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    Looking to buy a new laptop..........

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...187&Tpk=ASUS%2bW7S-A1B http://www.newegg.com/Product/...198&Tpk=ASUS%2bF9Dc-A1 Its come down to these two, please tell me which is better and why. I need to buy a new notebook asap for school. Thanks a lot.
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    Looking for a new notebook......

    Okay, I want to buy a new notebook. I am going to use it mostly for school and some light gaming and I want to spend around $1300. I like Asus, Toshiba, and others, but not Dell, HP, or Compaq. I found one on newegg on the like below, so if anyone could tell me if its a good buy or if you can...
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    Finally got SLI to work........

    When I turn on SLI and play a game, I see green bars and color patterns, and artifacts. As soon as I turn SLI off, this stops. What could be causing this? I know both GPUs are good because I tried them out individually before and they both worked fine, it just happens in SLI mode.
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    Do I need a new PSU?

    I have a quick question. I have a AMD 3800 X2 Cpu, 2 gigs of RAM, 2 Hard Drives, and two 7900 GTX OC SLI video cards. Now, I need a PSU and I was wondering, would a 550 watt PSU cut it or do I need something more? I dont overclock anything btw.
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    Kaspersky Anti-virus 6.0

    Okay, I bought it off of ebay and it was sealed and everything, however, its in Korean. I managed to install it and it works fine, but again, its in Korean. Is there a language pack for this so I can convert it to English? If so, can someone please provide me a link for it? Thanks a lot.
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    Someone please help me

    Oh man, this is bad. Okay, I have a lot of info saved on my laptop. Anyway, I had 2 sticks of 512mb ram in my laptop, so I decided to buy 2 1 gig sticks to make my laptop 2 gigs. The first one arrived, so I pulled a 512 stick out and replaced it, bam, 1.5 gigs. So, today the second 1 gig stick...
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    Question about my GPU.......

    Hi all, I have an Alienware Area 51m 5700 laptop and it sports a 6800 256mb GPU. Anyway, I've been looking everywhere for some info on it and cant really find much about the GPU. I was wondering, can the GPU on this unit be upgraded? I want to upgrade to a 7800 or 7900, but dont know if my unit...
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    CPU Issues........

    Okay, I have a 1.7 Ghz Centrino but the speed is always at 800 mhz thanks to speedstep. I went into Bios but didnt find an option to disable it. So, I used CPU Clock and it worked, but only for awhile. Anyway, does anyone know other programs like CPU Clock?? I mean something that can help me up...
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    CPU issues.........

    Okay, I have a Intel Centrino CPU thats 1.7 ghz and I'm running Vista Home Premium OS. Anyway, my CPU speed is at 800 MHZ for some reason and I want to raise it, how do I do that? I went to BIOS and nothing, but I know there is a program somewhere, what program can I use for this? Thanks.
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    PC seems to overheat

    Okay, my PC seems to be overheating and I don?t know why. Here are my specs: AMD 3800 X2 BFG 7900 GTX 2 GIGS Ram Anyway, when I am playing a game(doesn?t happen all the time, just sometimes), my PC will just shut off, after awhile, like 2-3 hours. When I try to turn it back on, it powers on...
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    Need help with DVD player(sorry if its in the wrong forum)

    Okay, my friend was messing around with my DVD player. He was trying to use these cables or whatever so the picture would be better on my HD TV. Anyway, he was messing with the remote and all of a sudden, he changed something and now I get no picture, only sound. I dont know what he was doing...
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    Total Noob question

    If a mobo has ATI chipset, can I use a Nvidia video card, despite the ATI chipset. I think the answer is yes, but I want to make sure. Thanks.
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    Question about case

    Can you use a standard power supply in this case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811163050
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    Help me pick a laptop please

    Asus G1 Intel Core 2 Duo T7200(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide SXGA 2GB DDR2 667 160GB 5400rpm DVD Super Multi 512MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7700 $1,798.99 Alienware Aurora m9700 AMD Turion? 64 Mobile ML34 1.8GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache 17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD with Clearview Technology...
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    Help with my system

    If I am in the incorrect section, I apologize. Now, I have a Toshiba Satellite M45-S165 laptop. I need to reformat my system and I cant find the quick reformat cd that came with the laptop. I went on the Toshiba site and they had a lot of different things for it, but I couldnt find the reformat...
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    Nintendo Wii Question

    Quick question, does the USB WiFi adapter for the Wii and DS have a way to enable a password, like a regular router, so others dont piggy back off your connection?
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    Which Processor is better?

    I don?t know a whole lot about processors, but I was wondering, which of these two processors are better. AMD 4200 X2 or AMD Opteron 165 Dual-Core? I mean if they were the same price, which one would you buy?
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    Getting error message, please help

    Okay, I had a bunch of demos that I downloaded onto a DVD so I popped it into my computer. I went and opened up the folder, double clicked to install, and my computer took me to a blue screen. I manually restarted, went back, double clicked on the folder again, and the same thing happened. I...
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    Getting a new CPU, need help

    I'm getting a new CPU and need some advice. Okay, its between a AMD 3800 X2 or 4200 X2. The price difference is about $25, so which one should I get? Is the 4200 X2 worth the extra $25 or should I get the 3800 X2? Thanks.
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    Wierd issues with my pc

    Okay, yesterday I was on my computer playing Battlefield 2 and all of a sudden, my system shuts off. So, I turn it back on, but I get nothing. It powers up, and I can see the light on my DVD burner blink on and off, but I dont hear the beep that I do when I turn my system on, and I still get...
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    Need help with ram

