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    Advice for replacing middle of the road gaming rig

    would I benefit from going with a core 2 duo as opposed to core 2?
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    Advice for replacing middle of the road gaming rig

    Hello everybody, The MOBO on my 2.5 year old gaming rig recently crapped out and I need to upgrade now. I use this machine solely for gaming (all other work is done on my Mac) and need to get the best bang for my buck. I currently play games such as Call of Duty 4, Company of Heroes...
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    SOS--external Seagate HD suddenly unformatted

    ya, I think your right about the ejection thing, have to keep that in mind. I'm surprised it could screw it up that bad. I've had the drive for 2 or 3 years so I doubt its under warranty. I've done a google search on the topic and have seen several people with my problem and it seems data...
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    SOS--external Seagate HD suddenly unformatted

    I'm no expert either...this is my first mac. I didn't try to write anything to the HD, just copy stuff from the HD onto the mac. Surely there is some way to recover the data from the HD. Eric
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    SOS--external Seagate HD suddenly unformatted

    I keep all my important data backed up on a seagate external HD. This data has all come from a PC. Last night, I purchased a macbook and wanted to transfer my iTunes songs onto it, so I hoooked up my seagate HD (its USB) to the macbook and transfered all of my iTunes stuff. This went fine...
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    XP bluetooth woes

    wanted to see if anyone had any input on this problem Im having: I play the game battlefield online with a group of friends. We use the program "Teamspeak" to communicate with each other. I am trying to set it up so that I can use a motoroal HS850 bluetooth headset as a microphone only. Up...
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    can I use bluetooth headset with computer?

    I occasionally play online games such as Battlefield 2 in the evenings and was wondering if the bluetooth headset I use with my Treo 650 coud be used on my computer to communicate in these games?
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    password protect individual hard drives?

    I have two hard drives in my computer. One is my main drive w/ XP sp2 on it as well as all my programs, while the other hard drive is purely for storage of music, pictures video, etc... I was wondering if it is possible to password protect my storage HD so that nothing can be viewed...
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    problem accessing data

    towards the end of January, I got a virus on my computer, I don't know which one. I have managed to get rid of the virus for hte most part (have put a stop to the browser hijacking) however, my desktop background has been disabled and I can't get it to come back up. That is not my main problem...
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    mothorboard monitor 5 compatible with new mobos?

    I'm trying to figure out a way to monitor my CPU temp on my new system from within XP. MBM 5 does not have my board listed. In the setup wizard under MSI, there is an option for a K8N neo Platinum board, but when I select this board, MBM tells me my CPU temp is 127 C. I downloaded Everest...
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    do these numbers look right

    Test results from Pingplotter
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    anyone else seen this problem?

    when I say warping, I mean like what happens in a game whne your getting lagged. I really don't think its the video card, RAM, or CPU because I can run any map in either of those games with plenty of bots and I don't experience the same problem. My ping is <100 and this effect still occurs...
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    anyone else seen this problem?

    I just built a new system and everything is running great except for one thing. Whenever I try and play first person shooters (Battlefield: Vietnam, UT 2004) I get an odd video effect which causes the image to warp this happens both when I'm moving and standing still. My FPS never goes below...
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    what is going on with my CPU temp

    I just installed Mother board monitor 5 and went to check my CPU temps. MBM 5 says my CPU is running at 127C (yes, celsius, not Farenheit). I immediatly restarted computer and went into the BIOS which said my cpu temp was 39C. Is this some sort of error or what? can a CPU even run at 127C...
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    accessing a IDE HD with an OS on it

    I currently am running an athlon 64 with a 74 gig raptor with Windows XP sp 2 on it. I have a harddrive I want to put on this computer which came from another computer. This harddrive also has a copy of XP SP2 on it as well. Can I still access this hard drive from my existing machine, or will...
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    one sided or two sided DIMMS?

    pc 3200
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    one sided or two sided DIMMS?

    ya, it has chips on both sides...guess that means two sided (duh! stupid me) but still can't figure out if it's ddr 333 or 400
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    one sided or two sided DIMMS?

    also, I can't figure out if these are DDR 400 or 333?
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    one sided or two sided DIMMS?

    hi there, I'm building a new system and am installing the RAM, my motherboard manual has a recommendation for installing the RAM based upon whether it is two sided or one sided. I can't figure out which it is. my ram is 184-pin Corsair Value Select DDR-DIMMs. are these two sided or one sided?
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    dual monitor compatibility Qs

    I was just curious if it's possible to set up a dual monitor set up with monitors of different sizes? Right now I have a 17" Samsung 173P and I am considering adding on a 19" Image Quest L90D+. Will this combo work? I would want to use the L90D+ for gaming because of the lower response time...
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    Best 939 mobo for overclocking

