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    Putting together a new rig...

    alright time for a new machine, not for me, not important. the person im making it for games, games and games. this is what i have so far...please use ur wisdom to guide me oh Anand forum dwellers... Intel Core I7 920 Quad Core Processor LGA1366 2.66GHZ Bloomfield 8MB LGA1366...
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    PC freezes at mobo splash screen

    so i have a pc that i gave to my family when i got myself a new one. the motehrbaord is a MSI k8n neo2 platinum with an athlon 64 3500+ 2 gigs of ram and an x800xt. when i try to start it up the platinum splash screen appears and then just stays there...forever. so what i tried to do was...
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    Cleaning the Registry

    Hey guys, once again im calling on the AT members infinite wisdom for help. I took it upon myself to try to clean my registry since it has been a while. I looked around for a while to see what were the better programs out there for such a task. I come up with TweakNow Regcleaner and Eusing Free...
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    Driver update using Windows update...

    the title is basically it guys. i was doing some windows updates and i saw on the list that there is an available update for my ATi drivers. I was wondering if i should keep doing it the way i always have been with driver cleaner and such or if its safe/good to do it through windows update.
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    gjqpmnyr.exe

    hello everyone, well i just got that antivirus xp 2008 garbage and seem to of fixed it with malwarebytes alright. i did a huge cleaning after getting it though and i noticed that i have a process running called gjqpmnyr.exe and i have no idea what it is. google turns up nothing. it is in the...
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    vsync

    so, in the anandtech review, they say that for the 9800gtx turning the vsync off in the driver control panel resulted in lowered fps. so i have an HD 3870 and in the control panel im guessing vsync is called "wait for vertical refresh", should i leave it to on and then turn it off in game? will...
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    Problem booting new system...

    Hey guys, so i put together a new pc (see signature) and aside from this problem ill describe everything seems ok. also, im running Vista Ultimate x64. basically i have trouble booting after long periods of the pc being off. im on the pc right now if i were to shutdown wait for the thing to...
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    Advice on new build...

    1. The PC im building will be used for a lot of gaming, a solid amount of video editing/after effects, as well as some mapping for games (might get into modelling too), and then the simple stuff obviously (word processing, browsing, music, dvd watching). 2. My budget is 1300$CAD, i can go as...
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    looking for a coder for an HL2 mod...

    hey guys i guess u can call this an attempt to get the show on the road. im part of a dev team for a hl2 mod called Frontline Force. maybe some of u remember the original hl1 version of the mod. well were working on a source one and have been for a while and code is what is really lacking. we...
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    Replacement speaker...

    i have a set of logitech z-5500 speakers bought like 2-3 years ago and the left front satellite is dying . called logitech obviously out of warranty, but they dont have single speakers they can sell me... so the only thing they can offer is a new set at half price + shipping + taxes (yay)...
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    MSI Corecenter wont uninstall...

    hey i was trying to diagnose an issue with a fan on my mobo and temps and other stuff, so i decided to download MSI's corecenter program. then when trying to run it and it not working. i decided to uninstall like any other person would do. when i try to uninstall though i get THIS which...
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    Broken fan?

    it seems the fan on my motherboard is somehow broken or off center. after a bit of running time it starts to make this ultra annoying grinding noise. i can open the case and touch it a bit while its running and itll settle down, but then eventually start up again. is there anything i can do to...
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    system wont start up gets stuck. PXE...

    hey guys, once again coming to you for some help. i decided to run a virus scan (trendmicros free online scan, housecall). so i get it started running it in latest version of firefox (its supposed to work with firefox now) if that matters, go to the washroom and come back and its at the system...
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    drmheader.bin

    drmheader.bin i found this file in my c drive anyone know what it is? google doesnt find anything productive. thanks in advance
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    Vid card dead?...

    alright so earlier on i have a problem with laggy scrolling and laggy window moving and the like. Problem was fixed and i was happy. i also mentioned some weird things happening with textures and models in 3d games. well essentially, right now these things are really pissing me off. the...
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    Laggy Scrolling

    hey, back for help again. i recently formatted my harddrive after getting a new monitor and i have installed the latest cat drivers 6.7 and am using the ati tray tools by ray adams. i have also installed the latest drivers for my monitor which i just dled off the samsung website. directx 9.0c...
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    Will this harddrive work?

    I need to get myself a second HD and i was looing thru them and came accross this one that fits my budget and needs. what im curiouse about is the 3GB transfer speed, will it work properly on my mobo listed below or will it be scaled down to 1.5GB. could any other problems arise from using this...
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    Monitor or video card?

    so i get back from a 5 week trip to europe to find that when i turn on my computer the screen has these little blue dots in a line in dark images or backgrounds and little yellow ones in the lighter areas. http://img125.imagevenue.com/img.php?image=84961_DSC00978_541lo.JPG...
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    Buying a new TV...

