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    Looking for a new car, any reccomendations?

    I modified the post because I am focusing on my next car rather than the sale of my current vehicle. I currently own a 1993 Toyota Celica ST. It's my first car and I love it. I've been shopping around for a new or used car, ideally in the $10k-$20k range, and I must say there is not much I...
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    I hate fantasy football...

    just need to vent... so i've had LT all year in this money league and this week was the finals...of course he only scores once and its negated by a penalty. i also hve chris henry and his 75 yard TD is negated by a penalty. i also have deion branch and he dropped 5 passes. shockey got...
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    Extremely Random Hypothetical Question

    If you owned a 0.5" tall midget, would you make him hand-clean the inside of your PC? He'd be good at cleaning those hard to reach places.
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    Neo4 Platinum Memory Timings

    found the answer: http://www.corsairmicro.com/memory_basics/153707/index.html
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    Overheating CPU?

    i flashed the BIOS of my old Slot 1motherboard so that I could place an 800mhz CPU in it. The CPU has a passive heatsink on it, and I don't have a fan inthe back of the case yet. Whenever that CPU is in there, the system recognizes it correctly, but the system locks up. When I place the...
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    Old System Driving Me Insane...

    I have an old Slot 1 Motherboard (Legend QDI BrilliantX 1). Whenever I boot up, try to partition the drives or even install an OS it freezes. I have switched RAM, Hard Drives and CPUs and nothing can stop the freezing. Could this be a power issue? I am using a 250w PSU. Additionally, I...
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    Resetting Windows Fonts

    I installed a crapload of fonts into Windows, and now I'd like to manage them with ATM Light. I would like to reset to the default fonts...is there an easy way of doing this? Also, I noticed that the default font for printer settings before printing has been increased in size and now I can't...
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    RMA Question...

    So I sent a motherboard to Gigabyte (it had fried two CPUs) and they "repaired" it. If it burns another CPU, do you think I am entitled to a new motherboard? I'm not expecting anyone here to be an RMA expert, I was just wondering if someone had a similar situation. Thanks
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    6800GT and S-Video

    I had a 9800 pro for a while and used the S-Video to composite connectors it came with. The 6800GT does not offer these. Would a generic S-Video to composite cable work?
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    Is my mobo socket bad?

    So I bought Gigabyte K8NXP motherboard (Socket 754) and installed a 2800+ CPU with a little too much AS5. I fried the CPU. AMD sent me a new one. Computer ran fine...then died. I sent the board to Gigabyte and they said it was fine (ya right). I sold the CPU to someone and he said it was...
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    Need to uprage...

    Yes I know this is a weird one. My uncle's HP desktop just went haywire. He wants a new computer, but on the cheap since all he does is scan pics and sell on Ebay, and play simple games like yahoo games. He was going to spend $400. I decided that a barebones system would be good. Was...
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    Power Surge - System Won't Post

    Built a system for my uncle. Everything was dandy. He said he had a power surge, and now the system won't post anything. Nothing on the screen, no beeping. I can't even eject the optical drive, so I am guessing it might be the PSU. However, the system LED lights come on and the fans turn...
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    3dfx Voodoo 3 3500 Dongle Question

    Basically the 3500 comes with a gigantic dongle for rca/svid and the monitor connector. I was wondering if there was a DVI-like adapter to just connect the monitor's 15-pin connector to the board. standard dvi is too small.
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    Moronic question about fans

    I'm having cooling problems. I turned every fan in the case the other way andd the temps are IDENTICAL. Are the fins supposed to be turned to the left when blowing air out? I'm stumped...ya ya i know i can just put my hand in front of the fan, but with 4 fans in the case i wont be able to tell.
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    Improper reading of 12v rail?

    I've got the following setup going: MSI Neo4 Platinum Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Hitatchi 160GB SATA2 HD NEC 2510A Samsung DVD-ROM eVGA 6800GT PCI Fan System Fan XClio 450w Power Supply My PSU has dual +12v rails. Bios has the +12 reading around +12.2 volts MSI PC Alert has it...
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    Overheating Computer?

    My uncle has a Pavillion XT973. I took his PC100 128MB DIMM out and put in two PC133 Kingston Value RAM DIMMS, 256MB each, since the HP site states that the computer uses PC133 RAM that runs at 100 speeds. Suddenly after an hour of use, the computer locks up and the only way to get it...
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    Question about rebates...

    I'm about to buy some wireless adapters from newegg, and saw that they carry a $15 rebate. Does this mean I can use it on all the adapters, or is it limited to just one? The rebate form states: one rebate per person per product per household....this is a $160 question, so if anyone knows...
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    Installing a CPU...

    I'm getting my new CPU next week and will install it. I was wondering out of curiousity, do you guys put the mobo in the case first, then add the cpu, or do you put the cpu/fan onto the mobo then into the case? I myself put the motherboard in first in case the HSF blocks any drive bays.
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    Converting Small Office Network to Wireless

    I'm doing this as a favor to a friend. He wants to convert the 8 computers in his office to wireless, even though I told him wired would be more stable. Do I just buy one wireless router and 7 wireless cards? I have only created home networks with no more than4-5 computers in the past...
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    Got my case...now the PSU...