    What about non SLI MOBOs that will take my corsair value select? and what about processor? which should I get Athlong 64 3000+ or 3200 plus? or should I pop for a 3500+?
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    Best 939 mobo for overclocking

    hmm...I had heard that that RAM was good for overclocking...anyway, thats not a problem, I haven't opened it yet, so I can return it. What type of RAM would you recommend?
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    Best 939 mobo for overclocking

    Hi, I'm putting together a new AMD 64 socket 939 system and want to overclock a bit. I've already bought a Lian-li case and 1024mb (512 mb x2) of Corsair Value select pc 3200 RAM. What is a good motherboard for overclocking and what speed processor should I get to get the best bang for my...
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    diference between 6 bit and 8 bit LCDs?

    just curious what the difference was between 6 bit and 8 bit LCDs? Thanks, Eric
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    upgrade to 64 bit? or wait?

    Would I still see a significant performance upgrade from a 64 bit processor though?
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    upgrade to 64 bit? or wait?

    Hi all. For the past few years, I have used my laptop as my primary computer due to school, however I am getting into graphic design work (i.e. photoshop, illustrator) and web design (via dreamweaver and flash) and while my laptop (1.7 ghz pentium-M w/ 758 mb of RAM) is handling stuff OK, the...
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    web design for beginners. advice wanted

    why do you recommend dropping frontpage? It seems like it takes care of all the basics for you, saving you time for font, color, spacing, frames, etc? I remember reading somewhere that most professional sites are built using a WYSIWYG program?
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    web design for beginners. advice wanted

    I am a college student trying to teach myself website design. Two friends of the family own small businesses and have told me they would pay me to build and maintain their sites. Both would be business sites; however neither would need to be an e-commerce site with a shopping cart or anything...
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    testing anti-virus programs

    is it illegal to download viruses?
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    can't vew source code in IE 6??

    for some reason, I am no longer able to read the source code of web pages in IE 6. When I click on 'view' and then 'source' on the menu bar, nothing happens. No error messages, not notepad, no nothing. What is going on?
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    testing anti-virus programs

    I was wondering if it was possible to download some of the more popular viruses? I have an extra computer, and I want to test out some anti virus programs on it. I want to test them using the real thing, but I can't find anywhere to download these viruses. Any ideas?
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    How to learn Frontpage 2003

    Hi there. I have just recently purchased a copy of microsoft frontpage 2003 with the intention of learning how to design professional grade websites. I am now trying to find the best way to do this. Are online tutorials or courses a good way of learning this? What about books at the book...
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    Windows XP Pro licensing question

    Hi there. about a year and a half ago, I purhchased a Gateway laptop with Windows XP professional included with it. I would now like to erase everything on the hard drive, and re-install windows. It seems however, that I have lost the Windows XP pro CDs that came with the computer. The...
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    switching between LCD and CRT monitor

    I recently purchased an LCD monitor and I love it except for it's performance in high speed games (ie. Battlefield Vietnam, Unreal Tournament 2004, etc...). It is only in these games in which I notice the "ghosting" effect. I might return the monitor, however, I do alot of text reading and...
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    good Heatsink for mobile athlon 2400+?

    I'm going to purchase a 45 watt mobile athlon 2400+. the CPU is OEM. What would be a good heatsink to get for it? I also need thermal paste too correct? any and all help appreciated.
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    FSB question

    I have a question about the FSB of a processor. what exactly does the FSB do and how much does it affect performance? I ask because I am looking at getting a Mobile Athlon XP 2600+ with a 266mhz FSB, and a 512k L2 Cache. I plan on overclocking this. Anyway, Other processors out there have...
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    best MOBO/Processor combo for OCing

    when it comes to RAM, what is the difference between PC 2700 and PC 3100, or PC 4000 for that matter? Is there a significant performance increase? Also, which is better, two sticks of 512mb, or one stick of 1024mb? also, what is the difference between nforce2 and nforce3?
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    best MOBO/Processor combo for OCing

    I've been doing some research trying to decide which MOBO and Processor to get. I started out ready to do a full overhaul, but from the look of things, there is a great deal of technology on the horizon, and I don't think right now is the time to do a full out upgrade. I want upper level...
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    what do you guys think about Mobo/processor pick?

    I've been doing some research trying to decide which MOBO and Processor to get. I started out ready to do a full overhaul, but from the look of things, there is a great deal of technology on the horizon, and I don't think right now is the time to do a full out upgrade. I want upper level...
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    please help...

    SY- K7V soyo Dragon +, athlon XP 1700+ (runs at 1.1 ghz), Radeon 9600 XT, 512mb pc133 DDR RAM. I have a Lian Li case but it does'nt have fans all over it like some of the other ones. Is heat an issue? or is it something else?