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    which mobo, as good as DFI NF4 Ultra-D

    my NF4 Ultra-D died, need another board, not really liking DFI's support so trying to stay away if possible. is there another board that's as good as DFI? overclocks well?
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    how do you check gpu temp without case mount temp monitor?

    how do you check GPU load temp, if you dont have case mount temp monitor? tab out while playing game?
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    Things to do in Seattle

    going to seattle on the weekend, anything fun to do/see/go in-near seattle area?
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    overclocked cpu not stable or no?

    I got venice 3000+ running at 2700(300x9) 33/44 temps passes superPI 32M and does all 3Dmarks no problems, runs games no problems but fails Prime95. went down to 2600 still fales prime95 is it not stable? btw just to make sure i'm doing prime95 right, after I open prime95, i go to...
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    what's that program's name?

    i haven't used one in long time, forgot the name it's shows your cpu/ram HD usage, time, network status, etc etc it stays on desktop
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    Paypal, is there buyer protection for non-ebay deal?

    I bought something off AT F/S, seller sent me tracking number that doesn't exist, he/she doesn't answer my pm/emails. does paypal have a protection policies for non ebay transaction?
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    will I be able to protect myself from a scammer?

    I have chance to get a good deal from egay because top bidder is not on the list of "ship to conturies". seller contacted me if I wanted to buy for my top bid... the problem is that since I'm not the winner, there wont be anything on egay side that we made a deal. What do you guys think? if...
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    URGENT! can I retrive saved over file?

    I was working on my excel stuff, accidently copy and pasted over a cell with important info. and saved it. Is there way to get that back?
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    after SP2, comp does not shut off

    xp, after SP2 computer wont completely shut off it shuts off, even monitor goes off but the fan/psu still runs and pw button is on i have to press pw botton to shut it off any ideas?
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    Any House Bug/insects expert here?

    Warning big picture I sometimes find this guy crawling around bathroom floor Apartment
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    explore crash/locks up when opening folder with AVI/MPEG files

    it's fine when folder contains few or no AVI/mpeg files but when a folder start getting lotta movie files(2~3gig or more) and when I open that folder, as soon as I open it, explore crashes/locks up only way to solve is to move the files so one folder contains less movie files any idea wtf...
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    should computer still boot without rams?

    I got a NF2 board I need to test to see if it works but I dont have any DDR rams i have CPU though, put stuffs together minus ram, it doesn't boot everything spins but nothing on the screen is this dead? plugged speaker to mobo to see if it gives me any error beeps but nothing.
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    limited connection?

    I just hooked up a computer to a router it says limited connection and I can't get a ip address i have another computer hooked same router, that works fine..
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    anyone use AVG free + Thunderbird?

    when you send/recieve email does small window pop up on right coner "scanning virus"? I get that with outlook but not with Thunderbird dont know if I should go back to outlook, if it's not scanning virus in TB...
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    alternative to Adobe PageMaker

    is there a program that does something simular to pagemaker? does Office have something like that?
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    trying to add some memory to old computer...

    trying to up some mem on my gf's HP pavilion desktop comes with Cely 800mhz 128mb ram it's got some matx no name(can't find) mobo with two ram slots has 2 sticks of single sided 64mb rams I put one stick of duable sided 256mb pc133 ram in it, it boots with mem error beeps I put one 256mb...
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    Can't install xp on new HD

    i've been using seagate 80gb SATA drive changed to seagate 160gb IDE pata drive when I boot from windowsXP cd, it goes through syste checking etc... then I see black screen with cursor blinking on top left coner then it reboots... with old drive, it goes into setup after that blinking cursor...
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    can't install audio driver in Win2k

    friend wanted me to fix his computer I formated and installed win2k on it. it's old HP computer with built in on board audio right now it's installed as legacy device? it says device is working but there is no sound, there is no sound device under "sound" in control panel. I went to HP and...
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    low system for internet, XP or 98?

    friend's gotta 800mhz 128mb pc for internet wondering what would run more smoothly 98 or xp
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    I need to buy Ballantine's 30 years old!!!

