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    Having trouble connecting to Korean website

    I live outside of Washington D.C. and I use Verizon FiOS. My roommate is a Korean who came to live with me and study at the local university. I don't have any complicated firewalls or nothing on my router that blocks specific ips or what not. However I just can't connect to this website...
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    Asus P5K Won't Post

    Hey all, I just built a new system with an Asus P5K. I can't get the machine to post. Here are my specs: Core 2 Duo e8400 Asus P5K MSI ATI Radeon 4850 GSkill 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2800 1066 WD 6400AAKS HD Samsung DVDR I first installed everything correctly and got no post. No beeps or...
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    My PSU too low for my eVGA Geforce 260 Superclocked?

    Hey everyone, I recently got an evga 260 superclocked edition from my lovely gf and I've been having some problems with my pc after installing it and I wanted to make sure it is or isnt my psu. I use the Seasonic 600W (link) and I think it's just too low or it's dying on me. In Windows...
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    Weird FPS issue w/ 8800gt and CoD4

    Hey everyone, When I play CoD4, the first 30seconds to a minute of gameplay is silky smooth running at constant 70-90 FPS. However, after a minute or so, the FPS (from cg_drawfps in console) turns to a red text and varies at 30-40. No matter what I do in the settings, the fps drops and...
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    Rate my new PC please

    So I'm finally able to build myself a new pc after 2 years and this time, I don't want just an "average" system. I wanted something a bit more excessive and hopefully a lil more future proof. I'm just getting one vid card and hoping to SLi it down the road when I need to and I also plan to...
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    Are the '256MB GDDR4 x1900xt's out yet?

    I see ppl with crazy pc setups with the new GDDR4 x1900s but I can't seem to find any on the sites. Are they even out yet?
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    If I don't OC, should I stick with Value ram?

    I want to upgrade my ram and I use these: CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory - Retail I don't OC my cpu or anything and I want to upgrade my ram from 1gb to 2gb. Should I just stick with value ram? And if...
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    Future Notebook releases...

    I'm thinking about purchasing a notebook sometime soon and I was looking at the Dell Inspiron 6000. But before I do order, I just wanted to read up on future releases of notebooks by Dell or other manafacturers. Is there a site that follows press releases or somehow keeps tabs with the...
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    7-zip uncompression question...

    I know compressing into the 7z format takes a while for large files.... but does uncompressing it take long? I'm averaging at about 1hour to 1hour 30min to extract a 1.5gb file in WinRAR. I know it depends heavily on CPU speed but I have an Athlon 3500+ and I have no problems uncompressing...
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    Epox 9NDA3 fan question

    The stupid fan that comes on the Epox 9NDA3 board that sits on top of the nforce chip is making this wretched noise. I was wondering would it be relatively safe to unplug it and run my computer? Or is there a way to replace it myself?
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    Athlon XP 2800+ Mobo?

    So I have this computer that's been messing up all the time. I think it's a poorly built system or a part is faulty or something. The specs are: AMD Athlon XP 2800+ Asus A7N8X Deluxe 512MB Ram (forgot exactly what kind but memtest showed 0 errors) ATI Radeon 9700+ Two Seagate SATA HDs...
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    Alienware Laptop ram upgrade?

    I bought a Area-51m model: 766 a year ago with 512mb pc3200 ram. My friend runs a small hardware store and I wanted to see if I could upgrade my ram. I got 2 Kingmax 512MB DDR333 SODIMMs and hoped to upgrade my ram from 512 to 1gb. Unfortunately, it didn't work. Anyone know why the DDR333s didnt...
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    Recommendation for sound card and speakers?

    I want to upgrade my sound card/speakers to the current generation's stuff. I have a SB Audigy (think I should just stick with this?) but I have crappy speakers. I want to have the 5.1 system but I was hoping to stay under $250 if it's possible. So.... any suggestions? Stick with the SB...
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    scsiport.sys error + winxp blue screen...

    Hey all, I'm getting a blue screen error in WinXP that causes my motherboard to not recognize my SATA RAID HDs. The WinXP error involves scsiport.sys and it blue screens then reboots and my mobo can't detect my HDs. Anyone know a fix for this? My Setup: Asus A78NX AMD Athlon 2500+ 512...
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    Can't decide what 939 mobo for my A64..

