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    Speckles in Dark Areas & Intermittent Black Screen (SOLVED)

    Hey there, I thought I had a failing video card, but I've now replaced my 6970 with an RX480 and still have the same issue. In dark areas on my screen, I sometimes get little pixel speckles and when I'm watching videos (YouTube) or playing games I'll sometimes get a black screen for a couple of...
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    Catalyst Driver problem from 8.4 on

    Heya, A few weeks ago, I upgraded from Catalyst 8.3 to 8.4 for my X1900XTX on Vista Home Premium 32 bit. When the driver installed, there was a black bar about 1" wide, sort of like letterboxing, but all the way around my monitor (24" LCD @ 1920X1200). I thought perhaps it was a...
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    Vista Driver Problem

    Hi there, I have a Logitech Mx518 mouse and have been trying to install the drivers. I get most of the way through and then Vista (32) tells me that it can't write the file because it already exists. I have done everything I can think of to remove the drivers and allow a clean install, to...
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    Upgrade

    Hi there, I am hoping for a little insight into where my next upgrade dollars should go. Currently my system is based on an HP motherboard (Asus) so I know that should be replaced with something "real". Suggestions for a new motherboard would be great, along with some advice on which of my...
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    Replacement for "generic" mobo

    Hi All, I have an Asus mobo that came with my HP. It's the 1st off the shelf system I have ever bought and I've already replaced most of the components. lol Won't go that route again. My question is: If I replace the mobo with a mainstream enthusiast board, am I likely to see a...
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    Vista Upgrade Hangs

    Hi there, I have the upgrade version of Vista Home Premium that HP provided me, since I bought a computer within the last 6 months. I followed all of the instructions for preparing and then installing the upgrade, but as soon as press the "next" button when entering my product key, the system...
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    Vista Upgrade

    Hi there, I bought an HP a while back that comes witha free "upgrade" to Vista. I've hated the crippled HP motherboard since I got it and want to replace it. I have heard that the OS is linked to the motherboard though. Since I have a Vista upgrade on its way, can I go get a new MB and clean...
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    Radeon dying or something else at play

    HI there, I searched for other posts relative to my issue, but couldn't find anything sounding the same, so I hope someone can give me an idea of what's going on. I have an AIW X800 XL that was operating fine for about 10 months. Then it began "crashing" to a black screen playing WoW. The...
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    Silly Manufacturer...

    Hi there, I recentlly got an HP Pavillion A1626N from *cough* Futureshop, since the deal was worth it for me. I have run into an annoying problem though. The BIOS seems to be "sanitized for my protection (read annoyance)". The boot screen shows Video and System Bios Cacheable settings of...
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    Upgrade question

    Hi there, I want to upgrade my system, but can't afford a new box, so I thought I might go for the ASRock board that will support my AGP x800 and my 2gb of DDR400 but allow me to get away from my old Barton 2500+ cpu. I am wondering how much of an fps improvement I could expect to see in a...
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    Memory speed changes depending on slots filled?

    Hi there, I recently added a 1Gb stick of Ram to my existing 2x512 sticks and immediately began getting sync issues with my Firewire audio interface. I thought that perhaps I had an issue with the system being brought out of dual channel mode with the addition of the new 1Gb stick. So, I...
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    Will this combo work?

    HI there, I'm looking at a new motherboard and processor, but due to budget constraints I have to use my existing AGP vidcard (x800xl) and I am hoping that the combo I've chosen will be suitable. I have found the Epox 9NDA3I to go with an X2 4800+ but there is some conflicting information as...