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    19+" monitors for gaming

    Hey folks, I need some help. My old 19" CRT monitor died and I'd really love to save some space by getting an LCD. I have been known to do some FPS gaming and I was wondering if there were any LCDs that were 19" or larger that are actually good enough ie Sub 25ms response times and so forth. I...
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    newbie question: patch vs crossover cable

    Hi, I just got a D link router and was going to create a home network for my apartment. I was looking on Newegg for cat5e cableing and I realized I had no idea if in needed "crossover" cabling or "patch" cableing to connect the router to the network card. What do I need and how can I tell them...
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    cat5 vs cat5e

    Hi, I initially posted this on tech support, but now I think it might be more appropriate here. I just started building a home network through a D-link DI604 router. I had 1 75 foot cat5e cable that I tried using to connect one of the computers, but the router won't recognize a computer attached...
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    cat5 vs cat5e

    Hello, I just started building a home network through a D-link DI604 router. I had 1 75 foot cat5e cable that I tried using to connect one of the computers, but the router won't recognize a computer attached to that cable. Is it a bum cable or do I have to use cat5 (no e) cable with a 10/100...
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    processor minus heatsink

    I'm kind of an idiot. I was replacing the heatsink on my Athlon 1600XP with one of those new quieter vantec TMD fan/heatsink combos because my old combo had my computer sounding like a vacum cleaner. After I had the old heatsink off, I managed to knee the power switch and turn the computer on...
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    "buffer underrun" burn error

    I apologize if this has been addressed before, but I constantly get ?buffer underrun? errors when trying to burn disks. I have an ECS K7S5A mobo, with and Athlon 1600, a Maxtor 40gb 7200rpm (I think with a 2mb buffer), a Sony Spressa burner crx100e 24x4x2 with a 1mb buffer, and a Lite-On 163D...