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    Apple quietly updates $999 MacBook, again

    my EPP price (legit btw lol) is ~$50 cheaper than the EDU, but....when you factor in the "free" ipod touch...
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    Apple quietly updates $999 MacBook, again

    no verification for the online rebate on the ipod touch?
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    Apple quietly updates $999 MacBook, again

    The following is all hypothetical ;) I graduated last year and moved from SoCal to NorCal and am no longer a student. I still have an active school email and a non-dated school ID. Hypothetically, if I were to go into an apple store would I have any problem getting the academic price on a...
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    Weird graphics problems: Card fried??!!

    It gets stranger. I was playing with an old harddrive and installed vista. Once vista loaded, the problem dissapeared (only within vista).
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    Weird graphics problems: Card fried??!!

    Thanks. I'll try and "underclock"..now off to find out how LOL.
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    Weird graphics problems: Card fried??!!

    Would video ram cause the odd color issues seen here? http://i20.photobucket.com/alb...ndGomer/Picture003.jpg
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    Weird graphics problems: Card fried??!!

    Quick specs: NVIDIA 7900GT AMD 3600+ (whatever came right before AM2) Asus A8N5X Problem: Initially I was getting what looked like dead pixel problems (red or green or blue pixels), except it wasn't with the LCD..it just looked that way. I knew this cause they scrolled when I scrolled...
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    Please help me optimize my system/budget

    thanks for the replies. I meant amd 1800XP not XT :-D
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    Please help me optimize my system/budget

    I currently have an old AMD1800XT and a 6600GT and it is dying with my 20" widescreen Dell and WOW (yes, I am a WOW junkie LOL). I am not looking for a screaming machine and would just like to maximize my dollar and get a pretty good upgrade (I do not ever plan on overclocking). I...
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    Best way to spend $500 on an upgrade

    LOL...well, I am alliance...but definately not a pally. How about a cute, puntable gnome warlock that started a year ago before the buffs :P Do you realize how depressing it is to be punted by a Tauren at 2fps....I mean, I don't even get to enjoy the free flightpath.
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    Best way to spend $500 on an upgrade

    I am not an extreme gamer but I do play World of Warcraft all the time (more than I probably should, but oh well LOL). My goal is to up my frame rates and decrease load time that isn?t due to server lag. Current parts (the ones that matter).... CPU: AMD 2600XP (333mhz) Memory: 2x512mb...
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    Computer keeps crashing ...some info but can't "decifer it"

    I have been having crashings that seem to be related to the game World of Warcraft. This crashing happens when playing the game. I ALSO uninstalled the game...tried to reinstall it and it then keeps crashing when it is almost finished installing. By crashing I mean, the computer...
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    New install-- I can't start windows without the CD! Please HELP

    I have been trying to get my new computer to run, but am having problems. I am ONLY able to boot and run a normal windows session IF I boot from the CD. If I do not have the Windows CD in, I get boot failures (as if there is nothing to boot from on the HDD..that non system disk error/boot...
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    NEED SERIOUS HELP FROM ANY AND ALL!! Spyware killed my computer (Fasttrack)

    1st, I am running WinXP Pro I had I-Mesh on my computer and I later read that it automatically loads up your computer with spyware without telling you. I got Ad-Aware and upon running the program, my computer did indeed have a bunch of spyware. One of which, Fasttrack, I could not delete at...
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    Which Geforce 4400 and 4200 are VERY QUIET?

    thanks, I'll give that card a look
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    Which Geforce 4400 and 4200 are VERY QUIET?

    Going to be building a computer next month and I plan on it being very quite. what video cards in the 4400 and 4200 rance would you recommend that are also very quite. thanks!
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    HELP!...need quiet fans for my LeadTek video card=( =( =(

    Thanks for the ideas. I like the zip tie one since I have plenty of fans. Since I have nothing on PCI, I would be set. Thanks again!
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    HELP!...need quiet fans for my LeadTek video card=( =( =(

    I have a Leadtek Winfast TD250 GeForce4 4400 128mb video card (wow, that is a long name). It has a pair of LOUD fans (ok...I atleast think they are loud). Anyone know where I can get a replacement pair of fans that will fit this card and are quiet? I am not sure what size they are, but I am...
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    Please Help w/Game Lockups

    SOLUTION...for me at least. I have the same problems.... I am running 3 sticks of 256mb Corsair PC2700 ram (all have been tested and are perfectly fine). If I remove any two, my system becomes extremely stable! I don't know why, but a single stick of ram is the only solution for me. Give...
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    why stability problems with 3 sticks of ram?

    specs: Athlon XP 1800+ Soyo Dragon Ultra kt333 3x Corsair 256 mb Cas 2 pc2700 Winfast Leadtek Geforce4 4400 Ti WD 80 gig 330 W power supply (antec) I was having problems whenever I played video games (crash to desktop, bluescreen, infinate loop) and I tried everysolution I could think of. I...
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    GeForce4 4400 crashing problems....Agp voltage?

    thanks, I will try removing all but 1 ram stick and see what happens=)
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    GeForce4 4400 crashing problems....Agp voltage?

    strange thing. i adjusted the agp to 1.7v....but after a while, it goes back to 1.5 volts! (bios is still at 1.7, but HW monitor says 1.5) ..and I still get an infinate loop error....screen freezes..and I get a sound file loop=(
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    GeForce4 4400 crashing problems....Agp voltage?

