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    Need help buying a professional video card for video editing!

    Hi guys, I need some help to get a workstation graphic card. The applications that I work with are Adobe Premiere CS4 and Adobe After Effects CS4, sometimes Sony Vegas. Most of my projects are video editing and creating intro with Adobe after effects. These are not big big projects for big...
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    HDMI or DVI?

    What's the difference between HDMI and DVI connector? Like I have a 24" monitor with HDMI port and my 9800GX2 has HDMI port also. Is it better to use HDMI over DVI (not the VGA analog ) ? Is there any performance differences? any help would be appreciated.
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    Any good X38 / X48 based Asus boards?

    Any recommendations for X38 or X48 based boards from Asus? Im planning to get one of these. I know some of them won't post or boot so any help would be appreciated.
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    xigmatek SD964 good?

    What do you guys think about the Xigmatek SD964? It's a lot smaller than the S1283 but also provides good performance according to Frostytech.
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    Xigmatek S1283 fan speed adjust?

    Yup, it's a 4-pin. The thing is the spec of the fan on review sites said its max at 2200rpm and 1440 rpm seems like too low. Yea, it won't run higher than 1440rpm or around that, I dont use Q-fan. So you said newer models of the S1283 will run higher? is that what u saying? or what model u...
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    Xigmatek S1283 fan speed adjust?

    So I just received my Xigmatek HDT S1283 fan/heatsink cpu cooler today. And after I installed it and everything works great. Except for one thing is that I checked the fan speed and it only runs at 1450rpm . I seem can't figure out how to set it go higher I checked the spec for the S1283 and...
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    So this board supporst both DDR2 and DDR3 ? Maybe i'll pick this one up if it is. If so, what are the speed that it supports for DDR3? Only 1333mhz? or can it support 1600mhz DDR3?
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    Motherboard for Q9450

    What about 790i ultra from XFX?
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    XFX 790i Ultra Floppy Disk Drive check failed?

    So running at stock speed this board works fine. But after I overclocked it a little I got a File corrupted error after downloading something frm the net. And I heard a lot of ppl got this error for the 790 boards. I have a Q9450 cpu was trying to overclocked to 3.0ghz.
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    *Official* ASUS P5Q Deluxe Intel P45 Board Thread

    So I heard a lot of problems with boards from Asus X38 chipsets . So why do you guys like new board so much? I thought the X38/X48 are suppose to be better than these P35 / P45 boards?
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    XFX 790i Ultra Floppy Disk Drive check failed?

    On another note, what do you guys think of the XFX 790i Ultra board? I mean for $350+ it has to worth something right? Are there any better boards out there for SLI?
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    XFX 790i Ultra Floppy Disk Drive check failed?

    yea I got it sovled, thx you.
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    XFX 790i Ultra Floppy Disk Drive check failed?

    So I just got XFX 790i Ultra board and after installilng everything worked great. Except 1 thing is that eerytime I turned on my computer, the BIOS boot the hard drive like normal, then it said FLoppy disk failed (because I dont use a floppy disk drive and I didnt install it). So everytime I...
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    DDR3 1600mhz 1:1 ratior for 1600FSB?

    If I want to run 1:1 FSB:RAM ratio for 1600FSb, which DDR3 speed I should get? DDR3 1600mhz?
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    Raid 0 (2 drives) faster than a raptor 150Gb drive?

    can a regular 2 hard drives (such as WD 160G 16mb buffer x 2) in Raid 0 beat a (just 1) Raptor 150G drive ?
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    Asus Striker II Formula or Asus P5N72-T ?

    Between the Asus Striker II formula 780i board and Asus P5N72-T 780i board, which one should I get? And which one can overclock better? I want to get at least 1600+FSB, can the Striker II Formula do that even though it only supports to 1333FSB? I know the Striker is higher price too but looking...
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    AS5 best compound for cooling?

    Is Artic Silver 5 is the best thermal compound to use currently? Or is there a better one out there? Can you guys recommend any brand ?
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    Can you up Vcore above VID?

    So I have a Q9450 with a VID showing of 1.25 with HWMonitor and RealTemp. Is it ok if I up the vcore above 1.25? such as 1.28 or 1.29?
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    Need current gen Best of Best CPU cooler

    What about the COOLiT Freezone and Eliminator? are they better than those top ones like Xigmatek and Sunbeam which are the top ones right now?
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    What are some of the best water cooling kits out there right now?

