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    Are these crashes RAM related?

    Whenever I run Farcry or HL2 demos, after about 2 minutes or so, I hear a beep and the system reboots and upon the next boot says I have recovered from a serious error. The technical details section included these files in its error report...
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    Are these normal temps?

    Farcry and HL2 demos always crash on my pc and either reboot or crash to desktop and remove my wallpaper with a blue screen. I have the latest drivers and scored a 58000+ on Aquamark. Here are the temps I got from my DFI NF4 UT bios: Core...
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    Problem with DirectX

    I'm having a problem running some games like Farcry and HL2 demos, so I ran dxdiag and under the "system" tab I noticed it had my directx version listed as directX9b. I've downloaded the directx9c version and installed it already so I'm confused now. I'd appreciate any answers or suggestions.
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    3dmark won't run

    When I try to run 3dmark03, I get a small error window that says "direct3d initialization failed". Any ideas what this is? I have the latest catalyst 5.3 drivers for my x800xl and I have DirectX9.0c as well.
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    Queston about PCI-e port and vid card on my mobo

    I have a DFI lanparty NF4 and it has 2 pci-e slots for video cards. Does it matter which one of these slots I plug the card into becuase I was not able to use the PCIE1 slot due to the fact that the motherboard's fan was being impeded by the end of the card. Currently the card is installed in...
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    Dual channel motherboard RAM question.

    I have a mobo that supports dual channel RAM and I have a gig of this Corsair RAM. Should I snap it into DIMMs 1 and 2 or is there another setup that I can go with?
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    Need help installing stock heatsink on AMD 3200+

    Hi guys, this is my first build and I have a question about installing the retail heatsink and fan on an AMD athlon 64 3200+. I'm installing it on a Lanparty NF4 Motherboard and I've already snapped the processor in and locked it in place. I'm just having trouble finding which way the...
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    Standoffs on Lanparty NF4

    I'm building my first rig and I wanted to know if I should use as many standoffs as there are holes in the motherboard. If the mobo has 10 holes, should I use 10 standoffs or is that not neccessary? thanks
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    Is the Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 loud?

    I've read some reviews on Newegg saying that this drive is loud and that clicking can be heard when it seeks. I'm not a quiet freak or anything but I just can't stand loud clicking whenever I do so much as open a new window. If this clicking is barely audible I'll buy the drive. Can anyone...
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    Critique this noob's first system build!

    After doing research on this site and taking a look at several of the "systems buyer's guide" stickys, I've decided on the specs for my first DIY system build. Here they are: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ winchester - $190 Memory: 1GB Corsair Value Select DDR PC3200 - $97 Video: evga...