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    GTX 570 SLI weird lockup/freezing issue . . .

    So I've had my system for quite a few months now (spec in sig) and I've had very few issues with it but recently I've encountered situations where when running in SLI mode, certain games would cause my first GPU to spike to 99% usage (while the second GPU shows 0%) and then freeze the game as...
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    Dual Screen Issue with Dell U2711...

    Hi, I recently replaced my aging Samsung T240HD with a Dell U2711 27" monitor and am pairing it with an existing LG L246WP 24" monitor (system in in the sig). Whenever I attempt to use extended desktop with the two monitors, DWM (Desktop Windows Manager) would crash and I am no longer able to...
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    DVD-RW drive causes stuttering . . . NVM

    SO recently my Samsung SH-S203 DVD-RW drive (SATA150) has been causing my mouse cursor and the rest of the OS to stutter when I open certain windows such as "My Computer" or if I right click on the properties of that drive. I have had something like this happen before so I went and disabled the...
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    LG vs. Dell LCDs

    So I'm finally upgrading to a 24" from my Viewsonic VX2025 (which I'm selling) for several reasons (including playing HD-DVDs on my PC) and I've decided to get either the LG L245W (or L246W if I buy offline) or the Dell 2407WFP-HC. After reading the LCD thread, and several other sites, I...
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    Can custom resolutions be scaled in nvidia control panel?

    Hi, I'm running on a Viewsonic VX2025WM with 8800GTS and 158.19 drivers in XP. In some games I prefer to run at 1400x1050 (4:3). On my previous X1900XT, I could get centered timings so that I could run games, desktop, etc. at 1400x1050 without the monitor stretching the image. However, when I...
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    8800GTS driver issues

    I have an eVGA 640MB 8800GTS and I'm wondering what's the best driver to use for it. I haven't owned an NV card for a while so I'm a little out of the loop. I'm currently using Forceware 97.94 (latest public release) and it's been working all right but there have been some issues with games...
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    Powercolor RMA?

    I've just submitted an RMA request for my 512MB X1900XT (due to artifacting & display corruption) and I'm just wondering if anyone has ever experienced submitting an RMA with them before. I know there's a $12 fee and that kinda sucks but other than that did it go smoothly, did it take much...
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    Disc access takes up too much system resources

    Recently my hard disc performance has dropped significantly and whenever the disc is accessed it uses up around 50% of my CPU. It happens with every hard disc on my system, including my external drives. The only thing I can think of is that I had Diskeeper installed on my PC for a little...
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    Drive contents not recognized

    So after Windows refused to detect the contents of my WD SATAII hard drive (instead asking me to format the drive) I finally bought a SATA/IDE to USB 2.0 adapter. However, after plugging in my drive to my computer, Windows still does not recognize the contents of the drive and still asks me to...
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    Can't install SATA/RAID Drivers

    So I just got my Core 2 Duo system setup last night and when I go to install windows, I press F6 so that I can install the Gigabyte SATA/RAID drivers. When I get to the install screen I get the "Please insert the disk labeled. Manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk. into Drive A:" prompt. I...
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    Women marries snake

    http://www.newkerala.com/news3.php?action=fullnews&id=3965 :D
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    Guess what just arrived?

    pic Some preliminary testing is gonna be done first of course, then gonna replace it with my VF1 Plus. :D
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    What to Do?

    Yeah, never thought I'd say this so soon, but I'm getting a little tired of my 7900GT. Yeah it performs great and O/C like a champ but the IQ is getting on my nerves. In any case, I'm REALLY tempted to get an X1900XT but the main thing that's bothering me about it is the high heat, not so much...
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    Making the jump to Dual Core, what's the best choice?

    So my 3000+ Venice just isn't cutting it anymore, so I've decided I'm gonna upgrade to Dual Core. Now my question is, at this point what is the best cpu to get, or more precisely Opteron or X2? Also, do the more recent Opteron 165s still O/C pretty well? If not then would X2 be the better...
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    Dead sound card?

    So I had a power outage tonight and so I had to reset the CMOS on my computer. So I did that, reset all my settings and then when I got into Windows, instead of having sound I get this loud and constant hissing/static from my speakers. I reseated the card, and tried another PCI slot and still...
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    Annoying Windows Stuttering Issue

    So recently, for whatever reason I am getting this really weird stuttering issue in Windows, whether it's playing a game, video file or just generally browsing, I get this stuttering. Also when I open taskmanager, I'm getting 30% CPU usage even though none of the programs listed are using the...
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    Best 2x1GB RAM for under $200

    Finally decided to get 2GB of RAM. Don't wanna spend over $200. Been looking at G.SKILL Extreme DDR500 and G.SKILL Value Series DDR400 and OCZ Platinum series DDR400 Comments, suggestions? Gonna buy in two weeks so have some time for playing hookie . . . :P
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    Can't boot with ATI Rage Pro PCI

    Hi, so in waiting for my 7900GT step up, I just got myself an 8MB Rage Pro PCI. So I put the card in, I get no beeps and I can't even get to the first boot screen. I've tried resetting the CMOS and putting the card in different PCI slots . . . I just hope the card isn't dead . . . Any...
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    NVM

    delete
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    Firefox layout

    A friend of mine has a problem with Firefox not showing layouts correctly (no background, wrong fonts, etc.). He has tried reinstalling, updating and the likes to no avail. http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/6079/firefox6di.jpg Thoughts? Suggestions? I thought it might be a script error but...
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    NV Silencer 5 on 7900?

