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    Performance issues in WMC when CableCARD installed in Infinitv 4

    Title pretty much explains it. I'm suffering from very poor performance in Windows Media Center whenever I have the CableCARD installed into my new Ceton Inifinitv 4. Menu response is very slow and live TV and video playback stutter badly. A few interesting things... 1) this only occurs...
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    Why doesn't my Dual Link Cable work? HELP!

    I have a Westinghouse 22" (1680x1050) and I just bought a Dell 1907FP (1280x1024). I have a single-link DVI cable I've been using on the 22" for a long time that works. I bought a new Dual-Link DVI-D cable (only one I could find) for the Dell and that will not display any resolutions...
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    Looking to replace a faithful workhorse.

    My Athlon 64 3000+ (original gen skt 754 NewCastle) is finally due for retirement. The stresses and strains of modern gaming, high def media encoding and it's complete lack of dual anything (it's single core and single channel) are taking their toll. Additionally, it's serving double duty as...
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    Broken Heatsink mount on AMD skt 754

    I've got an Asus K8N-E Deluxe mobo (skt 754) and an Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro. The AC 64 attaches to the stock AMD heatsink mount, or at least mine used to. Half of the plastic tabs that the heatsink clips too have broken on mine. They're the ones on the bottom, so the heatsink will...
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    Asus W7S Vista to XP Downgrade

    I recently purchased an Asus W7S-B1B (2.2 GHz Core2Duo, 8400G, 1.5GB DDR2, 160GB etc) which unfortunately, came with Vista Business. Overall, I find Vista to be pretty similar to XP, except that it feels slower (slower even than my A64 3000 skt 754 w/ 1GB RAM). So, I want to downgrade to XP...
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    Power Consuption of X1950 Pro

    After having two GPU fans fail on me in as many months, I'm looking to buy a new graphics card. The problem is I'm not sure if my Power Supply can handle it. Rough system specs: Asus K8N-E Deluxe (SKT 754) Athlon 64 3000+ (Newcastle 90nm) 2x 512MB DDR (though may be upgrading to 3) 1x...
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    Asus W7 or Sony Vaio SZ

    Trying to decide on a notebook to supplement my desktop. I want something portable (I'm a college student, and I'd like to be able to do work outside of my apartment from time to time), but I also want something with reasonable gaming capabilities: It's a lot easier to take a notebook to in...
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    Seagate 7200.7 connector problems?

    I've been having an intermittent problem with two of my Seagate 7200.7 SATA hard drives. Occasionally, they will make a weird "whine-click" sort of noise. It sounds similar to the infamous "click of death" but it isn't. Whenever a drive makes the noise, my computer stops responding until...
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    MSI S270 GPU question

    I'm trying to figure out what the specs are of the GPU in the MSI S270 Turion laptop. I know it utilizes the ATI Xpress 200M chipset with "64MB of shared video memory". I was under the impression though that the Xpress 200M actually has dedicated memory that was mirrored in system memory...
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    MSI notebooks, how good are they?

    So, I'm planning on buying a laptop soonish. I'm shopping as though it will happen within the next few months, although it might end up waiting a year. In anycase, right now, I'm leaning towards the MSI MegaBook S270 (MS-1013 whitebook). I've just got a few concers 1) in my mind, MSI has...
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    Laptop Screens and Resolutions

    I'm looking at buying my first laptop. I've got a pretty good idea of what hardware (CPU, GPU, etc.) I want, but I have almost no experience working with laptops, so I need advice in choosing my display. (once I've done that, I'll be able to finalize the hardware choices). I'm primarily...
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    Antec NeoPower 480 +12V question

    Does anyone know how the Antec NeoPower distributes it's two +12V lines? It has two +12V lines with the following max load capabilities: +12V1:18A, +12V2:15A. However, looking at the manual (pdf), it would appear that the ATX main connector, Peripheral (molex) and floppy connectors, SATA...
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    Memory timing curiosity

    First, my system specs: AMD Athlon64 3000 NewCastle Skt754 (CG Stepping, 2GHz base freq) 2x512MB Crucial/Micron Single Sided (rated 3-3-3-8 timings) link Asus K8N-E Deluxe rev 1.03 bios 1006 (mem voltage limited to 2.7V) PNY GeForce4 Ti4200 64MB 8x SATA hard drives Second, some...
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    Lian-Li PC60Plus

    AT just reviewed the LL PC-60Plus (of course, i know everyone here checks AT obsessively, just like me :)) http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2357 Just a question: I wonder if we'll be able to buy the front connector from the new case (w/ Audio, USB and Firewire), to replace...
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    do separate 5V/3.3V rails really matter?

    Some (a very few, that I've seen) PSUs have separate regulators on the 5V and 3.3V rails. Most just have one for both lines, and thus a maximum wattage across the two lines. This is supposed to provide better regulation, so why don't more companies that market "enthusiast" power supplies do...
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    SATA problem: connector? drive?

