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    8800GT to 8800GTS (G92)?

    So I have 5 days left on my evga step up program. I rarely game at 1680x1050 resolution. But I do enjoy playing the new games that come out. I purchased my 8800GT for around 290 before rebate around December, when the GT's were selling like hot cakes. The GTS on EVGA's site is 359.99...
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    Low FSB P4 in C2D motherboard

    I have a Pentium 4 511 (LGA 775) which has a FSB of 533Mhz. I want to buy a Core2Duo motherboard for a E4300 later down the road. However the motherboard I want to purchase link says it supports a FSB of 1066/800Mhz...but no mention of 533. Will I be able to use a CPU with a...
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    8800GTX & AMD X2 4600+?

    Im considering buying an 8800GTX and game at 1680 x 1050 resolution. I was wondering would my X2 4600+ bog down the 8800GTX or would it be fine? The X2 4600+ is roughly equal to a Core2Duo 6300 - 6400. TIA
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    X2 4600+ Has Problems During Boot

    I recently purchased my X2 4600+, about a week ago. My rig specs are in my sig. My problems started when I installed the X2, I got to the desktop, and when I rebooted, it gave me a blank black screen. I used fixboot or fixmbr from the windows XP cd, and that seemed to solve the...
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    Thermaltake Mambo Case for $9.99AR at PC Club

    I went to my PC Club store and they had an ad for a Black Thermaltake Mambo Case (regular ATX 2 -120 MM fan bays) at PC Club for $9.99. The ad says it starts at 8/5 and ends on 8/6.
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    Will Conroe use DDR2 667 or DDR2 800?

    The Conroe tested against the FX60 by Anandtech, used DDR2 667. However when Conroe is released, would the standard DDR Speed be 667 or DDR2 800 like AM2?
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    P4 running too hot?

    I have an Antec Aria case with a LGA P4 511 2.8ghz in it. I have installed a new coolermaster heatsink with/ 3 heatpipes and the coolermaster fan: With SMART cooling: Idles at 54-62 degrees C Without SMART cooling: Idles at 44-50 degrees C I cannot get a bigger cooling device cause...
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    P4 Antec Aria running too hot?

    I have an Antec Aria case with a LGA P4 511 2.8ghz in it. I have installed a new coolermaster heatsink with/ 3 heatpipes and the coolermaster fan: With SMART cooling: Idles at 54-62 degrees C Without SMART cooling: Idles at 44-50 degrees C I cannot get a bigger cooling device cause...
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    U320 HD w/ U160 adapter

    I have a LSI Logic 20160 U160 SCSI adapter. Also I have a U160 68pin cable. My question is, would this work with a 68pin U320 hard drive? (at a slower speed) Or are there differences, that my adapter wont recognize the HD?
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    What kind of slot is this? Vid Card

    I bought a new 6600GT PCI-e Video Card, theres this slot that is circled red in this pic http://www.filefarmer.com/Ogopogo15/P9050002.JPG What kind of a slot is this? Is this a slot where u plug in power from the PSU to the Video Card? Im asking cause Im waiting for my powerstream psu to...
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    Ghosting Programs & Files w/o os?

    I heard of people using norton ghost or other imaging software to make a backup of an image of their hard drive. My situation is that Im going to be changing from win xp pro to mce. Since I cant upgrade, and dont want to really reinstall programs, is there options or programs that ghost...
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    computer starts with weird image and square pattern plz help

    i have some problem with my computer display, and i thought it might be my video card's problem. I have a Sapphire Radeon 9600 256mb with a P4 2.8 GHZ. i was playing GTA SAn Andreas last night, and the graphics got messed up, so i quit the game and shut down the computer. and when i turn on my...
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    Slow FTP / HTTP Downloads on DSL Connection

    Hi guys, I am running on a 3Mbps/368Kbps Verizon West DSL line. I have a Westell Modem 2100, and is connected to a Linksys WRT54G Router. I have 2 computers, see my rig sig below, and I have the desktop set as the DMZ. My DSL is fine from what I could see, Im about 3000 feet from a...
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    Windows MCE 2005 & Remote Desktop

    Quick question Does Windows MCE 2005 have the remote desktop server option? I want to know if my other computer could connect to a HTPC through remote desktop.
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    PIII-S 1.4Ghz works in desktop motherboard?

