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  1. mentalcrisis00

    Looking for Graphics card for my g/f

    Hello all, My g/f has been playing games with me for awhile on my old Dell laptop with 8600mgt. Well it just started to die and I ended up upgrading my desktop with a Haswell Mini ITX system so she could use my old setup for gaming. Right now she's running AMD X4 955 at 3.8GHZ 4GB DDR3 1600...
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    Photographer having trouble pricing his prints, alittle advice needed

    Ok so I've asked around in search for some advice in pricing my prints. I've seen 8x10's in the store go for $10 and then I've seen some in galleries that sell for $150 or more. I want to come up with a formula so I can figure out what I should be charging. Right now what I have is that an...
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    Need friends on Little Big Planet

    Howdy. I just got little big planet last week, I'm looking for some friends that are good at the game for the bonuses and just to have fun. I've tried making friends with random people in the community but most of them seem to want to act dumb the entire time, Run into traps, or grab me in...
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    new Samsung 2TB drive lags when streaming video *UPDATE*

    Hey all I just bought up a SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG 2TB 5400 RPM SATA drive for media streaming. It's installed on my desktop and I stream the media with my laptops wireless connection. The only problem is I get these 1-2 second lag spikes every 10 seconds in the video. The odd thing is that my...
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    Problems unlocking AMD Sempron 140

    Hey all I built my dad a new pc that he wants to use for photoshop and video encoding. The allure of the Sempron 140 for $32 was to much seeming it's possible to unlock the 2nd core on it. I went for it and I can successfully unlock the 2nd core and it's rock solid stable however there is some...
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    Need some opinions on my AMD X4 955 OC 3.8GHZ

    Hello all I'd appreciate some opinions on the 3.8GHZ OC I am trying on my AMD X4 955. I read the reviews on newegg and most said they got 3.7-3.8 GHZ OC by just upping the multiplier. I thought I'd try it, didn't really expect the system to boot. I've been running prime95 for an hour now and...
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    graphical bug in BC2 please help

    Hey all I just upgraded to an AMD quad system from my intel core 2 duo today. I installed my ati drivers and BC2 and got a directx error, I updated Directx and everything ran fine for about an hour. Then all the sudden I started getting this black bar across my screen when I'd equip the Gol...
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    Quick Q about Thermalright Ultra 120 backplate

    Hey all, I bought a Thermalright Ultra 120 heatsink from the forum a month or so ago for my e7400 cpu. It's one of the older versions with only a tiny square piece of foam in the middle of the metal backplate. So I was concerned about it shorting. I took the plastic backplate off another...
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    annoying problem with Xigmatek 120mm fan

    Hey all I have a strange and annoying little problem with one of my brand new xigmatek XLF-F1253 120mm Fans. I bought 2 recently on amazon cause they were only $8 shipped each to replace my antec tricools. Well I have been running my GA-EP45-UDR3 board with auto voltage fan control which keeps...
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    need some help with antenna for a DTV box

    hey all My parents and grandmother live out in the woods and the only channels they've ever got have been NBC,ABC, and CBS. Lately when the channels all went digital I got them a couple Zenith DTV boxes (which are great btw) but neglected to get digital antennas. They're both using ordinary...
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    need opinion on intake fan placement

    I have a rather large case, there's a big space in front underneath the HDD rack. I have a 120mm fan in front but it doesn't seem to be doing anything. I'm setting up a little box as an air channel in that space at the bottom. A theory that my friend tossed me was that the flow of air is being...
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    accelero S1 rev2 on ati 4870

    Hey all I have a sapphire 512MB 4870, it has the black heatpipe fan that the new ones have. The stock heatsink is pretty good, allows the gpu to run at 44c idle and 50 load on automatic however at load it revs up to 3000rpm which is very loud. I manually set the fan to 45% which brings it to...
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    Windows updates could not be configured properly

