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    Low SN Margin possible reason for unstable DSL connection?

    I've been using AT&T's DSL service for the past half year and since I've had it, I've experienced a fair bit of disconnects but lately my connection has been incredibly unstable going out multiple times within short timespans. I've tried running the modem through my router and directly to my...
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    In the market for a new router - Linksys WRT54GS or GL?

    I plan on buying a new router to replace my aging netgear. From what I've read, the Linksys WRT54GL is a fantastic router with a lot of options for firmware customization. What I really need is just something that's going to stay reliable for me and not choke when there's a lot of stuff...
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    TV Tuner Card color problems

    My friend gave me a Hauppauge 878 TV Tuner card which I installed and worked fine last night. Tonight, I attempted to use it and now the picture looks like this: http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5810/tvcolorep6.jpg I haven't changed anything between last night when I installed the card...
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    How can I improve my FPS in CS Source

    This is the setup I currently have Athlon 3600 X2 AM2 Biostar Geforce 6100 AM2 2 GB PC5300 RAM EVGA Geforce 8600 GT 400 Watt FSP PSU Seagate 400 GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive In Counterstrike Source, I can get over 60 FPS a good deal of the time, but there are a lot of instances where...
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    RAM problem

    I just picked up a 2 gig pair of Kingston PC5300 DDR 2 memory, the ram seems to work fine, except that I can't install it at the same time as my 1 gig pair which is the same speed and brand. Both pairs work seperate and in both sets of ram slots on my motherboard, but together, my computer will...
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    Is my system performing properly?

    I just got a Geforce 8600 GT card last week and while it's a big improvement over what I was using before, I still have this feeling I should be getting better performance. At the moment, I'm running the card with the following configuration: Athlon 64 3600 X2 AM2 (brisbane) 1 GB Kingston...
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    Power Supply for Geforce 8600 GT

    I'm probably gonna buy the EVGA 8600 GT they have at circuit city tommorow, but before I do, I want to confirm that my power supply will handle it with no problems. The power supply in question is a 400 Watt FSP (or Fortron, whatever they're called). EVGA's site said 350 is the minimum with...
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    Best card for my budget

    I don't do much gaming, mainly I just play Counterstrike Source. I'm not concerned with playing at the highest settings just as long as I can get a reasonable frame rate at all times. Right now I'm going towards a Geforce 7600 GT since they can be had for 90 after rebate, but the 8500 GT...
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    Weird CPU Temp readings for Athlon 64 X2

    I just got an Athlon 64 X2 AM2 Brisbane CPU and when I was checking the CPU temperature in the BIOS, I got a reading of around 73-79 degrees celcius. This doesn't make any sense since these CPUs are supposed to fry at 70 degrees from my understanding. I then tried various programs like sisoft...
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    AM2 Motherboard suggestions

    So I was just checking out prices for parts and I noticed dual core 3600s are going for as low as 65 dollars and I can get 1 gig of of ram for less than 60 dollars, so now I'm tempted to buy this stuff, but I'm kind of stuck on what motherboard to get. What I need is a board that's...
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    New system for my brother

    My brother wants a new computer and says he has a 700 dollar budget. Of what he told me, this is just for the computer itself and not for monitor/keyboard/mouse/speakers/etc. He said he'd like to be able to play games on it (didn't specify which), watch movies, and basic stuff like web...
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    How does this look?

    With the CPU price drops starting today, I'm considering ordering the parts for my next system possibly as soon as this week. For 265 dollars shipped at MWave I can get the following bundle: CPU - AMD Athlon 64 3500 Mobo - ASROCK AM2NF4G-SATA2 RAM - Corsair Twin2x PC6400 1 GB (2x512MB)...
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    Should I get this laptop?

    I'm sure a good few of you who look at the ads in the sunday paper have seen it, but if not, Circuit City is selling this Toshiba laptop originally priced at $680 for $450 without any rebates. http://circuitcity.com/ssm/Toshiba-Sate...atOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do Looking at the...
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    New System/Upgrade

    I'm looking into finally overhauling my system after having a pretty dated setup for some time now. (Athlon 1.33 GHZ with 512 MB of SDRAM...yep, that old) Unfortunately, I'm on a bit of a budget and can't redo the entire system yet, so I'll be keeping things from my old computer like the...