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    X-UO players come in!!!!

    Man this brings back so many memories ...... Even now when ever I hear someone talking about an online RPG or something close to it I always thing - I wonder if it is as good as UO was? Once EA bought it though and formed trammel, then all that other BS item/stat crap that came with it it died...
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    Whats next from nVidia? G90?

    I've been scanning the forums lately and all the talk is about the G80 and Ati's new x2900. Sure the x2900 is new but the G80 is a few months old now so what exactly is expceted from them next? I assume it will be monicured the G90 but other than that I really havent heard or read to much about...
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    Sick of Dell 1505e / ATI Videocard

    With that unfortunatly falls on 2 problems for me: Dell's ATI driver is A year out of date (+ very buggy, lack of decent fps in games, overall unstable) and ATI's x1400 drivers dont even verify correctly, and do the aformentioned problems in the first post. GGrreeaattttt........
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    Sick of Dell 1505e / ATI Videocard

    Quick Specs: 1.66 C2D x1400 mobile 1gig ram xp w/ sp2 When I first got my laptop i updated all the drivers via Dell's "recommended" ones on their website. After I did that I noticed that when I would play a game, say css, I got really bad fps and the game would crash, bluescreen...
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    Rackem Rackbar

    i guess with a 16k post count you ARE the king of the internetz. please let me know when im allowed to laugh again.
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    Rackem Rackbar

    I laughed for a good while at it .... these types of bums are what crawls around my neck of the woods. Good for a little entertainment http://my.break.com/media/view.aspx?ContentID=286887 just sharing some humor.
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    Finding video driver for laptop

    well after downloading the mobile xp 7.3 drivers I am getting errors randomly when either leaving a game, or when my computer goes into standby - which all give me an error message of a video driver being bad ...... guess it doesnt work after all.
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    Finding video driver for laptop

    i know they are there for xp but i was under the assumption MCE drivers were different (although probably only a small amount) than those for XP
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    Finding video driver for laptop

    I have a dell 1505 laptop and i was looking to find the latest driver for my video card which is an ati mobility x1400 but there is no such driver found on ati's website? Does anyone know what/where i am suppose to get updated drivers for this card? Dell's website has what I assume is an...
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    Stating the obvious . . .

    Stating
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    Making an Internal hdd work "outside?"

    did you even read the op ?
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    Making an Internal hdd work "outside?"

    Would everything be ok in the OS after having it installed on my laptop ... but then run on the HTPC's mobo,cpu ? Or would i have to do something special.
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    Making an internal hdd work "outside"?

    oh nice, i never thought of that -- on the same topic ..... Would everything be ok in the OS after having it installed on my laptop ... but then run on the HTPC's mobo,cpu ? Or would i have to do something special.
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    Making an Internal hdd work "outside?"

    I am trying to build an htpc in the next few months. I have a limited budget so it will take me a few to buy all the parts needed to put it together. My question is that if I go ahead a buy my internal hdd right now for the htpc, Is there any way that I could hook it up to my dell e1505 laptop...
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    Making an internal hdd work "outside"?

    I am trying to build an htpc in the next few months. I have a limited budget so it will take me a few to buy all the parts needed to put it together. My question is that if I go ahead a buy my internal hdd right now for the htpc, Is there any way that I could hook it up to my dell e1505 laptop...
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    First HTPC Build

    Alright, Im changing two things: Case - comes with 430w ultra quiet ps: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16811129131 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16813186086 And then i can take out my x800(1 less fan) and add an audigy2zs that i have...
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    First HTPC Build

    I've built plenty of pc's but this is my first htpc build so i wanted to make sure that it will do the things i want it to do. Im just going to run windows MCE to store all my dvd's and have it in one single area and also play my music. In the future I might upgrade it to be able to record...
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    Storing DVD's and watching on a tv ?

    damn, nice quick replys ......... ill check out doom9. on the same note however .... can this be done without having to build an actual "media" pc? As in, is there no easy product out that is just a small enclosure of hdd's thats an easy 1,2,3. ?
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    Storing DVD's and watching on a tv ?

    So basically, I dont even know where (or what) to START researching my question so i figured i'd try and ask all the resident guru's here first to try and get a head start. Basically what I want to do is take a hundred or so DVD's, put them on some type of system/box/device/hdd and just be...
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    Partitions on new dell e1505

    Here's my not-so-helpful chat with dell support. All i learned is that you CAN delete the 2 partitions .... but i dont think even they know what is on them. 1:44:46 PM System Welcome @%@#%@ ... 1:44:46 PM System Connecting to server. Please wait... 1:44:46 PM System Connected to...
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    Partitions on new dell e1505

    I just got my first dell e1505 laptop today and ofcourse even though i checked the "no preinstalled software box" i got a crapload of it on there. So i went to just go ahead and reformat and reinstall the operating system but when I went to the "delete partitions" screen there were 4 there...
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    Locking Down Computer Except For Your MusicPlayer?

