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    Could my power supply be the problem?

    I have a 400w sparkle power supply with 2 18 amp 12v rails and on it have a 8800gt, e4400@stock, 1 hard drive and 1 cd drive. The CMOS was cleared recently so no bios settings are causing more power to be drawn. I tested the voltage on the power supply and everything is normal, but the pci...
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    Failsafe motherboard defaults yet 8800gt still has x4 link width?

    I have all my motherboard settings on the failsafe defaults yet my PCI-E link width still starts at x4. I think it may be a problem with my 8800gt or my power supply because when I popped in my 7300gt it booted up to x16 link width without hesitation. What should I try now? I have dual 18 amp...
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    Is it possible to boot two operating systems at the same time?

    Is it possible to boot two operating systems at the same time and then do something similar to alt-tab to switch between them? Dual booting is a bit of a hassle for switching to gaming on xp from everything else on ubuntu.
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    My 8800gt is only running at PCI-E x4, what do I do?

    I have a P965-DS3 board with 300mhz fsb, 1:1 mem timings, 1.3875 cpu voltage, and +0.1 G(MCH). What do I do to resolve this?
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    How will SSE4 benefit games?

    Crysis will support SSE4 in a future patch and upcoming games will start to support it also, what type of performance gains should we expect to see with it enabled?
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    Please help with my BFG 8800gt error!

    I can load into bios and even into the windows xp loading screen, but when I get into the OS the startup sound plays but the the monitor says there is no signal. However, when I uninstall the drivers I can boot all the way into XP. So I know the error must be with the driver, but what should...
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    Do benchmarking sites ever outsource benchmarking?

    I would be willing to do some benchmarking of the Palit 8800gt(custom cooler design) if I could get $10 my purchase or something similar. Has anything like that been done before? Thanks!
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    Where would I start looking for a c++ job?

    A job as a junior programmer that is, to start out in the business. I know monster.com and craigslist, but are there places specifically for these types of jobs? It seams that most listings are for people skilled in 5 different languages with a bachelors degree and 3+ years experience.
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    Palit 8800gt - what do you think of this cooler?

    This is the card, do you think that cooler will be more effective than the stock one?
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    Ping time degrades after restart of router, what do I do?

    After I restart my router, the ping is around 40ms to 60ms but then it creeps up to 999ms+. This has happened on two linksys routers and a zyxel router I have had and does so quite regularly. Could there be a problem in the wiring, modem, or is it the ISP?
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    Crysis dual core vs quad core, any benchmarks available?

    Are there any quad core vs dual core benchmarks available for crysis? I'm wondering if it will be worth it to upgrade to a Q6600 G0.
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    Are there any SLI benchmarks for crysis?

    Specifically a 8800gt 512mb SLI benchmark? I heard that SLI was giving even poorer performance than with a single card!
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    Will there be a high end card g92 refresh also?

    I know that there is a refresh of the mid range cards coming up with the 8800gt and revised 8800gts, but will there be an update of the high end cards coming before the end of the year also? Has there been any type of official word on this?
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    Budget SLI Board?

    I am looking for a good quality SLI board for around $125 or less, do they exist at that price? It would need to be able to get 300mhz fsb. Also, do you think that this psu will be able to cope with two 8800gt's?
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    Can a 8800gts 640mb and 8800gts 320mb be put in SLI together?

    I'm wondering if an 8800gts 640mb and 8800gts 320mb can both be put in SLI together. Also, if they can, how much VRAM would be available to a game? The reason for my inquiry is I see a lot of 2x 8800gts 640mb set ups and I'm thinking to myself, "they could have saved $100!" :)
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    Are there going to be any cheap x38 mobos?

    All the currently release ones seem to be in the $300 price range, will there be any for less than $150? Also, which cpus will support 1600mhz fsb? I saw that as being support when I looked through newegg.
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    Forcing widescreen resolutions?

    Is there a way to force widescreen resolutions on a POS 3yo Compaq computer with a via/s3g unichrome igp adapter? I recently sold my lcd, but the computer turned out to only support 4:3, much to the buyers dismay.
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    Is there a way to tell VRAM usage?

    Is there software which I can leave running in the background which records VRAM usage of a video card? The reason I am wondering is because some people report better performance with 640mb 8800gts than with the 320mb in the crysis beta so I would like to know how much VRAM is being used by...
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    New 2900xt benchmarks?

    I have read in quite a few places that with recent drivers the 2900xt has been able to keep up with the 8800gtx, but I have been unable to find these newer benchmarks. Could you provide me with a few links? Thanks!
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    8800gts overheating?