    so as the title states im looking for a new TV. I dont know too much about TV technologies besides what ive been reading up on for the past 2 days. Sofar it seems plasma would be the way to go for a 42" sized TV which is what im looking at in terms of size. These are 2 models ive been looking at...
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    Home network

    hey guys im trying to set up a home network, or rather i have, but it seems on my old pc when i go into network workgroups, i can open and explore both pcs but on my new pc i cant explore my old pc. really annoying because i cant set up shared printer. im thinking it has something to do with...
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    window minimizing problem

    ill try my best to descibre it but basically lets say i have a window of firefox open and i want to minimize it. i click the little button at the top right, and u know how u see the "animation" of it going down to ur taskbar, anyway, that animation is like choppy and slow rather then being fast...
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    Directdraw, Direct3d and AGP texture acceleration

    hi, i was just looking through the forums on one of my games websites (www.frontlineforce.com for anyone who is interested) and i noticed someone mention dxdiag in run to show system specs. when i was looing through it i saw all 3 of the afformentioned options were set to disabled. I was...
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    Videomach

    hi im trying to use videomach to string together a series of videos but the audio isnt lining up with the video after the compile is done. anyone know anythign about this? im using the divx codec for video.
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    New ATi drivers...

    Hi this is a 2 part question post...:) Ill list my system specs first so u know what your working with: AMD Athlon 64 3500 MSI K8N Neo 2 Plat 1 gig Kingston ValueRAM X800 XT 160 gig Seagate 17" Flat NEC/Mitsubishi (CRT) 1st- What would be the optimum settings for me in say cs:s, im...
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    Is this a little off...?

    saw these 3d Mark 05 scores on toms and it seems like they are a litle high... http://img113.exs.cx/img113/8493/3dmark050ou.gif k better
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    Raising the prettiness...

    hi i read in a thread something about higher end video cards producing better frame rates with AA and AF on higher settings. How true is this, and if u can explain how it works please do. Ive got an X800 XT. ty in advance
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    *.xmv

    so i downloaded a video and it came in a .rar file i have winrar and all that, but the files are all file extensions i have never seen before and the main one (the largest file) had the extension xmv. what is it and how do i watch my video.
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    I dont get any sound from my sound card...

    So i just got my new system and pretty much everything is set up but there is still one problem, i dont get any sound from my sound card. My sound set up consists of a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Live! 24-bit, Logitech Z-5500 sound system. I have all the drivers installed and all that. NOW...
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    DDR clock on Neo2 Platinum...

    so i searched for other people with the same problem and i didnt get the answer i was looking for... i have 1 gig of pc-3200 kingston value ram and when i check my bios it says the DDR clock is at 166, shouldnt it be at 200? on the mobo i set it so they would be running in dual channel...
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    Catalyst control center?

    i was gonn try out the control center thing with ati on my new x800 xt but it says i need to have the .NET framework thingy, is it worth it to dl that caue i dunno what the framework is or what it does or how easy it is too remove it...worth it or not?
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    Got the new system...

    so i got my new system AMD Athlon 64 3500 1 gig kingston value ram connect3d x800 xt 16- gig SATA saegate HDD MSI K8N Neo 2 platinum sound blaster live 24 bit and there is only 1 problem left to solve so far.... i cannot get my sound card to work... i got the onboard sound orking...
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    URGENT, my new computer wont start...

    i had my pc put together where i bought it minus the video card. i get home with the new video card install it. try to start pc this is what happens.... every single fan starts spining, all 5 case fans, cpu fan, video card fan, PSU fan. little lights on extra USB bracket lights up in back...
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    What about clutter?

    can someone help me out? i recently aquired my new pc and it seems like there is alot of clutter in it, wires sorta everywhere, what do u guys use as methods to clean that up? it seems like i have alot of wires sticking out everywhere and i dont know if its safe for them to be touching the...
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    What do u know about connect3d

    i can get a connect3d radeon x800xt (agp) for a really good price but i havent really heard much about them. So can someone let me know if their products are of good quality and all that jazz, or if you own anything by them and how good it is? thank you in advance.
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    No 6800s ANYWHERE

    i ordered my system a month ago and ive been waiting for the bfg 6800 gt to get it, and now they tell me that there are absolutely noone available, im in canada btw. so IF i can get a 6800 gt from another company sai MSI or something is tehre a big diff between the 2? bfg or MSI? or should i...
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    NEC Multisync FE771SB

    i just got this second hand monitor, its an NEC Diamondtron MultiSync FE771sb 17" (16" viewable) for 90$ canadian. For you experts out there, was this a wise choice? ill be pairing it up with a BFG Gefore 6800 GT OC and ill be using it mostly for gaming. thanks
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    simple network help.

    so im getting a new computer sometime this week. i already have one computer with a cable connection. what i want is to have both computers on the same connection, its very fast so i dunno if that makes a diff, but i want to also be able to play lan games of say cs between both computers, and i...
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    Appreciate opinions on my soon to be system

    So im going to getting my new PC on wednesday and I thought it would be a good idea to pass it before the board. Anyway im going to be using it primarily for gaming, game modding, and film editing. i was going with: Athlon 64 3500 (s939) MSI K8N Neo 2 Platinum 1 GIG Kingston Value Ram...
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    stress test

    where can i get the cs source stress test from?
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    building a new rig for my friend

    im going to be helping my friend build his new computer and he has a little bit of a budget. 800$ CDN. All i need is the box itself, he has the monitor the kb and the mouse and wtv else there is, he would like to be able to run DOOM 3, its not necessary to have maxed out details, medium quality...