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    Questions about memory upgrade on old computer

    I'm going to be upgrading my brothers old machine with some memory sticks lying around at my place. His PC is a 1.3 Duron (100 Mhz bus) on a Gigabyte 7VAXP and the VIA chipset on it supports up to DDR400 memory. What I want to know is: Is it ok to run DDR400 memory with just a 100Mhz bus CPU...
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    Internet Explorer browser is too small

    If you're using IE7 then you can click on the links with the scroll wheel button and it opens that new page up in a new tab.
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    Best O/S For PII-333Mhz w/128MB PC100 RAM

    I think you just have to pick your software carefully. For firewall, you won't need one if you're connecting to the internet through a router. For anti-virus, again you can live without one if you browse responsibly and log on using a restricted account. For web browsers, I don't wish to be...
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    Linux laptops now for sale at Dell starting at $599

    I am the sort of person who would buy a Ubuntu Dell box. It's a great operating system, but only if your hardware works out of the box-which isn't the case for any of my computers. And if it doesn't work, the instructions to get it working are extremely complicated - enough for me to think...
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    Is speeding really all that bad?

    I agree with the people who say "Speed doesn't kill - bad driving does". A couple of people have argued that speed still affects the severity of an accident. But really it's when you cannot stop safely within the distance you can see ahead, that speed comes into it. And of course this is...
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    Bloatfree alternatives to bloated programs | Free yourself from bloat!

    Hi there. Another unbloated media player which I like is Foobar. Also, Opera seems rather less bloated than Firefox, although in my experience that can be occasionally at the expense of website compatibility.
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    Tony Blair has announced he will stand down as prime minister on 27 June.

    Completely agree with you there. The worst thing about this government has been the lies and spin. When something hasn't worked out, instead of the government admitting it, they just carry on and try to tell us that everythings improving. Education, education, education? - Just lower the...
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    K10 Barcelona 50% faster than Kentsfield ?

    Is that clock-for-clock or compared to Intel's top of the line 3 GHz Core 2 Quad? Not to mention that benchmark is just a synthetic one like many of the Sandra tests. So pretty meaningless really. Let's see some proper benchmarks.
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    AMD CPU prices drop over 50% on high end chips

    That's true, but with these price cuts I wonder how much profit they are really making.
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    Help with memory upgrade

    I'm looking into upgrading my memory to 2GB in preparation for installing Vista x64. It's on an Abit KV8 with a S754 Newcastle 3000+. Right now I have two 512MB sticks of DDR400 at 3-3-3-8 2T. I was hoping to just add a 1GB stick, but according to the manual that means that the memory will have...
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    1333 fsb 6850 review posted on HKEPC

    The thing I'm confused about, is that I've seen nothing about 1333FSB on quad-core chips. Surely they are the ones which would gain more from the bus increase, or is Intel having yield problems or something with 1333FSB quad-core parts?
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    Is there a downside to undervolting my CPU?

    It allows you to then use quieter or even passive cooling.
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    Why did MS abandon DirectSound in favor of OpenAL?

    Haven't tried this myself yet, but I've heard people say that, if you mute the line in and mic connections that can sometimes get rid of the mouse noise.
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    Is there a way to disable "Mac has issued a salutation: Cancel or Allow" feature in Vista?

    Yep, go to control panel, user accounts and then the option will be there. You'll need to restart the computer for it to take effect. Oh and by the way, if you use software which properly works in Vista then UAC should hardly bother you. The only time it's ever got a bit annoying is when you...
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    Vista 512MB RAM requirement

    Thanks for that - that's what I needed to know. And i'll be doing the same too (using classic interface, just internet/email/word etc.).
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    Vista 512MB RAM requirement

    Cheers, hadn't thought of that. To everyone else I said I WILL upgrade the memory, just not right at this moment.
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    Vista 512MB RAM requirement

    Am planning to upgrade a laptop to Vista. It currently has 512MB Ram but also has integrated Intel graphics which shares memory. Does anyone know if Vista setup makes allowances for integrated graphics memory or is it stricty 512MB required and not one meg less allowed? Yea I know it'll be...
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    Vista - bad for the environment, bad for you?

    I'm normally one who does like to keep electricty costs down, but this is just stupid. - Most CPUs sold from 4 years ago are fine for Vista. - Aero Glass runs fine on most directx 9 GPUs released since 2004 (except Intel's) and even then the Vista Basic mode runs on all video cards with...
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    How to get a legimate and legal 120-day trial of any version of Vista!!