    I was trying to figure out what was going on, setting the fan to 100% and other software methods to reduce heat. When I finally took the card out, the whole fan was clogged up with dust! Now it runs perfectly at 55 idle, just thought I'd let people with heat issues know of a simple method to...
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    Best 37" 1080p monitor for around $600?

    I am trying to find a refurbished westinghouse for around that price but can't seem to find one in stock, so are there any other monitors with similar specs that you would recommend?
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    Is 320mb enough for 1080p?

    At 1920x1080, would I start to be vram limited in games like command and conquer 3 or would I be mainly limited by gpu processing power? Also, do you have some benchmarks to support this? Thanks!
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    How do I set the 8800gts fan speeds?

    When I set the speed with NTUNE the settings go away after I restart, how do I make the settings stay permanently? Also, I am getting a BSOD on some games when I do not remember to put the fan speeds up and I haven't done any overclocking on the card. What is the deal with that? Thanks in...
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    AS-IPS Panel?

    Do you know of any AS-IPS panels that are out yet? Preferably 1920x1200 resolution. Also, are AS-IPS panels the highest quality so far or not necessarily? Thanks!
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    Barcelona vs Phenom

    Will you be buying a Barcelona when they come out on the 10th or will you be waiting for the Phenom? This of course only applies if you haven't already gotten a Q6600 :)
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    RD790 Release Date?

    Does anyone have information on the RD790 motherboard release dates? I heard the Barcelona chips were coming out on 9/10 so the motherboards would come out before then right?
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    Looking for the perfect 24" monitor

    I would like a 24" monitor that is not a TN panel, has very little or no backlight bleeding, has true 8-bit color, and preferable has 92% NTSC color. Also, I would like the monitor to be around $400. Is there anything like this that you know of? Thanks in advance!
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    Where do I find a wrt54g v4?

    Where can I buy version 4 of the wrt54g? Also, my current v6 router adds huge latency compared to the modem. Would getting v4 and installing openwrt fix this problem?
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    1680x1050 not working

    I had 1680x1050 working on my 22" Westinghouse display, but the maximum I can put it on now is 1600x1200. I am running a 8800gts and windows vista 32. What could be the problem?
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    PCI-E x16 reverting to x1 with overclock, how do I fix this?

    When I disable the overclock everything works fine but when I enable it the pci setting goes to x1. The mem setting is x2, fsb 260, pci 100mhz, cpu voltage 1.325. What am I doing wrong? Thanks!
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    Can I upgrade my vista upgrade?

    I recently upgraded to vista home premium x32 via the upgrade cd, is there anyway to upgrade that to the x64 version without buying the full x64 version?
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    Dual booting vista x32 and x64, is it possible?

    I would like to dual boot both a 32 bit and 64 bit version of vista but still have access to all the files on either os. Is this possible?
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    Quad core price cuts - any ones after July?

    I thinking about upgrading to a quad core processor around Christmas time so I am wondering if there will be any quad core price cuts between the July one and 2008. Thanks!
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    C&C3 Problem - Won't launch mission!

    I downloaded and installed the c&c3 demo on my vistax32 machine and the demo will start ok, but when I go to the GDI demo mission it loads but then the screen just starts flashing to a black screen and then to the windows desktop. The sound does play and the cursor appears when the screen is...
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    What is the funnest game you have played?

    Which PC game have you had the most fun playing? There are many games with good graphics, but I would like to know which games are the most enjoyable.
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    Computer troubles

    First firefox froze so I restarted, then my pc would not even boot into bios so I restarted a few times. Then it almost got into windows but froze, so I restarted. Now it works ok. What happened? Is that normal or could there be a serious problem?
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    How can I try STALKER?

    Is there a way for me to try stalker before I buy it? I have read a lot of good reviews but also a lot of bad ones saying that it has good graphics but horrible gameplay. I have downloaded the mp beta but I could not get it to work, the program would load but I could not actually play a...
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    Is my e4400 running too hot?

    The idle temp is in the low 40s at stock speed when in bios and when running the cpu tests on 3dmark06 it can get above 70 with a slight oc to 2.2. The cpu is currently on stock cooling with an arctic freezer 7 pro in the mail. The voltage setting in bios is on auto, could this have...
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    CPU-Z in Vista

    When I go to the bios my cpu has a 10x multiplier and 200mhz fsb, when I check cpu-z, however, I get 200mhz x 6. How do I get them to work accurately on my os? Thanks!
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    The cpu fan stops when prime95 starts

    When I launch prime95, the cpu fan turns off. I am running vist home premium, has anyone else had a similar problem?