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    Odd Cable Internet issue

    I just got Cable Internet for the first time yesterday. I got it from a local service provider here in Mexico City where I live. In the past I've used DSL as it's quite convenient but I decided to go with Cable due to their offering TV, telephony and broadband for a lower price than the...
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    No sound on new DQ965GF

    We recently built two quad-core boxes with the Intel DQ965GF board. The machines work fine but XP can't detect any sound device (the boards use on-board Sigmatel audio). The drivers provided by Intel on the website or on the CD don't work: they either won't install at all, or simply do...
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    Vista SP1 Preview

    Paul Thurrott has included a preview of Vista's SP1 and some of the changes and tweaks that will be included once it finally ships.
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    Strange hum coming from my LCD

    I noticed the other day my ViewSonic makes a slight hum whenever it's displaying a signal. It doesn't happen when the monitor is on but without a signal from the computer. What could be causing this?
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    Vista Performance, Compatibility and Reliability Packs are out

    Hope this isn't a repost :) They aren't on Windows Update yet but can be officially downloaded from microsoft.com as of today: Performance and Reliability Compatibility and Reliability
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    Vista's Speech Recognition

    I've been toying around with Vista's Speech recognition, and surprisingly, it works great! I'm impressed, specially since it had gotten some bad press before release. However, my version of Home Premium is in Spanish and so is the language speech pack installed; from what I gather, only Vista...
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    "Your Computer is not fast enough to play this game"

    So I just built my new C2D rig (in sig) and proceeded to re-download HL2:Lost Coast off Steam for benchmarking purposes. Before it began, I got a pop-up Window telling me two things: "Your Computer is not fast enough to play this game", and "Your Video Card doesn't support HDR". It then...
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    Windows won't install - New Build

    So I finally bit the bullet and built a C2D rig. Built went smooth and POSTed right up. Windows install begins normally. Windows formats the drive, and copies the files. But when it reboots to continue the install, it fails to boot from the HDD drive and errors out (operating system not found...
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    Which DDR2 6400@800MHz RAM would you get...

    I've got two choices... Either: Kingston HyperX 1GB (x2) or: OCZ Gold Series Cas latency 5 2x1GB I must first clarify that I don't live in the states, so NewEgg is not an option. My choices are kind of limited here when in comes to high performance RAM, and those two are probably...
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    Does the P5N-E SLI support Q6600?

    I was thinking about buying this board as it seems to be a popular budget choice among gamers and overclockers alike. I'd like to pair it with a Q6600 Core 2 processor. However, ASUS's supported CPU list doesn't include the Q6600. Oddly enough the list does mention the QX6700, and one might...
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    Make Gnome look like OSX

    Just Stumbled Upon this; figured I might share since loads of people are always asking how to make their desktops more OSXish. Haven't tried it out myself, but now I have something to keep me busy on the weekend :)
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    E6400 on a 945 chipset board

    A friend of mine just built himself a C2D rig, after his ancient 1.8GHz P4 died on him. He got a nice E6400, 1GB of Kingston DDR2@533, and the 945GZM-S2 Gigabyte Mobo, as well as a pair of SATA drives. The rig runs well: it's stable so far, and pretty responsive. The problem is that it won't...
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    "Your BETA version of Microsoft Office 2007 has expired"

    :( Back to OpenOffice for me.
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    How reliable is this site?

    I am building a new rig soon (Summer) and I am looking for a nice power supply to provide the juice. I found this site which seems very nicely laid out...I tried my projected rig (C2D E6600; 2GB DDR2 RAM, 8800GTX -if prices have dropped by then; I might consider ATI as well if it offers...
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    When plugging two monitors to a video card...

    I own a 17" Viewsonic LCD and I'm about to purchase a 22" Viewsonic LCD. Obviously they have different native resolutions (1280x1024 and 1680x1050, respectively). I'd like to keep the Viewsonic and plug into my Video card to run a dual-monitor configuration and further boost my desktop...
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    Chimei 221D

    This monitor is the cheapest WS 22" LCD at newegg. It just seems too good to be true...I read some reviews from some random sites I googled and they were positive. Granted I'm not expecting professional quality from it (want it only for gaming, movie watching and web browsing), so it seems...
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    Baffling DSL problem

    Here's the deal. I have a 1mbps/down connection via aDSL. However, I never get that actual bandwidth. When checking my modem's gateway, I get this (this is a 2wire Wired modem). This is not a fixed number, and it changes every time the modem is reset. Sometimes (seldom) I get 512, but most of...
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    I need upgrade advice

    Greetings fellow Anandtech posters: Yet again I have come to you seeking advice, knowing that the myriad of well-informed hardware enthusiasts that thrive on this boards can offer excellent advice. Here's my situation. I am itching to upgrade my computer (my current rig is in my sig)...
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    Is anyone here a Guitar World suscriber?

