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    Will my Gigabyte P965-DS3 post with 2.1V RAM?

    I bought a pair of OCZ Platinum DDR2-800 RAM, unfortunately it runs at 2.1V, and I'm kind of worried if this will prevent my mobos from posting once I set it up... Does anyone know?
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    First-time installing CPU on Mobos

    I am going to install my new Conroe E6600 CPU onto my P965 mobos. I was wondering if there is any website with any videos or flash animations that can accurately show me how to do this? Thanks....
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    Confirmed - Intel P965 C-1 Stepping Mobos ARE NOT Upgradable to C-2!!!

    This came as a big shock to me, as I was in the market for a Intel 965 mobos for my upcoming Core 2 Duo. But after talking with a Intel representative, he told me that a C-2 Stepping is actually a physical hardware change from the C-1 stepping (thus cannot be updated via BIOS).... C-2 stepping...
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    Any way to find if your Intel 965 Mobos is C-2 Stepping?

    I'm just foaming at the mouth looking at all the new 965 mobos arriving at Newegg. Problem is, how do I know if the mobos I order is the 965 with the fixed C-2 stepping?
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    HOT HOT HOT! - New Alvinso/Sonoma Dell Laptops!

    http://82.182.102.253/i9300.jpg http://82.182.102.253/i6000.jpg
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    Cheapest 24p MiniDV Cam...

    I have a few thousands of dollars saved up for buying a cheap 24p digital video cam for my video editing hobby - now the question is - what is the cheapest best bargain cam I could get that shoot 24p?
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    Where to get WinXP cheapest legally

    I purchased a laptop with a blank HD for college on an online laptop and just recieved it yesterday, I want to know where I can get WinXP Home the cheapest legally. Also am I able to buy OEMs? Where should I get it - Newegg? I checked my school's academic store but they didnt have OEMs nor...
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    Best Tool For Capturing?

    Is Hypersnap-DX or Snagit better for capturing things like streaming video?
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    FarCry Software Optimizations?

    I have a 2.8 P4 with 768 md DDR memory and a 128mb GFti4200. What graphics option setting should I set on FarCry to hit the sweetspot of performance and eye-candy? I heard there were some features that could be lowered with only slight image impact, but huge frame boost - what are they? I don't...
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    Help - Enabling SSL on Belkin WiFi Router?

    Somehow I'm using my Belkin Wireless-B Router and I cant access SSL sites! What should I do?
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    Making Use of my duel analog controller on my PC-game: Prince of Persia: SoT

    I just bought two things, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time for PC, and also a Dual-Analog PC controller similar to a PS2, but for use on the PC. Now my question is: what can I do to make my Prince of Persia game play almost identical to the PS2, is there a way to do this?
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    Help - FarCry Doesn't Run!!

    I just bought FarCry, but I'm staying at my friends house and I'm trying to play it on his computer. His machine is a 1.2 Celeron, WinME, 512 mb, 32 mb TNT2 graphics card, DirectX 9.0b. Installation and everything went totally fine, but when I start FarCry, the only thing that happened was the...
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    Alvinso - Delayed or not?

    Is Alvinso delayed or not - cause I'm getting conflicting reports from Anandtech and other tech sites. If so, when will it be launched?
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    Key Features of Alvinso

    So far all I know are the following: 533 Bus Speed Upgrade 7.1 Intel Hi-Def Audio PCI-Express Card Does anyone know anymore key features of Alvinso? And IYO, other than PCI-Express Card, will these changes make a significant difference in performance if ones getting a CL56 right now.
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    M6810\M6811 Differences

    What's the differences?
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    Azalia to laptop --- when?

    Azalia audio technology is coming in a few weeks, but when will we see it in notebooks yet? Anybody got info on latest laptop models with Azalia?
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    My e-Machine DVD-ROM has problems - driver issue?

    I'm currently typing to you guys from my old e-machine desktop with WinXP. Problem is this desktop was originally Win98 and ever since the upgrade, my DVD-ROM has problems. I have the e-machine Monster 500a with a Samsung DVD-ROM SD-608. I used to be able to at least get it to read CD-ROMs now...
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    Portable Storage - Travelstar/Firelite

    I was wondering if anyone has information on those portable external hard-drives I see at MicroCenter all the time - the Firelite palm-size hard-drive. Also while I am here in China, do you guys suggest I buy the IBM Travelstar external portable hard-drive system? They sell for like $100 at 40...
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    Next Target For a Better Mobile Chipset: Alvinso!

