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    In-Game flicker after RadeonPro installation

    So I installed RadeonPro because I read that it'd help improve Skyrim playability with XFire until ATI releases a CAP which includes Skyrim. Afterwards, I got a weird yellow screen flicker during gameplay whenever I paused or looked at the local map. Figured it was some weird XFire glitch and...
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    editing boot.ini

    I'm trying to manually add a line in the boot.ini file to allow booting into my RC2 version of vista. My XP install was corrupted and I fixed it, but now Vista does not show up in the boot options, and in order to get it back i need to add a line, but i don't know how to identify my Vista drive...
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    X1900XT -> XFire or 1GB -> 2GB RAM?

    I have an X1900XT and 1GB of RAM. Should i go for the Xfire card or buy 2x1GB sticks of RAM? Which would be more beneficial?
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    do you say S-L-I or "sly"

    i say "sly" myself
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    Video stutters w/ X1900XT

    Recently bought new mobo, vid card, PSU (specs below) and I turned Oblivion all the way up. While walking around outside or in towns ever couple secs the game sorta pauses for a fraction of a second...happens most noticably when "Loading Area..." appears on the screen. Tried at 16x12 and...
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    need good PSU to power X1900XT system

    well my old PSU (Antec TruePower 550) with 20A on the 12V rail doesn' look like it will cut it when I install my new X1900 and Asus A8T32-MVP...so I was wondering what I should get.. I was looking at this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103517 36A seems pretty...
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    Can my TruePower 550 (not 2.0) run an X1900?

    Its an Antec Truepower 550 (NOT 2.0) 24A on the 12V rail Will it power my new X1900XT ? Asus A8R32-MVP Opty 165 1GB RAM 4x HDD 2x Optical
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    When is the next generation of vid cards due?

    I know the X19xx and the 7900's just came out recently....but I was planning on upgrading and I wanted to know if it was worth it to wait until the next gen comes out, any one have any articles or a time frame on the release of the next cards from ATi or Nvidia?
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    "Built by ATI" Radeon X1900 XTX $550 CompUSA

    NO REBATES!!! This week (3/5/2006) CompUSA ATI X1900 XTX $550 I get the sunday flyers on saturday =)
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    strange crashes->burnt pins->HDD failure?

    My computer started to crash whenever I started a game, so I thought the video card (or PSU) was at fault. Upon inspection, the external power connector (floppy style) to my 9800 Pro was clearly burnt on one of the four pins (the red wire, which is +V i think). So I switched around some power...
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    getting new mobo + GPU; should i buy a new PSU?

    I'm planning to buy an Abit AT8 and a X1900 XT. System specs are in sig, the old PSU is an old Antec True Power 500 (20 pin, pre ATX 2.0), should i get a new PSU? Maybe a Fortron Blue Storm 500W? It seems odd to me that I'd be going for equal wattage than my old one, but it does have the SATA +...
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    CPU Fan slows during gaming

    I recently upgraded my HSF from a Venus 12 to an XP-90 with a low noise 90cm fan. Now that my fan is quieter, I notice whenever my video card (9800 Pro, nothing spectacular) starts going strong, I can hear my CPU fan speed decrease. Could my PSU not be putting out enough power? or does the...
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    Suggest Best XFire Mobo plz

    I've been looking at the Asus MVP or the DFI Lanparty UT. AAT gave the Asus a great review, but the user reviews @ newegg suggest otherwise. The Asus does have the HD audio plus the ULi SB, but the DFI has 8 ch audio and more OC options, however it used the "crappy" ATI southbridge. Any...
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    65 nm Pentium D? AMD still on top

    THG Link ... ...one more thing.... And thats from THG, a site known for allegedly leaning towards the intel/nvidia side of things...comments/concerns?
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    Question about Hard Drive pulled from '00 laptop

    I have built mutiple desktop systems, but I'm not too familiar with laptops. Some guy I work with asked me to take a look at his Dell from like 2000...I found the hard drive to be faulty but It's an old IBM Travelstar and I don't recognize the interface, it has 40 pins like an IDE connector...
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    LanParty UT RDX200 now or wait for new S.Bridge?

    title says it all....looking to go from my MSI K8N Neo2 Plat to a new PCIe mobo...just read AATs article on the DFI LanParty UT RDX200...seems to be a beast....but the USB performance and lack of SATAII is making me think I should hold out till the new southbridge is released, since DFI stated...
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    fair price for opty 165?

    i had an offer to buy an opteron 165 for 360 US$ + $20 shipping....is this a fair price...IMO its OKAY seeing as how its the same ball park as monarch which is the only listing pricewatch comes up with (although they are out of stock until mid jan at least) I know these cpus will become rarer...
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    939 to be phased out already?

    After just buying my 939 mobo last year, I find this article, http://www.tgdaily.com/2005/11/08/amd_to_launch_940-pin_cpus/index.html So much for future proofing....any thoughts?
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    list of ATi Xfire boards?

    anyone have a list of all manufacturers planning to release a mobo w/ the ATi xfire chipset? just wondering...
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    Hard Drive Problem

    I was gaming the other day when all of a sudden everything stopped responding (keyboard, mouse, etc). About 5-6 sec later I hear a semi-loud CLICK from inside my case, and everything goes back to normal for a couple min., then it happens again. Upon further inspection, I found the cuprit to...
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    On-Board Sound stopped working?

    I have a MSI K8N Neo 2 Plat. in my system into which I just installed a new floppy drive. All of a sudden, windows is telling me there is no sound device attached. I flashed BIOS to 1.8, uninstalled and reinstalled nVidia drivers (audio only, then everything) and turned onboard audio off in...
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    run out of molex connecters?

    I was just window shopping at newegg and found this case http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-112-076&depa=0 and it looks like it can fit 10 hard drives in the bottom part there and I was wondering...wouldn't you run out of PSU connecters in a situation like that?
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    trying to OC my 3200+ winch

    i can get it to boot to windows @ 2.45GHz no prob, but when i do CPU intensive task, it auto restarts on me. i'm not new to comp buiding but this is the first CPU i'm trying to OC, would these restarts happen as a result of a voltage that is too low? any other suggestions?
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    MSI K8N Neo2 floppy problems

    Well I just installed my new K8N Neo2 and have hit a couple snags. First of all, if I used the included red IDE cables to connect my hard drives they would not show up in the BIOS, it wouldn't even say "None" the spot would just be blank. So I changed the cable to one that I rounded myself and...