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    Installed Graphics Card, But Doesn't Output to Monitor. Onboard Video Works, Though

    Just bought an r9 290x on sale from Newegg. Tried installing it today and ran through the usual graphics card replacement preparation (uninstall old drivers, install, reinstall drivers again). I was replacing a 5870. When I plug in everything back, the computer turns on, the video card is...
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    Need Advice on Power Consumption on GTX 970 vs R9 290x

    Hi, Looking to buy one or the other as they have similar performance. I know that the GTX 970 runs cooler and quieter, but if my power supply can handle it then I wouldn't mind going for an r9 290x if it's that much cheaper. Don't overclock, but if can adjust a little here and there I...
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    GTX 570 - Black screen when launching 3d games, otherwise works

    Hi, Just tried testing out an old GTX 570 (using an AMD HD 5870 prior). Went through the usual of uninstalling the AMD drivers, installing the Geforce GTX 570, and updating with the Nvidia drivers (latest ones). When booting up, I can surf windows, browse the web, etc. However, when I...
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    Frustrating: Sound via HDMI to Receiver to TV (2nd Mon) Only Works when TV is On!

    Hi there, Recently ran into a really frustrating problem. I have my PC Desktop hooked up to its primary monitor via DVI. I also output the second monitor and sound via HDMI to my receiver that then hooks up via HDMI to my TV (currently being used as a second monitor). The problem is...
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    Need the AT Effect on this one

    So in Information Technology class, we have an assignment to create a website and then have the most clicks on it. Apparently, half of our grade is based on the amount of web site visits that we get, and I suck at doing these kinds of things lol (most obviously shown by how crappy my site is...
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    How to sync file information between Itunes and Explorer?

    I'm an organizational freak about my music library, and i've gone through great lengths to make sure i have all my album artwork, the correct albums, lyrics, etc for my mp3's in my Itunes library. Of course, when i "right-click", show song in explorer, I get a buttload of blank/wrong...
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    D-Link DI-624 only supports 10mbps?

    So I'm using some netgear router, but it drops constantly so I decide to switch to the DI-624. It's good, drops very rarely, but I've noticed that download speeds have been subpar. On the PCPitstop download tests, I would get download speeds of 4000+kbps. Now when I switch, I only get about...
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    Looking to help out a friend please :)

    http://dcpstudio.com/golduser1/MySIGG/ If you scroll down to the bottle name: bamboo, by stylist SDS, you can vote for his design. Give 5 stars please? he'd really appreciate it, because if he gets the highest rating, then his design will become an official bottle design on their site and...
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    My drive can't burn DVDs, but can only read

    So lately, my notebook DVD recorder has only been able to read DVDs and take information off of them, but cannot recognize blank dvds or burn them. Is this possible? Do I need to replace the whole drive? P.S. the enable CD recording is already cleared and I AM able to burn CDs, just not...
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    nvm this one

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    Bad download speeds when switching routers

    So, I'm using a Netgear WGT624 v3 108 mbps router. It's fine, but I want to try my other one to see how it fares, the D-Link DI-624 108 mbps router. Right away, its download speeds are a LOT slower than my old Netgear. Like, on PCPistop.com, I would get download speeds of 4000+kbps while on...
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    Choosing my Colleges

    So far, i've been accepted to U. Mich, Penn State, and Rutgers. UMich is $45k a year, Penn State $32k, and Rutgers I get Honors College with $2,500 renewable scholarship, so that comes to around $18k a year For NYU, if I do get in, I'd have to stay with my grandparents in Brooklyn to save...
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    How to make a computer into a bridge?

    How would you go about doing this? Any special configuration? Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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    7900gt occasionally gettin low frame rates?

    I don't know why, but occasionally I get really low framerates spikes. Anyone know why this is? I'm using a Zalman cooler and have it on default settings for clocks
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    dont' mind this post

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    Wireless connection on and off!

    I've had this problem for awhile now. Like, I click on a link, but then it says page cannot be found. When I refresh it, then it works. I guess my wireless router's on and off sometimes Lately, I've found that while playing Counterstrike and Counterstrike Source, i've hit ping times of...
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    How to make a router into a a bridge?

    How would you go about doing this? I have an extra wireless router that I want to use as a bridge to get the internet connection, as I don't want to pay $100 for microsoft's I have a DL624 and a Netgear WGT624 which are readily available, are either good to use?
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    XBox360 questions

    I'm thinking about getting a 360, but I don't want to get ripped off by all of the Microsoft overpriced accessories. Can I buy a regular wireless USB adapter to attach to the usb port? Also, can I use a regular bluetooth headset with the 360?
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    can i have a IDE primary and SATA II secondary?

    I already have my hard drive set up with os, everything. I want to add a SATA II hard drive as a 2ndary. Is this possible or do I have to make it my primary and reformat the IDE drive? I tried to make the SATA 2ndary and it doesn't show up on My Computer Any help is appreciated, thanks!
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    Can't see full capacity of SATA II hard drive?

