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    Grinding Seagate

    I'll get straight to the point :) About a month or two ago my computer kept on giving BSODs. I thought the hard drive was dying then until someone told me that it is actually my RAM that's failing. By the time i found this out i had reinstalled XP on new hard drive which also wouldn't boot...
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    Lan setup

    There is a network in my flat that is shared among everyone... The problem is i only have one lan "socket" and i need to get the connection on two computers... I'm guessing that there's some kind of router like thing that can help me connect both my computers to the same "socket". One PC is...
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    Windows wont boot

    Windows has been acting strangely... (slowing down and lots of other problems) I googled it and the symptomps matched to a problem with the hard drive... I was suggested to run chkdisk... I had to schedule it for the next time I reboot. The next day windows froze on chkdisk and I had to press...
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    PC lagging after crash

    The PC crashed while i was trying to adjust the video in cable to the "TV card"... by crashed i mean the dark blue screen with a lot of words that doesn't make much sense(at least to me). After I restarted the computer was considerably slow.. 1) Firefox wouldn't start as soon as i start...
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    Looking for a decent video camera

    Lets pretend the budget doesn't matter for a bit... I dont know what storage medium to use.. Tapes are definitely out of the picture cuz it sounds pretty annoying. So my choices are: 1. DVDs: If i use dvds how much recording will one disc last. And also how about when I have to upload to the...
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    Memory Card error

    im currently using a canon ixus 75 which has been working fine for about five or six months... and now all of a sudden the camera blinks the green light three or four times when i start up and says "memory card error" on the top of the screen. the problem is not with the camera as i found out...
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    Need help to add a new hard drive

    i currently have a 200gb sata hard drive and its all filled up... and i want add another 500gb hard drive additional to the existing 200gb drive.... i was thinking whether i can have windows vista installed on the new hard drive while having windows xp on the old hard drive, if that is...
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    dvd players and drives

    i just had my computers and dvd players shipped from srilanka to kuwait... and now none of my cd drives or dvd drives work, i cannot eject the cd tray from any of my two computers and my two dvd players.... can anyone help me with this topic
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    DVD rom jammed

    i just had my computer shipped from sri lanka, and my drives tray wont come out. it was working perfrectly before i packed it up for shipping..... i have a samsung writemaster DVD rewriter.... all help appreciated
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    Processor+Mobo+PCIE

    ok here is the deal i already have a socket 478 processor and i need to get a new PCI express mother board so can some one help me find one
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    3800 or X2 3800

    which one should i get do i need dual cores right now
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    Controller for PC

    ive been playing NBA LIVE 2005 for a long time and i cant do aley hoops in slam dunk competions which in practice mood says "tap right analog stick in any direction to initiate toss" so i know i need a controller.. so which one should i get
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    Opty 165 or Pentium D

    i was considering of buying a opty165 for OCing instead of pentium d @ stock. so what do u guys think i should get.. if Ocing i need to do it using software not in the bios... so any thoughts guys?????
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    is this built good

    case: ATX $41 Processor: intel pentium D 3.0ghz $358 Mobo: d945 $108 ram: 1gb 533 ddr2 $118 HD: 250GB sata $105 Floppy : 1.44 $7 Video card: Nvidia Geforce 7900gt $416 Monitor : Acer 17" LCD $265 sound: onboard CDRom: Combo $40 sony Speakers :5.1 creative $70 Modem: 56k $5...
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    First person Shooters

    what first person shooters are in store for pc this year.. these are the ones i currently expect to play for this year 1)GRAW 2)Halo 2 3)UT2007 4)Crysis .............. odd how i dont see a WWII shooter for this year
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    Great deals for video cards

    hey guys does the 6800 hav the same features of a 7800(SM etc) if so u can find a 6800EXTREME (512mb) FOR $215. is this a good deal ps: consider that i was also considering of getting a 7900gt for $383 but will the extra memory give the 6800 a boost. and allthough the prices are mensioned in...
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    DVD drive doesnt recognize disc

