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    So what's the consensus on wide open throttle for gas mileage?

    if I got WOT, I'd be too busy watching the road as it gets up in speed quiet fast. Also, my real time fuel meter isn't really up to speed it seems. When I had a GTP it seemed to be real time, in this car I won't get the true results.
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    Blue Ray drive

    I've read about National Treasure BD having that problem. I've a similar setup ( bluray/hddvd in my media pc)and I had the same problem trying to play Rambo. Check the Cyberlink website, they have a NEW patch specifically for their bundled products that adds Bluray 2.1 or some such...
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    So what's the consensus on wide open throttle for gas mileage?

    at WOT my big 6.0 liter opens it's gas guzzling maw even wider...this is the dumbest theory I've ever heard.... maybe moderate acceleration should be used, if anything, but definitely not WOT to save gas folks...
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    Here's my 8800 Nvidia dilemma/saga...

    well remember, this is all over a long period of time...I bought the original about 20 months ago, started with a SFF Shuttle AMD rig, then went through 2 or 3 other reiterations with the same card. the first card was DOA...second one had a piece of that thermal white tape(on the ram chips)...
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    Here's my 8800 Nvidia dilemma/saga...

    Well I bought my original EVGA 8800GTS 640mb back in November 2006...since then two of the EVGA replacements have died, and now, so did the last one...today! I ordered a SLI mobo (750i FTW) and a Zotac 8800GTS to get a SLI rig going...when the Zotac was in transit my EVGA started fidgeting and...
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    Firmware update or what?

    my HTPC is built around a q6600/radeon hd card/3gb ram/and the disc player is the LG GGC H20L (bluray/HDdvd). Up until now, all my movies worked great, regardless of the format. Except for the new Rambo on bluray. it doesn't play...I've updated PowerDVD 8 to the latest version, updated the...
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    Horizontal line when watching video on my screen (DVI-HDMI)

    ok folks I figured out the problem... seems like a nvidia driver issue, not sure if this is vista specific or not... If I set my HDTV as primary display(at monitor's 1680x1050 resolution), I get no tearing on it...but I start getting tearing on the computer monitor during video...
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    Horizontal line when watching video on my screen (DVI-HDMI)

    As stated above, I get a horizontal line every now and then that runs down my screen when I'm watching a video on my TV which is hooked up to my main rig, The Screen is a Sharp Aquos 32' 1080p. It is hooked up via DVI-HDMI cable to the screen. Regular viewing doesn't have any issues at...
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    need help with home audio setup please...

    the aquos has 2 HDMi ports. great quality TV otherwise huh? if I connect the xbox with the regular cable (the optic connection is ON that cable for some reason) I won't be able to use the HDMI connection then...how much will image quality suffer (the TV can take 1080p). thank you
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    need help with home audio setup please...

    I'm a audio neewbie and I need some help with setting up my equipment folks. Over this holiday season, I acquired the following hardware : Sharp Aquos 32' 1080p LCD, Toshiba A35 HDDVD Player, Onkyo HT-SR600 home theater system (5.1 no HDMi in/out) and I am confused on how to set it up most...
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    Will 2 PCIE slots allow me to use SLI?

    oh ok thank you!
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    Will 2 PCIE slots allow me to use SLI?

    Or do they have to be SLI-certified boards? I currently have this: http://www.newegg.com/product/...p?item=N82E16813128047 perfectly content with my system now, but just curious more then anything else at this point. I never even considered dual video cards in a system, so I've no knowledge...
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    8800GTS in a Shuttle SN25P

    Well it works...err worked. The Shuttle Powersupplies are really good, so I had no doubts that the 350W would power it. It fit a little tight, but it fit. Ran hot, but once I upped the fan speed a bit it was comfortably warm with a high 50s idle, and load in the 60s-low 70s...not bad for a...
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    Shuttle SN25P works with 110/220v?

    About to take my new shuttle box with me to iraq, is the power supply able to take the non-us voltage? (110 or whatever it is everywhere else). I will have an actual plug converter, but I'd rather not invest in a power converter if I don't have to... everything over there is ran off of the...
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    Best Micro ATX motherboard

    hey thanks Zap, I'll definitely take a look at that biostar mobo
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    Best Micro ATX motherboard

    I'm looking to build a new FSS system and I've no experience with them really. I'd rather not go with the prebuilt shuttle systems, so I've chosen the Aspire X-Qpack case, and now I'm looking for the BEST (most stable, good o/c options) motherboard I can get for that Micro ATX case. Money's not...
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    SFF box to go to the sand box with

    Well once again it's time to deploy, and my original plan was to take just my laptop with me, but then Oblivion came out and I want to play it on full details there. Then I remembered about those mini-shuttle type cases with the built in mobo...any experience with those things guys? looking...
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    Why do you have to add all the drivers in a household to an auto insurance policy?

    well the one time I got pulled over I was at the wrong place at the wrong time...got stuck an intersection, thus blocking it. 2nd time...well that me just being plain stupid&speeding, I can't give a valid excuse for that one. "gunslash" is something I used since I was like 14 on the internet...
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    Why do you have to add all the drivers in a household to an auto insurance policy?

    I'm not on my father's insurance...I'm 22 in NYC, yeah you try paying about $5k a year just for insurance alone lol. I obviously don't have my own insurance. If I was to be added to my father's policy as a 2ndary driver, I'd be paying about $1500 more a year... So do the math, I can pay = $1000...
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    "True" enthusiast cars..

    Watch the whole video. It also has a big blower :)
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    "True" enthusiast cars..

    My car :) http://media.putfile.com/GTP-Fly-by27 no one expects it.
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    Are the s754 and s939 stock heatsinks the same?

    Thanks folks. I just found the original 3400+ HSF though to save myself the headache.
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    Are the s754 and s939 stock heatsinks the same?

    I'm selling my socket 754 3400+ which is now replaced by a socket 939 4000+ and I'm not 100% sure if I still have the 754 heatsink, but I am not using the stock unit that came with the 4000+...so basically, are they interchangeable? I can't check right now as I'm at work. Thanks!
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    Compatibility issues with Maxtor DiamondMax 9/10 and nForce4

    I just went through this. I just built a A8N SLI-Premium based system with a A64 4000+ and had random reboots and lockups every few hours...couldn't figure it out for the life of me what the problem was. Turns out it didn't like my SATA drive...it's Diamond Max 9 series.