    That's very generous of them. Although it could also be a problem for Microsoft cos I'm sure there are many people out there who don't mind just doing a reformat every 4 months.
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    Help with 6600GT

    Hi. I've recently bought a 6600GT to upgrade an older computer and so far it's reporting very high temps. Specifically, it's the XFX 6600GT with DDR3 memory (this one). When I run the CS:S stress test, after just a few minutes Rivatuner reports that it hits 97C :( I've checked that the fan...
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    Athlon 64 X2 6000+ released 90nm/AM2 part

    I would say that the X2 6000+ should be a pretty good performer and you would be unlikely to tell the difference between that and the X6800. HOWEVER, I'd be interested to know what the default VID for the 6000+ is, cos AMD increased the VID for the FX-74 to 1.475 (i think). If they have...
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    Undervolting the AMD X2

    I believe that the 65W 3800+ actually uses well under 65 Watts anyway. And yes, you can undervolt the 65W version. Most people recommend RMClock to do it.
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    Revisiting HL2

    I thought it was good, but nothing special. The worst bit for me was how linear the whole thing was. The physics in the game certainly helped to make things more interesting, but other aspects of gameplay let it down - the AI was pants (seemed to be WORSE than HL1) and it's still yet another...
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    GPU Fan for 6600GT

    You should be able to control it with Rivatuner.
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    Windows Vista Administrative Rights

    I'd say it's best to disable UAC before installing apps and then reenabling it afterwards. Yea it's a shame that MS decided to still make the main account on a Vista install have have administrator rightx. They should've implemented a system where during setup, you must enter a password for...
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    Video card power consumption question

    OK thanks very much.
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    Video card power consumption question

    Hi. I'm planning to upgrade an FX 5200 to something better. Was looking at 7300GT/7600 GS - obviously AGP versions. Was just wondering how those newer cards compare to an FX 5200 power consumption wise, because I don't want to have to upgrade my power supply.
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    Audigy 2 in Vista?

    Typical Creative really. It's a shame cos the actual hardware that they make is pretty good (although more competition from someone else would help), yet they're hopeless with drivers. You could also see if the KX project drivers work. Again they're for XP and haven't been updated since late...
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    Windows Vista worth it?

    Just depends on how much RAM and hard-disk space you have. I have vista running on a laptop which is Pentium 4 2.53, 512MB RAM, Geforce4 go (dx7) and a slow hard drive. It works fine and not too slow considering I only have 512MB RAM (the minimum), and even then don't forget you've got...
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    No log in on Windows ME

    Right click My Network Places on the desktop and on the Primary logon (think it's called that) drop down menu, select "Client for Microsoft Networks". I think it sometimes defaults to Windows logon or Microsoft family logon.
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    what's the point of disabling Speed Step on celeron M's?

    I think the simple answer is that it would hurt sales of the regular Pentium M/Core/Core 2 if the Celeron M did have Speedstep. After all I don't think the performance of the current Celeron M is a lot worse than the Pentium M and Core Solo. Or it could be that some CPU's could have defective...
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    Is it safe to say that 9 out of 10 problems in a computer are caused by...

    That's only the case for XP before SP2 and when setting up the interenet, the user didn't select the firewall option. I'd say that end users are the cause of most problems, but don't go blaming Microsoft for that -especially not XP SP2 and Vista. A good solution perhaps could be a requirement...
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    fATAL1TY CASE

    Well overpriced for a case that's: - OK but not great in terms of cooling performance (92mm fans? Come on.) - has stupid Fatalitwat branding.
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    Anand doesn't like 4x4

    I remember when AMD was trying to claim it still had better performance-per-watt compared to Intel's Core 2 Duos (wasn't true, unless you counted the Energy Efficient AMD X2s). And now they just look like a laughing stock. I think I've said this before here, but AMD have just got cocky...
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    Anand doesn't like 4x4

    So is 1.475v the stock VID for the FX-74 then? If so then OUCH! That'll certainly suck up power. And I've never seen a 90nm CPU sold before where the stock VID was above 1.4 so I wonder if there's also an issue with the lifespan of that CPU (esp. if you use a motherboard which overvolts).
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    Imitation or flattery? ATI's driver selector..

    Honestly does it really mattter? It's just a driver download page. Some people really do have too much time on their hands, methinks.
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    Why does spinning up a DVD in an IDE DVD drive tend to momentarily lock up the computer?

    A computer I bought over 6 years ago had a Pioneer DVD-ROM drive that COULD read as it spun up (instead of waiting to fully spin up) and it was such a joy to use. I wonder what the latest Pioneer DVD drives are like in this respect.
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    do you use google desktop?

    Except don't you have to have opera running to use the widgets? That's what I found.
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    AMD Cool'n'Quiet and Vista

    You can use RM Clock to do Cool 'n' Quiet. Ensure that it's still enabled in your BIOS.