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    Have I forgotten anything?

    For around £530 GBP I am looking at building this: Processor: Core I5 3570K RAM: Corsair Vengeange 1600 CAS 9 8GB Power: Corsair CX 430M MOBO: MSI Z77 Case: Coolermaster Elite 344 Graphics: Possibly Radeon 7870 2GB Main use...
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    Laptop as HTPC

    Hello all....not been on this site for a long time... I am currently using my PC to watch movies etc on my HDTV in my sitting room. Specs are in my signature. My wife is getting fed up of the sight of the huge PC behind the TV and the fans on the PSU and graphics card are a bit noisy.... I...
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    Xeon dual core run hot and eat power

    Don't know if this has been posted already but here is a link to Slashdot 400Watts during idle for the Dual core Xeon that gets its ass kicked by opterons
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    make windows read/write ext2 partition

    Have breezy badger(ubuntu 5.10) installed on 1 partition and win xp pro on another partition. Have managed to get Linux to read (but not write) NTFS partition of Win XP but now I want to get my Win XP to Read (and hopefully write) the Linux EXT2 partition... Anybody have any bright ideas?
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    Which sound system for HTPC

    I am building an HTPC system this winter. I am an experienced system builder but have no idea about the sound reproduction side of things..... I need to get a decent surround sound setup....possibly THX ( 5.1, 6.1, 7.1??) or better for watching DVD's but don't know which computer components...
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    I guess this is one way to keep fit....

    aerobatics these guys are quite something!
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    Half life 2 DVD issue

    I have a legal copy of Half life 2 with CD key etc......but every time I format windows I have to do a 3GB download to get HL2 back from Steam.....is there any way to download and put on a DVD so I don't have to keep doing this???
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    Venice E6 cores

    Was just reading another thread in which people were saying that the E6 Venice cores are bad overclockers.....is there any real background to these claims?? Also....what program will tell me the core iteration?? CPUZ??
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    linux for gaming??

    How good is linux for gaming.... Does it come anywhere close to windows for performance... Do you have to use windows emulation software to get games to run if they don't have a linux specific version? (lets face it not many do) Thanks
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    Stripped down windows...

    Is it possible to have a version of windows that makes a very small memory footprint and actually have it run on a PC....I.e I want to optimise my windows installation for games, so that I have as many free system resources as possible!
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    Pc2100 and PC3200 will it run properly

    I just bought an A64 system so that BF2 will run better....I also bought 1GB of PC3200 RAM.....I have had a few memory problems with battlefield after patching....I know there is a problem with the patch so have reinstalled....to the point... After reinstalling I got this message saying that...
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    Which Linux Distro?

    I am seriously thinking about seeing what all the hype with Linux is.... I know my way around windows very well but moving to linux is a bit daunting as it will all be totally new to me... I don't know which distro would be best.....I have no real purpose in mind other than general use and...
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    AMD Chip question

    I read a few years ago that AMD chips perform more instructions per clock cycle than Intel chips....I think it was something like 3 instructions per cycle for Athlon and 2 instructions for intel......Is this the only/main reason for slower clocked AMD's comparing with faster clocked Intel's or...
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    AMD/IBM announce 25% speed boost

    AMD and IBM announce possible faster chips AMD and IBM have announced that they have discovered technology to allow chips to have a 25% speed boost....see linky above "The new manufacturing technique, which the companies are calling Dual Stress Liner, will help improve performance on chips...
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    computer components

    I want to buy a lot of stuff but you guys in the US seem to get much better deals than I can find in the UK...i.e rebate deals etc.... Does anybody know of any reputable retailers that have decent prices and will ship to Europe/UK or any well priced UK suppliers....
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    Need wireless network

    Sorry for doublepost (here and in networking forum) but not getting any response there! Ok situation... 3PC's and a Laser printer recently aquired a laptop..... At the moment going through Belkin wired router NAT firewall etc(I know what you think of belkin but, personally, have never...
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    Need wireless network

    Ok situation... 3PC's and a Laser printer recently aquired a laptop..... At the moment going through Belkin wired router NAT firewall etc(I know what you think of belkin but, personally, have never had any problems). would like to go wireless 802.11G preferable or even the newer belkin...
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    DVD RAM

    Just noticed a thread on DVD RAM and have wondered for a while what exactly it is.....how does it differ from normal DVD media? RAM for me normally means volatile storage....but in this case I think I'm wrong...Help me...
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    win64 and 32 bit apps

    I would like to go to A64 and give win 64 beta a go....but the question is will I stiil be able to run my 32bit apps/games etc under a 64 bit OS.....I presume I will be fine...but thought I might as well ask and learn some stuff
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    Anti matter...what is it??

    what exactly is anti matter....I sort of think of it like a normal atom but reversed where the proton circulate the nucleus containing electrons and neutrons....is this correct of am I barking up the wrong tree? what can antimatter be used for??
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    theoretical question

    If you had 2 identical processors which differed only in FSB and multiplier as follows 11 x 218 = 2398MHz 10 x 240 = 2400MHz incidentally HT speed is the same too....(may as well make the processors A64's) would the performance be identical or are there other factors. Please discount...
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    AMD price cuts imminent!!

    The Inquirer is reporting that AMD will cut boxed processor prices on the 15th of October. The updated price list includes entries for the Athlon 64 4000+ and FX55, which will apparently debut at $729 and $827, respectively. Interestingly, the price list suggests that the 4000+ is a 2.4GHz chip...
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    win xp clean install

    I am going to do a clean install of my slipstreamed winxp pro + SP2... after this I want to ghost the image of the HD so that I can have a clean install next time I do it quite quickly.... Is there any way to stop windows installing drivers so that my ghost can be used easily on other...
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    slipstreaming more than windows

    I am going to slipstream SP2 and windowsXP pro but was wondering if it was possible to add other programs to the slipstream as well such as an antivirus and firewall? Or is the easiest way just to install all separately and then ghost the drive to make a cleam install ghost??