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    Looking for a way to protect my computer on the internet

    Greeting gents and ladies. I am looking for a way to protect my computer on the internet, primarily from hackers. So far, I have a hardware router (SMC Barricade) w/ built in hardware firewall, and i use Norton internet security and AV. I ran Norton?s internet security check and it said...
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    Issue with BF2 and Dual core

    Greetings Gents: Problem: I am having trouble getting BF2 to work on my dual core system. When i launch the game, the screen turns black for a couple of minutes, they the intro video comes on and freezes immediately. My computer locks up, and I am forced to reboot it. Things I've...
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    Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB

    Greetings: I ordered the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 300GB hard drive at outpost during their thanksgiving sale. After rebates I am getting it for 69bucks. I was wondering how it stacked up against similar HDs as far as reliability. I recall hearing these drives fail left and right, but i...
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    Other companies with similar sony Xbrite technology for LCDs?

    I'm trying to findout if there are any companies with technology similar to the sony Xbrite tech. For example, BenQ has SensEye, which has similar features to the sony Xbrite(bright(400cdm), great contrasts, shiny screen, etc)
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    20inch LCD monitor woes

    For some reason my LCD does not come on until XP reaches the welcome screen. As a result, I cannot access the bios because nothing shows on the monitor. The monitor is a 20inch widescreen made by Sceptre and my video card is an ATI Radeon 8500le. My 17 inch Sony LCD comes on immediately when...
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    Can someone recommend a good TV Tuner

    Greetings: I am looking for a good TV tuner. I am not sure if an all-in-wonder solution might be appropriate considering I am currently using a radeon 8500 and might as well upgrade it as well. Nevertheless, I am looking for something with good video quality and hardware encoding? I've...
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    asrock dual sata2 and my x2 3800+ not playing nice

    I'm trying to setup my asrock dual SATA2 mobo(1.20 Bios) and X2 3800+, but for some reason, after it posts and it says "press f-2" to setup bios, nothing happens. Its shows the CPU mak and speed, but it shows my ram as "16mb ok" no matter if i installed 3x512, 2x512, or 1x512 stick(s). I have...
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    Help catching a crook!

    Greetings gents: Three! Thats the number of times someone has broken into my car while parked out front. I suspect it's the same person because each time it has been broken into, they break the window, pop the trunk, and empty everything out into the street. I suspect if they are bold enough...
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    Tough decision to make...which will yield most benefits

    Gentlemen, I have a delemma. I cant deicde whether to buy the swiftech APEX water cooling kit, OR get a dual core cpu. Here is the problem. -I want to get water cooling so I can get a faster CPU for all my multi tasking etc, BUT getting a double core CPU would solve that problem. -the...
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    Looking to buy a good digital voice recorder for lectures

    Greetings: I'm interested in purchasing a good digital voice recorder for recording lectures and the sort. I'm looking for a good recorder with rechargeable battery, Long range voice pickup, and if possible, MP3 playing capabilities as well as 5+ hours of voice recording. I was looking...
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    Recommend a good, cheap firewall/router(emphasis on the firewall)

    Greetings: I'm looking for a good, cheap firewall/router for a friend. He's connected directly to the net with a cable connection and it feels unsettling esp. after finding upwards of 40 trojan horses on his C drive. anyways, can someone recommend a good, cheap hardware firewall?
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    HELP! whats wrong with my computer!??!?

    Something strange is happening to one of my computers. Here are the symptoms: For some reason, the computer will turn on and the fan will spin up, BUT the monitor wont come on. I tried unplugging the power for the monitor and plugging it back in, switching video cards, switching monitors, to...
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    Is the Thermalright XP 120 still king of the hill?

