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    audigy2 zs or x-fi

    I am shopping a sound card for my htpc. I can find a really cheap audigy2 zs. But I dont know how much difference x-fi can make comparing with audigy2, is it worthy paying some extra money to go with the x-fi?
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    how much power does athlon x2 4400 need

    im building a sff system, i will use a x2 4400 cpu, and no video card (on board graphic), i prefer an at least 400w power supply, but i then found most nice-looking media center case only have 200-300w power, and correct me here, i think these sff case use slim power supply compare with the...
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    help needed: mb cannot be lit up

    im trying to setup a new am2 comp. after i connected everything, all the fans including cpu fan, video card fan and case fan can work, but the system cannot be lit, even my keyboard and optical mouse were not powered up, and my dvd writer was not powered on either. i have tried my video card...
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    can am2 cpu cooler be used on 939 cpu

    i have a 939 cpu using ac freezer64 pro, and im building an am2 system now, a 4800X2 cpu is coming. I want to use my ac freezer64 pro on the new cpu cuz I heard a lot of ppl use it on am2 cpu. then i will have to use the stock cooler of am2 cpu on my 939, can anyone confirm that am2 cooler can...
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    whats the diff between nforce4 ultra and nforce550

    i am shopping for a am2 mb, it seems biostar is a nice brand for me, nice oc ability and friendly price tag. I noticed biostar nforce4 ultra is around $30 cheaper than their well-known tforce550. and the spec of the two mbs are pretty much the same except tforce550 has pata raid, which i dont...
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    does core 2 duo use same socket as core duo?

    does anyone know if core 2 duo use the same socket as core duo? i am planning to upgrade my core duo lappy into core 2 duo since the mobile cpu is available at newegg.
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    what is the best value x2 core?

    i didnt read too much about the best combo for conroe, I know conroe might have better performance than AMD X2, but after consider the price of both cpu and mb, is conroe still the winner?
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    anyone has experience on Rhopsody's annoying drm issue

    as the title says, i downloaded music from rhopsody, but cannot play on my oofice computer. i asked their customer service, and was told that i need install their stupid software and connect to internet and redownload the music with my office computer. but i cannot install any software to my...
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    Webhosting

    Can any one recommend me a good webhosting company? so far i have heard http://www.ixwebhosting.com/index.php/v1/pages.dspWindowsHosting is this a good company? any reviews or comments are appreciated Thank you
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    emachine d3024 not support athlon?

    my emachine d3024 works perfect for me before. today I tried to change its sempron to an athlon, then alarm that next to cpu start beeping and system cannot boot. I tried the other athlon cpu, cannot boot either. I checked the manual of the mobo, it is K7MNF-64, it supports both sempron and...
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    Verizon Wireless

    Can anyone tell me about Verizon connection in Houston, TX? or Sprint?
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    did anyone try the refurbished stuff from newegg before

    I found one refurbished mobo there with decent price, just dont know if it has decent quality too. does anyone have experience with it? thx.
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    how much u gonna pay for that computer

    im planning to sell my old emachine, but i have no idea how much i should ask for. i will sell it locally because i think the shipping is too much for a low-end computer. anyway, here is my bad boy: AMD 2000+ DVD drive CDRW drive 80G 5400rpm hard drive 56K modem, ethnet onboard video...
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    any recommendations for camcorder under $800

    im planning to buy a digital camcorder for my new coming baby. the price range is under $800. most likely i will take the video indoor so i need as good low light perfomance as possible. dont care other things like still imagine. i have already done some homework, but it seems all camcorders...
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    how much paypal charge for non-cc payment

    i thought with non-paypal payment, paypal wont charge seller anything (but im a buyer every time). but my friends say the payment rate of paypal is: 2.9% + $0.30 USD, is that correct? thx a lot.
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    core speed of 9800 pro

    im thinking about upgrade my video card. but now i m confused by the core speed of the 9800 pro. i was told that old version 9800 pro has the core speed of 350 and newer one has 360. but when i find 9800 pro from newegg, it says core speed is 380 like below: - Specifications - Chipset/Core...