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    Will RAID speed up photoshop?

    I'm building a new computer that will be used primarily for Adobe Photoshop. I noticed the other day that on my current computer, it took took several seconds (20-60) to apply any effect to a 9MB jpg photo. I'm running an Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 MHz cpu w/2 GB RAM on WinXP Pro SP2. The OS and apps...
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    Office 2007 - Academic version differences?

    I can legally purchase an "academic version" of Office Professional 2007. My understanding from reading the box and Microsoft's website is that the "academic version" is identical to the retail version. However, someone told me that the "academic version" was a bulk license, and as a result...
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    Heat pipe vs gravity + inverted cases

    I'm looking at a Lian-Li V-1000 case, which flips the motherboard upsidedown (BTX style). This would put the heat pipe on my motherboard (Asus PW5-DH) with the fins at the low end of gravity. I understand the wick idea behind heat pipes, but is that enough to overcome being inverted?
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    Will dual core make 2d apps "feel" faster?

    I'm debating upgrading from a single core AMD 2.4 GHz CPU to an equivalent dual core CPU. What I'm trying to fix is the sluggishness of my 2d applications. When I open Outlook and Internet Explorer at the same time, I have to wait for several seconds before I can use either program. If I click...
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    SLI tearing still a problem with 7800GFX?

    I have a 6800GT SLI rig with the Asus mobo and Viewsonic 1600x1200 LCD monitor, and ever since day 1, there has been tearing in SLI mode. Goes away in single card mode. Only appears to affect DirectX games (WoW, HL2, etc.). V-sync does not work, either from the control panel or in-game. 1)...
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    OT(?): IE 5 reboots system OCCASIONALLY- Need yer opinion

    When I use Internet Explorer, OCCASIONALLY, when I click a html link, the computer does a soft reboot. This behavior is relatively new, and I'd appreicate any insite someone could offer on what might be causing it. Here's a list of system changes I've made recently that I think might account for...
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    Webpage icons under IE 5.5

    Some webpages have their own icons to replace the default icon that shows up to the left of the link in the address bar OR in the "Favorites" list. AnandTech seems to be one of those sites. However, I do not always see the icon. In fact, when I originally created a link to AnandTech...
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    Concerns about shared resources for P4 motherboards (Asus, Abit)

    I'm giving some very strong consideration to a P-4 rig. It'll be running Win2k and used for gaming, internet apps, office apps, CD-Rs, etc. I'm concerned about PCI cards sharing resources. On my current P3 rig, only the NIC shares resources with one of the USB controllers. According to...
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    What cases support P4 (ATX 2.03 cases)

    I currently have in In-Win tower case. I can't find any cases that specifically support the 2.03 ATX standard. I already have an Enermax PSU with the extra 12v connector, so that's not a problem. I'm just curious about mounting the mobo to the case (w/o the Asus P4T extra backing thingy). Help.
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    Tech theory question - Can P4 use 266 DDR?

    The P4 uses a 100MHz FSB, which is multiplied x4 => 400MHz, correct? 266MHz DDR is 133MHz that transmits on "both sides" of the signal, for an effective rate of 266MHz, correct? It would seem that it would be difficult to apply 266MHz DDR to a chip that uses a 100x4MHz bus. Is it...
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    P4 vs. TB on W2k system - need imput

    Short version... I'm building a new w2k system w/GeForce3, SBLive, 3Com NIC, Promise controller (for HDD, using onboard controller for CD,CD-R). Games, internet, CD-R, etc. (in that order) are the applications. My concern about going w/a TB is the posts I've read about stability re: TB...