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    24" monitor

    I just got a 24" ASUS ASUS VW246H for $229. The picture is very good, seemingly better than my old NEC LCD's. There is some backlight bleed at the top and bottom, but I only notice it on black. It has no dead or stuck pixels afaik, and I checked. I didn't measure, but it seems 16x9, while...
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    Update: I installed the Intel utility, and the problem hasn't resurfaced yet. There were additional anomalies before, like page load errors and slow access to network properties, and I haven't seen these either. So, I think it's likely the drivers were the problem, and it's fixed. I hope...
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    Thanks...Here's the device/driver: http://i39.tinypic.com/t685tw.jpg Any specific suggestions on a better driver/how to install it? Edit: I'm downloading the Intel utility for the device, and will install that unless someone has a better idea.
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    Wireless drops...Usu. when viewing YT vids fullscreen???

    There are two notebooks in this house using a wireless connection to a Belkin G router/cable modem. ONE of these PCs loses the internet connection seemingly at random (Could be after 5 min or 24 hours), but I've noticed that it almost always loses it when I view a YouTube video maximized to...
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    using hdtv as primary computer monitor. am I burning screen?

    You may be an expert, which I'm not, but I have noticed a consensus on net articles that plasma burn in does eventually return to normal. random article: http://www.electronichouse.com...yth_of_plasma_burn_in/
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    A/V Rec. --Yamaha R-V1105, replacement advice?

    Thanks, I'll check that but I doubt that's it. I don't think the default's supposed to sound like it's 4 feet underwater
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    using hdtv as primary computer monitor. am I burning screen?

    Plasma? From what I understand, the burning of Plasma is temporary, will last a few days. LCD doesn't burn in
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    A/V Rec. --Yamaha R-V1105, replacement advice?

    Editing to ask more about replacement suggestions. I have an about 10 year old Yamaha A/V Receiver, R-V1105. It broke. It was a "nice" receiver, but I don't have the $ to replace it with its current equivalent. Wondering if I should take it in somewhere, $?, or buy a $200-$300 new...
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    HAHAA I feel stupid. Apparently my pc assumed that the TV I used to have as 2nd display was still 2nd when it was the only display. Thanks, man.
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    Yeah, and I can run programs, but I have to create a shortcut to the .exe on the desktop. It's retarded.
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    No taskbar, HDTV as monitor

    I have an HDTV hooked up to the pc right now to play a game, and everything's fine but there ISN'T a taskbar. It's not that it's off the screen, it isn't accesible at all. The mouse stops at the bottom of the screen. Thing is this setup worked last time, probably a year ago, with the OLD...
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    Building my own CPU watercooling block

    "I'm not an engineer, but" I would be careful using solder as a seal like that, if the temp changes, it splits open and you get water on the guts, you know...
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    human eye refresh rate

    It causes me physical discomfort to stare at a 60Hz monitor, whether CRT or LCD, and I notice a faint flicker in bright regions. I don't know why this is. Naturally, I prefer something like 75Hz.
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    dark messiah of might and magic

    Heh, sounds good! I got so pissed at the game design in Oblivion that it won't take much to make me happy.
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    good 24/7 939 motherboard

    Wouldn't just about anything work? I've never had a mobo screw up on me at stock speed.
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    Blue Ray

    Remember minidisc?
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    What was your last "bad" electronics buy?

    I didn't play my PS2 that much. I only got it for racing and fight games (what PCs don't do well), and didn't get enough of them. So yeah.
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    Overclocking for lamers?

    Well, I hate to brag about my e-unit, but overclocking worked for me. 30% more cpu speed, faster video and memory, totally stable, and I notice the difference in games. I've left it at the same overclock for several months.
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    Am I the only person on this forum that doesn't watch 24 or LOST?

    Fwiw, I can't imagine watching lost if you haven't seen all of them. That would suck. I don't watch 24 though.
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    Heat and pressure, is there really a difference?

    I was just reading an old Asimov science book, which stated that at about 750,000 tons per square inch (or 10342 GPa if my calculations are correct), electron fields break down and nuclei approach one another, becoming degenerate matter. Do the atoms remain separate though? And if so, what...
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    What is stopping me from Overclocking higher?

