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    time to build a new comp

    ok, so the E8500 went down another 10 bucks so I think I will just get that. I think I will also go with the ASUS P5Q. I changed my RAM to the G. Skill DDR2 1000 @ $84.99 and I also changed my hard drives to the new 7200.11, I like seagate because of the 5 year warranty. I was going to wait...
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    time to build a new comp

    Well, after 4 years its time to build a new comp. I have a list of stuff going but can't decide on a few things and need some help finalizing my choices. This will be a gaming computer that I hope will last for 2+ years. I will probably overclock to 3.6ghz, don't really want to push it too...
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    motherboard or power supply problem?

    I never thought of using a UPS before. I will definatly have to get one. But I also need to find out whats wrong before I do. I did watch the voltages with Abit's hardware monitor, and speedfan, and +3.3 and +5 didn't differ much, usually right on what they are supposed to be. The +12 goes...
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    motherboard or power supply problem?

    A couple of weeks ago, I left my comp on to download stuff, and the power went out that morning. So, I came home to see my comp sitting at the verifying DMI pool data screen. I rebooted and found C: drive had been wiped out. So, I put my windows disk in and try to use chkdsk which gave me an...
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    Nvidia 6,7 series questions

    So I finally decided to get a 6800 over the 6600GT after reading countless posts. My question is, will the prices be going down anytime soon on the 6800 series? The Evga 6800 is at 189 now, which isn't bad, but the GT's and such are still a bit expensive for me, because I also need more RAM...
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    Random lockups

    I can be doing anything from reading forums, playing games, listening to music. also, everytime i try to burn a cd, it locks up. Are there any programs to test the HD to make sure its fine? i have a feeling my P/S is causing the problems, but since i want to use my HD in my new system, i...
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    Which monitor is the best out of these 2?

    thanks for the reply, im going to pick one up tonight, so if i can find one with 1280X1024 @ 85, ill get that one. Whats the big difference between flat screen and not flat screen?
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    Which monitor is the best out of these 2?

    With my wonderfull luck, my monitor died.. im using a POS Packard Bell 15" right now... so anyways, im looking at the Samsung Dyna-Flat 900DF and the Samsung Syncmaster . Im looking at those because they are in local stores. Whats with the dot pitch? is lower or higher better? Id...
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    whats the difference between XP pro and XP home?

    thanks for the links.
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    whats the difference between XP pro and XP home?

    Im using XP pro now, but i want to buy XP home. Whats the difference between the two, and will i notice it?
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    Best Pop-Up Blocker (free) For Win XP ??

    yea, the google toolbar is awsome, if you want to allow a pop-up, say if its something you want to dl and it pops up in a different screen, all you do is hold control while clicking and it will allow that pop-up. 132 pop-ups blocked since i installed it a few days ago :)
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    what brand of RAM to get?

    im still stuck on what RAM to get... i looked at the GEIL 512MB(2x256MB) PC-3200 (400MHz) Dual DDR RAM, 6 Layer Lower Noise PCB Copper Heat Spreader, Dual Channel SPD Enhanced Model# GL5123200DC and it looks good. it would, because i know nothing about RAM. only brand i ever used was...
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    overclocking a P4 2.4C w/ ABIT IS7-E, and Zalman CNPS7000a-AlCu.

    Ive put a system together before, so i can install the stuff, but ill try the voltages that were suggested and see what happends. im going to start ordering parts tomorrow, so ill probably have them all in a week, if i have any problems or more questions, ill reply in this post. LOL!!!! a guy...
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    overclocking a P4 2.4C w/ ABIT IS7-E, and Zalman CNPS7000a-AlCu.

    Im getting the enermax EG465P-VE 431W, and it doesnt have a fan control. for 72 bucks, free shipping i want round ide/floppy cables too plus ill have a side fan, top fan, 2 back fans and 2 front fans OH, and a PCI slot fan...that better keep it cool... so, running the CPU at 1.60 and the RAM...
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    overclocking a P4 2.4C w/ ABIT IS7-E, and Zalman CNPS7000a-AlCu.

    ok, thats very helpfull, thanks for posting that. i just want to be at or a tad above 3Ghz, so if i were to set it at 2 X 255, would i need to increase the Vcore to 1.65v like you did? is that safe? And will it automatically adjust the FSB speed to 250Mhz when i OC it? or do i need to tweak...
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    Thermaltake power supplies, are they good?

    My setup will be an ABIT IS7-E, P4 2.4C overclocked to 3Ghz, Zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu, 512MB (2X256) Kingston PC3200 Dual Channel setup, CD rom, 1 HD now, will be 2 HD's later, 5 or 6 case fans, plus a PCI slot exaust fan, GF4TI4400 128MB, which will be swapped for a 97 or 9800 pro later...
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    what brand of RAM to get?

    First of all, do i need a special kind of Dual Channel RAM, or can i just buy 2 X 256MB PC3200 sticks? second, what brand should i get? Are Micron, Samsung, or OCS good brands? or should i stick to kingston, crucial, corsair? i have to keep the price under 100 though, thats the problem...
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    overclocking a P4 2.4C w/ ABIT IS7-E, and Zalman CNPS7000a-AlCu.

