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    19" LCD recommendations

    OK, Since I had to give up my CRT, I have been missing my dual monitors. I currently have a Hyundai L90D+. The monitor is excellent for games and such. Mainly, I just want another LCD for programming and gaming. Honestly, I do not care the specs, as long as it is as cheap as possible. The...
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    My new beast

    I'm required to have a laptop for college. The college has a program with IBM to get deals on thinkpads. Anyways, I got a scholarship so I am getting my laptop for free (it would cost $2300!). Here are the specs: Intel Pentium M 760 (2.0 GHz) 1 GB RAM 14.1 SXGA+ (1400x1050) TFT display...
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    OK, 3rd dead zen micro

    If you read my previous posts, I have a Zen micro 5GB. I bought it back in may from ZZF. Anyways, the first one refused to be recognized by my PC with all the software installed. I RMAd it to creative and I got a new one... The second one worked for about a months until the same thing...
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    Quetion about upgrade to XP Pro

    OK, right now I have XP home SP2 installed on my PC. I wanted to upgrade my OS to XP Pro so I can get a copy of XP 64... Anyways I have an older XP Pro upgrade CD (don't worry hasn't been used). I believe it may be SP1. Is it possible to upgrade from a newer version of windows to this? If...
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    Is DVI really necessary?

    I am about to buy a cheapish 17" LCD and I need help. I had my mind set on the samsung 910N, but some have commented on the lack of DVI. The 910T is the exact same with DVI. The 910T is considerably more expensive than the 910N, so this is pretty important. I am still leaning towards the...
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    PDA recommendation

    OK, my father has been hinting at a PDA for father's day. I assume he will want to use it mainly as an organizer (with tasks, an alarm, etc.) and also for jotting down simple notes. It would also be nice if it could play mp3/WMA and such (DRM protected if possible - I use yahoo unlimited)...
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    Won a cheap-ass 5.1 system

    OK, at a graduation party, I won a cheap-ass ($40) 5.1 home theater system. Since I cannot return it (I tried) I figued I might as well hook it up. It comes with an adapter for pc, but It will only handle the front 2 channels. Is there a way for me to get a converter that will plug into all 5...
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    More Zen Micro Issues

    OK, I have been using my zen micro for about 2-3 weeks now no problem. I had 3GB of stuff on it. I just downloaded another GB of music and when I plugged it into my PC, it says the device is not recognized. I have done nothing to the PC or the mp3 player, but all of a sudden it won't recognize...
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    Need an LCD

    OK, I have had my 21" Viewsonic G810 CRT for a while now, but since I will be moving into the dorms in the fall, I am going to need something smaller. Basically here is what I want: -17" -1280x1024 -preferably 12ms response or less -under $300 I have been looking at the Samsung 710N...
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    Good UPS recommendations

    OK, I hjave finally decided that I need a UPS. I don't want to be losing files and data due to "unexpected circumstances" since I will be started college in the fall. All I would need is to either have the PC shut down automatically or give me a few minutes to save. Given the PC in my sig, what...
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    USB port issue

    OK, I have reformatted my entire hard drive and I just installed the nforce3 and sound drivers. Are there any seperate drivers required to get my USB ports working properly? I know that my wireless receiver and my keyboard work (both USB) but it still will not recognize the zen micro. I got...
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    Zen micro problems

    OK, I just received my 5GB zen micro today. Looks good and the radio sounds great. However, I have been trying to get some mp3s onto the player and I am having problems. I installed the massive amounts of creative software (> 100MB!), but I cannot get the player to show up either with the...
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    LCD recommendations (gaming)

    OK, I'm going to be starting college in the fall and since I am being provided with a free laptop, my parents are going to get me an LCD for my PC (my massive CRT just isn't going to fit). I need some recommendations. I do alot of gaming, mainly CS:S now, though that could change at some point...
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    6600gt OC

    Hi all. I bought my eVGA 6600gt AGP a month or so ago and I have been pretty happy. I could OC it to about 525,1050 before artifacting started. I just bought a vf700 and hooked it up and I am amazed. I keep bring it up and up. Right now I am at 594,1188! My Aquamark scores have increased from...
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    Ubutu install issues

    OK, I got my ubuntu boot CD ready and I have tried it multiple times in my old dell machine (P3 500, 256 MB RAM, 20GB ATA). Anyways, at first, every time it wouls quickly scroll through a bunch of stuff then go into a seemingly endless loop of equal signs ("="). I don't know if this is normal...
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    Weird OC problems

    OK, I have had my system since january. Using the stock cooler I have run it occasionally up to 2.45 GHz (245x10). I installed an xp-90 today and my temps are a little better at stock (5C, probably more if I do a better AS job). Now however, I began OCing again and ecery time I bring it...
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    How to create a boot CD

    OK, I ahve recently decided to turn my old Dell (p3, Radeon 9200SE, 256MB RAM) into a linux box. I downloaded the ubuntu ISO file, and niow I'm stuck. I tried just burning the file (through windows, i don't have any burning software), but that just burned the .iso file, which obviously didn't...
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    Quick advice on new goodies..

