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    Olevia LT23HVX LCD TV

    Here's the newegg link for it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16889022013 This seems like, price-wise, it's a very good deal for what it's capable of. I'm going to college soon, and I'm looking for something that can work well as a TV, as a computer monitor, and as something...
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    What's a good anti-spam filter for email?

    I've been searching around for a good program to do this, and can't really find any definite reviews for a program. I'm willing to pay for it as well. Any recommendations?
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    Question about keys on Kaspersky

    When I buy a one year key from Kaspersky, will that only work on ONE computer? Because I love Kaspersky's based on the free trial version, but I really don't feel like paying almost $140 just to protect four computers.
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    Problems with Router recognizing new Cable Service

    I had Earthlink's DSL service before (which had it's own router), and today I bought the self-installation kit from Charter for the Cable service. It came with it's own modem, and works great when you connect the modem straight to one computer; however, I can't get it to work with my router. The...
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    I think I have a virus

    I'm pretty sure I either have spyware or a virus hurting my computer, and I'm leaning more towards the latter. My MSI Lan utility program shows that I'm sending out packets pretty much as fast as I possibly can, even at startup with no network-using programs that I know of running. On top of...
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    What would cause a drop like this in 3dMark05??

    Back when I first built my comp (X800XT, A64 3200+ Winchester, 1gig corsair RAM), it hit 5500 on stock settings on 3dMark05. I recently decided to run 3dMark05 just for the hell of it, and it got something like 3680. Any reason why it would drop like this, and any cure for it?
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    Trying to find a digital Camera

    I've been looking around for the EOS 350D on the internet since it was just revealed, and don't see any sites that are selling it; I have seen several people mention that they have bought the body, but haven't been able to find a single site that sells it. Anybody have a clue where to find this...
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    Need help with recognizing computers in home network

    Ok, so there's three computers in my house: These three computers, A, B, and C, were set up in a network that even had problems at that time; namely, computer A could access every other computer, but B and C couldn't access A (and A had the printer...) . Now, I replaced one of those computers...
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    Heatsink on Gigabyte 9250 (GV-R925128D)

    Ok, I got the card, and there is the silver thing with many pins on top of it (don't exactly know how to explain) ; anyways, there is no fan over the core of it, but on top of that there isn't a plug for the fan, so I'm assuming this is some sort of 'passive' heatsink? Will it affect the ability...
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    Compatability check

    Here's the parts: Epox nforce3 Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-123-219&depa=0 Corsair Value Select PC3200 RAM (2x512MB) Athlon64 2800+ Newcastle Socket 754 Seagate 7200RPM 200GB SATA Drive NEC 3520A DVD Optical Drive NEC 1.44MB Floppy drive...
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    Building in-expensive computer

    To start: One of my parent's computer, a Dell, is getting to be over five years old now, and they'd really like a new computer. I've been thinking about building it for them; They're going to keep using the same monitor (17" LCD), but the rest will probably be upgraded. It's mostly for my...
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    Problem with video codecs

    It started about a week ago; I was using the defiler pak with Media Player Classic, and a certain avi file of a certain show I had played fine. Then, all of a sudden, it encountered a problem; it wouldn't play the video (the audio was fine) for the first 15-20 seconds of the show, on each and...
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    Problems with overclocking A64 3200+w (corruption, etc.)

    System: MSI K8n neo2 Platinum mobo Athlon64 3200+ winchester Corsair Value Select PC3200 2x512MB RAM I fooled around with overclocking today; got up to 220HTT without anything, then encountered a problem. Once I bumped my HT mult. down to 4x, I didn't get the warning from the mobo...
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    Can I not use SP2 with a XP w/ SP2 Package?

