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    Suggestions on getting heat from PC out of room ?

    OK, So my PC is like a mini radiator. Although summer is basically over... I'm still curious if anyone does anything special to get the heat out that is generated by a desktop PC. Sometimes I wonder if should drill a hole in the wall and possibly vent the heat from the desktop PC with some...
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    What to do with my old internal hard drive

    OK, So I finally got my Intel SSD 160gb and I'm currently installing OS. I'm wondering what to do with my old hard drive (150GB Western Digital 10K RPM). I currently use a Maxtor external hard drive to back up all my data just in case something goes wrong... I'm thinking maybe I should...
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    Buy Intel 34nm SSD now or wait til Windows 7 comes out ?

    Hi, I've been waiting to buy an Intel SSD for some time and since I'll be doing a fresh install I have my doubts about whether I should wait till October when Windows 7 comes out. The only thing is... I have doubts about whether I really want Windows 7 right away or how much better it...
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    Poor range with USB Network adapter... Any suggestions ?

    Hi, I recently bought D-LINK DIR-855 and USB Adapter DWA-160. The problem is that i have router on first floor and my PC Desktop is on second floor. I bought the USB DWA-160 thinking I would take advantage of 5GHz signal... The USB adapter DWA-160 is showing the following signal...
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    BIOS hardware monitor for PSU for 12V... What is normal ?

    Hi, I was having a problem with a game (COH) and EVGA asked me to check the BIOS reading for 12V. According to EVGA, 12V should show 11.98V or higher. My BIOS hardare monitor is showing 11.64v for 12V.... Is this normal ? Checking Thermaltake website it states the following...
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    Best single card GTX 280 or ATI 4870x2

    I normally play at 1920x1200 and I currently have a 8800 ultra. I'm planning on buy a new video card next month but I want to stay away from SLI or CF. My understanding is that there are some games don't scale well with 2 video cards so I prefer to stick with a single video card. I'm...
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    BSOD when OC and play COH

    Hi, I have a QX6850 and I previously had my CPU OC'd from 3GHz to 3.66GHz. I mainly play 2 games, AOE III & COH. When ever I play COH, about 40% of the time I get BSOD or game crashes. I don't have any issues with playing AOE III or doing anything else... only when I play COH. I have...
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    Recommend GPU cooler for 8800 Ultra

    Hi, I was thinking about buying a VGA cooler for my 8800 Ultra but was holding back to see what GTX 280 was made of... The only reason for me to upgrade is to be able to play Crysis at very high settings... but looks like this is still not possible at 1920x1200 unless if I go SLI. I prefer...
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    CPU TEMP with open case vs closed case

    Hi, When taking idle/load CPU temp... I normally place my PC on its side and take side panel off. When I retake my idle/load CPU with PC upright and side panel closed... my idle/load temp increases by 7C as shown below. Open case - PC laying on side QX6850 @ 3.66GHz vcore 1.4125 Room...
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    New lower voltage with new MOBO

    Hi, I have overclocked my QX6850 to 3.66GHz. Running everest ultimate for stress testing I had found my PC stable with 1.4875v. After stress testing for 8 hours... I thought it was good enough. Recently I had RMA'd my MOBO (Sriker Extreme) and wanted to re-attempt to lower voltage at...
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    Problem using security software with VISTA 64

    I have a 2-3 Month old PC. I really have not had problems with adware, spyware, virsus etc but decided that I wanted to get some type of internet security. I first tried Norton 360. For some reason I was unable to install Norton 360. Working with Noron representative they said something...
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    BSOD when OC QX6850

    Need some help in OC'ing. I have changed multiplier from 9 to 11 and change vcore to get stability. Below is my result when OC'ing with vcore at 1.425 QX6850 @ 3.66 vcore 1.425 Room Temp 26C High fan cpu 17 idle, 46 load. Increase of 29C High fan core#1 25 idle, 59 load...
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    What security do I need for VISTA 64BIT

    OK, I'm starting to look at what security I need for my VISTA 64BIT. I do need an antivirus but what about firewall & spyware/malware ... Is Windows defender and windows firewall already included good enough ? I've read that Kaspersky maybe the best for antivirus... If I need to get...
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    COH Freezing/Crashing

    When playing Company of Heroes, 80% of the time game freezes/crashes on me when playing online. I have installed/unistalled video drivers with no luck... I even went as far as formatting PC over the weekend but no luck. When I formated PC I only installed basic stuff... I had not intalled...
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    CoolIT Freezone Elite results on a QX6850

    I just got CoolIT Freezone Elite and wanted to share my results.... My PC: OS: VISTA 64BIT CPU: QX6850 MOBO: Asus Striker Extreme MEM: 4GB CASE: CM STACKER 830 PSU: 850 Watts GPU: EVGA 8800 ULTRA Monitor SOFTWARE: Everest Ultimate ROOM TEMP: 25C Below testing was done with an open...
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    XP, VISTA 32bit or VISTA 64bit - Please help me decide

    Recently I purchased a PC with VISTA 32bit and 2Gb of Memory. I had some hardware problem and I returned PC.... But while I had PC, I usually played Company of Heroes and 30% of the time it crashed... Looks like a nvidia driver problem... I also play Age of Empires but had no problems at...
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    OC'ing QX6850

    OK, So I just got this new rig... Below are my setting... OS: Vista 32-Bit CPU: QX6850 with Factory OC to 3.66GHz MOBO: Asus Striker Extreme PSU: Thermaltake 1,000 Watts Cooling Fan: Vigor Monsoon II Lite Memory: 2 Gigs DDR2 800 - Mushkin Xtreme Video: EVGA 8800 Ultra Because I am a...
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    dell 2407WFP-HC vs BenQ FP241W

    I want to buy a 24" monitor for mostly PC gaming. I was pretty much set on DELL 24" but I noticed some good reviews for BenQ 24". I know that the BenQ has HDMI, but i really don't think I'm gonna use HDMI. I also liked DELL's sound bar speaker that is attached at the bottom of the...
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    To SLI or not to SLI

    I don't know if having 2 8800 GTX will make a difference... can you help me decide... I am planning to buy a PC in September and this is what more or less what I will buy: OS: Vista Home 32-bit CPU: QX6850 @ 3.6 GPU: 8800 GTX Monitor: DELL 24" 1920 x 1200 Games: Company of Heroes, BF2...
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    Ultimate gaming rig... Buy now or wait for Yorkies ?

    I hope this is not too long... but here goes... I'm a gamer ready to buy the ultimate gaming rig... Due to space, I've always had a notebook to play games but I'm tired of my cpu always running at 100% when playing (2.1GHz)... I'm always playing at a disadvantage... My PC is not able...