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    1.5tb Seagate HDD $99 shipped

    In 10 minutes, the 1.5tb seagate hdd will be $99 shipped. I'm not going to call the firmware issues a myth, but I own two of these bought weeks apart early on, and both still work fine... http://accessories.us.dell.com...6A993O-JIH36V-AQ7E0-v1
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    HELP! E8400, boots at ~50C, rises quickly and levels out at ~88C! In Windows can top 100C and show negative reading!

    So, I have a huge problem. I was transporting my PC to a party on Friday night, and when I got there my computer would keep shorting out after 20-60 seconds. When I opened my case to check my psu connections (they were fine), I discovered that one of the four pushpins for my Cooler Master...
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    Vista Notepad vs XP Notepad and Vista Wordpad

    I've made many text files in XP, but if they're opened in Vista (64-bit) line breaks disappear most of the time. Couple questions: 1) How can I replace Vista's Notepad with XP's? 2) I notice Vista Wordpad keeps my line breaks. Has anyone else replaced their txt editor in Vista as Wordpad...
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    HELP! Computer won't post, then sometimes shorts, then back on

    MSI Neo3-FR P45 Mobo Core 2 Duo E8400 2x2gb Crucial Ballistix PC6400 ram 300gb Maxtor SATA hdd 512mb Radeon HD4850 My computer was running fine. Then I tried to add two 2gb RAM sticks into DIMM slots 2 and 4, as well as connected a new 1.5tb hard drive. I may have accidentally...
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    Seagate 160gb External HDD makes random beeping noises

    It happens randomly a few times when the drive is turned on, then remains silent for a long time. It might happen again later. I don't have to be accessing the drive in Windows for it to happen. What gives?
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    Lock mouse cursor inside (game) window?

    Does anyone know of a program to lock the mouse cursor inside a specific region of the screen?
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    Hot: Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer $50 AR

    Cheaper than the Extreme Music card for $55 that's been around forever. I believe this one has a connector for a mobo's integrated audio which Extreme Music doesn't.
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    Hot: VisionTek X1650Pro 256mb DVI VGA HDMI PCI-E ~ $30 AR

    I figure this is pretty hot. $30 for the X1650PRO with VGA, DVI, and HDMI is probably a better deal than many HD2xxx and 8xxx cards for HTPC's.
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    Think Crysis system reqs are bad? Meet Guitar Hero 3

    http://www.aspyr.com/product/game_specs/85 I'm so glad I got the Wii version on Sunday. It's nice that Epic Games aren't the only PC developer acknowledging the superiority of low-end AMD graphics solutions to NVIDIA's mid-high solutions. I'm also not reading anything about the 8600...
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    Mobo integrated sound with EAX 2.0?

    I read somewhere that some integrated sound actually supports EAX 2.0. If I'm running Vista, what kind of performance difference will I see between this integrated sound, an Audigy 2 ZS with and without ALchemy, and an X-Fi XtremeGamer w/ ALchemy? I guess the more important question is...
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    Will any AM2+ motherboards have a Parallel port?

    I really do need a parallel port. Does anyone know if AM2+ boards are phasing them out?
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    NVIDIA Forceware 163.69 released - Highly anticipated features

    http://www.nzone.com/object/nz...s_rel70betadriver.html Vista 64 features: * Supports GeForce 6, 7, and 8 series GPUs. * Improved compatibility and performance for NVIDIA SLI? technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL applications. * Improved compatibility for The Way...
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    Can't delete folders left over from old OS

    I recently installed a new copy of XP over my old one. However, I deleted the WINDOWS and Program Files, Docs + Settings, etc., folders manually because I needed to keep my data on the drive, but couldn't delete Flash9d.ocx and FlashUtil9d.exe, as well as AcroIEHelper.dll, AcroPDF.dll, and...
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    8mb SATA300 vs 16mb SATA150

    I have a WD 8mb cache 250gb SATA300 drive, and a Maxtor 16mb cache 300gb SATA150 drive. Ignoring the different storage capacities, which drive would be faster / perform better? Just curious before I do a clean install of Windows on one of them.
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    XP x64 vs Vista x64

    I'm looking to upgrade from 32-bit Windows XP Pro to a 64-bit operating system for various reasons. Which would you recommend, XP64 or Vista64, and why? Drivers would seem to be a moot point, I've found X64 drivers for my Canon printer and a Netgear Aetheros chipset driver which works for my...
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    nForce 405 MCP61 and Audigy 2 ZS compatibility issues?

