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    xp32 or xp64?

    which would you use and why? I want to use my computer for gaming, and running programs such as solidworks. If 64bit versions of programs come out, will they only run on xp64? Also, i make vb programs sometimes, if i make it in xp64, will it run on a normal xp machine? thanks!
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    heatsink from a 3000+ on an x2 3800+

    I currently run a 939 3000+ @2.2ghz and my load temps are 43max using the default heatsink. Will this heatsink be sufficient for an x2 3800+? I ask this because i can buy the bare chip for 99$ cdn, or the retail box for 135$ I have a fairly small homebuilt case with good airflow and I know...
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    cordless phones

    so i'm moving in to a new apartment and decided i want a new cordless phone. What are some good models/brands to look into and what should I avoid. Which phones will have problems around my wireless G router and microwave. any info you can give or even to just say you like your phone would...
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    win2k account help

    a friend's computer crashed (as she says) and when she restarted it, all her settings were gone. I checked. she logs in under the account name 'administrator' and her computer name is PL. So anyway, her desktop was wrong so i looked in her documents and settings folder and there are 2 user...
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    rewiring fans to run at 7v

    I have two 120mm case fans and have seen before that some people use the 12v and 5v lines to create a 7v line for the fans to run off of. Is this ok for the powersupply and other components in the case?
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    athlonxp and sempron difference

    I gave my paretns my old computer when i bought my new one in january. the motherboard in it is an asus a7v333 which says that it can support any (333fsb athlon xp) well, i looked at local places and a 3000+ athlon xp is quite rare and expensive but a socket A sempron 3000+ is a lil cheaper(also...
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    woody is done

    Here is my case that i started last summer ;) there are a few minor'ish things i'll do but this is it http://alamoallies.com/alex/IMG_4176.JPG [http://alamoallies.com/alex/IMG_4177.JPG http://alamoallies.com/alex/IMG_4178.JPG http://alamoallies.com/alex/IMG_4180.JPG...
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    removing slave harddrives

    Hi, a while ago i bought upgrade which included a sata hd. What i did was i put my old harddrive as a slave drive(pata) and installed xp on the new sata drive. This worked fine, but when i try to remove the slave drive, the computer will not boot. The sata drive does not contain the ntldr and...
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    dvd-rw DL choosing

    What would be the best choice out of these three burners.. the only reviews on themajor sites that i can find are moneths old and are the older products.. from my local store which im going to today.. LG DVD (+/-) RW GSA-4163B Dual Layer 16x+R 8x+RW 16x-R 6x-RW 16xDVD OEM Beige 69.98 NEC...
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    woody

    Well woody isnt done yet, and it has taken quite a while, but i designed her(yes woody is a girl.. duh) in solidworks.. made the frame out of rectangular steel tubing shelving unit. Well, my complete worklog will go online at some point.. though it isnt relavant for most people so here it is as...
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    varnish help

    Im varnishing some wood i have, and the tin of varnish says not to use steel wool or oxidized sand paper. What do they mean oxidized sandpaper? the only sandpaper than i have is aluminum oxide which is what most sandpaper out there is. Is it ok to use?
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    audio help

    how do i switch the right and left audio channels on my system. My speakers are such that, 1 is connected to the computer and the other is connected to the first, and the cable connecting to the computer isnt very long so physically i cannot reverse the speakers. There must be a way in windows...
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    link to ram testing post

    does anyone have the link to the thread that tests ram at different speeds in an a64 system. I think the thread is by zebo, but i couldnt find it when i searched thx
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    bios oddity

    In the cell menu, when i set the HTT above 256, where it says my cpu and ram speed at the top(the data is from when i entered the bios, ie, it isnt updated in real time) are both 0. below that it gives accurate data. cpu: 3000+ mob: msi k8t neo 2-fir The speed shows up correctly in...
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    gaming on a school network

    Please not, i posted this in general discussion and was told that here is the correct place, so dorry about the double thread. i live just off campus at university in an apartment building that the university owns and runs. The apartment came with free internet(which uses the school's lan)...
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    online gaming on school network

    live just off campus at university in an apartment building that the university owns and runs. The apartment came with free internet(which uses the school's lan) When i try to play cs: source or HL2 i get pings of like 2000 to all servers. Is there anything that can be done? The connection is...
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    cpu temp vs case temp

    I have my new a64 3000+ @ 2ghz(since i just got it) When i run motherboard monitor the case temp is higher than the cpu temp when idling. ie. cpu 35 case 41. How is this possible? where is the 'case' sensor.. is it the sensor that came with the powersupply ro is it on the montherboard...
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    cpu temp program

    hi i bit the bullet yesterday and upgrade my xp1600+ to an a643000+. Since winxp64bit was free i installed it and am running it now. The only problem is that the utilities that i would normally run from the motherboard manufacturer appear to not work in xp64bit. Is there another program out...
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    system choosing ;)

    Well i live in canada, so my options for stores is limited, but i have come up with a few options for a couple pieces of my new computer everything is from http://www.crawfordmicrosystems.com *all prices in CDN$ and there is a 10%off week-long sale on everything* CPU: (notice the 60$...
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    new powersupply?

