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    Asus P5Q-E Bad bios flash

    So I went to upgrade my bios using the Asus EZ Flash 2 thing in the bios and everything seemingly went fine it pops up a message saying "reboot in 5 seconds" system turns off, system turns back on but no display, no beeps, nothing. The manual says that it has Asus Diehard bios in it which seems...
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    Tuniq Tower 120 & C2D E8200 Temps

    Hi, I just built a new system and everything is working great but my temps seem a little high to me. After all this is a 45nm CPU and even my old 90nm didnt idle at this temp. I am using Realtemp to monitor the temperature. I am currently seeing about 40C-45C idle and about 55C after...
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    Problem with Graphics

    Hello I seem to be having a strange problem with my video card or monitor. When I launch Rome Total War it looks like this minus the white part from the flash. Photo of Problem It should look like this and it even does when I hit print screen. What it should look like I am using...
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    Win Xp x64 Download available

    Hope this is not a repost but I didnt see it. You can now download Windows XP x64 from here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/64bit/evaluation/trial.mspx :)
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    New computer temps seem high

    I have recently built a new pc specs are in sig. The case is the Gaming Bomb 2 however my temps seem pretty high. Idle: CPU 37C, Chipset 49-55C, and GPU 70C. My load temps are of couse higher. Are these temps ok? They seem pretty high to me I thought the GB 2 was supposed to have good cooling? I...
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    High temps?

    I just finished a new build a few days ago and my temps seem a little high. My idle temps are: CPU 38C, Chipset 52-57C. I am not sure if this is normal or not? I was under the impresion that the A64's are cooler then P4s but these temps are much higher then my old P4. Under load the temps get...
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    Best upgrade for old computer?

    I hope this has not been asked I didnt see it. My brother has an older computer and wants to do a upgrade hopefully for $100 - $200. His current computer is 1.8 P4 (Willamette Core), MSI 645 Combo motherboard, 512 ddr 2700, Geforce 5700 Ultra. So I am wondering would it be better for him to A...
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    Pc Upgrade

    I am thinking about upgrading at some point probably after Venice comes out. I am wondering would a A64 3200 or 3500 be much better then my current setup? I cant overclock this CPU because my ram blows would it better to just upgrade that and wait longer? I would probably get the Asus A8N-SLI...
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    Acquiring Network Address

    I am having a problem with the integrated wireless network card in my PCG-K13 POS errr Vaio. I recently reformated and installed XP pro (it came with home) and now I cant seem to connect to my wireless network. It did show some signs of this problem before the reformat it could connect to my...
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    Connecting my Wireless and Wired networks

    Ok so for a while I have had a wireless router connected to my cable modem and it servers the net for the wired computers and a laptop that we have. Now I am trying to extend my network into another building it is near by so I get good wireles single in it but running a cable would be a real...
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    Native Resolution

    I am looking at getting a LCD monitor. I have read the Anandtech reveiws and I am looking at either the Samsung 193P or the Dell 2001FP. Right now I usualy run my games at 1280x1024 because it looks pretty good and I get a good FPS. I notice that the Dell monitor has a native resolution of...
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    5.1 or 6.1?

    I am looking at getting some speakers for my computer since I havent upgraded them in ages. I am thinking either 5.1 or 6.1 however maybe I should go for 7.1? I do a lot of gaming but I also watch DVD's and listen to music so I am not sure. Also I am trying to get these on a budget but still...
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    939 Motherboard

    I am hoping to get the following soon: Athlon64 3500+ OCZ DDR 433 512mb x 2 Geforce 6800 GT SATA HDD's, DVD-RW etc. My question is though what motherboard should I get? I have been reading these forums and it seems all of the S939 motherboards have some serious problems. I would prefere...
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    Antivirus

    I currently use Norton firewall and Antivirus. However I have heard some people say that Mcafee is better. I just found out that as a MSN subscriber I can get Mcafee for free. So Is it true that Mcafee is better then Norton or were those people just some Mcafee fanboys? Thanks for the info!
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    Intel Or AMD?

    I have been an Intel fan ever since P1 and have never really given AMD a chance. However I am considering trying a AMD64 for my next upgrade. Before I make my decision thoug I have a few questions :). First is AMD really faster? I have read that it is in gaming but not so much in other things. I...
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    TT Tsunami

    Hey all Sorry if this has been asked sometime before but I didnt see it anywhere. I am wondering if a Geforce 6800 GT will fit in the Thermaltake Tsunami? Thanks for your help!
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    Cable Modems

    Hello I am wondering if anyone knows of a good cable modem that will work on Windows Server 2003? The ones I saw on newegg.com either said XP or didnt list an operating system. Thanks
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    HDD Problem

    Sorry if this has been posted before I looked but didnt see anything. I was upgrading a OLD Win98 PC to XP and everything was going fine but when it restarted to finish the install it gave me a blue screen saying UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME. I tried replacing the cable like it says to do in the...
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    Problem with new HDD

    Hey I just got a new 160GB SATA Harddrive but when I went to format it using the Windows XP Pro setup it only saw it as a 130GB. I went ahead and formated it thinking that maybe it would be the full size when I was done. However it still shows as 130GB :( The bios shows it as a 163.7GB so I dont...
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    2.4C and P4P800

    Hi I am pretty new to overclocking and was wondering how/what would be the best settings for my rig. I have a 2.4C (800Mhz FSB) Corsair CMX512-3200C2PT and the Asus P4P800 Deluxe (with Bios 1010). I tried to overclock it a few months ago when I first got it and one of my ram went out. It could...
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    Video problems

    I have been crashing after playing a game for about 2 hours right before i do textures start to just turn into colored blocks on the ground then my screen goes black with a little white _ flashing at the top left of the screen when i reboot it says either the drivers for the display adapter...
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    Computer Freezing

    Hi i have been having this problem for a while i thought i fixed it when i found that one of my memory modules was broken but now even after i have removed the memory module i am still having the same problem when i play games the computer will freeze when i reboot it tells me that the problem...
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    P4P800 Deluxe Audio

    Hi sorry if this has been awnsered already but i didnt see it anywhere i just ordered the Asus P4P800 Deluxe Mobo and i was wondering if the on board audio is analog or digital? i have some digital speakers i am going to be using so i need to know if i need to buy a sound card as well thanks for...
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    Upgrading

    Hello this is my first time posting here I have been reading the site for a while. I am thinking of upgrading my computer to a P4 2.4C however I am not sure what motherboard I should get I have read good things about many of them. Right now I am thinking about the Asus P4P800 Deluxe however I do...