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    Question about using HDTVs for the computer

    I'm looking in to buying this TV. Now, I've never owned an HDTV before, so I'm trying to do as much homework as I can. http://www.sharpusa.com/products/ModelLanding/0,1058,1834,00.html I can get it for $750 which is why im pretty interested. Are HDTVs ok for regular computer use...
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    Computer having weird bootup behavior

    I just got my X1950 pro in the mail today, woohoo! Woohoo is right, but of course something has to go wrong. At first it wouldn't boot up at all. I would just get a black screen. I figured I'd let it sit there for a bit and see what happenes. 3-5mins later, it finally starts booting up...
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    Radeon X1950 Pro

    My current card is an X800 XL. Will I see a HUGE difference in performance if I upgraded to this card? I'm curious because I can get this card for $150, so it wouldn't really damage my wallet too much.
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    Question about channels.

    I was having some trouble with my Wii having difficulties trying to connect online. I went to Nintendo's support site, and it said to change the channel to 1 or 11. I change it to 1 and it worked fine after that(channel was originally 6). Can this cause problems my brother's laptop or my...
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    Computer turns on by itself

    I dunno what would cause this, and I hope there's an easy fix. Whenever I shut down my comp, it turns back on by itself maybe 15-30seconds later. In order for me to turn the comp off, I have to shut it down, then flip the power switch on the power supply. Help please :)
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    Need help buying with buying some RAM.

    Ok, I have 2 512 sticks listed below in my sig. I bought these maybe 2 years ago, so I doubt they still sell them anywhere. They are PC3200 DDR400(which is 400mhz if I understand, correct?). I was thinking about upgrading to 2gigs of memory on my comp. Instead of just selling these for...
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    How do I hook up 2 hard drives?

    I asked my friend if he had any USB storage drives I could borrow, so he mentioned I used my old hard drive from my old computer. It's an 80gig Seagate ATA i believe. My current one is also ATA, 160gig. How does this work? Do I hook up the other Hard drive and just change the settings...
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    ATI Radeon X1900 XT...

    I can get this card for $329.99 through ATI by being an employee where I work through their employee discount program thing. Is this a great deal or should I worry about getting the XTX? I have a 1680x1050 resolution. I don't really care too much about being able to play every game at...
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    Going from BEFSR41 router to WRT54G router

    I currently have the BEFSR41 and i'm thinking about replacing it with the WRT54G router. Reason is because I have a Nintendo DS and i'm wanting to play on Wi-Fi without buying the Nintendo USB Adapter. With the WRT54G I'm still able to keep my computer and my bros computer on the network...
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    Connection resetting

    I wanted to send my friend a video through file sharing on AIM(not direct link). Everytime I'd try and send him the file (about 50mb), I'd get the message in the bottom right corner of the screen that says "A network cable has been unplugged" then it goes away in the same instant. Why...
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    Annoying lil thing with Firefox

    Sometimes when i middle mouse click on one of my bookmarks, it'll "restore down" the window for some reason. Any reason why it'd do this? Should I just un-install Firefox? And is there a way to save all my bookmarks?
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    Why can't I keep a connection for over a day?

    I just bought a new router cause my other one crapped out. I went from BEFSR41 ver2 to a ver 4. And every time I wake up the next morning on AIM, it'll say i've been on for 41 mins or whatever just something that isn't the same time from the previous day. Is there a program I can use...
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    Help me buy some new RAM.

    All I know when it comes to ram, is that the more the better... lol I got 1gig and looking to upgrade to 2g. What is some good RAM that you guys can recommend? I got 1gig in the sig below. Also, I heard it's bad to use a different brand name of ram than the other ones already in your...
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    Better version of JerryC and Canon in D guitar

    Im pretty sure only the other one has been posted, so if this one has been posted already, sorry :P http://media.spikedhumor.com/9250/canonguitar.wmv
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    Unstable network?

    My network has always been acting weird. Not connecting on some startups n stuff, so i updated the firmware in it the other day and it seemed to be running more smoothly. Now its been disconnecting and connecting randomly on AIM. I left the house to make a return at a store, and when I...
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    Canon in D Guitar

    Awesome song, and played awesomely by this kid. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1491516901670441597
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    Looking for a cheap bot pc.

    I play a game called Dark Age of Camelot(MMORPG) and I have a bot account that I use, but I can only use on my bros comp when he's not home. Doesn't have to have really impressive specs, just at least 128mb for video, and at least 512mb ram. When I say cheap I guess I mean around $400-600ish.
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    Alienware Aurora 3500 $999

    Lookin to purchase a 2nd PC. I play Dark Age of Camelot(MMORPG) and I run two accounts so i'm lookin for a pretty low budget, but something that can handle the graphics. Does this look like an ok deal? You can take off the 15 inch LCD for -$150 to make it even cheaper. I guess it'd...
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    Anyone own an Alienware?

