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    LGA775 mobo died, time to upgrade?

    Recently my LGA775 mobo died, leaving me with a E6600 processor. Two options I see are to buy a new LGA775 mobo and continue on like nothing happen, or upgrade processor and mobo to take advantages of some of the prices now (wolfdales, phenom 2 x4 etc) I rarely overclock, and before the...
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    system will not post.. no beep/chirp/alarm?

    hey guys! turned on my main computer this morning after a week or so of it being off, and got nothing. the psu turns on, the fans spin, the hdds spin, the cd drives will not operate. in the past when i have seen this i get an alarm/beep/chirp from the system speaker letting my know of a...
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    8800gts and screen corruption, unstabe system.

    Hey guys, let me start out with my computer build.. Core2duo e6600 2 gigs ddr800 8800gts 640. OCZ 600w 4x12v 18a rails I initially stepped up from a 7950gt ko from evga to their 8800gts 640 with no problems and ran it quite well for some time. out of no where I developed some screen...
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    mobo for e6600

    Hey guys - I tend to frown on these types of posts, but I really could use some help/guidance on this one. This is for a build for myself and my first time working with intel cpus, as normally I play with AMD. Right now I am planning on buying the e6600 - and quite frankly all reviews...
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    ddr2 am2 vs. ddr 939

    Hey guys - Building a new computer and have been out of the loop for awhile since I last looked at prices. Now that am2 is out and ddr2(800) there is another part of the equation for me. I am looking to spend about 1200 bucks on a new rig and one thing that I am not sure of is the...
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    unresponsive computer after 5 minutes

    My friend has emailed me with a problem. Read below, but it seems his computer becomes unresponsive/freezes after a few minutes of being on.. read on " AMD 2800+ underclocked, BIOS reports it as a 2200+ Gigabyte GA-7n400 Pro2 motherboard 512 megs ram radeon 9800 120 gig ata hard drive...
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    disk read error...plz help!

    hey guys, i have searched google, dslreports and hardforums but am still at a loss for my data and for a fix here. My main computer -> barton 2500+ seagate barracuda 160gb sata (master, xp and back up for gaming and regular software) wd 80gb ide (slave 2 partitions, xp and backup, primarly...
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    19-27" LCD TV, gaming/tv/monitor

    I am completely new to widescreens LCD, and infact am still on a 19" CRT. It is a good monitor, but I really want something with multiple video/HD inputs for future TV and xbox 360, as well as a nice crisp, sexy LCD to act as my new PC monitor. I have looked at the standard widescreen LCDs...
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    SATA, installations and partitions.

    AT, I just bought my first SATA HDD, upgrading from an older ATA. Seagate comes with a nice program that works from a CD or a bootable floppy as I have created to install the HDD on a fresh install of windows. Before I chose to reformatt I had both of my drives working together, and...
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    $1100 for a new computer, or hold off?

    hey guys. Right now I have a few options and have been discussing some of them in CPU forums, but thought I woud bring it here. I have been interested in upgrading for some time. I currently own : AMD barton @ 3200 (2.2) gig of ram 6600gt agp kt600 asus but have wanted to upgrade...
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    barton @ 2.2GHZ vs Venice @ 2.2GHZ

    Hey guys. Its the end of summer and im heading back to school and trying to figure out what im doing for my computer for the year. I am currently running a barton @ 2.2ghz but have been thinking about jumping to a64s which leads to a new mobo, vid card, and basically a new computer. Are...
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    barton 2500+ --> AMD 64bit?

    I am guessing you guys get this question often, so I did a quick search, but found nothing that really pertains to my questions. I currently am running a barton 2500+ that OCs nicely @ 2.2ghz, though I rarely run it there. I have a asus mobo, and a gig of ram, and a 6600gt AGP. I play...