    I'm planning on buying the OS from newegg, and they offer only OEM version of Windows XP with Service Pack 1; the retail versions are only SP2. Since the SP2 Retail is only $6 more than OEM I was wondering if I would be able to choose to not install SP2 when installing this Windows, or if I...
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    Programs not recognizing video card as x800XT

    Every program that I've run where it tries to recognize the video card (3DMark05/03, Halo PC, Morrowind) all register it as 'Radeon X800 Series' instead of an X800XT. 3DMark still recognizes the VGA Memory Clock + Core speed at 499.5Mhz, which is what the X800XT is advertised as. I've also...
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    DDR SDRAM Memory timing

    I got my first self-built computer up and running a little under a week ago, and it's running perfectly fine, even while playing the newer games. I do have a question, however. I never found an explanation about RAM timings, and was wondering that even if the computer runs fine if I should mess...
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    Problem with speakers

    I have a set of Logitech 5.1 X-5305 speakers with a Chaintech 7.1 soundcard; I've downloaded the newest drivers, and when I test the speakers in 5.1 format with the driver it plays through all the speakers perfectly; however, my music won't. I regularly use iTunes to play my music off my iPod...
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    Problem with speed of connection on network

    My previous network (DSL with DHCP) used to be three computers behind a linksys router. Now, I recently built a computer ( very high quality), and I switched one of the other computer's LAN cable and put it into the new computer. When I did this, the connection slowed to down to a HORRIBLE pace...
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    Problem recognizing optical drives + installing Windows

    So I built my new comp today, and started it up a little while ago. Before I start, here's my system specs: Antec Sonata w/ TruePower 380W (24A on 12v) MSI Neo2 Platinum board 2x 512MB Corsair Value Select PC3200 Seagate 200GB Barracuda drive (set to SATA3 controller) Asus 16xDVD/48xCD...
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    Want to know if/what other cables I need?

    Here's my new system that is in the mail :: Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 ($150) AMD Athlon64 Socket 939 3200+ ($200) DVD/CD Burner/Reader ($65) DVD/CD-Rom Reader ($27) Seagate 200GB SATA drive 7200RPM ($128) Antec Sonata ($100) Chaintech 7.1 Sound Card...
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    What's the difference between Retail and Bulk Video cards?

    I know Bulk is very basic package, but if I bought the bulk video card (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...sp?ProductCode=320815), then what's the difference in terms of neccesary supplies in comparison to something like this: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...jsp?ProductCode=322239 Would I be...
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    Will the Antec Sonata power this case? --

    Here's the system specs that'll be hogging the most power from the PSU: MSI Neo2 Plat Athlon64 3200+ 90nm x800XT Seagate 200GB HD Two optical drives (NEC DVD+-RW Burner and a Asus 16xDVDROM/48x CDROM Drive) 2x Corsair 512MB Value Select RAM Chaintech Sound card ($25 one) So will the...
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    One last check of my future system before I buy it

    So I'm 100% sure I'm going to get all these parts, as long as it's compatable. I wanted to run it by anandtech and make sure everything WILL be compatable and that I don't need ANYTHING else here to run the computer (including DSL service, which I already have): Corsair Value Select (Dual...
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    What is exactly is so challenging about the MSI Neo2 Plat?

    I've seen quite a few threads saying that although the Neo2 Plat is a good board, that it's not a beginner's board. I plan on getting it, and this is my first build; I'm wondering exactly what about it makes it not a beginner's board, and will it really affect my choice of that over another MB?
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    So what's the whole 'Windows-Compatable" proccessors mean?

    I was looking around through newegg, and saw that a few select Athlon64 processors said 'Windows-Compatable'. ex. : http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-483&depa=1 Does that mean that something like http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-502&depa=1 won't work if I try...
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    Video card quality (x800XT)

    I was looking around through newegg for an X800 XT card for under $500, and saw this: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=14-123-137&depa=1 From what I know the x800 XT PE is usually $550+. So what's up with this? Is this worth getting, or is it an off-brand that should be avoided? And...
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    Need thoughts on selection for new gaming computer

    So my new goal has been to build my very first computer, and since I've mainly stuck with ok Dell computer or Toshiba laptops, I'm not trying my hand at making a very powerful, self-built computer. All I really need is a recommendation on the parts I've chosen; I'm unsure if the motherboard I...