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    A new system for a friend

    What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing? Games, watching TV, making movie and general just for every day task What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread My friend has 5k and he want a top of the...
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    Do I need cable extension?

    I have a Antec P182se case that have bottom mount PSU. New PSU is going to be either depends on price: Corsair 650W Click Or PC Power & Cooling 610W Click. Do I need cable extension if I buy either PSU? I doubt that I will need cable extension but I just want to make sure. The...
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    Plan on new system

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. My new pc will mostly use for playing MMORPG as wow, warhammer. I will do some light office work on it as some database, words ? I won?t do any photoshop or making/editing video on it. I will run dual...
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    Family with 17 kids

    http://www.usatoday.com/news/n...ig-family_x.htm?csp=34 There is also an Arkansas family with 16 kids too. I cant imagine how the wife feel with giving birth to 17 kids. :thumbsdown:
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    what is a good online game rental service?

    What online service do you guys use for game rentals? I am been out of the loops for a while because my last console was PS2 at 3 years ago and the Wii is really hard to find until i finnally got it today. The only service i ever heard is Gamefly. Are they good? I did a search on gamefly...
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    Ram upgrade question ?

    I have a amd venice 3000+, epox nf4 ultra mobo and 1G of rams in dual channel ( 2 512 sticks). I like to upgrade to 2 G of rams. But from what i read, running 4 rams sticks will loose some performance. So what is the best way to upgrade to 2 G, buy another 1 G kits or a single 1G of ram ?
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    Laptop problem

    This is an old laptop for about a couple years. It has been work fine for a while but the last couple weeks it started restart after an hour or so of running. I think the heat may have something to do with it. The temperature for cpu is 46 C on idle and hard drive is 45 C. Is that too high...
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    Computer wont post

    I recently build a new computer a couple weeks ago with these specc : amd x2 4200+ epox 9npa ultra 2 gigs of rams 2 sata seagate hard drive enermax 420w psu evga 7800gt. Everything has working perfectly so far until last night. I was playing World of warcraft until it froze up. I...
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    Setting up the X2 4200 with Epox nf4 Ultra

    I am about to buy the X2 4200+ and Epox Nf4 Ultra. do i need to flash the bios ? Or download any additional drivers ? Also, is the mobo a good choice ? thanks
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    X2 3800+ vs X2 4000+ vs X2 4200+

    I am torn between what to buy to upgrade my system. I dont overclock at all and just use my system mostly for WOW and photoediting. What should i get ? I more inclined forward the 4000+ since i dont overclock and the 4200+ just cost too much. what do you guys think ? Also, i am gonna get...
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    Computer wont boot up

    I had this computer for almost a year now and it refused to boot up today. The fan are on and the LED light on the case are on but the computer wont boot. I try to reset the CMOS but it isnt workign either. Going to go get a new CMOS battery to see if it help. When i turn it on, it wont...
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    Problem with new graphic card

    I have a new X800XL and running it in WoW with 1280*1024 with no problem. Yesterday i change the resolution to 1600*1200 and after about 30 running the game, the ATI Catalyst would report an error. The game still run fine for a little bit then it become heavy artifact on the screen, I restart...
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    A question about powesupply

    I have a seasonic s12 380 watt on my new computer. My specs is AMD 3000+ venice core, epox nf4 ultra, 1gig ocz value, 160 g pata seagate and gigabyte x800xl. The problem is when i install Wow update it random reboot ( it is stop today) and every time it reboot, the BSOD come on for about 4...
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    Advice on a new system

    I am planning on building a new decent system with a budget around 800 dollars or so. I havent been follow on the news for about 5 months so I dont really have alot of ideas for what to look for. So far, I can reuse the monitor, graphic card and hard drive. Any recommendation on everything...
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    Heat and internet issue

    I was able to get the computer up and running today but there are a couple issiues. First is the heat problem. The Bios reports the cpu is 52 C, 129 F while motherboard monitor reports it 192 F. If the Bios is not wrong, is there a heat issue with my computer. Second the ethernet is not...
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    first time builder, need some advice

    I like to build a new computer with a budger around 2000. It will mostly used for video, photographic stuff and occasionly playing game with World of Warcraft. Chip: There are two choices : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Processor Socket 939, this is the .130 newcastle core Newcastle core AMD...
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    quick question about world of warcraft installer

    After i install the world of warcraft torrent, i couldnt get pass the "Term of Use Agreement". My mouse wouldnt move at all and the music is playing in the background. Anyone experienced the same problem ? any help will be appreciate. My spec is intel 1.6 , 512 mb ram and 9800 pro . thankx
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    looking for a desktop microphone

    I am looking for a microphone that i can plug in a computer and talk to friends oversea. Can you guys recommend any good microphone ? i never use it before so dont really know which one to buy. Thanks.
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    weird thing on my radeon 9800 pro

    i installed omega driver today and it said the card's memory is 337.50. I check on new egg and the card came with 680mhz spec. for speed. Is that right? and what should i do? thanx for any help
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    "Utah to Track Porn Found at Crime Scenes"

    "A sheriff's department in northern Utah is requiring deputies to begin documenting pornography found at crime scenes and during arrests. Lt. Matt Bilodeau, spokesman for the Cache County Sheriff's Department, said that although no connection between legal porn viewing and criminal...
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    noob need some help on dvd burner

    my friend going to build a computer and the guy who buy the stuff for him, said he will need a dvd burner and a cd burner. I always thought that dvd burner can burn cd too. And he said he going to have a water cool system for internet surfing. Is that a good idea ? and was i right about the...
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    Computer Crash problem

    My friend has a hp computer. it is a hp a245c with a mobile athlon xp 2800 (barton core) and the asus motherboard (a7n8x-la). It got too much spyware and virus in them that it couldnt even run . Everything i did will result in the computer freeze. I ended up reformat his hard drive and now...
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    Problem after install video card

    After i install the 9800 pro on my machice, it became really slow to boost up. it took like a minute for the window screen then the monitor will turn off for 10 seconds and turn back on again for the sign in screen. My specs are: pentium 4 1.6 radeon 9800 pro 1 seagate 80 gb 1 seagate 200...