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    Time to upgrade

    I'm a AMD man for sure. Really haven't been on top of things but I see AM3 is coming out soon. Is it even worthwhile to upgrade right now or just wait it out for AM3? Seems like for 300ish I could snag the top phenom, mobo and some ram. But if AM3 is gonna be a big step up Ill just wait. Oh...
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    .mkv in XP MCE Subtitles and Commentary?

    I can get them to play fine but if they have commentary or subtitles I can't figure out how to turn them off. Does Media Center have a option for this?
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    s-video to component cable

    So I'm sitting here thinking while I'm putting my new hd 2600 pro agp into the old media center. The adapter it has is s-video to component. I thought HD content is too high bandwidth for a cable like that. Don't you need DVI, HDMI or straight component?
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    HD HTPC AGP and CPU

    Going to upgrade so I can watch 720p content smoothly. currently have the PCChips P23G and a celeron 3.2. dont recall if its 1gb or 512mb of ddr2 ram and too lazy to look so lets assume 512mb. would getting a hd 2600 pro and an E4500 do the trick for watching HD?
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    mkv in media center

    I can't seem to get a 1080 .mkv movie to play in my windows media center. Ive downloaded and installed the codec packs and have ffdshow on there also. I see the file in media center but it just says cannot play. Ive also seen a registry fix is needed to play .mkv in media center but I dont...
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    51" 1080i Toshiba projection or Hitachi 42" Plasma

    I'm debating ditching my extremely large and 2 year old Toshiba 1080i 51" projection for the Hitachi P42H401 42" Plasma on sale at sears right now. I see 1080i and 1080p for the plasma depending on which site but I believe its a 1080i. Its a drop in size but I think Picture quality and it being...
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    IRC Help

    I cant seem to find anything on this problem but anytime Im on a Xdcc recieve I lost connection. Very rarely do I ever finish without having to restart numerous times. What could be causing this? I only lose connection from the bot or person Im connected with.
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    $99 Seagate 500gb

    8mb cache and ide but its a 7200.10 http://www.tigerdirect.com/app...jrq5Osh1q0J2LkDhT3c9BQ
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    AL2223WD Best Buy $189 22" ACER LCD

    Great price the cheapest you will find anywhere and its available online. Buy it there and go pick it up. Each store is supposed to have 6. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp...00050000&type=product&id=1177112670706
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    Hard Drive Arguement, Need help here.

    Basically my side is that sata1 vs sata2 vs scsi u160 vs u320 doesnt matter because the drives themselves are not fast enough to come anywhere close to using 3gb/s or 1.5gb/s of bandwidth. If a drive can only read 60mb/s then how would sata1 or sata2 really make a difference? Maybe Im wrong...
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    Maxtor 500GB $139.99 plus shipping at Newegg

    Alil under 30 cents a gig not bad for sata2. 5 year warranty also... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144016 Link to a roundup with the MAXLINE PRO http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200607/500_1.html Another Review...
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    Samsung SATA DVD Burner With Lightscribe $39.99 Shipped

    SAMSUNG 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 18X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2M Cache SATA DVD Burner With LightScribe Technology - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827151141
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    DVD Drives for HTPC

    Anyone know of a good quiet and fast DVD drive for a HTPC. I have the NEC 3550A and love them as burners but they are so loud in my htpc and at times the dvd pauses, and u hear the drive power up faster and the video unpauses...
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    Huge Doh!

    In the process of replacing my wireless router I ended up using the old routers power cord by accident. I know this killed the new router because i plugged it in earlier. Has anyone returned anything to buy.com? Was just going to exchange it for a new one and say it never worked. Yes I...
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    WHR-HP-G54 $41.50 shipped with GCO

    Sending the G54S back to newegg when it arrives and goin for this. Only $2 more than the G54S. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=201718557
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    Buffalo G54 vs G54S

    Does the G54 really have that much more range than the G54S. I went with the G54 to replace my di-524. But Im starting to regret not goin with the G54 and the G54S hasnt even arrived yet.
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    HTPC issues

    First using my s-vid to component adaptor I could get only get a almost completely blue picture. Now using just a s-vid cable the color is about right but overall just looks crappy. System Specs 3.2 ghz celeron d pc chips p23 chaintech av710 visiontek 9550 128 512mb ddr2 533 toshiba...
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    Computer Case Temp Sensor

    The yellow plastic with metal inside that gives the cpu temperature for the front of the case. Is that supposed to be put in between the heatsink and cpu?
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    Phillips 16x DVD-R DVD+R CC $10.99

    Title says it all, available on website or in store. Just picked up 100 at my local Circuit City.
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    ACP memory on Buy.com

    Does anyone know anything about the brand? Thinking of gettin a DDR2 533 stick for a htpc im building..
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    HTPC/Media Box Vid card

