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    college laptops

    next spring i am going to go off to college. i have been looking at picking up a lightweight laptop for some time now and i am wondering if there is going to be anything new for laptops in the next year that would justify waiting. right now i am looking at a 12 inch ibook or a similarly...
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    flash drive problems

    a month ago i bought my sister a 512meg lexar jumpdrive for school and i did not test it before she took it up with her but she could not get it to work so i brought it home and tried it in 3 different computers with no luck. i exchanged it for a new one and this time i tested it first and it...
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    htpc software

    i am going to build an htpc for my neighbor, but i dont know too much about the software options. as far as ease to use and functionality what is the best choice... if all else i will just use mce 05, but i wanted to get your opinions first. btw i am planing on getting a a64 2800+, epox nf3...
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    music dvd player

    im sure this has been discussed before but i want to find out if anyone makes portable or car dvd players with no screen just for wave/mp3 playback.
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    how you backup your data

    i was interested in what you guys use for data security/redundancy these days
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    budget/non gaming videocard

    right now i am hanging on to a gf2 mx400 and it is on its last limbs, so i am in the market for a new card. i really do not do too much gaming and at first i was looking at getting a 9600pro, but would it be worth it to spend the extra 100-150 on a 6600/6800. basically i am asking what is the...
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    clawhammer cg core with 512 cache

    since i have been messing in my bios often lately i came to notice that my 3000+ is not a newcastle like i thought, but a CG clawhammer with 512k cache. have you guys seen many of these and how do they compare to the 1meg clawhammers and the 754 newcastles? although it is a 3000+ clawhammer its...
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    accuracy of temps from motherboard readings

    i have a 3000+ on a dfi board, and a zalman 7000alcu, and no matter what i do it reads around 48c cpu and 25c case temps with the case door off. i just got this board so at first i figured that i hadnt seated the hsf properly or didnt apply the thermal paste right but i redid both with no...
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    upgrade to 939?

    well as the topic shows i am thinking of upgrading to a nf4 939 setup and am in a dilema. right now i have a 3000+ newcastle, asus k8v se deluxe, 512meg stick of ocz el pe pc3200, and a zalman 7000alcu. i will have close to $400 in the next couple weeks, and trying to decide whether or not to...
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    120gig wd pata 20 ar @microcenter

    i was at microcenter (the one in houston) the other day and they had western digital 120gig harddrives for 50 and they had a 30 dollar mail-in rebate. i dont know if the sale is still going on but i figured i would post it anyways. they also had a 16x dvd burner for 50 which if i remember right...
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    desktop resolutions

    this may sound like a stupid question, but is there a way to bind the resolution in windows to each account because i right now im running a 17in sony trinitron at 1280x1024 and when my dad tries to use the computer he cant read anything. i tried using clear type and large fonts but that didnt...
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    dual opterons

    lately i have been looking at getting a dual opteron setup but i am really trying to find out what programs in specific benefit from smp. right now i do a lot of encoding and i know that it is very processor dependent but is it multithreaded? also how much of a difference is there between the...
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    configuring VSFTP in fedora core 3

    i went ahead and installed fedora core 3 on my file server, and it all went smooth, but i do not have much experience with linux and i am having trouble configuring the ftp service VSFTP. i can get it to run but i cant find out how to configure it. any help is appreciated.
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    suggestions on a budget file server

    well ive been thinking about it for a while and i would really like to have a separate file server. i will mainly use it to stream divx and mp3s along with general backup. i was planning something along the lines of a 700mhz-1ghz p3 s370, with 256 or 512 ram and 2 250gig hds. the only thing i...
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    64bit linux

    how many of you guys run 64bit linux? which distros work well the A64s? i currently have mandrake 10 and sus 9.1 personal (with the suse/novell package on the way) but i am not sure what is all involved in installing 64bit version. i would like to mess around with this idea but i do not have a...
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    next upgrade

    well i gave my 2.8c system to my sister for college and built a a64 3000+ newcastle w/ asus k8v se deluxe, 1x512 ocz 3200 el platinum, samsung 160gb sata and put it in my cheftec dragon case wit a samsung combo drive, geoforce 2, and older sony 17" flat crt. i do lots of multimedia and would...
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    help with dlink router

    i am using a dlink 604, and i have two comps hooked up to it. the first one works fine and is connected directly with a patch cable. the second one is in a different room and i cant seem to get it connected. i thought at first it might be the keystone jacks but i replaced both of them and...
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    new build need to find 15" lcd

    i am building a budget/midrange comp for a friend and i want to know what you guys suggest as far as 15" lcds. price is priority but quality is just as important. i have heard that the samsung lcds are good but have not had any experience with them. the system is either amd 2800+ on a an7, or a...
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    dual boot redhat & 2k pro

    hey i have a spare comp with 2kpro on it and wanted to try using linux. i want to know if i need to reformat and start from scratch or if i can just add a partition for linux. any help would be appreciated
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    parents build & upgrade

    ok tell me if you think 600 is a resonable price for this computer im puting together for my parents. im goina use the intel 865gbf mobo, p4 2.8C retail, 2x 256mb of ocz premier pc 3200, 80gig western digital w/8meg catch, msi or lite on cd-rw 52x-32x-52x, asus 16x dvd-rom, 2 vantec steaths...
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    audigy 2

    on my new build i am looking at the audigy 2 zs but i would like to kno if the extra costs of the platinum/platinum pro are worth it. my main issue is that i need a card that has digital coax out so that i can use it with my pioneer reciever.