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    Problem with 285gtx

    I'm running vista and xp on dual monitors. Everything went fine installing on vista. My main monitor is 22in 1680x1050 and second is 24in, my problem is on second monitor the max resolution it will allow is 1680x1050. In windows display it only goes up to 1680 but in nvida control it will let me...
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    Ordering soon what do you think

    I play poker for a living and right now i don't have enough time to put a machine together myself so i decided to buy one from avadirect. Will be used mainly for poker which some how uses up a lot of resources and newer video games as they come out. I'll be using 22" monitor. Parts i'm...
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    Just got second tv hookup question

    My dish network box is in the living room and i just got a second tv hooked up in my bedroom. With the dish box in the living room is there something i can buy for the bedroom that will allow me to hook up s-video cables or hdmi to get better picture?
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    looking for 3rd monitor been a long time

    I'm ordering from amazon and if I order within the next 20 minutes it will be here Monday. I currently have a 22in and a 24in monitor and want another one. Just looking for a 19in lcd that will only be used to fit more poker screens on so it doesn't have to be a really good one. Also with my...
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    Computer locking up any ideas

    I reformated a few days ago and my computer has locked up 3-4 times since then. It doesn't pick any special time to do it, ive been away from the computer with it idleing and it's done it while I was playing poker which doesn't use up anything. So far i've ran memtest for 5-6 hours with no...
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    computer frooze a couple times voltage question

    I had to reformat because of an error i kept getting and after reformatting my computer has froze two times. Everything is at stock cpu-z reads voltage at 1.050 then jumps to 1.288. I thought stock for E6600 was 1.3 or something is it possible my cpu isn't getting enough juice so it's freezing...
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    Hows my temps look?

    First time trying to overclock wondering how my temps look. Cooling with thermalright ultra extreme. Full load cpu 50-59c core1 55-64c core2 52-55c case 35c 3375 core speed vcore 1.4
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    Anyone with enermax galaxy 1000w psu

    Was cleaning up wires today in my case and saw a skinny black and white wire with a red connection on the end coming from my psu that isn't plugged in. Not sure if I unplugged it or if it was never plugged in. Can you tell me what this wire is and where to plug it in if I need to.
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    Anyone know where I can get the 4 fan holder for stacker 830

    I ordered a computer from cyberpower.com and noticed the 4 fan holder that slides in the door is missing. Anyone know of a place that sells these? I emailed coolermaster they said they don't have any in stock right now.
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    New comp PSU question

    A couple days ago I got a pc from cyberpowerpc.com. A few times firefox has quit responding and I had to close it and just a few minutes ago firefox quit responding then the computer did and I had to restart. Could this be from my PSU? Speedfan readings Vcore: 1.2v +12v: 9.87v AVcc...
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    Problem 8800gtx and monitors

    Ok, I have a 20in as my main monitor plugged into the first dvi connection and a 24in as my secondary monitor on the other. I got a new sound card today so I had my case out and everything unplugged, when I plugged it all back in only the 24in came back on and it was now setup as my main...
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    Ordering gaming rig soon input needed

    I'm going to order this in a couple weeks would like some input. I prefer ordering pre-built computers so i'm ordering it from cyberpowerpc.com. I'm sure I could get it a couple hundred $ cheaper if I built it myself but not interrested in that. I've never been one to overclock before but...
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    Just got 8800gtx seems to be messed up

    I just got my 8800gtx today and figured I would run 3dmark06 to see how it did compared to my dual 7900gts. Well my 7900gts scored around 5k and my 8800 is scoring at 2876. When I wanted to run SLI with my 7900gts I had to turn on dual video in my bios. Do I have to do anything like that with...
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    Thinking about buying a 8800gtx...

    Was about to purchase a 8800gtx from zipzoomfly and noticed in red says no refund only exchange for messed up units. Only reason this bothers me is because i'm not sure if my case is big enough (antec p160) so I don't want to buy it and not be able to use it till I get a new case. What do you...
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    Power went out now have problem with monitors

    I have a 22in and a 24in running on dual 7900gts. After the power went out today I turned my computer back on and everything was fine untill i turned both my monitors off and went and did something for a while. When I came back to turn them on they both said no signal and shutoff, i can turn...
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    Have to restart computer after closing new game every time

    After I get done playing dark messiah I have to restart my computer. The only thing that usually works after closing it is my mouse, sometimes the start menu will come up and I can click restart but it won't shutdown, I have to manually restart it. The last game I played which was scarface a...
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    Ordered z-5500 speakers tonight

    I think i'll end up needing some longer speaker wires. Whats the name of the wiring that i'll need? Do they sell it at bestbuy or some place like that?
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    Weird problem with x-fi software

    For some reason this morning out of no where my creative software quit working. You know how in the creative media player you can select mixer then it will go to the sound controls and stuff, well now when I click that it will only go to the old windows style of sound control. If I go try to...
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    problem with x-fi front panel

    I have a x-fi extreme music card and decided to get the front panel upgrade kit for it and it seems the remote is broke. When you hit a button does a little red light flash on the end of the remote like a tv remote does? Anyone know if I would have to send everything back or just the remote to...
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    Will this work with my x-fi card?

    Recently got a x-fi extreme music card and was wondering if the X-Fi I/O Drive will work with it.
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    Thinking about upgrading cpu worth it?

