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    Troubleshooting 8800 gts

    I'm having trouble with my new evga 8800 gts 640. I installed the card and the newest driver from NVidia and I'm getting system freezes every once in a while. It seems unusual because it will happen whether or not I am doing anything graphic-intensive. I have been monitoring temps carefully...
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    Unexplained crippling slowdown

    I'm having a trouble with my windows laptop, which I have had for about 2 1/2 years now. I can boot into windows without much of a problem, and it seems to be able to run a few apps ok. But when I open my thunderbird email client or certain other apps, including the add/remove programs menu...
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    Question about Upgrading Motherboard

    Hey all, I've got a fairly recent shuttle rig, but the small form factor glow wore off so now I'm in the market for a new case and mobo. I read one thread saying that a reformat and clean install is recommended when replacing a motherboard. Is that the general consensus? Also, I have two...
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    BFG 7800GTX OC

    best buy has a $50 off $500 deal that makes this card only about $550! go to your favorite online coupon website and search for latest deals from best buy.
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    Help with underclocked CPU

    Interesting problem with my mobo and CPU, wondering if anybody has any suggestions. Please keep in mind I'm a beginner at computer tinkering and have never experimented with OC'ing or anything, so feel free to threadcrap if it's obvious that I'm doing something wrong. I was cleaning up my...
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    yet another "which notebook to buy"

    I'm currently playing with the idea of replacing my current notebook. It's a 15 inch dothan centrino rig with a mobile 9700 that runs like a dream, but I'm thinking I'd like to switch to something thinner and lighter and use a desktop for gaming and more permanant applications. I'm looking for...