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    Best CPU&Mobo for $250ish

    so... I have about $200-$250 to spend on a motherboard and CPU..... any suggestions? :)
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    gpu heating up

    so, I got a new monitor for my parents computer so they can run dual screens. The new monitor runs at 1680x1050 resolution, and the previous one runs at 1024x768 (or maybe 1280x768) Anyways, after I set it up I noticed the screen began to flick and what not. I felt the graphics card heatsink...
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    new $500 build, I want suggestions!

    ok Guys, I have a friend making a new build, and he asked me to post for him. Basically he's looking to spend ~$450 or so on the parts listed below, minus the case (he already has the case). So hopefully for the new list, the total should be around $450 (this shouldn't include case of price)...
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    3rd motherboard, usb/ps2 stoped working AGAIN

    I finally put together another system (a very cheap one I put together as a spare) and am having an issue with it and can't figure out what the problem is. I cant seem to get any of the inputs working. I've tried connected multiple keyboards and mices, through BOTH USB and PS/2, but nothing...
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    ps2/usb stopped working

    I finally put together another system (a very cheap one I put together as a spare) and am having an issue with it and can't figure out what the problem is. I cant seem to get any of the inputs working. I've tried connected multiple keyboards and mices, through BOTH USB and PS/2, but nothing...
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    inputs not booting

    I finally put together another system (a very cheap one I put together as a spare) and am having an issue with it and can't figure out what the problem is. I was having issues getting it to post to the screen, but finally figured it out (one of the screws that the mobo screws into was...
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    new system, nothing on screen

    so, I've built many systems in the past, ~15 or so. I finally put together another system (a very cheap one I put together as a spare) and am having an issue with it and can't figure out what the problem is. Everything is connected properly, but nothing is being posted to the screen. I...
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    are these compatible?

    I don't think they are, but I want to confirm. Does this ram http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227139 work with this mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813135068 ? I thin that ram is only 800 and mobo supports only 667, and I dont think they'd work...
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    sub $120 mobo/cpu

    so, I decided I'm going to build another computer as a spare to keep at my other house when I'm there so I don't have to deal with my laptop for coding. I'm hoping to spend $200 on the whole rig. I have alot of parts already, so the $200 is basically for cpu/mobo/ram/gfx card I basically...
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    best $50-$75 gfx card

    so, I decided I'm going to build another computer as a spare to keep at my other house when I'm there so I don't have to deal with my laptop for coding. I'm hoping to spend $200 on the whole rig. I have alot of parts already, so the $200 is basically for cpu/mobo/ram/gfx card I wanted to...
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    new raid-5 and hd tune...

    so, I finally setup my new raid-5 with 4 300 gig HD's. Now I was copying about 120 gigs of files from an external hard drive over, and noticed it was really slow. It was copying at avg 12.1mb/s I ran hd-tune on my new raid and got this...
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    OS on raid or on seperate hard drive?

    So, I have 4 300gig HD's I want to setup in a raid-5. (Seagate 7200.10's). Technically I got 2 300 gig and 2 320 gigs. I am trying to decide what would be better. Should I create the raid-5 array with the 4 hd's and then install the OS on that? Or should I install the OS on a seperate older...
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    strange sound issues...

    ok, so I really have no idea what happened, I'm a fairly tech savvy guy, and would know if I was doing something I shouldnt... but here we go: Basically, I get home one day and find that none of my MP3's will play. I get the following error: "Windows Media Player encountered a problem while...
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    listening on a port

    ok, I'm trying to do the below but I have no idea how to do it/where to go to learn how to do it. Basically I have someone who wrote a simple program that sends packets to my servers ip, on a specified port. I want to be able to see what data he's passing. Can anyone please explain to me...
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    wxga vs wxga+

    ok so I'm buying a new vostro. Can someone please clarify what the difference between wxga and wxga+ is? Also, what's 'true life'? And, do these two screens both have the glossy clear coat? thanks
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    wxga vs wxga+

    ok, so I'm buying a new vostro. Can someone please clarify what the difference between these 2 monitors is? Also, whats 'true life' and, do these two screens both have the glossy clear coat? thanks
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    cpu battery issue

    I'm going to purchase a new laptop and had a quick question about it. The cpu will be a dual core cpu, but was wondering if a 2 ghz would eat up that much more battery than a 1.8ghz to my knoweldge, the cpu doesn't clock to it's capacity unless it needs it, so as long as I'm not tying up...
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    setting up raid-5 questions

    ok I'm thinking I'm going to setup 4 hard drives on raid-5 Now, I am going to do this via my motherboard, a DS3R (if anyone knows the performance on doing this I wouldnt mind hearing aobout it) My question is this: First, raid-5 doesnt require all the hard drives to be the same size, so I...
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    low quality chargers affect battery?

    so I was considering buying something like http://cgi.ebay.com/CAR-FM-TRA...VWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I wanted to get some opinions though... does having a low quality charger have any effects on the battery?
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    athlon 4000 64x temps

    so, I finally moved my HTPC into the cabinet where it belongs. It's been there for 3 days running smoothly (computer has been working for a month just fine, but only had a chance to move it into the cabinet the other day) Anyways, I know it's hot in there and just loaded everest onto it...
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    media center and codecs

    Just curious, after a new install of windows, how do most of you go about getting media player to play most videos? After a clean install, media player will only play sound and no video, unless you install a codec. I usually install codec packs (like klite etc) but I was told thats not a...
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    DS3R mobo and raid?

