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    Need best possible video card for Dell 8400

    My 1.5 year old ATI Crossfire x800 just died. Pretty bummed as I would expect the card to last a lot longer. Anyways, looking to get the best card possible without having to replace the stock power supply on the Dell 8400. I believe it's rated at approx 350w, but will need to verify. I heard...
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    Help! Sims 2 choppy. Need HW advice.

    I bought my wife Sims 2 for xmas as well as a new Dell Dimension 3000. It has a P4 2.8Ghz upgraded with 512MB of RAM. Sims 2 is choppy and freezes for 5 seconds every minute or so. The Dell has a built-in Intel Extreme 2 graphics card which I believe is the weak point. I need advice in a budget...
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    Registered RAM

    When descibing RAM. What does 'registered' mean? See here. Do they work only on certain types of motherboards/processors?
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    Any Free PC to Phone calls to Canada?

    All the best ones are gone! :frown:
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    ELSA Gloria II vs Matrox G400 (for my situation!)

    I am getting an ELSA Gloria II as payment for some work done. I know the Gloria II is a high end professional graphics card, but for my situation, will it make a big difference? I presently have a Matrox G400. I rarely play games. I use my PC to surf mainly and do semi-serious photo editing 10%...
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    Trying to boot from SCSI hd with Intel VC820!! HELP!!

    I have just "upgraded" my SCSI (Adaptec 2940UW) system (CDRW, HD, CDROM) from an ASUS P2B mobo with a PII-400 to an Intel VC820 with a PIII-800. I used to be able to boot from the SCSI hd, now with the VC820, it only looks for a floppy when booting. It does not see my SCSI stuff at...
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    Trying to boot from SCSI hd with Intel VC820!! HELP!!

    I have just "upgraded" my SCSI (Adaptec 2940UW) system (CDRW, HD, CDROM) from an ASUS P2B mobo with a PII-400 to an Intel VC820 with a PIII-800. I used to be able to boot from the SCSI hd, now with the VC820, it only looks for a floppy when booting. It does not see my SCSI stuff at...
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    32M or 64M Geoforce GTS???

    What exactly do you gain with 64M in real world performance?
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    What does "LOL" mean?? (NT)

    NT
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    Any reason NOT to get the Asus CUC2(i820E) over CUSL2(i815E)...

    ...if I already have access to RDRAM. Are the 2 boards the same except for the fact that the CUSL2 accepts sdram and the CUC2 does not. ...or to rephrase, is there a difference between the i820E and i815E other than the fact that the i815E accepts sdram? Other than that is one chipset...
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    Any problems with the Intel i820E chipset?

    I already have the cpu and the rdram. Should I sell and get sdram and an i815E motherboard? I was looking at the Asus CUC i820E motherboard.
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    Slot 1 vs Socket 370! Why did Intel make 2 types?

    Is one package superior to the other? I am looking to get an Intel 850Mhz or 933Mhz chip.