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    Blu-Ray vs. HD-DVD

    HD-DVD.... going to have and have the cheapest drives... sony sucks! I hope they get crushed so they have two low kicks to the junk (PS3 and next blue-ray)
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    Will I ever be able to run SLI mode on 2-4 LCD monitors in Vista Ultimate?

    Why the heck can I not run SLI mode with 2-4 LCD monitors... ok ok... Let's just say two then, I can cut back... nvidia finally came out first week of May with SLI support for Vista but after the excitement let me install the drivers, I found out you can only use one monitor at a time...
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    Dry Erase Boards - Big Sale + Coupons + Free Shipping

    zooma zooma zoom - dry erase board sale They have cheap cheap dry erase pricing + free UPS shipping. Following coupons expire 6/9/07: Links deleted These are the kind that you can stick anywhere. I just got them in the other day and was given that coupon list above. All I had...
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    ~ $189 = 22" wide LCD monitor ~

    heck yes... grab it!!!!!!!! only 19 left! Costco has them for like $250-$260ish + shipping I think. I am in the market to but decided to go $280 and get the 2,000:1 sceptre monitors from Costco. Sure beats the heck out of my Viewsonic 22"s -- I got 4 running in a canyon display.
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    <<< What's the best AGP video card to get for $50-$60 to do gaming? >>>

    any other ideas? I want to get it ASAP. Any other recommendations? Newegg has a bunch with 256mb, I want to stay away from 128. Thanks!
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    <<< What's the best AGP video card to get for $50-$60 to do gaming? >>>

    I'm building a rig for one of my friend out of an old P4 2.8Ghz socket 478, 1GB ram, etc... Need a $50-60 AGP Video card for gaming purposes for him occasionally and his lil sisters... please advise model/place (I assume newegg but which card please?). Thanks everyone in advance.
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    What LCD TV should I get for $1700?

    I got a Sharp AQUOS® 42" LCD HDTV (LC-42D62U) for $1,700 with a 3 year warranty. Can anyone beat this deal? I am nervous about the 1200:1 contrast ratio. It does 1080p, 2 HDMI ports, 480 brightness.... Anything better for the money?
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    Supreme Commander (PC-DVD): $35.49 Shipped via GOGamer

    One of the best games of all time (or at least in it's class). I had to take my geforce 8800 out because this game was wasting so much time. Good deal on the game but not amazing considering I paid $44.95 at best buy a month ago.
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    Nvidia SLI drivers for Vista 64-bit?

    Anyone know when SLI drivers are suppose to be launched for Vista 64-bit?
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    Vista and SLI

    I am having the SAME exact problem for my Gigabyte 7600GT's in Vista Ultimate 64-bit. The instructions say where to go but the SLI is missing. Please help us!
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    Abit AW9D-MAX w/ Dual SLI Geforce 7600GT's PCI Express 16x - What POWER SUPPLY FROM NEWEGG DO I GET?

    I was slapping my system together this weekend and needed to crab a different PSU so I grabbed the Antec TruePower 430W at Best Buy I don't think this PSU is compatible because it has the 6 pin ATX cpu Power adapter instead of the 8-pin (can I take the 6 pin, plug that into the board and...
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    EMERGENCY - PLEASE HELP

    winr...1) unplug the power cord. 2) remove MB batter 3) Reset the bios? not sure what you mean by "short".
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    EMERGENCY - PLEASE HELP

    No beeps what so ever right now. It once beeped with a long beep and then another long beep until I turned it off. Tried 2 min later... NO BEEPS. Very odd... if it is grounded... it wouldn't boot/power on right? Everything sounds like it is booting. UHG!
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    EMERGENCY - PLEASE HELP

    the Geforce 4 6200 works just fine... pulled from working system. I tried both the geforce and I tried taking the card out and trying just the onboard video without the geforce installed. I can not access the bios because I have no video connection to the monitor(which works).
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    EMERGENCY - PLEASE HELP

    Just put a new rig together and this needs to get working ASAP... Epox P4 478 MB w/ via P4M800 Display: ViewSonic 22" VX2235wm LCD (tested on another computer to - A.O.K/Works) The onboard video WILL NOT DISPLAY/No signal Also tried Geforce 4 6200 PCI Card WILL NOT DISPLAY/NO SIGNAL...
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    Very impressed with my Core 2 Duo system!

    I got a core 2 duo coming in myself.... I am stoked. Here is what I'm getting from NewEgg: - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail - ABIT AW9D-MAX LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2...
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    How high can I overclock this killer computer rig?

