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    Switching Hard Disks

    Tanks! I'm getting an OEM hdd though, so I have DLed diskwizard. Would you say I'm mostly safe from losing any data through diskwizard?
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    Switching Hard Disks

    When I first made this build 2 years ago, I figured I would never need more than 160gb (my emachines only had 60gb and I had only used 30 :P). Turns out I'm wrong. With only 13gb left on this HDD, it is definately time for some more space. I have my eyes set on a 500gb Seagate drive at Compusa...
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    DVI-I to DVI-D

    I just got my DVI cable. Boy was I excited. Till I realized that I got the wrong one. I ended up getting a DVI-I to DVI-I cable and I cant connect it to my DVI-D monitor connection. I am too lazy to wait 2 weeks for newegg to exchange a $5 product. Could I simply remove the extra pins manually?
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    Ubuntu on Virtualbox

    Well I got it working in 32 bit yesterday. I deleted after a couple hours of trying to install the display drivers and trying to get the sound working. Really frustrating. I might give it another go though.
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    Plain user folder icon

    Properties is not available when right clicking on the user folder:\
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    Plain user folder icon

    I'm having this problem: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto...lder-icon-turn-yellow/ Only this time, its not a folder within my user folder, but the user folder itself. Any ideas on how to get my shiny user folder back?
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    Ubuntu on Virtualbox

    I think I know where my installation is going wrong now. In the VM, after selecting install ubuntu, i get an error that says: "This kernel requires an x84-64 CPU, but only detected an i686 CPU. Unable to boot - please use a kernel appropriate for your CPU."
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    Ubuntu on Virtualbox

    I installed Ubuntu hardy heron (8.04) x64 through Wubi. Could someone help me run Ubuntu through Virtualbox on Vista x64?
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    Problem with vista thumbnails

    Because my desktop gets cluttered :\
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    Problem with vista thumbnails

    Am I really that delusional? :P I could of sworn it used to give me live thumbnails when minimized. Im gonna double check next time I'm at best buy, just to make sure. thanks
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    Problem with vista thumbnails

    Lately, I've noticed that whenever a window is minimized, the thumbnails are static instead of realtime. If I don't minimize a window and instead put another over it, the thumbnail is still live. Its once I minimize a window that its thumbnail becomes static. The only program that I've seen as...
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    Network and Sharing Center after SP1

    just in case someone that might know what to do can get a chance to see this... bumb :/
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    Network and Sharing Center after SP1

    Ever since installing Vista SP1, I've been getting some errors in Vista. First off, once I log on, I usually get a 'stopped working' error for com+. That is just annoying at worst. But whenever I try to go into the Network and Sharing Center, I get nonstop 'stopped working errors' and I cant do...
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    Cant decompress core files

    A couple months back, I compressed my whole hard driver (stupid i know :P). A month or so later, I decompressed my hdd again. I thought that was the end of the story. But recently, I noticed some compressed files in the Windows directory. I tried decompressing them but I got an error telling me...
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    i know, but if my whole issue is due to the probability that EVGA put little arctic on my card, i say its worth it. I can just picture how great air would flow from my fancard, to the accelero, to my 8800gt though....sweet.
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    Ima buy som arctic and glob it on first; see if that helps. I bet that accelero would work wonderfully with my fancard too :}
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    quoted from NFSCars: On my GT yea I'm also using a Vantec Fan card (brought down my temps from my old 8800gts from 70C to 60C). I cant imagine how hot it would be without it. I also have that one case fan on top the PCB 'member?lol
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    NFSCars is for lulz. Not for techtalk, not for cars, and definately not for NFS. Here are some power consumption numbers. I'll leave it to the engineer to analyze them for me and then decide if I should get the go ahead. http://www.tomshardware.com/re...a-gtx-280,1953-25.html...
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    In reviews, it gets the same ratings a higher-end PSU would. I read they also use high quality capacitors normally used in higher end PSU. Its lasted a week or two shy of a year now. But I'm still iffy on this matter since its not a Corsair PSU though :P
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    My PSU and the 260gtx

    I'm thinking I might upgrade to a 260gtx. I thought I was in the clear but then I found out that the requirements call for 36A on the 12v rail. My PSU only has 35A. I know that even though I'm one amp short of meeting this "minimum reccomended" requirement, the 260gtx will still run games on my...
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    Defragmenter help

    Thanks for the help. In the end, I tried JKdefrag. Great little defragmenter. It can even sort files on your HDD. It defragmented those large files and also made some large contiguous space. law9933: I'm sorry I didnt state the amount of free space in my first post. I was meaning to do so all...
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    Defragmenter help

    Hi, I recently did a decompression of some files in my computer. And now, I'm left with files ranging from half a gig to over 2 gigs with over 5000 fragments. I've tried using the defragmenter through the command prompt using -v -w and still nothing. I've tried third party defragmenters like...
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    Wolfie or Q6600?

