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    Appraisal?

    Due to the recent Intel price drops i'm thinking of switching over, i'm wondering how much i could sell my mobo, cpu, and ram... any guesses? thx ps-sry if this is the wrong area to post this
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    What to upgrade next....

    So i have about $600 for a upgrade, i have no idea what to get, i was first thinking get a x2 or dual core opty and save for R600, or get a 8800gtx or go c2d, or just save oh the choices...
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    Computer Randomly Freezes

    My computer has been randomly freezing more than once a day now so i check even view and was surprised to find that the only red X's were next to 'Perflib' and 'PerNet' i searched google and couldn't really find anything, anyone know what's up with this??? Thx
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    hdd question

    My WD Caviar recently has been acting screwy causing random crashes and when ever i try to install windows i bsod's and it gets corrupted. I installed windows on my old seagate drive and it's running fine, now i was wondering if i could install my games on the WD and if they would run as fast as...
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    computer freezing for 30-40 seconds

    Recently my computer has been freezing for 30-40 seconds to a minute. Theres a sound loop and it looks like a complete freeze, after a while it goes back to normal, h appends in games, browsing the web, listening to music, i have no idea what's causing it. Any thoughts? Thx
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    bad cpu frieng motherboard

    My motherboard recently fried so i rma'd it for a new one, when i got it all i put in was cpu memory and video card, Started fine gave me and error code, so i restarted and now its back to where it was, the mobo isnt responding at all, i've narrowd it down between the cpu and video card casuing...
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    Something Fried

    So i built my new gaming rig below, and was workin fine for a couple of weeks then it randomly shut off and wouldnt start, no post beeps or codes except for 8 and 88 so i took everything out and tried it, same thing. So i RMA'd the mobo got it today and put just the cpu, 1 stick of ram, and 1...
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    Need Case Recomendation

    I recently got a cooler master wavemaster, but because of its crappy intake it causes my crossfire set up to overheat and artifact. I need a case with Very good air flow but yet still Very quiet, i'm not interested in a case with a bunch of lights and a window-nice and neat looking. Right now...
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    custom h20 kit for video cards

    I recently upgraded to x1800 crossfire (2 cards). And they run very very warm, and i was wondering if its possible to get a water cooling set like the ones for just cpu but switch it so its just for my 2 video cards. Thx
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    x1800xt with x1900cf

    I'm planning on getting crossfire and i was wondering if i would be able to get a x1900 master card instead of the x1800 because i cannot find the x1800 anywhere and if i do its aroud 500-600$. Thx
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    vf-700 & x1800xt not coping

    Today i just installed a vf-700alcu on my x1800xt, the problem is my load temps are 70c+ and i cant even get through 3dmark05 without artifacts or freezing. I've reapplies thermal paste 4 times but everytime i get the same results, my idle temps are 48-50c. Any thoughts?
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    gt or xt?

    I cant decide between the 7900gt or 1800xt/ I'll probably oc a little bit but i dont really want to do a v-mod. The only resolution i play at is 1280x1024. i play mainly cod2, and bf2 i;m kinda leanin towards the x1800 cause its cheaper and i'm not going to be playing at any extreme...
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    Performance difference in these two cards?

    I'm trying to decide between these 2 cards Text & Text I'm leaning towards the cheaper one just because its in stock and the other one is always out of stock. My question is if i go with the cheaper would i get a for sure oc to the faster ones speeds? (550/1630) Or would i be safer by just...
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    XFX 7900gt difference

    I'm looking into buying a 7900gt and these XFX's and was wondering what the difference between them here are some of them already overclocked & if so would it be worth spending the extra money for the higher clocks or just overclock the stock one? Thx
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    3dmark05 cpu score dropped

    a few days ago i ran 3dmark and was getting around 6,000+ everytime. I flashed a hacked bios to try and get a higher oc. didnt worked so i flashed it back. yesturday and today i've been running 3dmark and have been getting around 5,300 everytime. all the bios settings are the same. Any ideas? Thx
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    fps and benchmarks low

    i was wondering if my score may be a little low in 3dmark 05 and possibly other games in 3d.. i scored 2356 but my friend with a 754 system and an agp card got around 2600 my main guess would be my crappy psu has a part in it but, or are these scores normal? thx
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    Standby problem

    The problem is when ever i try to get my computer out of standby it works it freezes. This forces me to not use it. (but i would like to) It goes into it fine but when ever i try to take it out it freezes. Any thoughts? Thx
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    Crossfire question

    I was wondering if there are any plans on support for x700's on crossfire, i've read some things saying that you can mod it to support it. Any info would be great. (and i did try the search button) thx
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    OC question

    I recently got a radeon x700 pro pci e, it comes with an overclocking program that will automatically find the max core and memory. i can get the core to 450 stable and cool but when ever i try and oc the memory even by as little as ten after a few minutes of gaming the screen starts turning...
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    Sometimes post

    I just upgraded my athlon xp up to a 64 3200 sckt 939, with a asrock 939 dual. The problem is it usually wont post, i have to restart it atleast 10 times then it well eventually post. It works good until it starts to load windows then automatically reboots. I had somewhat of a similar problem...
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    venice or winchester?