    My DVD drive doesnt detect my discs which it identified earlier normal CDs work fine some times when i take off a normal cd and put in a dvd disc the drive gives me the files in the normal cd that has been taken out My drive is a Mercury combo 52X CD 48XCDr and 16XDVD drive
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    Overclocking

    ive overclocked before infact im using a overclocked pc but im not sure what to do What are the different ways of OCing a processor can we do it by software If i get a Opteron 165 would i get much with 1.8 ghz how easily could i reach 2.6GHz
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    Overclockin

    ive overclocked before infact im using a overclocked pc but im not sure what to do What are the different ways of OCing a processor can we do it by software If i get a Opteron 165 would i get much with 1.8 ghz how easily could i reach 2.6GHz
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    help chose mobo, hd and sound card

    what mobo whould back up this setup X2 4400/4600/4800 (havent decided yet) ATI x1900xt/x or nvidia 7900gtx 2gb ddr ram( really doesnt matter who makes it) the other stuff aint important (mouse keyboard) i dont want onboard sound this way around is there anything important missing on...
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    what if pc gaming died

    think about it 1)no game could be run at high settings by one cideo card 2)doom 3- great, farcry -great, UT2k4 great, Quake 4 WTF (no offence to quake its just that people still play quake 3 and look at quake 4 some people hate it)if anyone knows a great game that came (pc) out in 2006 name...
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    Halo 2 windows XP petition

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    7900 gt

    is it a good pick for a budget gamer will the frames go down at 1xxx X 1xxx
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    post a pic of a game at the highest resolution

    can someone post a pic of a pic or lead me to a pic of any newly released game at a high resolution. not below 1024*768
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    FX60

    i definately want to go with a dual core processor in my upcoming build.. if i were to include a FX 60 and a card like the 7800GT would i still be able to keep the price uder $2000 and i definately need a monitor too most likely 17" LCD what is the best intel based dual core processor
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    G80 crap and yet no G71 specs

    LINK http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20060220100915.html
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    7900 gt

    i hear the 7900 gt is going to be around $299.. and the7800gt currently more than 300.. will the 7900gt be any good what would be a different option instead of the 7900gt
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    about hardware

    wow ive only read about 3 books.. has anyone read a good book or found a good site for reading about computers specially hardware and games
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    AGP Card

    hey until i get my new PC can u recommend me a AGP 4x card. from Nvidia or ATI and why does every card say AGP "8x/4x" does it mean it will work on both 8X and 4X will this card work on my board http://www.shop.com/op/~MSI_COMPUTER_nv...vga_tv_out_(video_cards)-prod-12639672
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    6800 vs 7800

    why is the nvidia 6800 ultra more expensive than the 7800 gt is it better
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    is this PC future proof

    have good laugh... its not for me ... would it even run the windows Vista setup howcome it says no vga how can anyone use a monitor Intel celeron 2.4ghz D865 GBF Vga - none sound none 256 mb kingston ram
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    is this pc worth above $2500

    ProcessorClock speed 2.6 GHz Processor type Athlon FX-60 Processor manufacturer AMD RAM installed 2 GB RAM technology DDR SDRAM Display (Projector)Display type None. Optical StorageCD / DVD type DVD±RW (+R double layer) / DVD-RAM CD / DVD read speed 16x (DVD) Storage Hard...
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    Windows Vista

    considering that widows vista will have halo2 recommend me a setup for a future Vista
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    HALLLLLLLLLLLLLLO 2 <<<<<PC>>>>>>>> hol crap

    theres a catch no release date yet and.............. go and see for ur self http://www.gamespot.com/news/6143976.html 1 big reason for halo fans not to by a new pc before official system requiremnts for Vista comes out http://www.gamespot.com/features/6143883/index.html
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    dual core

    while using dual core processor can i assign a specific program to run in one core and another 2 programs in the other core for example can i play doom 3 in one core and launch media player and something else in the other without affecting the game at all. will the programs chose what core the...
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    tell me about wireless internet

    some one told me that in da PSP u can surf on da net for free is dat true if so can i do da same on my pc
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    overclokin

    i was thinkin buyin a decent video card and overclocking what are the consequences
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    howd this pc perform wid games

    how well would this pc perform with todays games... is this future proof... what should i add or change ...cant go above 1900 bux currently $1491.. AMD Athlon 64 3200+ (2.0 GHz) 512KB cache 939-pin ABIT AN8 Ultra (nVidia® nForce® 4 Ultra chipset) Single mode : 1 x 1024 MB DDR 400 MHz /...
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    ps3 picture

    this image looks so crappy http://www.revolution.lv/i/art/5186-ps3-1.jpg
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    error message

    this error message always appear when i play the game star wars "cl parse entities- end of message" wat does it mean and how do i fix it