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    Fans always running on max a bad thing?

    Just made my new build today, Antec 300 case. It came with two 120mm fans which don't seem to have any 3-pin prongs to attach to the mobo, just a little attachment with a low/medium/high switch. I also bought a Sunbeam Core Contact Freezer to replace the processors stock heatsink, and the...
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    Protecting mouse feet?

    Just ordered the MX518 and the funcpad, and I was wondering if there was something you could use to protect the mouse's feet. I've looked at the Zerofriction Mouse Skates on Newegg but do these work from keeping the feet from wearing down, or do they only make it smoother? Anyway, thanks for...
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    Enabling remote connections while computer is on standby?

    Hi, I'm stuck on a 56k line for a while, so all my downloads are pathetically slow. Therefore, keeping downloads going at night is one way for me to offset this. The thing is, my computer is ridiculously noisy and it's hard to keep it on in the same room as me when I'm trying to sleep. Does...
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    Confusing networking question

    Hi everyone, So here's my problem. I recently got a laptop and I want to set up wireless for it. My parents are fine with buying a wireless router, but they don't want to spend the money to get our current computers hooked up with wireless cards. Is there a way I could keep my current...
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    Need help choosing a laptop!

    Well, topic says it all. I'm looking to buy a laptop for gaming (World of Warcraft, GW, maybe other MMOs), but I'm hoping not to compromise weight. I was seriously considering the dell 9300, but after seeing one, I've decided it's too big. Could anyone recommend me a laptop with the ability...
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    Basic Hard Drive Question

    Hi there, I recently built put together and a new computer and I tried to transfer the hard drive from my old computer, a Samsung 160GB 7200RPM, 8 MB Cache. My new system is with the AMD 64 processor, and my old one was using an Intel P4. Currently, the system refuses to boot up and just...
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    Is it possible the processor was damaged...

    Hi, Is it possible that my AMD 64 3200+ processor could have been damaged if I turned on the power without the thermal grease in between the heatsink applied? The power was on for maybe 20 seconds tops. I applied thermal grease but when I turn on my comp, all I see is multicolored crap. Any...
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    First time building a computer.

    TY :-) Anyway, I'm building a computer for the first time and my motherboard and processor consist of a AMD 64 3200+ and a DFI lanparty nforce3. I have a few questions... 1. Does the processor have to have thermal grease applied to it and the heatsink? I didn't realize that you had to open...
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    First time building a computer.

    TY :-) Anyway, I'm building a computer for the first time and my motherboard and processor consist of a AMD 64 3200+ and a DFI lanparty nforce3. I have a few questions... 1. Does the processor have to have thermal grease applied to it and the heatsink? I didn't realize that you had to open...
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    Radeon 9800 Pro is too big for my mobo...

    Hi everyone. My current mobo is an Intel D845EPT2, which is what was in my computer when I bought it about 3 or 4 years ago. I recently bought a Radeon 9800 Pro 256/256, and it won't fit into the AGP slot. There is a black rectangular box that has a grey tape leading to my hard drive. The...
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    Question about Radeon 9800 pro 256/256 cooling...

    Hi everyone, I recently ordered a radeon 9800 pro 256/256 card off newegg.com, and I'm interested in flashing it into a 9800xt. I'm pretty clueless with computers, but reading around here it seems that the Arctic "Ati silencer 3" was the most suggested. However, when I went to newegg to check...