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    The State of PC Gaming | NEW POLICY POLL, VOTE NOW

    yeah, there's plenty of PC games coming out to warrant a brand spanking new Video Card, that's for sure, and that's all that really matters. In Fact, even though i'm saddened by the shift in PC Gaming, the overwhelming shift of multiplatform development, there's no shortage of quality games on...
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    Vista Media Sharing error

    Hmmm...I don't see where you can uninstall WMP11 with Vista. I redownloaded WMP11 from MS's site, but it won't let me reinstall it. It's apparently built into the OS, unlike XP. I'm lost.
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    Vista Media Sharing error

    yeah, I've gone over my services to the point of exhaustion. I don't have anything that screw up my sharing services. I use AVG Antivirus, which is the only program I use in the background, i've removed that just to try it out, that of course did nothing. Vista has been one headache after...
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    Vista Media Sharing error

    yeah, I started that service multiply times and when I go to turn on media sharing i get the "Windows Media player Network sharing Service stopped working and was closed." This is exactly my problem. No matter what I do with the service, I get an error when I go to share. The service is...
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    EA copy protection taken to new heights

    Online activation is pointless and will only be a hindrance to legit players, not the illegitimate azzholes freeloading. There's too many idiots downloading PC Games and not paying for them, period. The attach rate on PC sux ballz and the money handlers at these big publishing companies...
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    The State of PC Gaming | NEW POLICY POLL, VOTE NOW

    As a hardcore gamer of all, I definitely would call myself a PC Gamer first, console gamer second, portable gamer third. I do worry much about the PC Gaming platform, especially after gaming on the platform since it's inception in the 80's, through the amazing ride of the 90's with Id Software...
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    Vista Media Sharing error

    I have a major problem with my Vista 32 installation when I try to share my media with my Xbox 360. When I get to the screen to enable the devices to share with, I get the error : "windows media player network sharing service stopped working and was closed" I've looked all over the web...
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    Will (4) x 1gig Crucial DDR800 work in an Asus P5E?

    Right now I have 2 gigs of the Crucial Ballistix (2) x 1gig installed in my desktop that has a total of 4 slots, but I want the extra gig that Vista recognizes. I remember hearing that it's important to pair your sticks in even numbers, am I wrong? Since I can get another (2) x 1 gigs of the...
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    Asus P5E - Vista won't Install, Can't detect HDD's at all

    Thanks for taking the time to reply, but I have my HDD's in correct order. It just won't detect them, none of them, even though I can browse all of my harddrives to find a driver disk, which is REALLY confusing me. I have 3 Sata II harddrives all running in standard IDE mode in the bios, none...
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    Asus P5E - Vista won't Install, Can't detect HDD's at all

    Thanks for the help QuixticOne, I'll give this a try in the morning. I know for a fact that Vista detects my USB drive so that shouldn't be a problem. BTW, I'm running the Upgrade version of Vista btw, but I'm doing the workaround where you can install a full copy , then install the upgrade and...
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    ***Unofficial Gigabyte X38 / EX38 Chipset Thread***

    Hey, is anyone else having a problem installing Vista on the their P5E Board? I can't for the life of me figure out what's wrong. Vista won't detect any of my HDD's, even after setting them to AHCI or IDE mode. It just terminates the installation with an error saying it needs to be restarted...
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    Asus P5E - Vista won't Install, Can't detect HDD's at all

    I'm about to shoot myself. I've been trying to get friggin Vista installed on my P5E mobo which has the X38 chipset. Although the board has RAID, I'm using my HDD's(500 gig 7200rpm Barracuda) in standard IDE mode in the BIOS and for my currecnt XP install. I keep getting an error when it looks...
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    Recomendations for new system to buy today; 2nd draft

    Hey buddy, I just got done building a very very similar rig last weekend after all my parts came in. I upgraded from the rig that's in my sig, and WOW it's unbelievable in comparison. My new build is: EVGA 8800GT Superclocked version (Free Quake Wars) Asus P5E (Green) Q6600 (G0 Step SLACR...
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    Need Suggestions on my new Gaming Build!

    thanks tj, I see you are planning on using the same memory as me. Is that a fairly good speed for our rigs? I haven't done much research on it.
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    Need Suggestions on my new Gaming Build!

    anyone? I can't seem to find the 8800GT anywhere, and I figured this would be a problem being that it's such a hot card. I checked about every site out there, and have been F5'ing Neweggs page for days :(
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    Need Suggestions on my new Gaming Build!