    I'm looking for Ballantine's 30 years old whiskey my local stores dont carry this only place I can go is duty free at airport, since I wont be going anywhere, no good. is there online shop? how much is this? about 300?
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    Linksys wireless setup help

    I got two computers connected to linksys wireless router, one wired, one wireless one with wireless is having problem connecting. It sees the router but when I make the connection it first gets connected, then goes through renewing ip address then gets disconnected. right now, no sercurity or...
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    calculating lottery odd

    me and my friend was having conversation about how much it would cost to buy all the possible sets of numbers so we have 1 jackpot winning tick picking 6 numbers outta 49. how much would it cost?
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    AVI => mpeg

    i'm trying to make VCD outta avi file file is 700mb avi I used Tmpgenc, after about 5 hours of decoding to mpeg, it's got no sound audio source from same avi file also, file is about 1.3gb large, but only half of that is actual video. rest is just black I mean the original file is only 1...
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    Light staying on even with power off

    I have ventec nexus and L.I.S.2 The thing is these guys stay on even when the power is not on. They are connected to PSU, not motherboard. this didn't happen with my other motherboard. Also noticed my HD drive read light on my case stays lit when power is off strange... I have DFI infinity...
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    what is his beeps?

    system worked fine till this morning now it starts but no video, nothing on the screen 4 or 5 beeps then pause, then 2 beeps
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    winXP, no Fax?

    i'm trying to send fax on winXP using word it seems there are no microsoft fax installed on XP I haven't sent fax since win98 so I dont know how XP does it... or if it's even possible I do have dialup modem
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    Anyone have VAIO desktop?

    anyone know how to open cover panels? i dont see any screws or tabs... pic1 pic2
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    video card, no good?

    just testing out old GF2MX 64mb card after installing driver, desktop looks good up to 1024 x anything higher than, it looks weird. can't quite put my finger on what it is but it just doesn't look right. it's slightly dimmer and blur it's definitely uncomfortable to look at it. is this...
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    taking screenshot in 3Dmark

    can someone tell me how to take screen shots in 3Dmark during the test?
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    mx440 & mx4000 difference?

    I know they are both POS I need just something for internet only pc so either will do fine just wondering what's the difference btwn 440 and 4000 thanks
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    need more power?

    Just built a mini system everything put together, installed XP and some programs turned it off, and turned it on again several hours and strange things started to happen first it wouldn't boot(power on but nothing on the screen) then the cooler fan video card stops, for like 15sec then...
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    DFI RMA

    I can't find anything about RMA on DFI site anyone know where I need to go?
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    Abit Serial 2 work on non abit board?

    work on non abit motherboard?
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    can't install OS on new setup

    I dont know what the problem is... after formating and installing XP, it restarts to finish off the setup but after rebooting, it wont load the OS it says "error loading OS" it detects HD, HD is setup correctly I dont know what's happening. it loaded XP the first time I installed it...
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    when watching computer on TV

    i connect s-video out from video card to back of my TV but what about the sound? how do I get the TV to play sound? thanks
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    Rant: Abit RMA

    Abit RMA is fairly ok, ships stuff fast etc.. but couple of things anoying me a lot I had to RMA two mobos in last couple of months first NF7-S, when I got it back, everything was ok, except the box it came in was IS7 box no big deal... 2nd, IC7 MAX3, it came in a NF7 box, ticked me little...
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    Disney Photomosaic Jigsaw Puzzles

    wow man Disney Photomosaic Jigsaw Puzzles is mad hard! it's only 1000 peices but... anyone done this before? trick? tip? i'm pulling all my hairs out!
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    2.4A prescott or 2600+ barton mobile?

    building a 2nd computer and i'm looking at these two chips. both almost same price at local stores. i'm thikning 2.4A could easily do 3.0 and 2600+ could do 2.5 no sweat. so comparing 2.4A@3.0 to 2600+@2.5 what do you guys think?
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    computer not booting, Dead motherboard?

    ic7 max3, took my computer a part completely (changing case) after putting them back together, it doesn't boot up. It powers up everything, fans, lights all come on but nothing on the screen. I have another spare mother board so i moved the parts on to that board and it boots fine I've tried...
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    NF7-S v2.0 or DFI Infinity Ultra

    I had 2500+M /w NF7-S v2 few months ago, but I sold it off and switched to P4 setup. I need a 2nd computer so I decided to go budget, AMD barton, I deciding if I should buy NF7-S v2 again or try something else this time... DFI Infinity Ultra looks good, same price, more features thand NF7-S i...