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    Projector Home Entertainment

    I'm looking to buy a projector for everyday use (tv, xbox, dvd, etc). I've been hunting around a little and am getting pretty confused about what i really need. My budget is $1500 i've really been looking at the infocus 5000 but ALL brands are welcome. Can any of you please give me a...
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    Projector for everyday use

    I'm looking to buy a projector for everyday use (tv, xbox, dvd, etc). I've been hunting around a little and am getting pretty confused about what i really need. My budget is $1000 and it needs to obviously have a good amount of inputs (notably and regular cable tv hookup [the pin from the...
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    New Sound Card?

    Just bought a new set of Klipsch 5.1 Ultras but will only be using 3.1 (fronts and center). I however realized just now that I only have one 3.5mm output on my PC (it's onboard sound Tyan K8W). Will i need to get a new soundcard with more outputs?
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    Joining the F@H team - Screen Cap

    Thought my dual processors may be going to waste so I figure I'd do some good. Now i'm maxed out!! http://www.pruddy.com/misc/fah.jpg
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    External HDD Enclosure

    I'm just curious if there is anything to look out for when purchasing a 3.5" HDD enclosure. I'm going to be using a 160gb seagate drive. Here is the enclosure I've been thinking about getting: http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-145-343&depa=0 Any other enclosures that you all...
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    Port Forwarding

    This shouldn't be complicated but I'm have a few issues. I'm trying to operate a VNC program (server confirmed to be working on other PCs, just not mine). My internet connection is through a linksys router, additionally i'm connecting to the router via linksys ethernet bridge. I'm using...
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    Remote Access

    Just curious if there are any good applications available that can give me complete access to my home PC from anywhere. I'm basically looking to have it work so I can basically operate my computer while out of town as if I was there. Additionally, my connection runs through a router so...
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    Hard Drive Failure?

    My laptop had been behaving very awful and slow at just about everything/crashing often. I tried reinstalling windows but when trying to reformat, it wasn't able to. I was however able to successfully format one time and while doing the second part of the install (after the reboot) it was...
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    DVD Images

    What program do you all suggest to create image files of DVDs. I have 2 drives so I'm already using Alcohol 120 and need another program that'll reliably create dvd images. Any suggestions are appreciated
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    Changing from RAID 0 to 5

    Currently have 2 200gb drives in raid 0. I'm really worrying about them crashing so I'm switching to raid 5. Is it possible to just place the new drives and card into the system without losing any data already on the current drives and reconfiguring to 5? Also, XP is on my RAID setup so in...
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    Intel Heatsinks "suck"?

    hey all, i personally have a watercooled dual opteron system but i helped (actually i did it all) buddy put together a new p4 system. it's a 3.0e or c if I recall but i'm just wondering if the heatsink is literally supposed to suck the air towards to board? When i was using heatsinks all...
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    pci-x versus pci-e

    What's the difference between these two. I have Tyan Thunder K8W board with pci-x so i'm under the impression that it won't be compatible with next gen vid cards.
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    Windows Install Failing

    My PC was working perfectly but i got greedy and wanted the trial of xp64bit installed. I have 2 SATA 200gb drives in RAID 0, and partitioned it into 2 chunks. I installed xp64 but i was getting random errors and all while using it. I decided to revert back to regular xp pro and i installed...
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    RAID 5 - Quick Question

    Already running RAID 0 but am fearful of a HDD crash. I'm going to be building a RAID 5 with 4 WD drives. Looking at getting THIS card. Please clear something up for me. If i have one drive crash, my parity drive will rebuild a new drive that is replacing the crashed one when swapped in? I...
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    HP Standard Manufacturer Warranty?

    Anybody know how long their warranty is on laptops? Mine is acting like a true piece of crap and I think it needs to see an unsuspecting end (death my lethal injection) and exchanged for a new laptop that i can sell and buy a powerbook. unfortunately i didn't purchase Best Buys extended...
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    RAID and reformatting

    Just a quick question here. I currently have a raid 0 setup and am obviously unable to partition the array. Is there anyway to set things up so that when I reformat my C drive i won't lose all my data. I'm wanting to grab 2 more drives and put it in raid 5 but am semi-reluctant if I'm going...
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    Water Cooling Dual Processors

    Is it advisable to water cool dual processors. I was thinking of getting an external corsair hyracool 200 (i'm not concerned with noise). From what i understand I'd just place another water block in the series. Wouldn't doing this make the 2nd processor in the series run much warmer? Any...
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    Dual Opteron Cooling Problem? *PICS*

    I built a dual opteron workstation and I ordered a case that was too small (mistake) but made it work anyways. When mounting the processors i had to lift the heatsink off of processor 1 (the one located under the drive bays) therefore breaking the thermal compound seal. I remounted immediately...
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    Overclocking Leadtek FX5900XT

    I've read how good the Leadtek model of the 5900xt is for overclocking so i've given it a try. I used 3 different flash bios, A350XT (FX5900XT), A350 (FX5900), A380U (FX5950 Ultra). Here are the results. Question is at the end of this post. FX5900XT: 350/700 - Stock - 3DMark03: 5091 471/864...
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    Quick Launch Not Behaving

