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    Build help

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. -Gaming and simultaneously watching streams on my tv with hdmi. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread -$400 3. What country YOU will be...
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    Can I get a monitor recommendation?

    Built an inexpensive gaming comp about a year and a half ago with the help of this forum. It's old now but frankly works great: i3 2100 HD6850 80gb ssd 2gb ram Win7 The monitor I chose to go with the above components cost about $100...
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    What should I be looking for in a tv

    I'll try to keep this short but it'll be tough. The thing is I don't really know what questions to ask if that makes sense. I have a Linksys E3000 router... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124388 and a computer with a sapphire HD 6850...
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    cheap upgrade for an AGP gaming system

    I posted a while ago about upgrading my gaming comp for around $500 and got some great suggestions. Before I act on that I would love some feedback on upgrading in the $250 or less range. Can currently run Skyrim on low settings and I'd be happy with running in the med/high range, possibly a...
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    Build advice sought

    I'd like to build 2 computers: 1. Gaming rig at 1280x1024, mid priced ~ $600 -have monitor, case, 450w ocz modstream psu, optical drive, old raptor 10k rpm hdd 2. Comp for my dad so he can surf the web, use some applications. -he has a 19" monitor. -Want to get him a good rig...
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    American Civil War PC games?

    Any recommendations? I really liked RTW and COH and am wondering if there's anything out there like this for the civil war era.
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    Old comp keeps dying

    I built it quite a few years ago, agp etc. It has what was at one time considered to be a nice psu (ocz 450w modstream). It's dying now after about 30 minutes of actvity. It'll turn back on after a minute or so. I took it apart to get the dust out but that didn't help. I haven't reseated the...
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    AGP video card upgrade?

    I can tell my video card is starting to die and I have no interest in building a new system. I do game on this old rig and it works great for games like L4D (except for the artifacts and the odd sounds emanating from the fan) but I'd like to try newer games like Empire TW. I'm hoping that...
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    reinstalling xp and motherboard drivers

    I have an old msi neo2 platinum mb and I will be reinstalling xp. I originally had a single core chip and later upgraded to dual core. When I upgraded I had to first install a newer bios to accept the dual core chip. So when I reinstall xp does that wipe out the updated bios? If so, all I...
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    running

    First off I'm not a "real" runner. There's a half marathon I run every year and my time is usually within 10 minutes of 2:15. I have always had to run/walk starting at about mile 10. Anyway, I'm committed to run nonstop this year and have been training more (the race is in early oct.) As an...
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    need a game recommendation

    Totally enjoyed rome. First time playing a game that wasn't a shooter. What's the next game I should be playing that's similar to rome? dual core 4200+ 2 gigs ram x1950pro agp
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    Dead monitor

    I've been away form my computer for three weeks and I came back to find that the monitor is not working at all. I tried another monitor in it's place and it works fine. I tried hooking the dead monitor to another computer- nothing. The symptoms are just simply that it has no activity at all, no...
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    Would like to build a second comp for simple stuff

    Stuff I have: athon 64 4000+ 2x512kb pc3200 ddr ram dvd optical drive oem copy of winxp (used once on my home gaming rig) would need to get: mobo hard drive ( can be very small capacity, OS plus 10 gigs would be plenty) gpu (or skt 939 mobo with onboard video?) case psu My...
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    quick dvd burning question

    I'm burning a dvd with about 3 hours of video. This is the first time I've done this. It's been going at it for about 15 minutes now. The software doesn't have a progress bar. It's just a standard dvd burner that i bought about a year ago. Any guesses? I've got to leave the house soon (with the...
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    chipset cooler for an old nforce3 board

    msi neo2 platinum- please feel free to reply to any/ all of these. 1. My chipset fan has started to go on the fritz. I get an intermittent "whirrrr" noise that I can make go away if I touch the fan blades or adjust the speed with speed fan. But it comes back after a while. So I need to order...
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    bonds

    I'm a sf resident, watch him all the time. what do peeps from other areas think of him?
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    dual core recommendation

    I have a san diego 4000+ in there now but would like to go dual core. msi neo2 plat 4000+ w/ xp-90 2x512 ocz el plat rev 2 x1950pro agp Any suggestions?
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    How do monitors typically "die"?

