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    powerline adaptor?

    I have my cable modem and wireless router downstairs in the office. Upstairs the signal is week. I also am going to start watching unlimited netflix on my my Wii. However, the wireless signal is weak up stairs. These were the top rated powerline adapters on newegg. NETGEAR...
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    another newbie build, please help the noob

    My 3.5 year old gaming rig died a hard miserable death. I had just upgraded the video card and switched to 64 bit Win 7 about 6 months ago. So already have an excellent Video card and Win 7 64 bit. The video card I have is XFX HD-585A-ZNBC Radeon HD 5850 (Cypress Pro) 1GB Black Edition...
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    extend gaming computers life.........

    Ok, Don't want to do entire rebuild as I am a newbie. I want to give the gaming rig a little more ummph to last a year or two more before I go for my next ulitmate build and go liquid cool. I would like to: 1. go up to Win 7 and run the 64 bit 2. replace current RAM to maximum amount...
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    Clean XP pro install, now no internet

    Did a clean install on my sister's laptop of Win XP pro. Everything went smoothly. But I can't get on the internet. Seems like XP does not recognize the ethernet card or the wireless card. Any ideas?
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    Clean XP PRO install??

    Sister has a dell laptop that is about 1.5 years old. She had been running a pirate version of XP Pro. She is having computer problems. Wife is faculty at a hospital and was able to get XP PRO for 30 bucks. I am going to my sister's house this weekend. For Christmas I got her a 500 gig...
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    vista 32 installed yesterday, need a firewall

    Just built my gmaing rig, put vista 32 ultimate on it. Now need a firewall. In the past used zonealarm and been super happy with it. What would you suggest I run now? Software -> Security -Schadenfroh
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    Orange Box

    Looking at ordering Orange Box and it lists Windows XP / 98 / 2000 but no VISTA??? What gives??
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    Vista 32 install, can you figure out the problem

    Here is a list of the main components of my new build: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 EVGA 122-CK-NF68-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard 4 Gigs of CORSAIR Dominator 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory 150 Western Digital...
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    Power Supply Toast????

    First build tonight. Have a computer guy help me build my first gaming rig. We think the power supply is bad. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16817341002 The fan on the power unit would not work. MB was getting power as a LED on the MB came on. Plugged one of the case fans into...
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    silly Motherboard question

    So I just got this MotherBoard in the mail. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16813188014"]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813188014[/URL] On the box it says DDR2 800MHZ. Is 800mhz the fastest Ram it is going to recognize. I was going to put 4 sticks Crucial...
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    gaming and 24 inch wide screen?????????/

    Will be ordering a 24 inch wide screen DELL 2407WFP. My first wide screen monitor. Are the newer games being written to support wide screen? I don't want to get the big wide screen then have my games "stretched" to fit the screen. Looking to get new MOH, then Crysis and COD4.
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    newbie build, gaming rig, 2500-2800 budget

    MAJOR EDIT OF FIRST POST: NEW POST: MAJOR EDIT (edited out my entire first post because I am about to order my parts) I am about to order from new egg in the coming week. Can you take a look at the parts and give suggestions. The things I am worried about are HD and Ram compatibility...
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    researching my first gaming rig

    So researching for my first ever build. My question to you guys is: Should I get the Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6850 (2x 3.0GHz/4MB L2 Cache/1333FSB) OR the Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (4x 2.4GHz/8MB L2 Cache/1066FSB) I know quad is going to be the future, but WHEN in a year or...