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    Really Low 3dmark score

    So I put in my BFG 6800oc and wasn't exactly blown away. It's faster and allows me to bump up the settings in my games but it didn't wow me. So I figured I should try and open up those 4 other pipes. Before I do this I want to take a benchmark so I have a point of reference on how much of a...
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    9800SE or 9800Pro

    Ok I am basically faced with a decision to purchase either of these cards. Both will be 128MB 256-bit. My understanding is that the only difference between thse two cards is that the SE has 4 pipelines and the Pro has 8. So the question is. Do I save the $40 and get the SE hoping it will...
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    Calling Us Only 800 #'s

    Does anyone know of a good way to call US only 800 numbers from Canada. I used to be able to use net2phone when it was free. Then they switched to cutting you off after 5 minutes. But now they want you to buy time $25 minimum I think which I will never use. Basically I'm looking for a free...
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    Network Monitoring

    I have a small network of 20-30 devices and this morning somethign strange is happening on the network. Stuff is responding very slowly. I was wondering if there was a good network monitoring package that could give me a look at what is going on. A software package that can tell me what...
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    Pentium M processor for notebooks

    If battery life is not a consideration is there any advantage to getting a notebook with a pentium M processor. Wouldn't a Pentiu m 1.7ghz be signifigantly slower then another noteboox with a 3ghz processor.
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    CPU detection problem on P4BGL-MX

    I just got a Asus P4BGL-MX and tied setting it up with a 2.4ghz processor. Unfortunately it only detecs as 1800. If it does it automatically it sees the processor as 2400mhz but it only runs at 1800. If I try to manually specify it I can't change the multiplier(18x) and my only frequency options...
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    IDE RAID 0

    Quick question regarding this. Can you use 2 different sized drives. I only have a 40gb in my home machine but there's a maxtor rebate ending on the 30th for their 80gb's. I might buy one if I can use it in an IDE Raid 0 setup.
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    Intel D845WN Onboard sound

    I just got a new intel board with the onboard Soundmax audio. I also have a soundblaster PCI 128 and a SB Ensoniq lying around. Which should I use?
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    Purchasing Dilemma

    Here's the situation. I need to get a new machine. I want it to be as fast as possible(processor/bus wise). The catch is that the motherboard MUST have an ISA slot. Any recommendations?