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    Upgrade 8800GT for possible 1920x1200 gaming

    I currently have a 8800GT, Core 2 E6750, and 2GB RAM (probably upgrade to 4GB soon since ram is so damn cheap). I was thinking of adding a 9800GT in SLI with my 8800GT. I run at 1280x1024 right now but I think I will get a second monitor (probably a 24" at 1920x1200) for Christmas. I would like...
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    Vista 32-bit 4x1GB vs. keeping 2x1GB

    So basically when I got my system about a year ago. I just decided to get 2x1GB of RAM (I got this) at the time. Since this RAM is so damn cheap at the moment, I was thinking about just upgrading to 4GB by getting two more of these sticks. I play games, but not as much as I used to (I am...
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    6800GS High Temps with new CPU/mobo

    I recently upgraded from a an Athlon 64 3200+ to a E6750 Core 2 Duo. The motherboard I purchased is the MSU P6N-Platinum. Since I did so, I've had temp problems with the 6800GS. I'm getting 75C at idle and over 100C (I believe I saw 105C) at load. I'm checking the temps with NVIDIA System...
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    C2D prices

    I bought my A64 3200+ Winnie in Feb. 2005 and I haven't really paid much attention to CPU's since then. My birthday has come up and I was thinking of asking for an Opty 165. I'm just been getting back into the computer parts scene and have since learned about the new C2D's and I've been...
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    Ignore this post

    wrong forum...
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    Distributed bandwidth network from multiple sources

    To satisfy the _____ below.
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    Backing up an Entire Drive..

    I have 2 Seagate SATA drives. My first drive is 160GB, but only detected by Windows 2000 as 127GB. I did the LBA Large Drive fix, and now it shows a second unformatted partition of 22GB. The 127GB partition is currently about 1GB shy of being full. I just got a second 300GB HD and it's all...
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    7800GT Prices

    From prior experiences (I've never payed attention to price changes in the past, so I'm not sure), does anyone think that the 7800GT will drop significantly in 4 months from now? I ask because I'm thinking about getting a 6800GS to replace my 6600GT and then maybe using EVGA's step-up thing to...
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    Slot1 CPU's

    My dad wants to replace the fan/heatsink on an old Slot1 Pentium II CPU. When I was looking, it appeared it might not cost a whole lot more just to get a whole new CPU with a HSF. The question is, the PII is a Slot1, will any Slot1 CPU work in the motherboard? What about a Slot1 Pentium III...
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    Simple Survey

    I need to conduct a survey for a class I'm taking. It's due on the first day of school, so I can't do it at school, otherwise it would be easier. Anyway, the survey is of pulses. If you could post your pulse AND first name, that would be great.
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    Replacing 1GB with 2GB

    About 6 months ago I built my computer and I bought some nice RAM with the intent of overclocking. I bought this for about $210 .... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141138 Well, I haven't got around to overclocking and I really don't have a strong desire to. So I...
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    Portable DVD Mp3 player

    Does anyone sell a portable DVD player about the size of a normal portable CD player with no screen that can play MP3's? I googled a bit and found something from Sony but it was a couple of years old and really expensive. Having to burn CD's all the time is a annoying and I thought it would be...
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    Setting up a motion detecting webcam

    Recently I've had 2 portable CD players, my Xbox and all of my Xbox accessories stolen out of my car. Another person was robbed the same night. I would like to set up a webcam that I never use and set it by my house window pointing at my car. I have plenty of USB cable to connect to my...
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    x800xl vs 6800GT

    Oh wait, nevermind. http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1636517&enterthread=y http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1635846&enterthread=y http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=31&threadid=1621110&enterthread=y...
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    CRT Monitors

    I'm thinking about getting a CRT monitor to run dually with my LCD. The main reason is because the LCD is not perfect for gaming. It has good response time, but ghosting is slightly noticeable and the colors are not perfect. It's also annoying to be stuck in 1280x1024 without it having look...
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    Battlefield 2 Resolutions

    Why doesn't Battlefield 2 allow me to do 1280x960 on DVI but it allows me to do it on analog? This is a little bit of a dilemma because in DVI I can enable the black bars to appear at the bottom and top of the screen to run true 1280x960 on my 1280x1024 LCD. Analog doesn't allow this. Anyone...
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    Disable Scaling on LCD

    How do I disable scaling on my LCD so that black borders appear? I have a 19" 1280x1024 and I want to run a game at 1280x960 and it doesn't look quite right. I want to have the black borders. I read to check "Fixed Aspect Ratio Scaling" but I don't see that option anywhere in the options for...
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    Good Headphones

    I've gone through 3 of these in the past 4 years or so ( I think ), my third pair just died on me last week. I only had to buy the first one, as I had them replaced twice after that for free, and they all have eventually lost sound in one ear. It's something with the volume control on the...
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    Gaming Graphics

    This question was addressed somewhere in another thread but not answered, so I decided to ask it here. How long do you think it'll be before computer gaming graphics will get to a point where it's so real-looking that it's almost like watching a movie, except you control it in real time?
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    DIY Outdoor Camera Streaming Thing

    Not sure where this would go, so I just stuck in this forum, feel free to tell me where you think it should go. Anyway, this may seem like a weird idea/question, but my dad asked me if I could figure something like this out and I said I would. It's just kind of for fun and it would be kind of...
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    Partitioning, Formatting, and Swap File

