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    HD "Failed with critical errors" - help needed

    I boot my PC this morning and it gets to the desktop just fine. However, once I try to run any application (IE, Firefox, games, etc.) nothing will load. The HD is spins but nothing happens. I used chkdsk and I did a Windows repair but nothing helped. I ran Seatools on my HD and I got an error...
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    The New Rig: any changes?

    So here's the new rig I'm building. Total cost of parts with shipping is $1590. Case: Antec Performance One P160 ATX Power Supply: Antec NEOPOWER480 ATX 2.0 Power Extra Case Fan: Antec 120mm SmartCool Case Fan Motherboard: MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Audio/GB-LAB/PCI-E/Firewire/USB/SATA2...
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    New system build - Comments?

    I'm purchasing a new system and wanted to get comments on what I should change & what's missing. The system will primarily be used for gaming. And no, I don't want to build it myself. I've done so in the past but can't now for a few reasons. Besides, having priced the basket of components at...
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    6600GT issues

    I bought a PNY 6600GT AGP card yesterday to see if it would improve graphics performance on this system: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+ (1.7ghz) Asus A7V333 - AGP 2.0, 4x enabled 1 gig (2x512) PC2700 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600 80GB IDE Hard Drive Creative SB Audigy 365W Enermax PSU...
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    Advice needed: Best upgrade path

    I'm trying to decide whether to upgrade my current PC or simply start from scratch and buy/build a new one. I use my PC primarily for playing games - I don't need top of the line but I would like a middle to high end machine. Here's the current setup: AMD Athlon(TM) XP 2000+ (1.7ghz) Asus...
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    Video card upgrade for older machine

    Question for the experts on this board. I'd like to upgrade the video card on my current system but I'm not sure what the marginal benefit will be. Is this system worth upgrading or is it time to build a new one: Current System Athlon 2000XP (1.7ghz) GeForce Ti4600 4xAGP 1 Gig PC2700 RAM...
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    New Viewsonic Widescreen LCD

    No price yet but this monitor is looking so sweet. I'm hoping MSRP is sub $1000: http://www.viewsonic.com/produ...ays/proseries/vp231wb/ Specs LCD Panel Type 23.0" color TFT active matrix WUXGA LCD Display Area 19.5" horizontal x 12.2" vertical; 23.0" diagonal Optimum Resolution...