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    DWA 552 vs 556

    Hi, i'm in the market for a new wireless adapter and i need some opinions on the two adapters. I was wondering what the differences of the two are? Also, im running windows vista x64 with dir 655 router. -Eric
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    hd4850 & arctic cooling s1 nightmare

    cause the last ramsink was blocking the heatpipe, and the pwm heasinks didn't fit either
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    hd4850 & arctic cooling s1 nightmare

    cooling the pwm Ram sink close up final pic heres what i did, not as pretty as others, but hopefully this will be sufficient? the the s1 on the gpu with as5, and a 120mm fan blowing it form the side.
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    hd4850 & arctic cooling s1 nightmare

    okay, so i found out that even though mine says revision 2, it's and older vesion of revision 2 so it doesn't fit my 4850. my question is, will the zalman ramsinks work with the voltage regulators and the last memory that the heatsink is blocking?
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    ATI 4850 TEMPERATURE discussion

    sorry repost #2
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    ATI 4850 TEMPERATURE discussion

    sorry repost #1
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    ATI 4850 TEMPERATURE discussion

    another quick question, i just installed the s1 onto my hd4850, Do i need a heatsink for the voltage regulators cause the ones that come with it don't fit
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    ATI 4850 TEMPERATURE discussion

    Quick question about the arctic cooling s1 rev 2. Does the kit come with ram sinks? Should i buy some from zalman?
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    budget water cooling

    Is there such thing as a DIY water cooling system at $150 range without sacrificing quality? is so, what are the parts and where to buy?
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    videos on notebook

    I have some videos that are 4:30 ratio on my notebook. Everytime i try to watch those videos it doesn't use the 16:9 ratio on the notebook. How do i force the video so that its wide screen? i don't care if it stretches it.
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    New comp freezes

    while i still have that pic of speedfan up there .. Does anyone know what "core" is?
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    New comp freezes

    how do i get into vga safe mode?
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    New comp freezes

    nah it's not ballistix, its crucial's generic ram. and heres a pic of speedfan: Pic ill also try to get a pic of the BSOD next time too. Thanks for the help so far everyone edit: btw what does "core" mean?
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    New comp freezes

    i think it might be the video card
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    New comp freezes

    yes i did
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    New comp freezes

    nop .. nothing over clocked
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    New comp freezes

    Its not the memory. I ran memtest for 2.45 hours and it passed 6 times with out errors. Its random .. it some times BSOD on startup right when i enter windows
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    Speedfan

    i have a zalman cnps 7000alcu on my 3800x2 .. how low can the rpm go?
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    Speedfan

    Is it safe to use speedfan to control the fan's rpm or even turn if off when i want to?
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    New comp freezes

    how long is the test usually?
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    New comp freezes

    do i just let it loop for 10 hoours? how do i know if the ram is bad?
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    New comp freezes

    i tried taking out the 256. i bsod'd on desktop right when i entered window once and once when i was playing F.E.A.R.
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    New comp freezes

    its a 512mb x2 ans 256mb
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    New comp freezes

    ya, its a zalman cnps 7 00alcu .. and the cpu temps are around 32c
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    New comp freezes

    I just upgraded my comp with the following specs: seasonic super tornado 400 abit kn8 amd 3800x2 crucial ddr400 1.2gigs gigabyte x1600pro seagate 7200.10 320gb seagate 7200.7 120gb nec 2510a antec p180 windows xp pro sp2 It froze 3 times, once in a game (nfsmw) and 2 times in...
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    Problem with new setup

    I would like to say that everything is A okay!! except for the fact that i can't get it to work with my ide haddrives. Thank god for SATAII
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    Problem with new setup

    ii mean on the mobo
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    Problem with new setup

    i forgot to mention that i see 3 LED lit on the motherboard when i power on the psu. the one for the video card is green. the 2 on top of the front panel switch is one green and one red. This might help someone visualize if they have a kn8
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    Problem with new setup

    i have a question about the front panel switches. Does it matter how i face the pins? Like the top is labeled pwrswitch, resetswitch. Should i face it up or down?
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    Problem with new setup

    thank for replying. It doesn't do anything when i press tab or del, and if i keep pressing it or hold the comp will make a clicking noise. I'm not home right now, but when i get back i'll see what happens.
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    Problem with new setup

    Hi, i am trying to setup the following specs: abit kn8 sli, 3800x2, seasonic torando 400, crucial 512, x1600pro, seagate 120gb, nec 2510a. When i turn it on, i hear the fan spin fast, then after i hear the one beep the fan starts to spin at a lower rpm and its stuck at a screen where it says...
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    3800x2 stock cooler

    hi, i got a quick question. Will the stock HSF on the 3800x2 fit onto a socket A motherboard with a 3000+ barton? thanks -eric
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    is the northbridge cooler audible?
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    Fanless mobo compaitible with cnps7000b

    forgot to mention, i don't want am2 anymore, im gonna use ddr400 ram. So i might stick with the K8NGM2-FID. Is it reliable?
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    Fanless mobo compaitible with cnps7000b

    ok, now with some new info. Can some one recommend me a reliable sub $110 range motherboard that is compaitible with 3800x2, CNPS7000b, has sata3, 1 pci x16 (i don't plan to sli), and most importantly fanless or atleast a super quiet fan. Thank you everyon! -eric
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    Fanless mobo compaitible with cnps7000b

    how about sata 3 .. is it backward compaitible with sata 1.5?
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    Fanless mobo compaitible with cnps7000b

    Can someone recommend me a sub $110 range motherboard that is compaitible with the 3800 x2 and CNPS7000b? I the ASUS M2N-E Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 570 but it don't see it on zalman's compaitibility list. off topic question the mobo says ddr2 800 .. is it backward compaitible with pc3200?
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    Canon ip4200 + 1 ink catridge

    Thanks for the replies. I thought about and i think geting a laser printer would be the better choice. I have been looking at the HP 1020 and the Samsung 2010. Which one should i get?
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    6 cell battery life

    The specs are Celeron m 1.5ghz, 512 shared ram. onboard video. and its a 14-15inch screen. thats for the replies
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    6 cell battery life

    My Gateway mx322b's 6 cell battery only last about 2.5 hours. Is this normal? How long does everyone else's 6 cell battery last?