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    Video card not doing as well as i thought

    I just upgraded from a 6600gt to a x1950gt (256mb agp version). My complete specs are amd64 3200, 1gb ram and the new card. I researched a lot before i bought the new card and figured the new card would be at least twice as fast but possibly much more. I decided to hold off on pci-e for a few...
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    Videos are tripping my computer out!

    I recently reformatted b/c of some problems I was having so everything should be going great, right? The other day I tried to watch a video in windows media player and it instantly sucked up 100% of the cpu. I couldn't do anything else unless I ctrl alt del to close out of the program which...
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    Did I lose my data?

    I had this HD partitioned into two drives of course because of xp's limitations. I had about 80gigs of home videos on the second part. I thought if I reformatted the part that xp was installed that the other part wouldn't be affected, but now, I can't see my other partition. Did this delete...
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    Data Card adapter for a desktop

    I've found a couple of things that I think will work, but I'm not sure. The card is a Type II pc card. I found a router for $250, but that's more than I want to spend. Can somebody please show me a good adapter to use this wireless card on my desktop. Thanks
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    Vista installation question

    I have three harddrives: 250, 80 and a 40. I have the 250 partitioned of course. I was going to just install Vista on the 40 because I don't have anything on it. I would just change my boot priority depending on which I would like to use. I was trying to install Vista and it never asked me where...
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    Securing my wireless network

    Can someone help me restrict my wireless network to only my computers and gaming consoles? I recently moved into an apartment and my laptop detects 3 other wireless connections besides mine. I can connect to them with ease. I do not want other people to be able to do this on my network. I've...
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    who has a A64 3200+ overclocked-- Tell me what you did

    I'll just try to do something similar to what you all have done and see how it goes. I'm a little confused about the whole process. Overclocking ram is easy but after that I don't really understand it. If someone could be kind enough to just let me know what you did, I'll try to copy it...
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    How far could I overclock with value Ram (Man! I'm confused on how to do it)

    I know there will be people say, "go read... can't you do a search." I know expensive ram is helpful but how far could I expect to push my 2ghz 3200+ with value ddr400. I would have bought higher rated ram (like ddr500) but I didn't plan on overclocking until a couple of days ago. I...
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    is this score about right?

    specs: msi k8n neo2 (939) A64 3200+ xfx geforce 6600gt 1gig ddr400 ram My score was between 18,000 and 19,000. I tried to do the comparison thing and it wouldn't pull anything up. I'll try it again when i get home. Is this score about right?
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    new build- cd/dvd drives won't open

    mobo: msi k8n neo2 (939) It's really strange but my cd/dvd drives won't open if the IDE cable is connected to them (if I unhook the ide cables leaving just the power hooked up they open fine) Both of my drives do this so I guess it's not the drives but it's the motherboard. I didn't have...
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    new build- cd drives won't open--No help yet? Come on!

    mobo: msi k8n neo2 (939) It's really strange but my cd/dvd drives won't open if the IDE cable is connected to them (if I unhook the ide cables leaving just the power hooked up they open fine) Both of my drives do this so I guess it's not the drives but it's the motherboard. I didn't have time...
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    msi k8n neo2 question

    It's really strange but my cd/dvd drives won't open if the IDE cable is connected to them (if I unhook the ide cables leaving just the power hooked up they open fine) Both of my drives do this so I guess it's not the drives but it's the motherboard. I didn't have time to mess with it too much...
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    how much of a bottleneck will my hard drive be?

    I just ordered new components. amd64 3200+, msi k8n ultra, 6600gt and 1gb ram. my hard drive is a western digital 80gig 7200rpm with only 2mb. I got it before 8mb cache was cheap. How much of a damper will it put on my performance and what areas will it affect?
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    I just ordered my new computer last night

    AMD64 3200+ MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum nForce3 Xfx Geforce 6600gt 1gb corsair ddr400 Side note: I decided that I wanted a new case about 5minutes ago. I ordered a super lanboy from newegg. I ordered the components from zipzoomfly which has fedex 2 day. I ordered the case from newegg...
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    3200+ and geforce 6800 or 3500+ and 6600gt

    Which is the better value and will bring me the best performance? I'll get them for about the same price. AMD64 3200+ and Geforce 6800 EVGA @ newegg AMD64 3500+ and Geforce 6600gt (xfx)
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    my computer no longer works (at all). I need help

    I'm going to build a new computer but I would also like to get my old one running again. my old computer's specs: athlon xp 2000+ gigabyte 7vrxp 512 pc2700 geforce 4ti 4400 My problem: A while back my computer started to reboot randomly (not turn off- reboot). It seemed to do it when...
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    I don't want to buy windows xp again

    I already bought a full version of windows xp a couple of years ago. The computer that I used it in doesn't even work any more. I'm about to order parts for a new pc. Is there any way to use my copy of xp? or does microsoft require me to buy a another full version? I'll only be using that...
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    Should I get a new hard drive

    I'm about to order some new pc parts, and I'm considering replacing my hd. But, is it really worth it? I have a 80gig WD with only 2mb cache. Would upgrading to sata and 8mb of cache be worth it? I've read that sata doesn't have much real world performance. Money is an issue so how big of a...
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    Athlon64 which one? 3000+, 3200+, 3500+

    I'm most likely going to order today so I would really appreciate links to a helpful article or simply advice on which to buy. Which would offer me the most bang for buck? I know the cost and all that and I'm order them socket 939 not 754. I'm kind of confused which cpu to get and I'm not...