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    Should I upgrade from Opteron 165 to Phenom II X4 955 BE?

    Current: Opteron 165 @ 2.4Ghz DFI NF4 Ultra-D 2GB RAM at stock speeds Proposed: Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.2Ghz Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P 8GB of DDR with 7-7-7-20 timings $493.59 shipped I currently have a 4870 so I dont need a new video card and my current processor is decent for most...
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    Yet Another What Do You Think of This PC....

    Im going to be putting together a system here in a bit, and I just wanted your thoughts on the system Im going to build. Also, this system will not be overclocked at all, hence the value RAM and not some OCZ RAM. Antec P150 with Neo HE 430Watt PSU DFI Ultra-D AMD X2 4200+ 2GB of Mushkin...
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    New power supply, or risk it?

    Ive got a P4 2.4 with 512MB of RDRAM on my P4T533. Anyways, Ive got two hard drives hooked up, a cd-burner, and 4 case fans at the moment all running off of my two yearish old Antec 300watt power supply. Its all been running fine and dandy up to this point, however, my Leadtek AGP 6600GT is...
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    Best soda container (POLL)

    Very simple stuff here. Does YourFavoriteSoda taste better from a Can or a Bottle?
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    Finally took the plunge!

    Finally. After some two and a half years with my PNY Ti4400, I *just* put in the order for a Leadtek 6600GT! However, now I dont know what to do. HELP ME!
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    Building a computer for my sister...

    Im building a computer for my sister who hasnt used a computer in years and wont be doing anything more intensive than word processing and browsing the internet on it. I wanted to make a decent budget PC while still letting it be able to be used for years to come and would like your experienced...
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    Strange problems...

    I am stumped, so I was hoping one of yall could shed some light on this matter... The problem is that WindowsXP works perfectly fine and will go straight into Windows every single time without error. However, when I reboot(to boot from a Debian CD), I dont get to see my computer POSTing, and...
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    Favorite linux distro?

    Im fairly new to the linux scene and so far Ive only gotten to install and experiment with Red Hat 9 and some old Mandrake distro. Being the Windows guy that I am, I wasnt that sure what I needed to look for in a linux distro to suit me, as the whole system was absolutely different from Windows...
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    Looking for a case for a new system...

    Im sorta in the middle of building a 64bit system for myself, and I know most of the parts that I want to put in em, but Im looking for a few things in particular for the system that dont seem to be all that popular and I thought Id come and see if yall had any ideas. Anyways, this is what Im...
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    Enable profile....

    I was looking around on how to 'enable' my profile, but I cant seem to find it on here anywhere. The FAQ on the FS/FT part of the forum doesnt seem to have it. Thanks in advance.