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    What's more important in a gaming notebook?

    There are two computers i'm looking at, both from Acer. Basically choice one has a much better video card, a wide screen, a 64 bit processor and gigabit lan. Choice two, however, has a faster processor, twice the ram (DDR2 instead of DDR), and two more hours (supposedly) of batterly life...
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    In what areas is the Pentium better than AMD

    For example, I know that generally, AMD is better than Pentiums for gaming. Can people give me more unbiased examples?
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    You know all the junk software Dell gives you...

    Is there a way I can have just the regular windows. The fresh windows? Do i have to put up with all the preconfigured settings of dell? not just programs, im talking everything.
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    Which laptops are generally known as the BEST gaming laptops?

    It must be under 2,000. Which laptops are like the benchmarks in terms of gaming performance under 2000? Model and Brand would be appreciated.
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    OMG MOUSE WONT HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING

    I can click everything, but my mouse won't let me click and drag or highlight text or images. I've never had this happen HOW CAN I FIX IT PLEASE HELP ME!
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    Best Notebook for Gaming (THAT IS CENTRINO / PENTIUM M)

    M505X Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition2 Microsoft® Works 7.02 Norton AntiVirus 90 day Introductory Offer3 Mobile Intel® Pentium® M Processor 1.4GHz 4 512MB DDR SDRAM 40GB 4200rpm Ultra ATA hard drive5 Integrated Secure Digital (SD) memory card reader...
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    Is Intel Centrino and Intel Mobile Pentium 4 the same thing?

    I always hear both Centrino and Mobile Pentium 4. What is the difference - if any?
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    URGENT (NEED WITHIN 1 HOUR) - How do you get quicktime streaming saved into your computer?

    There is this site: http://www.maradona10.nl/index1_eng.htm I NEED to download those videos and put them on a dvd. HOW DO I SAVE THEM? If I right click and save target as, it doesnt work. HELP PLEASE!
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    How do you put vid files from your computer to a vhs tape?

    I have a digital camcorder. Do I have to put it in the camcorder first, then record it on vhs? or can I just put it straight from the comp to vhs? Most importantly, how can I do this? How do i put it into vhs?
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    How do you convert AVI files to be able to play on a DVD player if you do not have a dvd-rw?

    I heard that if you convert the avi files to vcd (mpg) files on cd-rw's, then you can watch it on pretty much any dvd player. Is that true? What program do you recommend I use if that works?
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    For LCDC, how do you get it to display WINAMP Tracks when it is loaded?

    Cuz I have it in my "lineup" but it is just in a sequence. How do I make LCDC show the tracks im playing for as long winamp is loaded and playing?
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    I CANT GO INTO http://192.168.1.1 HELP!!!

    I want to make edonkey2000/overnet/warcraft3 work. To do that I have to go into my router to change the port forwarding and stuff. I have a Linksys Wireless Router WRT54G (802.11g). I used to be able to go in it, but now it won't let me. Whats the problem?
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    Video REALLY choppy / Channels mixing on Leadtek WinFast TV2000 XP Deluxe. HELP!

    Check out my specs down there in my sig. My sound is coming out fine and smooth. But my video is unbelievably choppy. Fine tuning does not help. This is how I connected the cable: 3 coaxial cables and 1 cable splitter. I stuck 1 cable into the wall and the other end into the splitter side...
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    SOME ONE PLEASE tell me the Leadtek Technical Support phone number!

    I cannot find it. The button on their site that says technical support is inactive. When you go into "contact us" the only box you cannot click is customer support. CONSPIRACY?! I think so. BUt i really need help!
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    Questions about small form factor PC's (shuttle).

    Where can I buy them preassembled? (cheap) Can I make one by separately buying each piece? Can regular PCI and AGP video cards fit in them? What are the most famous brands for form-factor pc's (just the case)
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    I want TV from my computer. Few Questions.

    I have an ATI Radeon 9500 PRO and I also have a Samsung 172T LCD monitor. Okay. To get TV, I need to get a TV Tuner, because my vid card doesnt have one rite? Also, do I need software, and what is the best one? Or does the retail package come with the software? Next, do i need anything else...
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    Best CHEAP (but good quality) 15" Black ANALOG LCD with <25ms response time?

    I want to run a dual monitor setup, but i need to find the monitor first.
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    Do I need dual DVI video card to run dual lcd's?

    First of all I have no idea how to do dual monitor. So please give me a good link. Thanks! Second, I dont want to buy a new vid card. I have a ATI 9500 PRO. What can I do so that I can get dual lcds?
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    How much performance gain on RAID than with 1 HD (same size)

    I forgot which RAID it was, the 0,1,or5 which did the speed. Not the mirroring. However, what is the performance gain (where do i see it)? Is it worth upgrading?
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    DVD-ROM attached to Asus P4P800 DELUXE is freezing my computer. HELP!