    Now what? I bought a 250gb SATA seagate hard drive, and using the Windows 2000 SP 1 cd. I upgraded to SP4, and downloaded and installed the 48bit enabler thing for 127-137gb hard drives, but it still only see it as 130gb. What do i do?!??! Help please
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    any way to hook up a computer to another for internet connection?

    So right now, my laptop is in my room, and I want to have a desktop in there too. Unfortunately, I haven't bought a wireless pci card yet, so im wondering: Is it possible for me to hook up the desktop to the laptop so that I can utilize the laptop's internet connection somehow? any help...
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    Ipod Video Question!

    Any way I can do this? I uncheck syncing the movies and tv shows, but what if I want to sync other files later? This'll delete the old videos on my ipod and replace them....is there any way I can do this without keeping an extra copy of stupidly converted videos on my computers hard drive?
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    Ipod video/photo question

    Do you have to get them separately? I have over 1000 songs and I seriously don't want to drag them out one by one. I think itunes will only let you put album art if you bought the songs off them....any ideas? thanks!
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    games on ipod video?

    Am I gonna havta put linux on this to play any games except for like bejeweled and crap like that?
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    What's this song's name?

    My friend and I were just surfing through some radio channels when we heard this guy just start saying this lyric. I thoguht it was hilarious. Which song is it?
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    Biostar 6100-M9 PCI-E slot problem

    Okay, so i have everything set up on onboard gpu settings. I install the drivers and everything. So I want to use a dedicated PCI-E card, so I uninstall the driver, put the new one in, and voila. No picture. I can't seem to get it working, is it something wrong with the slot itself? The...
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    Dual Channel Problem with Biostar 6100

    So i'm using the socket 939 Biostar 6100-m9. All the ram slots work with 3200 ddr ram. However, when i try to run 2x 512 in slots 1 and 2, it doesn't work. Is there a solution for this? thanks
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    Biostar 6100-M9 mobo won't work with Opty 146!

    Well, I put it together and everything and tried to turn it on. It pretty much surges power through the whole thing but then turns off like a millisecond later. I'm pretty sure it's something between the Biostar and the Opty 146, most likely something with the BIOS being unable to recognize...
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    buying a 4-pin connector thingy

    So my Qpack psu doesn't have a 4 pin connector add-on to the 20-pin connector. I really want that kind of sized psu so anyone know where to get that kind of accessory for cheap?
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    Can the X1800xl fit in an SFF system?

    Wanting to get a X1800XL pci e card, but it's gota fit in a small form factor system, like the shuttle. Will it fit or is it a way too big card?
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    Aspire Qpack or Antec Aria??? Also what's a good socket 939 mATX Mobo?

    Thinkin of makin a small form pc for my tv set or something. Which is better, in terms of quality/make/features? Qpack's cheaper and they both look about the same. Anything Antec's one has over qpack?
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    Antec Notebook Cooler effective for my laptop?

    So i've been thinking about getting this notebook cooler as i want better cooling for my laptop. Here's the link: http://www.compusa.com/products/product...ef=cj&pfp=cj&cm_ven=Performics&cm_cat=**Slick%20Deals**&cm_pla=General&cm_ite=generic%20120gb&ref=performics Will it benefit me at all to...
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    what are some good CPU dependent games?

    Well, since my Toshiba's Intel 950 graphics sucks balls, i'm just wondering if there are any good pc games out there that are mostly cpu dependent.
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    My Wireless Connection isn't working!

    So I buy a new Netgear 108 mbps router, and before this, everything was fine, I could connect to my neighbor's connection no problem But however, after trying to install this new router, on the wireless network settings, it says: "Windows cannot configure this wireless connection" "If you...
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    My Wireless Connection isn't working!

    So I buy a new Netgear 108 mbps router, and before this, everything was fine, I could connect to my neighbor's connection no problem :D But however, after trying to install this new router, on the wireless network settings, it says: "Windows cannot configure this wireless connection" "If...
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    order an os cd?

    Is there any way you could like, order a service pack cd from microsoft for free? like without the license and stuff. I dont' have a copy of an os cd as i've bought a laptop that didnt come with jack. Just a cd key for the os
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    My core duo is stinking up on games!

    hey, this is the laptop i have, upgraded to 1 gig: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/rdet.jsp?poid=341599&seg=HHO Even when turning down everything to low settings, i get the same framerate at like 20fps when i do it on all high settings. Is it a problem with my drivers or something? Even...
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    My core duo is stinking up on games!

    hey, this is the laptop i have, upgraded to 1 gig: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/rdet.jsp?poid=341599&seg=HHO Even when turning down everything to low settings, i get the same framerate at like 20fps when i do it on all high settings. Is it a problem with my drivers or something...
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    What to do if there's no OS cd?

    So i buy a toshiba laptop, and it comes with no os cd....if i want to reinstall, what do i do? Is there a special program i should use to find out my serial key?
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    Lost Health Insurance Card Help!

    Hi, I just got my wallet stolen and the money is not an issue, but I have my health insurance card in there. Should I be worried/report it? Help please