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    Having extraordinary problems playing "video" files...

    I'm trying to play some softcore pron videos and my machine just freezes. These were working fine last week. I've reinstalled the software to play them and it didn't help. I've run numerous virus scans and have found nothing bad. What is going on?! Video games are working fine though... I'm...
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    Thinking about getting a bigger powersupply

    I'm currently running the stock 350 coolermaster power supply that came with my tower. I'm thinking of swapping it with a bigger wattage LED psu. They sell "Demon" LED PSUs on ebay for like $40 or so and they are like 550 watts. What would be the best option considering price, reliability, and...
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    Really bad Windows XP Problems Please Help!!

    Okay I tried following some advice online and tried repairing and/or reinstalling XP with the CD. I get to step 3 below and it freezes. It also freezes during the installation right after I press f8 it says wearching for previous versions of microsoft windows... and it just locks up. Anybody...
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    Large hard drive in windows XP

    When I install win xp, it only recognizes 130 of my 200 gig seagate ide hard drive. I know the rest of the space is there because dos saw 190 gigs. I've already installed windows xp but I'm missing about 60 gigs. How is it possible to get windows to format it to full capacity or what can I do...
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    Dude! I made the biggest n00b mistake

    I'm such a newbie. On the postive side of things though: Computerz rule!!!
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    New computer finally freakin works!!

    In an incredible change of events my $2000 paperweight is amazingly working after numerous hours troubleshooting and getting nothing but bluescreens with ntfs.sys missing and a variety of other vague error screens. I couldn't even re-install windows! I was trying everything. I think it turned...
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    My new system is freaking messed up

    Okay I'm on like my 20th install of windows xp. I had it working nearly perfect except it would freeze and give me an ugly blue screen when I started playing games. Now it's having trouble finding the hard drive folder so I'm reinstalling. Hopefully this works. My 6600gt has given me nothing but...
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    Game crashes

    My system is working well but when I played far cry in full screen it crashed after a few minutes of play. Do you think this is due to the full screen? I have a new 6600gt card in there. I also have the stock 350 watt coolermaster psu... Could it be a power issue?
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    New Computer crashing when loading games!!

    okay I'm running a 64 3400 on a lanparty ut 754 mobo, xfx 6600gt, and 1 gig of patriot ram. I also have an Audigy 2zs soundblaster card. So far I've had trouble connecting to the internet (which obviously is now fixed, lol)... then I discovered the sound wasn't working yet...so I finally fixed...
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    Just built a computer!!!!

    Guess I'm no longer a n00b... Everything seems to be functioning surprisingly. I give thanks to anandtech for their useful guides and all the people on here that have given me advice. Install the cpu and cpu fan was EASY, but I had a heck of a time screwing the motherboard down... I kept using...
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    200 gig harddrive only formatted to 130 gigs!!!?!?

    This seems a bit ridiculous. I could understand 10 or 20 gigs lost but 70?!! Any suggestions, it's brand new. It's a seagate and I think it's called an ide harddrive.
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    Hi, I'm trying to remove the front chassis cover

    my front cover is stuck... how do I get it out? There are these little black rubber nobs but no screws and it feels like I"m going to break the case. The case says it's toolless but the instructions for removing the front panel is missinng!!
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    I'm gonna put my first computer together and I'm nervous

    Okay, I'm getting worried I'm gonna mess something up. When you ground yourself do you have to keep in contact with the case will you touch the cards and ram and stuff? I don't know I'm just worried. I've read through a couple articles about how-to build a computer but I'm just worried something...
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    I just bought a socket 754 board

    Is this a decent purchase, w/ amd 64 chip?
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    What's better nvidia 2 or 3?

    Is the nvidia 2 the older version of nvidia 3? I've seen a lot of 2's being sold at Fry's... are the 2's more outdated than the 3's? Thanks
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    okay dis an important msg so please read

    yo i just made up that topic to get some attention... actually i need to no if i should follow the advice of the mid-range system in da anandtch forems or is there somethign out there that is better iyo? atttylok? lamer
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    A question that is blowing my mind about RAM

    Hi I ned to buy a mobo asap and I wuz wondrin exactly what type to buy because i want the best ram and the best mobo and the fastest bestest cpu i can affizord I was wondrin where at can i buy some dat shiznit izzat? Yo cuz do that 4000+ RAm speedz do anything if a m0b0 can't accept it? cuz I...
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    I just got back from Fryz!!!

    okay i jus got back from fryz right now and i have to say dat sh1t was wack as BEEP! fo real yo!! dat plizzace was wizzack. The line to buy went out the freakin doh! Im series! I thot bout gettin dat antec case (300 watt included!) and then some odda shish but da d00dz there were busy as a...
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    I need help! Just tried to oc my dell laptop!

    Hi everyone... my computer is running as slow as heck right now I hope this msg gets to yall...i oc'd my laptop's mobo and ram even though someone claimed it "wasn't possible"! Well I had it running at 30% faster than normal!!! (Even though the fan was on and very loud) but today it started...
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    Okay, general parts buying strategies

    Alright, what is the best way of planning a pc build? I want to start picking out the case and the LEDs but my friend said that that should be one of the last things to think about. So where exactly do I start? Does everything center around the motherboard or the processor? What part is first...
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    New to computer building... Updating bios question

    Okay say you have to update the bios to get the full processing speed capacity. Is this acheivable without resorting to a floppy drive installation? I really hate floppies. Is it much of a hassle "updating the bios"? It sounds so technical, but is it really? And do I need a floppy to do this?
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    Can I overclock these....

    I want to know if I can overclock my dell inspiron laptop and can I overclock an older hp desktop p3 hahha I just think it'd be kewl if I could
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    The three most important components of a pc

    I heard it's CPU, Motherboard, RAM (in no particular order) Is that true? I've also heard a power supply is important and a really good video card would be nice. a.) what type of ram should I get? They have lik ddr 4400 or something... is that the best? b.) what motherboards take 4400...
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    Okay quick overclocking questions

    Alright, can I buy a mediocre system and overclock it? I was thinking of getting something totally souped up, but I think it would be cheaper to get stuff on sale and just overclock it...but I've never overclocked a computer before, much less even built a computer before!!! haha... So.. well...
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    Has anyone looked at tomorrow's Fry's sale?????

    I was looking at an ad in the paper for Fry's computer store. There are a lot of pretty alright stuff really really cheap (with rebates though).... I've been waiting to build a computer, do you think that I could get an alright system with the stuff on sale at Fry's? There is a Pentium 4 3 ghz...
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    How do you overclock?

    I'm planning on building a pc and I want to know how to overclock. What do I need to get and how do I do it and why should I or shouldn't I overclock. Thanks
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    Need advice... first time computer builder gaming/audio

    Hello everyone, I'm interested in building a computer. I just don't know the best way to go about it. I'm fine with installing cards, ram, and drives, but I've never dealt with cpu installations or building up an entire computer. First of all is there an easy way to go about this? For example...