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    8600GT for a stock E4300?

    I want to get my son a better video card than the 256MB nvidia GeForce 7300LE TurboCache that Dell included in his XPS410. It also has an E4300 1.8Gz 2MB L2 800FSB, 2GB 667MHz DDR2 RAM, and 375W PSU. I'm leaning toward EVGA 7600GT 25MB DirectX 9 DDR3 or 8600GT 512MB DireectX 10 DDR2. My...
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    IPOD Help

    Hi, I have an 80GB Ipod with roughly 500 MB in songs. I loaded nothing else. The Ipod software correctly reports the 500 MB of songs but also reports 7.3 GB total space used. Now I know there is the IPOD Operating System to take into account but I don't think it should be 5.8 GB. That...
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    Server side form validation

    Right now I have several forms in a table that use either a button or an image link that people click to navigate to another page. I have a an "agree to terms" checkbox in each form and a javascript validation to check that the checkbox is checked for that form before linking takes place. But...
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    Email Notification

    is selected for topic subscriptions and I don't get emails. My email address is corret. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    Smoking in the capital

    If smoking has been banned in federal buildings, how can congress smoke in some chambers? The law is the law for everyone, is it not? I read about this in a news article but can't remember the source.
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    Atomic Detonation In The US

    How should the US handle a nuclear detonation in the US. Please, no political bashing here. Can we even detect the source of the material used? Who do we hold accountable (the originating source, or the people who detonated the bomb)? We would have to react in some way to defend our...
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    If the Dems take both houses and the White House

    Whatever will you bitch about, then?
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    Email help

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    What are you willing to pay for fuel?

    Put your wallet where your mouth is.
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    English Rock Bands

    So why do they have no british accent when they sing but lay it on as thick as mud while talking?
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    How much do you tip?

    I usually tip a server 20% of the bill. It's easy to calculate quickly and what's an extra buck or two when it's all said and done. I hear that wealthy folks don't tip well. I wonder if that's true?
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    Hard drive cranking

    I just bought a PC with a Hitachi SATA HD. The thing is always cranking. Like on for one second and off for one second like someone cranking a ratchet. I had an IDE HD prior and never noticed this and it's driving me mad. I disabled Windows Indexing Service and can't find anything...
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    Hard drives

    So why do hard drives still use platters and moving parts when there is solid state technology? Is it still too expensive to hold many gigs worth of data?
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    P3 500 to a Celeron d 325?

    I have a P3 500MHz with a PC100 Bus. It does what I need it to do. I surf the web, Office Apps (Access & VBA), light gaming, and light VB.Net 2003 coding. Would I notice an improvement in a Celeron D 325 2.53 GHz with a 533 Bus? The only thing I'm concerned with is the P3 has a 512MB L2...
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    Help me decide

    Which one would you choose for a budget gaming PC? Tell me why because I can't decide. Thanks. Intel Pentium D Processor 930 with Dual Core Technology (3GHz, 800FSB, 2x2 MB L2 Cache) 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz XFX PV-T73G-UDD3 Geforce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video...
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    OEM VS Retail

    What's the difference between OEM VS Retail when it comes to hardware purchased from sites like Newegg.com?
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    Please check my build

    Well my son wants a gaming PC it's either a Dell XPS 400 with a Pentium D 930, 1 GB PC 5?? RAM, Geforce 7900GT, 375 Watt PSU, and 19" monitor, as well as all the peripherals for around $1300. Or I can build one (have some PC tech knowledge) and get more for my money in the $1000 price range...