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    Question about what HD for lastest comp build

    Its my bro's birthday in like a week and I'm looking for a hard drive for a system with the following specs: AMD 4000 Gigabyte K8NS Ultra Mobo ATI 850XT 2GB OCZ 2-3-2-5 My friend has a working ExcelStor 80GB ATA100 7200 rpm HD that he'll sell to me for like $20. Is it worth it buying a...
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    Power Supply Voltage Question...Good or Bad??!

    My computer has been restarting lately, and I've never had any problems at all. It started in games but now it happens sometimes in Windows. My temps are great and nothing is overclocked. I know usually PSUs are most likely to go bad. I noticed today that even when I put up the voltage on my...
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    Whats Better in most games? 6800 or X800?!

    Hey guys I got a budget PC question. I can either get this card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814127176 or this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130263 THANKS
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    Opteron 170 TEMP Question HELP!!!

    I have an Opteron 170. The bios on my EVGA Sli board reports 45C in idle. That is the lowest i've been able to get it with varying amounts of thermal paste. Does this seem high or is it normal? OR is my bio senser faulty? THANKS!!!!
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    Corsair 2225 or GSkill 2.5-3-3-6 QUESTION!!!

    I already have 1 Gb (2X512Mb) of Corsair 2-2-2-5. The memory is fast and I don't get any problems (besides I can't OC), but I think my mobo has known problems with low latency ram. It would cost me an extra $120 for 2 sticks of 512mb. I can buy 2Gb (1GbX2) of GSKILL 2.5-3-3-6 for only $150...
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    Help with memory voltage OC help

    I have an Intel 3.4 512K 800Mhz Northwood CPU. Generally, northwoods are great ocers. But, my system is getting extremely unstable when oced even only 100Mhz. My stock voltage to my memory in supposed to be 2.5v. but, the corsair ram I have is 2.75v. I've bumped up the voltage to my memory and...
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    Is it worth it...Speedbooster vs Normal wireless G

    Pretty much my question is the title. Is there a noticeable difference between the 2 routers? And is the worth the extra 20-30 bucks? TY!!!
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    6800 GT gettings Lines during Gameplay

    My card is not OCed, and it is very cool (temp)...but I'm getting flashly shadow lines. Sometimes these lines occur when my mouse is moved (in games). I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the lastest/old versions of Nvidia drivers, but I've had no luck. I even tried another Geforce card...
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    3500 Venice or 3500 Clawhammer???

    I'm building a new comp and plan to put in a CPU that is really fast, yet not too expensive (over 300). The 3500's seem cheap and do very well in benchmarks. Do you guys recommend the Venice or Clawhammer core? I like to game a lot. Thx PS: Is the San Diege 3700 worth an extra $60?
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    3.4C Vcore Reading HELP on CPUZ

    hello The native vcore for a 3.4C Northwood is 1.55v. My cpuz says I hover between 1.515-1.520. The computer runs perfect, but I'm having trouble OCing. I get the BSOD when I overclock to 3.67 Ghz. Though, these northwoods should be able to easily reach this clock speed. I was wondering...
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    Power Surge on Hub Port (Front USB Problem)..then BSOD

    My computer has all of a sudden started giving me a warning whenever I plug any USB into the front of my case. It will say something like "power surge on hub port," then it will show me all these usb ports and have 2 of them with warning symbols (my front has 2). I have the option to reset or...
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    Movies Clips, Videos,..etc load and distort the screen

    Whenever I download a new video/movie from the internet and go to the folder that contains the file, the following happens: -the comp loads the thumbnail preview pic (completely normal if your folder is set to view as thumbnails) -Then all of a sudden, my screen becomes distorted with...
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    DUAL Channel RAM QUESTION!!!

    Hello, I recently upgraded to 1 Gb of Corsair TwinXL pc3200 2-2-25 RAM. I put the sticks into the same color coded slots on my MSI Neo 2 PFS mobo. I checked cpuz and it says they are only in single channel mode. Does anyone know how to get this guys into dual mode?? Thanks
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    USB problem

    I'm having a problem figuring out what my problem is... Here's what happens: when my computer goes to screen saver, I lose my keyboard and mouse (wireless). I get these working again by restarting the pc but then my hp printer says it's disconnected. At first, I thought it was the printer...
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    Buying New RAM 184 pinn for OC, HELP ME CHOOSE

    I have an Intel 3.4 Northwood and I plan to overclock this beast to its full potential. I can get it up to 3.67 Ghz, but my RAM sucks and I can't raise the fsb much higher. I want to spend about $120-140. I have 1 question first. Am I better off having 512mb of pc4200 or 1 gig of pc3200...
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    RAM NEWB needs some help!

