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    What to do in Chicago/Mag Mile

    Wife and I are spending Fri-Sun in Chicago and I wanted a locals opinion (or someone who visits often) of things that should really be done while in town. We will be staying downtown Michgan/Wacker and won't have access to our vehicle while we are there so suggestions within walking distance or...
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    Basic SQL Training

    Couldn't find a better place to post this so here goes... Does anyone know of a good, free resource that has basic SQL query training/tutorials/etc? There is a job opening in my department and they do quite a bit of querying daily and it would be nice to brush up on some basics of SQL to...
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    Couple Halloween Costume Ideas

    My girlfriend wants to go to some halloween parties this year and wants to go in couple costumes. I was looking for a unique couple we could go as. Give me some of your ideas. Thanks
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    Speech Missing From Control Panel

    I went to use the speech tab in the control panel and it isn't there. Is there anyway I can install the basic stuff that is in it? (microsoft sam). I have tried several things but I think I am just looking past some easy fix. Please help.
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    Asus A8N mobo chipset fan failure

    Awhile ago i got the message at startup that my chipset fan wasn't running. I pressed F1 and it was fine for a while. The message then went away for the last two months and was running fine. Today I noticed the message again today, and looked and sure enough the fan isn't spinning. I try to spin...
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    Clicking Hard Drive

    I have a 37gb WD Raptor as my C drive. I have another 37gb Wd Raptor as a drive to run programs off of. And I have a 200gb IDE hard drive for storage. One of them makes a clicking noise for about 3-5 secs then stops. All the hard drives work after the clicking. Nothing freezes or anything. I...
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    Widescreen LCD

    I am looking to upgrade my 17'' to a 19'' and was looking around. I found a deal on a 19 inch widescreen LCD. I am wondering if a widescreen would be good for games since that is that i spend a majority of my time doing. I am debating between : This :Widescreen or this Regular Both are...
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    Video Cards Temperatures

    I have been reading through the forum here and see that vid card temps are pretty high.. I have an ATI x1900XTX and i am running about 70-80 celsius.. so im wondering if that is bad... i would think the plastic on this thing will melt at a certain temp....idk please lemme know if this is to...
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    Can't decide on a HSF for my new computer

    I am thinking about getting the Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro but I dont know what will cool the best. I will be running an AMD Athlon FX60. I plan on overclocking a little bit but nothing too extensive. I will be gaming mostly for long periods of time and I need good cooling. My case has 1...
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    Which ram?

    Hey I'm sure there is a post deep inside this thing that will explain but I need an answer quickly. I am builind a new system and am stuck deciding on RAM. It's been a while since i've built a pc and i am kind of out to date on who is the best. The system will be: AMD FX60 BFG Tech 7900 GTX...
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    AMD decision...X2 or FX

    Alright here's the deal I have enough money to buy the new fx60 dual core processor. But im looking and I can snag the 4800+ dual core for about 400 dollars cheaper. My question is, is the fx60 worht the extra 400? Both are very nice processors.. I don't want to upgrade for a while so please...
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    Video Card Help

    I am sure many have asked this question. I have been out of the loop for Video Cards right now. I am currently running an ATI 9800 PRO 128. I am looking to upgrade to a new AGP video card since I won't be going PCI-e until next spring. I have heard that the 6800GT is the way to go. But I have...
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    Upgrade or not?

    I am currently running: Intel P4 3.2GHZ socket 478 Processor 1GB corsair Ram Asus P4P800 MObo 80GB PATA Hard Drive 120GB PATA HArd Drive ATI 9800 Pro 128MG Video Card I am looking to build a machine with a AMD athlon 64 4000+ and all the goodies to go with it...such as PCI express video...
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    4 pin fan question

    I got 4 sunon 4 pin fans and i want to hook them up to my fan controller.. I got some 4pin to 3 pin adapters but they only work for power...i got them from svc.com. does anyone know a site that seels 4 pin to 3 pin adapters that have the rpm wire so i can put it on my fan controller? Thanks
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    4 pin to 3 pin quiestion

    I purchased 5 sunon fans from svc.com and they are 4 pin connection fans. I was wondering if I used a 4pin to 3pin adapter could i use a fan controller to regulate the speed even though they are 4 pin? the adapters say for power only..so i am wondering if that is true the fans are here...
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    Panaflo or Sunon

    I have been looking into getting 5 80 mm Case fans and have narrowed it down to Sunon or Panaflo. I saw that Sunon are cheaper. Noise is not a factor so which ones will push the most air. 4 of them will be hooked up to a Fan controller. Please help me out if you can. thanks
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    2 3 pin connectors 5 fans

    is it ok to split two 3 pin fan connectors on the mother board to use 5 fans? I am just wondeitng if it is going to limit power to those fans. Should i use molex connection or two 3 pin and 3 molex im not sure what to do.please help me out. cooling is a big issue for me so i was wondering if...
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    Quiet 80mm fans

    Does anyone know of the quietest fans for your buck. I am a high school student and don't have much money after building a computer. So if anyone knows what are the best fans for your dollars airflow/sound wise let me know please!
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    Ideas on a machine

    I am looking to build a machine just for downloading music and such. What do I need to include for it to be consistant. I was looking at just a pentium 2 processor and some cheap cards and all. I just need some help deciding if that is enough just for that. Please just post or PM me and give...