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    Antec P150: A Review

    Recently purchased a new computer, the case of choice being my first non Lian-Li case, the iPodish Antec P150. Was it a step backwards? It's all relative... The good: -Looks! I was unsure whether I would love it or hate it, but after seeing it in person, I definately love it. Pictures...
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    New System Review!

    Hey All! Been out of touch with computers for the last year (real life is so overrated) and as such I have no idea what sort of components are the ones to have. ATI, NV, AMD, OCZ, Etc... While I could do some research, I've also always wanted to start my own thread ;) I can always research the...
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    Broken CPU Pin

    So I've had a Pentium 4 3.2E S478 CPU sitting here for several months with a broken pin. It was pulled from a system and one of the outermost pins was snapped right off. I guess my question is, should this CPU be thrown in the trash? Is there any way to repair it? Do people buy CPUs with broken...
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    Build me a File Server!?

    Hey All! As many of you are probably experiencing, it is a horrible time to buy a new computer (is it ever a good time?). I have been playing the waiting game for a while, waiting for the new AMD64 CPU revisions, new Shuttle SFF, bad time to buy an Intel system due to dual core etc. Anyways...
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    Help! What is the problem?

    Hello All! I have spent the last few days browsing the forums here to see if I couldn't fix the problem myself. Although many people have had the same issues as me, I could not seem to find the culprit. Anyways, I inherited a p4 3.2E processor so I decided to build the best rig I could...
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    AC-97 Sound Codec

    hello! I have a question concerning the sound codec used in alot of motherboards, the ac`97 codec. Using the newest drivers, I have been unable to get my 5 speaker (2 front, 2 rear, 1 sub) setup to work. Even with the outputs set as 'Rear Speakers' and 'Front Speakers' I can only get my 2 front...
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    Dual Channel vs Single Channel Memory

    Hello! I recently just built a system which included an nforce2 mobo. I intended on a dual channel memory configuration. I already had 1 512mb stick of corsair xms pc3200c2 ram from my old comp, purchased about 6 months ago. I bought another stick of the exact same ram, but I cannot get the two...
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    random IE crashes

    Hello all! I just installed windowsXP pro, and for some reason my internet explorer randomly crashes every 5 seconds about. I have everything updated, but the problem is still there. At the moment I use mozilla firebird, but sometimes it is still handy to use IE. Any suggestions as to what might...
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    promise fastrack 100 controller card + winXP

    Hey All! I recently purchased a new hard drive, and to add it to my PC i needed additional IDE ports. i happened to have a promise fastrack 100 controller card, so I thought it would be perfect. However, with windowsXP, i'm having a small problem. sometimes when I restart my PC, the hard drive...
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    Asus A7V8X - WTF?

    After almost 2 years with an Asus A7V, I decided to go with Asus again for my next big upgrade - the A7V8X (SATA-RAID, LAN, Sound) was my weapon of choice. I coupled this with an Athlon XP 1800+. Everything is running *decently* but today I flashed my bios with the newest version and decided to...
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    WinXP Question

    I just recently installed WinXP, and so far I really like it. I do, however, have one minor issue: I have a 4 speaker setup, and whenever I startup only 2 speakers work. If I go to adjust my adio properties, and go to advanced, I see that I have Quadrophonic Speakers selected. If I click Apply...