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    video card problems

    Ever since installing ati-tray tools in whom I've never made any kind of modifications in, I've been getting all kinds of wavy lines...almost like my video card is overheated or something even tho it has a built in fan and my case has like 5 more fans in it... and all that in a game I play that...
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    mouse problems

    I just reformated and am having a problem with clicking and dragging. When I drag an icon on my desktop it will randomly stop without me unclicking the button. The problem also occurs when highlighting, I can't really highlight because it just unclicks without me unclicking. Its just an annoying...
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    Monitor Problem when booting

    Everytime I go to boot up my computer, the monitor says "Power Save Mode is on, Activate by using PC." Pressing the keyboard buttons or moving the mouse has done nothing. I've tried a different video card and monitor. I've also plugged the monitor in and out. Any advice is extremely appreciated...
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    Crappy Sound quality

    Hey folks, I thought because I had an old computer thats why I'm always getting really crappy sound quality but I have an audigy 2zs, and a decent pair of headsets plantronics audio .90 and I really don't get why I have bad sound quality. I always have to turn my sound down in order to not get...
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    problem with seti client

    I turned that display transmit feature off, but for some reason whenever I run the client it still constantly shows that dos prompt coming up with the transmission status etc, and its really getting annoying. Anyway to stop it?
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    Looking for a place to buy and get a good deal on laptop

    Hello, My friend has a $1300 budget and he wants to spend it on a good laptop for school. He recently looked on ebay and found a good deal on a brand new laptop from alienware with these specs: intel p4 3.2ghz, audigy 2zs, 1gb ram, 60gb hitachi harddrive, audigy nx, 9600 128mb vid card...
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    unmountable_boot_volume

    Friend of mine is having a prob with his computer so I'm posting here to see if I can get any troubleshooting things I can get him to do to fix it up. He tried turning off the acpi function in his bios, and have also tried getting in safe mode but it wouldn't work. Any other solutions...
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    Good Memory

    Alright folks, I'm still in the process of getting all the parts for my first newly built computer I'm going to give an attempt at...Now comes the memory part Here are my specs so far: Case: http://www.circotech.com/x-blade-pc-gaming-pre-mod-atx-medium-tower-case.html Case Specs...
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    Good Power Supply.....

    It's going to be my first time building my comp and these are the parts I ordered so far Case: http://www.circotech.com/x-blade-pc-gaming-pre-mod-atx-medium-tower-case.html Motherboard: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=246486 HardDrive...
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    DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D ATX AMD Motherboard

    Alright so here I go, going to be my first time building my computer and from all the recommendations I've been getting I have decided to go with this one. The specs I am looking to install on my new comp will be an AMD 64 3500 + Venice Core, x800 xL, 1gb memory, 160gb-200gb SATA HardDrives...
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    Internet Connection Problems..

    Alright this is something a friend of mine is having with his net connection. He lives in the conneticut area and basically what happens is, from time to time his internet connection just drops. It happens mainly whenever he's downloading stuff on the internet for a while or in this one game he...
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    Building my first computer..

    Alright folks, for weeks I've been basically deciding on what I should do..Go with a prebuilt PC avoid trouble, don't have to spend all the extra time, get warranty altogether, and 24/7 support to go with it in most cases - compared to building my computer by ordering parts and such saving...
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    Computer Case

    Alright so basically I'm starting out with the case since it's going to be my first time building a computer...This is what I selected, with a few extra options and such.... http://www.circotech.com/x-blade-pc-gaming-pre-mod-atx-medium-tower-case.html I would've ordered my case from newegg...
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    Building my first custom built computer

    I wanted a good gaming rig and at the same time one that would be able to handle the developer's side to me as well since I design and do webwork for a living. My budget is under $1000 right now and here is basically what I'm looking at... CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR...
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    Reformatting loop

    I recently installed a new MSI mobo and an AMD Athalon XP 3200+. They are both compatable and everything else in my computer is working. After a few problems getting my CD drive and Hard Drive jumpers configured, I go to boot from my windows XP CD. I format my C drive like normal and it says it...
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    Spyware Scanning feature

    Is there any spyware scanner out there to scan external slave hard drives?
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    Looking for certain program..