    I've decided to get a A64 3200 socket 939 and oc it I noticed on newegg the Winchester core is $40 more than the Venice I was wondering which will give me the best performance (speed, oc, etc.)? And if the Winchester does is it worth an extra $40? Thx
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    good OCing mobo

    i'm saving up to upgrade to a a64 3000 or 3200 939 i'll probly be oc a little bit (to around 2.4) , any reccomendations on mobos that are good for ocing, i also have an agp card so no pciE yet thx
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    DSL problems

    Ok, i formated my computer about 2 weeks ago everything was working fine, then one day my internet was going really slow and download speed was 9kbs when it normally is 80-150kbs it starts out at normal speeds for a couple seconds then just jumps down to 8-12 and stays there, also you could see...
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    Ultra ram?

    I got a stick of 512 pc3200 ultra memory from tigerdirect.com for $30. It worked fine so i was going to get another, but i was looking on other websites for any ultra memory products but found none and i serached about 5 different sites. I cant find Ultra's site either help
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    Case reccomendation

    I'm just lookin for the usual case, lot of room, goood cooling, quiet, and for a good deal. It doesnt need a window, something solid looking(not all plastic) mostly aluminum, dont care about weight. I was looking at the wave master for quite some time but decide the price wasnt right. Just...
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    Multiplier?

    I have a nforce 2 board and i tried to change the multplier, but when i do it wont start up the first 2 times i try then it startsup fine. But the cpu runs at 100 mhz fsb. I've heard that u cant change the multiplier on nforce to boards, is this true? If so is there any way to unlock it? Thx
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    Upgrade?

    I'm considering upgrading to a athlon 64 3200 90nm socket 939 cpu & a new mobo. I was wondering how much of a performance gain i would get if i upgraded to this. Also if it was worth it how long would it be good, or should i just keep on saving up for sumthing newer. Thx
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    Drivers

    I currently have a geforce fx 5900xt msi. i'm running 66.93 drivers from the nvidia website. Iwas wondering if the drivers off of guru3d.com were any good and if they would help out at all. Thx
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    Memory?

    Currently right now i have a single stick of Ultra 512 pc3200 and i was wondering how much of a performance gain in games i would get if i bought another one and ran them in dual channel. Thx
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    CPU fried?

    I no i either fried my mobo or cpu is there any way to tell without testing in a different pc?
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    HELP

    I was oc a little to like 190, i increased my voltage to 1.775 saved then restarted. Black screen nothin. I popped out my cmos battery, nothin, let it sit, nuthin, traded psu, video cards, memory, monitors, all nothing. I'm guessing. I fried either my mobo or cpu. But, the wierd thing is i've...
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    HELP!!!

    I was oc a little to like 190, i increased my voltage to 1.775 saved then restarted. Black screen nothin. I popped out my cmos battery, nothin, let it sit, nuthin, traded psu, video cards, memory, monitors, all nothing. I'm guessing. I fried either my mobo or cpu. But, the wierd thing is i've...
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    oc problems

    I built my system about a year agoso now i'm strting to oc a little. I got my video card at core-429 mem-770. Everything works fine with that. When i started oc my cpu (athlon xp 3000) Ii found out that i cant go no higher than 180 or else it won't boot, but its unstable at games, The highest...
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    Oc problems

    I built my system about a year ago, so now i'm kinda foolin around with oc'en and fps. My problem is that i cant set my fsb past 179 (2.33). If i go even 1 higher it locks up when ever i play any games. Do i have to adjust voltages if so to what? I know its not temps cuz the highest i've seen...
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    Oc problems

    I built my system about a year ago, so now i'm kinda foolin around with oc'en and fps. My problem is that i cant set my fsb past 179 (2.33). If i go even 1 higher it locks up when ever i play any games. Do i have to adjust voltages if so to what? I know its not temps cuz the highest i've seen...
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    Mp3 storage?

    I have $100 and i'm looking at mp3 players. Right now i'm lookin at Iriver 256mg. First off how many songs can fit in this much space? Will it be sumwhat durable? (not skip or break easy if i'm skating or snowboarding stuff like that). Now i no if i fall on it its probly gona bust. Or also i...
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    Case recomendations

    I finally have enough money to by a ok case ($120). I'm a little picky though, i hate cases with a plastic front bazel. It just looks cheep and kidy. I'm manly lookin at the wave master but i kinda whant sumin different. I like it cuz it looks solid and will built as well as a modern design.(it...
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    windows explorer problems?

    When ever i click on the my computer icon or any other app that uses windows explorer i get, W.E. has encoutered a problem... and asks if i want to send a report. I've run trojan scans and virus and syware scans. It only only does this under my name. If i go under visitor it works fine. HELP. Thx
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    Case or Cpu?

    I cant decide wether to get a new cpu & mobo or case. I freckin hat my case right now (chieftec mini dragon). But i'me thinkin of gettin a 64 3200 90nm and of course a mobo. First off would it be a huge difference then what i have right now? I havnt really noticed any sluggishness on any of my...
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    939 mobo?

    I'm getting a 64 3200 939. I'm wondering whats the best mobo that has agp. no higher than $200. Thx