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    Building 2nd Computer

    Ok, a few months back my friend wanted to have a contest to see who could build the best gaming computer, mine was k8sn/ath64-3200/and 1gb ram(now)/fx5600, and his is p4 3.0, 512ram,p4p800see, and fx5200 video card. He thought his was better because of his Processor Speed. I did notify him of...
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    PS2 and Xbox Release Dates

    Me and some friends have been arguing about the graphics on xbox and ps2 and they say ps2 sucks and i told them it was because i heard ps2 was released a year earlier. They say they were released on the same day. On a website i also read that ps2 had sold 20 million units before xbox sold 1, and...
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    Video Card Questions

    I know i will be flamed for this because my friends already did. One of my friends has a GeForceFX5200 128 and the other has a x300 128. I thought they were the same due to the 128, arent they? What are the differences in video cards, are there more parts to consider besides the 128?
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    Sound Card

    I installed my sound card about a month ago and it worked fine. A couple of days ago I noticed there was no sound coming from my speakers. I unistalled the drivers, and the card, I put the card back in and it was recognized, I installed the drivers, and there is still no sound. What could be wrong?
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    Hard Drive Partition

    I noticed that when I turn on my computer it takes a while for Windows XP to load. 41 Seconds to be exact. I have a 160 GB hard drive. Someone said I can reduce that time by creating a partition. How big does my partition have to be for Windows XP?
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    What is FPS in games??

    Topic Is The Question
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    Processor Dispute

    Sorry In Advance. My friend doesnt trust my CPU knowlede(which i gained from you guys) So i need to create a post that covers everything. Processor Battle AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Vs. Pentium 4 3.2 W/O HTT What is FSB and how does it affect performance of both? What is cache and what...
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    PDA Accessories

    I cant seem to find it so im gonna need some help. My cd player in my car has one of those input holes that you see on the back of your tv for audio input. I need to find a cable that is a Headphone Plugin On one side and that audio input on the other.
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    Titanium Drivers

    What do titanium drivers do?
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    Kilobits Vs. Kilobytes

    As the topic says, whats the difference between Kilobits and Kilobytes.
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    10k RPM 300GB

    Is this real? There has got to be problems with this! Give me some feedback people, has anything bad happened with these, or is this just a gimmick or what?
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    Xbox System Linking

    My friend and I both have xboxs and one day we decided to link them, whats the difference between an Ethernet Chord, and a Microsoft System link chord, they look the same. We tried an ethernet and it didnt work, so we went out and bought the actual chord. Its fun lol
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    P4P800-SE

    My friends says in his P4P800-Se manual that it says "Corsair Value Select Is Not Recommended for this board" is that true? I think he is doing all this to pi$$ me off because he wants to build a computer but doesnt know how and he is afraid to admit it so he has to get the info a different way...
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    Intel Pentium Labeling

    When i go to websites i always see cpu names like Pentium 4 24c,e,and so on. What do they mean? Along with the P4P800 boards, they have labeling, is there an order from worst to best? please clarify this for me. thanks.
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    Random Restarts

    A64 3200+ Newcastle Gigabyte KN8S 512mb Corsair VS GeForceFX5500OC128 I hardly ever go to websites or download things on my computer, and today while I was playing Star Wars Galaxies, my computer restarted. I figured it was a windows update so I went to the website and downloaded...
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    CD Burning Software

    I just built a computer and I was wondering if anyone knows any free cd/dvd burning software. Trials are also helpful but I do prefer full versions.
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    nForce 3 & 4

    What are the differences? I cant seem to find many, i want nForce 4 but i dont know if its worth the risk.
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    MMORPG's Anyone?

    Does anyone play any MMORPG's? If so, which ones, maybe il'll see you playin one day.
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    Dual GPU Video Card

    What are the benefits? Does it run twice as well? Can you use dual GPU Video Cards on SLI boards? So you would technically have 4 GPU's?
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    Best AGP Card?

    Whats the best AGP gaming video card?
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    Which PCI Ethernet Card

    windows xp doesnt recognize my onboard ethernet crap, so im buying an ethernet card. I have the highest speed Charter Cable internet availible in my area 3 Mb/s. Should I go with a 10/100/1000 or just a 10/100.
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    CPU IDLE TEMP IS 71Celcius!!

    WHATS WRONG?? my system temp is 31!
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    How are my temps? lol

    System 36c CPU 71c IDLE why is the CPU temp so high??
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    Installing the internet problem

    I installed windows xp, i then installed my video card drivers, then I installed my sound card drivers. And then i plugged my ethernet chord in and it did nothing. I tried a bunch of things and then finally downloaded the LAN drivers from the GIGAbyte website and installed them, and it still...
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    Windows XP Froze On Installation!!

    Is this bad?? Do I just turn off my computer?? Then retry??
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    Installing Windows XP Problem

    I already have Windows x64 installed, but it didnt support any of my components, so I bought Windows XP home edition, and when i boot from disk, it says there is a corrupt file. What do I do? Should I format or something??
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    Cool'N'Quiet

    Does Pentium 4 or a P4P800 Series board have the capability of Cool'N'Quiet??
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    Paste Vs. Pad

    Thermal Pad Or Thermal Paste
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    Did or When Would This Happen??

    SLI is 2xAGP8x right? Well when would it be SLI PCI-E
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    CD Drive

    Whats a good Cd burner drive thing, i wanna be able to burn CD's as well as read them because the one I bought the other day went to crap.
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    Video Card Help

    I had the most terrible 3Dmarj01 results and I think it was because of my crappy video card. I plan on selling it for and with the help of my w2 i hope to get a better video card. So i need your help, ive found that everyone seems to say that a 6800gt or ultras are the best, but what is the best...
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    No Limit Forums

    Where are there computer forums that you can talk about anything you want, such as illegal computer stuff
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    Deleting An OS

    My dad bought me Windows XP w/ SP2. But i already have Windows x64 fully installed. How do I switch. What is the process or changing. Do I have to format?
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    Windows x64 Problems

    I finally found a way to connect my Webstar Cable Modem so that windows x64 would recognize it, through the USB. I connected it, it detected it, than it asked for the drivers, i put the drivers on and then it said DIGITAL SIGNATURE NOT FOUND, MICROSOFT XP NOT COMPATIBLE. What can I do?? I need...
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    Drivers For Onboard LAN??

    Do I need them for me to set up my internet connection
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    3DMark2001 SE Scores

    AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle ~2.19ghz 512mb Corsair Value Select PC3200 Gigabyte KN8S NF3 250GB 160GB WD HDD 7200RPM BFG GeForce FX5500 OC 128 52x CD-Rom 3dMark01 SE: 5313 If you have ran this benchmark, post your score.
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    Where Can I Find Some Benchmark Tests?

    I see everyone posting benchmark results but what are you using? Are they programs? Are They Free? Cuz this is my first computer that is actually above .7ghz
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    x64 Internet Connection

    Im running x64, and no matter how many connections I set up, or anything of the sort, i cant get windows to recognize my ethernet chord. I need internet to update my computer.
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    I HATE MY COMPUTER

    Problems: 1. I installed Windows x64 yesterday 2. I want to play games 3. I cant play games unless I update my videocard drivers 4. I need the internet to download the drivers 5. I need the drivers for my internet to work 6. My CD drive cant read any burned CD's WHAT CAN I DO!!! Windows...
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    I cant find my video card

    I just built my computer. I go to add new hardware, and there are a bunch of codenames for hardware and I think one of them is my videocard but I cant figure which one. And when I do, how do I update the drivers for it if i cant connect to the internet.