    I ask this question because I'm seriously thinking about replacing mines. I have an A64 2800+ going at 2.47ghz with 1.6 Vcore. Cooling this chip, i have an XP 120 with a snayo denki(sp) fan giving between 80-103CFM at full blast and STILL...My temps range between 55-60C when OC'd with a full...
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    WEird, I cant OC with SATA drives connected

    For some reason if I try to OC with my SATA drive connected, it just wont boot. Does anyone know what might be causing this?
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    Need advice and suggestions for a CAD/3D rendering Workstation Build.

    hey guys, I'm building a CAD/3D rendering workstation for a friend, but I am not sure what components will be best suited for the(ie. are some video cards better than others for this type of work?) BUDGET: 1,500-2000 COMPONENTS: Fully decked out PC w/ backup storage(EDIT), as well as a...
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    Something weird happens with my Raptor

    It seems as though, if i try to install my 74gb raptor in any of the HD bays, it wil stop functioning completely. I'm not really sure what it is, but the drive only seems to work when i lay i on the bottom of my case. All HD tests have comeback ok, so i'm unsure if it's my motherboard or what...
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    Installed sp2 now access denied?

    After installing windows xp SP2 some of my world files wont open. I get access denied or "this user does not have correct previlieges" Whats with that? Has anyone experienced this problem or anythign similar? I'm unsure if it's caused by an error on my HD(although it's been disk checked...
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    HELP: HD shipping materials

    I have to RMA an HD to maxtor and I cant bubble wrap it or use any styrofoam. Does anyone know where I can find HD shipping materials online? Maxtor is charging 15BUCKS!! for the empty box with packaging materials. Also, would fed ex have foam materials like in the link below? I dont want to...
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    Calling Dell ULTRASHARP observers and SONy Xbrite Obsevers

    I was wondering if any here can give me some insight on how the ultrasharp dells compare to the sony Xbrites. If anyone is familiar with the sony Xbrites they know how bright and vivid the screens are. I was wondering how the dell ultrasharp technoly compares or if dell's ultrasharp is just what...
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    *Ultimate* budget builder challenge!

    Greetings all. My aunt is interested in "learning the computer" and would like one. She asked em to look around for a *decent* yet cost effecient system for her. However, She has not much to spend. She has about 300-350 to spend and I was wondering if anyone could reccomend a good system...
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    Chaintech Vnf3-250 RMA

    I was planning on RMAing the board to newegg due to the weird sounds/biological effects it causes when i OC, but in order to do so i would have to PAY for shipping as well as being out of service for a while. I was wondering, if I RMA my board to Chaintech, will they send me a new board with...
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    Overclocking: killing brain? OC causing strange biological problems...

    System Specs: Athlon 64 2800/VNF-250/Antec Performance II W/400 included PSU For some reason when i overclock my CPU to about 2.4ghz my ears start hurting like hell! In addition, I get an headache and my ears become numb. At first, I thought it might of been my stock HSF, but the fan is...
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    3d Mark05 Demo Video

    Is there a 3dmark05 demo video for those of us without direct x9 videos? I would like to see what the demo sequences look like.
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    Zalman 7000AlCu, Thermaltake Silent Boost, or XP-90. Cast your VOTE now!

    What:I have a athlon 64 2800+ and vnf3-250 that can do 2.4gz OC with stock cooling and default vcore. Problem: When doing 2.4ghz, my stock fan gets LOUD! I mean, my hearing went numb after a few minutes; that's how loud it was. At IDLE: 42C LOAD: 55C I have an Antec Performance II case...
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    Someone Please help me. My HD is acting up.

    After trying to install SP@ it screwed up my computer, so then i try to install XP on a different partion of my HD, it now shows my C drive(with al my files) as 100free space with a unrecognized file system. in addition, whenever i try to install XP on the partion i intended it tells me to...
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    Flasing VNF3-250 Bios

    Does anyone know how to flash the chaintech VNF3-250 bios? I'm not sure if i'm suppose to use a floppy or do it inside windows or what not. I knwo with my last mobo you have to DOS(or whatever) and select a path on the C drive to boot from. Does anyone know how to do it?