    What are some of the best current generation water cooling kits for Quad cores Intel cpus out there right now? I know the Swiftech H20 220 Compact kit is very good, what do you guys think? this is a simplified kit which I like any others that you guys can recommend that has good quality?
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    Zalman 9700LED only has 3-pin cpu fan connector?

    What do u mean connec to the motherboard header? what header ? And what do u mean 3 of the 4 pins aligne with the clip? what clip
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    Zalman 9700LED only has 3-pin cpu fan connector?

    So I just installed my new Zalman 9700LED for my Intel 2 Q9450. And I looked at the fan power connector it's a 3-pin instead of the 4-pin . And the motherboard has the CPU Fan connector as 4-pin so I hooked up the Zlaman to one of the other 3-pin connecotr on the board I think it's suppose for...
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    What's the default or Vid for Q9450 cpu?

    What's the default Vcore (voltage) for the Q9450 cpu? Is it 1.27v? anyone knows?
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    Can 780i boards overclocked over 1600FSB?

    CAn those 780i chipset boards overclocked over 1600FSB even though the board only support up to 1333FSB?
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    Difference between Corsair Dominator and XMS series?

    Any big difference in performance between the Corsair TwinX XMS dual channel memory and Corsair Dominator Series? (besides the cooling fan included with the Dominator series)
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Between LG L227WTG-PF (glossy )and Samsung 2232G , which one is better for gaming ? and also which one has better color and crisp? Also, do you guys recommend getting the Gateway FHD2400 for 24" monitor? or is the Samsung 2493HM is better?
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    4x1g sticks or 2x2g sticks for 4g of ram?

    Hi everyone, Im planning to get 4G of ram for my new system. But I dont know whether I should get 4x1G matched pairs (4x1G sticks) modules (like the Corsair Dominator) or 2x2G (2x2G sticks) matched pairs . Which one is better in term of performance? Also can anyone recommend any brand...
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    So PRAD is a good review website? should i trust it?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Also which one is more glossy Gateway FHD2400 or HP w2408h? And which one is better performance as gaming?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    So between the Gateway FHD2400 and the HP w2408 which one should I get? Anymore reviews of the Gateway FHD2400?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    Anyone knows good LCD 24" monitor with glossy panel / screen for gaming? like around 5ms response time? I know those HP ones have glossy screen but I heard they're not good, or are they? Any other recommend?
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    Best spywares removal software?

    Hi guys, I'm working for a small company and we have 5 computers. I just want to know what is the best spyware removal softwares out there right now? Because we are going to buy it, money is not a problem, I Just need the best or some of the best ones out there, thank you! Jin
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    can't view video

    It is wma fiels that im trying to watch, and it's WMP 10 latest version so I think dont need to download the right codec.
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    can't view video

    so no one knows how to fix this problem? or know where theh problem comes from?
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    can't view video

    so u guys think it's missing a codec? I think i turned off all the pops up on IE and antivirus This is on a laptop and it has McAfee installed. so it might be McAfee? The problem i had is whenver i try to view a video from a website and once the video load up, ther'es a green screen...
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    can't view video

    i can't view the video from the net, i have the latest wmp 10. it's like there's something blocking it.
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    When is the Logitech G7 mouse coming out?

    Anyone know when is the Logitech G7 mouse coming out? Becaue I saw a lot of online retailers have it for Pre-order but when exactly or approximately is this mouse coming out? thanks.
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    Problem w ith maximizing video screen!

    HI guys, I just built a SLI system with Geforce 6800 GT pci express, right now I only have one card , not dual yet. But when I watch DVD or any type of video using real player, window media player, or any o ther video players, I have this problem . Whenever I maximize the video screen to watch...
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    What is the best TwinX1024-3200 Corsair memory model?

    what's the difference between XLPro and XL? just the leds right?
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    What is the best TwinX1024-3200 Corsair memory model?

    Nope, this is TwinX1024-3200LLPT with the PLatinum heat spreader, there's no leds. I bought this one for $269 at my local Fry's. I saw the XL for $249 so I thought that one is not as good as this LLPT that's why I bought the LLPT. But then I went to corsair's website and I saw the timings for...