    I'm wondering if the NV Silencer 5 Rev. 3 will work on a 7900GT? Probably not, but I'm wondering anyway . . .
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    7800GT BIOS flash error

    So just a few minutes ago I downloaded the updated 7800GT bios from eVGA website (256-P2-N515) and flashed it with nvflash in DOS. After the flashing is successful, I restart the computer. So far so good. After my computer passes post, it reboots instead of loading Windows. And this repeats...
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    Creative MediaSource Won't Start

    Hi, I installed the Youp-Pax 2.31 Drivers for my Audigy 2 ZS (modded to Audigy 4) and for some reason, I cannot run Creative MediaSource Player. When I click on the shortcut or .exe it I get the "working in background" for my mouse for a few seconds but the player won't load. I've tried updating...
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    Annoying Windows XP activation bug

    Just yesterday I started having problems with my wireless connection on my laptop. So I restarted and for some reason the "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on" window, which is only supposed to happen due to major hardware changes, pops up. This is strange...
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    svchost.exe causes 100% CPU usage

    Recently my main system started having some problems so I decided to do a complete reinstall. After doing so, I got myself infected by a nasty spyware (visited a site before installing NOD32 & Zonealarm) so I installed NOD32 again and MS Anti-Spyware and using HijackThis I killed off the...
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    NVM - Delete

    Fixed. Delete
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    Mortal Combat vs. Street Fighter

    Kicka@@ video: http://uploads.ungrounded.net/276000/276650_MKvsSF2.swf I hear it took them over 500 hours to make . . .
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    Project Metal Storm

    Don't know if anyone has seen this technology but man, I'd hate to be on the receiving end of one of these. Here's one example of a firing test: http://www.metalstorm.com/clientuploads...ivefiring_20Oct2003_firingonly_mpg.zip
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    Steam connection error

    Hi, I'm not sure if any of y'all are having this problem but everytime I try to run steam it always load up my login screen and after I put in my password it almost instantly I get this pop up. I'm certain it's not a access issue as I'm giving Steam full access with my router and firewall . ...
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    Age of Empires III crashes randomly . . .

    Hi, I recently finished the AOE III campaign (finally) and started playing the skirmish mode. However, I'm having a problem with the game crashing my entire system periodically. Sometimes it happens after only about ten minutes into a game . . . sometimes it happens after an hour or so of gaming...
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    Missing Hard Drive Space

    Hi, I've got a problem with one of my hard disk partitions. When I click on the drive, it says that I only have 1.8 GB of space left on that partition but when I select all the files and folders on the drive it only shows 17.4GB. It's a 25GB partition. What happened to the rest? Any help...
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    Why won't windows boot from USB 2.0 HD?

    Hi, I have Windows XP installed on a USB 2.0 Drive (Ioemga 80GB) but when I try to boot off of it, is just keeps going to BSOD saying "unmountable boot partition." Is it even possible to boot off USB 2.0 HD? If so, any suggestions?
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    Notebook HD + DVD drive problem

    Hi, recently my DVD-ROM/CDRW combo drive for my R4000 stopped functioning correctly. When I put a disk in, it would light up for like a second but then stop. I think there's something wrong with the spinning mechanism. Anyway, I loosened the screws in the back of the Notebook and took out the...
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    3000+ Venice 0519CPFW

    Hi, I just ordered a Week 19 Venice (0519CPFW) and I'm wondering what kind of OC I can expect from it since it won't be here for another week or so. I'm hoping I can get 2.7 Ghz out of it without more than 1.55v. I'll be using an XP-90C w/ 120mm Delta. Is that too much to hope for? I'm also...
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    Possible to Upgrade vid card?

    Hi, I have a R4000 and I'm just wondering if it's possible for upgrade the vid card (right now a crappy xpress 200) since it does have a PCI-express slot. I know the vid card is usually soldered on to notebook comps but I'm wondering if it's feasibld to unsolder it and solder on another one...
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    Compaq Presario R4000

    Hi. Okay, so I got my R4000 about two monthes ago for about $900 (Athlon 64 3200+/100GB HD/Xpress 200M) after rebates and I've been quite happy with it. However, recently I put in 2x512MB sticks of OCZ DDR400 SO-DIMM and lo and behold, I do not get dual channel. I'm certain that HP uses...
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    Compaq Presario R4000

    Hi. Okay, so I got my R4000 about two monthes ago for about $900 (Athlon 64 3200+/100GB HD/Xpress 200M) after rebates and I've been quite happy with it. However, recently I put in 2x512MB sticks of OCZ DDR400 SO-DIMM and lo and behold, I do not get dual channel. I'm certain that HP uses...
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    250 1T or 310 2T?

    Hey, I've been testing my RAM (Samsung -5 TCCX) at 1T vs 2T and I've found that I can only run 1T up to 250Mhz reliably (2.5-3-3-7) while I can run 310Mhz reliably with 2T (2.5-4-3-7) I notice that while I get higher mem. read speed with the higher FSB, I get slower mem. write speeds and...