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    Word 2007 Problem

    I apologize if this is in the wrong forum. The Computer Help forum appeared to be for hardware issues, and so I thought that perhaps this post would be better placed in a Software forum. If anyone has a good suggestion on a better forum to put this, I'll definitely pursue that. Lately I've...
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    Q6600 vs. X3220

    So it's that time for me to pull the trigger on a processor for a new computer. I was thinking of getting the X3220 from ClubIT at http://www.clubit.com/product_...il.cfm?itemno=A1938011 simply because it's a good price ($277 + $4.99 shipping) at a reputable vendor. Then, I saw a newspaper ad...
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    Relapping Northbridge on Gigabyte P35-DS3R

    I bought a Gigabyte P35-DS3R, and I've been wondering if I should relap the stock northbridge heatsink with another thermal paste such as Arctic Silver 5. One of my main concerns is how hard is it to remove the northbridge heatsink and then secure it back onto the northbridge. It seems to have...
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    Dying Hard Drive?

    Hi everyone. I appreciate any help that you guys might have, even outlandish theories. System Specs: P4 2.8Ghz "Northwood" Asus P4P800 "Springdale" Creative Audigy 2 eVGA Geforce 7800 GS 256MB 1 GB Corsair DDR1-PC3200 Antec 380W TruePower (Sonata I case) Windows Vista 300 GB 7200.8...
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    Vista and new "Unpartitioned" drive?

    This issue boggles me to the core and I'm afraid it might stump everyone else. I have two hard drives (160GB SATA and 300 GB IDE). The 300GB is my media/games drive whereas my 160GB is where I keep the programs and OS. Last night, after installing Vista onto the 160GB HD, the 300GB became...
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    Radeon X1650 or Geforce 6600GT

    A few weeks ago, my beloved Radeon 9800 Pro finally died. Since it was past the 3 year warranty, it was time to find a new card. Right now, I'm looking at either a Powercolor X1650 256MB GDDR2 for $69.99 AR (+$5.64 shipping): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131042...
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    Brave Sentry Removal

    System Specifications: P4 2.8Ghz "Northwood" Asus P4P800 Motherboard Audigy 2 Sound Card Radeon 9800 Pro Video Card Windows XP Professional SP1 Normally I would describe myself as a proficient computer user, but I feel a bit inept right now. Recently, my computer became infected with...
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    Headsets: Logitech, Plantronics, & Sennheiser

    Hi everyone. Admittedly I'm a bit of a novice at headsets, so I hope my question doesn't sound too trite and basic. I've been looking on the interweb a bit for a new headset and I feel that I've narrowed it down to 5 choices: Plantronics Audio 90...
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    Samsung 710V and 710T LCDs?

    http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=MJ17BSABY http://www.samsungusa.com/cgi-bin/nabc/product/b2c_product_detail.jsp?eUser=&prod_id=MJ17BSABY Where did these things come from? With the Hydis, AU Optronics, and the panel on the 172x all...
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    17" LCDs?

    Hiyas again everyone. Lately I've been thinking of grabbing a 17" LCD. At first, I was just hoping for a good pixel response time (16ms), then I started thinking about contrast and brightness along with DVI capability, and then viewing angle, and... well, now I'm just confused between which LCD...