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    Upon pressing power button, power cycles on/off constantly

    Thanks in advance for your help. I recently moved to another country and had my computer shipped. Upon receipt I attempted to power up. The lights turn on and fans spin for about 5 seconds, then stop for a few seconds, then spins up for a few seconds, then stops and this repeats over and over...
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    New build, is PSU good enough?

    Thanks in advance. Just built a new computer, and it is running great. I had some quick questions about my power supply. Components: CPU: i5 2500k with a coolermaster hyper 212 plus heat sink GPU: Sapphire Raedon 6950 memory: 8 gb of Gskill 1600 RAM SSD : OCZ vertex 3 HDD : 3 TB WD...
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    Rocking Gaming Machine for ~$750 - Check build/advice

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. GAMING, PHOTO & VIDEO Editing 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread – I don’t really have a hard limit – my philosophy is to spend as...
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    Laptop screen intermittently turns cyan (blue) and fuzzy

    First, thanks in advance! Ok, so my laptop is having weird screen issues. Intermittently it will turn cyan (teal blue) with weird shades of blue and ghosting of text. Every once in a while there is a magenta ghosting of text too. It comes and goes at various times, and I have noticed...
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    Any larger Tablets (bigger than 10" screen) in the works?

    I'm looking for an iPad like device, but with a larger screen - better for reading textbooks, journals etc (pdf's in full page format) without having to scroll as much. Anyone know of any tablets either in existence or in development that might fit the bill? Thanks in advance
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    Fantom GreenDrive 1TB External - $99 + FS

    Buy.com has it for $99 plus FS. link
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    Upgrading to 9800gt, will I be CPU limited by a e4300?

    My setup C2D e4300 (not overclocked) 2gb Corsair XM2 9800gt Want to play Crysis / Fallout 3 etc. . Will I be CPU limited? Would overclocking the e4300 be enough or should I upgrade? If I do upgrade would a e7300 be plenty of CPU? Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
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    Upgrading to 9800gt, will I be CPU limited with a e4300?

    I'm currently running: e4300 not overclocked 2gb Corsair XM2 RAM I'm upgrading to a 9800gt from a 8500gt For games like Crysis/Fallout 3 etc. Will I be CPU limited? Would it be enough to just overclock the CPU? Or should I plan on upgrading to a new processor? Would a e7300 be...
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    Quietest Stock 9800gt

    I'm finally upgrading my passively cooled 8500gt on my HTPC. I watch mostly movies, but want to play games as well. I've decided on the 9800gt (or equivalent pricepoint ATI card). I haven't seen any completely passive models, but a VERY quiet fan is ok. I don't care if the fan kicks up a...
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    Today only, HOT! 1tb External SATA 199$ AR (or $189 with Google) and FS

    $229 with $30 rebate and possibly an additional $10 with Google checkout and free shipping. NICE! Not eSATA but usb 2.0. Either way, this is way cheaper than a bare drive. LINK Not 100% sure, but this is probably a WD drive, That's my my other Calvary turned out to be.
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    Larger Hard Drives on the horizon?

    I'll be needing more storage soon. Realizing that 1TB drives are relatively new, I'mcurious if there is word or news of larger drives coming. Anyone have any idea?
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    Simple networking question

    Should be an easy one: I've currently got a gigabite capable NAS and HTPC which are both connected to an older Netgear 54mbps router (doesn't support gigabit LAN) which sets up my wireless network to a laptop and another desktop. What I want is to be able to have a Gigabit connection...
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    Merged partition with partition magic, now OS won't boot

    I'm running a dual boot system, the primary OS I use is XP pro sp2. I was running a little low on space on the partition that it is installed on. I had some extra room on an adjacent partition, so I used partition magic to move some to my XP pro partition. It stated it would need to restart...
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    24-pin-vs-20-pin-psu for a new build?

    I'm building the following system for a HTPC: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 Rev. 3.3 LGA 775 E6600 Core Duo 8600 ish nVidia GPU (when they come out) 2gb Corsair ddr2 800 ram Some old IDE hard drive I have a "silent" PSU on the existing system that I really like (its quiet and as a knob for the...
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    External Hard Drive Error?

    I have an external hard drive which I was copying data to, there was an error and I turned off the drive. After a reboot, the drive is no longer recognized on multiple computers. I then used a disk diagnostic program "easy recovery pro" and ran full diagnostic tests, which state there is...
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    Raid Setup?

    I'm setting up my first RAID configuration. I have a ASUS A8N5X, my operating system (XP) is on a IDE 120gb drive and is a pre-existing setup. To this system today, I installed 2 250 gb SATA drives, started the computer entered the bios setup and made the necessary RAID settings according...
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    Upgrading weak HTPC

    Hey all, I have a HTPC that I've been using for a while which has served me well. However, with increased HD videos (ie mkv files etc) it doesn't seem to be handling the load well. I won't be using it for games really, my goal for the upgrade is to make sure it can play any high def...