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    Hardware Issue?

    i was playing world of warcraft a few days ago when in game it started to get choppy, and started to pause frequently. i thought the cpu was overheating so i shut down the pc for a while, when i powered back on, i couldnt boot into desktop and couldnt get in through safe mode either. "failed to...
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    Hangs after install

    Installed XP onto a 74GB raptor on a SATA1 connection--> ABIT IC7-MAX3. And using a 160GB SATA cuda on SATA2. After it finished it restarted to boot screen, showed the intel logo and after that screen went black and it just stayed there...why wont it load to desktop?
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    How do i get to 3.4?

    Have a p4 Northwood 3.2, with a zalman cnps 7000a-cu on it and some corsair 3200. I want to overclock to 3.4-3.6, can i do this on stock voltage? basically what do i do? just looking for a simple alteration in bios (Method) nothing fancy.
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    P4 3.2GHZ Idle/Load Temps?

    What are good idle and high load temps for a P4 3.2GHZ "northwood". I currently have 42-45C Idle and 50-55 after a 10Xloop of 3dmark2001SE. Should i be worried? I used a thermal pad instead of some arctic silver....
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    Best big CRT?

    Ok, i have a $4000 US budget for the best CRT out there for [games,movies] e.t.c The budget doesnt have to be used all up but its to make sure i get the best there is. So what in your opinions is the best CRT above 20"?
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    Best PCI Video Capture/TV Card?

    Im looking for a TV card that will give the highest quality playback when recording or just watching TV currently available for todays technology. The best of the best. Price doesn't matter. It cant be AGP, and i dont want a AIW radeon card. Thanks. Edit: I live in the Uk does that mean it...
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    Best 17" CRT On the planet?

    Whats the current king of 17" CRTS, highest quality e.t.c. in your opinion, the creme de le creme.
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    Frustrating problem.

    I just finished installing Windows Xp Home on a newly built PC. When it boots up and enters desktop its fine untill 15 seconds later on average it resets itself to boot up screen. When i re-enter desktop Microsoft tells me an error has occured and my machine has recovered from a serious problem...
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    Win Xp Installation Problem.

    Whenever i try to install win xp home, by inserting the cd selecting boot from cd in bios, then restarting it starts to install but then it gets stuck on "installing windows xp" so i restart again, this time a error comes up "A problem has been detected and windows has been shut down to prevent...
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    Norton Antivirus 2004 Pro Edition problem.

    After removing various viruses from my comp using the program, it now sais on auto protect under status that its off and e.mail scanning has error written next to it. Whenever i click enable to make auto protect turn on, nothing happens. Where it sais system status at the top, "urgent attention"...
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    No signal found?

    is the message wich is displayed on my monitor after it crashes from a game of bf 1942 or any other intensive 3d application. i cannot see any of the desktop just a black screen with the message, but i can hear things. is it a heat problem or what? its really annoying i cant play any games. what...
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    GIANT ASTEROID HEADING TOWARDS EARTH!!!

    LINK :( Repost AnandTech Moderator
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    Comp is suffering from heat exhaustion?

    im in the middle of a game of rise of nations and about 20 mins into it (on average) it shuts down and the monitor displays a "signal not found" message, i think its the heat...in london its 38 celcius, and the actual case is so hot i cant touch it for more then 2 seconds before i get burnt. i...
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    What program is best for...

    altering photographs of peoples faces. here is an example of what i want to do. Click next on the panel to switch between before and after. LINK The picture is not me, hehe..
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    What program is best for...

    altering photographs of peoples faces. here is an example of what i want to do. Click next on the panel to switch between before and after. LINK
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    Best Vacuum cleaner?

    Any ideas? Oreck,Dyson, henry e.t.c?
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    Celeron Processor question

    Is the slowest intel celeron based comp equivelant to a pentium 1 or 2 processor? will it be able to run DOS games and windows 95 efficiently? i want to use it to run very old games.
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    Sniff your finger!!!

    What does it smell of?
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    Half Life 2 Add Ons?

    Will there be aload of add ons/expansion packs like the original?
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    ADSL modems/Cable Modems?

    Are they the same thing? Im currently running on a Broadband 2mb connection from a cable modem. If i were to purchase this would it still maintain the speeds of upload and download I currently have on my cable modem? or is ADSL and Cable modems the same thing?
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    Validate the 192T pixel pitch.

    On the 192T review its states the pixel pitch being 0.264mm. On every other site ive looked this monitor up, the pixel pitch stated is 0.294mm. Whats the correct spec?
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    Postal 2

    Worth buying? anyone have it?
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    Routing/Networking Question.

    I want internet access to a loft room, but my telephone company says they cant install another phone line in the loft room because households are only allowed 1 broadband connection. So i have to router the broadband/cable connection from my internet access on the 1st floor to the loft room via...
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    Routing/Networking Question.

    I want internet access to a loft room, but my telephone company says they cant install another phone line in the loft room because households are only allowed 1 broadband connection. So i have to router the broadband/cable connection from my internet access on the 1st floor to the loft room via...
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    Take a look at this :)

    2 Alienware systems. Both with the exact same spec and features,accessories and extras. 1 system is from the UK, and the other USA. Look at the price difference. The UK set up costs $1,200 more. wtf is going on? UK USA (couldnt save the webpage where it showed the configurated system i...
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    Logitech z680 THX -VS- Creative Megaworks THX 650

    How do these compare in quality of sound? Which in your opinion is better, forget how much they cost. I heard the z680's output a heavier bass compared to the creatives but give a worse treble output. Any comments appreciated, thanks.
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    17" or 19" viewsonic?

    Anyone think its a good idea to go for the VP191b over the VP171b . Using it primarily for games, dvd...wondered if this 19"is any good for that, and the bigger screen is worth going for even if there is a 9ms less response time.
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    Do you see flashes?

    when playing the comp do you see flashes of silver light at the corner of your eye, every now and then?
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    Dell 1800fp question.

    How does it look with the DVI for games? Does the bad pixel rate make viewing text unpleasant? Hows the contrast looking? any good
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    LCD Showdown! - Please share your opinions :)

    I cant decide which one to get, ill be using it for games. Out of many monitors ive researched these are the ones that stound out. So in your opinion which one takes the gold? price doesn't matter. Hitachi CML174 - 16ms response but only 400:1 contrast :( Samsung 172t - 25ms, but 500:1...
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    What would you do with $4000? -Mini survey-

    What would you do with $4000? -Mini survey-
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    What LCD?

    Howdy, im wondering out of the following what LCD rises above the rest in quality and performance when used for viewing DVD's and playing games. In your opinion, which would you choose if you had the money. Hitachi CML174sxw Iiyama AS4314utg Samsung 172t or 172b or 171p Viewsonic vx800 or vg800...