    I just bought a black Antec case for my new A64 gaming rig. MSI Neo4 Platinum Athlon 64 3000+ Venice Core 2x512 Corsair Value Select PC3200 eVGA 6800GT PCI-e 200GB SATA HD DVD-RW Drive DVD-ROM I'm on a tight budget, but I don't want to be so cheap that the PSU I buy ends up screwing...
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    Best Cooling For Non Overclocker

    I'm currently using an Antec Lanboy with my P4 2.4 & Radeon 9800 Pro. I'm upgrading to an MSI Neo4 Platinum, Venice 3000+ & 6800GT and giving my old system to my bro. Would another Lanboy be too small to keep my new system cool? I am leaning towards a Sonata. I'd like a black case...
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    Hard Drive Will Not Format

    I bought a Seagate 200GB retail kit. Put the drive in, BIOS recognized it...went to install windows...the drive will not format. Put my old drive back in and booted up...formatted the new drive from windows...it freezes everytime. It is set to "Cable Select" but I doubt that has anything...
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    Sealing holes in case

    Is there an easy way to cover up the small holes that some case makers insist on drilling in their cases? Can I just use tape or will that heat the inside of the case? i think something is wrong with the case anyhow because i have put two diff mobos in there and the cpu idles at over 45c in...
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    Can't Get Heatisnk out of socket...PART DEUX!

    This time it's a Sockt A HSF with three clamps on each side...how the heck can I get this thing off? I'm afriad if I push down the PCB will break because that mother is on TIGHT.
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    Radeon and it's molex

    I took out the y-connecter that came with my radeon and stuck a molex from the psu directly into the card...was wondering if that was ok or not.
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    Can you connect a molex from one device to another?

    I ran outta Molex's on my PSU. I was wondering can I connect a molex from one fan to that of another or is that asking for trouble?
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    Antec 3-Led Fan Not Spinning

    I've got an Antec 3 LED 80mm fan in my Antec case. It has both a 3 and 4 min connector. The lights come on but the fan won't spin. Sometimes if i smack it it will spin again, but it usually sputters. i replaced it with another and that one worked...but the dead fan was new. is there some...
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    Scared to put CPU in socket...

    Long story short...I RMA'd a CPU but I feat that thermal compound may have gotten into the CPU socket on my GA-K8VNXP. Is there any to be sure before I place the new CPU in the socket? I heard that it would fry up if any compound was in the socket. I don't know if this'll help...but I...
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    CPU Running hot with stock HSF...

    I've got an Athlon XP 2600+ in an MSI K7N2 Delta L mobo. Bought it used off someone on this board, Anyhow they came attatched. The CPU is idling at 45C if I'm luckily and is jumping to about 55C with mighty AIM running, making no sense. The system temp according to BIOS and an MSI utility...
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    Round IDE Cables

    Long story short...I had a round ide cable that came with my MSI mobo tear off and I need some new ones. I've looked around and there are several brands. All I want is something that won't tear off like a piece of paper when I try to pull it out. Any advice would be appreciated.
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    How to install front fans...

    I'm not expert....bought a silver aspire case for sis' computer... http://images10.newegg.com/productimage/11-144-072-08.JPG I can't figure out how to install 2x80 fans in the front...am i supposed to remove something to do it? this is prob a stupid question but any help would be...
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    CPU RMA Response Time?

    I FedEx'd my old CPU to them last Monday te 14th and I haven't even heard anything from them regarding the package. Should I expect a longer wait? Thanks
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    AMD RMA's

    So I contacted AMD and they agreed to RMA my CPU that just stopped working. They already shipped the new CPU, but aren't they supposed to wait till I send the one I have and test it first?
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    Cleaning HSF

    I need to get a HS cleaned. I was going to use Alcohol, but didn't have any 99%...before I go out and buy it I was wondering if anyone knew of anything better. Obviously Artic Silver has a cleaner but I was wondering if there was a normal over the shelf product like Goo Remover that would...
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    Turning on PC with no memory

    According to my mobo bios beep codes, I have some kinda RAM error. I always thought it was my CPU causing the error. If I leave the CPU in with no mem installed, is it ok to turn the system on?
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    Can't get heatsink off CPU

    I've got Arctic Ceramique on the CPU...now the heatsink WON'T come off. I don't want to tug too hard, but could I? I even tried turning the system on for 10 min but still nothing. Thanks for the help...
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    Cooling Issues

    I just installed an Athlon 64 2800 on a Gigabyte CPU...Bios reports the temp idling from about 29-40 degrees celcius...Speedfan and Motherboard Monitor say 127 degrees celcius...furthermore, all of the PSU voltages are off by several whole numbers. what the heck did i do wrong? I'm not...
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    Power Question

    How many things can I plug into one two wall sockets that are on the same strip without burning anything? I'd hate to ruin my computer equipment because of stupidity.
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    PostScript 3

    I've got a Samsung ML-6060 and apparently need a PS3 card upgrade to print certain documents and forms. Those things go for like $140. Can't I just buy a whole new laser printer for LESS than that?
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    What PSU should I buy?

    I'm running a P4 2.4 ghz on a Via P4PB400-FL board, a Radeon 9800 Pro, a Gig of Corsair VS RAM, 2 hard drives and 2 opticals as well as a floppy. currenlty using the antec 350 watt PSU that came with my case, but I need to buy a PSU for an old system and figured I might as well get one for...