    I've got a 17" crt that is about 7 years old. Over time it's gotten darker and darker. It still functions to read the internet and do basic apps (games are too dark). Is there something I can do or is it simply near the end of it's life? Naturally I've cranked up the brightness and contrast.
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    dvd burning

    Wrong forum perhaps? Anyway, I have some Soprano episodes that are on my hard drive. They play fine on my computer using the vlc media player. I inserted a blank dvd-r and used Nero to burn. The burn apparently went fine. Gave it to my Mom to play in her dvd player but the player won't...
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    Help with improving a gaming rig

    I think I'm getting somewhat crappy stalker performance because I have only 1 gb ram. Here's my system in brief: a64 at 2.8, x1950pro agp, 2x512 ocz el plat rev 2 at 1:1 w/ 2.5-3-3-8 timings. LCD monitor at 1280x1024. It looks like if I simply got 2 more 512 sticks of the same ram I...
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    help with oc

    What would have a lower cpu temp? 1. Case door closed, high power overclocking cpu fan. 2. Case door open, quiet less powerful cpu fan. I keep the the case door shut- but I noticed that opening it lowers the core temp ~5 degrees. I can keep oc'ing because the temp is lower. Would getting...
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    thermal paste

    I'm out of the loop on this. Is arctic silver 5 still the preferred paste to use? I'm replacing my 3200+ winnie with a 4000+ san diego. Oh, and alcohol will suffice to clean the heat sink, right?
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    recommend an x1950 Pro agp

    Lots of makers. powercolor HIS sapphire gecube visionteck radeon probably some others Any to steer clear of? Should I just go by price? Maybe they're all good? I'm looking for a 256mb version. Overclocking would be nice as well.
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    oc'ing and core temp/ fan relationship

    My 3200+ winnie is topping out at 2350 (15% oc) but I'm reading 50 degrees on speed fan. If I can lower the core temp (by replacing my vantec stealth fan for a fan that puts out more cfm) can I achieve a higher oc? Simply put, will lowering the cpu temp allow it to be clocked higher?
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    new to oc'ing

    Looks like my 3200+ winnie is not living up to expectation. So far: I've got a max safe HTT of 300. A max chip capable of 233 (Prime gets an error at 245). I've upped the vcore twice and only got small gains. I'm supposed to run Prime now for 12 hours but I'm starting to doubt that...
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    nvidia to ati procedure

    Just want to check with you guys re the correct way this is done. Remove nvidia drivers from system (from control panel)> remove 6800 gt and install x1950pro> put in the driver disk that came with the new card and install ati driver. yes?
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    transfering hdd to another system

    If I were to build a new comp and use my existing raptor with xp home sp2 what would happen? Would I run into a licensing problem? Would I have to reinstall windows so the new mb recognizes it? I have the original installation cd and code, etc.
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    very basic oc question

    I plan to do this incremently of course, but when I oc too high what happens? Does the comp just stall when loading windows? Does it refuse to even show the post or bios screens? Do I get a black (nothing) screen? If I oc too high and nothing will load then I have to reset the jumper on the...
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    How would you upgrade this agp system?

    specs: msi neo2 plat 3200+ with xp-90 stock 2x512 ocz el plat rev 2 6800 gt stock ocz modstream 450w Let's say a budget of $500. Important note: I run my games at 1280x1024 on an 18" monitor and have no plans on getting a new monitor, I'm happy with 1280x1024. I'm planning on playing...
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    Like some input on agp system

    The thread on high level agp cards have got me thinking; My system: 3200+ stock 6800gt AGP 1 gb ocz el plat rev 2 msi neo2 plat OCZ modstream 450w 18" lcd at 1280 by 1024 Plan on playing Unreal3 games. Bioshock! OK, I could do any combo of these, what would y'all choose to do...
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    socket 939 upgrade

    AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 San Diego 2.8GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Processor - Retail Would this be the best/ fastest cpu I could put in my msi neo2 platinum? I've got a 3200+ in there right now.
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    how to oc with riva tuner

    see topic plz. going crazy. 6800 gt
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    Please suggest an upgrade path

    msi neo2 plat 3200+ winchester w/ xp-90 1 gb ocz plat rev 2 AGP evga 6800 gt w/ arctic cooler (oc'ed) 74 gb raptor How would y'all upgrade this to get more performance for games. I imagine some would say to oc it but frankly I've never come across a good enough guide to show me how. I...
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    time to upgrade?

    I'll just list my specs and see what you guys think: This is a gaming rig. amd 3200+ stock msi neo2 plat 1 gb ocz plat rev 2 74 gb raptor evga 6800 gt (overclocks nicely) AGP Anywhere to go with this that makes sense from a performance/ cost view?
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    mp3 players, ipods etc.

    Just wanted some feedback on what to purchase in the way of an mp3 player. I don't need to store more than a few hundred songs at a time. I of course like very good sound quality- headphone factor here? I have a particular need for something that can really crank out the decibels. I'll be...
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    could use some general girl "shoots you down" advice

    " I'm not ready to date anyone at this point". Or something like that (referring to a messy breakup she recently had). Christ, this girl sent me all types of messages that she was interested (although not blatant ones). Anyway time to move on, right? Would love to get her out of my mind.
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    have you ever...?

    ...paid...got just your coke...and drove off. My friend just did...yep she's blonde. (seriously)
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    favorite dip

    velveeta plus rotel tomatoes. Gooey and spicy. Tortilla chips or fritos or french bread. soda or beer. mmmmmmmmmmmmm
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    I like pie

    mmm...pie
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    request a gmail invite

    Could some kind soul please send an invite for gmail to solidplay at hotmail dot com? (I think that's how this works.) Thanks