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    Please help me build a computer?

    So my friend approached me to help him make a computer. Only thing he will be using it for is Heroes: Might and Magic, watchin movies, surfing the net. Pretty easy requirements - can we get it under 400 thou? This is not including the monitor. Thanks
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    vid card burned - is it the card or my powersupply?

    okay so my dad told me over the phone about how the computer turned off and wouldn't turn back on - at first i thought power supply. but when i came home and fiddled around with it - the computer turned on but i then noticed some scorching sounds -not to mention the smoke from the video card -...
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    getting a 3400+ (939) what ram should i get?

    my Asus A8V and 3400+ are shipped and now i need to figure out what ram I should get? anyone have some suggestions. It will be a gig of ram and thinking Kingston Hyperx - but not quite sure. What are the advantages of ram and will i notice the difference except price? THanks all!
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    anyone know if a passively cooled 6600gt agp going to be made?

    I would like to know if there was a 6600gt agp that was going to be passively cooled. I know gigabyte make a vanilla 6800 passively cooled? Anyone heard anything?
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    bsod ntfs.sys - while defraggin - please help

    my system specs are in my sig - ran memtest with no problem - but when i run defrag on perfectdisk - i keep bsoding - it says i have a file corruption of ntfs.sys - and this only happens if i try to defrag - thx all - anyone have any suggestions?
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    asus k8v se deluxe- what memory are you guys using?

    thanks all
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    is the 6800 GT quiet?

    i am planning to get a 6800 gt but was wondering the noise level of the fan? my system is runnin quiet that the loudest thing is my pny geforce 4 ti4200 - and looking to upgrade both power and noise :) thx
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    how hot is safe for my athlon 64?

    I was wondering how hot can my athlon 64 be and still be safe? trying to create a very quiet system and at the moment have a 5v fan on my athlon 64 3200+ w/ thermalright slk-948U I am thinking I am going to switch my exhuast fan (panaflo 92mm M1B) to the cpu instead - thanks for helping guys
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    i need help - failing prime95 torture test

    I have a Asus K8V SE Deluxe AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Newcastle OCZ Enhanced Latency Series 512MB PC3200 Platinum Edition Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS PNY Geforce4 Ti4200 I run the torture test and a Hardware failure was detected. CPU temperature is 50C at load and MB temperature is 42C. Thanks all...
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    anyone have a walkthrough for athlon64 apllication of arctic silver 5?

    some have them put the arctic silver on the die or on the heat sink - i will be using a thermalright slk-948u- thanks for the help
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    just got athlon64 3200+ and asus k8v se deluxe - what memory should i get?

    i was wondering what ram i should get - a lil budget concerned - hopefully in the 90-130 dollar range takin price and performance thanks i think some suggested the adata pc4000 at newegg? but its cas3? won't i want something cas2.5?
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    planning on getting a 35w mobile athlon 64 - is the asus k8v a good choice?

    seems like after reading the a64 mobo thread - it seemed to jump from chaintech to k8n and then k8n being a bad board at the moment - I am thinking of getting a mobile athlon 64 chip (35w) and plucking it in this board - it seems like this works out of the box? i don't want to get another...
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    difference between epox 8HDA5+ and 8HDA3+ mobos?

    what is the difference between these? they look exactly the same?
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    looking at a64 cpus - but unsure of what to get?

    i am looking into a a64 system but am very new to building my own computer- my friend who has built a few will help me build it but i do want to elarn from my first time. I was thining of geting the athlon 64 3000+ but been reading about the mobiles and how they overclock? should i not go into...
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    need critique of my silent system

    Case - Evercase 4252b http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-127-028&depa=0 CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3000+ http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-425&depa=0 Mobo - Epox 8KDA5+ (what is the difference between a3 and a5? 2x or 3x dimm?)...
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    anyone know if the thermalright slk-948u can fit on the chaintech vnf3-250

    i saw on the webby that it fits onthe znf3-250 zenith - and i think those boards are alot alike - so has anyone have first hand experience?
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    anyone know where i can get a silver faceplate for a cd-rom?

    my friend just got a silver shuttle - and atm he has a black cd-rom in it lol - anyone know where i can pick up a silver faceflate for it?
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    please critique my new system hopefully for this summer?

    Case : Evercase 4252B Mobo : Chaintech VNF3-250 CPU : Athlon 64 2800+ Ram : no clue - need some help (looking for 1x512) Video : Sapphire 9800 Pro Ultimate 128 MB (fanless) HDD : Samsung 80GB 7200 RPM SATA SP0812C HSF : Zalman CNPS7000A-Cu that is my next planned system at the moment - heaven't...
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    memory? value? non value?

    I expect the valueram to be slower but by how much? is it going to be a stupid buy if you don't spend the extra to get the non value ram?
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    looking for a motherboard? what do you suggest?

    i don't need integrated sound, video or network interface - i hope there is something out there for me - thanks
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    HIS Excalibur RADEON?9800 PRO

    sorry i asked this in video - but didn't really get a response - was wondering if anyone tried this out and trying to get a really quiet system - thinking this will be a good upgrade
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    HIS Excalibur RADEON?9800 PRO

    has anyone tried this card- i am thinking of getting a quiet pc soon - and thinking this will be a great upgrade
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    optical mouse jumping all over my screen

    i just hooked in my hyko air flo mouse and the mouse is jumpy - i don't know why - any help - thanks!
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    where can i get a good mouse pad?

    my explorer never seem to mind but this new mouse seems to want something diffeernt unless someone has a rememdy for jumpy opticals
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    where can I get a good mouse pad?

    my old intellimouse worked fine on my desk - but this nyko seems to want a good surface because it jumps all over the place when it is on my desk
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    should i get a 64 bit processor?

    will we start going towards 64 bit computing? how does it compete with 32 bit processors today?
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    recommendations for a system

    I don't know where else to look - been trying to search for good comparison reviews but haven't really been able to see one? I just been reading about how an AMD 3000+ was named 3000 beause it can do what a p4 can do at 3.0 ghz? so I'm all confused hehe. This summer I think I have a budget of...
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    what company to get a barebone sys where i can pick parts (monarhcomputer?)

    I am planning on builing a computer this summer and want a place where i can pick the parts and have them build it and have them ship it to me already assembled. Am i being stupid or is building a computer easier than what I hype it up to be. I can probably get my roomie to help me out - he...
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    nyko air flo mouse questions

    has anyone used it? i have one backordered and can't wait to get it. i've heard good reviews and i always have sweaty hands while using my mouse for long periods of time.
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    audigy 2 platinum drive

    i recently bought the audigy 2 zs sans platinum - but wish i can have a internal i/o drive - does anyone know where i can get one?