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    Strange Internet and Networking behavior.....

    I am extremely lost and frustrated right now as Ive been dealing with this wacky network for weeks. So here is the situation, my computer (4200+ X2 939, DFI NF4 Ultra-D, 4x512megs memory, 3 network adapters (2 on board, one pci Dlink) 5 harddrives, and a 6600GT) basically this system connects...
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    Current or former BestBuy employees out there?

    So im starting at BB soon and I just was curious about a few things. Well first I am a tech freak so is the discount all it is cracked up to be? Ive heard cost plus 5 is the standard, but what are some examples like customer pays 400 for a tv and employee pays 300 or what? Also I am a sprint...
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    Vista+Nvidia = No more Horizontal Span Mode?

    My beloved dual monitor setup seems castrated with this new vista driver, as i cant run it in horizontal span mode. Instead the only option appears to be clone or dual view. I cant stand having the same walpaper tiled accross both screens, or having the task bar only extend half way. Does...
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    Minimum Specs for an HTPC

    Well my faithful modded xbox died last week and Ive been wanting to replace it with something anyways. I am a college student and not exactly made of money so the cheapest options would be best. Currently I have these spare parts lying around. Athlon K7 1GHz old Athlon XP 2100+ tbred...
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    Perfect dual display setup?

    Currently im running 2 17" rosewill monitors i picked up alittle over a year ago for about 200 each. Im about the sell this setup for 250 and get something alittle nicer. The big thing is i want more screen space, and less gap between the two monitors. Im trying to stay under 500 as a budget...
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    Pocket PC wireless networking with a pc

    Im not sure this is the right forum. Anyways i just got a pocket pc with wifi and bluetooth built in, the hp 4355 i love it especially for the 150 i payed. Anyways i just installed resco files browser so i could get to my network. Unfortunetly it doesnt show my computer as being a computer on...
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    Amplifieing RF signal strength

    I need to aplify the signal strength of my wireless xbox controller just slightly. My problem is that I have an xbox downstairs and it acts as my media center. The xbox is hooked up to the houses computer network and draws audio and video from my 5 roomates. The xbox is in my room, but our...
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    Dual booting winpro 64bit and pro 32bit problem

    Ok so far ive really liked pro 64bit but HP sucks and hasnt released drivers for my printer, and tommorow i have a report due for my expos class so i have to print some stuff. So i decided to put on my old copy of xp pro 32bit onto my E partition. 64bit is on the C: partition. After...
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    Explorer keeps opening new windows

    Ok i just installed xp 64bit and was playing with changing icons and stuff. Then all of a sudden when i double click on folders it tries to open finder. I fixed that by going through the file types menu and changing folders to open by default with "open" explorer.exe in this same menu there is...
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    Folder Access Denied

    I either had a really bad virus or some spyware or something and i had to do a windows repair. Then i started getting blue screen of death and memory errors and such. So I went ahead and tried to repair windows again so i could copy some important files to a different partition. However, i...
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    3000 Venice not cutting it.

    Ok i had a gigabyte GA K8NF-9 and i wasnt able to get much past a 2.2ghz overclock. I just couldnt believe that my cpu was holding me back, so i dropped a few more bucks and got the DFI ultra d board the one with out sli. Anyways im now running windows at 6x300 perfectly stable. But of course...
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    Gigabyte k8NF-9 and Venice overclocking help.

    I guess i didnt research enough when buying this board. Mostly im having alot of overclocking trouble with it. I have a 3000+ venice Zalman heatsink 2x512 meg hyperx pc3200 2,3,3,8 6600GT Also i have good cooling all around and an antec truepower 430. I cant seem to get the cpu fsb...
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    Building 2 overclocking venice based systems.

    A friend and i are both ordering new systems tonight. We are both hoping to overclock as much as possible. Problem is neither of us are %100 sure on a board. He needs an sli board and i dont really care about sli. Both of us will be getting venice chips and 6600gts. Ive been researching...
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    Looking a t an Asus x80k

    I am graduating highschool tommorow and i need to buy a new laptop for college. I am planning on getting around 1100 to spend maybe alittle more if the laptop warrants it. Anyways the asus z80k looks awesome. For the most part this will be just a back up rig and something to take to class...
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    Dual Monitor Video Playback

    I have 2 17" lcds and a geforce 4 ti4200 and i would love to play a video widescreen accross both monitors but it always cuts it off and puts the video on just one monitor. Is there a way to fix this?
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    New Newegg launch specials

    Title and summary say it all. There are a couple good deals and i felt the graphics cards to be especially hot. I like the new design too. newegg
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    Laptop with good video card

    Ok this is probably going to be one of those things where i would have to be living in a perfect world for this to exist but i figured i would ask anyways. So here is the situation. I am going to be off the college next fall as an architecture student. Basically i will have probably a...
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    Music to cellphone?