    Would a DX8 card work for this? Just figuring some DVD/divx/emulator stuff? Tryin to get a idea. A friend said his works great with a 9200SE, just dont want to underdo it. Also, if anyone knows a cheap soundcard that would do the trick link me. Guessin Ill hook up the sound optial or...
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    $105 after MIR Barebone, Case, Psu, board, Celeron D Tiger Direct

    PCChips P23G v3.0 Socket 775 Barebone Kit / Intel Celeron D 351 OEM / CPU Fan / Ultra MicroFly Aluminum Case with a 400 Watt Power Supply. I ordered one for a media center box. But you could swop out the celeron for a core duo later and I believe it uses both DDR and DDR2 ram. $195 before...
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    Cheap Movie Box

    I have a old athlon XP with a motherboard that only has PCI slots. Id like to load it with shows and movies to watch on my 51" tv. Would this be able to handle playing Divx on a 51"? theres still some PCI vid card options just dont know what I would need. Or if the processor is just too old...
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    MSI $100 Rebate screwing in progress

    So after 4 months of waiting I email them asking where my rebate is for the x1900xt that I bought. Well after bouncing me around for a few days they send a email back saying the slip newegg packs with ur shipment is not what they need and disqualifies me for the rebate. So I said no one ever...
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    100% Cashmere Crewneck Light Sweater $19.97

    Walmart online only. Just got mine its 2 ply Cashmere very soft and very nice for the money. http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5064784
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    Olevia 537H 37" LCD HDTV $749 to $699 with MIR $27 shipping

    Few hundred cheaper than elsewhere even before the rebate. Didnt see it posted yet. Tiger direct. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications...eID=YY3FLv090oQ-EJ.ZJZ.HuX4T7aHHuytJ0A
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    Cheap Sound Card

    I cant seem to shake the static coming from my onboard sound. It comes from the front jacks and the rear. different drivers dont help either. Will pretty much any cheap sound card do me well? 99.9% of my use comes from a headset and mic for gaming and some music, almost never hook up the speakers.
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    SCSI Adaptec ASC-29160LP Help

    I got the card, cable with terminator and a cheetah 15k.4 drive. Hooked everything up, formatted and installed my OS. Booted the OS off the drive then formatted my raptor because it was all running fine. Well I come back to the comp a while later and it had rebooted to a NTLDR missing error...
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    Hard drive help

    Help me with which to buy, Im leaning toward the seagate due to the warrenty and 16mb buffer. I will be using them in a raid setup, Im not positive if I will run my OS off them or not...
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    Anyone use SCSI drives??

    Dont really know too much about them but always looking to play with something new.
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    SEAGATE 400GB PATA ST3400632A-RK $109 +$25 MIR

    Not a SATA 3gb but still not a bad deal since it has the $25 MIR. http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4596287 $25 MIR http://72.3.156.41/txt/seagaterebate.pdf
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    HOT!! Razer Diamondback Chameleon

    $24.99 shipped for a 1600dpi mouse, lowest price ive seen for it anywhere. Get it on www.woot.com
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    3dmark06 Test 4

    I just got a new 7900Gt from XFX which im going to sell. But in testing it, Ive found it wont make it through 3dmark06 without artifacting in test 4, and it made it through and scheduled a 4500ish score, but then it kept shutting my monitor on and off. Yet it makes it through 3dmark05 no...
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    Cyclic Redundancy Error with hard drive

    So I got a new SATA 300gb Seagate today and im in the process of transferring some of my files to it. So far out of 150gb or so Ive gotten 3 files with Cyclic Redundancy errors. They just wont let me transfer them. What would be the cause of this? Are one of the drives bad? Thought this really...
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    Screeching??

    I just switched out psu and motherboard to gamexstream 600w and a jetway sli board. Now all of a sudden there is a horrible screetching noise. seems like it doesnt really start until i get into windows then its pretty constant. I checked the hs/f and took it apart and even took off the fan...
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    Jetway 939GT4-SLI work with Opty?

    Im looking into this board right now but not sure if it will work with my dual core Opty. Anyone have any idea it doesnt say much on the jetway site but that seems old...
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    20+4 issue

    So I pick up a 650W enhance power supply today and I thought i saw it was 20+4 only to find out it doesnt have a seperate/unhookable 4 connector. Can I just cut the plastic so I can use the 4 on the end? wire colors are the same.
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    AMD Stock

    from 19-25 in the last 2-3 weeks. Pretty impressive to make a nice jump like that while the conroe is gettin such good reviews. guess it goes to show low-mid priced cpus are what drives the companies...
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    XFX Upgrade

    I rmaed a 6800GT to them and now they say its outta production. They offered me a 7800GS for $30. Seems like a good enough deal will def help the resale. or do you think i should ask for a 7800GT?
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    Bang for buck Cpu

    Im thinkin of building a new rig soon but I want to keep the cpu under $200. I dont want conroe till its matured more. And it seems that the Intel Pentium D 940 @ $187 whoops up on most things out there for the money.