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    Help with video card choice for new system

    I'm building a new system in the next 2 weeks and I do not upgrade often (current system is a C2D with a 4870, which is 3 years old). New system specs will be i2500k and z68 (with both CF and SLI support... haven't played with either since SLI 6800gt back in the day). I play at 1080p and...
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    Trying to get L4D running on *old* machine

    I'm trying to get a LAN going here with a few older computers. I was pleasantly surprised when (contrary to Valve's system requirements) the game works great on a AXP 1700+ (@2.2ghz) with a 6600gt. So that gave me some hope that it would work on my 1.4ghz Tualatin with a 5900ultra. But, no...
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    Need some help with buying a Wii

    My son wants a Wii badly after playing one at a friend's house. He played Rock Band and Super Smash Bros. and liked them a lot. Problem is, I know nothing about the Wii. What should I buy, how many controllers, whats the nunchuck, etc? He beat Rock Band, so I can't imagine buying that...
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    Possible video card going bad

    This is on my dad's machine. I had him take a prt scrn of it and send it to me. Text He doesn't play games or anything, but notices this kind of artifacting on desktop use. I'm not there and cannot help diagnose. Has anyone seen anything like this? He's using a 6800gt with the latest...
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    Quick question for cisco folk

    Can the PVDM2-48 processor module be added to an existing 2811 I have sitting here or is it something that needed to be configured in the original spec and cannot be added?
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    Cellular for out-of-band access to Router

    Is there an easy way to connect a Verizon Wireless cell phone (or any cellular service provider for that matter) up to an external US Robotics modem to allow out-of-band dial access to the router in case of a WAN failure? I suppose it doesn't have to be a USR modem, as some Cisco routers have...
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    Cisco 2811 help with 2xT1 on vwic v2

    We've got a 2811 with two WIC-1DSU-T1-V2. Getting up-down connection. Somebody said that the IOS version won't support bonding 2 T1s with the V2 and that we would need the V1 instead. It's IOS version 12311T. We'd rather not get V1 cards. What IOS version would we need to get it working...
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    Yeah, I know tax season is over

    Back in '05, my company offered an employee stock purchase plan. I participated, received the 15% discount on shares, and sold immediately once they were bought in accordance with the plan. On my W2 from '05, it shows, in box 14, profits made from that stock sale. In fact, I remember, it...
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    So, I'm thinking about buying the 37" Westy

    My budget isn't near that high. But I just don't see another option that makes as much sense. My Mitsu 2070SB 22" is dying on me. Picture is looking bad, so I need something. A widescreen 20" doesn't seem like a big enough upgrade compared to the 22" CRT. And a good 24" is $600+...
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    Program to constantly monitor cable internet uptime?

    My son plays an online game and claims that he continually gets logged out, especially at the most inopportune times. If he is in the middle of a battle and gets logged out, his character freezes up, and just takes damage until dead. I work most of the day and can't say I notice any...
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    Need help formatting 160gb external drive for Mac and PC

    Getting a WD 160gb external drive and want to create a partition for Mac and a partition for PC for backing up data. How do I go about doing this? Are there any gotchas to watch out for (such as the 128gb limit for the Mac partition, etc)?
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    Anyone able to help with config for dual-carrier MPLS networks?

    Looking to do load-balancing between 2 different MPLS networks, both terminating into the same router (28xx). Not looking to do cost low/high... want to share the load between the two networks, but, yes, have it fail over to the other one if either one drops. There's about 200 sites. Is...
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    Help with a cheap gaming config

    I'm going to be using the 6-months financing, so it'll need to go through Newegg. This system will be for my son, who is 9, and will replace his current machine-- AXP 1700+ (@2.2ghz), 1gb ram pc2700, 6600gt agp. That machine will go to his little sister, as well as take over as the 3rd LAN...
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    Problem with Catalyst 6.6 + ATI Tool overclocking

    Well, I guess I can't say it's a for-sure problem with the drivers or with ATI Tool. Here's what's happening: I install the plain 6.6, keep ATI Tool running, and movies (avi, mpg, etc) play fine. Install the 6.6. chuck patch, keep ATI Tool running, movies hard-crash the system. If I...
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    Looking for a new Canon inkjet

    My dad had an i860 that died on him and Best Buy has offered to give him 100% credit to a new printer. He liked the functions of his i860... he originally saw mine in action and decided to get the same one. /hugs my i860 <heston voice> From my cold, dead hands... </heston voice>...
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    Cannot install XP

    I'm over at my dad's house trying to get a new HDD installed with XP for him. He already has a system up and running perfectly. Specs: DFI NF4 Ultra-d 2x 1GB memory NEC DVD-RW 6600GT PCI-E Seagate SATA 160gb WD PATA 80gb X2 3800+ This is his current config and all runs perfect with...
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    Mitsu/NEC 2070sb

    According to all the specs everywhere, it supports 86hz at 2048x1536, yet all I can get XP to see is 60hz. Also tried RefreshLock and using the nVidia control panel as well. Any ideas?
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    Problem with 81.85

    Got an unusual problem with this driver (and all of the 8x.xx drivers it seems). Specs: DFI NF4 SLI-D A64 3000+ 2x 6800GT 4x512MB Corsair PCP&C 510SLI Mistu 2070SB I uninstall my old drivers, reboot in safe mode, run drivercleaner, reboot again, and install the drivers. It...
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    Winchester with 4 sticks of ram

    When using 4 sticks or ram with a Winnie, the chips are forced to 166mhz right? Will raising the FSB raise the ram speed up from 166? Or is it always stuck at 166 as a max?
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    PIX config for RADIUS auth

