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    I hate socket 775

    Am I the only one who hates socket 775? With over half of the computers that I build, I have trouble pushing all 4 heat-sink pins all the way so that they click properly into the motherboard. There's often one or two of the pins that just won't click, even though I push hard. Sometimes, I'm...
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    Weird motherboard behavior

    Hi! I tried building a computer with an Asrock 4CoreDual-VSTA motherboard, but couldn't get it to run and ended up returning the board. I'd like to know if anyone has any idea what was wrong, though. Keep in mind that I had the bare minimum (CPU P4-640, RAM, power supply) connected at all...
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    Slow system, very weird

    Hi! Several of the PCs I've built lately have had this weird problem that I just don't understand. When I boot the PC with the Windows Vista DVD in the drive, the setup program starts fine, but is suspiciously slow. When I see the fancy blue and green background appear, it takes about 3-4...
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    Sapphire RMA

    Unfortunately, I need to send back a card to Sapphire for RMA. Normally, I wouldn't care too much, but I've just read a ton of horror stories on the web about Sapphire and their RMA service. Apparently, you have to pay to have your card repaired, and it takes a long time to get a card back...
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    Debug cards

    A friend of mine has a problem with her PC since last week. The computer appears to turn on properly, but not image appears on screen, and no hard drive activity is heard. I unplugged everything non-essential from the motherboard (video is onboard), and the problem still occurs, so I am at a...