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    Best portable gaming pc

    Grab an XPS M1710, it will be cheaper, and still be powerful. I would say you could get a top of the line one for 2500 if you look around. I love mine. Lans have never been easier!
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    Dell E1705 (Inspiron) to XPS M1710 Conversion

    Oh yea, because when you get an XPS, you are a guaranteed hardcore gamer, its not like some people think it looks cool... lol
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    Dell E1705 (Inspiron) to XPS M1710 Conversion

    I disliked some aspects of the E1705, and loved the XPS M1710 all around, but I did not want to spend the extra $ on it. So, after a little bit of ebaying, and some careful internal work, I present my humble mod. http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5579659][/URL] The LEDs are powered...
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    3 or 4 monitors in a multimonitor setup with 2 pci-e video cards

    well, you can run 3 or 4 monitors, and while I am not 100% sure, I am almost certain that the nVidia drivers would allow such a thing to be done.
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    LG 30" LCD Monitor ?

    wow, thats an amazing deal. After looking a bit, I believe it is discontinued and I cannot find much info on it. You should ask them if you can try it out with a computer in the store to test the response time and quality. I would keep an eye on that.
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    Hanns·G JW-199DPB vs Hanns·G HW-191DPB

    Difference is mainly in that one has speakers :P I have 2 of the Hanns·G JW-199DPB and I love them to death!
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    Thats why i refuse to use a Razer, just too weird feeling for me i guess.
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    Yea, but still, I don't think you can beat the form of the 510/518, its just so natural you (well me at least) do not even notice your hand is on a mouse.
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    hehe thats why I refuse to get a G5, no forward button and it feels kinda weird.
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    Ok, great to know! Thanks AT!
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    Hm ok, I really don't have anything else I can upgrade within my system for the time being, but after reading your reply, I think maybe a 518 would be unnecessary. Thanks for saving me a few bucks! :D
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    New to dual monitors

    Use an app called Ultramon. Works like a charm. Make sure you set the monitors to Dual View (in the Nvidia drivers) if you have an Nvidia card, dunno what its called for ATI. (Dual View by itself will do what you want it to, but Ultramon works well for other dual monitor stuff too.)
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    Worth it to go from MX510 to MX518?

    I currently have an MX510 (800DPI) at 1000Hz, and am wondering if switching to the 1600 DPI MX518 would be worth my time/money. I would not want a G5 or any other mouse as I just dont like the feel as much as the way this line was made. What do you think? Thanks! Dan
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    Quick question: If my video card says DDR2, is that actually GDDR2?

    Going to bed now hehe, I'll check back in the morning!
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    Quick question: If my video card says DDR2, is that actually GDDR2?

    What the article is meaning to say is that the graphical DDR2 (GDDR2) on the FX5800 among others is not truly DDR2 spec. It seems to say that GDDR3 is more like system DDR2, however it also states that "However, further confusion has been added to the mix with the appearance of budget and...
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    Quick question: If my video card says DDR2, is that actually GDDR2?

    Well, I think it is stated as "G" DDR2 to signify that its is "graphical" double data rate memory. There is no real physical difference, just a marketing term. It is in fact DDR2 RAM, which is worse in performance than DDR3 (or GDDR3, w/e you want to call it). GDDR3 is faster and thus will be...
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    8800GTX SLI

    well, if you are going SLI with those then definitely the 850W. If only single card, I would recommend the 750. The 650 could work for a single card, but not both.
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    Can 2 computers use 1 USB printer?

    Or...just name a new network that both the computers are on in Windows and share the printer over the network. The downside is that the computer to which the printer is connected to will have to be on if you want to print but it could be a temporary solution!
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    How to recover deleted NTFS partition?

    I really like Acronis, check it out! There is a free trial too, so you can hopefully try it out for yourself. http://www.acronis.com/homecomputing/products/diskdirector/
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    Help - Unmountable Boot Volume

    Well, you should try a checkdisk (chkdsk), using a bootCD or your windows install disk. This will check the install for errors and usually correct the ones it find. Here is a good tutorial if you need it! http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555302 PM me if you need more help, I have gone through...
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    Computing across 3 monitors with 2 video cards...

    Ok, great! Guess I will have to go with that then! Thanks for the help guys! Dan
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    Computing across 3 monitors with 2 video cards...

    Anyone know how one crappy card could affect perdormance on one of the screens for gaming?
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    Computing across 3 monitors with 2 video cards...

    ok, cool! How would a cheap PCI/PCIE secondary card affect performance across all 3 monitors? If i have everything on high in WoW, would two monitors render with high FPS and one with crappy FPS or what would go on? Thanks! Dan
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    Computing across 3 monitors with 2 video cards...

    Anyone have any intel on this?
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    Dual Wide Screen?

    I run two of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824254001 amazing...BUT!!!! do not expect to game with both of them at one time since everything is split in half at the middle, and can be really annoying. I run my games in only one monitor and have something like...
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    Computing across 3 monitors with 2 video cards...

    Hey guys, So, I currently have two of these monitors: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824254001 with a single 7900GT. Now, say I would like to have one more of these monitors, I would need another video card, preferably PCI-E since I have an SLI mobo. (I know I cannot run...
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    Computer can take hours to boot...

    Wow you are right, it is the psu, we were pointing a high rpm cooling fan at it thinking it was an overheating problem, but when we turn the fan off, it boots with much better boot times!!! Time for a new psu! Thanks for all the help guys!
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    Computer can take hours to boot...

    Hey there, He has a Pentium 4 of some kind, socket 478, dont know the core or clock offhand. some gengeric mobo (sorry i just dont have it with me and he is not on now :) 1 120GB sata hdd 400W PSU Some generic brand 1 GB of RAM PC3200 Soundblaster Audigy 2 card pci NIC 1 dvd rom and one...
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    Computer can take hours to boot...

    A friends computer has lately been taking one hour or more to boot, it will turn on, everything runs, and the monitor is black, there are no mobo beeps, nothing to show any life besides fans spinning and hdd running etc. I have tried the bare minimun boot, to no avail, cleaning out dust, also to...
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    Centurion 5 120mm Front Intake?

    I have the 80 down below and i put a nice blue led 120 up top under my dvd drives :) I also cut out the grating in front of the front 80 and put a blue led fan there (80) as well, so my cent 5 glows blue all over the front of the case, and it cool er by about 7 degrees since i did it!
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    yea, love my enermax :)
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    New 7900GT Question: Is my Mem core supposed to read 750MHz?

    Is this normal? I know that for some new cards you multiply th mem by 2 but I wanted to be sure since my old 6600GT read 1000MHz all the time as opposed to 500MHz.
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    Didn't apparently :(
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    Hahah! Got it! The power adapter i bought was wiring a wrong wire to the GPU, it was sending a current to a pin that was supposed to be grounded!
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    anyone know?
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    also different psu cables do not work either. maybe i have a faulty 6 pin converter? or something else?
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    ok, tried different power cables, slots. nothing The two 4 pin conns are not the same length of wire and I am using plugs that come directly from the psu, not pass throughs or y splitters. When I tried the power up with the bare settings, still didnt work. The only way the system powers on is...
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    7900GT Running without PCIE power?

    Ok, sure. But then why does my system not power up (fans spin for a split second and then stop) when I have the plug connected for the 6 pin? Thanks for the help btw!