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    why not 8 GB ram?

    With prices for RAM so good, is here any reason not to fill up a motherboard with at least 8 mb ram. Most motherboards can hold 16! Thanks!
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    where to buy LG monitor

    Does anyone know where I can buy this monitor: LG L1942P-BF Black 19" in the US? NeweggCA # N82E16824005117CVF. NOT available through Newegg in the US. Don't confuse with "LG xxxxxx-BS" 2ms! Thanks!
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    big heavy heatsink...leaning

    Many of the after market heatsinks are huge and heavy, and after being attached to the motherboard and the computer placed upright, the heatsink will always being leaning, putting lots of pressure on the motherboard. Is this ever a concern, even with many heatsinks bolted on to the motherboard...
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    too much memory?

    With many motherboards now supporting 16 Gb of memory and the price of memory being pretty low, is there any DISadvantage to maxing out at 16?
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    on board video vs video card

    Does it make any difference if the on board video for a motherboard is ATI but you add a Nvidia card. For example, for this Gigabyte motherboard at Newegg (Item#:N82E16813128373) you add this video card, also from Newegg (Item#:N82E16814130339). Does it help at all to stay with Radeon for the...
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    budget gaming machine

    I'm putting together a budget gaming computer and have these basic items so far, all from Newegg: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) $45 Item#:N82E16820231122 ASRock A780GXE $95 Item#:N82E16813157139 AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma $83...
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    Help with motherboard choice

    I'm working with an AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ (still think Phenoms need more time) and can't decide between these motherboards. Is there an obvious best choice? Thanks! GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128335 BIOSTAR TPower N750...
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    64 x2 6000 with MSI motherboard

    Can I reach the full potential of an MSI motherboard (at Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813130161 with FSB 2600MHz Hyper Transport and Memory Standard DDR2 1066) with the AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor processor or do you have to go with a Phenom Quad-core? I cannot...
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    best parts for computer?

    I'm putting together a new kinda fast\budget system, any comments? Please, no intel. MSI K9A2 Platinum EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin (PC2 6400) AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz All for about $500.00 at Newegg. Thanks!
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    ok component?

    I'm putting together a new kinda fast\budget system, any comments? Please, no intel. MSI K9A2 Platinum EVGA 512-P3-N802-AR GeForce 8800GT CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin (PC2 6400) AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ Windsor 3.0GHz All for about $500.00 at Newegg. Thanks!
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    Windsor or Phenom

    I'm putting together a new (budget!) system and have come to this choice. I tend to go with the Windsor. I'll listen to anyone. $$ is almost the same. Thanks! At Newegg: Windsor = http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819103773 Phenom =...
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    junk in Prey demo

    I have a slightly fast machine and the demo for Prey works fairly well most of the time, but when I get into an area with lots of curves or molded forms (caves, tunnels) I get lots of green flickering junk everywhere that slowly increases the longer I stay. Once back in a strickly dimensional...
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    cannot find PCI device

    If I go to Control Panel > System > Hardware > DeviceManager I have: - COMPUTER + item + item + item (down to:) - ? (yellow) Other devices ?&! (both yellow) PCI Device I cannot figure out what this device is to try and fix. I have reinstalled all PCI cards and it...
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    cannot shutdown computer

    I cannot shutdown my computer. The computer begins to shutdown, goes through the Save Settings process, then the Blue Screen pops up with numbers like "0x00009F (0x000100.......)...etc" and the statement: "DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE". I downloaded Sigverif.exe and now have a LONG list of signed...
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    registry problems

    I have a TDK dvd burner that came bundled with Roxio software that was necessary to install for the device driver. I also have Pinnacle?s Studio 8 dvd editing software that is evidently incompatible with Roxio. I uninstalled the dvd portion of the Roxio software program and have successfully...
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    fps vs Hz monitor settings

    Tom's HW guide has a chart for video cards using AMD Athlon cpu's found here: http://www4.tomshardware.com/graphi...02.html#aquanox and for the test it's using Aquanox @ 1024x768 @ 32bit @ 60Hz. Aquinox is a grapically busy game, 1024x678 and 32 bit are high end, so why 60Hz for a monitor...
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    ok score for 3dmark3 w this oc?

    Specs for my machine are below with "marginal" overclock, probably could push it a little farther, but really want to keep temps ~40c's. I just scored 1740 on 3dMark3 and wanted opinion on this, ok? fair? sucks? what?? Thx!
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    200 x 12 or 166 x 15:

    Working with this system and looking to overclock to ~2400MHz, what's best, most stable, not so hot, etc: 200 x 12 OR 166 x 15? Thanks!
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    temps still hight with smart fan 2

    I've overclocked this system to 2.4 Ghz. I just installed Smart Fan 2 on a ThermalRight SLK-700 and thought I had it setup so I could adjust the rmp, but the dial doesn't make any difference. But maybe I need it running at 4800 rmp all the time. I just finished playing about 30 minutes of UT...
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    having problems after upgrading to xp2400+

    I upgraded from an xp1800+ Palomino cpu to a xp2400+ and am having problems. No other changes with my machine and I flashed the latest BIOS (version 6B) for this motherboard (KX7-333r). All the basic stuff, internet, email, works ok. New Thermalright sk7 heatsink with Delta 60mm (Im kinda deaf...
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    crowded at IRQ 11

    What's wrong with this picture? I'm told Win2k does this, but isn't this a bit too conflicty? What to do, if anything? Resource Device IRQ 11 NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 IRQ 11 Intel(R) PRO/DSL 2100 Modem - Bridged Ethernet IRQ 11 Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter IRQ 11 Santa Cruz(tm) IRQ...
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    help flashing BIOS

    I want to flash the latest BIOS from Abit for this motherboard (KX7-333r) to add a xp2400+ cpu and I find it here: http://www.abit-usa.com/products/mb...ries=1&model=32 BIOS B6 (version B6). If I've flash correctly, the new BIOS ID # (seen at the bottom of the post screen) should end...