    I'm buying this hardware for my rig, how far do you think I can take the Core 2 Duo E6600 to? - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail - ABIT AW9D-MAX LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail - OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM...
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    Best Media Center Case and board for P4 2.8Ghz 800FSB socket 478

    Have a socket 478 P4 2.8GHz 800FSB laying around in another computer... want to make a media pc..... what case is the coolest? ($100 and under) What motherboard?
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    Intel paid Dell up to $1 billion a year not to use AMD chips

    This was obviously going on for some time. Years and years.... obvious as the price fixing in the memory industry which got busted up. Didn't you ever wonder why memory prices could change over a weekend up or down 10-30% sometimes?
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    Need Help with BRAND NEW RIG parts (memory + Power Supply + Case)

    I'm buying the following parts, what Memory do you think I should get? Memory - Want 2 Gigs Power Supply (well, you see the parts below) Case - Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6600 - Retail - ABIT AW9D-MAX LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard -...
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    Fresh New System - Need to buy operating system - WinXP or Vista

    ok no Vista for me. I will use Sabayon Linux with Beryl and AIXGL and use a win xp laying around...
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Am I going to need a new power suppy when using Dual 7600FT Silent Pipe II's in SLI mode since I have a stand P4 500w?
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Can I use a power supply from like 3 years ago from an old Dell Server P4 system>?
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    One more thing, will I have room to install a PCI card with the (2) Gigabyte 7600GTs on the Abit AW9D? I need to make sure because the PCI card I am talking about is the M-Audio 10/10LT required for my Pro Tools configuration. Thanks!
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Visuals are very important. A must have. Operandi, thanks for the video card recommendation. jkresh, thanks for your help as well.
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    Fresh New System - Need to buy operating system - WinXP or Vista

    Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    OK, Abit and passive cards it is. Can you please send me the link to the nVidia cards you would recommend. My budget cap is $150 per card (i can stretch it a few more bucks if necessary) Also, some knucklehead is giving me "BEEP" about starting a thread asking about which Windows OS I...
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    Fresh New System - Need to buy operating system - WinXP or Vista

    building a new system. Have been out of the hardware loop for 1.5 years or so. I have tons of questions that need to be answered. Simple as that, sorry if I seem aggressive but I am itching to get an order placed by tomorrow morning from Newegg so I can build this system for the weekend...
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Operandi, thanks for your help. I will get the Abit AW9D (I know you didn't say Abit was the best...would you still get that?) and two graphics cards but I think I would prefer nVidia because of running Linux and using Beryl. I think the nVidia is better in Linux when running a 3D desktop...
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    Fresh New System - Need to buy operating system - WinXP or Vista

    Just built/building a new Duo Core system.... Will be dual-booting with some version of windows and Linux..... So, I don't own windows and never have (always got it for free) but am willing to buy it. What should I buy: 1.Windows XP Professional 2. Windows Vista, and if windows Vista...
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    Abit IN9 32X-MAX - $330 for this motherboard - WHY? What's so great?

    what is so great about the Abit IN9 32X-MAX to make it $330? Anything compare to it?
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Does the P5B-V support Open GL so that I can run Sabayon Linux with Beryl and AIXGL?
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    I noticed that people have been complaining about the IDE controller on the aBit. If you had the processor I am getting and wanted a board that supported 4 screens, what would you get?
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    what about the IN9 32X-MAX? What's the main benefit of that? I've been out of the latest and greatest hardware scene for 1.5 year or so. Out of the abit AB9 QuadGT and the Abit AW9D-Max, what would be the cheaper solution for QUAD display? I'm not too sure what the difference of the two...
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    What Motherboard to buy for Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Conroe?

    Building a new system and getting the Intel Core 2 E6600 Conroe 2.4GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor. I heard this overclocks to 3.4GHz with ease so I want an overclocking board. I've always loved aBit boards. Anyways, something to consider is that right now I have a dual display...
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    767Mhz Celeron - Upgrade to 1.4GHz socket 370 a big boost?

    NIce man, thanks. I just found a Pentium 4 2.8Ghz 800FSB laying around here with Swiftech P4 478 CPU cooler and Arctic Silver 5+. I also have another Dell server laying around with a 2.8 800FSB laying around. I am going to take each chip and put them in that motherboard you showed me or...
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    Sabayon Linux "locks up" during live cd trial and installation - help

    Thanks for everyone's help. I am going to download and burn another CD image, not DVD this time and see if ti works. If it does not work and the integrity of the CD images checks out, I will try swapping the drive and then the ribbon. Thanks for everyone's help once again.
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    Sabayon Linux "locks up" during live cd trial and installation - help

    I went to verbose mode: first thing it said was: ibm_acpi: ec object not found ata2 port failed to repond (30 secs) srst faialed status 0xff srst failed err_mask=0x100 srst failed status 0xff..... so on so forth LOADED A BUNCH OF STUFF, LOOKED POSITIVE, THEN THIS squash error: sb-bread...