    What it comes down to is that we have a lot of parties at our place and everyones always on my computer messing/changing songs and what not .... but every once in a while i'll catch someone just snooping and stuff, or talking on my aim. Is there a program that can basically lock the computer...
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    quick tv video question

    were trying to watch a football game tomorrow night on our friends plasma tv and all the connections on the back of the tv are either like s-video ... composite ... dvi. Now the only plug we have is the coaxel cable cord comming from the wall. What kind of converter and where could i buy it...
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    All calm before the big conroe storm of 7-23

    Is this a prophecy? moses? hi!
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    Could someone explain to me why this monitor is so expensive?

    I was wondering why this monitor is so expensive even though it seems to be just a 17inch. lcd. I dont see anything drastically different compared to other monitors. Is it actually worth the price? http://www.dbuys.com/product/?8951&hit_...088837&Campaign_id=149&cart_id=9708549 For...
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    x800pro (agp) problem

    shameless bumb
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    x800pro (agp) problem

    Yea, i have cleaned it numberous times with can-air .... its never been that bad or been that much dust - also the fan is working correctly scaling when temps rise and whatnot. edit: I also just installed/watched my temps while under heavy load and they never fluxuated past 60degrees. So I...
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    x800pro (agp) problem

    I got a "refurbished" x800pro from ati about 8 months ago and basically since I got it i have had a "little" trouble with it ....... . What happens is that after playing graphic intense games like cs:s with all the candy maxed out - the game will start to turn south. Guns on the screen will have...
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    Best video card available for a 15 or 15.4 inch laptop?

    That would be nice .... but - id rather it be a stock laptop rather than having to void my warranty THAT much
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    Best video card available for a 15 or 15.4 inch laptop?

    I have a quick question about 15 and 15.4 (widescreen) laptops in that the best lappy i can find only comes with like a x600 or 700 mobile video card. I was "hoping" to find something with better performance at this screen size but i dont exactly want a 17in. beast. Does anyone know if any...
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    Quick CPU question .....

    I am looking into buying a laptop and was wondering how much performance difference there was between the two cpus. An "yonah" single core at 1.66Ghz and an turion 64 at ........ 1.80 Ghz Would they be about equal ? And for the turion - for $100 more i can upgrade to a 2.2Ghz ...
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    Question between 2 cpu's

    yea, my friend looked at the 14 but likes the size and feel of the 15
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    Question between 2 cpu's

    Alright, im helping a friend buy a laptop who does nothing but surf the web, check email on aol, and write papers ..... and watch the occasional movie - nothing fancy - never plays any games. Im pretty sure the dell e15's are the best way to go because this persons budget is between 700-1000...
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    Turion X2 vs Memron ??

    I am going to be purchasing a desktop replacement laptop within the next comming months and was wondering ... .amd is going to be releasing their X2 turions within the next month or so and it is suppose to beat the Core Duo yonahs .... Intel however is supposldy releaseing their Memron procs by...
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    Questions concerning the XPS and the future

    awsome ..... you covered it all ! I have one last question ..... is the Core Duo 64-bit compatable? I am asking because of Vista that is to be released later this year/next - Or is Vista going to come as both 32/64 bit varities?
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    Questions concerning the XPS and the future

    I am getting a desktop replacement laptop during this summer before school starts again in August. I really like the XPS's from Dell cuz i think it would be perfect for what I need (gaming/cad/portability) But I do have a few questions about them. 1. Is the XPS planning on getting the Core...
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    Looking for a desktop replacement laptop

    As the title suggests, I am currently in the business of shopping for a laptop to replace my desktop and I have a couple of concerns / questions. Right now I have a desktop w/ a: sck754 amd 3400+ gig of ram amd x800 It's a solid all around gaming computer ....... With the purchase of...
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    Suggestions for a laptop to replace desktop.

    self bump
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    Suggestions for a laptop to replace desktop.

    As the title suggests, I am currently in the business of shopping for a laptop to replace my desktop and I have a couple of concerns / questions. Right now I have a desktop w/ a: sck754 amd 3400+ gig of ram amd x800 It's a solid all around gaming computer ....... With the purchase of...
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    Unpacking and Installing A pc game from .rar's ....

    Alright, so there was a game online that I downloaded and it came to me as 12 .rar's. I downloaded the 12 .rar's. I "thought" i would just extract all 12 .rar's into a single folder and be off and running but when i go from extracting the first folder to starting the second ---- all the...