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    Heatsink Compatability

    I'm still running a socket 939 system and I'm looking to jump to a new AM3 setup soon. Right now I have an Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 which uses the standard 939 mounting bracket. I'd like to know if it would be compatible with the "new" brackets. Just from looking at pictures it looks...
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    Fans for Antec 300

    I just got an Antec 300 case, and I love it. The scythe fans I put in it however whine loudly when put behind any grill or filter. I see that the Noctua NF-P12 is supposed to be good for that situation but they're also pretty expensive. Are there any cheaper alternatives that would offer...
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    Motherboard for new build

    I should be putting together a new rig soon and I've pretty much got everything picked out. The one component I'm not certain about is the motherboard. I found a pk5 pro at newegg for $105. Is there anything better at or around that price? I like this board, because I've seen some fairly...
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    Problem with Forge Alliance

    I just tried to play Forged Alliance for the first time in a while and I was greeted by a very disturbing issue. With AA turned off everything looks fine, but as soon as I turn it on it looks like this. http://img48.imageshack.us/my....=supcomaaglitchcp6.jpg This is the only game I've...
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    Early 45nm Deneb Spotted

    TechConnect has spotted a 45nm Deneb on a Chinese website. Overclocked to 3.4ghz too.
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    Chipset fan replacement

    I have an old DFI Nforce4 Ultra-d motherboard, and I believe that the chipset fan is dying. It's starting to make a grinding noise and sometimes it doesn't spin up at all. I can't exactly afford a new motherboard right now, so I'm looking at replacement coolers. Would something like this...
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    256mb 3850

    I just picked up an HD3850 on ebay with 256mb of memory. Afterwards, I noticed that most models come with 512mb. I don't have a huge monitor; it's an old 17" Dell LCD. I usually play games at 1280x1024. Will it having half the memory impact performance too much at that resolution?
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    Good Enough?

    My x2 3800 (skt 939) and x1800xt are starting to show their age so I was looking at building a new computer. I have a V2 Premier from ShopNBC sitting around and I just found out that the motherboard fully supports Intel's newest processors. What I'd like to do is buy a q6600 and 4GB of memory...
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    New Idea for Integrated Graphics Memory?

    I have no idea whether or not this is remotely feasible or even possible. I thought about this while looking at pictures of Gigabyte's new 790GX board here. Could an ambitious designer, instead of integrating memory directly on the motherboard, add something like a so-dimm slot to allow the...
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    Computer Restarts When Connected to Ethernet

    My aunt came to me with an older emachines computer saying it would restart itself after plugging in an ethernet cable. After I booted up the computer (and got over the smell of cigarette smoke emanating from the thing) I confimed this. It restarts shortly after receiving an ip from the home...
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    Problem with router

    I have a dlink wbr-2310, and it's so far been nothing but trouble. Everything technically works, except for a few frustrating issues. First my computer loses the connection several times a day. This doesn't seem like it should happen since, the router is only twenty feet away with no walls...
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    Strange Internet Problem

    Ever since I upgraded to an X2 processor, my computer's internet has been acting strange. Pages will load incorrectly or they won't load at all. Sometimes I get weird error messages that I've never seen before like: Not Found The requested URL /weather/local/USLA0385 was not found on this...
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    Just Bought first X2

    I just ordered an OEM X2 3800 939 from Newegg to replace my 3500. Has anyone else got one recently and if so, what kind of steppings/overclocks are you getting. I'd like to get at least 2500 mhz. Thanks.
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    Overclocking 3500 help

    My processor is a 3500 Venice with a DFI Ultra-D. No matter what I try I cannot get it above 2445mhz. I'm pretty sure the memory isn't the problem since it's G. Skill DDR500 and the timings are 3-5-5-10 1T. The HTT is on a 4x multiplier. At the 11x multiplier, it would not boot above 220...
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    Good Cheap 939 Board

    My Asrock 939Dual-SataII just died on me so I need to find a patch board until I can do a complete overhaul around when K8l debuts. I just want something cheap, stable, and easy to setup, preferably less than $100. I found an a8r-mvp on ebay for $50. Is that good?
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    Wont Post

    This is exactly what happened: my computer has two 80GB hard drives and I received a 320GB drive for Christmas. I unplugged the two hard drives and plugged in the new one. I went to install windows on the new drive, and it appeared to be going well up until the system rebooted. It would no...
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    Computer as Wireless Router

    In my dorm there is only one connection to the network, but sometimes my room mate and I both need the internet. What I would like to do is share that connection wirelessly. That way he could use his laptop and I could be on this computer. Would I be able to install a cheap wireless nic in...
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    Problem With CCC

    I've tried everything I can think of to fix this problem. I've tried several versions of the .NET framework as well as CCC. I've also removed the Kerio firewall (replaced it with Comodo), which wouldn't allow BF2 to run. Every time I try to start CCC, the task manager shows one instance...