    Right now I have a asus premium 2gb ram 4200 cpu and dual 7900gts. I don't like switching in and out of sli to play games (got dual monitors) so I plan on getting a new video card when they come out, in a couple months. So I was wondering if I would notice a big performance increase if I...
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    Question about 3dmark and SLI

    I ran 3dmark with sli off and got 16300 I then turned it on and get 16400 shouldn't this be higher. Does 3dmark not read sli properly?
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    SLI is getting annoying thinking about new card

    Right now I have dual 7900gts runnig 2 monitors so I have to leave sli off when not playing then turn it on when i decide to play. Half the time my monitors mess up after I turn sli back off and I end up having to uninstall the video drives then reinstall. I haven't stayed up to date with video...
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    Power went out now monitor settings messed up..

    Power went out today and when computer came back on in display properties in the settings it listed three monitors instead of two. It now has my main monitor listed as 3 my second monitor as one and i disabled 2. The problem is I play poker and when I play mulitable tables theres an option to...
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    need help with monitor

    I recently got a vx2025 to go along with my 2405 I already had but I couldn't get them to work correctly so I gave up on that for now. Now when I plug only the vx2025 in it says no signal what would cause this. I have dual 7900gts.
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    Got second monitor today can't get it to work

    I'm having some trouble getting my second monitor to work that I got today. I'm trying to run them with dual 7900gts, a 2405 and a vx2025 the vx is the one I just got today. When I got my 2405 a few months ago I had this same problem but it seemed to fix it self or I did something but don't know...
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    Need help picking new monitor

    A few months ago i got a 2405 from playing poker and was thinking about getting another monitor. I'm getting a 500$ gift card for amazon.com through poker so thats where I will need to buy my monitor, I was thinking about a 20". I will mainly be using it for more room to fit poker screens, will...
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    Monitor suggestions needed

    A few months ago i got a 2405 from playing poker and was thinking about getting another monitor. I'm getting a 500$ gift card for amazon.com through poker so thats where I will need to buy my monitor, I was thinking about a 20" or so monitor. I will mainly be using it for more room to fit poker...
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    Question about hard drive

    Just got my computer from monarch installing second hard drive and like in my other computer it's reading 130gb instead of 200gb like it should. Since they already have everything up to date what do I need to do in order to get it to read correctly? Just reformat the drive?
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    Asus premium problem with ram

    I ordered a computer from monarch and it came in today. I ordered 1gb which was supose to be 1 stick but they put 2 512 in the computer I already had 1gb from another computer I was going to put in it. For some reason the computer will only read 2 sticks at a time. If I put all 3 in at the time...
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    Having trouble with SLI

    Just got computer today MB is asus premium both my cards are evga 7900s. My computer says they are both installed properly I have the SLI multi-gpu enabled in the nvidia settings pretty sure I have it setup right in the bios. I have the link connecting them what am I missing?
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    Having trouble setting up second HD

    Ok I currently have a 80gb maxtor as my master drive and was wanting to set my 200gb seagate as my slave drive. Never done this before and having some trouble with it. On the maxtor I need to put the jumper on the middle thing where it says master with slave or something right? I used to have...
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    Question about video cards in SLI

    Just got my computer today from monarch when I installed my video drives it asked if I wanted to enabled SLI I did that then it said I need to link them together or something. Is that a cable that came with the video cards or I have to go get one?
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    Has anyone ordered a custom computer from monarch?

    I placed my order for my computer on the 30th of last month and it's been in the second stage of there process since then. Was wondering how long it took you to get your computer?
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    Buying computer from monarch MB question

    I ordered the computer a couple days ago but it's not to late to change the motherboard if I want to. I ordered a asus premium should I change and get the asus deluxe for 40$ more? I was going to just stick with my audigy 2 sound card I currently have but would I notice a big difference if I got...
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    About to place order have a questoin

    Ordering a couputer from monarch I plan on going sli with 2 7900 gts wtih that in mind I can't decide if I should get the x2 3800 or the 4400 for almost 200$ more. Will the 3800 bottleneck with my cards? If I won't notice a big difference between the two and the 3800 won't bottleneck my dual...
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    Which psu for sli?

    Ordering a computer from monarch soon so my choices are a bit limited Asus sli premium x2 4400 2 gb ram 1 80gb and 1 200gb hds audigy sound 2x 7900gts nec 3550 dvd thats about it I think so which one of these two would do me proud OCZ PowerStream ATX 2.01/EPS SLI 520W 119$...
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    upgrading sound card is it worth it?

    I'm getting a new computer in a couple days right now I have a audigy 2 sound card and was thinking about getting a Creative Labs X-Fi XtremeMusic would I notice a big differnece in the cards? Is it worth the extra 100 or should I just keep my audigy 2. I play games and watch movies
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    New monitor have a question

    Just got a 2405 monitor and was wondering if the little black dot in the upper right corner is what people refer to as a dead pixel, should I send it back for a replacement?
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    Just got my 24in dell have a question about video card

    First off I got the monitor for free playing poker so my plan was to buy a new computer to go along with my monitor but somethings came up and I wasn't able to do that. My question is can my 6600gt run this monitor at native res or is it to slow? Not sure if it matters but I have it hooked...