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    DVI to HDMI

    Monitor is 24inch Viewsonic with 3 inputs HDMI, DVI, and the old VGA.... 3way sli 250GTS 512mb, should I use DVI or HDMI for games....help ........ I have tried both connections DVI looks better while HDMI is so bright, tried adjusting all settings...no luck.... advice pls... ASUS P5N-T...
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    Viewsonic 24' DVI,VGA & HDMI

    I have a new monitor for my pc which has 1 dvi, 1 vga and 1 hdmi port on the rear. I have 2 pcs (1 3way SLI and 2 way SLI), 1 have 2 DVI ports and 1 with DVI & VGA. If i connect one pc from dvi to dvi and the other from vga to vga (via convertor) will the monitor have any conflicts if they...
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    3 way SLI GeForce 250GTS, Asus P5N-T Deluxe

    Thanks for all the replies, I have to go with my budget and so far very happy with what I have right now, dont know much about overclocking, CRYSIS runs very fast and smooth in high resolution.... Thank you Asus P5N-T Deluxe Viewsonic 24' 1080p FullHD 2ms Core2Quad Q6600 (2.4Ghz) 4GB Patriot...
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    3 way SLI GeForce 250GTS, Asus P5N-T Deluxe

    Thank you once again, yes, I already own most of it, but I can still return the video cards, and definitely I am taking all the advices here, I live in San Diego,CA, I might as well return those cards and get atleast 1 GTX285 or something similar, no plans of upgrading my quad6600, the plan was...
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    3 way SLI GeForce 250GTS, Asus P5N-T Deluxe

    Thank you. Now I'm really spinning here .... I have 2 Evga 250GTS 512mb SC (still unopen) The only thing I'm missing is the third card and the PSU, and hoping for advices like yours. I probably won't do any overclock maybe....
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    3 way SLI GeForce 250GTS, Asus P5N-T Deluxe

    Thanks, first time game pc builder, no clues at all, anyways specs : Asus P5N-T Deluxe Core2 Quad 2.4 Ghz 2GB(x2) Patriot 250 SATA 2 DVDRW ASUS Enermax Case 3 EVGA 250GTS 512 Superclocked 19' Viewsonic ( planning to upgrade to 24 inch)
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    3 way SLI GeForce 250GTS, Asus P5N-T Deluxe

    Need help.... In the process of building my a 3 way sli, so far I have 2 EVGA GeForce 250GTS w/ Asus P5N-T Deluxe, and will be buying the 3rd G250GTS (aka 9800GTX+) in a day or two, how much PSU do I need? or should I just return 2 of my video card that I have and get and of those $300+...
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    Thermal Paste in cpu socket 775?

    Help plz..... W/ Intel board, I noticed a little bit of thermal paste, I accidentally or don't even know how it got inside the socket 775, now i'm scared to put my CPU back, dont want to damage my core2duo e6300.....its very hard hard to clean. BC of san diego
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    WD500GB 16SATA

    Help please....... purchased WD500SATA2 HD500gb, installed and formatted using wd utility =465GB what happened to the 30+gb? where did it go? Thanks.
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    BFG 6600 256MB OC

    Thank you BFG!!! My old Ti4600's fan went kaput, called BFG for a fan replacement..... instead replaced the card with a better one........BFG 6600 256MB OC... Thank you... Lifetime replacement..... BC of San Diego
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    eVGA 8800GTS 320 MB UT2004 Widescreen Patch?

    :) Finally! I am able to play my QUAKE 4 without any hickups! I don't overclock and my monitor supports 1440x900 only. Very Happy...... 3DMark06 online score is 7695 any good? Anybody knows where I can get a patch to maky my UT play in Widescreen Mode? Thank You much...
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    Asus P5N-E, E6400 Duo Core, 800Mhz DDR2

    Dear Masters of Games, Newbie here about to build a budget SLI PC here: Asus P5N-E 650i SLI Intel E6400 Duo Core 1gb Dual Channel 800Mhz DDR2 EVGA 7600 GT 256 mb (about to buy second one) SATA 200 WD XP Pro SP2 500 watts PSU Enermax Chakra Case SB Audigy etc... is there any...
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    Fastest AVI or MPEG Software?

    Dear Video Editing Masters, New to Video Editing here, wondering if someone can help me out finding the fastest software/program to burn DVD's besides Nero ULTRA or SONIC MyDVD, they both work pretty good when it comes to Resolution and etc.... but it takes forever to transcode small files...
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    Memory Bandwidth Score

    4826 4826 Don't know much about bandwidth scores......
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    JPEG Files Truncated?

    help please! Installed Windows XP Pro SP1 or SP2, everything works great except for my "JPEG" files, no longer able to preview or open them, but if you uninstall SP1 or SP2, I am able to view them again so for now I'm stuck with the original version. Thanks ahead. BC
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    ABIT IS7 Chipset Fan Too Loud?

    Thank you.............PC specialists ABIT IS7 Chipset Fan Too Loud? Is there anyways of replacing this little blue fan? Very loud............ M/B in generals' great! Dual channel memory bandwitdh sweet!!!! etc...... SATA, FIREWIRE, any advice please, suggestions what to buy? Bob
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    Ti4200 or FX5200

    Thank you so much...............someone will buy my FX5200 for $75.00
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    Ti4200 or FX5200

    Need some help, Which one should I let go, the Ti4200 (64MB) or FX5200 (128MB) I like both cards but I have to sell one of them... Thanks
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    SapiServerReciever Problem?