    I'm having a strange issue with Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit. I just got a new 1TB drive and reinstalled windows on my 500GB drive because it is faster than the old thing I was using. The install went fine but now when I go to update windows it configures the updates, restarts, goes to...
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    problem loading map sets with Garmin handheld GPS

    Hey all I'm beginning a thru hike from Georgia to Maine this monday and I just bought my first handheld GPS from garmin. It's the Etrex Legend HCx and it was the best one i could buy, it has the expandable memory and I installed a 4GB microsd card. I also bought the North American Topo Maps...
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    Power Supply Requirments for EVGA GTX 260

    I'm thinking about buying this EVGA GTX 260 216 core from newegg but i'm concerned about having to buy a new powersupply. Right now I'm running an Enermax Noisetaker 485W with two 12 volt rails at about 40 amps, the specs on EVGA's site state that a 500W with 36 amps is required, would my PSU...
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    Installing Xigmatek 1283 dark knight

    Hey all I bought the Xigmatek Dark Knight 1283 2 weeks ago and stupidly put the metal backplate on without using the 3m insulation pads it came with. It shorted the cpu and board pretty good. I have my board and cpu replaced and i REALLY want to use this cooler now that I have it. I am a...
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    Discernible difference in p35 and p45 boards

    Hello all I've looked around online about the differences between p35 and p45 boards and it seems like those are more peripheral and sata ports, better overclocking support, and pci-e 2.0. I was using a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R for awhile and it seemed to work out great but I had to RMA it. While I...
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    Lights on but no ones home?

    I just went to upgrade the heatsink on my cpu with a xigmatek 1283. I installed it fine but the system will no longer boot. I have not changed any of my hardware other than the heatsink and I've tried resetting the bios, reseating the heatsink, putting my previous heatsink on, trying 3 different...
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    Maximum GPU before bottlenecking my system???

    My current build is in my sig and I have my e7400 at 4.0GHZ stable. I'm wondering out of the current video card line up, what card would be the maximum that I could use before my system would start bottle necking? I'm looking into 4870, GTX 260, or GTX 275 primarily. Is there a limit to how much...
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    opinions on faster hard drives, raptor performance?

    Hi all I've been running a WD 250GB SE 16 Cavier 16mb for 4 years or so now and it's starting to show it's age. I think it might be the cause of some of my slow downs in gaming, desktop, and HDD maintenance. I'm wondering if I'd see a big performance boost with the 150GB raptor X or...
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    trouble overclocking e7400 with Gigabyte UD3R

    Hello all I bought the equipment in my sig a month ago and it has been running good. I bought the Intel C2D e7400 because of the low heat and overclockability of it. Some people say they get 3.5GHZ easy with no overvolt and up to 4.0GHZ with slight overvolt. I wanted to get going on this...
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    concerns/ question with accelero S1 cooler

    I've been running an XFX 9800gt for awhile now and it's been running great for me. I had changed the stock cooler to a Zerotherm GX810 as my temps were at 80-100C and the GX810 was $5 after rebate on the egg. My temps have been 46-60C after installation so I'd say that's a pretty good result...
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    FSB:DRAM ratio?

    Hey all, I'm looking at CPUz right now and it says my cpu is at 2.8 GHZ and 1066FSB, but I look at the memory it says DRAM Frequency - 533MHZ and FSB/DRAM ratio 1:2. I have the Bios set to auto and 10.5x266 but are these the correct settings for the ram? I have seen around that you should...
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    Far Cry 2 stutters and freezes when DX10 enabled, unplayable help

    Hey all I'm having trouble with Far Cry 2 and I'm wondering if it's the game or my new build. My previous rig was a SKT 939 X2 4400 with 2GB of ram. I could play FC2 on high with no trouble and even played it with DX10 enabled (ran like junk but I could still enter the game). I just upgraded...
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    having trouble with new build

    Just got the new CPU/Mobo/RAM that is in my sig and I'm having a couple problems. The major one is that since I installed this setup 3 days ago vista has hung up 4 times. It seems to happen when I have mozilla open and everything freezes for 30 seconds and then comes back (sometimes). I just had...
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    DVD-RW drive suddenly won't play DVD's

