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    Just bought a 4870X2 and a new PSU

    So I heard these things are power hungry.. I am a bit strapped for cash right now so I grabbed one of these: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...oduct&id=1218045945842 Everything boots up fine and I can even play Aion Online for a while.. but as soon as I run 3DMark vantage or any other good...
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    I am new to wireless routers.. bought a Dlink Gamerlounge, need help.

    The signal is extremely low (20% - 30%) I am in a different room then the router itself. Someone told me to take it back and get a Wireless-N instead of a Wireless-G (which is what the current router is) Would that help? Thanks!
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    Single student, paying my own way. Looking for health and dental insurance.

    So I am a student that works without benefits (server) and pays my own tuition so I can't afford an expensive health plan. I would however like to be covered just in case anything happens to me. Is there a decent place I can look for to see about getting health and dental coverage? Thanks...
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    New PCIe 2.0 boards?

    Do the new 8800GT's or GTS (92) work on pcie 1.0 boards or just the new 2.0 boards? What are some good 2.0 boards? Thanks!
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    Why do people hate Vista?

    The only reason to hate Vista in my eyes is the lack of decent drivers.. and that is already almost no longer an issue. But still.. everywhere I go I see people knocking Vista. Why? I have YET to read a decent criticism with facts at hand.. Mostly what I see is people stating they don't like...
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    My 6400 Dual channel ram is posting as 533 on the Abit IB9

    Just bought a new board/cpu/ram combo E6600 2GB kit of patriot 6400 and the Abit IB9 got everything running great except the ram is only showing up as 533 mhz any ideas? got the spd setup as auto (im not too familar with cl timings and what should be what :P)
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    Uninstalling default video drivers for vista.

    Okay I am not a complete idiot here ;) However when I uninstall the default video drivers for vista it just automatically installs them again before I can get the warcat's installed. Any ideas on how to do this properly? I hate installing new drivers over old ones, I always like to...
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    Couple of vista questions.

    My default user on my computer is the administrator for the PC, however, I still find myself having to run a lot of my programs in admin mode (right click shortcut, run in admin mode) for them to work properly.. An example would be BF2. I have to launch it by right clicking the shortcut and...
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    Problem with my cpu?

    I just upgraded from a 3500+ venice to a X2 4800+ toledo.. now when I reboot my pc after it gets passed the windows xp loading screen (where the bar goes across a few times) right before the welcome screen it sits at a black screen.. forever.. I have to manually turn off my PC and turn it...
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    Gateway FPD2275W

    will anyone who has this display help me out with some good color settings, I am finding it rather tough to get them right.
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    Assassins Creed - Whoa...

    Well I was thinking of selling my 360 until I saw footage of X06 and some of the games on show there.. this one in paticular. http://moses.gametrailers.com/streambui...inscreed_x06_onstagedemo_h264::m:black not sure if that link would work for you guys, i tried my best to get it out of...
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    Why do people do this?

    So I am a assistant store manager at a EB games here in austin, tx and there is 1 single thing that gets under my skin while working here. (actually there are multiple things but I like to over exadurate) Out front of my store there is a parking lot, its huge and its always empty.. next to...
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    Has anyone tried this?

    http://www.phantom.net/content/products/index.html arent these the same guys who were going to release a new console but never did?
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    Fresh install of Windows XP, any guides to maximize performance?

    Hey guys, I have installed many different OS's on many different PC's however I am looking for a guide to XP and tweaking it to maximize performance.. ie: deleting all the non needed crap that comes with it. Thanks a ton :)
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    ATi control center, displaying incorrect info?

    under the hardware tab in the CCC its saying my core clock is @ 500MHZ and Memory clock is at 594MHZ and im using a x1900xt, anyone else have this problem? I thought the card was supposed to be running at 625 / 1450
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    Question for x1900xt owners

    When booting into windows, just before the welcome screen do you get a full screen of static pixels and random colors?
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    powering a x1900xt?

    atm im running my card with an original 500w xconnect P.O.S and its randomly shutting off and im guessing due to powersupply issues.. first off i had to get an adapter from 20pin to 24pin for my dfi nf4 ut ultra and another pci-e power adapter. my question is for around 100 bucks whats the...
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    Just purchased the Viewsonic VX2025WM

    Got it for 350 from buy.com, anyone else use this display? I wanted a good display to go along with my x1900xt. Id like to hear what you guys think. http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/lcddisplays/xseries/vx2025wm/
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    Good heatsink for X1900XT?