    Ok from what I know about Alvinso, there is a upgrade on bus speed to 533mhz. This is going to replace the Intel 855 chipset for Centrino. If anyone can post more info on this new chipset - much appreciate it! Also what is the expected release date of Alvinso?
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    Best Lock-Up/Encryption Programs For College Users

    I'm bringing a laptop to college and was wondering what is the best Lock-Up programs and encryption programs there are for WinXP?
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    Help! - Can't Access Other Computers Through LAN Network

    I have a group of newspaper computers for our school. We have them networked to their own network with a 16 board switch. Yet somehow one of our computers are getting problem accessing our main server of the network (which is basically our head desktop with a 100 gig hard-drive) of the WinXP Pro...
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    IBM Thinkpad T42 Specs

    So far, all I know is it has Dothan, wireless, and a pretty good graphics card. Does anybody have more info on the IBM Thinkpad T42?
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    Awesome Japanese sci-fi trailer!

    http://www.apple.co.jp/quicktime/trailers/casshern_large.html In my opinion, this beats even Spirits Within for awesome graphics.
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    What's this commercial music from?

    I remember time and time again this Nike Ad that starts out with this kid running, and then changing to a hockey player and so... and then back to the kid running... It had a motto - "Just Do It." And the music was fantastic. I heard the jingle on the nike.com a while ago, but I was never able...
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    Dothan out in May!

    The first batch of Dothans are suppose to be out in May! Supposedly Intel is offering the 2.8 Dothans first then spread from that including ULV Dothans and 2.0+ Dothans.... Excited? Also has anyone got a release date information of the Alvinso chipset?
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    Which one's better? AvidXpress or Adobe Pro?

    I was just wondering which one is better for DV film-editing - Adobe Premiere Pro or AvidXpressPro? What are the pros and cons of each?
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    Oh damnable Dothan! Come out already!!!!

    Why ol why must you Dothan flee from my grasp. You know it's my time to pick a new notebook, and I want you... But blast it, Intel keeps ruining your circuits and delaying..... *Sob* When ol when will this blasted chip come out with it's lucious 2 mb L2 cache and powerful Alvinso chipset?
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    Help! zlcient says -"No Disk"

    I was having some problems with Roxio, and so I reinstalled it and this fixed the Roxio problem. I also have Zonealarm, which worked fine before. However after that Roxio reinstallation, I keep on getting an error message that zclient can't find "D" drive; it does this everytime I start Windows...
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    Frizzy video converting from DVSoft to Divx/WM9

    I made a mini-movie from my Digital8 cam and worked it through Premiere. I exported my video from Premiere to avi using DVSoft codec. That huge resulting file looked absolutely superb in quality. But I need the size reduced, so I put it through the Windows Media Encoder and shrunk it down to 50...
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    Is Centrino worth it?

    I'm planning buying a laptop for college, and wonder if this is worth it? Or should I go for that eMachine with Athlon 64? I was waiting for Dothan to come out, but Intel is lagging behind as slow as turtle when it comes to second generation Centrino. But even with 2nd Gen Centrino, is it worth...
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    Know of any good website about Premiere/DV Editing?

    I was wondering if there are any forums out there that are around Adobe Premiere and DV video editing. I tried the Adobe's official forum, but was rather dissapointed at the response time. Anyone know any good video editing forums/websites? Thanx.
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    Quick question about MIDI

    My P4 2.8 computer does not have a midi port, but is it possible for me to connect some sort of keyboard controller or something like that, so I can make music on my computer?
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    I want to make music - what do I need?

    After listening to some Reason 2.5 music creator sample tracks I now fervently want to turn my basement computer room to a music creation area. Not full-fledge studio mind you, but just able to make tunes through a computer and a keyboard system. So far I have a 5.1 Logitech surround sound...
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    How much bandwidth do u use a day?

    How much bandwidth are you using every day? If a lot, has your ISP put on cap on your bandwidth?
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    The Official College Acceptance Thread

    Got into MIT! Biochemical engineering here I go!!!!!!!! :D
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    *UPDATED* HOLY MOTHER OF ALL NOTEBOOKS! It's awesome@!

    The Mother of All Notebooks This beast can beat the crap out of any Alienware/VoodooPC laptop (and possibly half their price.)
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    Brain Damage/Cancer from Wifi

    I was wondering this because I have a wireless 802.11 b router in the same room I work and sleep in, and it's turned on 24-7. I worry about getting brain cancer from its radio waves. If anyone could tell me any truths to these assumptions, please respond!
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    PC on Steroids

    http://www.go-l.com/desktops/machl38/features/index.htm This PC is like on steroids. I never seen a computer with such high specs. The processor has been overclocked like twice times over regular overclocking conditions. And the price is like YIKES!
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    How to reinstall WinXP correctly?

    Hi guys! I'm currently working as technical manager for my school's newspaper. We use Dells and I found that there was a corruption in the registry that is preventing some of our newly installed programs from running. So we decided to reinstall WindowsXP Professional. We have a WinXP Pro...
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    Please Help - problems with Leadtek tv 2000XP deluxe

    I have actually have two problems. I was wondering if you guys could answer at least one of them. First of all I have a WinXP Home with DirectX9.0b. I installed the driver and PVR software right from the Leadtek site. My first problem is that my timeshifting doesn't work - I push the...