    Does anyone have an IS7-E with a 2.4C Overclocked to 3Ghz? if so, how is the IS7-E at overclocking? ill have a zalman CNPS7000A-AlCu on it with Arctic Silver 3 so, that should keep it cool at 3Ghz. But, how would i go about overclocking it? i know about the multiplier part, but i dont know...
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    boot problems with XP

    i'll try that next time i boot. idk if this has anything to do with stuff, or power drain prob, but when i install a game from my CD-rom everything else is amazingly slow. my mouse pointer jumps around, and if i am playing music or there is music or sound coming off the cd (soldier of fortune...
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    boot problems with XP

    I've tested my RAM before because someone gave me the same advice and it passed with memtest86. I just dont know what to do, i would buy a new MB and CPU to see if the lock-ups stop, cause thats the last thing i can think of, but i dont want to have it do the same thing it's doing now...and...
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    boot problems with XP

    i dont have SP1 and ive reinstalled XP countless times. It's been doing that for about a month, but in the last few days, its been really bad.
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    boot problems with XP

    Everytime i start my computer now, a second after the XP logo comes up with the progress bar, i get a blue screen that says unknown hard error with ntdll.dll. It takes me about 15 tries to actually get the comp running because that keeps happening, i scanned ntdll.dll with a AV and it was...
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    system locking up, always with distorted sound...

    oh yea, didnt think of the sound looping, but it also does it even if i wasnt listening to anything. when i first booted, i went into the bios and my MB temp was 86 degrees and my cpu temp was 118 degrees...its prob hotter when im actually using it like right now, is there a prog that will tell...
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    system locking up, always with distorted sound...

    My system locks up in what seems to be random events, i can either be reading forums, listening to music or playing a game, but everytime it locks up, the sound coming from the speakers turns to a shhhhhhhhhhhh sound with a touch of a high pitch noise to it...iv'e taken out my sound card and was...
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    Win98SE/XP pro dual boot problem.

    it's FAT32, and THANKS!! it worked
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    Question about fat32 and corruption of XP

    Iv'e actually had no problems running XP pro with FAT32...actually, i tried NTFS the last time i re-installed *about once a year* and it screwed many things up, so i formatted back to FAT32...
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    Win98SE/XP pro dual boot problem.

    I had 2 partitions. C: was XP pro, and D: was 98SE which i loaded in first cause i didnt have XP boot disk. Anyways, something happened to 98 and it wouldnt give me the option to boot to it, no problem, i only stored things on that partition anyways. Well, now, i just formatted D: and...
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    Quiet HSF for XP1800@XP2000?

    I too need a new fan for my 1800+..i have a Volcano 7 right now, and the sound is unbearable. What are some quiet fans that do a really good job in cooling? price doesnt matter
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    Anyone have a Thermaltake Volcano 7?

    I have a Volcano 7 fan, and ITS LOUD A FSCK! But, it does an alright job on cooling.....
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    OC'ing an eVGA Ti4400...

    I just got this info from PowerStrip Identity - NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400 128MB Memory clock - 276.75 MHz Engine clock - 137.25 MHz All i have is the ACS2 fan on it, i guess it has a sort of RAM sink on it...but im thinking maybe tweaking it up to Memory clock - 300Mhz Engine clock - 150mhz...
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    OC'ing an eVGA Ti4400...

    I want to try to overclock my eVGA Ti4400 card, if it is possible, i need to know what programs i can use to do it and how much i should or can overclock it without burning it up...my MSI card had a nice prog i could do it with...but i had to send it back. :( ASUS A7V266-E AMD 1800+ 512MB...
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    POST YOUR 3D MARK 2001 SCORES PLZ !!!

    well, ive been getting REAL crappy scores...im being told by a bunch of ppl that my scores are way low for my system...7100...also, ive been getting screen flickers and weird flashes and effects in games...maybe my card is bad? and thats why my scores are low? i see ppl with a config lower than...
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    Weird Radeon 9700 Problem...Help!!

    well, if i were having this problem , i would call ATI tech support and tell them about it, and everything you did to fix it...if it were my card, i'd call it defective... are the defects always in the same place or does it vary? idk where you got it (online, or the store) but id try to figure...
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    Got $100 to spend. What should I buy?

    well, the GF4 Ti4200 128MB can be found for around 140 bucks... idk how it compares to the 8500 though. I think it would do better. http://www.gameve.com/store/gameve_viewitem.asp?idproduct=487 http://www.micropro.com/item.htm?item_id=VCCTGF4TI4200-R&product=Video%20Cards
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    Computer freezing on boot-up, any suggestions?

    to me, stopping at the display controller everytime would give me a clue of where to start. i had an old voodoo5 that used to do just about the same thing...if you can get your hands on another video card to try in it, do that and see if it helps...also, after i fried my VisionTek extacy card...
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    1/3 partitions not recognized anymore. all my important files! plz help :(

    so,, you are running on NTFS now, and trying to access the Fat32 drive? well, i believe that is your problem, if i can remember correctly, you cant run on one type and access another type because they arent compatible. so, if you wanted to access the files off the fat32 drive, you would either...
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    cd-rom spin down time

    i have nero burning rom and i wanted to know what the cd spin down time meant...its set at 8 min. what happends if i set it lower? does it improve anything?
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    something is wrong somewhere....

    hehe...kazaa doesnt have spyware anymore...ever hear of a "dummy" file? takes the place of cydoor and all other spyware that kazaa installs.. anyways, ive been running on my 98SE partition and i experience BAD slowdowns when installing apps and games, it acts like it does in XP, but it doesnt...
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    Video Card Problem

    well, if you tried it in 2 different computers and it does the same thing...its prob the card...what kind of card is it?
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    something is wrong somewhere....

    Sometimes when im on the computer *twice now in RTCW* it locks for a few seconds then does it again about 5 times...i bring up the CPU usage box and when it locks like this, the CPU usage rockets up too the high 90's drops, locks again going into the 90's...it does this a couple of...