    Hi guys, Im working on a little side project and since its spring break for me I decided to upgrade my PIII. The current configuration could be found in my anandtech rigs link. But the question Im asking is that Im thinking about buying a PIII-S Tualatin 1.4ghz / 512k / 1.475V / 133FSB...
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    Enabling 64Bit on a Crippled A64

    I recently just found out that my Compaq laptop which was advertised as a Athlon XP-M was actually an Athlon 64 but with 64bit disabled. Story here: click Is there any hacks or any way to enable the 64bit capability?
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    Compaq Athlon XP-M Laptop is really a Athlon 64?

    I bought a Athlon XP-M last december, I ran CPU-Z on it, and it shows up as a S754 Clawhammer A64 3000+? If I use everest, it shows up as a Mobile AMD Semrpon 1600Mhz. However in CPU-Z the supposently A64 shows up as 798Mhz. But there has been no problems running it, Im just...
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    Motherboard not recognizing 1.2Ghz PIII

    Hi guys, I recently installed a 1.2Ghz PIII Tualatin Core , that I found on ebay. I have a i810E chipset motherboard. However after installing, I look in the BIOS and it recognizes as only a 900Mhz PIII with 100 FSB?! Then when I go to windows and use everest and CPU-Z it says the same...
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    1.3Ghz Celeron replacement for 700Mhz PIII

    How is the performance increase if I buy a 1.3Ghz Celeron (Tualatin) to replace a 700Mhz PIII? Or would there be any since its a celeron?
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    Are all PIII's Socket 370?

    Quick question, are all Pentium III CPU's socket 370?
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    Are dvd+r dual layer = to dvd 9

    Are dvd+r dual layer = to dvd 9?
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    CPU Quickie Definitions

    Basically I know that there are two types of cores....intel cores and amd cores...... Could any of you tell this newbie....what are cores? example: Prescott, Barton, Northword...etc etc Is newcastle a good core? haha...good..lol What exactly does the FSB do? Why is a larger number...
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    DVD-R Dual Layer

    Are DVD-R DL coming out or never?
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    What do you guys think about this rig?

    Ok, this is going to be first time building a new computer. My pentium III has lasted me around 6 years, and Am using it as I type right now. However, I might be building one to replace the PIII, while the PIII will exist primarily as a file server and what do you anandtech computer...
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    Any work around Packet Shaping?

    Hi guys, I live in a dorm which runs on a t1 or t3 connection. The problem is that they use packet shaping. so I get very slow downloads connections all the time including ftp servers, games, bittorent..etc etc etc. I mean ...this is way slower than my dsl at home and could get as slow...
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    AVI Wallpaper Programs?

    Anybody knows freeware / shareware programs that coud play avi files as wallpaper? thx
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    Could anyone post up the solution to Sp2 and download speeds?

    Anyone got a link? to increasing download speeds?....tried to do a search..cant find it
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    Games not working with new connection

    Hi guys...recently I moved to UC San Diego at my dorm. The problem is that I had SP2 installed and my internet connection comes from a proxy server I believe through the school. My problem is that when I try to enter into the Delta Force Black Hawk Down lobby, and when it calculates ping...
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    Deleting the startup items in Msconfig

    I had spyware installed my computer one time and I got rid of all of it. I decided to just clean up the startup item tab. However the startup items are still there in the startup item in msconfig. Is there any way to remove those startup thats are gone and are unchecked?
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    Dual Layer DVD burning with any DVD Burner?

    I am going to get a DVD Burner pretty soon, but I was wondering if current dvd burners are able to burn Dual Layer DVD+R's? This is the dvd burner I plan to get http://www.microadvantage.net/...s=2&product_id=71 It DOESNT say that it could burn dual layer dvds, but Im not sure...