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    Phenom II or Intel Core 2 Quad 9650?

    Hey all, I have priced out a system and was wondering if I would notice a difference between a Phenom II with a DFI LP DK 790FXB OR a Core 2 Quad 9650 with an ASUS Striker II LGA775 nForce 780i ?? I game, surf, edit photos, and make movies. The price difference between the 2 systems is...
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    Should I SLI or wait for GeForce GTX 280???

    Hey everyone I have a question. Should I get a second EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB or should I wait for the GTX 280? This primarily involves future support for SLI drivers for the 8800 series cards. Do people think Nvidia will continue to support the 8800 with SLI drivers or will...
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    Best most reliable server mobo using AMD

    Hey everyone! I have been reading for a while now and I have a question regarding a server mobo. I am a part owner in a company and our server is getting a little old. It is a simple file server that only stores Quickbooks database, Act contact database, and a mountain of word and excel...
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    4400+ vs 4800+ or stay with present cpu?

    I know this has been asked before in one way or another but I guess I need to hear it from the horses' mouths. Not that you all are a bunch of horses, hehe, I just respect what is said on these forums and I like to get feedback on a particular thing. I am thinking of upgrading to a dual...
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    Weird video and black screen

    This is what happens... I run the computer and after a period of time I get a black screen. No screen saver or power conserving (already checked that) so I decided to run 3dmark trying to stress out the video card to see if the video card could be the problem. Well during the tests it goes...
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    Restart with SP2 install...any ideads?

    Hello! I finally decided to upgrade to SP2 and I have a weird problem. The system boots up and it gets to where I can see the icons load onto the desktop and in the right hand notification area where you should see icons, it starts to load then it restarts. Always at that point it restarts. I...
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    Never seen this before and its drivin me nuts...

    Hi! Well I started up a game last night and noticed a cycle that repeated every 1.5 seconds. The screen would freeze for about 1/2 a sec then continue on with the game. Also, if you open up a minimized window and drag it around the desktop, it pauses for about 1/2 a second every1.5 seconds...
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    To overclock or not to overclock..that is the question

    Hey! This will seem stupid to a lot of people, but since I am still somewhat a noob to overclocking i figure I can ask. What is the true point in overclocking a system? Is it......... A. That even though the majority of the cpu's will clock higher, the manufacturers underrate their...
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    K8N Neo 2 Platinum and an XP-120

    Hello! After scouring the net for information on new motherboards and what to buy and all the stuff thats new and out on the market, I found this place. You people rock! Period! I saw a recent question and the person could not provide pictures to the heatsink and how it fit on the K8N Neo 2...