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    Video signal issues with PS3, AV reciever, and new HDTV

    I'm having a frustrating problem with video output from my PS3 (Slim version) to my new Samsung UN46D6000 HDTV through a Marantz SR4002 AV receiver. First off, this home theater set-up worked fine with my previous TV that I replaced with the Samsung. I have a cable box, Xbox 360, and PS3 all...
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    Am I CPU limited?

    Thanks for the recommendations. I'm trying to decide if I should go the Phenom II route. Part of me says that if I'm going to get a new mobo, just go for the gold and not get something as old (in computer years, of course) as an AM3 board that I might not be able to upgrade CPU in for a year...
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    Am I CPU limited?

    Here are my system stats: C2D E4500 @ 2.7 GHz Abit IP35 Pro 4 GB DDR2-800 Radeon 4890 1 GB Windows 7 I would have thought this system could handle max settings at 1920x1080 in most games, but I have trouble with framerate in Modern Warfare 2, Mass Effect 2, and Dragon Age. I'm really hoping I'm...
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    Some Gamestops no longer carry PC titles.

    True, but those kids are also growing up online, so I'm sure they will see the online game stores.
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    card recommendation

    I'm going to piggyback on this thread as I'm in a somewhat similar situation. Here are my rig's specs: E4500 C2D @ 2.2GHz (yeah I should probably overclock this thing) 4x1GB A-Data Extreme Edition DDR2-800 GeForce 8800GT 512 MB Acer 22" 1680x1050 All of the recent vid card releases...
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    The State of PC Gaming | NEW POLICY POLL, VOTE NOW

    I just wanted to say thank you for this post. I'd say you totally hit the nail on the head with "real gamers don't subscribe to the 'PC vs Console' bullshit." The PC is definitely my primary gaming platform, but if I had the money at this time, I would own a PS3 and a 360 (right now I just...
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    Heh, so after all of this discussion, it was just an error on my ISP's end. It has been resolved. Thank you for the help though.
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    North central IL, DeKalb to be specific.
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    So if the telnet test does not connect at all (I tried port 80), does that shed more light on the situation?
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    Thank you for the telnet info. Again, all I want is to be able to reach a simple website. I'm not asking for anything dangerous or odd.
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    I understand what you're saying, but I do think I have the right to ask them to *fix* this. I'm not saying I have some sort of legal right to go after them for this problem, but the post I was referring to seemed (to me at least) to say that I really shouldn't bother with this. I've never had...
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    What you say here is beyond my current knowledge. How would I go about checking this? Are you also saying that I do not have the right to request that my ISP give me access to a website that I can visit on every other network I've tried?
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    Tracing route to forums.dabruce.com [89.149.201.128] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms <my router> 2 2 ms 1 ms * rt.snaresystems.net [63.216.50.129] 3 20 ms 21 ms 20 ms 63.218.49.241 4 * * * Request timed out...
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    Bad hop on my traceroute

    My home connection is a portion of a high bandwidth DSL that my landlord provides. I am running Windows XP Professional. The problem I am having is with a specific website. When I try to access it through a browser, it eventually times out. When I perform a traceroute to this website, the...
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    BFG GF 7800 GS fan whine

    About a month ago, my computer case would randomly start emitting an extremely high pitched whine. It's almost the most annoying sound I've ever heard. Actually, it was not completely random, it seemed to happen during high loads especially during games. Well, a good thump on the case was a...
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    Wired and wireless problem on laptop

    Thank you for the tips there. It seems that fixing Winsock with the linked program fixed my wireless network. I am now able to connect and actually use the connection. However, my wired is still broken, and it seems in a different way now. I can no longer even get an IP address. I get the...
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    Wired and wireless problem on laptop

    I have a Turion laptop based on an MSI platform. I used the wired and wireless (Intel based) on this laptop for almost an entire year with no problems. Just a couple weeks ago, I was able to connect to both wired and wireless networks, but I had no connection to the Internet. No application...
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    Wireless gaming

    I guess I've just been listening to various people talk about how they'd never use wireless for gaming, but didn't really back it up with any proof. My experience with a wireless router and gaming was with 802.11b which was definitely lackluster. I haven't tried anything with a good G router yet.
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    Wireless gaming

    I will be moving to a new apartment soon, and the room that my main PC will be in would be much better suited to a wireless connection than wired. I've been searching around for wireless routers that are suited for gaming the past couple days, but I haven't come up with much. The D-Link 4300...
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    AGPers.. rejoice!!

    I'm currently running a Athlon64 3200+ (Venice) on a EPoX 9NDA3 mobo with 768 MB PC3200 RAM (yeah, I know, I should have at least a gig) and a 9800 PRO. I am a gamer though my game of choice lately has been World of Warcraft. However, I've played a few demos of more recent games and I find my...
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    But I (almost) just got my 9800 Pro :(

    After pricing everything out again, I'm back to leaning towards AGP. Like sandorski said, when I would be looking to get a new video card, prices on current stuff would have dropped heavily. I wouldn't be looking to get any high end stuff. I'm pretty much always a generation or so behind, but...
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    But I (almost) just got my 9800 Pro :(

    Yeah, I was looking at 6600 GTs as my PCIe option and they are cheap. I think maybe I'm just dragging my feet. I almost never get on board with a new technology until a year or two after it's been out. Not from lack of desire, but lack of funds. Since I do have the money now, I think I might...
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    But I (almost) just got my 9800 Pro :(

    My current system is an Athlon XP 2200+, EPoX 8RDA+ MB and Radeon 9800 pro I got about 9 months ago. I am looking to upgrade the MB and CPU, but my question is to go PCIe or not. I'm looking to get an Athlon 64 3200+ (hopefully Venice core). Will I be shooting myself in the foot if I get an...
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    Question on dual channel RAM

    That's music to my ears. Thanks :)
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    Question on dual channel RAM

    I currently have 512 MB of RAM with 2x256 MB DIMMs. I would like to upgrade to 1 GB of RAM but I am on a budget. What would be the performance difference between getting 1 512 MB DIMM and putting in my third RAM slot as opposed to getting 2 512 MB DIMMs and getting rid of the 256 MBs...
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    Bad partition/hard drive trouble

    This hard drive is just a storage drive, not my main drive so I wasn't installing windows xp on it. Also, I know that my files are gone, I'm not worried about that. I just want all my drive space back. I'll go try what elzmaddy suggested. Thanks a bunch.
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    Bad partition/hard drive trouble

    I have a 80 GB Maxtor hard drive that I am using as a secondary storage drive (mainly mp3s). I recently installed Windows XP and during the set-up I tried to convert that drive to NTFS (since it was FAT32). During the conversion, something happened, unfortunately I cannot remember what. At...