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    Motherboard or RAM Problem?

    I'm leaning towards the RAM now. It is the regular Ballistix, not tracer. Although not exactly the same speed, I think this sums it up for me (along with some Google research): http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820148069 30% of the votes were the lowest possible score...
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    Looking for the Lowdown on Ballistix Sticks

    I have regular non-tracer ballistix 2 x 1 GB PC 6400. One of the sticks had errors after just a few days. Now the other stick, by itself since the other one was RMA'd, has flipped out too.
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    Motherboard or RAM Problem?

    Summary: Microsoft memory checker reports massive errors, first RAM stick still on RMA. Is it really a motherboard problem instead? When I first put my new computer together in July 2008, I would sometimes have programs crash at random. It affected almost all programs, such as Explorer...
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    Upgrading Piecemeal

    I am looking to upgrade my desktop piecemeal as good deals come along. I am particularly looking to upgrade for Age of Conan at 1600x1200 or 1920x1200. My desktop hasn't been upgraded in quite a while. I currently have an Athlon 2 GHz 2800+ / 1 GB RAM / Radeon 9700 (AGP) / 200 GB HD / Antec...
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    Upgrading, can I stick to my Antec True Power 430w?

    Are there different versions of the True Power 430? I have the same basic question (E8400/8800GT/HD/DVD) with the same PSU but I thought the side of my PSU said 20Amps for +12V Maybe I just misread my PSU
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    low end budget ~$400

    Don't know where you are, Atlanta Fry's has E2200+ECS945GCT-M1333 for $80 this weekend
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    Mythbusters to take on "the plane and the treadmill" conundrum?

    The key to this problem is that the force of friction has an upper bound. Ff = u N u : coefficient of friction N : normal force Ff : MAXIMUM force of friction What is the normal force in this scenario? It is perpendicular to the direction of motion: the weight of the aircraft. Note...
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    So what's YOUR video card?

    7800 GTX Go $270
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    512 7800GTX sold at Ebay for more than US$ 1500 ( 1320 Euros)

    $800 is too low ... there is one on e-bay right now for $850 and it has a bid!
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    Atlanta Comcast Users: Outages?

    Dunno, but my DSL was bouncing off and on tonight close to that area
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    2/3 Monitors

    I had a physical switch like that about 4-5 years ago. The problem was all of the switched video had horrible ghosting. You can get high quality switches but they generally run $500+ Here is an example KVM: http://www.cybex.com/web/en.nsf/Content/SwitchView+PC+4-port Actually it seems...
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    LCD - When will native resolution become the past?

    In Windows XP: Control Panel - Display - Appearance tab - Font Size - Large or Extra Large
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    Konica Minolta magicolor 2300W Color Laser Printer $239.96 AC/AR Shipped!!!

    Math is not computing for me: 500 - 150 = 350 350 - 35 = 315
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    Freeware programs and applications

    File Compression: 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org)
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    Finding all registered domain names matching a pattern?

    Is this even possible? For example: www.something*.com
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    Tape backup woes....what else is out there? Help!

    Have you thought about using big, cheap hard drives in removeable cages? You could get 4 60 GB backups on a 250 GB drive.
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    Change of basis just uses P1 and P2 as the rows or columns of M, IIRC. Use a linear algebra textbook.
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    I'm thinking that the inequality just means that P0, P1, and P2 are not colinear, but I could be wrong.
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    Serious Math Help Needed

    This is just calculating a 3 x 3 matrix to change the coordinate basis from [(1,0) (0,1)] to [P1, P2] Edit: I guess this could be just a 2x2 matrix composed of rotation, scaling, and shearing. http://www.css.tayloru.edu/~btoll/s99/424/res/mtu/Notes/geometry/geo-tran.htm#affine
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    two different backgrounds on dual displays? PC

    You can also just create a large wallpaper in a paint program, then "Tile" it. No 3rd party programs needed.
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    JK Rowling's fortune on a pace to equal Bill Gate's

    Here is a much better story on the case: http://www.nylawyer.com/news/02/09/091902h.html Cliff Notes: - The two muggles have nothing in common other than the name. (The word muggles dates back to the 1800's.) - The HP books and the other author's books have nothing in common other than a boy...
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    Programming algorithm help...

    You need to use floor(recordnumber / 4) in place of recordnumber. In Excel, FLOOR is also called INT I am not sure what it would be called in Crystal Reports if remainder( floor( recordnumber / 4 ), 2 ) <> 0 then Silver else NoColor
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    How much should I charge for rent?

    If you are buying the house, calculate what your mortgage will be per month including all taxes and insurance. Then prorate the amount by the number of days the former owner will be renting, or a little more.
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    Gate Level Floating Point Multiplier?

    Does anyone know of a gate-level diagram for a modern floating point multiplier or a description of one? An adder would be nice as well.
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    A thumbs up for the Visiontech GF3 Ti200 2D/3D quality

    I just replaced my Matrox G400 Max with the Best Buy GeForce3. My resolution is 1600 x 1200 x 85 Hz (Viewsonic P815). Text seems a little softer, but still very readable. I don't think I will be switching back due to 2D quality issues.