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    Best LCD monitor for my tired eyes..

    Hi guys, I've gone back to using my desktop PC after having latest model Tohsiba laptops. One thing I have noticed is that my 2yr old Dell LCD Ultra Bright monitor is causing me bad eye strain. I don't know what to look out for in terms of buying a new monitor which will strain my eyes...
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    Toshiba Satellite P105 - Vista Fingerprint & sound card drivers, immediate help needed :((

    Hi guys, I've got some serious problems. I've sold my Toshiba Satellite P105-S6014 and promised Vista on it, but when I install it (it came with XP btw.) the fingerprint reader doesn't work at all and the sound card also. I have searched for new drivers, installed, disabled - reenabled...
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    Good reliable motherboard to replace faulty Asus A8N-E

    Hi guys, I have a faulty Asus A8N-E motherboard, PCI slots don't work and graphics port is dodgy. Anyway, I need a new one to replace it. I have a socket 939 Athlon 64 with a PCI-E graphics card. Any suggestions for a good reliable one?? I don't want to spend too much. Any help...
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    Best soundcards? (minus the mainstream crap)

    Hi guys, I am very paticular when it comes to music, so am looking buy a really good quality soundcard. Creative seems to have the mainstream market, but are good? I wanted a USB soundcard for my laptop, and people on here recommended me a M-Audio Transit opposed to the Creative offerings...
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    Notebook conundrum!!

    Hi guys, There has probably been loads of post asking this type of question, sorry if it's been asked yet again :( I'm looking for a laptop (2nd hand off eBay probably, to keep it cheap as pos.). I think I prefer a desktop replacement style one with good processing power to one with good...
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    Best range on wireless NICs? I have poor reception, plz help

    Hi guys, My house has a lot of random interference, moiles phones don't get good recepetion, etc. I bought two USB wireless NICs (one Edimax: http://www.dabs.com/productview.aspx?Qu...ctedId=11175&NavigationKey=11175,50010 and one 3COM...
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    Buying a LCD widescreen monitor from USA (I'm in UK)

    Hi guys, As the title says really. I'm in England, UK and can't find many cheap widescreen LCD monitors on eBay, there are more on eBay USA. I'm after a Dell Ultrasharp, NEC, or similar (20"). Do the US models vary in any way to the UK ones? (besides the different power plug, lol)...
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    Budget laptop needed, please help...

    Hi guys, I bought a new Toshiba Satellite laptop about 5 months ago for $1,400. Now I realise it's not worth the money. The dual core cpu is crap, keyboard is failing, left speaker fails occasionally, and fingerprint reader has regular errors. So now I just want a well built reliable...
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    Best (clearest) 17" flat panel monitors out

    Hi guys, I recently posted a thread asking about Dell flat panel monitors. But now I'm not getting a Dell, so really need to get a best possible 17" flat panel monitor (not CRT). I have a Toshiba P105 laptop with a 17" widescreen and like the picture quality. My eyes suffer badly from...
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    Best possible USB/PCMCIA soundcard for my laptop??

    Hi guys, I purchased some high-end hifi headphones along with an amp to be run off my laptop (as well as other things), but the sound is crap out of my laptop!! I have a fairly new Toshiba Satellite P105 with a cr*ppy Intel HD sound card. Looks like I'll have to buy a USB/PCMCIA sound...
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    How good are Dell Flat Panel monitors???

    Hi guys, I'm thinking of buying a Dell desktop PC, they offer a 'Value Flat Panel' or 'UltraSharp Digital Flat Panel'. I have a Toshiba P105 laptop with a 17" widescreen and like the picture quality. My eyes suffer badly from poor quality screens, so I need the best. Are these Dell...
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    Toshiba Satellite P105-S6014 laptop - music skips and crackles

    Hi, I bought what I thought would be a good laptop, a Toshiba Satellite P105. It hasn't really impressed me, the dual core centrino CPU is very average and was faster before I installed all my programs, games, etc. The problem thats annoying me is the laptop like skips music, well not...
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    Laptop fan noise, annoying as HELL - plz help

    Hi guys, Its 2:42am in the morning and my laptop's fan is depriving me of my sleep!!!!! I have a new Toshiba Satellite P105 series - which I leave on during the night to download files. The problem is this... its virtually silent, then every 40-50 seconds (yes I timed it) it WOOOSHES...
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    Sound issues on new Toshiba Satellite laptop? :S

    Hi guys, I bought a brand new Toshiba Satellite P105-S6014 laptop. Cost me $1225. I love it, apart from the sound abilities... Sound on the normal speakers is ok, doesnt go too loud, but then again they are tiny speakers. My main grip is with the line out and headphone ports. The...
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    Upgrading an old P3 to play new games.

    Hi, Im trying to upgrade my friend's system. I've done the graphics (ATI Radeon 9700 PRO), but the rest is ooooollllddddd! Its a P3 800mhz, 512MB SDRAM, the rest is fine... I just wanna know what would be the best motherboard + cpu upgrade. He doesn't wanna spend more than $150 USD...
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    Compliant Standards issues, plz plz help :(

    Hi, I rushed into buying some equipment without checking the standards compliance (i assumed they were fine). I bought a 3com 3C905CX-TX-M NIC (non-wireless) with the following specs... *Compliant Standards* IEEE 802.1p IEEE 802.1Q IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3U IEEE 802.3x It will be...
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    Setting up my 1st WiFi home network, plz help :(

    Hi, Im buying a laptop and want to set up a wireless network, with my home PC. I have broadband Internet, and would like to share files, play games together, etc. My laptop comes with a Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g), but my home PC doesn't have a network card of any kind...
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    US laptops used in the UK??? plz help

    Hi, I have compared prices and technology, and have decided to buy from the US. I am in England (UK), and am wondering what would be some disadvantages, etc??? I was looking to buy a TOSHIBA SATELLITE P105-S6014. I have listed some areas of concern, if anyone with knowledge on this...
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    Toshiba Satellite M60-164 Laptop - advice needed plz!

