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    hissing and crackling from speakers

    i just reformatted vista on my computer, and when i downloaded the latest drivers for my sound card (X-Fi XtremeMusic) i now get random crackling and hissing noises from my speakers. they are not always random... it also happens right after a loud noise has happened, or sometimes following...
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    game textures

    my computer out of nowhere now displays textures in all my video games at very low resolutions. it was working fine this morning, and now im having this problem, and i dont know what caused it or how to fix it.... any suggestions?
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    need help

    i just put together a new computer for my friend, and we just got the last part today. now after all the parts are hooked up when we turn the power on, the computer stays on for about 1-2 seconds then just shuts off for about 3 seconds, and repeats until you cut the power. i havent run into...
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    odd keyboard problem

    when im playing a game, or directly after i play a game, it takes some time for the computer to register that ive pushed a button. typing looks like im in slow-mo and playing a game is unbarable. i dont know how to explain how it happens so i hope this is good enough. if you need more details...
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    How will Vista run?

    im getting a new laptop, just for general purposes, no gaming or anything fancy, but i have heard that Vista is pretty demanding on system hardware... how will i be able to run Windows Vista Home Premium if these are the specs: Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5500 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 cache...
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    random lockups

    i built my computer back in august, and it was woking fine for a month, then out of nowhere i started to get random lockups only after having a few programs open or comming back to the computer after it was idle for awhile. after not being able to find the problem i replaced the mobo, ram, psu...
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    verizon vs. cingular

    just wanted to get some input on what providers you guys got, and hows your service. seems that verizon was on top forever, but as soon as at&t and cingular merged they've come out on top. currently i got verzon and im happy as can be with them (i work at cingular :Q)
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    activation problem

    my friend is having a problem with his comp, and he wanted me to post this on the forums, so here is what he said: i recently bought a case, an aspire x-dreamer. i put in all the parts from my old case into the new one. when it turned on, everything seemed to be going fine, until i realized...
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    strange problem

    my friend is having a problem with his comp, and he wanted me to post this on the forums, so here is what he said: i recently bought a case, an aspire x-dreamer. i put in all the parts from my old case into the new one. when it turned on, everything seemed to be going fine, until i realized...
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    kaspersky, how is it

    just wondering if many people use it, and how good it is. is it good for gaming, as it wont give me pop-ups all the time? more importantly how is the protection? just looking for some experiences
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    what to do?

    well as of now i have an AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+, but i had to return my mobo ram and psu for certain reasons, the psu and ram are getting replaced, so im left without a motherboard, which is when i ran into problems. i dont know weather to get a high end AM2 mobo, and wait for DX10 and grab...
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    Which choice?

    im going to buy my conroe and motherboard combo in about a month. ive already decided that im getting an e6300, but i need help on the mobo selection. my choices are as follows: ASUS P5B Deluxe, stock intel cooler ASUS P5B, Zalman CNPS9500 Gigabyte DS3, Zalman CNPS9500 obviously the...
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    possible partition?

    i just reformatted my hd and reinstalled xp... and when i was loading off the disk, it asks what partitions you want to put it on, so i made a 5 gig partition that i want to use for just windows, and then i want the rest which is about 145 gigs for everything else, as if i had 2 hdd's...
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    system lockups

    for the past 2 weeks about now, ive been having a lockup problem. it only happens after the computer's been on for a while, and after ive been using programs. this only happens when i exit programs too... either some of the icons on the desktop will dissappear, and on the start bar, it will...
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    underclocked?

    i just got the sapphire x1900xt 256mb from newegg, and it says on the details page that it runs at 621mhz core and 720mhz memory, but in catlyst control and ati tray tool say its running at 500mhz core and 594mhz memory, and when i oc it to what is says its supposed to be it gets crazy artifacts...
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    bad psu

    ive been having lockups recently, and i pretty much came to the conclusion that it was memory. but ive been looking at my voltages,and i was thinking it was maybe that? in the bios everything is over, and everything in windows environment is under volted. i dont know what one is more reliable...
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    i cant take it anymore

    when ever i exit a open program half of the items on the desktop dissappears, the comp freezes except for the mouse and if i click it more than about 4 times the onboard speaker makes one beep and then it unfreezes about 5 seconds later. this only happened about 2 weeks ago, and sence then...
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    random lockups

    when ever i exit a program that was open for more than about a minute, the computer at first shows everything that was open, and the mouse can move but i cant click anything. then it completley freezes... then if i click the mouse, the onboard speaker gives me 1 beep. sometimes instead of doing...
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    mobo temps??

    what is a normal temperature for a mobo when just web browsing/idling? i thought it was about 30C but mine is not going higher than 10C i dont know if its dangerous if its too low? heres a screnie: http://img244.imageshack.us/my.php?image=untitledps0.png][/URL]
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    ddr2 memory

    i bought corsair xms2 ddr2 675 memory, that is rated to run at 4-4-4-12 at 667mhz, is it possible, and would it be a good idea (make my comp faster) if i tried to run it at 5-5-5-15 at 800mhz... i dont know which is better, the lower latencies or the faster speed all opinions appreciated