    I recently made the move from IDE to SATA (well, about 3 months ago now). Anyway, I've had an intermittent proble with my hard drives. Occasionally, one of the hard drives will start making a noise that is similar to the "click of death" a high-pitched whine of maybe half a second or so...
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    Temperature correction on Asus K8N-E

    I'm trying to find out what errors I should account for when reading the temperature on my CPU and case with the Asus monitoring software on a K8N-E Deluxe. I'm sure everyone is sick of such topics, but if possible I'd like some hard evidence to the "asus reads low" "abit reads high" rumors I...
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    FarCry, 66.93, Ti4200 BSOD

    Has anyone else has issues with the FarCry Demo2 (Research Lab) crashing with the NVidia 66.93 Drivers? I have a PNY GF4 Ti 4200. I rolled back to the 61.77 Drivers and that seems to have fixed the problem. I don't remember exactly what the BSOD was, but I do remember an "nv4_disp.dll"...
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    looking for a small LCD panel (7 to 8" or so)

    Apologies if this has been asked before, but I think my needs are a little different from other requests. I'm looking for a small, cheap LCD panel. Kind of like what one might use in for an MP3/Video computer in a car, but I don't need it to be that high quality. I specifically don't need...
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    A bunch of Hard drive issues and a few RAID questions

    Sorry for the long post, just getting a lot of things knocked out here. Post is divided into sections if you don't feel like dealing with certain parts of it. I also did try to make the post at least semi-entertaining, but troubleshooting windows is only so much fun... ======= Intro...
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    what is ligfdisk.exe?

    A friend of mine got the trojan worm/virus (the b.exe file), and while she was removing it, we found another program called "ligfdisk.exe" that was running and consuming all of her Processor Time, and was running at normal priority (instead of low like SETI or another dist. computing app.). I...
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    Best $100 nForce2 mobo?

    Two questions 1) Is now a good time to abandon a broken Asus A7M (AMD 760) and a sometime troublesome MSI KT266 Pro (VIA KT266 non-A) and geta new mobo and... 2) If so, which of the following mobos would you reccommend? Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe ($99, newegg sale) Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 (also $99)...
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    Best Way to go from College LAN to wireless

    I live in a college dorm, and I would like to be able to setup a small wireless network for myself and my suitemates. I want to be able to share the college network across the wireless, so that I can get internet access from my laptop. All I've got is a NIC and a D-Link wireless card. We've...
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    A Few Notebook Questions

    <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">I've got a few questions about notebooks, specifically A64 notebooks. 1) Who actually manufactures notebooks? I know...
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    sound question

    My computer's sound, under certain circumstances, will sometimes skip or slow down. It happens both to MP3s and to regular windows sound effects. I've noticed it especially under the following circumstances: 1) whenever I am dialing up (on my modem when i'm home) to connect to the internet...
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    Ditch dying computer parts?

    As a general rule, when you have something like a mobo or a video card die, do you RMA it, or do you just buy a new part? I currently have lying around two dead video cards and a motherboard holding a bloody knife (so to speak, more on that in a minute). Temporarily replacing it in my system...
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    VIVO Video card recommendation

    I'm looking for a new video card to replace my GF4Ti4200 (non-vivo). I have three basic requirements 1) The card should have Video In. Dual outputs would be nice, but not necessary 2) I would like the card to be able to play Half-Life 2, when it comes out... It doesn't have to look great...
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    Power Supply Killing my video cards?

    I apologize in advance, this is really long, but I'd appretiate any help or advice anyone has. In my primary system, I've been experiencing some weird video card problems. It typically starts when playing a game, the screen will sometimes get wierd graphics gliches or artifacts...
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    Lian-Li modding. is it easy? help n00b!

    I'm looking at purchasing a new case, and I really like the Lian-Li PC-61/ 65s. I want a window in my case, but i'm not a fan of the rivets used by Lian-Li. My question is, as a relative n00b to modding, how easy is it to install a window in the Lian-Li, and are there any relatively easy to...
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    Two questions: 1) Lian-Li PC601 2) Front Fire-wire

    Can anyone tell me what that huge black connector (looks like a DB 44 or something) is inside this pic of the Lian-Li case, and what purpose it serves? Also, as a general poll: how important would you say front fire-wire is? I'm just interested in how important other people considered it when...
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    need a new GF4 HSF

    anyone have any suggestions for a new HSF for a PNY GF4 Ti4200? i need something cheap and reliable. also, i need a good place to buy it.
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    Upgrade from Ti 4200?

    I've got a PNY GeForce4 Ti 4200 (64MB) with a slight overheating issue, and i'm not sure if I should bother upgrading the card or just trying to fix the problem. The thing is that I want to build a whole new system in about a year (an Athlon 64), and i'm not sure if its worth upgrading to a...
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    Problem with PNY GeForce Ti4200

    I am currently having troubles with a PNY GeForce4 Ti4200. The card is just under a year old and recently (within the last week or two) has developed a few very annoying "quirks." One, whenever I play any relatively modern game, the game develops terrible image problems. I'm not sure if you'd...