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    New system built acting wonky, could use some help

    I just put together a new system for my friend out of some old spare parts I had lying around. The only new thing we purchased was an el-cheapo case and a LiteON 16x DVD burner. The computer started up just fine. But one of the first things I noticed is that windows refused to install...
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    Video card thermal paste enough to cool a CPU?

    I'm all out of arctic silver, and I need some goop. I found a small syringe of thermal paste that came with my Arctic Cooling VGA silencer for my Radeon 9800. Do you think its good enough to use on a CPU? I'd assume its the same stuff, but you never know. The ingredients read: 50%...
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    Is this motherboard still safe to use? *PICS INCLUDED*

    Back in April I retired my old Athlon XP 1600+ and upgraded. It was working fine at that point, and I just shoved it into my closet with the rest of my spare parts. Its been sitting in there ever since. Now I'd like to actually go and build a PC for a friend who's still on a 486 or...
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    How would I go about finding a programmer?

    About a month ago I began work on a huge project that i'd like to complete. There is a ton of work involved and i'm certainly up to the challenge. My specialties are world building and working on the MySQL database which controls the spawning of monsters and their stats, loot, etc. In case...
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    Is there any way to stop Magnetic Interference coming from a case fan?

    Before you say BS, there is no way a case fan is interfering with my monitor, first let me tell you that its not a tower case, but an Apple eMac which is an all in one design with the computer and monitor in one box. I decided that the stock fan in the eMac was too loud for my tastes (even...
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    How do I increase the volume of a wav file

    I've recorded several MIDI files into wav files. Since I am not aware of anyway to go direct from MIDI -> WAV, I had to manually play the MIDI files while simultaneously recording it on the same PC. It worked fine, but the volume isn't very loud at all. The trouble is, if I increased the...
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    9800 Pro OCed to 9800XT gives no performance boost?

    I took my new Radeon 9800 Pro and OCed it to XT levels using ATITool. It seems stable, however, I notice absolutely no increase in performance at all. I've ran UT2004 benchmarks, and the numbers are exactly the same with and without the overclock. I was under the impression that the XT was...
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    What should I clock my sucky AthlonXP mobile at?

    Finally got my new system up and running. Unfortunately, I have not been able to OC my Athlon XP mobile 2400+ very high - i've reached my limit at 2.3GHz. At this speed, I have to use a whopping 1.8v for the core to get it stable, which runs at 55C under full load. For comparison, i can run it...
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    OCed AthlonXP mobile making funky sounds! Help!

    Finally got my new system up and running. Unfortunately, I have not been able to OC my Athlon XP mobile 2400+ very high - i've reached my limit at 2.3GHz. At this speed, I have to use a whopping 1.8v for the core to get it stable, which runs at 55C under full load. For comparison, i can run...
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    Panaflo 80mm L1A enough to cool a processor?

    Specifically a AthlonXP 2400+ mobile thats being OCed to 2.4GHz? Or should I look for something with more speed? I'd like to keep it as quiet as possible.
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    How much cooling for an OCed AthlonXP Mobile?

    I've decided that my next upgrade will consist of an AthlonXP 2400+ mobile, which i'd like to bring up to about 2.4GHz. I'd like to reuse my old heatsink, a Thermalright SK-6 that i bought back in 2001. I believe it only supports 60mm fans, so i'm going to get a 60mm to 80mm adapter so I can...
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    Need some help with upgrades please!

    Currently, i'm pretty sure i'm going to be getting an AthlonXP Mobile 2400+ /w a Shuttle AN35N-Ultra board. If i can get it to 2.4GHz, i'd be very happy. I have a few questions though: 1.) How good quality RAM do I need to achieve the 200mhz FSB? Will any old PC3200 do? The cheapest RAM I...