    Im looking to get a better heatsink for my X1900XT, any suggestions? I was looking at the Thermaltake water cooled one but I couldnt find any info on that with the x1900xt
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    $550 to blow, what to do?

    Ive been behind a bit with the last few years and the cards that came in that time. Right now I am running a 6800GT OC by BFG and well I think its time to upgrade. so basiclly I am looking to order a new card and motherboard tonight (pci-e) that will last a good while and that run solid.
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    PS2 on a Computer Monitor?

    I have a 6800 GT OC from BFG, it didnt come with a VGA/RF thingy like some cards do, how can I get my PS2 to play on my monitor?
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    Memory upgrade question.

    I want to upgrade from 2x1gb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 to 2GB.. would it be best just to buy 2 more sticks? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820145440 and have 4 sticks in total? or will that slow things down too much.. but id...
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    Is AGP Dying? or is PCI-e just a phase..like beta players?

    well seeing is how I just dropped a pretty penny on some hardware, including an AGP moboard and card..im a little worried that next time I want to upgrade ill need to get a new moboard and card again, instead of just a card...maybe I should return this stuff. what do you all think?
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    Promise driver not working on 64bit windows install.

    Hello everyone, I am trying to install my copy of 64bit windows (not the beta version) I got the Promise driver for 64bit OS's from the official asus site (its a a8v deluxe) and put it on a floppy..here is what happend. Started the windows install, pressed F6 to add the drivers, selected the...
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    Way to check on HT?

    I recently built this PC, I was curious if there was a way to check is my Hypertransport is working properly. Reason I ask, I just ran a 3dmark 05 and under the report it says that HyperTransport: N/A Not sure if that is bad or not..also it strikes me odd that my system got a pretty low...
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    Asus A8V Deluxe, new user and having issues.

    I just bought a new computer and just got finished putting it together, can someone tell me why when I am trying to run windows installation with a single SATA drive windows installtion will not work it is telling me that It cannot find a hard disk... I have it plugged into the SATA 1 (not...
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    Audigy ZS Not being detected on MSI K8N Neo2

    Hey guys, just put the PC together and my SB Audigy ZS is not being detected at all by windows on my MSI K8N Neo2.. Any Ideas? I have disabled onboard sound in bios..what else could it be?
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    Wire Managment Guides?

    my case is a mess, could someone hook me up with a guide to wire managment..
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    SATA Drives and HD LED

    Just built my new PC: AMD x64 3500+ VENICE MSI K8N Neo2 Plat BFG 6800 GT OC 120 SATA (ata150) Samsung HDD SB Audigy ZS (sorry had to brag) BUT for some reason, the hd led on my case is not coming on when the sata drive is working... Is there a special way to do it with sata drives?
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    AMD newb here needing help.

    Well I am about to purchase a new setup in about 3 hours or so from new egg and wanted to make sure everything I am buying is compatible. I just bought a 6800GT (AGP) last week so I need to make sure that the mb I get is compatible (yes I know to make sure the MB has agp) BUT with all of the...
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    6800 GT vs the 6800 Ultra

    Hi, im really in the need of a good comparison (vs) for the 6800 GT and the 6800 Ultra..really need to see if the 6800 Ultra is worth the extra 100 bucks or not. Would be great if someone could link me to one ;0 with benchie's ect.
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    Giving away Gmail! *50 accounts*

    Okay, somehow..I have collected 50 beta invites heh, if you want a Gmail account reply here with your email and I will send you one! Everytime you turn down GMAIL, god kills a panda!
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    Ermm Help...

    Hey all, just got done updating my windows...there is a folder in my C:\ drive that looks like its supposed to be a temp folder but i cannot delete it and it wont go away after restart...any ideas on how I can get rid of it..only file thats in it is the update.exe and its "write protected"
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    Hey guys, Quick question.

    hey, I have a DFI LanParty 875 pro...I also have 2 sticks of 256 DDR GIEL 3200...can I put 2 more in the other 2 slots or is that too much 3200?
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    hrmm ql10wnt.sys is corrupt on XP installation.

    Hey guys, trying to install XP Pro with SP1 on my sisters computer..she has an old p2 400 mhz with 128 sdram. when running the install for XP pro i get the error "ql10wnt.sys is corrupt" and cant seem to troubleshoot it correctly...any ideas? Ive seen some peoepl having errors with the CD and...