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    Anti Virus for Windos 7, 64 bit version

    Does anyone have a good experience with an anti Virus program and Windows 7, 64 bit version? Duplicate threads merged (we're allowed to do that on Fridays). Please don't cross-post :) AnandTech Moderator mechBgon
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    Real Time Pricing

    I'm having trouble finding anything useful on the real time pricing links. The real time pricing function used to be very useful, but now seems out of date. Is there something wrong with this function of the Anandtech site, or am I the one missing something? Is anyone finding the real...
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    Real Time Pricing

    The real time pricing function of the Anandtech site used to be a great help and have the latest information, but that no longer seem to be the case. What happened to the pricing function? When I search AMD processors, it does not even list the latest processors. Is anyone having similar...
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    PCI express 2 X16 card, is it usable in a PCI express 1 MOB

    My previous video card stopped working and I am looking at replacement cards. The latest viedo cards are PCI express 2 X16 cards, and I am wondering if they are backward compatable with a PCI express x16 slot?
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    OEM Pre Installation Kit?

    I ordered the OEM systems builders windows XP operating system for my new build, and now am reading about the pre installation kit, wondering if it is needed to install this copy of XP on my new machine? Would someone who knows about OEM Windows XP software disk tell me what I have to do to...
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    Where to buy Vista 64 bit

    I'm thinking of getting a copy of Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM for a new machine I'm building. Is there anything I need to be aware of on these OEM installs? Does anyone have a good lead on the most reasonable priced place to order...
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    Super Lanboy case speaker?

    Building a new machine, and I cannot determine if there is a speaker in the super lanboy case. There is an audio connection for the front audio ports which I have tried connecting to the motherboard, but I am not getting any audio indications when the machine powers up. Is anyone familiar...
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    Turn on Problem

    My computer will not start up using the on off switch. If I unplug and depower the MOBO then repower and press the on button, it starts normally. Once on, I can restart the machine through windows using control/alt/del and it restarts just fine, but once I shutdown using the start menu, I have...
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    Venice Core differences

    I am interested in buying a Venice core and notice two options, one with e3 stepping (SKU ending in BP) and one with e6 stepping(SKU ending in BW). What is the difference in the two Venice cores and would one be a better choice for a new system then the other?
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    E3, E4, & E6 stepping.

    What do the diffeing stepping numbers mean on AMD 3500 CPUs.
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    What is E6 Steppig on an Athlon 64 3500 CPU

    I am looking at the AMD 64 3500 chips and am wondering what the latest SKU number ending in BW is all about. The chip is listed as a Venice core, but I thought BP on the end of the SKU denoted Venice. Looking on AMD's web site lists the part as differing from the other 3500 chips in it's...