    My fans are 80mm :(. i would say they are aftermarket since my case is "aftermarket-type". And yup, I'm using my stock cooler (best stock cooler i've ever used) My case ambient temperature hovers around the high 30s to mid 40s. I'm certain i just need some artic silver on my GPU. lulz right...
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    Wolfie or Q6600?

    CPU intake from the side, exhaust fan on the top, powersupply fan taking in air from the top and releasing through the back. I also have a Vantec GPU Fan Card. I've had no "major" problems. The worst that happened was a over week ago when playing COD4; the ghillie suit was there, but the...
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    Wolfie or Q6600?

    The main reason I am upgrading my GT to the GTS is mostly heat concerns. My GT easily goes over 90C under load :/
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    Wolfie or Q6600?

    thanks for the reply I have my e6320 running at 2.33ghz, along with an 8800gt; but I am getting an 8800gts (g92). Right now, I am running Crysis at 1024x768. But I plan on getting a new monitor, then I'll be running it at 1280x720.
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    Wolfie or Q6600?

    I am upgrading my e6320. But I don't know which one performs best in Crysis. Should I go with a Wolfdale or the Q6600? Thanks
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    8800gts 512 in Crysis with 169.22

    Could someone with an 8800gts 512 and with the 169.22 drivers (or higher) spare some time and kindly post their results on the Crysis gpu & cpu benchmarks at "very high" at a 1280 resolution? Thank you for your time.
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    Crysis and windows

    I am currently running Xp 32 and want to play crysis in dx10. I read that crysis is highly optimized for 64bit and should run about 20% faster. I plan on upgrading to vista anyways since i have a 32bit copy. But should i buy a oem copy of vista 64? Also, how would the 8800gts fare at a...
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    Vista 64 or 32

    because many people here work with computers and work would obviously be one of their top priorities. my main question that you misunderstood though, was if i needed to do a clean install, which, i cant find elsewhere
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    Vista 64 or 32

    Thanks, but I have read over that already. But i have also been told microsoft made it so that it doesnt work anymore. I think ill go with the OEM version of X64. Right now, i dont see any drawbacks. Could someone tell me of the drawbacks (if any) from using the OEM version
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    Vista 64 or 32

    thanks rebel, but do you know the difference between those 3 options.? Inlinefive:I dont appreciate your type of reply, no matter what your status is in this forum. I come back from football practice at 7 every day and then have 4 hours of AP homework. Then I try to find something...
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    Vista 64 or 32

    Any reply would be appreciated
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    Vista 64 or 32

    but i hear you cant upgrade from x86 to x64. i thats why i just want to upgrade to basic now and when i eventually happen to have a spare 200+ to buy the full vista premium, get it. while searching for vista premium on newegg, i found this...
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    Vista 64 or 32

    yes but i only plan on doing this as a short term solution. im just going to buy the vista basic upgrade so i can use dx10 and by 2008, i should have enough to buy a full version of vista (most likely premium)
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    Vista 64 or 32

    For gaming, does 64 bit provide any major benefits besides being able to use over 4gb of ram. The reason I ask this is because i have been told that if Im going to use the Upgrade to go from xp32 to vista64, i will need to do a clean install.
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    upgrade top vista

    what if i upgrade from vista basic 32 to premium 64?
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    upgrade top vista

    with DX10 games around the corner, i plan on getting vista soon. yes i know some group is working to get dx10 into xp but id rather have the official dx10. before i go on, id like you to go through this read http://www.windowssecrets.com/comp/070201 supposedly, through this process you can...
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    RAM possibly causing BSOD?

    i have them both on CS
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    RAM possibly causing BSOD?

    could i CD in a drive cause a BSOD. i only say this because now that i realize, its only happened when im playing a game that uses a CD