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    Mirror Desktops on a non-mobile PC?

    I've connected my desktop to my television, using a DVI to VGA adapter and a long VGA cord. Anyways, I want to know if it is possible using Vista to mirror both desktops. I've check windows help, which seems to focus around 2 windows features: 1) Windows Mobility Center. This isn't...
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    Thinking of RMAing my HD4850, unsatisfied.

    I recently built a computer with a HD4850 as the GPU. It performed well in the few games I tried, but I enjoy using a program called Blender which is a free 3d modeling program. After working with the card for weeks, I am unable to get it to run Blender properly. I know it's related to the...
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    Can you use ANY Vista CD for installation?

    I have a legal copy of Vista Premium retail version. Of course, this only comes with the 32 bit DVD, but I wanted to use 64 bit. A friend has a COPY of Vista Ultimate. The plan was to use his CD to install Windows Premium. We did so, Ultimate installation asked which version to install, we...
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    Blender problems with HD 4850.

    If this is not the correct forum for tech issues, I'm sorry. What is the best place? I use a program called blender (blender.org) a 3d modeling program that is free. I'm trying to get blender to run on my new computer with a HD 4850, but it crashes on startup. Here's the funny thing...
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    Question regarding GPU (HD4850) and cooling.

    I just finished my first build, and everythings working great. My first question: How hot does a HD4850 normally get, mine is getting up to 56 C which isn't bad, the fan kicks up to medium speed at this point and cools it back down to 55 C. The main question I had though is more of a...
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    Any Advice On This Build? (Finished.)

    Behold the fallowing build. I will use the computer for gaming, and for other "power user" things. I don't want things to get much more expensive, but I may consider some well placed upgrades if they're worth the extra cost. I prefer Intel, and am more familiar with nVidia, but I'm willing...
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    Help me help a friend. 8800GTS, SLI? Or single higher card?

    My friend has built a fairly nice computer recently. Both of us are fairly new to the hardware side of things, and I was hoping for some quick advice. My friend has a Q6600 (Quad core) on a PW5, with 4 gigs ram. Anyways, he's a little skeptical of new standards and seeing the new PCI-E...
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    If you gave a computer to a caveman...?

    I was in math class looking at my Ti-89 and thinking about how my father has spoken of his old friend who bought a simple 16 button calculator in schhool long ago for a horendus amount, it was huge, and could only do the most basic functions, and even then took a few seconds to spit out and...
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    Building first PC. Please give advice about the parts I've chosen.

    This is my first post BTW... I'm considering building a gaming PC, and I've compiled a newegg wish list of the parts I would hope to build it from. http://secure.newegg.com/NewVe...WishListNumber=7408168 There is the link. As requested in the sticky: (mostely useless info here, you...