    **Jerry C himself just posted the track in his website** So I got it :D !!! Hopefully it's not improper to ask for this here. If the mods deem it so, please lock this thread. To make a long story short: I've been buying the magazine for years, as I really like it. This morning I picked...
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    Can't access many servers on the internet

    So now I can't access half the servers on the internet, apparently. I'm talking about sites like wikipedia.org; newegg.com; apple.com, youtube....and many more. I just get a 'problem loading page' error after the connection times out. Google works but half the results I get from a search...
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    High CPU usage locks in WMP11 Beta 2

    I've been using WMP11 since it was released in beta to the public and I like it a lot, specially the way it handles my music library, which is quite big (over 350+ albums in there). However, I believe I have found a bug, which is as follows: If I am listening to music while the player is...
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    I think I should lay off the torrents for a while

    Sad thing is, it's 99% pr0n.
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    Does anyone know of any lightweight powerpoint viewers under Linux?

    I installed Xubuntu on my parent's PC (P4 1.4 GHz, 128MB RAM) and for the most part, it runs great. However, when my father tries to open a pps attachment in OpenOffice, it takes forever (at least 2 minutes) for the slideshow to finally play. So I was wondering if there are any lightweight...
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    X-Fi on XP; onboard in Ubuntu 6.06

    I recently gon an X-Fi XtremeMusic, mainly for gaming but also to listen to my music library which is all in my hard drive encoded as lossless WMA files. I've been itching to install Linux again in my box (Ubuntu 6.06). However, there's currently no drivers support from Creative for Linux...
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    New HL2: Ep 2 Trailer Released

    Too bad we'll have to wait until at least Q1 '07.
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    Earbuds for iPod; would appreciate recommendations

    I just got my first iPod this week and I was wondering if some of the AT audiophiles could recommend me some earbuds for it, as I can't stand how bad the ones that come packed with it sound. Thanks in advance.
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    Flight Simulator 2004

    I saw MS Flight Simulator 2004 for cheap at Office Depot the other day and picked it up. Since the game has been out for 3 years now, I was wondering if there are any must-have mods for it. I've googled around but most websites I've found are either shady looking or charge for mods. Does...
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    I'm thinking on buying a Creative Zen Touch 20GB

    Even though I love music, I haven't bought an MP3 yet. Mainly because I find iPods insanely expensive. I really like the 4GB nano; it is sleek and well designed, but after finding out how much the bloody thing costs (that, plus the fact that one has to use iTunes to transfer the music into the...
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    Red Steel demonstration

    I found this clip with Stumble. The original E3 demonstation looked kinda crappy because the video they showed seemed like it was being forced into a different resolution than what the game was actually running at, and the image looked all stretched and deformed...
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    Video card form factor resizing

    I don't know if this is real or just photoshopped, but I found it amusing nonetheless, specially because I have that exact same card (it's an XFX GeForce7800gs) From the post in the pic: "my friend said that the shiny metal part on the bottom looks like it has lines because you cut at...
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    USB Optical mouse dying?

    A friend of mine was having troubles with his PC. I told him to bring it over so I could give it a look; surely enough, the thing was infested with trojans and spyware, to the point where explorer.exe would crash every 2 minutes. He didn't even have SP1, let alone SP2 to boot. Trying to install...
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    Old 486-SX 25MHz overclocked to 247MHz

    ...and it's also worth a few laughs! :laugh: They offer no proof, but seeing all those beers cooling the system is really, well, cool.
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    Helped a friend of a friend with a Spyware problem

    A friend of a friend had a massive spyware / virus problem on her Sony Vaio. The thing wouldn't even boot in normal mode anymore. Adaware detected and removed over 200 entries (not counting cookies); Spybot another 121. Avir removed quite a few trojans too. I don't think I had ever seen...
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    Did anyone else HATE the vehicle sequences in HL2

    I know I'm a little late to the party when it comes to Half Life 2. I'm only playing through the single player game now for the first time, as I waited until I had a Video Card that could playi the game in all its glory. Well, I've been enjoying it a lot, for the most part, except for one...
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    Bash the computer!

    http://www.nethitters.com/games.asp?linkID=540 :laugh:
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    Is there a way of maping hotkeys in Oblivion to the num pad?

    I'm left handed and use the mouse with my left hand. In all games, the first thing I do is switch the movement keys to the home - end -pg down etc. keys. I just can't work with the WASD setup most games use. The problem with Oblivion is that the regular numeral keys, where hotkeys are...
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    Thinking of going Wireless

    I need to buy a router for my aDSL connection and I'm considering going wireless. I've never used wireless internet before so I have some doubts...I'd really appreciate if someone with experience in the subject answered some of my questions :) The wireless router will be approximately 12...
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    Freezing a clicking/dying hard drive might help save data

    Text Text :laugh:
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    Oblivion reviewed at Gamespot

    Clikey
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    7800GS, or an older 6800 chipset?

    Hello all, The time has come in which I must finally face that my RADEON 9600XT has reached prehistoric status. Also, Oblivion has just been released and I'd like to play the game in most of its glory, at 1280x1024, which is my LCD's native resolution. And my 9600XT simply won't cut it...