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    Nes: Anyone else remember the commercial for Zelda 3 + 4?

    I remember faintly of a commercial showing 4 golden cartridges right AFTER the release of Zelda 2: A link to the past. The commercial had in game footage, and then teh last 5 seconds of the commercial was a black background and the annoucner saying "Coming in October" with the first two...
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    Age old Question: Norton Speeddisk or Windows Defrag?

    Ive always wondered which does a better job at making launch times of your programs faster. Has anyone ever done a comparison? What do u guys think?
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    WIll PCI-E card work on any PCI slot?

    Will newer PCI-E cards work on say an Nforce2 mobo, or is it a requirement that your mobo specifically state that it has PCI-E?
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    Abit NF7-S: which chipset drivers to get?

    What are the fast yet most stable Nforce driver set for this mobo......the complete package with the usb drivers, sound/lan/ and chipset drivers?
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    What burning software do you use to burn Cue files?

    Like the title says, i have some full mp3 albums with the .cue file.........and 3 different versions of Nero just crash on me upon opening the .cue file?!?!? What else is usually used to burn a .cue files?
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    Why does everyone love Sygate Personal Firewall?

    I just installed sygate, and it seems a lot less user friendly than Zonealarm. Zonealarm Pro (what im using at the moment) seems just as configurable as sygate.......is there some hidden reason why i shouldn't use zonealarm? gimme your opinions
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    FREE 1 Yr Subscription to Stuff is BACK!!!

    Linky I know the 4 year subscription died a few weeks ago and many of us missed it, but here's a 1 year sub. as a consolation prize!
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    Need a Mp3 Dj mixer software that will let me save to mp3

    My dad is getting into dj'ing and needs a dj mixer package taht will save to Mp3's and not wave. Ive searched for f#^&in hours and hours but he still demands that there has to be some dj software out there that saves to mp3's. We currently use Mj Studio, and alhtough its 99% what we need...
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    Windows XP aspi layer wont work!

    I recently upgraded my dads pc to XP, and apparently he uses AudioCatalyst (a cd ripping program) and cant live without it. Xp doesnt natively have an ASPI layer so i downloaded the roxio/adaptec 4.71 version and succesfully installed it. Upon using AspiCheck it only shows 2 of the 4 files...
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    Windows XP ASPI layer, need some help?!?

    I recently upgraded my dads pc to XP, and apparently he uses AudioCatalyst (a cd ripping program) and cant live without it. Xp doesnt natively have an ASPI layer so i downloaded the roxio/adaptec 4.71 version and succesfully installed it. Upon using AspiCheck it only shows 2 of the 4 files...
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    Best Gnutella2 client and best network to get ebooks

    Hi people, what is the best (or a few very good ones) gnutella2 network client. Also which p2p network would you say had the largest selection of ebooks. kazaa, edonkey, gnutella, direct connect, etc etc?????? thx
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    How to speed up Win XP boot up?

    HI guys, on my new-ish pc, the boot up takes forever. Even win98 was a lot faster. THe new pc is as follows: Abit NF7 (nforce2), xp2400, 512mb of DDR@166/333, Western Digital 120gb 72000rpm 8megs cache drive, nic card, etc etc my old pc: some soyo mobo, athlon 900mhz, 256mb ram, maxtor...
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    Equivalent of Shift+Restart?

    Do you guys remember when you used to hold down shift while clicking the restart button once you had clicked Start*Shutdonw in windows 98???? is there an equivalent of that in winXP?? this thing is driving me nuts......takes a hella lot longer than 98 to boot up
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    Anyone use megatoners? quality products?

    I want to know if the megatoners inks are really OEM ink cartridges or just refilled empty ones. How is the print quallity????? color tone??? Ive got a HP 932c which has print heads on the ink cartridge, so getting a refilled/refurbished ink cartridge might not have great results.
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    Sorta OT: compgeek's ShakeLight!

    has anyone seen/used one of these: http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=SHAKELIGHT seems hella cool, but for $15 i think its going to be more of a toy rather than a mid-grade flashlight? anyone have any comments???????
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    Bad Situation - Get ti4200 or rad9500

    I just got done upgrading my whole pc- except the video card New PC: Athlon 1700 @2.18ghz Abit Nf7-S 512mb Pc3200 winbond chips (same as twinmos) With this setup, should I get a used 4200 4x for about 100, or should I pony up another 70 that I dont have for a 9500np from allstarshop which...
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    195fsb on ABit NF7-s v1.1!!!!

    Im as happy as a kid in a candy store... where you also get to play with toys and puppies :D my 1700tbred b is currently sitting at 2048mhz @vcore of 1.55. Hopefully I can get this thing to a full 2.4ghz with a vcore of 1.7 or less. Ill update as soon as I get a chance or oc more btw, which is...
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    Abit NF7 or Epox 8rda, you choose for me

    I just cant choose between the two. If you own either, please let me know of any problems youve had, oc success stories, and general ease of use (board layout and stability) Thx
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    Which Nforce 2 for under $100?

    Im looking to get an Nforce2 board for under a hundred bucks. Cant go over, and need one that is not picky with ram. Im planning on getting some winbond based pc3200 (hopefully will run at 200fsb) (cant spend more than 90 here) Im lookin at the Epox 8rda, but many many problems are being...
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    Nforce2 and Memory selection

    Im mainly lookin at 512 megs of pc3200 to be used in a 8rda Are there any memory companies I should stay away from? SHould I use Geil, should I use samsung etc? I cant afford corsair xms, twinmoss and any of the other exotic makes
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    Samsung PC3200 cl2.5 any good?

    Does anyone have any good things to say about the samsung ram. Im looking at the pc3200 ones on pricewatch. They are hella cheap, but at the same time none are cas 2, only 2.5 Has anyone oced with these things at 200 fsb with a cas latency of 2??? Any disadvantages to these? Thx
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    2 memory sticks needed for Dual channel setup?

    Im not a total moron, dual channel does hint at using 2 memmory slots (and sticks) but I just wanna be sure. I wanna go 2 sticks of 256 instead of 1 stick of 512, but the 2 sticks come out about to near 100 when 1 512 will be around 80-85 What should i do
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    Epox 8rda+ any good?

    Im was lookin at Nforce2 boards and the epox comes up cheaper than the abit and the asus versions. I currently own an epox kt133A board at its pretty stable, fast, and has decent oc capabilites. How does the 8rda+ compare to the abit nf7-s and the asus a7n8x in terms of ocability, stability at...
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    Help me kick this hardrive's ass

    I also posted this in the Hardocp forum My system specs: Epox 8kta3 mobo (KT133A) Tbird 1ghz 256Mb Kingmax ram 20 Gig IBM Deskstar 75GXP <<<now will definitly get a Maxtor The rest doesnt matter Ive had an ibm 75gxp for a while and even had to replace the drive (20 gig) a while back...