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    Recommendation for a small case for Phenom II 920

    I am looking to build a new PC with a Phenom II 920 and a 780G mATX board. I don't intend to OC it or add a dedicated GPU to it. Any recommendations? I have a 18 month old daughter who'll put things in the front USB port or press the reset\power button, so it needs to have a front flap (or...
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    Router like functionality with PC with 2 nics...

    I am in between routers right now and have a week to go without one. I have a PC running Vista and Ubuntu with 2 nics. I also have a VoIP phone. Is there some way I can have both my PC and the VoIP phone connected to the internet. My PC has 2 nics so it should be doable, but I am not too sure...
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    Thermalright ultra 90 and AMD 3800 x2 (939)...

    Hi Folks, I recently upgraded my CPU to a 3800 X2 (939 socket). I am using a Thermalright ultra 90 to cool the CPU, but I keep seeing idle temperatures of 70c+. I have removed the cooler and reapplied the thermal compound, but still no good. I am using a 90mm panofan on the Heatsink and it is...
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    Help with MOBO issue...

    Folks, My motherboard has started to give my trouble after I tinkered with the heatsink on the CPU. At first, the machine would simply not show the initial screen. It would simply give a long beep then a pause followed by a long beep... I removed one of my memory stick and cleared the CMOS...
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    Determining the motherboard type...

    Is there a way (software) by which I can find out what motherboard I have? Basically my GF is not computer savy and she needs to install her motherboard drivers. Unfortunately I am out of town for a long time. So is there a way for her to find out what drivers she needs to install. She does not...
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    Cooling suggestion for Winchester...

    Hi Guys, I am running the stock cooler on a Winchester 3000+ running on a MSI Neo2 Platinum in a Sonata case. I have cool & quiet enabled, currently my CPU idles at 50c and goes as high as 55-60 when I am playing games. What are my best options around 30$? It should be easy to install and...
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    Question about Refurbs from newegg...

    Is this a good deal? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814122193R What are the odds of getting a lemon when buying refurbs? Also if it works fine when I get it, does it mean that the chances of it having problems later on are as good or as bad as a new card? Thanks
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    Is this a good card for a good price...

    I know 6800 is a good card, but is PNY a good brand for this card? What about the price? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814133148
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    Recommendation for an upgrade...

    Hi Guys, I currently have a 9250 128MB. The only game that I play is the F1 Career Challenge. Currently when I play at 1280x1024 (my LCDs native resolution) I get very low frame rates (18-23 fps). I am looking to spend about 100-120$ to upgrade my GPU. What would you suggest? I am not really...
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    USB2 behaving like USB 1.1

    Hi Guys, I have 8 USB ports on my system (all USB2). Everytime I plug in my Dazzle 8 in 1 card reader (USB2), I get a balloon saying that this device can perform faster if I plugged it into a HI-Speed port. I have tried plugging it into all 8 ports. I also do not have any other USB device...
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    Case/PSU recommendation for the K8N Neo2 Platinum...

    Hi Guys, Just took the plunge and bought a K8N Neo2 Platinum. After reading a lot on the forums here and elsewhere about the problems of this board being picky about the PSU. Can people suggest a decent case/PSU for this board? Or people who have this board can tell me what case/psu works you...
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    New RAM causes system to BSOD.

    I have a nforce board with Athlon XP. My system currently has only 1 256MB DDR2100 module. Yesterday I bought corsair 512MB x 2 DDR 3200 RAM. I know my mobo does not support DDR 3200, but I thought that it'll still work fine albeit at 2100 and will be good to have if I upgrade my mobo and CPU...
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    Motherboard/CPU recommendations...

    Hi, I am in the market for a new motherboard/CPU. My previous PC has a Athlon XP 1600+ and MSI nforce board. I am looking to upgrade both of those. I am not into gaming or overclocking. This PC will mostly be used for playing with images from my digi cam (Photoshop etc) and surfing/Word...
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    Need help debugging some hardware issues...

    Hi Guys, My system sometimes won't start up at all. It'll just come to the first screen and then just shutdown automatically. Sometimes it'll come up and not detect any IDE drives at all. If it does start up, then it works fine for weeks without any issues. I removed everything from the...
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    HDD partition recovery...

    Hi, Is it possbile to recover data from a deleted partition. I deleted the partition, but did not create a new partition in that space. Is it possible to recover that partition?
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    PC Hang/Hard drive failures...

    Hi Guys, CPU : Athlon XP 1600+ Motherboard: K7 420 nVidia nforce (MSI 6373) RAM : 2 x 256 MB 2100 DDR HDD : WD 100GB and Seagate 200GB (ATA 100) OS : WinXP Pro. Guys my system was running fine for a year and half, but then suddenly I started...