    Seems to be no end to my sorrows with this new build of mine. I just tried to play my backed up copy of The Terminator today and windows media player just sat there. Blank screen and eventually said not responding, mind you I played this disc on my previous build a couple weeks ago. I tried the...
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    problems running sata with IDE drives

    Hey all In my desperation for more disk space but a lack of funds for a new sata drive I started installing my old IDE drives along with my sata primaries as storage space. It worked out good with my AMD skt 939 rig, all I did was plug them in and vista did the rest. Now I've just gone to...
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    new E7400 running a bit hot?

    Hey all I just bought an C2D E7400 with a gigabyte board that has a passive NB, SB, and mosfet cooler. I'm using the stock intel heatsink and paste with the cpu smart fan on. I'm getting Idle temps of 37c for chipset and 35c for the CPU. I'm wondering if this is kind of hot? would reseating...
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    running an IDE slave with a SATA primary?

    Ok so here's the deal, i have roughly 100GB of music on my PC and decided to throw in my older 120GB IDE drive in my computer thats dedicated to just storing my itunes music and use my other 250GB sata as primary, and 500GB as storage for videos and pictures. I hooked everything up, set the...
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    Core Duo vs Quad builds?

    Going to upgrade from my aging X2 4400 rig soon and I have a hardware question. I'm wondering which would be the better build? I'm only buying cpu, mobo, and ram as I have everything else. 1. Q8300, 4GB DDR2 1066 ram, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R P45 mobo (single graphics only but lots of usb, sata...
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    should I place mosfet heatsinks on my 9800gt?

    As the title states I'm wondering if I should place aluminum mosfet coolers on my xfx 9800gt. It shipped with the junkiest heatsink that I think is a hold over from the 7600 and 8600 series because it's so small. It doesn't cover all the mosfets I'm assuming and I'm upgrading my GPU cooler. I've...
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    VGA cooling, AC and zero therm

    Got an xfx 9800GT 2 months ago, it's idling at 74C and loads at 80C. And I know the tolerances for video cards are about 85C and shut down occurs at 90-100C BUT my temps are to close to comfort. Not to mention I want to go SLI soon and the temps now increase my case and cpu temps considerably at...
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    4850 upgrade over 9800gt???

    Need some opinions on this Asus 4850 512MB card, it's $119 now and people say it has about the same performance as an Nvidia 9800gtx+. I currently have a 9800GT 512MB I bought a couple months ago and was planning on SLIing it near the beginning of the year. Would I see any significant...
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    Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 on a 9800gt???

    Anyone have experience with mounting an Arctic Cooling Accelero X1 on a xfx 9800gt? Has the same hole setup as my old 7800gt which is listed as compatible. Thing I'm concerned with is the capacitor placement. I know people have successfully mounted them on 8800gt's but haven't seen any attempts...
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    GPU performance to price advantage?

    Hey all I'm looking for the best performance advantage to price, I like getting the most out of my money. My choices are: Add another XFX 9800gt to add to the one I have already and go SLI. $99 after $30 rebate, I'm not enthused about the added heat and noise this would generate...
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    weird site entries in domain section of windows reg

    Hey all I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of entries are held in: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Internet Settings/ZoneMap/Domains I did a registry search for keyword xupiter the other day and found this folder and it literally has 100's of entries in...
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    Solved

    Hello all Well I was reading up on security diagnosis and ran across cc.exe being an undesirable piece of adaware. I did a file search and windows didn't find anything so I moved on. BUT awhile later I was removing securom that had been added to my computer when I installed far cry 2. I was...
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    KOTOR crashes 5 minutes into campaign after patch 1.03

    I've had KOTOR for at least 4 years now and realized that I had never gotten around to beating it. I'd always get bored about an hour in and forget about it. Well I decided to install it again, so I install it, patch to 1.03 and start her up. I get a warning saying my graphics card doesn't meet...