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    driver/BIOS help

    I posted this issue a while back, and still haven't came to a conclusion. I'm having some problems with my display recently. I was wondering if anyone had any advice/help. The affects of whatever is going on is leading some images to appear 'grainy' or whatever. Also, my display will...
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    CPU Usage/Possible BUS problem?

    Is that software? If so, any other information?
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    CPU Usage/Possible BUS problem?

    Hello again, Anandtech! I'm having a problem that I just can't figure out how to solve. When doing high memory intensive things on my rig, like playing Warcraft for example, my computer will freeze, somewhat. If I do the three-finger-salute and bring up Windows Task Manager, occassionally I...
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    Video Problems

    I'm having a slight problem with my display. Whenever I'm viewing images on my computer, whether they be on the web or local on the hard drive, most all of them appear with little teal or white dots in them, making them look slightly grainy. I've never saw this before. I've tried...
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    Are you a fan of anything?

    I'm a fan of cars, on top of my love for computers. I'm restoring a 1966 Dodge Charger with a 440 magnum engine swap, along with a lot of other aftermarket and high performance parts. It's quite interesting. Check it out at CarDomain.com. I'm also building a Plymouth Sundance (hahahaah) to...
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    heat isolation

    I had this idea, like some others some of you may have read, spur of the moment. I was actually thinking about isolating items inside the case that produce the most heat or that could be cooled solely for better performance. I was thinking of isolating the power supply, however keeping it...
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    OQO

    What do you guys think of the world's smallest computer? http://www.oqo.com/
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    Drinks with tequila?

    I hate clear liquor. Jim Beam or Jack Daniels or I'm not drinkin'!
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    Cable/Satellite into computer

    Hrm, well I have a nVidia GForce 3 Ti200 128MB video card now, which I don't think has a dual output. I bought it a little over a year ago. >_<
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    Cable/Satellite into computer

    Great advice, from both of you. I'll probably check into the dual monitor output card, but you say that if I install another video card it would work as well, right? Do they make video cards for PCI slots? I have a seperate AGP card since my mobo doesn't have onboard video. =( I'll...
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    Cable/Satellite into computer

    A friend of mine has a Hewlett Packard setup he bought from BestBuy (some multimedia seutp) and he is able to run his TV through his video card somehow. I haven't looked at how it works really, so I figured I'd ask the experts here at Anandtech for the best way and best hardware to do this. Some...
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    Just got back from a sneak preview of THE GRUDGE

    It opens in theatres here on Friday night. I'm going to check it out.
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    What can make me feel this way? my girl....

    This is somewhat related, but not really. I had a peanut butter coated apple for the first time after it was reccomended by a friend of mine in New York. I thought it was just a Yankee thing, but apparently my family has had it before and just never told me about this wonderful snack. So...
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    I'm worried about Satin and HELL!

    Haha, all the talk about fabrics stirred everyone away from the original message (I think) he was trying to convey and make us think about. However, my opinion is that Satan and Hell are just folklore, sort of like the boogey-man or something; something created to make kids behave and stay out...
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    Looking for silent top quality 80mm fan

    I can tell you to stay away from the Vantec Tornado 120 cfm fans. I had two 80mm in my case on a fan controller and the noise was just so insane that I actually bought a set of headphones for gaming. I've had some good results out of the CoolerMaster blue LED fan that VallyBally mentioned...
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    air circulation

    I meant to just flip the fans over, thus putting them in reverse rotation in relation to their function. Sorry for the confusion. Also, that's a damned good idea! Isolating the PSU... ::wheels in head start turning::
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    Liquid Cooled Setup

    I appreciate it and that's why I enjoy posting and browsing these forums. Not everyone makes you feel like an idiot if you ask some 'stupid' questions or anything. ^_^
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    thermaltake lanmoto

    Are you planning on building a rig with that case? If so, be sure and post about its progress and completion! That's such a nice case. :Drool:
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    air circulation

    Haha, I guess that makes sense, then. I had no idea that it was common knowledge and common technology. And here I had thought I had stumbled across something new. =( Way to bust my bubble, Navid!
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    Liquid Cooled Setup

    Well said, HardWarrior. I was almost so distracted by your eloquence of words that I nearly got lost in their meaning. Great suggestion, though! Thanks a lot!
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    air circulation

