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    Thankyou ASUS

    For quite some time I have been battling HP with my DV6000 laptop and the constant problems we've had with it (mainboard failures, thanks Nvidia), and second-rate repairs. So when the laptop started to play up again, instead of trying to hassle HP into actually letting us use the 3yr warranty...
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    Samsung LCD monitors

    Anyone had any good/bad experiences with the 20" Samsung LCD range? I've ordered a 205BW and have heard it's good, except some have stand issues. The biggest thing that swayed me towards Samsung is their zero dead pixel policy.
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    Spam from NATO???

    I get my fair share of spam, and most of it is adequately removed by SpamAssassin.. however, one got through today that I just thought I might report to the offending domain... This is part of the message header that was received (some detail removed): Received: from your-0xv8v0oeap...
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    Athlon64 X2 4400 (Toledo) Overclock

    Ok...I'm in no way a newbie to computing...but I am sooo a newbie to overclocking... I've just ordered an Athlon64 X2 4400 (Toledo core) to replace an Athlon64 3500 (original clawhammer core!).. This is what the specs of the PC will be: Athlon64 X2 4400 (Socket 939 - Toledo - 2MB cache)...
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    HP laptop issues

    I've had quite a rough time trying to get my laptop fixed by HP...here's the story.. I have a HP Pavilion DV6000Z custom built laptop (which is quite a nice laptop).. which we purchased with HP's 3-yr Accidental Damage Protection warranty, which specs are: - 3yrs of accidental damage...
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    2900XT built by ATI???

    I know that Sapphire build cards for ATI, however their own cards usually just say "Powered by ATI" not built by them... So I was suprised to see that in the CCC, it says: Graphics Card Manufacturer Built by ATI Graphics Chipset ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT Device ID 9400 Vendor 1002 So...
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    Finally have my 2900XT running

    Well my power supply finally arrived today, and I hooked it up to my Athlon64 3500 machine, and I must say, even with all the bad press that it's getting these days, it's a great card.. And it's not as loud as some people make it out to be (at least mine isn't).. It's in my mid-tower under...