    Specs: Athlon XP 1800+ Soyo Dragon Ultra kt333 3x Corsair 256 mb Cas 2 pc2700 Winfast Leadtek Geforce4 4400 Ti WD 80 gig 330 W power supply (antec) My crashes have occured after 1- 10 mins of playing games.. I get sometimes blue screens and sometimes just dumps to the desktop.. I have every...
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    HELP - Intermittent boot error now constant -- Page Faults, cannot load drivers..

    maybe totally unrelated, but I just fixed a blue screen/reboot problem by changing my agp apature size from 128mb to 64mb in the BIOS Good luck!
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    System crashes all the time on counterstrike!!! Help...must feed the addiction!

    Thanks, I;ll go check that out. also just got another blue screen (seen before) kmixer.sys
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    System crashes all the time on counterstrike!!! Help...must feed the addiction!

    Ok, update.... I just went and installed the newest card, via, usb, and detonator drivers. I played CS running around (empty server) shooting things up and planting a bomb....after about 2 minutes I crash out to a blue screen. This time I actually wrote down info...can anyone decifer it? it...
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    System crashes all the time on counterstrike!!! Help...must feed the addiction!

    Thanks for the reply. 1) I recently (yesterday) got the detonator files from Nvidia, to I think I am ok there. 2) recent Via files?...not sure, so I will have to check (heck, i'll just reinstall the new ones just in case the ones I have are not noew =) ) 3) I have my mouse on USB, but I am not...
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    System crashes all the time on counterstrike!!! Help...must feed the addiction!

    with the exception of occasional system crashes, I am stable except with the game Counter Strike. I play, and at random lengths of time (anywhere from 1 minute to 10minutes), I get one of two crashes. These only happen in game play and not during loading or pre-screens. 1) game automatically...
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    My 1800+ is reading 69 degrees celcius!!!

    I have an XP1800+ and use the coolmaster heatpipe with ASIII. Right now I am at 45°C (running SETI program which uses 100% CPU load). I dip as low as 43, but after gaing on counterstrike, i may peak 49°C, but I have NEVER seen it go above that. This is probably a little conservative...
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    I am BEYOND PERPLEXED! "a network cable is unplugged"....but it is plugged in!!!

    ttn1 *L* you nut ok...problem miraculously fixed..no it wasn't registering the nic. ..and mind you, the solution is just as perplexing as the problem=) I took out the pci lan card and NOW the MB recognizes the cable. The catch is, i had this problem before installing a lan card--the card...
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    I am BEYOND PERPLEXED! "a network cable is unplugged"....but it is plugged in!!!

    Will: Home=DSL, School=ethernet, but both are DHCP for plug and play setup AKA: Original computer connects and works fine. -yes New computer doesn't using onboard lan. -yes and no. It worked perfectly at home, but at school it doesn't Both are connecting to same port. So we can rule out...
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    Need info on the LEADTEK GeForce4 TI4400 128M

    it does indeed just look at it on www.tomshardware.com the fans are a bit on the loud side though....but its performance is awesome so far!
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    I am BEYOND PERPLEXED! "a network cable is unplugged"....but it is plugged in!!!

    Here is the situation which totally stipifies me. important info: Windows XP and Soyo dragon ultra kt333 w/ onboard lan 2 days ago, I finished building my new computer. I had it at my home and had it running on DSL (which auto sets up everything..plug and play). Today I brought the computer...
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    (1) 80gig Hard drive....best way to set up partitions

    I just got a new 80gig WD HD (8mb buffer one) What is the best way to partition the space between everything? NOTE: I will be using norton Ghost to make images of partitions on the HD itself, so please keep that in mind on space alocation. Also, Running XP if that matters
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    It's ordered, here is my new system for you to all be in awe of. :D

    I would venture to guess that you would just have stability issues. I don't think that a "bad" generic one would be way under 300watts, so IMO, you at worse would just be to the point of stressing the PS out to instability. ...but I am sure that there are others here that know the real answer:)
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    It's ordered, here is my new system for you to all be in awe of. :D

    here is what I have heard. Generic powersupplies are a hit and miss. 300watts is what some consider the lower limit for the system you describe. If you do get a new powersupply. people have often recommended EnergyMax and Antec Good luck with your new system!
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    It's ordered, here is my new system for you to all be in awe of. :D

    In the spirit of newly purchased systems, here is what I just ordered (mind you, this computer is for my lab/office at school...can you say "gaming in my spare time=)" ) And like you, I can't wait to get Doom 3! ANTEC PLUS860 MID TOWER W/TRUE 330W (PENTIUM 4 READY) 2x THERMALTAKE SMART FAN...
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    Best use of $350 between Video Card and CPU???

    Considering that most appplications (non gaming) won't really see a big difference in a XP 1600 and an XP 2100 (or am I off basis?) ..And considreing that Most gaming is more dependent on the GPU rather than the CPU (or am I off basis again?), which is a better use of money. Lets use the...
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    Best use of $190 for a harddrive(s)???

    With $190 to spend on 1 or 2 harddrives, what would be the best use of money? With 1 harddrive, I get butloads of space. With 2 harddrives, I can have the operating system and save file/backup drivers on one drive, and the swap file and programs on the other (TTBOMK, this increases...