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    Totally new build - 670 vs. 680 vs. 7970 (which one?)

    Hey, I was wondering if you guys could help me out with a new build for my friend. He is currently having bad fps problems with some of his games (he has a 4800 series GPU, Asus Rampage mobo, a Q9650, and 4GB of DDR2 Ram) - mainly WoW after their latest update. I told him that I don't think a...
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    problem with mp3directcut

    Hey, I was using mp3directcut to cut a single trance mix into tracks. However, the time on mp3directcut is not the same as on the actual mp3 file. For example, I want the track to stop at 2 min 11 sec. On mp3directcut the same exact position is at 2 min 25 sec. Furthermore, when i played the...
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    SOLVED. PLEASE DELETE: No internet access, but I can connect to the router

    Hey, this problem happened about two or three nights ago when the power went off for a minute or two. I power cycled when I woke up and everything but my desktop was working perfectly. Here is my setup: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 takes the FIOS signal. It is connected (wired) to my desktop, my...
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    Need help Whr-hp-g54 tomato

    Hey, here is what I am trying to do. I have Verizon FIOS, but I do not want to use their router. A couple months ago, I set everything up so that my Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 became the modem/router with the Actiontec behind it (it only broadcasted the guide menu for the TV). All was good. Recent...
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    Delete Please

    I purchased a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 and everything was perfect. Then comes the FIOS people with their own router. Now, I have my router hooked up to the ONT and I have their actiontec behind the buffalo. I had to change the router's IP since the actiontec's address is 192.168.1.1 and I was told...
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    Endless Rebooting in Vista

    Hey, I just came home today and found my computer in the midst of a reboot. I went to the bathroom, came back and it was rebooting again. I tried starting in all of the options (normal, last known good config, safe mod + networking, etc.), but it never gets to the Windows splash screen. I...
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    Networking forum is stuck on page 1

    When you go to networking, it doesn't have the option to go to page 2, 3, etc.
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    Which router to get?

    So I've read some of the posts here for the past few days and I've limited the choices to the Buffalo WHR-HP-G54, the Asus WL-520gU, the Asus WL-500g Premium v2, and the ZyXEL X550N. Right now I have a Netgear WNR834M. I am running my pc (wired), my bro's pc (wireless on a WN311T), my bro's...
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    Mobo Recommendation Please

    Hey guys, I need some help regarding a mobo. I ordered the Asus EAH3850 512MB card and I was wondering what board I should get to go with it. I would like to spend $80 or less on the board, but I will be trying to get it via the FS/FT thread here on anandtech, ebay, or anywhere else that it...
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    New SATA drive causing problems *Solved was Y cable not SATA*

    I have an Asus A7n8x Deluxe Mobo, 2x512mb ram, AMD XP 2800+, Saphire (128 or 256...don't remember)mb ATI Radeon Vid card, Netgear Wireless card, 2xide hd's (160gb and 300gb), 1xSATA hd (Seagate 320gb) with w partitions (one with XP Home) and the other with 270gb of space, a dvd-rw, and a cd-rw...
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    Virtual Machine for slipstreaming

    Hey I'm new to the whole slipstreaming stuff so i've been using this site to help me out. I was reading up on it on the forums and a lot of you said that its crucial to use a Virtual Machine in order to find out if your slipstreamed disk works properly. What i want to know is where can i find...
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    Athlon xp 2800+ on Asus A7N8X Deluxe Bios setings

    By the way, i have to do a re-install of Windows (getting another SATA so I'm going to put them in Raid 0) so I'm in the process of slipstreaming Windows with nLite(getting those damn updates is a REAL pain in the ass). Any advice on this? Also, how do i set up my system so that the SATA...
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    2 DVD-RW's are not working

    I was helping my bro clean his comp of all the dust and clutter the other day. We took everything apart and then put it back together (he did a fresh reformat and reinstall of windows XP). However, when we put it back together and started it up his dvd drives were not working. The Device...
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    Computer Slowdown during gaming and watching videos

    Title pretty much says it. Before the problem when i used to watch videos, there was no lag and the time it took to go from normal display to full screen was <second. Now it takes at least 5 seconds to go to full screen (i see a black screen while its trying) and theres a lot of lag during the...
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    need new fans and heatsink

    hey guys i need some help ASAP. CPU temp -> 65 - 75 C normally and MB is around 30 C. i need a new heatsink ASAP so my cpu dones't overheat. right now im just using hte fans i got w/ the case n 2 cheap ones so im looking to replace all of em. 4 are 80 mm and i have a Socket A chip. i...
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    good dvd burner for the buck

    hey, i was looking around for some good dvd burners. so far the best i've seen is the NEC 2510A bulk at newegg (around $75) NEC dual layer 2510A OEM BULK i was wondering if there is gonna be a -r dual layer sometime in the near future and if i should wait for that to come out to get a new dvd...
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    hard drive bios settings

    hey, my hd isn't being recognized by my bios, so i want to manually enter in the hd settings. But, one problem, i don't know what values to put in, so if you guys know the settings for a Maxtox 120g EIDE (8mb cache) hd, please tell me. thanks
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    vid card

    hey guys i need a new vid card for about $250. my old one (Chaintech Geforce 4 ti 4600) got really messed up (somthing about hte RamDac got screwed). anyway, it will be used for watching anime (primary), watching music vids (secondary), and gaming (tertiary). hoping u guys can help me out...
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    vid cards

    hey whats a good video card for about $250? i had a Chaintech GeForce 4 Ti 4600 but then it got messed up (randomly i swear!!)...anyway, was hoping u guys would know a good vid card i could get! i will be using it for watching anime (primary) and music vids, and gaming...thanks for the help!
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    new vid card

    hey guys, my old vid card (Chaintech GeForce 4 Ti 4600) got really messed up. i dont know how, but suddenly the monitor just kept flickering...i asked ASUS (my mobo people) and they said somethings wrong wiht the RAMDAC (convers analog to digital i think they said) anyway, i need a new vid...
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    AMD 2700+ vs 2800 (which should i get?)

    hey can someone tell me the difference between the AMD Athlon XP 2700+ and the AMD Athlon XP 2800? it says 2700+ runs at 2.17ghz and the 2800 runs at 2.08ghz. another diff is that 2700+ has 333MHz FSB while the 2800 has 512MHz FSB. I want to know if there are any major differences as to why i...
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    i think my cpu is fried please help

    hey guys i got a big problem. I am in college right now so i live wiht 5 other guys. To make a long story short, 2 of them got drunk one night and one of them accidentally fell on my computer, tipping it over since then it hasn't been working btw my bro and i have very similar systems (monitor...
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    can someone please help with my system?

    hey guys i got a big problem. I am in college right now so i live wiht 5 other guys. To make a long story short, 2 of them got drunk one night and one of them accidentally fell on my computer, tipping it over since then it hasn't been working btw my bro and i have very similar systems (monitor...
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    something def isn't working properly

    hey guys i got a big problem. I am in college right now so i live wiht 5 other guys. To make a long story short, 2 of them got drunk one night and one of them accidentally fell on my computer, tipping it over since then it hasn't been working btw my bro and i have very similar systems (monitor...
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    somethings messed up

    hey guys i got a big problem. I am in college right now so i live wiht 5 other guys. To make a long story short, 2 of them got drunk one night and one of them accidentally fell on my computer, tipping it over since then it hasn't been working btw my bro and i have very similar systems...
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    somethings messed up

    hey guys i got a big problem. I am in college right now so i live wiht 5 other guys. To make a long story short, 2 of them got drunk one night and one of them accidentally fell on my computer, tipping it over since then it hasn't been working btw my bro and i have very similar systems...