    Hi i have a 350watt enermax powersupply and am planning on upgrading my computer. the new computer as follows will be(most likely, but you will get the general idea) *also, if you see a component(s) that you think i should reconsider please speak up* Corsair 1024mb pc3200 clock2.5...
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    need plant ideas

    well im moving into an apartment on the weekend. I need an idea for a nice plant. it has to look cool it has to be hard to kill it has to turn women on thanks
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    buying online

    I will be upgrading fairly shortly and am planning on what to buy, but many of the items that i am looking for, arent available at local stores. For instance i was looking into the asrock K8S8X because it is dirt cheap on newegg(but newegg doesnt ship to canada). Are there any reputable places i...
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    so anand is only 22...

    If anand is only 22 and the website started in 1997, that means he started it when he was either 14 or 15. Is this correct? Hwo could he evr get companies to send him hardware to review at that age..
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    using e-ide dvd in non laptop

    I am currently designing a case for myself and am making it as small as possible. That said, is it possible to run an e-ide dvd-rw drive with my non laptop hardware? thanks
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    monitor refresh rate

    Hello I have a Viewsonic E790 19inch monitor. It says that it can do 75hz at 1600x1200. When i try it at that, only the horizontal refresh rate is at 75hz. The vertical is still only at 60hz. I can use the ATI drivers to up the vertical refresh to 75, but that increases the horizontal to like...
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    webcam motion detection

    Does anyone know of free software out there that can use my webcam and when it detects motion, it records video to a file? thanks a bunch
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    monitor stuff

    Hello I have a viewsonic E790 and want to use it at 16x12. It supports that resolution at 75hz but when i use it, i can tell it isnt 75hz. Infact, only the horizontal refresh rate is 75hz. The vertical is 60(i checked in my monitor's on screen settings thing. At all other resolutions the H and V...
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    100mbit network performance.

    I rewired my network because the wall plugs were all wired badly(too long without keeping the pairs twisted) because the network would only run at 10mbit, and i wanted to move my switch to a central location in the house. Well i tested the network transfer speed between 2 computers. I used a...
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    making a wifi antenna

    Is there another name for SMA connectors? I would have assumed radioshack would have them, but nothing on the radioshack website is close to 'SMA'. is there a more technical name or perhaps radioshack just doesnt carry them?
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    my networking cable.

    When my dad built our house a few years ago, he acquired this beefy network cable from some place that i do not know. It is grey and it has more shielding inside than normal cat5 cable. It infact has too much sheilding for it to fit into an rj45 connector. We dont use it for patch cables so that...
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    Using an old computer as an ICS host

    Well thanks to the person in this thread, I figured out that since i dont have a router(only a switch) i still need a computer to share the internet with the rest of my network. My question is, i have an old Pentium 200mhz (72mb ram) computer sitting here at home collecting dust, and I want to...
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    Internet connection sharing

    Hello I have just recently gotten broadband from a wireless company in the area. It came with a modem that i plugged into my switch that my network uses. Before the broadband I had been sharing the internet with my network using internet connection sharing and 1 computer connected to the...
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    zalman CNPS7000A and A7N8X-X

    Well it is about time to upgrade and I've been doing some research and i think i want to use the CNPS7000A-AlCu heatsink. I checked out this page and the A7N8X-X is compatible with the heatsink, but, it may interfere with the power supply. Does anyone know how much the heatsink will stick out...
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    zalman and college

    Wellp I am going to OttawaU in a lil over a week. I'll be staying in residence and have a roommate. My current hsf is a beastly FOP32. It isn't annoyingly loud, but is fairly loud. I am thinking of getting a new HSF and 2 caught my eye(please make alternate suggestions if my choices are bad)...
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    cdr media

    aight, well i have a 52x cd burner, but as of right now I only have 16x media and some other media i don't know of. My question is.. I haven't seen any 52xmedia in my area but there is 48x. Nero lets me burn @ 24x with the 16x media, so if i bought the 48x media, would I be able to burn cds @...
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    future windows OS

    hi, I got a link a while ago to like screen shots of the next windows OS. Can anyone help me out? Like a codename or something?
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    166fsb prob with asus a7v333

    I have my fsb running @ 166mhz and in sandra it claims my pci is running at 32mhz and my agp is running at 84mhz. What is up? In the bios it claims 166/33. Also in sandra it says it is only a 1/4 divider.. shouldnt it be a 1/5 divider? asus a7v333 XP1600+ @1660 (10x166) 512mb pc2700 ram. any...
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    probs with cd burner

    A friend of mine is having this problem. When i try to burn a VCD/SVCD with Nero (Newest ver) after converting the file to the VCD/SVCD format it gives me this error pic. I recently updated the firmware on my burner (AOpen 48x12x50) but i can still burn other kinds of cd's (eg music/files)...
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    56k gaming

    For many years I used a 26.4k modem connection as my internet connection. The phone company upgraded the lines and I now connect at 49.2k. I used to be able to play games such as counter-strike just fine on my 26.4k connection. I now download twice as fast as I did before, and I want to play...
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    my pci cards stop working after o/c

    i have an asus a7v333 with 512mb of pc2700ram. I tryed running my xp1600+ @ 10X166, but after a minute or two the pci cards stop working... but my comp still runs fine, i just can use my modem/sound/network card. I have the 1006 bios for my a7v333, Do i need to update it for 166fsb to work? thx