    I was thinking instead of building my own comp the next time I ever need one(years down the road maybe), how good really are these things? I know their overpriced, but I could probably put together one for $2k. Or are there any other good custom build computer sites?
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    Help with cooling?

    Just installed the new XP-90. Last night we thought we put on too much thermal paste(put some on the chip AND the heatsink), so we removed all the paste and just put on (size of a piece of rice) on the chip and it ran a lil hotter. Idle temps were 35-37C and load temps were 47-49. Re-applying...
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    Suggestion on new router/modem?

    I've had my Linksys router/modem for a couple years now, and they've given me nothing but trouble. At least I guess it's the routers fault. Once or a few times a day the connection will go down. Upon startup it won't establish a connection for 20 seconds or so. A little icon will appear on...
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    Friend having video trouble in game.

    This is from Dark Age of Camelot. He's running a Radeon 9800 with updated drivers. This doesn't happen all the time, but it's a pain as you can see. http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/323/sshot0140xc.jpg http://img467.imageshack.us/img467/2804/sshot0159ma.jpg...
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    Question about RAM

    I currently have 2 512 sticks in my mobo(listed below in my sig). If I were to buy another 1gig stick(having 3 sticks total) would it work correctly, or would I have to have 4 sticks or 2 for it to work properly?
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    WTF is this crap?!

    There's like...this white, gooey looking stuff on a patch of wires inside. I've never noticed it before until I was connecting my headphones. It's not dripping down on anything.
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    Nintendo Revolution controller revealed.

    http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3143782&did=2
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    Internet running unstable/disconnects.

    It used to do this when my oldest brother and I used to feed off of the router. The connection would just be very bad, or it was disconnect and resulting in having to unplug the router/modem so it'd work again. My brother moved out and I ran off the router alone. It ran fine after this, I...
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    Computer doesn't seem to be running like it should.

    Things seem open really slow sometimes. Like if click start, then my computer and double click on the C drive, sometimes it'll take a few seconds to open. A few times when opening Firefox, it took 3-4 seconds to open the browser. Another example is say i "right click and save as" somethinig...
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    Computer shuts down after a few seconds.

    Comp specs are in my sig. After installing uguru utility, after startup the computer shuts itself down after about 10 seconds. I just did a fresh install of XP froma format so I'm getting everything back up to par with installing programs n' stuff, but anyway.. When a computer does...
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    Anyone ever attend E3 before?

    Me and a bunch of friends are thinking about going to the next one. If so, about how much did you spend on lodging/food so we can get an idea on how much to bring besides money for admissions and all that good stuff.
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    Why do some people complain about 120mm fans?

    I just installed a 120mm blue LED fan I got from newegg today and the thing is just a TINY bit noisier than the 80mm I had in before it.
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    Best heatsink fan to use for ABIT Fatal1ty AN8-SLI socket 939

    What the topic says, and nothing that will big so big that it will get in the way of anything. Thanks in advance. Had this in the motherboard area, but figured I should have it here.
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    Best heatsink fan to use for ABIT Fatal1ty AN8-SLI socket 939

    Nothing that is so big that it will get in the way of anything. Thanks in advance.
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    Games locking up/VPU Recovery error messages

    I just recently put together my computer the other day (list is in the sig) and whenever I play games(mostly World of Warcraft) the game will lock up, and sometimes I'll get the "vpu recovery has reset its graphics accelerator". I even ran 3dMark05 and it locked up in the middle of that too...
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    Internet takes a long time to start working.

    Upon startup the internet takes a while to start working.(About 20-30 seconds) I'm thinking it may be because of my anti-virus program? Any thoughts?
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    Wanna know what the inside of my friend's comp looks like?

    http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/3976/heatsink18ps.jpg http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/1536/heatsink24ub.jpg 3 years of no cleaning and running almost 24/7 lol, wow.
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    Can anyone recommend a case?

    The last thing i need besides an HD, is a case and my comp setup will be complete. My last case had a clear side panel with a long tube blue LED light so it was really an eye catcher. Can anyone recommend a case that has some nice looks to it, good airflow, and isn't bad quality. I was...
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    Best Motherboard for ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 chipset?

    I think i'm going to try ATI's Crossfire instead of using SLI. Since I can obtain an x800 XL PCI-E cheap, I figure i'll take this path. What motherboard is/will be the best to use for the ATI Radeon® Xpress 200 chipset?
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    Anyone here work/know anyone that works at Best Buy?

    ATI is having an employee purchase program(EPP) for the month of July. You can pretty much get a video card for pretty damn cheap. I'm currently getting ready to build a PCI-E machine and was gonna go with an nvidia card, but if I can get a card cheap enough i'll take the advantage of it...