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    Worth it to upgrade MDR-EX51's to MDR-EX75's?

    I have a pair of Sony MDR-EX51 earbuds that are finally giving out (they managed to survive almost 2 years, which is pretty good IMO). I really liked them for the most part and now I'm trying to decide if I should buy another pair for around $20 on Amazon, or upgrade to the MDR-EX75's for about...
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    Quiet SATA DVD burner

    Can anyone recommend a good SATA DVD burner that's quiet when reading discs? I don't care about noise when burning since it's only a few minutes, but if I'm watching a DVD movie or something, I dont' want to hear the drive at all.
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    AHCI + Seagate drive causes board to hang at POST

    I have an Asus P5E-VM HDMI which has an ICH9R southbridge. I have the following drives: Western Digital: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136074 Seagate http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148134 If I enable AHCI in the bios, my system hangs when it's...
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    Help getting crappy ECS mobo to recognize OCZ RAM

    Right now, I have an ECS RC410L-MGF (ugh). It's supposed to support DDR2 400/533/667..I've been running two 512 sticks of OCZ DDR2 533 since I had it with no problems. Recently, I came across a great deal on Craigslist and got this RAM for $75...
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    Replacing fan on Zalman 7700

    Long story short, I stuck a screwdriver in my case (yes I know, dumb move) trying to move a wire so it wouldn't touch my fan and cause it to rattle. Well I missed and broke off one of the blades on the fan and now it vibrates the entire case at full speed. At lower speeds, it's silent and...
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    Best Buy return policies on broken LCD's

    A while ago, my friend got in on the Best Buy deal where they had an Acer AL2223W for $189. He bought two, and said he'd sell the other one to me. Fast forward a month and some days later, I finally buy the monitor from him. I bring it home and decided I'd wait until the next day to hook it...
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    Corsair 520x vs. Antec NeoHE 500W

    I need a new PSU badly. My Ultra X-Connect isn't cutting it anymore (voltages aren't stable and the wires are too thick and unflexible for my Lanbox). I work at Fry's so I can get the employee discount on stuff. Now, I've been looking at the Corsair 520HX and the Antec NeoHE 500W, both of...
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    Quad core in a matx case

    Come July 22, I, as do many others plan on getting a Q6600. However, I'm getting tired of my old crappy case, plus I'm in a dorm and I'd like something that takes up a little less space and is easier to move (I might LAN with my neighbors once in a while). So right now, my plan is to get the...
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    How to remove light scratches on CRT monitor?

    Right now I'm on my 15" CRT (to lazy to bring my 19" upstairs and too broke to buy an LCD) and it has some scratches on the glass panel (it fell on the ground during a move). I'm wondering, is it possible to sand out these scratches using fine (1500-2000 grit) sandpaper? Or would that just...
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    Need help picking parts for a cheap computer

    My Uncle is asking me to build him a cheap basic computer for his son so he can do homework and browse the web, nothing too fancy. The budget is up to $500, but the cheaper it is the better. Here's what I have so far: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115013 - E4300...
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    Fullscreen problem with Windows Vista

    Whenever I run a fullscreen application in windows vista, it'll automatically minimize the program and then switch to my desktop. When I try to restore the program, it opens it for a second, then closes again. I have this problem specifically with Halo for PC, but it happens with other games...
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    Help me pick which mobo to replace my P5AD2-E

    Ok, basically, I built a computer about a year ago. The mobo was an Asus P5AD2-E Premium and the CPU was an Intel 530J (3 Ghz). Recently, my mobo failed, and I used my 3 year warranty at Fry's and I couldn't find a replacement board I liked, so they gave me store credit. I'm not gonna explain...
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    Computer will not stay in standby

    Within the last week, I've noticed that my computer will no longer stay in standby mode. I put my computer in standby before I sleeep and turn it back on and leave it on all day. I haven't made any significant changes AFAIK. I did reinstall my heatsink (Zalman 7700Cu) but I don't remember if the...
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    Is it possible to create a recovery partition? (Similarly to name-brand computers)

    I'm wondering, is it possible to create a recovery partition on my harddrive, or on a spare harddrive? For example, on my brother's HP PC, when it boots up, the bios says "Press F10 to boot into recovery drive", and it boots into a separate FAT32 partition on the harddrive. It would be nice...
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    Two questions about wireless networking..

    Does anyone know if they make a router that has wifi and bluetooth built in? I understand that it seems kinda pointless but I'm gonna be getting a router soon and I'd like to get one that has bluetooth built in if possible. Also, assuming I have a wireless network already setup, is there a...
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    Core Duo vs. Turion

    Sorry if this has been asked before, but I've searched and couldn't find much. Anyways, which would be better, an Intel Core Duo, or an AMD Turion? I imagine the Turion would have better battery life, but the Duo would perform better (for general use and some video encoding, I don't plan on...
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    USB IR receiver

    I just bought a Gateway branded Media Center remote for $5. I tested it with my brothers MCE computer's receiver and it works, I just need an IR receiver for my computer. I've looked around and I see that it's possible to build one, but I'm not sure if it would work with the Windows Media...
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    The official "I got an iPod for Christmas" thread

    I got a black 60GB iPod+Video as did my brother.
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    FTP server behind router

    Ok, well basically, my situation is that I want to setup an ftp server on my comptuer at home so I can download files from it here at college. My computer at home is behind a router. After lots of messing around with different programs and port forwarding, I'm able to connect to it remotely...
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    A bunch of files just disappeared.... (WinXP MCE)

    Ok, so basically, my friend sent me some files over AIM (a lot of them, about 500MB's worth). I wanted to move them from My Documents to a folder on my desktop, so I cut and pasted it into that folder. When I double clicked on the folder, it said the folder is not accessible. If I right click...
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    Computer doesn't want to stay off

    Here's my configuration: Mobo: Asus P5AD2-E Premium CPU: Intel P4 530J @ 3.0ghz (no overclocking) RAM: 1GB (2x512) OCZ PC2-4200 Value Series Vid Card: Diamond Stealth X300SEHM PSU: Ultra X-Connect 500W OS: WinXP Media Center Edition Here's my problem: Whenever I turn off my...
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    Two questions... overheating 9700 pro and dead FPD1830

    In December of 2002, we purchased a gateway 700XL computer, got it January 2003 (yea yea, I shoulda built one, but I didn't really know as much about computer then).... fvking $3500 computer. For the most part, the computer was good to us, until one day (earlier this year), I started getting...