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    Did I fry my CPU?

    I installed World Community Grid/BOINC a month ago, and I noticed that during when the PC was inactive the client would run in the background to use free CPU cycles to do extra work. I noticed my CPU temps would go up to 70-72C consistently. Today, after a crash, rebooting to Windows or...
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    recommend cheap replacement to faulty ATI 4870

    hey there, i purchased a HIS ATI Radeon HD 4870 less than 2 years ago, but since about less than a year, it has started to produce problems. later i found out, many local suppliers no longer stock HIS graphic cards due to the high return/failure rates. while i could rma it in, i still need a...
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    Failing memory?

    I got this system back in March this year (see sig below), and I've never had BSOD's and my system was stable. After using Win 7 which I clean installed last month, I've had no problems up to a few days ago. I've noticed BSOD's more often after extended periods of gaming and after multiple...
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    Is 450W enough for my parents' upgrade?

    My parents are currently using their system to do web browsing, word processing, audio & photo editing, along with slideshow compilation. The PSU is a generic 450W that's powering an Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, a nVidia 8600GTS, 2 DVD burners that run often, and 2 HD's (WD Blue 640GB...
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    Newbie afraid to overclock new system via BIOS....

    i'm about to setup my new system, with the stuff i got shown in my sig below. i want to overclock, but afraid to do it even after reading the guide/sticky. my mobo is the Gigabyte EP45-UD3R. can i use the EasyTunes overclocking utility in Vista instead? i just want a reasonable overclock...
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    Page file / Partitioning recommendation

    Hello there, I'm presently using this hard drive setup on my current AMD 3500+ 2.2GHz 1.5GB RAM 4 year old system: Samsung SpinPoint P120 250GB SATA II C:\Windows XP SP1 x:\Ubuntu WD3200 320GB SATA II (2-platter) E:\Applications (ie. all my Programs, I install here, and not on...
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    How do quad-cores decide which cores to run?

    hi there, i have quite an old AMD64 3500+ system which i assembled over 3 years ago, and think it's a good time to jump on the multi-core bandwagon. i'm thinking of the Intel Core2 Quad Q9550. since i tend to only upgrade/change system every 3+ years, i thought perhaps the Q9550 right now...
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    Recommend 4 hard drive setup for Photo/Light Video editing

    Hello, I'm aware there is another thread about photoediting, but wasn't sure if I'm allowed to "steal" this thread as mine is slightly different in my query. Like the OP in a similar thread, this PC will mainly be used for photoediting. I'm building this PC mainly for my mom, as she's...
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    Purchasing question: Are these properly matched?

    Hey there, Thinking of upgrading from my P4 2.8Ghz HT & ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. I'm looking to match the CPU & GPU as best as possible so that the games will not be CPU or GPU bound/limited. Will the AMD 64 3500+ go well with the ATI Radeon X800 GTO? Or the AMD 64 3200+ with the ATI...