    Why is XP doing this. Everytime I restart windows, it adjusts my quicklaunch bar to be completely crapped out. Here's the way i like it: http://www.pruddy.com/misc/fixed.bmp then when i restart it keeps realigning it to this: http://www.pruddy.com/misc/bad.bmp Locking the taskbar doesn't...
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    Round Cable Question

    Does anybody sell round IDE cables with both the slave and master connectors at the end of the cable? All I've been able to find are cables with the connectors at ~10" and 18". I NEED both connectors at the end and don't want to make a custom cable. I'm looking for an 18" with the connectors...
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    CDRW and DVDRW issues

    i have 2 brand new drives DWU18A and CRX320E as i've built a new system. They are both behaving exactly the same as they're manufactured by the same company. Here's the deal: - Both are able to read all media - Both are able to burn with supplied "NTI CD-Maker 6 Gold" - Nero 6 Ultra claims...
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    3dMark Scores

    Firstly, Post your scores! I want to see what everybody else is getting. I know mine are messed up. Hardware: XP Pro Tyan Thunder K8W M/B 2X AMD Opteron 246 (2.0ghz each) 2GB Corsair PC3200 ECC Ram Leadtek FX5900 XT Scores: 3dMark01: 6122 3DMarks 3dMark01: 4191 3DMarks, 179.0 CPUMarks So...
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    3dMark01 & 03 scores

    Edit: Here are links to both 03 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k3=2752434 01 - http://service.futuremark.com/compare?2k1=7959427 Firstly, Post your scores! I want to see what everybody else is getting. I know mine are messed up. Hardware: XP Pro Tyan Thunder K8W M/B 2X AMD Opteron...
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    Problems setting up Raid/Windows

    Hardware: Tyan Thunder K8W 2x WD 200gb SATA drives Problem: this is a new system and when in the windows setup i click F6 to configure a raid setup. It asks for the floppy disk and i put it in. it's the supplied floppy and i downloaded the newest from Tyans website as well. The light...
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    Bench Running a PC

    Just wondering if it's safe to bench run (no case) a PC on a cardboard box for extended periods of time. I have a personal 1ft diameter fan blowing over the board for ventilation. By entended periods of time i mean, long enough to install winxp so approx 40-50min. Thanks
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    Stock Heatsink/Fan - Opteron 246

    Just curious if everybody thinks that the stock opteron 246 heatsink and fan provide sufficient cooling. I have 2 of these processors running in my system and don't want to damage them in any way as we all know they're quite a pricey little set. Thanks
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    PSU Question

    I've purchased a Tyan Thunder K8W board for use with 2 Opteron 246s. I purchased a POWER SUPPLY ANTEC TRU550EPS12V ATX and noticed that the SSI Workstation 6-Pin (AGP Pro) connection only has 4 of the 6 pins coming out of the PSU. The two that are missing are pins 3 (+12V2) and 6 (+12V2)...
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    SATA Controller Card

    Just trying to get an opinion on a controller card as i'm clueless. I'm looking to purchase a 4 port SATA controller card that will support RAID 5 (3 200gb SATA drives). Wondering what cards are going to be best. Here's what i'm looking at right now...
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    Workstation Comparison

    Alright, after lots of advice i've narrowed myself down to 2 potential dual processing workstations (AMD vs. Intel of course). My other thread was cluttered so i'd figured i'd start a fresh thread. INTEL: (1) Thermaltake Xaser V, Full-Tower, 420PSU - Retail: $189 (1) Supermicro X5DA8 E7505...
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    Dual Xeon System - Future CAD Use

    I'm building a PC that'll be used for CAD Design and a lot of Video Editing. Here are the specs below and can you all please let me know if everything will work together properly. (1) Supermicro SC742S-420B Dual Xeon/PIII/Single P4 4U Rackmount Server Chassis (Black) Retail (1) Supermicro...
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    Laptop restarts when I click Shut Down

    Happened awhile back but it's finally starting to drive me nuts. Suddenly it happened and now whenever i click Shut Down, it only restarts. If i want it to shut down i have to physically turn off the machine. FYI, it's an HP ZE5170 Anybody have any ideas why it's doing this/how to fix it...
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    extracting a .gi file

    I have a file (well 3) that have the extension .gi Apparently that's a sony dvd file but I just want to extract the files, not actually burn the dvd. I can't find a program to extract such a file so can somebody please give me a hand and let me know how to extract them. Thanks
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    ATA/100

    i'm purchasing a MOBO that supports ATA/100. I'm wondering if i get the Koutech I/O Future PIR133 Ultra ATA/133 RAID PCI Card and WD 160 Ultra ATA/100, will it all work together even though the controller is a 133 and everything else is 100?
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    CAD PC Setup

    Hey ya'll, I've never built my own computer, usually just added parts and upgraded. Well, I'm trying to build a high-performance CAD graphics computer that'll last me for awhile. Can ya'll take a look and make sure everything will work together. I just don't feel like spending 2k-3k and...