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    PC acting up very badly lately - random reboots, often no video, WL mail crashes

    My 6 month old PC has been giving me hell lately. I've had dozens of crashes of Windows Live Mail - stating it's corrupted. Subsequently I lose all of my folders and then it re-downloads about 40,000 messages. Not only that, but IE crashes often, and the PC sometimes even shuts down randomly...
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    Why new Geforce 200 after only 4 months? :(

    I don't get it - why have Nvidia already released a new generation of video cards not 4 months after the 9-series went on sale in Feb? We already have a sticky topic on this. Video Mod BFG10K.
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    16:9 or 16:10 aspect on a 4:3 monitor - here's how!

    Actually, better, as you have a choice of 16:9 or 16:10 aspect ratios. Yes, remember being able to actually *choose* resolutions? Welcome back to CRTs, folks. 16:9 will give you an even wider FOV in games, something that's very useful especially in RTS where being able to see more may you...
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    Widescreen resolutions on a 4:3 monitor?

    Just wondering if there is any way to get a normal 4:3 (CRT) screen to display 16:10 or 16:9 resolutions, for things like gaming? I really don't want to give up my CRT, yet it sucks missing out on the extra field of view of widescreen games. I wouldn't mind putting up with slight bars at the...
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    Best quality 22-24" LCD screen?

    Looking for a new screen. Over the past 10 years I've been using various 17" flat CRTs all running at 1024x768 and I've decided it's time for something larger and preferably in widescreen format. (Sony, why did you discontinue the Trinitron?!) Anyway, what's the best quality 22-24" widescreen...
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    How to get PC to run silently?

    I just recently got a new system with a Core 2 duo E6750 and although it's much quieter than my old P4 Prescott 3.6 Ghz, the system still makes a little bit of noise. I've seen other people's PCs running, as well as PCs in stores, and they are incredibly silent. How come mine seems to be so...
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    New PC is making my room unbearably hot...

    This post is a re-hash of an older one, but I still need some help. Basically, after putting together a new PC I'm finding it is making the room unbearably hot (25.5C/78F), which is at least 2-3 degrees more than when I was running my old PC. My PC is a Core 2 Duo E6750, 1 GB RAM, GF 8600GT...
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    How do I make my computer ROOM cooler??

    Newbie here. It seems everyone here is concerned with making their PC cooler. While I like a cool PC as much as anyone else, personally I much prefer to sit in cool ROOM, than a hot, stuff one. This is where my problem lies. After getting a new system - a Core 2 Duo E6750, with a generic...
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    What's wrong with the image quality on my PC??

    Ok, this is a somewhat complicated and ongoing problem but I'll try to keep it brief. Basically, I have a 17" CRT monitor. After upgrading practically everything BUT the monitor (new mobo, video card, etc), I've noticed an immediate drop in quality. The image is FAR too bright and washed...
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    How to get SpeedStep to work automatically on a Core 2 Duo??

    Hi all. I just upgraded to a Core 2 Duo (2.66 GHz), which has SpeedStep, and I'd like to make use of it. My previous P4 did not have this feature. Currently, I am only able to manually adjust SpeedStep, through the power profiles in the control panel. For example, if I select 'minimal power...
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    Pentium 4 65nm / Cedar Mill Question

    Just wondering if there is any info on the new 'Cedar Mill' Pentium 4 chips (65nm). I'm only interested in the single core (6x1 series). How do they compare with the current chips as far as heat and power output go? I can hardly find any info on the web. Currently I have a P4 3.6 GHz (the...
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    Poor image quality with 6600GT PCIE ?

    OK, here's the story - recently I got a new PC. I used to have a PC with an eVGA 6800 (vanilla) , 128MB, AGP. The image/video quality was excellent. In fact, I've never really had a problem with quality before - all the cards I've owned previously have been great (GF4 Ti, GF2 MX, etc. all...
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    USB speakers (no sound card) - how much of a performance hit?

    I have always been a big fan of USB digital speakers, ever since I got my first pair of Philips in 1999. (for those unfamiliar: they don't require a sound card, instead the signal remains in pure digital form until it reaches the speaker). I find the audio quality is vastly superior to any...