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    Help Motherboard boot problem

    Hello, I just tried updating my Asus M2N-E bios to the newest beta version, 1401. It said that it wrote the bios completely, but could not verify that it had been installed. I restarted the computer and now the green light is solid on the board, but when I turn it on, it turns on for maybe 3...
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    Vista upgrade quesiton

    Hey, i was wondering if i buy the vista home premium upgrade if it comes with both 32 bit and 64 bit versions? I was going to buy it online then download it. Any help would be great. thanks!
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    Would this cause a problem?

    Hey there I have 2 gigs of ocz plat xtc ram and was thinking about buying 2 more gigs of corsair xms2 ram to run together with the ocz stuff on an Asus m2n32-sli. Should I encounter any problems running these 4 gigs of ram, first of all from the motherboard and secondly from windows xp 32 bit...
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    Need am2 motherboard recommendation

    Anyone have a recommendation of an am2 motherboard that will support the ram I have already purchased: ocz platinum edition xtc pc2 6400 I've read that some of these boards are having trouble supporting ocz memory? Any suggestions as to what to do? Thanks :)
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    Best bang for your buck card now for about 300?

    Whats the best bang for your buck card right now around 300? thanks :)
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    Any issues running an ati card on an am2 500 series motherboard?

    Was wondering if the ati products ran the same on the nvidia motherboard chipset or if its better to get an ati chipset board as well. Thanks in advance. :)
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    Any issues running an ati card on an am2 500 series motherboard?

    Was wondering if the ati products ran the same on the nvidia motherboard chipset or if its better to get an ati chipset board as well. Thanks in advance. :)
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    Next Generation Video Card Refresh?

    Was wondering when the next generation nvidia and ati stuff should be available. Thanks :)
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    Singed pin on ATX connector of the board?

    hi everyone, i was repiecing a computer a friend borrowed, and as i was putting the atx power connector into the motherboard from the power supply i saw that one of the pins appeared to be singed slightly, like it was burnt for an instant. Does anyone know what could cause this, and if its safe...
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    Weird thing happened when pulling out my cpu fan.....

    Hey everyone, so i'm taking apart my computer to transport all the pieces, and when i'm trying to take the the stock 939 cooler off of the cpu, it won't come, its stuck together. After tugging a bit it pops off, but it takes the cpu out with it!!!! The lock bar was down, and it still managed to...
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    Yonah and Merom pin compatible?

    Will merom be easily dropped into the current yonah socket and the current intel chipset? Will it require a bios upgrade from the notebook manufacturer? Thanks.
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    Question regarding future 64 bit Pentium Mobile processors

    Hi everyone, thanks for reading. Presently the Pentium M processors are not 64 bit compatible. I'm thinking about buying a Dell inspiron 6000 and was wondering if it would be possible to throw a new 64 bit processor in this machine when Vista comes out? Does anyone know if this will be...
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    6600GT Question.

    Hey everyone. Well i bought a 6600gt a few weeks ago. Under the nvidia display driver settings, i had the comptuer detect the ideal clock speed for overclocking. THe stock is 500 Core 1 gig memory After detecting, it set as follows 550 core roughly 1.16 gig memory. Do...
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    Unplugging the Northbridge fan.

    Hi everyone, I just bought an MSI Motherboard K8N Neo 4-F, and the northbridge fan on there is extremely noisy. Would i be safe to just unplug it and run no fan on it at all? I'm overclocking my 64 3000+ to about 2.5 gigs atm. By not running the northbridge fan would i put my board at risk of...
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    What used card has the best bang for your buck: pci-e ?

    Hey i'm wondering which used card is the best bang for your buck to pick up right now. I'm looking for anything 6800gt-speed and over. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    1gig ram enough for future games?

    Is 1 gig (pc3200) enough for future games or should i buy another gig? (2*512) Thanks.
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    What do you think of my purchase?

    evga 7800gt GIGABYTE GA-K8N Pro-SLI AMD venice core 3000+ (going to overclock it like mad) You think there will be any bottlenecks with this? i've got all the other pieces, 500 watt psu, 1 gig of ram pc 3200 etc.... What do you think?
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    Silly question...

    If some deal expires at newegg on 8/21, does that mean it ended yesterday? or does that mean the deal is still good through today? thanks i know its silly but well.
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    Need advice on Card purchase.

    Hey I was debating wether or not to buy the 7800gt. Right now i've got an lcd screen that runs a max of 1280by1024. Am i buying way too much power for the next few years if i run at this resolution? If so whats the best card for hte next few years while staying in this resolution range...
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    How much do these pieces weigh normally?

    I was wondering if anyone knew just an estimate on how much these pieces weigh when they are shipped in the box from a retailer (newegg for example) The 7800 gt card in box with software drivers etc... = ? lbs A 939 SLI motherboard with box, cables, drivers etc ... = ? lbs An amd 939...
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    Need some advice with buying choices

    Hey everyone, I've been busy the last couple of months and haven't been able to keep up with the latest tech news, I need to buy some pieces and need some advice. First I need these things MB CPU Graphics Card(s) My first question is, would it be better to buy two graphics cards and...
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    K8N Neo2 Raid Question!

    Hey everyone. I'm reinstalling XP here, and I was wondeirng if it was possible to switch my raid 0 setup (2 disks on sata 1&2) to the 3/4 sata slots so that i can overclock my cpu again. Any suggestions? I had to install XP while the two disks were on the 1&2 sata slots because it doesn't work...
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    Raid Question

    Hey everyone, i'm installing xp again and I was wondering something. If i make two hard drives run in raid 0 (striping), would i be able to make two partitions on the same raid sharing setup? And if there were two partitions on the same array, how would they be divided on the disks? 50/50 of...
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    3dmark05 score, is this ok?

    Hey everyone, i just ran 3dmark05 and my score was 2432 with 1280/1024 settings, no AA. Here are my specs. athlon 64 winchester 3000+ clocked at 2.25 gig 1 gig kingston ram at 420hz 7200 rpm drive hercules 9800xt classic 256 meg clocked at 430/760. How does my score add up? do i need...
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    Can i fit some pc 4200 into the K8N Neo2 Platinum?

    It says on the msi website that it supports 266/333/400. Does anyone know if i can put some pc 4200 or above in there and it would run? thanks :)
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    Looking for a notebook with socket 939 athlon socket and a nice graphics card. Any help?

    Title sums it up. Thanks in advance. :) Barebones or premade are both good.
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    Will Intel release a 64 bit processor that fits the pentium M socket in the future?

    I'm considering buying a notebook with a pentium m processor, but i was wondering if they will offer cpus to fit the slot in the future that will be 64 bit compatible. I know the new 600 series of the p4's have 64 bit support. Anyone have any idea on this? Thanks a lot.
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    Will Intel release a 64 bit processor that fits the pentium M socket in the future?

    I'm considering buying a notebook with a pentium m processor, but i was wondering if they will offer cpus to fit the slot in the future that will be 64 bit compatible. I know the new 600 series of the p4's have 64 bit support. Anyone have any idea on this? Thanks a lot.