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    Wanting to get a new monitor

    Hey, I was hoping if anyone could tell me if they make a 24 inch glossy finish monitor that can tilt 180 degrees. I found the Dell UltraSharp U2410 which I like a lot but for some reason I really want one with a glossy finish. If not can you recommend another one? Thanks!!
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    Computer crashed to the point where it won't even boot.

    Hi, I moved up to college a few weeks ago and shipped my desktop via ups to my new home. After I shipped it, it started to crash whenever I played games. When it crashed my monitors would go blank but my computer would stay on, I'd get audio for maybe 20 seconds after the crash would...
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    Medium to Highish range gaming rig build help

    Looking to upgrade my old desktop, figured I'd start from scratch. Mostly want this rig to able to run Crysis, Cod 4, Bioshock etc... on high settings with a solid fps. What I've got so far is: HD: Seagate 320gig sata 7200rpm hdd RAM: OCZ 2gig's PC6400 DDR2 RAM(got it for 20$ on black...
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    Java for tards

    I will be taking a comp sci class at college next quarter learning java, i have never programmed before and i would like to get a head start in learning the language. Do you have any tips as to where i can go to learn the basics, like a website or a book that would get me started? Thanks!
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    Diagnosing tools?

    Hi, recently my comp started running like crap, just running really slowly. I reformatted it hoping that would fix the problem but it hasn't. Im guessing the problem lies with the hardware because the reformat didn't fix it. Are there any progs that test certain hardware components so i can...
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    My comp games look really messed, look i have pics!

    Take a look at the pics and tell me what you think.... 1st pic 2nd pic 3rd 4th Please help i have An x800 Pro AGP video card, i believe i have the complete stats of the comp listed below.... I have tried reformatting, updating drivers, downgrading drivers, This happens on multiple...
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    Something wrong with my cpu/mobo

    Ok im moving off to college in the end of sept. so i bought a new sff case and sff mobo to go along with it... Its an msi via mobo for amd 64 processors... Iv had it set up and running for about a month now and iv been reformating just about weekly ever since then... My computer has...
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    A good legal music dl program???

    Ok my dad is looking into subcribing to a service that lets him dl music legally... hes tried limewire and yahoo music i believe and is unhappy with both... hes reluctant to try napster or itunes because .99 a song is kinda pricey he was paying on the other ones someting like 25$ a year...
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    What to do... My comp is crashing randomly

    Ok im moving off to college in the end of sept. so i bought a new sff case and sff mobo to go along with it... Its an msi via mobo for amd 64 processors... Iv had it set up and running for about a month now and iv been reformating just about weekly ever since then... My computer has...
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    create your own password?!

    I really dont like those crazy pw's they give you, i can never remember them and everytime i need to log in again i havta go through the whole forgot your pw? thingy... Is there a way to make your own pw? if not... there needs to be...
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    My cases usb 2.0 ports are running as 1's....

    I have this case, which im 99% sure has two front usb 2.0 ports. When i plug my mp3 player into the fronts ports the lil windows thing pops up saying it could run faster in a 2.0 port. My rear usb 2.0 ports ( off my mobo) run fine but not the front ones. The driver cd for my mobo gives...
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    My cases usb 2.0 ports are running as 1's....

    I have this case, which im 99% sure has two front usb 2.0 ports. When i plug my mp3 player into the fronts ports the lil windows thing pops up saying it could run faster in a 2.0 port. My rear usb 2.0 ports ( off my mobo) run fine but not the front ones. The driver cd for my mobo gives me...
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    Do i need new sound? if so which?

    Ok i have an Audigy 2 sound card, and i recently reformatted my comp. When windows starts up it detects something is in the pci slot when i look in device manager and it also says there is a multimedia audio controller, these both have the !'s next to them so they dont work. When i dl the...
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    not picking up pci card, as well as other stuff help plz

    I just got a new MSI mobo and a new case i transfered over everything from my old comp to the new one, the only new parts being the case and the mobo, when everything was put together my comp ran fine, everything worked, i reformatted the day after due some random problem. Now it wont pick up...
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    How do i enable dual channel ram?

    ok i have two sticks of identicle pc3200 512 ddr ram. this is my mobo here i used cpuz to see if my ram is running in dual channel mode and it says single, so its not. I thought you just stuck the ram in and it would run in dual channel mode, do i havta enable it, if so how? t.y.
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    Am i running dual channel?

    Ok i have to sticks of identical ram, is there a way i can verify that my ram is running in dual channel mode,? =) My mobo does have the dual channel capability. t.y.
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    A prog the allows you to assign hotkeys?

    Ok iv got a laptop but it doesnt have any of those convenient hotkeys for media, the play, stop, pause skip buttons. i use winamp now to listen to music. I usually listen to music while i game and in order to pause a song i have to minimize the game and press pause. Is there a prog or...
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    Low system resource games

    Ok im gonna going on lots of plane rides in the future and i want games to play on the plane, iv got a 12 cell lithium battery. I wanna play Hl2 on my comp otw there but i dunno how long my batt will last. What are some good games that i can play that are low on system resources? Am i limited to...
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    Raid?

    I have 2 ide hd's in my current rig, and my mobo is raid compatable. My question is this, what is raid, how do implement it, do i need it, and does it require reformatting? Im a gamer so any performance enhancers im always down for I have 1GB of ddr pc3200 ram and a amd athlon 64 3200+...
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    Wow logitech has got balls

    I bought the Mx1000 laser mouse form logitech's official site a while back, and when i got it it turned out to be deffective. I called their tech support and they said since it was under warranty theyd mail me a new one. I asked what to do with the old one, thinking id have to mail it back to...
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    do i need new thermal grease?

    I bought a new mobo and im gonna put my old cpu on the mobo, its an athlon 64 3200+. Do i need to buy some new thermal grease/goo or can i use whats already on there? And if i need to buy new stuff do i scrape the old stuff off the heatsink / cpu?
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    The reason why laptops are called notebooks.

    Ok someone told me the reason why laptops no longer are called laptops is because people were using them on their laps, n they gave off radiation which gave them leg tumers or something along those lines and the companies got sued, kinda like cell phones. Then i heard that wasn't true but...
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    My screen sux big time, or is it deffective?

    I just bought a laptop from www.xtremenotebooks.com mainly beacuse i wanted to game and their laptops had the most bang for their buck. I bought the prostar 4082. The screen it came with was a 15" SXGA+ The screen is HORRIBLE i no lcds arent as good as crt's, especially laptop ones but...
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    What do you do with your old hardware?

    I game alot so im always getting new hardware in one form or another. I'v got all my hardware lying around and its not quite obsolete just not that great and i can't bring myself to throw away perfectly good parts. Is there a site or a place that buys used computer parts, or is the only...
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    Size does matter

    I'm going to college next year and i'm gonna live in the dorms, where space will be an issue. Currently i own http://shop.store.yahoo.com/a-c/xbladmidcas4.html"]This piece, its way to big and flashy imo. I was considering getting a shuttle but i have 3 sticks of 512 ram, and they dont...