    Hey guys, I dont know much about laptop memory, but I do need some and I need help. I have a Toshiba Satellite M45-S165. I read about it and it said "Memory specification compliance PC2700", does that mean I can only get 2700, or will 3200 work as well. I have a friend who will sell me his...
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    External TV tuner Question

    Okay, I have a Hauppauge external tv tuner which I use on my laptop and desktop. I just connected it through my USB. Anyway, I was wondering, if I wanted to hook up my Playstation through it, what would I need to get? Can someone tell me what cables I may need and a link where I can see those...
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    Super Famicom Question

    Okay, I have a SNES (still my favorite system of all time). Anyway, I want to play some Supre Famicom games on my SNES. Can I get a converter somewhere that will allow me to play Famicom games on my SNES?? If so, whats the converter called? Maybe I can get one on Ebay. Thanks
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    Mobo chipset.....

    I have a epox mobo with nvidia chipset. Well, for some reason, my internal tv tuner isnt working. My friend told me its because the nvidia chipset isnt allowing my tuner to work. Anyone heard of this? Can drivers that can fix this issue? Please help.
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    Want to buy a new laptop....

    Hello all. I'm looking to buy a new laptop with some power to play games on. I cant afford nor do I want an Alienware. The two sites that I am looking at are Ibuypower.com and cyperpowerpc.com. Each of those two sites offer about the same stuff and the prices arent to bad. Anyway, I was...
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    Windows XP problems

    Just had this problem happen to me and I cant figure out whats going on. When I go to turn off my computer, I click turn off and windows goes through its shut down phase, only one problem, instead of shutting down, it restarts. I thought maybe I was clicking on restart, but I'm not. Whats going...
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    the elder scrolls iv: oblivion

    Does anyone know a link to this games demo, I really want to try it out before I buy, thanks.
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    Nintendo DS Wi-Fi USB adapter

    Has anyone ever used the USB Wi-Fi Nintendo DS adapter yet? I want to pick one up but I've always had problems setting up wireless in my house and I was wondering, is this easy to set up and use? It looks hassle free and easy, but looks can be deceving. Can anyone tell me if it is easy to set up...
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    Nintendo DS/DS Lite Question

    First of all, sorry to post this here, I just didnt know where to post it so if someone can tell me where to post my future console and viden game questions, I would appreciate it. Now, my question, what is the major difference between the Nintendo DS and the Nintendo DS Lite? Are we just...
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    Nintendo DS

    Hey guys, last night I finally bought a Nintendo DS. I paid $200 for the limited edition red DS which was in absolut Mint condition and 12 games. My buddy was in desperate need of money so he sold it to me rather cheap. My question is, does the DS have something I can buy to back-up my games so...
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    Getting a FREE sound card

    My friend has two sound cards. He is giving one to me and one to his room mate, and I get the first pick. Sound card one is the Philips Aurilium PSC805, and the other is the the hercules game theater 7.1. Anyway, which one of the two is the better card? Since I get the first pick, I want to make...
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    Built a New System

    Just built a new system. 2 gigs of ram, evga 7800 gt, Amd 3000, Epox mobo, its nice. Anyway, I have one issue. When I play games on it (Quake 4, X-men Legends 2 and Fear,so far), all of a sudden as I am playing, the game will freeze up. I can still hear the audio, but cant move or anything...
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    Baseball season almost here

    With football season done and baseball season right around the corner, who are the early favorites for the World Series. I know the season hasent started yet, but if you were to pick your earlie favorites, who would they be?? I go with the Angels and the Cardinals
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    Built a New System

    Just built a new system. 2 gigs of ram, evga 7800 gt, Amd 3000, Epox mobo, its nice. Anyway, I have one issue. When I play games on it (Quake 4, X-men Legends 2 and Fear,so far), all of a sudden as I am playing, the game will freeze up. I can still hear the audio, but cant move or anything...
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    Built new system

    Just built a new system. 2 gigs of ram, evga 7800 gt, Amd 3000, Epox mobo, its nice. Anyway, I have one issue. When I play games on it (Quake 4 and X-men Legends 2 so far), all of a sudden as I am playing, the game will freeze up. I can still hear the audio, but cant move or anything. After...
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    Video Card Question

    Thinking about getting a XFX Geforce 6800XT PVT42EUDP7, anyone have this card and do you know of any issues? My friend has one of these cards and he told me that hes had some heating issues with them, anyone else experience this? Please tell me what you all think, good card to buy or not?
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    PSU help

    I made a post last-night about a psu so this is my second post. I dont have a lot of money to spend on a psu, but I found one at pc club and I was wondering what you guys think about it. I really dont know anything about psu's so any help woule be great, thanks...
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    Need a New Case

    Ok, I am building a new system and my #1 choice for a case is the ASUS VENTO. I've told three people this and I've been laughed at three times, but I dont care, I think its a cool case. Anyway, does anyone else have any ideas for a case? Now, I want something cool. For example, I love the...
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    Power Supply

    Looking for a psu and dont have a lot of $ to spend. A friend of mine said he will sell me his 2 month old power supply for $25. It is a Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU 480W Power Supply. I read some reviews on newegg and some people say it is a bust and dies quickly, while others say its a...
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    F.E.A.R. Install Problems

    Ok, this has never happened to me until today. I bought F.E.A.R.(the 5 cd version) and tried to install it. I installed disk one and it asked me for disk two. I put in disk two and it installs it for a little bit and something pops up and says "Data Error (cyclic redundancy check". So basically...