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    Personal Account / Budget Software

    I am looking for something simple to use, free, and something people have used before.
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    Gamer needs a good Router

    Hello everyone. I am looking for a good router. I am a heavy gamer, and my linksys's 10 field max port forwarding isn't cutting it anymore ... I need like 20-30 minimum. What do you pros suggest? I would like to stay under the 150 range and it doesn't have to be wireless. I can use my...
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    Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro any good?

    I am thinking of getting the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro for an E6420 OC ... plan on running around 3GHz in an Antec 900 case. The price is really nice, the fan is quiet and I have read its a great budget cooler. Is this a suitable cooler for my plans tho?
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    New Rig ... comments welcomed :)

    Hey everyone I am building a mid range Game rig for myself (old one bit the dust) and trying to keep the premium parts cost down, but its unavoidable really. So far I am 99% on these parts, but if anyone has alternative suggestions then I am all ears. CPU Intel Core?2 Duo Processor E6420...
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    How long is the 65 nm, LGA775 going to last?

    I really need a new game rig and I am starting to spec out parts and I really like the Core2Duos. I DON'T want to spend a ton of money on the CPU so I can spend my budget on better components (case, PSU, faster drives, etc..). So I am thinking an O.C.'d 6400 will be good for now and when prices...
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    HDD Question

    I know this probably gets posted alot ... How many of you use the Western Digital Raptor 36GB, how long have you been using it and how well has it worked for you? I am a Seagate fan myself and I have had some bad drive ex. with WD in the past but someone told me they are better now ...
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    Static = PC Crash

    So I have a basic PVR PC that sits in my ent. unit with my AMP/DVD PLayers ... etc The case is a Coolermaster Cavalier 2 Desktop case and it never gave me problems before until I noticed it crashing alot ... so I took it appart and checked it out everything was fine. I then noticed that it...
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    Dell 2007 Ultrasharp LCD no likie my 4600Ti :(

    I have 2 machines atm hooked up to one monitor, a new Dell 2007U LCD. My 1st rig is using an old faithfull 9800 Pro on the DVI connection. My 2nd rig is using a 4600Ti on the VGA connection. (DVI is taken by above) The 9800 Pro works perfect, crystal clear image and no trails or...
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    Need to block websites from people.

    Want to block almost all web traffic even email traffic but have a few sites that are needed to do work with. There must be a simple app that I can install and then filter web traffic with? Thanks
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    Looking for a file search app.

    I have a server and it is almost full lol. Its for work and is two 80gig drives mirrored. anyway I am thinking people have been putting files on it that where already there. Problem is I don't have time to go over 70 gigs of info and see if there are duplicate files in different folders. is...
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    NTLDR is missing after flashing BIOS?

    Well I flashed my BIOS yesterday on my new DFI NF2 Ultra Infinity ... went fine no problems ... well until I restarted the PC. It posts ok It finds IDE devices ok then right before Windows boot I get "NTLDR is missing press any key to restart" WTF? so I try a few things ... Windows 2000...
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    DFI NFII Ultra Infinity

    I just put together a simple overclocker the other day. 2500xp M DFI Infinity NFII ultra 400 9800 pro 1024mb PC3200 DDR 400 samsung so far I have nothing but praise for this setup. running at 11x 200fsb atm and its very stable. After I get a few more things done I am gona get into the...
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    2400xp on a stock HS+F = 45-48 mid load.

    I just installed the stock HS+F on my 2400xp the other day. I had a TT Vol. 11 HS and Panaflo med fan on it before but I got a new Barton 2500xp M and put the Vol 11 on it. However after booting up the PC and running it for about 2hrs the temps on the CPU hit 47C with about 25% load.... 47c I...
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    AMD 2500xp M ... 1st overclock :)

    So I picked up the parts last night after work: AMD Athlon XP 2500 Barton Mobile DFI Infinity NF2 Ultra 400 1024mb Samsung PC3200 DDR400 ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb Creative SB Live 5.1 30 GB Maxtor 40 GB Maxtor Thermalright SLK-947U HS TT Smart Fan 80mm Antec Performance II full tower Antec...
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    lol N00b question

    Someone told me mounting the HD upside down isn't good for it ... I was under the assumption it didn't matter how it was mounted just as long as it was mounted in place well. can anyone tell me if it is true or someone talking sh*t?
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    Need some help with an upgrade

    Here are the specs AMD Athlon 2400xp Asus A7V8X-X (KT400) 512mb PC3200 (256 x 2) GF4 4600Ti 128mb so I want to bring my RAM upto a gig. However I am not sure of the make of the RAM I have currently. I know its PC3200 256mb sticks but I have no clue the brand or the timings. I had OCZs sticks...
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    Sound Cards making a buzz sound.

    Ok well I was hooking up my sound card the other day to my Home stereo system, and I got this buzzzz <hum> sound from the speakers ... I am almost 100% sure it's not the sound system as I play DVDs and CDs all the time on the system and no noise at all. The sound card is integrated with the...
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    Windows 98se ... and a 2nd HD

    Ok I use Windows 2000 most of the time but my GF has a PC with 98se on it and for some reason I can't get windows to recognize the 2nd HD I installed the other day. Details: IDE 1 Primary HD is a Maxtor 40gb Slave HD is a Maxtor 30 gb IDE 2 Primary is a TDK DVD-RW Slave is a Pioneer DVD...
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    Ok I am gona kill these adware people.