    Isolate the cpu by unstressing the memory, see what's up. But there's always a limit, and every chip's different.
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    Heat and pressure, is there really a difference?

    How much pressure would be required to overcome the EM force and fuse Deuterium atoms simply through compression?
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    Higher HTT=better performance?

    Yeah, I meant the AMD equivalent of FSB, actually.
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    Higher HTT=better performance?

    It occured to me that I don't know if a higher HTT speed with an A64 gives a performance boost by itself, if, say the cpu speed and memory speed are the same in either case. It won't affect my actions in the near future, but one can always have more knowledge. Thx.
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    Vista Beta Testers

    It's called UAC? Send in greenmarine then.
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    I have this AOS heat sink compound...

    Theoretically, you could maybe get away with that (emphasis maybe), but I would recommend finding out 1. if the fan is listed as compatible with your motherboard, and 2. how you're supposed to attach it, maybe by downloading the manual.
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    Buying a gun: AR-15 or AK47?

    What locale are we talking about here? I'm 99.9% sure that 5.7mm ammo is illegal in the US, and machine guns are totally illegal in many states (If they aren't, then it's still very hard to meet the fed. ownership requirements.) Nor are civilians allowed to have non-handguns with that short of...
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    Buying a gun: AR-15 or AK47?

    True, from what I understand. The very first AR15s (aka M16) jammed a lot in the military because they weren't treated properly. Once training caught up, it became a good gun. OTOH, as mentioned, Mr. Kalashnakov designed the Avtomat so you didn't have to care for it.
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    Switch from A8N-SLI Premium to A8N32-SLI Deluxe

    I upgraded from a low-end Asus nF4, and I ran "Repair Installation" of XP upon advice from the forum here. It worked flawlessly. I didn't lose anything, like Windows settings.
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    Buying a gun: AR-15 or AK47?

    Kevlar doesn't usually stop rifle rounds.
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    Buying a gun: AR-15 or AK47?

    Not in Vermont (I don't live there)! You can CC without a permit, or so I hear. To the OP: AK for jungle/desert warfare, AR for everything else, such as anything you might actually do with it. Namely range shooting. That's not to say it isn't a combat weapon, but you can't pour sand in it...
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    *Official* HOT Girlfriend Thread~!

    Mine, being funny for the camera
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    *official* Oblivion Thread - Technical issues

    Hmm. How does that card square off with a 7800GT? I hear the Gates are bad, but for me, they're smooth enough to play without paying much mind, and probably better than really grassy areas. I use hdr, no aa of course. If the x1600 is supposed to fair better, maybe the problem is in settings...
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    *official* Oblivion Thread - Technical issues

    You could see if it's your sound card or drivers by using onboard audio instead.
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    CPU effects on games, I disagree.

    Economically speaking, well hey, I just came up with a simple formula: Spend twice as much on the video card as on the cpu if gaming is your normal heavy load. I didn't benchmark Oblivion before & after overclocking my processor 30%, but I guess it runs a little smoother. Doom3 timedemo1 saw...
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    Seasonic S12-500 $119.99-$20 MIR, ZZF

    "From your point of view, I don't know tech stuff."--Reese I've never PSU shopped before, didn't want to get all riled up. But I can change it.
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    Seasonic S12-500 $119.99-$20 MIR, ZZF

    Those S.O.B.s! I sent them an email to see if I can have $10.
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    PSU coil whine

    If you want to know where the noise is coming from, open your case and listen to everything. In my case, the noise was loudest by far at the rear PSU vent, so it was easy. It's an Antec Smartpower 2.0 400w. A slighly more powerful psu has been on my eventual upgrade list, and after this it...
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    Seasonic S12-500 $119.99-$20 MIR, ZZF

    $99.99 after rebate now, no shipping $, seems pretty solid. I just ordered one. <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=271603"><a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge...
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    PSU coil whine

    Aight. I might get a new seasonic s12-500 then. In the meantime, I made a muffler tube for the psu exhaust from a cut up paper towel core. It's reduced the noise quite a bit!