    Navid, it seems like you have my idea grasped! Awesome! Now I don't feel like such an idiot. O.o Yes, I would put the intake fans all the way around the bottom of the case, in certain increments of space. Then, have the fan atop the case with a flow-through like you mentioned, but have the...
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    thermaltake lanmoto

    Well, let's see...the Lanmoto is 495 x 210x 478 mm and the Tsunami is 495 x 210x 478 mm. =D Compare! ^_^
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    air circulation

    I'm not sure if you guys are missing something or what, but for some reason my idea didn't seem exactly like what people do commonly. Yeah, it's common sense, but I didn't realize it had actually been widely applied. I'll try to elaborate a bit more. A typical case has intake fans in the...
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    air circulation

    sentinel, if you try this before I do, let me know how it worked! It seems to me that you missed the whole science of my idea; I don't think having fans in the front and PCI exhaust fans in the back is the same. Simply because the hot air is lingering at the top and not escaping. My idea was...
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    Liquid Cooled Setup

    Alright, with a little more personal and possibly Anandtech user review I can look more into each of those components and good products on the market for each. I'd appreciate you showing me some good threads with high-quality information. That'd help a lot! I'll keep looking through the...
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    Liquid Cooled Setup

    I've decided to build another rig and I want to try my hand at water cooling most every aspect of it. I'm on somewhat of a budget, but I could always save for a very good setup. I was wondering if any of you guys had reccomendations of what I would need to buy and maybe some details about the...
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    thermaltake lanmoto

    yeah, the Tsunami is quite similar to that, as Ralf said. Definitely the easiest way to go since the Lanmoto is not available in the U.S. Another thing, have you found a foreign page that sells it? If so, where? I don't see why a non-U.S. company wouldn't ship here. Most companies ship...
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    air circulation

    It's common knowledge to most everyone that heat rises and cool air stays at the bottom. It's a principle I learned at a very early age but recently was reminded of when thinking about how to cool down my rig. My idea was (and I'm sure I'm not the first to think of this) to put some...
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    soundcard

    Well, I'm not looking for a really superb sound, but I do want something that sounds pretty good. So a pretty basic card would do it? Just make sure it has an amplified line-out jack?
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    soundcard

    Alright, I just got a new PC and it has onboard sound. But, I really want something better. I met a guy once who had his PC sound hooked into some large house speakers. I was wondering how you would do that. I originally thought that maybe you had to have a special soundcard and then run through...
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    run.exe association

    Alright, I'm posting this on behalf of my friend. I tried my best to help him with whatever I could, but I'm out of options. Basically, here's the problem: My friend downloaded a file that was infected with a virus, which he was unaware of, and it periodically restarted his computer manually...
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    webcam reccomendations?

    Hrm, so software can do what I want? I didn't know if other software was compatible with a Webcam; I thought the software on the installation disc was basically the driver and the only thing you could use to take pictures with the camera. I guess I still have a lot to learn, eh?
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    webcam reccomendations?

    I was wondering if anyone had any good reccomendations for Webcams? I have a Logitech QuickCam Express, which is good for me and all, but it doesn't have some of the options I want. I want a Webcam that comes with software to timestamp the images and maybe even add a signature or something...
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    Some input, please.

    Wow, Chiz that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. I read over it pretty quickly and didn't quite catch a lot of it. I don't know if you read in an earlier thread, but I'm no hardware guru. I'm not too worried with OC'ing right now, since all this hardware stuff is pretty new to me. I think...
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    Some input, please.

    I was just thinking, is there any kind of cabling I need to buy with my system or is all the necessary cabling included?
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    Some input, please.

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    Some input, please.

    lol, that's funny. The concept of just one of the moderators holding a grudge on you, that is.
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    Some input, please.

    I added your e-mail address to my address book in case I need to get in touch with you sometime. Hrm. I've saw people talking about being banned frequently, is AnandTech pretty strict on the content in their forums? Sidenote: It's sort of amazing how many replies I got on this post. I...
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    Some input, please.

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    Some input, please.

    Alright, let me reply to all of this. Hrm, I think I answered your gaming question. Next, I don't see where there is going to be a problem in me getting an extra $50 or so, therefore I think I'll still be in the clear. I guess that does it, right? That's everything I need? Man, you have been...