    I let my PC n00b of a friend on my FTP server to check his email and of course the next day I have pop-ups, and my FTP app can't use port 21 for some reason because it is in use by anouther app or whatever. I have tried to disable everything I can think of to free port 21 but still it won't...
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    Ok so I got IIS running

    and now I need to figure out what ports to foward on my router. I asume 80-81 ? then forward to the PC IP on the local network as I did with my FTP server? One quick question - if I have an FTP server on ports 20-21 can I have an HTTP server on ports 80-81 on the same IP? ie the same PC?
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    Looking for a good HTTP server App

    like it says looking for a good HTTP server app so I can run it on my PC ... anyone got a suggestion. I plan on running the HTTP on the same PC running an FTP atm.
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    So What is RedCap like?

    My Grandfather has a copy of Redcap for me to take a mess around with. Anyone used this before? I am not sure even how to use it lol. I have a few PCs I can install it on ... I am think of putting it on a PIII 733 that is currently my FTP server running Windows 2000. Can I just put Redcap on...
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    Ok need some help Intel buffs please gime a hand.

    I have to spec a good rendering and AutoCAD PC for my work. I am an AMD man myself so I am not up to date with the good mid-high end intel mobos and CPUs. Don't want the latest and greatest but I do want something with some "graphics power". -GPU will be an ATI 9600 or 9700 - 128mb -RAM...
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    Ok so I got this 2400xp what can I do to it?

    Like I said: AMD 2400xp 266 mhz Bus Asus A7V8X (KT 400) 333 FBS capable OCZ PC3200 512MB (256 x 2) NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600 128mb - Thermaltake Volcano11 Xaser Edition Heatsink. - Panaflo 80mm Ultra CPU fan. - Thermaltake A1165 Active RAM Cooling Kit with Fan. - Enermax black with blue LCD 2...
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    Can I do this with my router?

    Right now I have an FTP server using port 21 on the router (port fwds to PC IP) ... now I want to add an HTTP server on the same PC using that same IP ... however I can't use the same port on the router (port 21). So canI just add say port 21 or 23 for the HTTP and do the same as I did for the...
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    Will I see any improvments?

    Hey I have a Athlon 2400xp on an Asus A7V8X (KT400) mobo ... I wish to upgrade the CPU to the boards max. What should I get? I have looked over the Asus website and found nothing on what the max CPU is ... I can't find my manual atm :P If anyone knows the max CPU for that board and what that...
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    Real Quick Ques.

    I want to see if this mobo and CPU work but I don't have any thermal grease with me atm (at home) can I just use the PC for like 30 mins or so to see if it works then put the thermal grease on later when I have it? it's a PIII 733 / 133 and a DFI mobo. smart? not smart? thanks
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    AAAAA ... what the hell?

    Ok I am at my ends rope with this PC I am working on. I got this PC from a guy at work ... he used the PC for about 2 years ... worked fine ( I even used it a few times) anyway I know before he gave it to me it worked fine. He had to take the HDs to his new PC, but that was it. Its a: - PIII...
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    THe Power Supply Question!!

    Ok what is the difference between these 2 PS .... besides the obvious (price, Watts, etc...) http://www.str8buy.com/500wap4andam.html http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=Bigfoot&Category_Code=400 one is like 20 bucks for a 550W then some are like 209...
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    Need some Mobo help guys/ and girls...

    Hey I have an Asus A7V8X (KT400) Mobo and I currently have 2 sticks of 256mb OCZ RAM DDR PC3200. I have 1 more slot open for anouther RAM stick and I am wondering what I should put in there? the mobo: http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/socketa/a7v8x/overview.htm - anouther stick of 256mb PC3200...
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    Windows Install Q

    Ok I have this 80gb Maxtor I just got for a 3rd drive on my PC however I now picked up anouther PC I want to setup as an FTP. So I want to take the 80gb drive and install Windows 2000 on it but it has like 10gigs of files on it that I want to keep. Should I: - Just install Windows on that...
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    FTP help.

    Hey tried searching for this topic but couldn't find it. Anyway I want to make an FTP server connected to the internet. I am sorta an idiot when it comes to networking. However I have a few problems: 1. My router firewall. If I use port 21 on the router for the FTP server will that be...
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    Ok which is better?....

    Asus A7N8X Deluxe mobo or the EpoX 8RDA+ hmmmmmm? anyone got opinions btw the Epox is 40 bucks cheaper.
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    New System Mobo, RAM help ...

    Ok guys and girls I need some help. I am putting a PC together for a bud and I need some advice if you please. CPU: 2500xp Barton Core (I think it's the best bang for the buck right now) Mobo: EpoX 8RDA+ or Asus A7N8X Deluxe v2.0 (In Canada the Epox is $40.00 less then the Asus) Performance...
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    Ok what's the deal with Direct X?

    I have been told many things about DirX. Someone told me not to go to DirX v.9+ because my video card isn't optimized for it. Then I have all the other websites telling me that you should update to 9 to keep the drivers optimal. The 2 cards I am talking about are GF4 4600Ti 128mb GF2 MX400...
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    BIOS or Enermax Temp Probe?

    Which has a more accurate reading? I have a Enermax LCD temp display and I placed a probe right between the heatsink and the chip. Where does the BIOS temp read from? I am thinking because the temp probe is touching the heat sink as well it isn't giving me a 100% temp reading.
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    A1442 Thermaltake Ducting Mod ... ?

    http://www.bigfootcomputers.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=1463HSTT&Category_Code=0005.50 I am wondering if anyone has tried this thing before? Does it work as well as they say it does? I have a TT Vol 11 CPU Heatsink and Fan ... I want to add this guy to it. any...
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    pc3200 ram = 400MHZ RIGHT?

    AM I wrong or am I right. pc3200 RAM is 400mhz speed? or what? thanks
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    Roger Highspeed Lite?

    is this IP any good they say it's 128kbs down and 64kbs up.
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    my 2400xp

    is running at 1.4 ghz!!!! It should be doing atleast 2.0 ghz .... what can I do. Also my vid card is only in 4x AGP mode how do I get it to 8x AGP (GF4 4600Ti)