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    Sound Card for Music Recording. Pls recommend.

    Hi all, I'm doing research for Sound Card that will be used for music recording, voice/guitar. Support for two Mics. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Price around $100-150 Thanks. Edit: I currently have TurtleBeach, SantaCruz.
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    Opteron 170 w/ Venus 12 PROBLEMS

    I?m having some temperature problems with my CPU. I have Opteron 170 with Venus 12 HSF. The rest of the system is as follows: Opteron 170 X2 Core HSF Venus 12 Asus A8N32-SLI 2Gb Patriot ram Raptor 74GB Case Wavemaster The temperatures I?m running: Idle 45C Load under Prime95...
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    4pin CPU Fan/Heatsink to 3pin m/b connector

    Hello, I have Venus 12 Heatsink w/ fan and I have originally bought it for use with Tyan m/o which had 4 pin connector. Since, the m/b is not available, I went ahead and just ordered Asus a8n32-SLI, which has a 3 pin connector for CPU fan. Take a look at the differences. 4pin 3pin...
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    Stability and AMD. Motherboard suggestion

    Hi all. My old old old comp has died. I'm seriously looking into getting a Athlon 64 X2 3800+ processor, because its much more energy efficient than Intel. Please suggest me the most stable motherboard. I'm completly noob in AMD land. I'm not a gamer, maybe only occasionaly. Stability...
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    Building a system: Energy Efficiency. PLease help

    My old computer has finally died on me. So now I'm going to build a new system. I prefer Intel, but energy consumption of Intel D X2 core is making me look into AMD land. I've been trying to understand how much energy a X2 computer will eat, and what it will mean on my monthly...
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    is FAT32 still alive

    I'm just curious, if anyone is still using FAT32. From what I remember there were some advantages of FAT32, setting a higher cluster size as well I heard that it's faster for 3D work. Does this still hold true with current HD speeds, etc..
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    Wanna move my comp, RR asking for 40 bucks to extend the cable.

    I have Road Runner Cable service. I want to move my computer into a different room. When I called Road Runner, they said it's gonna cost me 40 bucks. Can anyone suggest an alternative? I can do it by myself I'm just not sure what kind of cable I need. Can I buy it somewhere or does only...
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    Scrolling in an annoying way, grrrrr

    Hello All, In IE and other programs... when I scrolled a page either using the scrollbar and mouse or a wheel it does in such a annoying way. It kind of freezes everything anhd scrolls slowly. What is the option to change it ? Thanks
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    1200nf, is this normal or is it a problem?

    I've just noticed today, on my Samsung 1200nf, In the lower right quarter of the screen I have a series of lines spaced really close to each other that are lighter than the rest of the area of the monitor. They run Vertically , This accurs in area of approximately 1 inch. wide x 5 in. high...
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    BA4800 speakers and mx400 problem, please help.

    Today I recieved BA4800 speakers. I am having problems with 2 rear satellites. I can't get them to work together with subwoofer and 2 front speakers. I don't think they are defective because when I hooked them up to front stereo output they worked. I think my problem comes from my sounds card. I...
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    Need some advice on a 21" monitor!

    Here it comes again :). I'm looking to buy a good 21" or 22" monitor. For CAD, 3D and graphic applications such as photoshop, oh Yes!!! heh and a lot of web surfing too :). If the monitor is really good and worths it I'm willing to spend a thousand on it. Originally I wanted to buy...
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    W2k: Windows Explorer little problem

    When opening Windows explorer it takes around 10 seconds for drives to appear. I was thinking it's because it was reading CD, but then I removed the CD in my CD-ROM drive and it didn't fix it. Any ideas? Thanks
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    Problem with Windows Media Player 7.

    When ever I try to play some audio file or video file using windows media player 7, it freezes. Freezes the first time, the second.... have to end task and wait a while for it to close. Works fine on the 3d time I load it. What's up with that? :( This happened ever since I installed a new...
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    Best 19" Monitor for Graphics and CAD?

    Please share your opinions with me. I'm looking to buy a new monitor. Possible spending $400. If a monitor is really good might spend more. Thanks