    Hi, Im looking to buy this laptop... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?...=8800771401&sspagename=ADME:L:RTQ:UK:1 One screen shot shows 'processor 1.86Ghz 782 Mhz'??? The clock speed of the CPU is 1.86Ghz,, so whats the 782 Mhz????? Do you guys think this would be a good laptop...
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    Loss of quality when copying using NERO???

    Hi, Just wondering, when you copy an original audio CD using Nero (to a blank CD-R) will you loss any quality?? Nero converts into .wav format when doing this, am I right? Many thanks in advance!
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    Best CPU + motherboard combo for around $220

    Hi guys, I'm looking to build a PC for my friend, he doesnt have much money. Just wondering what the best performing cpu + motherboard I can get for around $220 (£125)??? He would want to play latest games, watch DVDs, music, internet, etc. I've chosen a budget graphics card, the...
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    Mega cheap sound card, suggestions???

    Hi guys, I have a budget of about $20 USD (£13) for a sound card, any good suggestions??? I was looking at a Creative Soundblaster CT4760 (with the EMU10K1 audio processor), and also the CT4820 . Many thanks in advance for any help! :)
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    Best 300GB HDD?? IDE or SATA????

    Hi guys, I'm looking to buy a 300'ishGB hard drive. I have both IDE and SATA interfaces on my motherboard. I just wanna know which would be the best model to go for in terms of performance, reliability, manufacturer, buffer size, etc??? Also, I'm thinking IDE as i'll be able to use it...
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    Best budget GPU for $50'ish ???

    Hi, I'm looking for a low budget (around $50 USD) graphics card. It's going in a second PC of mine which I want to spend bare minimum on. I know graphics technology has had big advances recently, so I should be able to find something good? I'll be buying off eBay, I found a "N-vidia...
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    Best budget GPU for $50'ish

    Hi, I'm looking for a low budget (around $50 USD) graphics card. It's going in a second PC of mine which I want to spend bare minimum on. I know graphics technology has had big advances recently, so I should be able to find something good? I'll be buying off eBay, I found a "N-vidia...
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    Stalling on boot up,,, PLZ help!!!

    Hi, My PC all of a sudden seems to pause on the first boot up screen! It only has just happen recently, and I have to switch off then on again about 5-10 times before it boots up! Its the very first screen you see, in my case its the MSI Platinum motherboard screen. (I have a AMD 64...
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    Internet problem! Cant log in to eBay & Hotmail,etc

    Hi, I have a problem. I cannot log in to eBay and Hotmail! I think it has something to do with my Internet security, or something is blocking vital objects that is preventing me from logging on. I can view the webpages fine, but when it comes ot logging on Hotmail displays and error...
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    HDD problems? Cannot access files!?!?! Plz Help! :((

    Hi, I seem to have some problems with files I copy.. they cannot be opened/viewed. For example Winamp just doesn't play .mp3 files, and Windows Media Player says 'Windows Media Player cannot access the file'. It only seems to happen when i copy a file. For example I downloaded a .mp3...
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    Help assesing PRIME95 system test :( :(

    Hi, I think I might have memory problems, can someone please take a look at this screenprint and tell me what the FATAL ERROR of rounding means??? http://homepage.ntlworld.com/con2000/prime95.JPG Click the link above to see. Thanks in advance to anyone.
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    Serious Althon64 problems!! Plz help.

    Hi, I have recently setup a AMD64 +3500 130nm CPU on a MSI Neo4 Platinum with a simple PCI-E graphics card, 512MB DDR, DVD-RW, and IDE hard drive. I have random system crashes, in which the compiter either just restarts itself or I get a blue screen saying windows had to shut down to...
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    Which is the better CPU????

    Hi guys, I have a MSI NEO4 Platinum motherboard and have two processor, but cannot decide which one I should install. I have.. AMD 64 3200+ 90nm Winchester or AMD 64 3500+ 130nm Newcastle I'm asumming the 3500 would be better in terms of overclocking etc?? Recommendations please...
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    Help needed for AMD 3200+ 64 + MSI K8N Neo4, PLEASE!

    Hi, I was wondering if anyone could please please help me. I have a situation with my AMD 3200+ 64 90nm (Winchester) processor and MSI K8N Neo4 motherboard. I purchased the processor first, along with a MSI K8N Neo2,, but as the 90nm chip wasn't supported and the BIOS needed flashing I...
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    Best PCI-E for under £100!!!

    Hi, Can someone plz plz help me out. Im looking to buy a PCI-E graphics card to go on my new system. My budget is upto £75 or less, but unless the odds for spending more £££ are so great im willing to go upto £100! I was thinking ATI 600XT. All you gr8 people, help me out PLEASE...
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    Power Supply help!!

    Hi, Can someone please help me out. I have just bought a Neo4 MSI motherboard with PCI-E for my AMD +3200 64 90nm processor. The only part I thought I had left was a PCI-E graphics card. But i was told I need an ATX v2.0 PSU! I currently have an Antec Truepower 330P (330 Watt PSU)...