    These are the guts I'm on the verge of buying, but I want to run it by my fellow Anadtech's, as I've done over the years. This is for PC Gaming only, as I use my laptop for ripping/encoding and everything else. I'm carrying over my Antec P-160 Case, as well as my SATA HDD's and DVDRW. There's a...
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    Far Cry 2

    ^ I wish i could read the rest of that site :(
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    *OLD*Official Bioshock Thread

    I have it "reserved" as well, and is sitting in my taskbar at home waiting. I'm thinking they will release it this weekend, at least that would be nice. Like some of you, I only want to gauge how it runs on my X1950. I played through the 360 demo, but I was missing my m/k as I'm just not a fan...
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    *OLD*Official Bioshock Thread

    Holy S..This is great news, I think I might just grab it there and pre-install it.
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    MS's Xbox Live Arcade coming to the PC

    Ever since seeing what the STEAM beta has too offer vs. Live, MS has a huge challenge in front of them, especially now with the live arcade aspect that has to compete with the likes of Gametap as well. Live Arcade is great for the 360 console, but to bring that to PC? Also, what about the...
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    Any good, new, side scrollers?

    Knytt is a great little free side scroller. Not much to it but it's fun and well supported. http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?main=02Knytt
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R is a P.O.S

    That's a shame, as I absolutely loved STALKER, enough that I played through it several times to get the good endings. Right now, i'm just playing around with Duty and Freedom. Granted, the game came out way too early, as I was getting CTD's every hour until the first patch came out which...
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    How old are you?

    Zork Zero on my 286 ftw!
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    house of corruption.

    I personally can't stand any of them, probably like most seasoned news watchers. Then again, it really depends on who helped the person get elected. Healthcare Industry? Big Pharma? Big Oil? Pick your poison, as their concerns are hardly the people's concerns. What I'm looking for is a total...
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    Karl Rove announces exit

    I hope the door hits him on the ass on the way out....
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    How is this game??

    I loved that game and jedi outcast. They were really awsome games, but it makes me a bit sad, as LucasArts has completely abandoned the PC platform it seems. I doubt we will ever get another game in the series, and if we do, it probably won't come to PC :(
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    Dreamfall: The Longest Journey 2

    Definately pick it up for 15 bucks. You don't need to play the first one, but I would highly recommend it to all adventure fans. Not sure if anyone mentioned it yet, the good news is, The Longest Journey 3 will be split up into episodes, I think over STEAM and retail, and I think it's coming...
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    Cant play Clive Barker's Undying on my new PC

    I had the same problem with my ATI card a few months back. I got the itch to play it again and found it so I installed it, being all excited, and the same thing happened. You need to go to your video card settings from your desktop(right click on desktop and click properties, than settings tab)...
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    How old are you?

    just turned 30 in July :) I've always been a gamer on all platforms, but the PC is by far my favorite...
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    Who would kill for a revamped Xwing game?

    I would kill a puppy, no never, but I would really like another Tie Fighter, I say screw the rebels too. I played that game religiously for years and couldn't get enough. I think I was in Junior High when that game came out, I can't remember. Box art and write up for memories sake for the...
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    Gecube launches "fastest" AGP, DX10 board to come

    I second that, what's up with all the AGP haters? For christ sake, I'm freakin happy as a pig in shi....as I love my X1950 AGP. CoH is running like a charm and STALKER will be in my mailbox this week(FINALLY!!). Gaming goodness, yum yum. As long as I can achieve acceptable frame rates(And I'm...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    I've been slowly going from game to game to see how my performance compares. Yesterday I swung by BestBuy (Since Gamestop has just about the lousiest PC gaming section in the world) and I picked up Rainbow Six Vegas and Darkstar One(Yeah, I'm a huge Sci-fi Sim fan...). I was really gunning for...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Cool , thanks for the link. I have been looking for a package like that.
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Yeah, the only problem I face is that they don't produce my memory anymore(Corsair XMS 3200 LLPT 2-3-2-6) , so buying another gig is out of the question. I've looked everywhere, and can't seem to find it. So, looks like I will have to buy a fresh 2 gigs if I choose to upgrade :(
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Hey guys, I've been running my Sapphire X1950 Pro for a few days now and it's working flawlessly. In fact, I'm using a an Antec 430 TrueWatt psu (one rail running at 36 amp, not two). It's running fine, but would you guys suggest upgrading my PSU for the future, just in case later games are more...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Damn, I got a very noticeable difference from X850XT. I just ran BF2142 on near max settings for about an hour with no problems at all. Going to run 3dmark to see what kind of jump it made "artificially" speaking.
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    I got mine in as well, and had a little hiccup when I first intstalled the drivers, as my screen went black(no signal to the monitor), anyway everything seems to be running fine though. Hey a dumb question for everyone, do you have to use both the connectors on the X1950 Pro? It seems that you...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Yeah well, my upgrade will be well worth it, as my 850xt pe was unable to perform SM 3.0, plus it's a nice upgrade considering I only paid 40 bucks for it after selling my old card. Anyway, If I can get through another year without building a whole new rig, it's a win for me. I will be fine with...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Yeah, they shipped mine and it says it will be here tomorrow. Finally, I've been without a card for a week now :( It said it shipped yesterday(Tuesday), so I guess that means 2 day shipping. lol I'm on the East Coast (Philly) so I figured it would take a while. Let me know how your card...
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    X1950 Pro AGP is coming!

    Same here, still says "Processing", I wonder if they ran out, as we both ordered them the same day :(