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    6600 on fire. Help.

    I have a new build with a 6600. P180B, GigabyteP-DS3, and Corsair 6400. Stock fan. No overclocking I was using SpeedFan to check my temps and thought things were great. 25-34. And then I read that neither it nor the MB BIOS read the actual chip so I downloaded Core Temp. Yikes. It is showing 75...
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    Mixing things with case fans on the PS.

    I am in process of setting up my new build. The PS, OCZ GXS 700, has two lines with 3 four pin molexes and a floppy on each. I'm going to have a DVD burner, a floppy drive and 3 pata hard drives along with 3 case fans in an Antech P180. Somewhere I remember reading something about never mixing...
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    ? re brands of video monitors on sale for BF

    I'm going to toss out my old lead weight CRT monitor tomorrow and get one of the new thin ones. So far I have seen the following 17" brands/prices being offered for BF: Samsung (BB & Compusa 249.99 AR) MAG (BB 189.99 AR) Liquid Video (CC 199.99 AR) KDS (OD 199.99 AR) GEM (Frys 179.99...
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    Looking for feedback on LCD monitors vrs older types.

    I currently use a 19 inch View Sonic purchased 3 years ago from my local Frys. As I watch the 17 inch LCDs slowly drop in price I have been waiting for them to hit the $250 price range. However, I recently saw (on this site maybe) a comment about how gamers prefer the standard older type monitor...
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    What do you REALLY get from OCing?

    This may seem like a stupid question to the super geeks but I would like to know what the actual real life benefits are to OCing? I am not talking about being able to get a higher number on some test. What do you actually experience in your everday usage on your computer? Is this a visible...
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    Allowing scvhost and others outside access.

    When I start up Windows XP my firewall (Sygate) always informs me of various programs that are trying to send or receive something from an outside source. Microsoft's scvhost is usually one of them along with several other of their programs that run in the background. I've read enough on these...
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    Frys - 17" Samsung $299, Hitachi 160GB $69.99

    The San Jose Mercury ad for Frys (7/9/04) shows a repeat of their Hitachi ad a week or so ago along with maybe the first offer of a 17" flat TFT flat panel monitor to break the underside of $300. The HD has two rebates, a $60 and a $5. The monitor has a $50 rebate and an instore automatic...