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    9800 pro video problems w/ win 2kpro

    I've looked through dozens of online forums for help, but this problem wont go away. i'm running A64 3000 9800 pro with latest cat drivers asus k8v se with latest bios direct x 9.0c my problem only happens when i play recent games like WoW or Sims 2(girlfriend playing). the game will...
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    how much better is this RAM for the price?

    i'm running a A64 3200 on a asus k8v se, with 512 of mushkin lvl 1 3500. originally wanted to OC a little, just to 2.15, but i could never get the system to oc and be steady, so its just running at 2.0 (200 FSB). so my question is, should i spend 150$ for another 512, or should i just buy a gig...
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    memory choice for upgrade

    i'm running a 3200 on a asus k8v se, with 512 of mushkin lvl 1 3500. but, i could never get the system to oc and be steady. so my question is, should i spend the 150$ for another 512, or should i just buy a gig of mushkin 3200 for the same price and sell this 3500 i have? thanks
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    bugcheck error: hardware related or software?

    my comp keeps restarting when my girlfriend plays sims 2. i reinstalled the video, sound, directx drivers. the error log shows this on restart: The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x00000050 (0xe4ca9000, 0x00000001, 0xb5764024, 0x00000001). Microsoft Windows 2000...
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    best sub-200$ photo printer right now?

    just got a Nikon 5200 for a birthday present, now i need a good printer. should I go with the epson r320, the hp 8150, or the canon 4000? the epson and hp are 199 retail, and the canon is 150 retail.
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    weird dvd burning issue

    I have a 64 rig with a nec 2500. i've been backing up some dvds with dvdshrink/nero and they work perfectly, even on my xbox which can be picky about burned media. then i went home and built my brother a similar comp with the nec 2500, installed the same software and burned a couple dvds. when i...
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    building problem with PSU connector on epox 64 board

    trying to plug the 20-pin connector onto the board, but cant get it completely seated. it went in once when i had the mobo outside the case, but now its not working. anyone have any ideas?
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    CHAINTECH "VNF3-250" nForce3 250 mobo good choice?

    someone said it had problems, but anandtech gave it a great review. anything i should know about this board? would i be better going with the epox?
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    900$ 64 rig questions

    building my brother a lower-cost version of a 64 3000 rig i put together 2 months ago. here's what i've got planned so far: ANTEC "SONATA" w/ 380W Power Supply - 99$ CHAINTECH "VNF3-250" nForce3 250 mobo - 92$ POWERCOLOR ATI RADEON 9600PRO - 125$ AMD Athlon 64 3000+, 512KB L2 Cache 64-bit -...
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    best 754 mobo out there?

    building a 64 3000 for my brother, was going to get an asus k8v deluxe se, then i saw the msi neo platinum. is the second generation of 64 mobo's better, and is it worth the extra money? also, what is the best midrange graphics card out there now? a 9600? he doesnt play much, so i dont think a...
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    mid-range system question....xp vs. 64

    so i'm going to be building a mid-range system for my brother in a month. he's looking to spend about 1k on it, and will be using it to rip/play dvds and some minor gaming. I just built a system for myself (64 3000, asus k8vse, 9800pro) but i'm wondering if a 64 is overkill for him, or if its a...
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    stripes when you burn a dvd and player not reading the disc...hardware problem?

    does this sound like something dvd shrink or nero would do, or does it sound like my nec 2500a has a faulty laser?
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    dvd burning problem...hardware related?

    ok, got a nec 2500a thats burned about 30 dvd perfectly with dvd shrink. suddenly today i see that there are weird patterns on the dvd, stripes and so forth, and the dvd copies freeze or arent recognized in the dvd player. i reinstall dvd shrink but it continues. i play the rips on the hard...
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    this is weird....

    ok, this has happened twice now, during rise of nations and ravenshield, so i know its not a game bug. the problem is, i'll be playing and suddenly my computer will lock up and the monitor will go into standby/sleep mode. the monitor light will flick on and off like its waiting for input, but...
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    need clarification on OCing and v-core

    hey all, here's my specs: a64 3000 mushkin 512 3500 ASUS SE deluxe trying to get a stable OC at 210. memtest runs all extended tests without errors at 210, so i dont think my problem is with the memory. system will run fine for hours before restarting or getting the blue screen of death...
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    help, 2kpro lost my profile?

    starting up 2kpro and it says my profile has been corrupted. my desktop looks like i just reinstalled windows. i see under documents and settings that i have an administrator.bak folder. would renaming that load my profile back? even software settings have been erased...
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    help!

    was just rebooting windows, said my profile was corrupted, now my desktop looks like i just installed windows. is there any way to get my administrator profile back? i see there is an administrator.bak folder, would renaming that help?
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    ASUS SE Deluxe and the new BIOS...

    my specs: A64 3000 Mushkin 512 3500 lvl1 ASUS SE Deluxe memory had scored a Sandra score of 6173 on the initial BIOS version. just flashed to the new 1003 and was testing my system when i noticed my memory score on Sandra was now 5500. went into BIOS and tried changing a few things, but cant...
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    need help from Samsung 955 DF owners...

    i'm thinking about buying a used 955DF from a friend. I'm using it now and it looks fine, but i noticed there are 3 pins missing from the jack. is this normal? is there a way i can find a picture of the pin layout to make sure this monitor hasnt been damaged?
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    memtest problem?

