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    DirectX 9.0c issues

    I've recently purchased The Sims 2. To my misfortune, DirectX 9.0c just doesn't want to install.... Period. It'll run the setup, say it's all ready (1 nano second later, having clearly not copied or installed anything), and good to go. But when I run dxdiag it comes up as 9.0b, which just...
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    SATA disk - need help

    I'm trying to install a single SATA harddrive, specifically a 250GB Maxtor 7200RPM SATA drive on an Soltek motherboard, model SL-K8AN2E-GR. The drive shows up in Setup when I enter the BIOS, but does not show up when the SATA/Raid controller looks for it. I've tried a number of combinations...
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    PC Mods - Car Stereo?

    One thing I think would be make a sweet mod for my computer would be installing a car stereo in my PC, then make a pair of speakers from stock stereo speakers, probably with acrylic cases, throw in a few LED fans and you'd have one crazy audio setup. The only question is, anyone ever done...
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    Partition suggestions on a gaming rig?

    I'm finishing up a new gaming rig, still waiting for the mainboard, but in the mean time, my question is regarding partition options and what would yield the best results for a gaming rig. I know NTFS is more secure than FAT32, but I've heard that FAT32 can have faster access times. I've...
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    Athlon 64 (754) and Dual Channel Memory?

    Okay, I've gotta ask, I've orderd parts for a new computer, and now I'm sweating bullets in anticipation, and have been scouring the web now for about 5 hours trying to find a solid answer to my question, so I'm just going to ask and hope I can get a response: I've bought a Soltek...