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    New Build - No posting but powers on

    Hey all, A friend of mine recently purchased the following system q6600 2gigs of pc2-8500 Crucial Ballistix ram 500gig seagate hdd 8800gt corsair tx750 psu gigabyte p45 ds4l mobo benq dvdr antec sonata2 case Now the problem is that the system powers on, fans spin, mobo lights are...
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    Noctua NH-U12P

    I am thinking about picking up this cooler for my new setup, and i was wondering if has this cooler and a antec p180 case? How is the fit? any clearance problems? Thanks.
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    500w Enermax Liberty --- Upgrading components

    Hey all, I am thinking about upgrading my cpu, mobo and vid card and i am wondering if my current PSU will be sufficient for the newer set up. My current rig is as follows e6600 asus p965mobo 7600gt 2gig of ocz dd2-800 ram 320gb seagate hdd 2x samsung dvd-r drives i am...
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    Vista Ultimate and PDF files

    Hey, I recently installed Vista Ultimate on my computer and I seem to be having problems opening up PDF files. I have tried using Adobe Acrobat, FoxIt pdf reader and a couple of other programs but none seem to work. Is there a fix for this problem, and if there is could someone please...
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    Annoying video problems

    Hello, I am having problems with the video playback on my computer. When i play a video through WMP i get weird green, red, greyish streaks across the screen. Now i can fix this if i turn off all hardware acceleration but then the video playback is choppy and distracting. I am using...
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    AVI, WMV's etc not displaying properly

    I just finished FINALLY setting up my new computer and yet another problem, not a big one but an annoying one. Whenever i play any avi's, wmv's, mpeg's etc etc i can see the video but it doesnt show the colours properly. one part of the video will be black and white, while the other parts...
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    Sluggish performence

    Hey, I finally set up my core 2 system and everything is great except for when my HDD or disk drives are being put to use. The whole system starts stuttering, its pretty annoying, my mouse movements jitter around like im taxing my system but im not. It too 10 friggin minutes to burn a...
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    New System crapping out on me

    Hey I just built my new e6600 rig and its a gimp. I press the power button, the power LED flashes on but thats all it does. It takes out all the power from my room after that. Nothing that is plugged into the wall works. Here are the specs. E6600 P5W DH (701bios) Enermax liberty...
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    965 or 975, Asus or MSI?

    Hey, I am getting ready to buy parts for a new system and i was planning on getting a Asus P5B-D but while checking out a bunch of local stores websites i came across a MSI? 975X Platinum V.2, Socket 775. The Asus is 249.99 CAN, while the MSI is 224.99 CAN. Which would be the better...
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    P5B Deluxe

    Hello all I just splurged on a E6600 and it should be in my hands by next week, now i plan on getting a Asus P5B deluxe 965 chipset and i am concerned about the ram. I have narrowed it down to 3 candidates. OCZ Gold XTC PC2-6400 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-800 CL5-5-5-12...
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    Modular Power Supplies

    Hello and good day I am getting ready to build a new set up soon and i am in need of some outside input as to what PSU i should get. I am mainly looking at modular PSU's , and the one i currently have my eye on is the Antec NeoHE 500W or the 550W one. From the reviews i have read the 550W...
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    X1800GTO vs. 7600GT vs......

    I am going to be buying/building a new set up for myself within the next couple of weeks and im kind of stumped on what video card i should get. I've narrowed it down to the x1800gto, the 7600gt, they are both very close performence wise and price wise for me, and im partial towards the...
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    Asus 945P Motherboard

    Hey, A friend of mine bought parts for a new set up today and long story short everything was set up and we couldnt get the thing to post at all. the LEDs on the motherboard lit up, the LED on the video card lit up, and the fans spun but no power was reaching the mouse, keyboard, or the cd...
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    stuck pixel

    Hey, I bought a Benq FP202W monitor today and well as soon as i turned it on i find a bright green stuck pixel. Other then returning this LCD is there any way i can possibly remedy the problem at hand? I did a search on google about stuck pixels and i found a couple of programs that...