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    i think my video card died...

    I usually leave my pc on 24/7, but recently I've been turning it on/off daily. After a few days of doing this, I recently started to get artifacts immediately after boot. I run 2x 30" monitors at 5120x1600 and this card has been great for doing that for the last year or so. The card works fine...
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    a new case for quiet, unintrusive computing

    I am building a new performance machine since my current one is getting old. The one quirk I have with my current case is that it's LOUD, I can hear it from another room. It may because of my fans on it (Thermaltake Armor w/ 250mm and 2x 120mm (110CFM)), but it's ridiculous. Oh, and it weighs a...
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    Dual Monitors and Full Screen issues

    I've recently got dual monitors, and it's great! But, whenever I full screen an application (which uses only one of the monitors), I cannot access any other application on the second screen unless I alt-tab out, such as counter-strike. If I'm watching youtube or something of the sort, the full...
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    Dual 30" Monitors

    I currently have an 8800 Ultra and I was wondering if I could split screen two 30" monitors at max resolution, if not, what kind of graphics card would I need to do so. Thanks in advance.
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    SCYTHE SCNJ-1000P Size..

    I just recently upgraded my thermaltake armor case with the 25cm fan sidepanel, and I was gonna get a new CPU HSF. I was considering getting the SCNJ-1000P. Does anyone know if this will fit? SCNJ-1000P Height - 150MM A2400 250mm Fan Height - 30MM Width of case - 224MM 224-150-30 = 44MM...
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    250MM Case Fans

    I just bought a A2400 case upgrade for my Thermaltake Armor Case. I noticed that the fan is really small(EDIT: 'QUIET' not 'small') but puts out 65 CFM ish. I was wondering if there are any 250MM Case fans that would fit the a2400 case upgrade that can produce more CFM. :P anyone have any...
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    EVGA 7900GT Cooling

    Hmm, I just recently ordered a VF700 to replace my EVGA Stock cooling. My idle temperatures have gone up by 10C, has anyone else had this problem with the VF700? this is the vid card i have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130033
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    Software to show FPS for NVIDIA

    I just swapped to nvidia from ati, but while on ati i loved ati tools and how it said all the info about your gpu temp, gpu speed, mem speed, env temp, and fps in any game.. is there such an application for nvidia video cards?
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    EVGA 7900GT Card Differences

    Well I was thinking about updating from my x850xt because I'm getting a 2407, and i figured this card was good enough to tide me over til the dx10's come out.. I wanted to get an EVGA 7900GT. I've heard a bunch of the overclocked versions have had lots of problems so I wanted to get a 450-500mhz...
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    30 inch monitors + dual dvi

    I was wondering, is there a way to run a 30 inch monitor that req dual dvi on crossfire?
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    Cheapest PCI-E Video Card?

    I just built a server pc :P the onboard video sucks (8mb, lags in windows lol). I'm looking for a cheap PCI-E video card that won't lag in windows >_> (2003). Nvidia, Ati, whatever :P just decent & cheap ^^, if anyone has any suggestions i'd be glad to listen :D thanks in advance.
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    Gigaram 1GB 184pin DDR 400 PC3200 ECC Registered

    I am currently building a Dual Opteron 275 system. I have a ASUS K8N-DL and am wondering what kind of ram to buy. I want to get roughly 4 gigs of ram and this one looked cheap but it had mix reviews.. Has anyone had any experiances with this ram? by the way.. is this ram DUAL CHANNEL? i cant...
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    Mobo for dual socket 940

    I just bought 2x opteron 275's and am looking for a Good but CHEAP motherboard solution. (Must be cheap haha I spent all my money on the cpus T_T). Can probably spend up to about 400 on a mobo. Thanks for any help
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    HSF for Dual Opteron 275 s940's

    I'm making a Mid Tower Server pc using 2x dualcore opteron 275's s940. I don't really want to use the stock hsf and I cant decide on a good one for it. I know I want to use a HSf and not water cooling or anything that requires alot of room. If anyone has any suggestions i'd be greatful. The...
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    The best blackfriday deals

    OfficeMax (Opens at 7:00 AM) 5.0 MPX 4x zoom (ad is fuzzy) think it comes with a free printer lol (69.99) BestBuy (Opens at 5:00 AM) Kodak 5.0 MP 3x optical (129.99 = 249.99 - 120.00 instant) (48% off) MAXENT 42" Plasma TV (999.99 = 1499.99 - 500.00 instant) (33%) 20" LCD TV (287.99 =...
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    Should we wait on the x1800 XT CF master card?

    I was just looking over benchmarks between Crossfire and SLI and it's obvious that the x850 XT CF has quite some power.. and with the release of the 512 GTX it brings me to wonder what would happen if the X1800 XT CF card would do when facing the 512 GTX SLI. I mean the x850 XT CF is almost up...
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    And so it's Monday... Waiting for the 512 GTX :)

    haha im anxious and i want my hands on the limited supply so im staying awake >_> 2:13am right now
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    Error when installing catalyst drivers.. "atiacmxx.dll failed to register"

    Whenever I update drivers I get this error.. If I do a fresh install I never get it. I just tried to go from 5.10a to 5.11. I first ran the ATI Uninstall Utility to get rid of all the junk; then i ran the Driver Cleaner Pro after wards. After I rebooted i tried to install the 5.11 drivers but...
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    DFI LANPARTY UT RDX200

    I've had this motherboard for 3 days now and I've just noticed that my chipset is running at roughly 50C give or take 3C. In the software that DFI provided; it's showing that this is way hot; the fan is running at 7000RPM and I'm wondering if there's something wrong here or not. Does anyone...