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    MATX A64 Nforce4 board

    I have the TXP2675WH. Small TV to go into my dorm room at college. And I not going to be doing any major gaming on it. Just some simple emulation (N64, PSX, SNES) and watching anime and movies that I've encoded to 720P AVC.
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    HDTV on an ATI x800xl?

    usually then they are just video converted to xvid format from HDTV sources. plus the resolution is then downconverted to dvd resolution. so of course the wmv video files will look better, they are "true" HDTV resolutions.
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    MATX A64 Nforce4 board

    cool, I have a bit over a month before I build it. so I'll wait a few weeks to see how the MSI pans out or what else may surface. Thanks!
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    MATX A64 Nforce4 board

    that's a cool board. will it work good for a HTPC? I'm not going to be doing any hardcore gaming on it (just PS1 and N64 emulation) and it will be used for watching some 1080i HD-MPEG2 and 720p AVC video. EDIT: I would have least thought this board (MSI RS480M2-IL) would come with DVI-I...
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    MATX A64 Nforce4 board

    can anybody recommend a good board that will fit into an Antec Aria? I've seached both newegg and ZZF but their search engine come up pretty iffy when u start getting specific. I plan to couple the board with an A64 Venice core 3200+.
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    Is ATI clutching at straws?

    Wouldn't the purpose of hyping H.264 acceleration in the high-end card and chipset is to get it so that everybody knows about the feature then trickle it down the the mid and low end cards. I mean the Sony, HP, etc, media center pcs that are bought in the stores usually have low end vid cards...
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    PCI-E TV Tuner/Video Capture Cards

    I wonder if we will get a broad array of HDTV tuner cards?
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    help: dvd decrypter and adobe encore

    if it's in .iso format, then dvd decrypter shouldn't have any prob burning it. heck it even burns xbox isos, don't see why it shouldn't handle encore.
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    ATI: Xbox 360 will outperform PS3

    nice one cmp1223 :evil:
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    Whats the stock clocks for Gf4 Ti4600? (Core and Memory)

    Both of them are right, since the mem is DDR (325x2=650).
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    how to start COMPLETELY over with a hard drive

    All that trouble to protect your identity, that too much. I'm more scared of the people that actually handle my credit card numbers when I purchase stuff at a store. There is no such thing as identity protection, someone somewhere has access to your information at any time.
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    This is the sound of my head exploding........

    great parody of that commercial on a show called "Robot Chicken" on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. And the girl who did the commercial is the one voicing the doll that is used for the parody.
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    Protecting burned DVDs from scratches

    If you're that worried about scratching your dvds, you shouldn't use them. I have found that it is nearly impossible to use any type of optical media (cd/dvd) w/o some type of hairline scratches getting on them. A dvd is more durable than you think so you shouldn't worry that much, but u could...
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    Do companies like Dell, HP etc still use OEM vid cards clocked slower than retail?

    Companies like that usually put "cool and quiet" before performance since the majority of consumers prefer quiet PCs over leaf blowers. And an underclocked video card could be passively cooled or use a smaller, quieter fan
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    Depressing performance with new machine

    Doesn't the Ultra setting require 512MB of video memory?
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    6600GT AGP power plug?

    Link doesn't work
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    9500pro vs 9600pro HL2

    So no need to upgrade yet, I'm keeping the 9500pro. Thanks guys!
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    9500pro vs 9600pro HL2

    Cool so I can hold off for a couple months before I upgrade, right? The 9500pro should suffice. Is it possible to overclock a 9500pro?
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    9500pro vs 9600pro HL2

    I've searched but couldn't find anything. Would they be about the same as far as framerate and quality settings go? I'm going to upgrade after boot camp but I want to enjoy the HL2 now. Computer: AXP2500+@2.15GHz Asus A7N8X-E DLX 512MB PC3200 Kingston HyperX ram BBA RAdeon 9500pro
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    should i upgrade to xp 3000+? (Success OCing 2500+ to 3200+)

    going from 36C to 39C won't kill the CPU. The main factor is, "Is it stable?" Run prime98 and memtest to see.
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    SoundBlaster Audigy 4????

    No he already has an Audigy 2. that's what Ardan meant.
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    Force 4x DVD+R

    So is the HP capable of the same thing? But I have plenty of 2.4x dvds and can't really stand waiting 25-30 mins anymore for them to burn
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    Force 4x DVD+R

    The drive that I'm using is a HPdvd530r which is actually a liteon SOHW-832S. Is there any hacked firmware I can to do this?
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    Force 4x DVD+R

    Is it possible to force 2.4x dvd+r's to write at 4x?
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    A few (newbie) questions regarding the FX-55

    Boots to windows in 3 seconds? That means as soon as he presses power windows is up and running. I can see 8-10 secs, but not 3.
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    Triple SLI

    8 year warranty? who does michael think he is? His entire pc has a longer warranty than Seagate's? MX8- World's fastest computer, but it only has a 8x DVD burner? What, no 24x?*sarcasm*
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    Want an x800xt from bestbuy?

    They also have the X700XT's in stock too sorry, just the plain x700's for 199.99
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    New Onkyo Audiophile PCI Soundcard!

    Would a typical pc power supply be able to handle a built-in amp on a sound card?
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    ATI's Truform 2.0

    But isn't truform 2.0 software based? Wouldn'tthat make it slower than the truform used by the 8500 which was hardware rendered?
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    Why has capitalism failed in the video card industry?

    and STILL using mine :)
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    Should I buy a new video card just to get an HL2 voucher?

    What type of power supply do u have? And are u sure it won't handle a 9800p?
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    Has Yamaha just stopped developing Optical Drives?

    And I was really expecting some good dvd solutions from them. Damn!
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    Has Yamaha just stopped developing Optical Drives?

    I have a CRWF1 and its going strong. Not a single coaster, recognizes all media I put in it. And I love the DiscT@2 feature. Great for personalizing my music discs so my brothers can't easily take them as theirs. I was hoping for something in the DVD+/-R burners for them. But what happened?
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    Question about widesceen gaming and over all use?

    Wow there's a forum for everything!
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    XTASY RADEON 9600XT 256MB vs ATI RADEON 9800 PRO

    It seems that no matter how many times we tell you that the 9800pro is the better buy, it's still not enough to convince you. It seems you've made up your mind that the 9600XT is the right card for you. So that's the card to buy.
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    XTASY RADEON 9600XT 256MB vs ATI RADEON 9800 PRO

    Get the 9800pro. Avoid the 9600(insert suffix here)
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    Will I notice a difference from going from PC2100 to PC3200?

    if you plan on overclocking it will
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    A7N8X-E will not boot into windows xp

    I have tried everything I can possibly try. I just got this board. I installed winxp and everything went fine. Yet if I reboot the computer, I get DISK BOOT ERROR. INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER. I have turned off all options I don't use(SATA, Firewire, onboard sound, Gigabit LAN). If I...
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    Locked or not?

    thanks!