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    Here is a little thought for all of you asking

    Well, I've been around for quite a while now, and if there's one thing I learned for sure, is that its NEVER a good time to upgrade. You should always wait, 'cause something new is coming out next week/next month/next year/next whatever, if I'd follow these advices all the time, I'd still be...
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    what do you think of this name for first child...?

    Me and my SO are expcting a boy, one of many possible name we liked is Luca. What do you think of this name for him? (obviously it works in EU... but the states is the issue here). Anyway, how about other name suggestions? and I remmember seeing here once a cool site which had charts for...
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    generally speaking, does SATA-II HD work on my mobo?

    So, I have a GA-K-NF-9 mobo, and it says on the box SATA... Now, I want to buy a WD 250gb (16mb) 7200rpm SATA-II HD, and I was wondering if its going to work. Note, that I don't mind if I don't get full SATA-II capabilities or whatever, as long it it'll work at least as good as any normal SATA...
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    A point of view from an Israeli (myself)

    In light of latest escalation in our region, and seeing many of the comments here, I'd like to take the liberty to express the way I (and many other Israelies) see this issue. Israel has been suffering from Arab agression, and Arab terrorism for many years now. Every year Israel sustains a...
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    I need a gmail invite

    ah.. as the topic says.. I need a gmail account, can't get in. Thanks.
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    Anyone know laptop prices in Hong Kong

    My google search for this didn't help much, so I wonder if any of you can tell me,or "link" me to how much will a laptop go for in HK in comparison to prices in the U.S though I'm not from there I can easily compare prices. Thanks.
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    Why is the cpu not getting hot when idle?

    I know as a fact that the cpu always works (kept busy), i.e. even when you see "system idle process" in the task manager, that doesn't mean the cpu actually idles, but it means that the OS is sending it some dummy process to do while there's nothing else to do. Given that, why is my cpu temp at...
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    which one is better?

    Well, both run for the exact same price, want to know for which one I should go and why... (I'm talking about the DDR400 512mb CL 2.5) 1. The first one 2. The second one
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    How much of a difference is there between CL 3 and CL 2.5 RAM

    Suppose you have the exact same type of RAM, only one is CL 3 and the other is CL 2.5 how much of a perforamce difference is there? I want to know, since there's quite a big price difference between the two I'm considering, so I need to know if the CL 2.5 is really worth the extra $$$
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    Is there any peformance difference

    I'm looking to buy some cheap RAM, I've found (some acme company called Kreton), the specs are: DDR-16-512VT - 512 MB 400MHZ DDR PC-3200 16 Chip - CL 2.5 - VT/Starex Series Now, I noticed they mentioned its 16 chip (probably means double sided) and was wondering if this is going to have any...
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    How does one contact a mod?

    As the topic says, how does one who can not login to the forum can contact a mod? Thank you. See acemcmac post.
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    new ATOT own search engine

    I didn't know we have our own search engine woha!
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    6600 or x600xt?

    I'm building a rig for a friend, who isn't going to do too much gaming on it. I was considering one of the two gpus. Both are almost the same price, with 128mb, pci-e. So which one should I take? and if you have some benchmarks it'll be nice. Thanks.
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    Quad-core cpu from intel

    Deddy Perlmuter (vp in the department which develops this architecture) was qouted today (in an interview from IDF 2005) in an Israeli newspaper saying that the first Quad-core based cpu will be introduced in early 2007, it's going to be based on the "Merom" architecture. I wonder if this is...
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    Radiation from cpu's

    As time goes by cpu's get faster and stronger, is there any effect on the amount of radiation coming out of this chips? what is the amount of radiation comming out of them anyway, and is it any danger?
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    you've gotta see this!!!

    This is a 1:1 qoute from a review of a 7800GTX posted at newegg.com (linky if you must...) just when you thought people don't get any dumber...
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    another riddle for you...

    you have 8 coins, one of which is fake (i.e 7 original, and 1 fake). you have scales which you can use to weigh the coins (two sides... duha) you can put as many (or as little...) as you want on each side. what is the minimal amount of scaling comparisons you need to make, to figure out...
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    Please delete!

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    well, this is an annoyance

    as you can read in this post by annand, you can see that the sempron kicks the A64 3000 a$$ in almost every category. Sure, the A64 does a little better in gaming (and some of you will say, hey it's 20% better or whatever...), but I still feel I've been ripped off by amd a little. I mean, why...
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    is there a way to see the vid. card temps

    is there an app. like fraps, which other than fps, also (or just) shows the vid. card temps, maybe also cpu's temps while in game screen. This might be good, since if you OC, you know when your machine is about to blow...
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    how can I take a screenshot of BIOS screen

    Is there a way to do this?
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    This is more of a QUESTION than a hot deal but...

    I heard there was a toshiba (satellite or somthing like that) sale for $595 with 17" screen, 512mb RAM, 100gb HDD, and other great settings, only catch was that it's a celleron... but I guess I can live with that. Did anyone hear of that, or do you know if the sale will be back? **I...
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    very important message!

    I'm #1! now you can continue your day...
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    How can OC void warranty?

    I mean cpu can fry even without OC, is there a way the hardware dealer can tell you were overclocking and void your warranty? (if the chip is fryed what info can you get from it...?)
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    does software overclocking void warranty?

    I have a Gigabyte nf4 mobo which came with an OC'ing program (easyTune 5) that lets you OC while in windows desktop. I know in general OC'ing voids warranty, but since this is not 'typical' bios OC, my question is what happens if I use this software to OC (both cpu and gpu), does it void my...
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    gigabyte GA-K8NF-9 win xp no sound

    I got this board, installed win xp sp1 (original box), since I heard there are some issues when installing sp2, I decided to install the sp2 for xp before I install ANYTHING else on the computer, so I installed it, and then I installed all the drivers etc. but there was no sound, I went into...
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    is there any benefit/downside to using DVI

    I have a 6600GT and a CRT monitor (which doen't use DVI...), the card came with both a "normal" a DVI connector, and a plug to adjust DVI to normal connection. My question is, will there be any benefit for me, if I connect my CRT to the DVI exit, instead of the noraml one...?
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    gigabyte 6600GT makes loud noise

    I just installed my new Gigabyte Geforce 6600GT PCI-E SLI 128MB GV-NX66T128D, and it seems to be working ok (I haven't tested it with heavy graphics yet), it runs at 55c idle which seems a little hot, but reasonable. The problem is, that I noticed it makes a loud noise, but not the one of a fan...
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    memory OC'ing

    and one more question, when you write that you have memory settings at 2.5-4-3-7 1 T then what exactly does it mean? (I figure the 2.5 is for latency, but what's the rest, and how do I set it in the bios?)
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    member's "rank"

    can someone please explain how does this system work..? I mean when I get from junior member to member to senior member etc. thanks.
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    Anyone tried installing the stock cooler on AMD 64?

    It turns out to be not as easy as I expected that to be. How on earth am I supposed to mount that crap? I put so much pressure it looks like I'm going to break through not only the chip and mobo, but also the floor if I keep going. What gives? oh its A64 3200+ winchester 939... Give advice...