    I was wondering if anyone knew of a program that you can use to view all the processes in your computer, and the ability from the program to give you information on the processed such as where its located, whats it being run off of, is it a system process or a 3rd party one..and the ability to...
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    Overclocking mobo/processor speed

    Heya, Friend of mine is interested in overclocking his card but really not sure on howabout going into doing this.. Here is his motherboard: http://usa.aopen.com/Products/mb/AX4CMax.htm 3.2ghz pentium 4 northwood I'd like to know is this overclockable, to what speeds can he go up...
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    Weird monitor/video card problem

    Alright guys I'm getting really tired of this...Here's my situation I currently own the Nvidia Geforcefx 5600 ultra agp4x card.....I recently purchased the msi x800 pro vivo modded to xt speeds and tested it on my computer...It turned out not so good as my computer isn't even able to handle...
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    move thread

    put my thread in the wrong forum it should be in the cpu processors and overclocking http://forums.anandtech.com/me...6281&enterthread=y
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    Overclocking mobo/processor speed

    Alright here's the thread link on the information you guys will probably need http://forums.anandtech.com/me...6224&enterthread=y Basically I need to update two things in my bios in order to get it at 3ghz Memory Ratio: from 1:1, to 4:5 FSB: from 200 to 250 and I was also told to...
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    Trying to figure out if this is compatible with my mobo or not

    Buddy of mine is looking to upgrade his processor because the current one he has right now kinda sucks. Here's the motherboard he has right now http://usa.aopen.com/Products/mb/ax4cmax.htm and the processor he wants to upgrade is this one http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...amp;affiliate=shopping...
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    how do i enable my profile/

    i posted something in the sale/trade forums and they said i better enable my profile how do i do this?
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    Need to upgrade my PSU

    Alright guys I really have no idea how to do this or even know which one will be compatible with my system. My current system has 160W power supply only, and I want something around the 350-450W range. I own a gateway computer (CRAP), and the tech support staff referred me to these two...
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    ATI 9800xt vs. Geforce 6800

    Howdy folks, Well I'm currently in the market to upgrade my current video card which is a really crappy Nvidia Geforce FX 5600 256mb Ultra. Right now I'm looking at either getting the 9800xt or the 6800. I'm also kind of in a budget so whichever one of these cards is better I'm going to get...
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    Computer Sites....

    Hey guys, I'm currently looking for a good company to buy my newest computer from. I would like say that I'm definetly not going to buy from dell, gateway, ibm, or any of those MAJOR companies. I think most people would know why...Anyways I've been looking at a few sites and just can't find...
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    Getting a new crt monitor..

    Alright guys, so basically from all the research I have found this to be a really good one and recommended by a lot of people I know..What do you guys think? Is it good for the price and what comes with it spec wise? http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=24-116-232&depa=1 I will use this...
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    Recent Ebay Item

    I'd like to know what you guys think of this recent ebay auction...IMO from the looks of it this is probably one hell of a rig, with the exception of the video card. I think whoever bought this got a great deal but at the same time how was it so cheap? 750 bucks...
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    w00t

    Howdy Folks, just joined up with the team....I found it kind of weird to install a completely different version of seti as I have been running the one from the website for quite a long time....Anyways, a few questions.... How can I set it so it runs all the time? or is that on by default...
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    Noobs quest on upgrading his gateway motherboard.

    Well these past few weeks I've been really thinking about getting a whole new gaming rig, since my current one which is a gateway can't handle sh*t anymore especially with some of the new games. I've been doing a little research and from what I hear from most people, building your own computer...
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    Windows XP Pro/Home Dual OS Issues

    Alright here's the problem.. I have two different operating systems, one is Windows XP Professional Edition and the other one is Windows Home Edition. My windows professional edition is pretty messed up since it required a lot of drivers for my computer and unfortunately I don't have the...