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    DS3 lovefest --- > any good NON - OC conroe mobos ?

    Wow is there a lovefest on here for the DS3 ? my only question is this If you were never ever going to overclock which conroe mobo would you buy ? Im building a photoshop comp for my girlfriend and she will never overclock. she is going to use e6400 proc ds3 as of now 2 gigs of...
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    A good story about 3DFuzion aka BFG

    So i bought a 3dfuzion 7600 gs for 58$ from newegg. Upon installing in as soon as it was in my system... ramdom lock-ups . I try everything from drivers to reformat to bigger psu , nothing works. So i decide to call 3dfuzion tech support , right away i love this company. They take my...
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    totally frustrated with 7600 gs

    Arrrggg here we go. Bought a 7600gs from newegg the 58$ one 3dfuzion. I put it in and reformated the system using the most recent drivers all the way around. Im using 3800x2, Biostar Tforce 939 board , 1 gig ddr 400 ram , 430 watt cooler master rs-430-pmrs power supply, in a very well...
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    device manager sees the slave drive

    ok im repairing a comp that somone messed up some guy put a hacked copy of windows xp on a dell that had a coa for win home so the people use it for 3 months then get nailed for having a non-legit os so my goal is to slave there drive onto my comp then save there data then reformat...
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    I havent played a Video game for 3 or 4 years

    Ok over 4 years ago i was hopelessly addicted to diablo 2. So much so that at one time after the v1.10 patch i was number 3,5,and 10 on the hardcore ladder. I used to run Mep runs NO maphack and i kept a LOGBOOK of what it dropped . I ran it 15k times.... so due to that i cant play...
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    COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power 430W Power Supply

    Good Cheap PSU Looked good to me for a good cheap PSU for a value system or just a back up. Im not a power supply expert but im sure this thing isnt intended for high end systems. O well hot or not ?
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    Dead 300 gig Sata hd Outpost.com

    Click here for details * Capacity: 300GB * Seek Time: <9.0ms * 7200RPM * 16MB Buffer * Serial ATA (SATA) Interface * Up to 150MB/sec data transfer rate * Native Command Queuing * 1 Year Limited Manufacturer Warranty
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    Can i use an Opteron 146 in a biostar 939 tforce board ?

    Probably a dumb question. I just bought a Opteron 146 and want to know if i can use it with the Biostar Tforce board. Thier webpage would say no. If the answer is know what else would i use for a cheap overclocking board ? Thanks Much for your time Jon Daily
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    netflix or blockbuster online ? or another i dont know about

    Hello all. Ive noticed that the price structure is the same for both. Which one has better selection ? Ships faster ? Has what you want ? Im leaning twards netflix . Somone who has used these services please advise . Thanks Much Jon
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    device cannot start.[error code 10] *SOLVED*

    Hello all . Problem Solved bad ide wire :D .. I bought a MadDog megastore and it used to work on my comp not it does not. Gives me error code 10. Works on my girlfriends computer and my neighbors, but not mine. Ive tried updating the drivers for my mobo and the device , no dice. My only...
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    budget comp for 350$ your thoughts?

    Hello all my partents own a Mac (4 years old) and love it. My mother is a lawyer and father owns his own company and there are some things they need a windows comp for. So i told them i could use there exsisting monitor and keyboard/mouse on a KVM and build them a cheap comp for 350$.Here is...
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    Sam Goodies everywhere going out of bussiness perhaps ?

    picked up appleseed collectors edition for like 4 dollars also they had LOTS of computer games left still and ps2 and xbox stuff EDIT i thought it was just the Russel KY one but many others have posted that the ones near them are going out also.
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    Worth upgrading a 9500 pro to a 6600GT ?

    OK all im contemplating upgrading from my ATI 9500 pro that overclockes to 350/350 to this 6600gt card. Im not going to upgrade to a pci-e board im happy with my hardware which is as follows. Semperon 3100+ @ 2.249 , ecs nforce3-a mobo , 1 gig of ocz platinum ram running at 1T , 2x 160...
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    Problem Solved

    hello i have 2x seagate 160 gig hds both ide and on win xp pro and home they show as 127 gigs. Ive tried foolin in the bios and cant figure it out. ( sp2 installed on both) my board is an ecs nforce3-a 1.0 and hers is a foxconn p4 board in the bios it reads it as 160 but when windows loads...
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    moved to tech support

    hello i have 2x seagate 160 gig hds both ide and on win xp pro and home they show as 127 gigs. Ive tried foolin in the bios and cant figure it out. my board is an ecs nforce3-a 1.0 and hers is a foxconn p4 board in the bios it reads it as 160 but when windows loads it reads as 127 i...
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    Windows takes 2 min to load

    Hello all having an odd problem. When windows xp pro (fresh install) loads it takes like 2 min on the load up screen then it loads and the comp runs like a charm. Here is the hardware athlon xp 2800+ *non-oced* kt-600a mainboard 512 mb ram corsair ddr333 cl2 with heat spreaders*tried...
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    Want to know how to avoid messing up a dvd player?

    So its late and im labeling a dvd and not paying attention i dipped the data surface of the dvd into thermal paste and put it in my philips dvd player. I doesnt work so well now. So just a tip for everyone thermal paste + cpu = good , thermal paste + dvd = bad . This is by far the...
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    Does sitting in front of a monitor increase your desire to smoke ?

    I dont know what it is but late night sittin here i want to smoke way more than normal. Anyone else get this ? O and BTW before anyone starts i mean cigarettes
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    Anyone ever CUNCHIFY a processor ??

    Ok so ive been into building comps since that really pimpish celeron 300A was a champion. So i should know better. soooo.... Im changing the heatsink on a 2100+ and while takin it off CRUNCH goes the core. Come to find out its way way easier to remove the fan first as to make the angle...
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    Does anyone else live in Kentucky ????

    Im begining to think im the only computer nerd in KY. In my neighborhood NO one owns a computer *think older church-goin folks. sigh... any Ky love out there ?
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    i cant seem to up date my profile and sig ?

    Hello I'm trying to change my icon and make a signature with heatware and ebay feedback and update some information. Every time i click update profile it goes right back to the way it was before ? Is there something that I'm doing wrong ? I'm kinda new to forums in general and may...
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    how much better is a 6600gt than a 9500pro ?

    hello all im currently using a 9500 pro card playing fear and cod2 my system is 2800+ athlon xp 1gig 2700 memory 160 gig hd 8cache 7200 rpm would a change from a 9500 pro to a 6600gt net me much of a gain. Or is the rest of my comp the bottleneck ? i play fear on medium...
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    NOOOOOOOO Carson Palmer OUT so unfair

    So im 32 and after waiting for 15 years for the bengans to make they playoffs there stud QB goes out for the year on a CHEAP SHOT. There has to be someone else out there that feels my PAIN. I had to turn off the tv i cant take it AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH...