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    Computer Rebooting/freezing issue...

    My BIOS seemingly doesnt have an option to change the memory voltage.
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    Computer Rebooting/freezing issue...

    My PC has been restarting itself and not posting for a couple weeks now, from my past experiance these issues should lead to the ram. However, I tested each stick individually for 2 hours and got no memtest errors, I also rotated slots for this testing. What confuses me is when i run the test...
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    Need Urgent Help on Video errors..

    I travel to much for a lager case to be practical. Also ive been checking some stuff out and Topower is listed on the AMD approved PSU and many people say they are reputible brand. *(Athena from what i understand is Topower or built by topower)
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    Need Urgent Help on Video errors..

    OKay i took all the covers off my case and it still locked up. I guess ill be ordering that PSU, eventhough that may not help i could use the boost.
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    Need Urgent Help on Video errors..

    well i know heat issues are not the concern, and i have tried everything you suggested. SO that leaves the power supply, but i am using a micro-atx case so i cant upgrade to antec's and other high end psu. The only upgrade is an Athena 450 watt from newegg for around 70 bucks. I may hit that...
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    Need Urgent Help on Video errors..

    Well in the past week or so i have been getting a black screen freeze, then lockup while playing games and occasionly surfing the desktop. Also on a couple occasions the ATI vpu recover would come on and attempt to recover my card. So my first thought was the video card, so i went to Circuit...
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    Computer will not work, please help....

    okay i have the pc in my sig and was burning stuff onto a cd and bam the pc locks up. I try to turn it on and it goes to the boot screen for the motherboard and stays there, the keyboard will not power on to allow me to even enter the bios options. After removing all peripheal devices, ram...
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    X800 Pro to X800 XT

    thats what i was thinking, im seriously considering it. Just questionable about the sapphire brand, are they trustworthy?
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    X800 Pro to X800 XT

    Hey, I have the oppurtunity to sell my x800 pro for around 340 to a buddy of mine. Should i do this and get the x800 xt for around 430. What would i see an increase in and is sapphire a good brand?
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    Question about ATI's warranty Policy...and video Card Upgrade

    Hey, I believe i may have to rma my x800 pro, some lines are starting to appear at certain boot ups but are fixed after restart. Ive tried resetting and stuff, but didnt help. My question how long does it usually take them to get my card back. Also do they repair or just pop you another one...
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    Does anyone know if there is a major difference between the Samsung 710N and 712N monitors???

    I have the 710N and a buddy of mine has the 712N. There is no difference, i believe they're just code named differntly for different chains. big retail gets the 712N while the online etailers get the 710N. I must say it is a great monitor, you cant loose.
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    Could my video card be going bad...!

    bump...need a definate.
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    Could my video card be going bad...!

    http://img78.exs.cx/my.php?loc...mage=vidproblem6aa.png here is an updated link.
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    Could my video card be going bad...!

    well toppower basically is a name in micro-atx psu and my video card is at stock speeds.
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    Could my video card be going bad...!

    Hey ive gotten lines or something on my screen (look at thei picture) and am wondering if this is a hardware problem. I updated hard drives could this cause the drivers not to load properly? Thanks. and if it is going bad how long does it take ATI's warranty people to come through? Thanks, lets...
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    Need Opinion about this years hardware upgrade..

    xl has higher memory speed which increases the bandwith.
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    Need Opinion about this years hardware upgrade..

    first off i would only be out about 90 bucks. Judging by ebay..my video card can get atleast 300 and processor aroudn 140 to 150 with motherboard coming in at at least 50 bucks. So thats only 90 some odd dollars, hell thats worth it to me for the 4 extra pipes on the video card.
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    Need Opinion about this years hardware upgrade..

    because i just performance off those.
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    Need Opinion about this years hardware upgrade..

    I am going to step into the world of socket 939 from my system below. My question is will I see a performance increase with this setup especially in sythetic benches *(Aquamark, 3dmarks). Thanks for any info and i will be selling my old cpu mobo and video card to get a return on my new stuff...
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    Best Case

    Trust Me! The more you spend on a case, the more enjoyable that case will be to work in and more than likely look at. Ive owned a few cheaper cases then upgraded to the antec p160 and now to the monarch hornet sff case. And the more expensive ones are a pleasure to work with, while the others...
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    Want a x850xt ?

    if they work for most of their life and now have enough money to do with it whatever they please, than i feel its perfectley fine to do that and not even think. However If you have 5 starving kids at home and buy a card like that, you should have the hell beat out of you.
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    HELP! 6800GT or X800 Pro

    yeah I have one in for the x800 Pro Also. In real world gaming it can keep up with the GT and I prefer ATI's drivers myself, just seem easier to work with. Pro All they way!
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    How Far Can I overclock without PCI/AGP locks?

    yeah i would like 218, ill give it a whirl
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    PC Crashes & Time Keeps Changing?

    to test the cmos, just go to walmart buy the battery, pop it in, if it works you fixed it if not its something else. Many problems can come from your psu, ram, etc...So if the new battery didnt fix it try running memtest on your ram, if nothign there, then check all your conections to the psu...
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    Doing my first build soon

    My biggest advice would be not to get frustrated. Ive built several and only a couple have went well and booted right up with no problems, but sometimes you will have problems. maybe a defective part, but dont get angry just slowly decifer the problems as they come and stay calm. This will...
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    How Far Can I overclock without PCI/AGP locks?

    My question is how much can i overclock my cpu (in sig) with no agp/pci locks? And what happens if i go to high, what parts are affected? Any help is appreciative, I really would like to go 200mhz more to the 3400+ speeds which is 2.4 ghz instead of 2.2, is this unreachable?
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    Could someone examine this motherboard with me?

    I found a microatx mobo on newegg for socket 754 that supports both PCI-E and Agp 8X and says it does dual channel memory. Now I thought that the socket 754 couldnt do dual channel? Here is the link to newegg and if you click on the product link it says that about dual channel. Also i thought...
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    Help me build a $1500 gaming PC

    Upgrading a computer is never a waste, every little bit counts. AMD 64 socket 939 would definatley be better for gaming, now going with pci e over agp 8x is all up to you, you will not get any perfromance difference right now by going with pcie, however it will be future proofed. And I can...
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    Question about upgrade....

    yeah temps are not a problem, ive done my own mods to add to the cooling. Thanks for the reply that 3200+ looks promising. thanks again.
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    New install keeps rebooting

    are your jumpers set correctly?
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    Question about upgrade....

    when i had my old a64 2800+ I overclocked it, so i dont mind. Im willing to do anything. I was usually comfortable around 222 fsb with the 2800.
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    New PSU

    the antec true 550 from newegg.com, i believe its about 110. Its very nice! Can't go wrong with Antec, great support, and dependable products, no problems.
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    Question about upgrade....

    I built my current system (in my sig) a while back and am now sparking an interest in socket 939. My question is i can get the socket 939 micro atx mobo from monarch, but what processor should i get? Should i go with the winchester 3200+ or the newcastle 3500+ (those two are withing my...