    I installed the cables thru trial and error onto my drives. Finally I got all but the DVD rom to work. Without the DVD ROM drive attached, to the cable, it'll run fine, and in BIOS the other 3 drives show (CD-RW, Floppy HDD). However, when I attach the DVD ROM drive, in BIOS nothing shows, and...
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    Is it possible for Defragmenting to slow down your drive?

    Cuz when I install and run Norton Systemworks 2003, the entire comptuer feels more sluggish. Is it the whole program, or just the defragmenting?
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    Awesome site for techy screensavers?

    Something cool and 1337?
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    Help with Internet Connection

    I have a cable modem connected to the wall with a cable, power cord is in, and the cat5 cable is connected both to the computer and the modem. However, the computer wont pick the internet connection up. In device manager, it says it doesnt recognize the Ethernet controller. How do I get the...
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    Help me with Norton Ghost 2003

    I made a perfect backup, and when I try to restore it, the first disc will run fine. Then I insert my 2nd disk for the next part of the partition, but it will say that it didnt' work and restart, forcing me to reformat the computer. Please help me, what should I do?
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    Can someone explain Black Friday to me?

    Is it just a random day for discounts?
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    Voyetra Turtle Beach Santa Cruz or Hercules Fortissimo III?

    For 2.1 speaker set used for stuff in this order: 1. Gaming 2. Music 3. Movies 4. Misc They're the same price, I just wanted to know which is better for games/sound quality.
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    What is the best DDR400 Ram for P42.4C and Asus P4P800 Deluxe?

    I narrowed it down to three choices: ALL 512 Ram: Kingston HyperX DDR400 Cas 2-2-2-6-1T $120.00 OCZ Dual Channel Optimized DDR400 High Performance $135.00 Corsair XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series, Low Latency (Twin Pack) DDR 400 CAS 2-3-2-6-T1 $147.00 Is the Corsair worth more money, or...
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    How many songs does a 128mb mp3 player hold?

    And how about like 3 gigs or more...
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    Best USB Flash Drive/MP3 Player: Creative Muvo NX only one?

    I want to buy a USB Flash drive because they seem really useful for me and school related things. I would like the bonus of the MP3 player with it, but if there is a flash drive that is sooo much better, then I may be able to sacrifice it. I would like the drive to hold a fairly good amount of...
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    Why do people use Linux?

    What would be the benefit for me using linux and also the cons? im pretty good with computers but no way an expert i do normal stuff too, most importantly games
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    Boot screen/Login screen problem

    Hey, I replaced the ntoskrnl.exe and loginui.exe with different ones that i downloaded from themexp.org however, on my other computer it worked fine. on this computer, after making the changes in safe mode, the boot screen will work fine and then the login screen wont show and it will just keep...
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    Where do I get KAZAA LITE?

    All the sites now have like deleted it.
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    How do I edit the startup/shutdown features on my registry?

    I forgot how to do this one too...
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    What is that line you type into RUN so that it will uninstall/delete MSN Messenger?

    I forgot it sorry, please tell me it again.
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    When you download the Intel INF, you dont have to specify your chipset?

    I just download version 5.0.0.2 of the INF software, and i don't know what it does, i just download it. It never asks me what my chipset is, just if it's winxp. So no matter what modern intel board i have, if i download that same software, it is fine for my motherboard?
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    What happens if I upgrade my INF(chipset driver) before I unstall the previous one?

    Same thing with the ATI Catalyst drivers. What happens if I dont install the 3.6's and install the 3.7's right away? By the way, my Mobo is Gigabyte 8IHNXP. My Video Card is ATI RADEON 9500 PRO.
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    Is it possible to stealth a floppy drive?

    I'm going to stealth 2 of my cd-rom/cd-rw drives. My case is silver and the drives including floppy is beige/white. I wanted to know if anyone can post a link or tell me how to stealth a floppy drive. Much thanks.
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    New Computer - Please check for compatibility issues. Feel free to leave other comments too.

    .:FINAL SPEC SHEET:. HARDWARE: Case: Raidmax 268FS w/ 350watt PSU $32.00 Motherboard: Asus P4P800 Deluxe (865PE) $136.00 Processor: P4 2.4C 800FSB - HTT $170.00 HSF: Intel Retail (included with processor) $0.00 RAM: OCZ 2x256 PC3200/DDR400 $112.00 Hard Drive: WD "SE"...
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    Best 865PE motherboard - no overclocking. Out of box performance.

    I'm leaning toward the Asus 865PE, but I can't decide over these companies as well: Abit, Chaintech, GigaByte, and MSI.
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    ATI Radeon 128MB 9600PRO vs. GeForce 256MB FX5600 non-ultra?

    I want ATI for the much better aa/af. However, the 256MB is really tempting. Please help me choose, and why.