    Anyone have a sample config for the Cisco PIX firewall to permit RADIUS traffic to pass thru for dial up users to validate security?
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    DNS help

    Buddy of mine hosts his own website at his office. He's got a T1 from company ABC that customers come in on and hit the webserver. He has his own Class C from ARIN, and handles his own DNS. He wants to get a T1 from company XYZ and plans to run voice over it, but also would like to have it be...
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    Video card upgrade for BF2

    Early information seems to indicate that BF2 will not work with the GF4 series cards. I still plan to wait until I know that it's official but, in case it is, I wanna have a backup plan. I have 3 rigs that will play this on a LAN: 1) A64 at 2.4ghz, 1GB, 6800GT SLI, 22" NEC 2) AXP at...
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    Explorer at 100% CPU Usage

    My first cross-post. Putting it over here also since I'm sure it has a lot to do with the OS and DLLs. Specs: AXP 1700+ (166*13.5) 2x 512MB Samsung pc2700 FX5900 Ultra 256MB Win XP SP1 Every other day or so, Explorer.exe will peg CPU usage at 100% and, naturally, nothing else...
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    Explorer at 100% CPU Usage

    Specs: AXP 1700+ (166*13.5) 2x 512MB Samsung pc2700 FX5900 Ultra 256MB Win XP SP1 Every other day or so, Explorer.exe will peg CPU usage at 100% and, naturally, nothing else responds. I can END TASK in Task Manager and kill it, then rerun it, but not only do I hate doing that (lose...
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    P160 and DFI NF4 combo-- anyone else have?

    I cannot get the front line-out connector to work (trying with headphones). If you have this combo you'll know that the labels on the wires (and according to the case manual) don't match up with the pins on the mobo (according to the manual). I have the front MIC jack working, and really...
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    Trust voltage in Everest vs. BIOS?

    BIOS shows my 12v at 11.97v. Everest shows 11.78v. It's a PCP&C 510SLI, so it has the ability to adjust if needed. What about the discrepancy though? edit: forgot to mention, Everest is almost right on with everything else: CPU-- 1.57v (exactly as BIOS) 5v-- 5.03v (I think exact...
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    nVidia NF4 firewall vs. Windows XP SP2 firewall

    I'm about to do a complete new and fresh install of Windows XP SP2 on a DFI NF4 board. As the title asks, which would I be better off using? At this point, my current system is still on XP SP1, so I have no familiarity with XP's firewall (or nVidia's for that matter). I'm on Roadrunner...
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    Which of these Winchester 3000+s to keep?

    I have 2, but have no way to test them out to see which overclocks better at the moment (and won't really have time to once I actually have the mobos), so I'll have to just make a choice and stick with it. I'll be building 2 systems at the same time and one is going to my dad. He's not an...
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    Which PCI-E w/ dual DVI

    My dad needs a PCI Express card with Dual DVI output. The only one I know of is 6600GT XFX PCI-E, and I have not heard great things about XFX as a whole. Plus, the 6600GT is waaaaaay overkill for this man. He's still using a 16MB Voodoo3 for crying out loud. It's just that he's on PCI...
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    Which headphones?

    If there is a better choice out there, feel free to post it. I will be using them for hooking up to my little Behringer guitar amp, as well as for playing games on the computer at night (using onboard nf4 audio), and for watching TV late at night hooked up to my Denon amp. Basically...
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    Cisco Router Config Problem?-- solved

    SOLVED: I've got a customer who has 2 sites on MPLS. Their local host network will not talk to the remote network, yet the remote network talks fine to the host network. From host router Can ping local lan Can ping 192.168.10.2 can ping 206.155.30.42 can ping 65.250.29.50 CANNOT ping...
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    sorry, moved to Networking

    sorry, meant to post in Networking.
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    Trouble finding perfect case

    I'm partial to Antec, but it's not a requirement. I don't really care how many drive bays there are and whatnot. I'm mainly interested in satisfying these requirements: 1. No PSU included. 2. 120mm fan mounts. Don't need fans included. 3. Front Firewire, USB, and at least Audio...
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    Stream video without letting user save it

    I've got a guy who wants to stream video from his server over IP, but wants the user to not be able to save the file. I tried to explain to him that, if he's *truly* concerned about the handling of the confidential information, simply eliminating the ability to save doesn't truly protect the...
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    Poll: Which of these 21" monitors would you buy?

    Dell P1110 for $250 Dell P1130 for $300 HP P1130 for $350 NEC FP2141SB-BK for $400 Sony G520 for $400
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    Best order to install after Format XP

    Doing a new build with an nforce2 mobo and want to make sure I install everything in the correct order to ensure stability. In what order should you install: SATA drivers (boot drive will be SATA) SP1 and all windows updates nforce2 drivers (and what's the best ver, btw?) nvidia video drivers...
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    Help with Cisco router config

    When moving from a Frame Relay network to an MPLS network, how would one configure QOS to prioritize voice on the network (knowing that the provider's network won't subscribe me to the same QOS through THEIR network, but instead just pass the packets on to the destination router and resume QOS...
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    Mobile Bartons

    Anyone with one of these able to do an experiment for me? I'm on the fence right now mainly because my Tbred B 1700+ is working nicely at 2241mhz with a 43C load. But, I am on a KT333 board with no pci/agp lock, so I run it at a high multi. 13.5x166. How high of a multi can these mobile...
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    Sonicwall and Cisco

    Can anyone tell me if I can get a Cisco 831 to act as a DSL router with a Sonicwall (not sure of the model #... let's say a Tele3) behind it doing the firewall/vpn? I have heard that Sonicwall won't play nice with the Cisco, but Sonicwall assures me it will. edit: just to clarify, there will...