    I want to be able to use my cell phone as an mp3 player when i go out for a quick run and stuff like that problem is my cash supply is limited and getting a phone with bluetooth ate up most of what i could spend. Second problem is i dont already own an mp3 player and if i did i still wouldnt...
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    Smoking Hot Ferrari Red Laptop Deal

    http://notebookexpress-ltd.com/item.php?cid=72151549&id=45286812 This deal seems absolutely smoking hot to me. Processor & Core Logic Mobile AMD Athlon? 64 3000+ (40W) VIA Apollo K8T800 System Memory 512MB (2*256) DDR333 SDRAM, upgradeable to 2048 MB with dual soDIMM modules...
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    3000+ 939 retail, MSI NEO4-F $229

    Mwave has the A64 3000+ retail and the MSI NEO4-F for $229 no rebates. Not an amazing deal but $10 cheaper than anywhere else and an amazing combo to boot. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch.hmx?&scriteria=MB-BA20768
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    Advice on this OC setup.

    Well ive been sort of out of the new hardware game for awhile. Anyways im looking at getting a new setup and budget is the word. So far ive got everythign picked out from mwave. 3000+ retail msi neo4-F Gigabyte 6600GT pci E Basically i just wanted to know what you guys think of...
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    Dual Monitors?

    I jsut orderd a pair of flat screen 17in rosewill monitors from newegg. I had a few questions though. Right now im using a single 19 crt and a gf4 ti4200 128meg with dvi. The first thign i was wondering about is what will the max resolution be with 2 monitors running one very large desktop...
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    Antec Aria Competitors

    Ok i knwo this has been posted but the topic i found was rather old and rather dead. Anyways I really like the concept of the XPCs and the Aria and many others but they are so darned expensive when you can pick up a micro atx board for only $40. You would think that with the small size of...
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    Any good micro ATX boards for moderate overclocking?

    Well ive recently became in the market for a sort of lan setup now that LCD prices have fallen so much. I have a great little 1700+ chip that will do 2ghz easy but it needs a home. Im thinking of getting an Antec aria case and a small board and a 17in LCD. The dilema is i dont think that many...
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    BFG life time warranty question?

    I have a BFG ti 4200 i got from best buy about 2 years ago alittle more maybe. Anyways the card has been great up till about a week ago. The fan seems to be dieing because it doesnt like to start with the computer i have to open the case and litterally spin the fan before it will begin...
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    Newegg one day sale Thermaltake Purpower 420 & 460w $35.99

    Is this a good deal? Seems like a great deal to me. Im probably going to go for the 460watt when i get home. I already have an antec 430watt but im building a newsystem not sure which psu i should use in it. Antec or the TT460? Anyways seems like a great deal $38 from a trusted vendor...
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    Just got my 1gig of Hyperx Need Help

    Ok i ordered 1gig of Hyperx Pc3200 monday and great job outpost even with ground shipping here i am using it today. Anyways thats where my happieness ended. Ok first problem was i wasnt sure which slots to put my ram in. My setup is a 8rda+, XP 2100+, SLK 800 cooling, Antec PSU, and for...
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    Got my silvertone tj06 today

    Well i ended up getting the TJ06 simply becuase i got it on sale for half the price of the other case i was considering (Lian Li PC-V1000). I also got a Vantec fan controller with it. I have a few questions though. First is about painting the case's insides. I would like to go ahead and paint...
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    Lian Li PC V1000

    Yah i know i just posted a topic like this about the temjin. Anyways i would love to know if someone here has a pc v1000 or 1100 or similar. If so first question is how heavy are they? Second is how is your cooling? And third is how is the noise considering it has so many holes? Just...
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    Siverstone Temjin Tj06 anyone have one?

    I really want a case like the liana li pc 1000 but i dont think i can convince myself to shell out 200 for it. Are there any other cases that have the same upside down style? I really want something with the sideways harddrive bays and other nice internal features. Anyways as far as the...
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    Gravity?

    Ok from my understanding of gravity it is alot like a dent in space and the matter sort of slides into these dents created by great masses of matter. But that still doesnt help me much. I would like a better ansewer as to what is gravity like what causes it? An energy? If so how fast does it...