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    Photoshop Graphics Hardware Requirements

    I have done a little research on this, but since I trust the people on this forum I thought I would ask here just to confirm everything I've seen. I have a fellow employee who is getting a new computer who will be using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Adobe in addition to other MS office...
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    Is there a way to buy XP 64 out of the trial?

    So I put together a computer for my brother-in-law and set him up with the free trial of Windows XP x64 thinking that it was free for 120 days and if it turned out to function like XP he could just buy it. Or after 120 days SP1 might be out for vista, in which case I'd probably tell him to just...
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    Is there a program specifically to assess vid card performance?

    Hi all, I'm thinking of selling my old GeForce 6600GT 128mb and I'd like to run some diagnostics on the card before I sell it if possible. Are there any programs out there that I can use specifically to diagnose the health and performance of the card without it being too heavily impacted by...
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    Do I really need a CPU cooler?

    So here's the ultimate question. I'm looking at the Thermalright Ultima-90 as a cooling tower for my new core 2 duo build. I guess my real question is, if I'm doing some minor overclocking, and maybe some moderate later on (never high-end overclocking), do I really need to drop $50-$60 on a...
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    Is it worth upgrading my 6600 GT for around $100?

    I'm building another computer this winter, but it also got me thinking that I would like to pump some life into the computer I built a couple years ago. I was browsing through the video cards and I saw some 256mb and 512mb for around $100. Granted some of them were GDDR2 isntead of GDDR3 and...
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    Picking a Motherboard for less than $150

    I looked around at the boards to see if I could find a solid opinion on a motherboard for less than $150, but many of the discussions tend to be in the higher range ($180+), so I thought I'd throw down a post here with the specifics. Any advice is much appreciated. I'm currently looking at...
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    Troubleshooting DDR Mem

    So I just picked up a pair of these bad boys (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146970) and they work great aside from the fact that they show up in the BIOS and Memtest86 as only DDR335 running at only 167 Mhz. I don't see any settings in my BIOS to force it to recognize...
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    Asymmetric memory running an AMD Athlon 64 3200MHz?

    Subtitle basically says my question. I have heard that some of the older A64 cores cannot handle asymmetrical memory setups (2x512mb and 2x1gb for 3 gigs of ram total). Does anyone know if this is the case on an AMD Athlon 64 3200MHz? Thanks!
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    How can you tell whether the AGP slot handles 2x/4x/8x, etc?

    I have a buddy who has a somewhat old alienware computer, but he wants to upgrade his vid card. He knows it's an AGP card because he got his comp before they even started coming out with PCI-express cards. I told him to make sure that he's buying the right multiple AGP card. He'll be...
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    Upgrade to 3 gigs of RAM?

    Hi guys, There's a link to my rig below, but I'm running an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI (but only using 1 vid card) and since my current question is about memory, I have 2 x 512MB of Corsair XMS DDR ram. I bought the RAM in 2005, but it still works great. The situation is this: I am...
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    Computer starts on its own

    Before I get started, I have an MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum MB and I'm running WinXP Pro. I also have 2 computers connected to a Netgear WG614 v6 wireless router, which is in turn connected to a Westell DSL modem. If you guys need more info, I can post that too. Now to the problem: So a few...
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    Larger Mouse

    Haven't posted in a long while, but had this question and figured what better place to ask than here. :) First off, I'm a guy with pretty big hands, and I had bone graft surgery on my wrist about 8 years ago which is causing my wrist to wear down a little faster than it should. Since I use...
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    Docking Stations

    Hey all, one of my buddies has a laptop (Alienware) and he wants to get a docking station of some kind because he's tired of plugging all the various crap in all the time. So I was looking into docking stations for him and he has expressed that he is wary of USB 2.0 docking stations, especially...
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    Nice Speakers with a Soundblaster Live!

    So my old speakers (here) are clost to 8 years old and they're on their last leg. They're $70 bucks now and were handed down to me, but they were $250 when the other dude bought em and they're pretty high quality. I just built a new PC (woohoo!) which has an on-board Soundblaster Live!. I...
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    A few stupid questions about building my first PC...

    So I'm putting together my first PC in a couple days (you can use the link to my system rig to check out the specs if you want) and I had a few questions. I'm also willing to accept tips from any of you on general things I should know going in. I've already looked at the AT guide, and I have a...
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    Upgrade from Geforce4 ti4200

    So my wife's computer has an nVidia Geforce4 ti4200 64MB AGP vid card, which is getting kind of old, so we were thinking we might upgrade. Her MB only supports AGP 4x, so I was looking at some of the 4x/8x cards on Newegg. I was looking at this card and this card as possible upgrades. Those...
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    Dell Dimension 8200 Memory Upgrade Question

    Hi all, So I've done some research around about RDRAM for upgrades in a dell dimension desktop. Using Sisoft Sandra I have gotten the following info about the current memory: Maximum Installable Memory : 2GB Bank 1 - RIMM1 : RIMM RAMBUS RDRAM 256MB/16 @ 400Mt/s Bank 2 - RIMM2 : RIMM...
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    Memory: 1 stick vs. 2 sticks

    Okay, so I'm planning on building the following computer and I'm trying to figure out what to do about memory: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum SLI Chaintech GeForce 6600GT 128MB Seagate Barracuda 160GB 7200 RPM (SATA) XP Pro I don't tend to play the hardcore games like farcry...