    The parts for my new system are coming soon, and I want to know how I'm going to partition the HD before hand. It is a 160GB Seagate SATAII hard drive. I would ideally like to have one huge partition to prevent from wasting space, but that might not be good for other things. For example, it...
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    Holy Crap

    I know somebody already made a post about this topic, but I thought I'd make a poll about it. It seems like half the posts on the first page of the forum are about problems with the A8N SLI Deluxe. However, as mentioned before, there are many people who have them with no problems. What is...
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    Whacked up D/L speeds

    Anyone know what the deal is with these numbers? http://pics.bbzzdd.com/users/WaxHaX0rS/dslspeed1.jpg Could it be the ADSL modem? I think our service is rated for at least 1.1 mpbs. I know some people who get much better than this who have the same service.
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    My New System

    What do you think of this system that I plan on building very soon? Open to any suggestions for changes. I originally hoped to spend around 1200, but it looks like it's going to be more like 1400... so suggestions to cut down price would be nice. (Ignore the T's and the X's by the price...
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    PQI PC4000 1GB RAM

    http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=20-141-138&depa=0 Does this RAM use TCCD chips? I don't know much about this, but I know that TCCD is good for heavy overclocking. One review that I could find on it said it could run at DDR400 at 2-2-2-5, if that means anything.
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    A8N-SLI DELUXE and ATI

    When ATI comes out with its own SLI in the future, will it most likely be able to run on the A8N-SLI Deluxe? Or will ATI have it's own mobo chipset and configuration for SLI? Or are the 2 8x PCI-E slots on the current A8N-SLI Deluxes just a medium for transmitting data with little affect on...
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    520W OCZ Powerstream PSU

    Ok, I gave up on trying to skimp out on the PSU and have decided to get the 520W OCZ Powerstream. One more thing though. See the following: http://www.ocztechnology.com/p...cts/OCZPowerStream.pdf It confuses me, some sites say that this thing doesn't have PCI-E, but the site does. Did...
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    6800GT PCI-E Availibility

    Ok, I've finally got all the parts together on a list to buy for the new comp and I'm just waiting for the A8N DELUXE-SLI's to become more widely available and a little lower than $200 before I buy. I anticipate this to be in mid-January. The only other part on the list that is unavailable is...
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    PC3200 vs PC4000

    Ok, I don't know much about RAM yet as I have just began to research it in-depth. I'm not sure what the "timings" mean, but I know that lower is better. My question is, which is better: 3200 memory with the lowest timings or 4000 with slightly higher timings. I plan to overclock my future...
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    Narrowed it down to these PSU's

    I've managed to narrow down the possible PSU's to three. These are the tentative power-hungry specs: A8N SLI-DELUXE Motherboard A64 3200 Winchester CPU 6800 GT Graphics card (potentially 2 in the future) DVD-RW and SATA HD http://www.monarchcomputer.com...mp;Category_Code=ps-40...
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    Selecting best 1 GB PC3200

    What would be the best 1GB PC3200 RAM to get with a RAM budget of ~$175. I'm looking to overclock my A64 3200 Winchester to about 2.6 gHz if possible, so this RAM should be able overclock well.
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    Recommended Antec Case/PSU

    I've done tons of research in preparation for my build in mid-January. One thing I haven't researched much is the Case and PSU, so can somebody tell me up-front: what's a good case and PSU combination from Antec? These are the tentative power-hungry specs: A8N SLI-DELUXE Motherboard A64 3200...
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    DSLPipe DSL modem

    Could the fact that I have this old SDSL modem with my ADSL connection be why I get slower download speeds than my friends who have the same ISP but newer ADSL modems (one of them even lives out in the country and I live pretty close to the inner part of the city)? I plan on calling the ISP and...
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    Dual 6600 GT's

    I have been researching for a month or so now for my computer that I have tentatively planned to build in mid-January. I plan on getting the A8N Deluxe-SLI. I wanted to get a 6800 GT and then possibly get another one in a year or so. Seeing as my current maximum that I would ever see myself...
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    Envision EN-9250

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...ectronics&n=507846 Anyone had any experience with this monitor or know anything about the brand? My dad was going to get this for me for Christmas and it's out of stock until January, so in the meantime I'm trying to determine if it'll be any good. I...
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    How's This Monitor

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obi...ectronics&n=507846 Anyone had any experience with this monitor or know anything about the brand? My dad was going to get this for me for Christmas and it's out of stock until January, so in the meantime I'm trying to determine if it'll be any good. I...
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    Need Help With Setup

    I recently got a laptop and then a wireless router to allow it to connect to the internet wirelessly. I had to mess with settings and configurations that I didn't even understand before I could finally just get it to be able to view webpages and such. I highly doubt this is the most efficient...
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    Why in the...

    Why are the PCI-E 6800 GT's so much more expensive than the AGP versions? I thought it was the other way around. Will they go down after nforce4 is released or Christmas or something? That's when I plan to build my new computer.
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    AMD Athlon64 Model Differences

    This is the first of many questions I will be asking over the next month in preparation for the building of my new computer. It is about the various Athlon64 models. Until recently, I only had a vague idea of what all the numbers mean, and now I would like to know what the differences are...