    Hi, Anybody knows what the hell is "SapiServerReciever", everytime i shut down my pc, this comes up, and I have to click end program to shutdown pc. Thanks all. Bob
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    Car Deck or Stereo Assistance on what to get

    Hello, Alpine or Clarion? heard a lot of good things about these decks and it driving me crazy, set up will be 4 channel amp for 4 piece 6x9's infinity or equal and atleast 1 amp/subwoofer. I could spend up to $250 for the deck alone. Thank you great people. Bob
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    16 bit or 32 bit help

    been playing games like Q3, UT, & UT2K3, anyways, whats' the difference between 16/32bit(color)? Thanks
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    Who has the fastest rig here?

    My Toys !!! not the fastest!!! its okay!
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    Firewire Hard Drive question?

    Assuming I have the controller, can I use the external FW HD as C: drive? instead of IDE? Thanks
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    P3V4X & Maxtor 30GB ATA133

    Asus P3V4X does recognize the drive but it stops after reading floppy with 3 beeps...........tried all kind of solutions even exchanged the HD but still didn't, I thought it was video, RAM, cable, bios(latest), etc... any ideas? or do I need to buy ATA133 adapter? Thanks
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    RAM DDR Question?

    PC2100 and PC2700 can I mix them together? Thanks
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    15" LCD or 19" CRT Monitor Advice please!

    Thanks all, just found me a 17" LCD made by CTX black for $399, just have to spend $100. more, i guess its ok......this thingy really looks good, and ya....my desk is only 3'x2' and it does gives a me a lot of room for other things...........
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    15" LCD or 19" CRT Monitor Advice please!

    Sold my Amtron 15"LCD for $300 (bought it for same price ) anyways, thinking of getting 19" CRT Monitor, whiich one to get ranging $300.00.....for graphics and games.............. is NEC any good (black)? Thanks you.
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    USB Connection help!

    Just got me the SOYO Dragon platinum edition(AthlonXP) with 8 USB (4- 1.1 and 4- 2.0 - came with one USB 2.0 connector) , now my Lian Li case has 4 front USB's(not sure if it is 2.0 compatible) can I connect or use them with 2.0 connectors? Thanks for help. Bob
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    CPU Temp

    Never had any kind of problem at all! no lock ups or anything................. remember those temps are the results of Sandra 2003, but if you go to the bios settings, think it is very normal temps 43C/114F.......just wondering, maybe it could be my board, but then again, this is one of the best...
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    CPU Temp

    Sandra Temp Cpu 69.0C / 156.2 F no overclock! Bios Temp 40C/114F Albatron PX845E Pro II Pentium 4 2.4Ghz 533Mhz using Intel Fan 512 PC2100 DDR SBLive 5.1 IBM 80GB HD GeForce 3 Ti200 64MB Plextor 48x24x48 CDRW Toshiba 16X Windows XP Pro Lian Li Case 3 Fans (2front 1 back) 350Watt PSU Should I...
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    Best Driver GeForce3 Ti200 64MB

    Best Driver for GeForce3 Ti200 64MB? Currently using 21.83.............any suggestions? scored 7339 in 3DMark2001SE set to 1024x768x16 everything else default! Is it too low? Thanks.
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    Thermal Paste & Pentium 4?

    Thanks all......... Idle temp is 40.5 C/104.9 F. Lets see what happens when playing UT, JEDI KNIGHT2,UT2003 etc.... I don't really overclock, it already makes me dizzy playing games more than 30min.....
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    Thermal Paste & Pentium 4?

    Need your expertise............ I have been running this PC for almost 2-3 weeks and never had any problem, my question is, do I need to apply Thermal Paste on this CPU? When I bought my P4 2.4Ghz 533 (Box or Retail) it has this black (thing) attached to the fan (came with CPU) assumed don't...
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    Memory Bandwidth Results!

    Hey motoamd, what benchmark software did u use?
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    Memory Bandwidth Results!

    Need your expertise on these results......... SYS SPECS: MSI 645E Motherboard Pentium 4 2.4 533 Data Rate 256 DDR PC2700 GeForce3Ti200 128MB SBLive5.1 IBM 80GB Plextor 48x24x48CDRW Toshiba 16x DVD Firewire Card etc................. RAM Int Buffered iSSE2 Bandwidth 2494 MB/s RAM Float...
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    ATI 9000 128MB Pro or All In Wonder 8500DV

    Thank you all, actually got the 8500dv already for $200. at Fry's, 9000 Pro 128mb is about $140 here in San Diego, I've read a lot of good reviews about 8500dv, its just that one of the stores here is selling the 9000 pro 128(OEM) for $100 and maybe add another 256DDR 333 to my system...
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    ATI 9000 128MB Pro or All In Wonder 8500DV

    Which is faster for games? budget short......... I know 8500DV has more features like capturing, TV, Firewire, etc..... but I like to play games at the same time..........like UT, Jedi KNight2...etc........ Thanks
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    ATI 9000 128MB Pro

    Kind'a short on budget, wondering if ATI 9000 128MB Pro is worth replacing my oldy GeForce256? Any suggestions on a mid-ranged gaming cards $100-150? Thank you, Bob
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    DDR Ram question

    two of gold pins or whatever you call it is missing or got messed up maybe from removing from slot, anyways question is? As of now it works and I can't even tell the difference, will it corrupt my data or music files? Thanks
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    How to make system rig show when you post

    How to make system rig show when you post............ Thanks........... Mike Rigs