    OK, my PC (sig) has been running well for about two months now. The CPU tends to run a bit hot with the stock cooler (48C @ stock while running F@H). I also wanted to try for a better OC, so a new heatsink is in order. I have looked at the xp90 and it seems like the best choice. Are there any...
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    advice - Need some new goodies for my PC

    OK, I have been using my PC for about 2 months now and I have been pleased. however, I am starting to notice that my CPU tends to run a little hot when I add any voltage (47 idle, 55 load). I want to get a decent heatsink that will help lower those temps. Also, can anyone recommend a good...
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    quick repartitioning question

    OK, I have had my system for about a month now. When I originally set it up, I created one large partition (since I was in a hurry and didn't think too far ahead). this hasn't been a very big deal, but now I want to install a dual boot with WinXP 64. I have installed qwuite a few games and a one...
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    6600gt manufacturers

    OK, I have had my system with my old 9200SE running for about a week and a half now. I can finally afford to get a better video card. I decided on a 6600gt, since I need decent performance at a lower price (since I will probably upgrade to PCI-e in a year or so). Basically, I want to know of...
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    Scanner issues

    Hi, my mom has had an HP scanjet 4400C scanner for quite a while now. all of a sudden, she told me it didn't work. I hooked it up, and it will not power on. I have tried it on both her PC (dell P4 2.4, 512 MB RDRAM) and my new one (A64 3200+, 1 GB DDR, EPoX 9NDA3+). I hooked up the scanner...
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    OCing my older video card

    I just built my new system (see sig) and I am using my ancient 9200SE until I get enough $$$ for a 6800gt. I figured to tide me over, I would OC the card a bit. I installed the omega drivers and Riva tuner, and I OCed my card's core to 300 MHz and the memory to 250Mhz (500 effective). I raised...
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    Overclock on a64 3200+ wincheter

    Hi all. I just built my first computer and I was messing around with overclocking. I easily got it to run at 2.4 Ghz (240x10) and I am now running at 2.55 (255x10) and I seem to be prime stable so far. I have not touched the vcore and my value memory is running 1:1 at 2.5-3-3. Is this normal...
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    New compy!!

    I bought and assembled my first computer last week! I put it all togeher in about 4 hours tuesday night, and I installed Windows today and got rolling. I'm really happy with it. No unexpected issues. no weird beep codes. No damaged hardware. Here are my specs: Epox "9NDA3+" nForce3 Ultra...
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    OS choice

    OK, I just finished building my first system, and I need to get Windows XP onto this bad boy. I am a high school student, but since I take classes at the local University, I am eligible for adademic software. I wanted to just buy the academic version of XP, but nobody in town sells it. The...
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    slight dilemna

    I have been researching and saving money for over 5 monbths now to build my own PC. I had decided to go with an A64 3200+, nForce4 ultra board, and a 6800gt. However, I am going to find it impossible to find a nForce4 ultra at MSRP any time soon. Same with the video card. Therefore, I was...
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    OK, am going to order my rig in the next couple of weeks.

    OK, here is what I have planned. If you have any additions of comments, feel free to post them. BTW, this is going to be a first time build :D! Mobo: __* nForce4 Ultra CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ RAM: Mushkin (or whatever is cheapest) value RAM 1 GB (2x512) Video: ___* HD: Seagate Barracuda...
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    Winchester prices

    I was planning on building a new system over the next couple of months and I wanted to know what was up with the prices. The 3500+ winchester used to be around $270 (retail), now it is almost $370! The newcastle is still a semi-reasonable $274. Is there that much demand for the 90 nm processors...
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    budget PC

    OK, I have been wanting to build myself an awesome gaming PC for the last few months now. I had priced out a kick-ass system (A64 3200+, nForce4 ultra, geForce 6800gt, etc.) for about $1500 (no monitor). Anyway, since I have about $700 now, I thought I should just build a budget PC with that...