    I'm stuck deciding what motherboard to choose just for stability and performance. I read the Epox review on anandtech and was disappointed about the memory problem and the constant crashing with their bios. I also heard many ppl having problems with the MSI but I'm beginning to think its just...
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    New PC's RAM and HD Question

    I'm planning to build a new pc and I'm going for the MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum w/ an AMD Athlon 64 3500+ (939). I was thinkin to get a new SATA HD and I was wondering if it would work with an IDE HD? I don't mind my IDE HD being like a slave so i can just dump files on it or something. Lastly...
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    Random keyboard error?

    When playing the game: Dark Age of Camelot (a MMORPG), sometimes, my keyboard randomly stops working. It isn't any specific area or thing I do. I hear a beep come from my motherboard i think and then my keyboard ceases to function. Exiting the game doesn't do anything. I have to reboot to...
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    Is now the time to shop for hardware upgrades?

    Will AMD drop prices on their cpus even more this holiday season? I'm trying to think when is the best time to upgrade. I already WANT to upgrade my pc but I don't want to order the stuff now and then in a week or two see "prices lowered".
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    Keyboard problem or mobo problem?

    anyone know what would cause a beep sound from the motherboard followed by the keyboard not working?
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    Thermalpaste problem...

    I just bought a new mobo and a processor. I put the processor on the mobo and before placing the heatsink/fan I touched the pre-applied thermalpaste and left fingerprints (which caused uneven-ness and small gaps). There is a white thermalpaste that was included with the motherboard, can I...
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    Quick HD Question

    Would I need two of these: http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=22-135-106&depa=0 (Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive) for my pc to work or can I only buy one?
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    Newb Question about RAID

    Do I have to have two RAID hard drives for my pc to work? Can I just plug in one RAID HD? That would totally go against the RAID concept wouldn't it? :/
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    My new AMD cpu just came from Newegg...

    There is a bad pin. It is slightly bent and under it I can see some kind of black 'stuff'. I need a magnifying glass I guess to find out what it is. Should I try to install it or go through whatever replacement process newegg has.
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    Newegg.com bundles worth it ?

    AMD Athlon 64 3400+ MSI nForce3 ULTRA+Kingston 1GB BUNDLE!!! MB K8N NEO2 PLATINUM MSI CPU AMD 64 |3400+ ATHLON 64 939P% DDRAM 1GB KIT|DDR400 PC3200 -k RT $590.00 http://www.newegg.com/app/view...amp;manufactory=BROWSE Was thinking about upgrading my own pc this time and this seems...
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    My first AMD gaming rig

    Hey all, getting rid of my crappy old pc and building a new rig. Been doing a lot of reading and stuff and I think I'm going to stick with Socket 754 until PCI-e or whatever comes in the next year to two years. I'm going to still use my old vid card (geforce 6800gt) and my old sound card (sb...
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    Best MP3 players?

    Just wondering if there are better mp3 players then the iPod or the Sony Walkman. I don't mind getting them but I like to keep my options open and try to get the best product. So, if you all know of any other ones or better yet a mp3 player review site (ones I've found through google arent...
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    If I did not want to overclock...

    I really don't care about the best speeds or whatever. I just want a nice stable machine. I'm still having trouble deciding between the 3000+ or the p4 2.8ghz. I guess it's because all I've owned are Intel systems and I know more about them. I'm a gamer that doesn't seek to have the top of...
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    Upgrade now or wait a little bit?

    I was wondering what do you all feel about upgrading at this time of year. PCI-e is becoming more and more popular/publicized so I dunno if I want to shell out 300-400 for like an Intel p4 2.8 (example) on any board available now and then spend $400 for an AGP vid card. Is pci-e still a ways...
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    Newbie PC Shopper...

    Hey, I have a p4 2.7 at the moment but I'm really interested in the HT technology of the more recent P4s. I also use a lousy mobo (OEM pc) that requires RDRAM so I wanted to scrap that all together. I was hoping to pick up a P4 3.2ghz but I have no idea what motherboard and RAM to get (pcxxxx...