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    Gaming at 1280x1024

    Hey, I was just wondering how many people game at 1280x1024. I use the system in my signature. My max resolution on my monitor is currently 1280x1024, but even if I could go higher, I wouldn't. I had a CRT monitor that could but I didn't think it looked much better at 1600x1200. I don't...
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    Price Point / Performance Winners at $300 or less

    There are currently 2 new worthwhile gaming offerings from AMD. AMD Radeon 4870, released around June 25, price $300. AMD Radeon 4850, released around June 19, price $200. These can be compared to current offerings from NVIDIA (until the release of these offerings, NVIDIA was the...
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    How do you tell if an external hard drive is dead?

    My younger brother received a 200GB Maxtor external hard drive + enclosure from our parents about 6 to 18 months ago. The drive worked fine up until Saturday. On Saturday, I moved the drive from his room to my room to move some files to my computer from his. I first turned off the...
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    8800GT Fan Control

    I have a XFX 8800GT 512MB Alpha Dog edition in my computer. I boot up without the GPU powered, dead silence. Benefit of two 120mm case fans, one 120mm CPU HSF, and one power supply with a 120mm fan. I boot up with GPU powered. BAM Freaking hurricane. I have tried using Rivatuner 2.09 as...
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    YOUR safe operating temperature?

    I just wanted to see what everyone thinks about temps that are safe for their CPU Either make a post with your CPU type (any other info you want too, such as HSF, mobo etc) but mostly it is which CPU that is important. I am running an e8400 at 60C full LOAD. (but im not really sure...
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    OCing e8400 and P5N-e

    Hi, I recently put together a system and would like some tips on getting it past the 4.0 GHz mark. Computer Parts: ASUS P5N-e SLI OCZ StealthXStream 600W Intel e8400 3.0 GHz OCZ SLI Ready Memory DDR2 800 MHz (2x1024MB) Rated at 4-4-4-15-1T OCZ Vendetta 2 Heatsink/CPU fan XFX GeForce...
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    Memory Bus Speed and Front Side Bus

    Hi I am looking into putting together a computer and eventually overclocking it. Looking at all the information about CPU speeds and memory speeds, I just have one question maybe someone can answer. DDR2-800 has a memory clock of 200 MHz and an I/O Bus clock of 400 MHz. Using this in...
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    Which motherboard will fit?

    Hey I'm going to be building a computer for the first time as soon as I can put together the funds, and I need some help. I know a lot about separate parts through research, but motherboards seem like the most complicated part to me. I'm going to be using this PC for gaming, and I don't...