    I'm not sure what's going on, but there seems to be some kind of compatibility issue with my computer. My rig is in my signature. Basically, I was watching a movie and it suddenly froze. I tried to move Media Player Classic but the system basically locked up. I rebooted. I log into...
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    Replaced 939 mobo with AM2 mobo (and CPU + RAM), Windows XP needs reactivation, help

    So I replaced my 939 mobo, CPU, and RAM with an AM2 mobo, CPU, and DDR2 RAM. I use my old hard drive. I boot to Windows, log in, and am required to activate or else it kicks me off. I called Microsoft to activate, gave them my installation ID, told them it was a hard drive change, and they...
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    Wii Classic Controller available NOW!

    http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Wii-Clas...2-9996050-1947368?ie=UTF8&s=videogames $19.99. Free shipping if you order more than $25.
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    Wiimotes available online NOW

    http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Nintendo.../165800/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do#tabs http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Nintendo...atOid/-16761/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Even better, order $24 or more and get free (slow) shipping. THIS IS FRIGGIN HOT, sold out in retailers nationwide and eBay...
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    WD My Book 400gb external HDD won't work with my computer

    I bought a Western Digital My Book 400gb external hard drive yesterday. Unfortunately, the drive detests my computer. When I tried copying a 1.4gb avi into it, my computer would lag up badly, then finally show a dialog saying 155 minutes were remaining.. (i.e. really slow write speed). Then...
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    PNY GeForce 7600GT $150 AR

    The paper doesn't say whether it's PCI-E or AGP, though I'd assume the former. $250 minus an instant $50 rebate, and then minus a $50 mail-in rebate for $150.
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    Ultra X-Finity 500W PSU for $10 AR

    It was in this morning's paper. Don't know if other Fry's are doing this as well.
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    Intel Core 2 Duo Conroe E6300 for $199 shipped at ZipZoomFly

    Already posted in the CPU forum, but I figured I'd post it here. http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80858 Grab it fast if you want it ;) I'm too poor to afford a Conroe mobo in addition to an actual Conroe..
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    plz close

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    Athlon LIVE ???

    What's Athlon LIVE?
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    Antec Neo HE 430w PSU for $50 @ Fry's

    The normal price is $90, but you get an instant gift rebate of $40, bringing it down to $50. I'm guessing this is comparable to the Seasonic S12-430 I just purchased for $90 >_>.
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    Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeMusic for $80 AR @ Fry's

    It was in today's newspaper for the Fishers, IN, Fry's. $110, $30 mail-in rebate, for $80 final.
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    ATI Radeon VIVO video-in broken from Catalyst 6.3 and up

    In the Release Notes for the Catalyst WDM drivers (can't link to it, or ATI displays an "unauthorized download" error page), it says there are two versions bundled inside the installer, a 4.x version for Radeon VIVO cards, and an 8.x version for ALL-IN-WONDER cards. The difference between the...
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    Installed floppy drive and got "Floppy Drive Error...

    I connected my floppy drive to the mobo with the floppy drive cable (in the right direction lol, I had a friend who fried his mobo for connecting the wrong ends), and connected the floppy to a power cable adapter which is plugged into a 4-pin IDE power cable. When I power my computer on, the...
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    *dead* Maxtor 300gb SATA/150 and UATA/133 for $75/$79 at Fry's/Outpost

    (I tried searching for 300gb hard drive to find if someone already posted this, but I found nothing) It's in the newspaper ad for the Fishers, IN Fry's. I'd assume it's also available at other Fry's as well. http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4187703?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG The Ultra...
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    Case fan randomly skyrockets from ~1700rpm to ~5300rpm..

    Case fan randomly skyrockets from ~1700rpm to ~5300rpm, and at same time CPU fan jumps from ~1300rpm to ~2500rpm. What the hell can trigger this? Using Athlon 64 X2 3800+ with HP stock fan, stock HP 80mm case fan, and stock HP proprietary ASUS A8AE-LE mobo.
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    Unlocked BIOS for ASUS A8AE-LE (AmberineM-GL6E) ?

    Does anyone know of a non-HP BIOS for this mobo? HP's spec page has some info about the mobo here.
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    Cooler Master Mystique 631

    Cooler Master Mystique 631 Thoughts about it? Today there was a review on it here. I really like it's relatively low weight of 14 pounds as compared to the Centurion 531/534 weight of 22 pounds. I also like the placement of the audio/USB/firewire on top of the case like in the Centurion...
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    How is this Ever Case E3505B-P30 MicroATX Case?

    I have an HP Pavilion Media Center a1314n. As it's summer, temperatures have shot up, and while my CPU idles at a respectable 39 Celsius, my hard drive idles at about 63 Celsius and it's high time I got a new case. (I already bought an HDD Cooler fan to install on my single SATA hard drive but...