    what do you do if your Mushkin 512 3500 passes 99% of the extended tests before freezing at 11% on test 12?
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    need help OCing a 64 3000 on a ASUS k8v SE

    i havent been able to get a P95 stable OC, even at just 2.10. I'm using 1x512 Mushkin 3500 lvl1 at 2-3-3, and i've upped the RAM to 2.7v and the CPU to 1.6v. P95 will run for about 10 hours before an error, so i know i'm pretty close to stable. i've seen similar rigs easily get 2.15 or higher...
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    BIOS suggestions for OCing a 64 3000 on a ASUS k8v SE

    i havent been able to get a P95 stable OC, even at just 2.10. I'm using 1x512 Mushkin 3500 lvl1 at 2-3-3, and i've upped the RAM to 2.7v and the CPU to 1.6v. P95 will run for about 10 hours before an error, so i know i'm pretty close to stable. i've seen similar rigs easily get 2.15 or higher...
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    voltage differences?

    i've got an antec truepower 430W, and i'm seeing my 12v at 11.7. is this normal?
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    this may sound stupid but...

    what is a chassis fan? when i built my comp i saw a section for hooking up the chassis fan, but i never saw anything.
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    old video card just died

    going to sell my 4-year-old dell 933 xps to a friend who just needs a cheap computer, but the GeForce2 GTS Pro 4x AGP 64Mb card died a month ago. whats the cheapest card i can put in a 4x agp slot so i can sell this comp? he's only going to be using it for basic tasks, but the mobo has no...
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    blue screen of death?

    i was playing pandora tomorrow, and i suddenly got this blue screen. everything froze, had to reboot. i had my 9800P OCed through atitool at 415/370. was this the result of my gpu OC being too high? i also have my 64 3000@2.10, but prime95 ran for 20 hours without an error.
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    64, ASUS deluxe, Mushkin OCing results...final thoughts

    first, my rig: A64 3000@2.10 ASUS SE Deluxe, latest BIOS Mushkin 512 3500 lvl1 9800 pro@415/370 antec truepower 430W For a week I tried to get a stable OC at 2.15, because I wanted to take advantage of my 433 RAM. I tried upping the Vcore, the DDR voltage, memory timings; the best I could get...
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    cpu speed setting?

    if i manually adjust my cpu vore, then it gives me the option to adjust the cpu speed. however, the highest setting is 2000mhz. I'm running a 64 3000@2.15. how does this work out, or is that cpu speed related to my overall FSB speed, which would be 1720? these BIOS settings can be tricky...
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    internet explorer restrictions

    hey all, just got rid of Roings spyware, decided to up my protection so i got adaware, spywareblaster and spy-bot and ran them. however, now i cannot get into my internet options under tools in IE...it says option cannot be completed due to restrictions. anyone know what happened?
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    atitool question

    what exactly does the 2d and 3d profile settings do? what is the difference between disabled, OC and default, and which one should i use when running my core and memory OCed?
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    whats causing random reboots?

    my OC rig: A64 3000@2.15 512 Mushkin 3500 lvl 1 @ 2-3-3 ASUS deluxe w/ Vcore 1.550 Antec truepower 430W mostly stable, but getting occasional reboots. already done memtest, no errors. ran prime95 all night on stock settings without errors. do i need to up the vcore some more? should i adjust...
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    what Vcore to use on an ASUS deluxe...

    with a 64 3000 OCed to 2.15, 512 of Mushkin 3500 lvl1, a 9800 pro, and an ANtec truepower 430W. trying to get a stable 2.15 OC to take advantage of my 433 RAM. I had 2.15 working for a day, then the comp just suddenly restarted. Prime95 also fails after 6 hours.
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    anyone use the performance mode on the ASUS deluxe board?

    i have mine on auto; not sure if this will help or hurt my OC.
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    problems with ASUS K8V OC

    I'm running an ASUS SE deluxe with 512 of Mushkin 3500 lvl 1. I get a stable startup at 2.15ghz with no other OC options, and the memtest passed. but, prime95 fails after 6 hours, and once the computer just restarted out of the blue without any warning. so, i tried upping the RAM voltage from...
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    what do you consider to be a good OC of a 9800 pro...

    with a A64 3000@2.15, and 512 pc3500 Mushkin level 1? i/m using atitool.
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    sis sandra Memory benchmarks

    i have one stick of pc3500 512 Mushkin lvl 1. I got 3088 MB/s for Int Buffered and 3086 MB/s for Float buffered on sisandra. the stated max bandwidth is 3200 MB/s, but is that because my OC is not overclocked? (A64 3000).
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    OCing a radeon 9800 pro with catalyst 4.4

    what software do most people use to OC a 9800 pro with the newest catalyst drivers?
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    just ran prime95...

    ...on my new A64 3000@2.15, ASUS deluxe, Mushkin 512 3500 Lvl 1 rig. it ran for 5 hours, 59 minutes until i got this: FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.484375, expected less than 0.4. should i be worried about this from a mild OCing point of view? also, my max CPU temp during the torture test was...
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    monitor settings?

    is it more common to use the 6500 or the 9300 color setting?
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    graphic aperture size?

    i just built a rig with a 9800 pro, and the BIOS (ASUS deluxe) is showing 64meg graphic aperture size. is this correct, or shouldnt it be 128?