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    Computer will not power on for the life of me

    I'm having a really hard time getting a new build to power on. Here are the specs: Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H AMD785G ATX AM3 DDR2 CPU: AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Dual Core Processor Socket AM3 3.1GHZ Ram: OCZ Gold XTC OCZ2G10664GK 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-1066 PSU: PC...
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    What graphics card for HTPC and old system?

    I'm getting a 42" 1080p LCD soon and I want to be able to use my computer as an HD HTPC. I'm wondering if I can just upgrade to a newer graphics card and keep the rest of my system as is. I currently have: Asus A8N-E mobo AMD 3700 oc to 2.7ghz 2gb samsung ram evga 7900gt oc'd 600watt...
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    3 out of 4 computers work with home network, why won't the 4th?

    I have 4 computers networked here at home. All running Win XP Pro. 3 of them have no problem accessing each other, sharing the files and printer. One cannot use the printer, share anything, or be accessed by any of the other 3. Does anyone know why this is? How can I solve this problem...
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    DVD Burning Problem

    Hi, I'm having a problem when I burn DVD's. I'm using an LG 4167B with nero 7 premium. Now sometimes burnings works, but lately I've been getting an error message. It seems to burn the whole dvd, but when it's closing out the dvd, it says that the disc failed. Any ideas why this...
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    Video Choppy In Media Player

    I've been watching movies from my harddriver in windows media player and every little while the video gets choppy and the frames almost stop, then resumes normal playback. Any ideas as to why this is happening? I'm running a 7900gt with 84.21 forceware drivers. Thanks
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    7900gt fan won't quiet down

    Hi guys Any ideas why the stock fan on my 7900gt won't quiet down once it gets into windows? I have the 84.21 forceware drivers installed. The fan stays full throtle even after being in windows for quite some time. Any ideas?? Thanks
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    GPU Stress Test and Prog. to monitor

    Hey guys I was wondering what a good program was to stress my gpu, and also what to use to monitor temps while doing so. I've tried using 3DMark06 while running nTune to see my gpu temps, but everytime I alt+tab from 3Dmark to see the temps, it stops the testing. What can I used to...