    Just curious... I already have the Ds3r (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128050 ) By the specs, it supports onboard raid-5? I was thinking of grabbing 2 more 300gb hd's so I have 4 300 gb hd's and set it up on raid-5, but don't really want to blow 250+ for a raid card. If...
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    audio switch?

    I have 2 things I want plugged in at all times - headphones and speakers. My motherboard is a gigabyte DS3R which has 6 audio plugs. anyways, I want to be able to switch between which device the sound is going to, and not have to actually unplug/replug stuff. My old mobo had some sort of...
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    new computer, ide controller card issues

    I built my computer last week, and was finally getting around to plugging in some older hd's, and am having an issue with the controller card. I was using the same setup on my old desktop. Anyways, my mobo only has 1 ide slot, so I need to use the controller card. When I plug a hd into...
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    changing atipowerplay setting

    Google isnt helping me with this. Right now I got a x1950xt. The cock is showing at 500/594, and stock should be 625/900 I spent a while trying to figure out why, and everest shows I have 3 powerplay settings, 1 of which seems to be the one I'm set at now, and one seems to be the stock...
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    cpu and memory clock speed issues

    I'm using everest's CPUID tool, and it's showing my 'cpu clock as 2000MHZ. My cpu is an E6750. Not sure what cpu clock really means, but my cpu is supposed to be a dual core 2.66ghz and says so in the name. Core voltage is at 1.20 or so as well. Additionally, it's showing my memory clock...
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    vista wireless issues

    ok here's the story. I installed vista few months ago, and had my wmp11 cisco wireless pci card working, and was getting internet over it etc. Then randomly a month or so ago, it stopped showing any wireless networks listed. I started using internet via a long cat5 i had, and didnt bother...
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    hardware monitor?

    Just curious, what hardware monitor software do people recommend? ex. some sort of software that'll display fan speeds, cpu and gpu temperatures, etc etc. thanks
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    Zalman CPU fan issues?

    ok guys, I just got my new computer put together. I pulled the zalman from my previous build and it was working fine before, but now I have an issue. My fan is this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?Item=N82E16835118115 Now, when the computer first turns on, sometimes the fan is on...
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    what's E-sata?

    Just got my DS3R motherboard, and it came with a SATA bracket. It says 'E-sata' on it, and has a power plug as well. I've never seen this, anyone know what its for? So see a picture of it, http://www.newegg.com/Product/...l+Motherboard+-+Retail It's the one labled 'sata bracket, it also...
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    Maxtor 300GB SATA HD $60 no rebates Free shipping!

    ok, this is borrowed from another site. Frys has Maxtor 300GB Serial ATA hard drive (retail) for $60 with free shipping. Note, these drives are mostly likely rebadged Seagate 320GB drives (hence the bonus 20GB). Lowest on PriceGrabber is $113. All Maxtor retail internal hard drives come with...
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    microcenter pricematching?

    Anyone know if microcenter will do pricematches for online stores? I was thinking of pricematching this cpu http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16813128050 microcenter has it for $189.99 I was also going to just pricematch mwaves E6750 as well, if they'd let me Anyone have any...
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    new 6x50 CPUs on neweg...?

    anyone have any idea when they'll be on newegg? I've been waiting and waiting and waiting....
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    e6750 on newegg?

    anyone have any idea when newegg will start having the e6750 in stock? I want to buy it, and I know the price drop is the 22nd, but just curious ;)
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    fixing large resolution issues?

    ok guys, I setup a computer to use as a media center for our 42" plasma tv. The tv is maxent, and I believe the native resolution is 852x480 my question is this: how can I set that kind of resolution, or a ratio of it? Right now I tried to get the best looking resolution I can get in...
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    who uses raid?

    just curious, who has a raid setup, and what do you use it for? (to mirror a drive incase 1 fails, and thus you have a backup, or do you use it to combine 2 hd's into 1 so you have faster responses?) I don't know too much about raid, but was somewhat curious to know. Also, is the benefit...
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    dual screen monitors..which one?

    I run dual Dell 19" monitors. I don't like them because they dont have the gloss coat on them, and the colors arnt as bright as I'd like. I'm planning on switching them, and finally there are 2 good deals up for grabs. I'd like to know which of these 2 monitors you guys think I should run...
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    boot partition repair?

    I'm fixing a friends computer, and fixed everything except 1 issue I don't know too much about. Basically on boot, it asks him to select what operating system to boot in. Both options are windows xp. I just formatted the hard drive thinking it'd get rid of it, but it didnt. Anyways, I...
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    Best gfx card for $150-$190? X1950?

    ok guys, my price range is $150-$190 The best one I *think* is saphire x1950 256mb http://www.newegg.com/Product/...p?item=N82E16814102067 Any other ideas?
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    quick heatsink question

    I have a stock heatsink that came with an opteron 165 a while ago that I didnt use. I'm buying a cheap OEM CPU off newegg, and want to know if that heatsink will work with it. The CPU is AMD Athlon 64 4000+ San Diego 2.4GHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 MOBO is ASUS A8V-VM SE Socket 939 VIA...