    I have an Intel 3.4 Northwood CPU @ 3.67 Ghz right now. My RAM is 1 512MB PC3200 Kington and 1 512MB PC3200 Geil. The Kingston is value ram and I'm not sure how good the Geil is. I'm told my overclocking potential is limited due to the quality of my RAM. Could someone explain how CPU...
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    Need a New Heatsink/Fan to OC Intel 3.4C

    Hey I have a socket 478 Intel 3.4C. Currently, it idles at about 53C (low 50's), while being OCed to 3.7. I really want to keep this CPU cool to extend its life and open the door for harder overclocking. I need a new heatsink that is fairly inexpensive, but can knock off maybe 10C. If you...
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    Aquamark CPU scores/3dmark05

    Hey I recently bought an Intel 3.4C and got a Aquamark CPU score of 8,295. I also scored a 3384 CPU score on 3dmark05. Is this what I should be getting??? THANKS
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    CPU Benchmark HELP

    I upgraded from a Intel 2.4C to a 3.4C. The CPU i bought off eBay was in a white sealed intel box. Instead of having 2.4/512K/800fsb directly on the CPU iteself like my 2.4, it read INTEL CONFIDENTIAL. I put it in and I had to change my multiplier to 17 from 12 to achieve 3.4 Ghz. From...
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    AGP/PCI CLOCK VALUE

    I have my AGP/PCI CLOCK locked at 66.66/33.33. I heard this is the best for video card performance, but wasn't sure exactly what it does. I was wondering if someone could explain agp/pci clock to me, and if this is the best setting for an overclocked system.
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    The Best Socket 478 Fan/Heatsink

    Currently, I have my 2.4C overclocked to a 2.82, and it idles at about 50 Celsius. I'm planning on pushing the FSB higher, so I need a powerful fan to cool it. Any suggestions?? Thanks! Socket 478
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    2.4 Northwood Overclock

    I was told its a good idea to oc my 2.4c cpu. How high should I go? If you guys could include some vcore and other figures that would be nice. Also, my RAM is pretty good (512 Kingston PC3200 & 512 Geil PC3200). Should I also overclock that too? How high? THANKS
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    Upgrading CPU Northwood or Prescott

    Hello all, I just won some money playing poker, so I figured why not upgrade my 2.4C processor. I want to purchase a 3.4 Northwood, but I really can't find them. I've heard the 3.4 Prescott is worse...but is the difference great? Where can I find a Northwood 3.4? I have a socket 478 MSI...
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    RAM HELP!!

    I have 1024MB of pc3200 in my system and i'm adding another gig. I have 512mb of Geil and 512Mb of Kingston. My question is does it matter if the brands are different? Is there any performance difference by having all RAM made by the same company, or is it alright performance wise to...
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    Camtasia Problem

    how can we record video of winodows media player from camtasia recorder. whenever ever i record video of windows media player, it just shows everything black. how to record it. Can anyone help me out here? Thanks.
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    Google Question HELP

    Hey all, None of the other forum topics seemed to match where I should place this question, so I did it here, b/c this is where the majority of the people are. My question is: How do you get google to index your website? My site is already indexed big time by Yahoo...but no Google. Anyone...
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    Onboard Graphics Problem

    I have recently reformatted my computer. I havd reinstalled necessary drivers for my graphic card/sound card. My graphic card is an asus a7v8x-mx onboard card. I am able to listen to music, sound, etc. Whn i play games, and only games however, it always freezes after like less than a...
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    How to get Product Review

    Sorry about where I placed this. All of the other sections seemed just as dumb, sometimes even worse. I have a website, which I will not name since I did not want to "spam." It's a computer forum, like this one (but in earlier stages). My question is how can a get porducts to review them on...
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    LAN at College

    Hey, I have a question. At our college, we have a T1 connection and the internet is extremely fast. We also download at blazin speeds. Though, no one can stream movies from the web. We also cannot play games on the internet...everything from Starcraft to Desert Combat. I don't...
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    TV Tuner Cards

    I'm thinking of buying a TV tuner card for my computer but i'm not sure which one to buy. I've heard good things about the ATI TV Wonder, but I can't find any reviews. Anyone know anything about these cards? Thanks Guys
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    TV Tuner Cards

    I'm thinking of buying a TV tuner card for my computer but i'm not sure which one to buy. I've heard good things about the ATI TV Wonder, but I can't find any reviews. Anyone know anything about these cards? Thanks Guys
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    Hardware Help

    Hey I know a few guys who started a computer forum at yikers.com, all of which are computer engineers or computer science majors. They can answer virtually any question about computers, no matter the topic. They need more people with computer knowledge on their forums, especially since...