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    ATI vs. NVidia

    Not terribly concerned with overclocking to amazing speeds, just want a steady/reliable/excellent card. My computer would probably blow up if I tried OC'ing.
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    ATI vs. NVidia

    Thanks.
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    ps2 vs xbox

    I have a PS2, b/c I'm not real dependant on online games. Both have a similar selection, it all depends on whether or not would want xbox live... PS2 IMO has a better selection of games.
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    ATI vs. NVidia

    is the difference in quality THAT much of a difference?
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    ATI vs. NVidia

    Sorry, you guys probably have half a million posts like this each day... my current build is : MSI K8T800 NEO-FISR AMD 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 1 GB Corsair XMS My dad is using some integrated graphics card on his computer and is interested in buying my 9700 pro for kinda cheap...
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    Have Two "BEEPS" when I boot up...

    I can't find anything in the manual on this...hmmm
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    Have Two "BEEPS" when I boot up...

    Quick summary, my motherboard went out a while back, I RMAed it to MSI. Got a new one back yesterday... my setup is as follows MSI K8TNEO-FIS2R, AMD 64 3000+, ATI Radeon 9700 Pro, 2 x 512 MB sticks of corsair memory...(they ARE different models though...), SB audigy 2 Basically, when I...
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    Mother Board? Processor? PSU? Having some issues...

    Alright, cool...RMA-ing it to MSI.
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    Mother Board? Processor? PSU? Having some issues...

    alright...trying to RMA it back to MSI... hmm, should i be RMAing it to mwave where I bought it off of?
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    Mother Board? Processor? PSU? Having some issues...

    My processor is an AMD 64 3000+ 754 socket...... should I just go with something like ASUS K8N-E DELUXE ATX AMD Motherboard for a cheap $112......?
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    Mother Board? Processor? PSU? Having some issues...

    Please... anybody have any ideas?
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    Mother Board? Processor? PSU? Having some issues...

    Well hi, a week and a half ago I left my computer on while I went golfing. I came home to my computer being off, and it would not boot up. I opened it up, and watched what happened when I hit the power switch... the cpu fan BUDGED, as if it wanted to go, but didn't go. So, I'm thinking, oh...
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    Once again having computer problems...

    Some of you may recall me almost a month ago. I was having problems with my computer shutting itself down and locking up in windows. Everybody seemed to believe it was my raidmax PSU, so I purchased a fortron bluestorm 500w psu and upgraded my memory as well for the heck of it. For 2 weeks, my...
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    Thanks... seems to be working fine... appreciate everyone's help.
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    Is 2.5 going to be ok...? Does it really matter? Or is having it set to 2.5 to work just puting the point of high quality memory to waste?
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    It's not liking 2... computer wouldn't even boot up with that, it would keep beeping and the floppy drive would go nuts (guess it was restarting itself over and over...) Is 2.5 going to make a real difference? =/ If this works for a little while and doesn't mess up my computer, should I...
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    Computer booted up when I changed the CAS Latency to 2.5? I'm a little unknowledgable when it comes to this stuff... what's better.. 2.0, 3.0, or 2.5?
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    A. Try it in a different slot? B. Try the new memory alone? C. Any BIOS settings I should fiddle with? D. RMA of doom @_@ E. Anyting else I can try?
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    Not Identical. OLD STICK: CMX512-3200LL XMS3205v1.2 XMS3200 512MB 400 MHZ 2326 NEW STICK: CMX512-3200C2 XMS3202v1.2 0503124-0 XMS3200 512MB 400MHZ CL2
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    Well, it let me into windows after I took out the new memory.... Uhh...is there any BIOS settings/anything I can try doing to solve this? Will puting my memory in the 3rd slot make any difference?
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    wow...ANYBODY HOME? =[ I'm dieing here.
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    The computer worked this morning =/ I'm sort of a noob when it comes to computers... BTW, here is my computer... Built this approx. a year ago: Raidmax Silver 10-bay Case w/ 420Watt Power Supply NOW 500 W Blue Storm... MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 512...
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    Computer PROBLEMS!! HELP!!

    So, I got my new power supply unit (500W fortron blue storm) which the people over at anatech's forums recommended. I also bought another stick of 512 mb ram. I took out my old PSU, put the new memory in, next to my old one, and then hooked up the new PSU. First attempt, everything went...
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    Best Digital Camera

    Hehe, no problemo. Just think of it as the big end is greater, little end is less. If there's already something (such as $300) on one end, that will be max or min Canon does rule, I hae a PowerShot A80 from last spring, it's ADDICTING.
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    Best Digital Camera

    You have those mixed up actually. >$300 = greater than <$300 = less than.
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    Am I buying a good PSU?

    I still bet it's quieter/better than this raidmax piece of junk...
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    Am I buying a good PSU?

    lol :)
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    Am I buying a good PSU?

    lol, great...too many connectors =/ That with my Raidmax case (pretty tiny)...not good.
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    Am I buying a good PSU?

    Fortron Blue Storm 500W ATX12V V2.0 Power Supply with 120mm Fan, P4 and AMD ready, Model "AX500-A" -RETAIL I just bought this PSU last night under the impression it was good, and I saw in another topic it wasn't even listed as a good brand.....ehh... Can someone kill these doubts for me...
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    power supply question

    So my Fortron Blue Storm 500W I just ordered last night isn't any good ? =/
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    Need a new PSU for computer..

    I read somewhere that the Fortron Blue is good... Would this PSU be a good buy? Thanks. Fortron Blue Storm 500W ATX12V V2.0 Power Supply with 120mm Fan, P4 and AMD ready, Model "AX500-A" -RETAIL
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    Need a new PSU for computer..

    Or at least I've been told by a lot of peopl...that that is the problem with constant restarts/freezes. Microsoft Windows XP SP-2 Raidmax Silver 10-bay Case w/ 420Watt Power Supply Maybe that's the problem right there MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 512 MB...
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    Having some computer issues...

    Bump, am I really going to have to pay $90 for a good PSU or is something like the one I posted going to do it?
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    Having some computer issues...

    Would something like this be worth it or should I really pay $90 for the one you recommended? http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-148-008&depa=0
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    Having some computer issues...

    Any recommendations for me that you guys would have? Thanks
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    Having some computer issues...

    Hmmm, might make sense--maybe it's dieing or something... Are there any BIOS settings that may automatically make my computer restart if the computer gets too warm or something? I don't know. I reset my BIOS settings to defaults...
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    Having some computer issues...

    Nobody really has any idea what could be wrong?
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    Having some computer issues...

    1st some background... Built this approx. a year ago: Raidmax Silver 10-bay Case w/ 420Watt Power Supply MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R AMD Athlon 64 3000+ ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 512 MB Corsair-XMS DDR400 LiteOn Black DVD-RW/+RW Drive LITE-ON BLACK 16X DVD ROM Drive Hitachi 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive...