Comcast connection limits...complete crap!

    So for the past few months I've been having problems with connecting to the internet from my laptops. Well today I found the answer. Comcast apparently has a poorly publicized limit of 5 connections to the internet at any given time. This sounds like a lot but it isn't. We have 7 and it's...
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    SLI problems - EVGA 8800gt's

    I just picked up a second used 8800gt to SLI with my existing card. They are both EVGA cards. I installed the second card, connected the SLI bridge (does it matter which side is which? No indication on the bridge) updated the drivers and enabled SLI. Both cards show up in device manager and...
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    no internet on xp home laptop after switch to WPA from WEP

    I recently switched my netgear router from WEP to WPA. My new windows 7 laptop, iphone, wii, CAT5 connected desktop and wireless HTPC have all connected to the network fine. However my wife's old dell with xp home can't seem to find the internet. It appears to connect to the network fine...
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    8800 GT SLI vs. 5770

    I'm looking to upgrade from my single 8800GT. My monitor is 1650x1050. The options I'm looking at are to pick up another used 8800GT and go SLI or to sell my 8800 GT and get a 5770. Both options should be about the same net cost with the used 8800 GT possibly being a bit cheaper and not...
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    dead PSU?

    I just want to confirm my intuition on this before I place an order with newegg. Today when i went to turn on my PC all the fans turn on and the HDD starts spinning up and it sounds like it is going to boot and then everything goes dead. My gut is that the PSU crapped out on me. I have had...
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    Help picking 46" LCD

    I realize sony and samsung are the tops in LCD's but I'm not a supreme AV geek so I just want something that is good for sports and movies and will look better than my 27" CRT. After a few trips to big box stores we have decided that 46" is the sweet spot for our living room with the 42" just a...
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    moving system drive to new system

    I'm "upgrading" my system, but want to keep my original system drive from my old system. Basically the HDD will be the only piece from the other system, new mobo, cpu, mem and vid. Does anyone have any advice on how to make this transfer as painless as possible. I'm afraid of driver issues if...
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    Laptop TV-out?

    I'm having trouble linking my laptop to my TV using the tv-out. I'm running an old Dell inspiron 5150 w/ go5200. I have updated the drivers and the computer will recognize the TV, but I can't get a good signal. For a while I was able to get diagnal waves of rainbow colors, but usually all I...
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    Processor Suggestions

    I am looking to do some inexpensive upgrades to my system. I've put asside 180-200 for a processor and motherboard. I have an aftermarket HSF that I can use if I go with AMD to help in OCing. I plan to OC whatever processor I get so i'm looking for value with good OC potential. I'm partial...
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    Dell xps1530 vs. Sony SZ

    So I'm getting some funds to buy a new laptop. Price does not seem to be an object (up to ~2k). I have been going back and forth between the Sony SZ and the new Dell xps 1530. It will mostly be used for school, but I wouldn't mind being able to do some basic gaming. Dell Pro-high end...
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    Blue Screen....how to run chkdsk?

    Ok i've got a series of problems that are driving me nuts!!!! this morning when i turned on my system it seems to be blue screening on boot every time. My guess is that there is something wrong with the boot sector of my primary HD. I put in my windows disk to use the recovery console to...
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    Build Quality

    What can anyone tell me about the relative buld quality of different brands of laptops? I'm specifically interested in Asus vs. Dell vs. Hp although any info on other manufactureres is helpful as well. I'm interested in things like durrability, looks, feel ect the things that are hard to...
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    under 2k laptop suggestions

    I will be getting some "research funds" to purchase a new laptop for graduate school. I can probably spend ~2k on the machine itself. I currently have a fairly powerful desktop, but this will be my primary school machine. I have some experience with dell, and know a lot about desktop...
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    3200+ stock cooling question

    I've got a question regarding temperatures on my new 64 3200+ venice chip. using the stock hsf and not OC'ing i'm reading temperatures of ~52c at full load running prime95, and 33c for the system temp. I'm not sure exactly where the system temp is measured on my epox SLI motherboard though (my...
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    overclock 3200+ and testing

    I'm sure this question gets asked all the time, but i couldn't find any satisfacory answers searching the posts. I'm tying to overclock my new system consisting of a 3200+ venice on an Epox 9NPA3-SLI board and 1gb of Geil DDR4000. I think i've gotten a stable oc at 2.4ghz (not stable at 2.5ghz...
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    network problems

    So every 3-6 months i get motivated and attempt to make my home network work, however each time i end up giving up after a couple of days of fruitless effort. Here is the basic problem...i've got a desktop and laptop both connected to my netgear wireless router. the desktop is connected by an...
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    Wireless Network Help

    I am trying to set up file sharing on my wireless network. i have a home built desktop running xp pro and a dell laptop running xp home. the desktop is connected to my netgear wireless router through the lan cable and my laptop is connected wirelessly. both computers are able to get online...
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    Help-Decent 19" LCD for gaming $300 or less

    I'm looking to buy a new monitor, my 6 year old 17" CRT is about to bite the dust. I've been looking on Newegg for 19" LCD's but there are too many to chose from. I'm only looking to spend about $300. Any suggestions. I was looking at the Samsung 915N, but Acer has a couple models that got...
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    power source DOA?

    I purchased a new power supply the other day from newegg. A thermaltake purepower 420W which recieven over 200 positive reviews. When i got it I removed my old power supply and even followed the directions durring the install process, but when i hit the power button....nothing. when i flipped...
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    Bad Burner or Bad PS?

    I recently purchased a new burner from newegg, a BenQ DW1620 PRO, at the same time i purchased a second HD. I installed both and everything seemed to work, but i never did a test burn. the drive works fine for reading cds, but i cannot get it to sucessfully complete a burn. I have tried using...
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    Dell Outlet Referbished? 8600 vs. 9100 vs. 5150

    I'm looking into purchasing a new laptop for my girlfriend. I have been taking a long hard look at dell because they seem to have the best bang for my buck, expecially the referbished models. The system will mainly be used as a desktop, but I would like to also take it when I travel for work...
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    laptop invalid system disk

    my girlfriends laptop won't boot. when she starts it up it says invalid system disk, replace and press any key. she only has a cd drive and a harddrive installed. there is no cd in the drive. in the bios it detects both the drives. my initial diagnosis was that her hd died? it's an old...
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    Heat sink removal help

    This is probably a dumb question, but does anyone have any hints on how to remove my heatsink. I have a thermaltake valcano 7 covering my 2100+ on a 8rda+ motherboard. my motherboard died this week and i am RMAing it to epox, but i can't seem to get the heat sink off. The thermaltake website...
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    8rda+ won't boot error code FF HELP!!!!!

    I just bought a pair of 512k pc 3200 memory sticks and was playing around with my bios settings trying to achieve optimal performance with my 2100+ processor and after attempting to reboot I could not get my system to post. any suggestions. I've already tried resetting the bios.
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    New Ram Help

    I want to buy a 1ghz dual channel kit. I'm currently running a 2100+ on epox 8RDA+ which can take up to PC3200. I want my ram to be able to transfer when I upgrade to socket 939 Athlon64 when it comes out. My debate is between getting: Corsair Value ram pc3200 CAS 2.5 Price $172 Geil Ultra...