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    Electric Problem

    yeah the only damage was corrupting hard drive data
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    Electric Problem

    thanks sparky! ran an extension cord from the new outlets in our hous eand it worked fine,a pparently the current was messin up the hard drives.
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    Electric Problem

    I just received my new computer from NewEgg and there seems to be a problem with a short or the ground. I couldn't seem to get it to work in my case so i put it together outside the case, and when i was putting in the windows cd i noticed it shocked me a bit. I figured this was just becuase it...
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    Building a new desktop

    any comments on the ram? does it seem like a solid choice or is there some better straight ddr, it was between that and ocz perfromance. also, know anythign about fan controllers? worried about how loud it willbe if i leave it on during the night
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    Building a new desktop

    looks like i will pick the antec up then . ive been looking at reviews and everythign seems to be pretty much fail-safe. would i see more improvement from a raptor drive or the 3gb/s sata?
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    Building a new desktop

    referring to the p180 i take it? any thoughts on the thermaltake tsunami or some of the lowe priced lian-li's?
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    Building a new desktop

    will the case make much of a difference since im going air cooled? any reccomendations?
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    Building a new desktop

    less reliable? i was hoping to oc a bit, how high do you thinki could go on air? also, if i was going to air cool i was thinking about switching to the antec p180 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129154)
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    Building a new desktop

    Using graduation money to buy a new pc, price range is 1k-1300, trying to keep it as low as possible without sacrificing performance, and would like it to last me four years minimum. Any thoughts or suggestiosn would be appreciated. Case - Silverstone Temjin SST...
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    Problem With Sound

    i've noticed that theres some sort of problem with my sound lately, whenever i push the pause button it doesn't immediately cut off the music it echos for about a second. its most noticeable when i push pause but also echos constantly through the whole song. i've tried various speakers and it...
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    problem with sound

    i hookedup the front jack to a mp3 player and it did indeed cut out again, but i have this cord that turns the front jack into two component female jacks and since the speakers for my logitech 5.1's hook into the sub with component i plugged them into that and then they played, so im assuming...
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    problem with sound

    i have a soundblaster 2 zs soundcard which ws working fine and then i ran into some problems, as the sound just stopped working. i think its the speakers because i plug in some regular desktop speakers sound comes out. my speakers are logitech 5.1 z-5300's. i've noticed i have some audio...
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    Building New Computer

    the cd drive is DVD/CD-RW, and im gettin the floppy cuz its only 8 bucks and they aren't very teck savvy ie thumb drives, flash mem cards
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    Building New Computer

    Its a family computer for his house, so basic tasks, web browsing, office applications, some light gaming
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    Building New Computer

    IM building a machien for a friend, not a big gaming machine, just an upgrade, low budget Cases (Computer Cases, ATX Form) RAIDMAX Beige 10-bay Case with 380W Power Supply, Model "ATX-228SP 380W" -RETAIL Item# N82E16811156169 $31.00 CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives) Samsung Black...
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    Problem with network card

    that would make sense, excpet before when i went to network connections it said connected at 400mbps, so yeah im sure its probably the router the apartment uses
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    Problem with network card

    hmm well it plugs into an outlet in the wall ( apartment complex, everything's pre-wired) and i've tried two different cables.
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    Problem with network card

    I am trying to hook up a network card, the n100 Linksys 10/100 I have it set up but it will only let me operate 10mbps Since the line is a T1 400mbps line, i want to have it at 100mbps but can't figure out how to set it that way any ideas?