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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

    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

    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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    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!

    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

    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?

    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!

    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

    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
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    Tyan S2266

    Hi to all Masters out there, Need your help! ( 2 questions ) Just got this board Tyan S2266 paired w/ P4 1.7 + Mushkin 512DDR PC2100 (P4 w/ DDR SDRAM ) 1. Right in the middle of socket (where CPU goes ) theres' a gold or orange ribbon (just curious) do I need to do something about it? 2...
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    K7S5A "configmg"

    Dear fellow K7S5A users, Has anyone found a solution for this problem? "configmg error on boot" I am not sure if power supply, PC2100 DDR, of the motherboard itself.............got the latest bios (11/06/01) and still the same problem, I'm thinking could it be power supply (mine is generic...
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    Power LED Question?

    What happens if the power led is not connected? will my pc work? I just bought this mobo ECS K7S5A DDR paired w/ 1.4 & Mushkin 512 PC2100 DDR, only to realize that there are only 2 pins for the power led........I have 2 cases and both of them have three pins for the power led (middle is empty)...
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    Athlon XP CPU's

    Hi, Need your expertise.....................will I be able to use Win98SE or Win2000Pro on these Athlon XP CPU's? Hopefully it does.........Will buy right away tomorrow......... Thanks Mike
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    Sony HMD-A200/L Monitor

    Hi, I Just bought this monitor(Sony HMD-A200/L), great quality, very clear, no flicker at all etc.................my problem is, the lower right hand side of the monitor is not "even" curve (don't know how to described), Does anybody have the same monitor and somehow fix the problem, it can't...
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    Overclock question?

    Hi, Athlon 1333 @ 1417Mhz (10.5x135) is it considered overclocking at all? to scared might burn my processor. Is my settings correct? so far pc's been running great.........need your info please. Asus A7V133 bios 1004 Asus GeForce256DDR Micron 512 PC133 Win98SE Maxtor 40GB 7200 Plextor...
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    Off Topic ( S-Video or Component Video )?

    Just bought Sony Wega 32" Flat Screen TV, anyways, my DVD player (Sony S550 something) has both video outs S-Video & Component Video, which one is better? Thanks............ Bob :D
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    Abit KT7A-Raid-133/33

    Need your expertise........ I would like to try running my PC using 133/33 (133x7.5 = 1000Mhz) but everytime I tried it won't even post(black screen) I think I need to up the power supply to 1.85 but I'm scared..........Thanks Athlon 1000 Mhz Abit KT7A-Raid Win98SE Maxtor 40/20GB ATA100 etc......
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    Firewire / IEEE 1394 question?

    I just bought a sony digital 8 video camera, and bought Pinnacle Studio DV w/IEEE1394, now I been trying to capture MPEG directly not "AVI"(takes a lot of space)but to no luck at all.....is there any ways to capture Mpeg directly? Need your help............thanks AMD 1.2GH ABIT...
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    Anyone using Lian Li PC60 (not sure if spelled correctly)

    Friends, Anyone here using Lian Li PC60 (Aluminum) (not sure if spelled correctly)$179 + 300WattPSU $50, I have been using it, It has 3 built in fans....2 of them facing towards the harddrive case attached to the floor of the case....etc....no need od using screw driver...etc.....and last thing...
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    Best DVD Player/Software

    Whats the best DVD Software/Decoder..............I am using PowerDVD....is it any good? Thanks.. Mike