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    Dell 2704WFP to Sapphire 1950 XT (DVI Adapter??)

    Hi, I have a Dell 2407WFP (DVI-D Single Link) and a Sapphire Tech 1950 XT video card (DVI-I Dual Link). The dell came with a DVI-D Single to DVI-D Single cord, but it does NOT fit into my video card. Is there a cable or adapter that I can get? It would be a shame to use analog VGA on the...
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    Best MUSIC 5.1+ sound card

    I'm looking for a good sound card mostly for listening to music. I have good headphones and a Klipsch Promedia 5.1 speaker setup, so I want a good sound card to complement them. Right now I'm looking at the creative 7.1 Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series. I rarely game so...
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    4GB RAM useable? beneficial?

    I'm thinking about getting 4GB of RAM for my next build. I do HEAVY photoshop (very large files) and am a VMWare junkie. Now i know about the 2GB virtual mem address space for apps in XP. So my question is, do you guys think that it would be wise getting 4GB (will it be used well?) Or...
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    H.264 decoding dependent on monitor res?

    I just read the anandtech article on the extremely high CPU and GPU requirements of decoding H.264 HD movies. Now, if I had a 30" LCD, would I need an even more powerful CPU/GPU combo? Or put in another way: is movie decoding dependent solely on the resolution of the movie or does the act of...
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    Promise controller card driver issue

    Hi all, I just installed a fresh copy of WinXP. But right before it starts, I get a screen saying there are problems with the file consistency on my drives connected to the Promise Ultra 100TX2 controller card and that it will run checkdisk in 10 seconds (hit any key to cancel). I cancel...
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    Fast HDs

    By far my slowest components in my system are my HDs. Everytime there's a huge lag, I know my HD light is flashing -I don't even need to look anymore. I know in part it's because I need more RAM (1GB so far), but on the other hand, when I'm working with huge photoshop files that can't possibly...
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    New system - buy now or later?

    I was pretty set on getting a E6600, but have been trouble finding a good mobo to go with it. I see a lot of good reviews of the Asus P5B & P5W, but see problems w/ Revision and a lot of reviews on Newegg that prevented it from getting 5 stars. I'm not looking to OC, I just want stability and...
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    Newb RAM Questions

    I've always been confused by all the different RAM speeds. I'm looking to get a Intel Core 2 Duo 6600 and I'm trying to get a ball park idea of the $ involved but I can't figure out what RAM i need. Before I ask what I need, could some1 explain to me why there are so many diff speeds?? Are...
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    Friend's P4 2.4 running at 1.2

    I have a friend who checked her system properties and it says she has a P4 2.4GHz but under that it says its running at 1.2GHz. She has DDR226 RAM (not sure how many sticks). Off the bat, anyone have any ideas?
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    Quick question - Core Duo 2Ghz to P4 lingo?

    I'm just curious to know that if I get a 2.0GHz Core Duo laptop, from a pure CPU crunching standpoint (assume no other bottlenecks), how that compares to my 2.8GHz P4 HT?
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    Graphics Laptop

    Hey guys, I've been wanting to get a laptop for quite a few years now but have always put it off because I've never really been satisfied with what I've seen. But I'm in the mood to get one again so I'm hoping there's something out there right now =) A heavy use for the laptop will be...
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    Dell: Proprietary floppy?

    Hey, I'm real close to getting a Dell (for the deal out right now, I just can't beat the price building a custom one), but I was wondering... To add a floppy A drive, it's an extra $30. When floppy drives should be costing no more than $15 at most, and avg more around $7-$11. But I...
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    Next Generation Woes

    Hey, I have a couple of questions on the new standards coming out. These questions have been bothering me because I've been thinking of building a new system at this transition time and I'm not sure whether or not the new standards are a big deal: DDR2: Right now, is this faster? I notice...
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    New System Critique!

    You might have noticed I've been posting a lot regarding laptops lately. Well, instead of buying a $2000+ laptop, I decided to get a more powerful $1200 desktop and compliment it with a $800 cheap laptop. I don't game at all. My primary use will be video editting: P4 3.0C 1GB Crucial...
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    Super Multi Write Plus - Burn speed?

    Many of the Acer laptops have this thing called "Super Multi Write Plus"... It's a triple format DVD burner +/- and RAM, but does anyone know the speed of the laptop models??
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    XGA, SXGA+, UXGA, WXGA, WSXGA+, WUXGA

    What does it all mean???! W = wide screen? S = ? U = ? + = ?
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    Pentium M 1.5 vs Mac's PowerPC G4 1.5

    I'm looking at two notebooks. One PC and one mac, and both are around $2K. But I'm wondering how the CPUs stack up. Which will be faster for video editting?
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    Video editting & Video card

    I'm pretty sure that video editting is all CPU dependent and that only games really use a video card. But a friend told me that I need a nice video card with at least 64MB of RAM, etc. Who's right?
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    Battery Life on a laptop

    Basically what the topic says. What do you guys think?
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    Firewire 4pin..6pin..9pin..

    Was just wondering about firewire.. is the small one 4 pin? IEEE1934b big one 6 pin? IEEE1934a so what's 9pin? I saw a 9pin cable on newegg somewhere. Also, if i have a camcorder that has the 4pin firewire, and my computer has the 6 pin, I should still be OK with a 4 to 6pin cable? On a...
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    Laptop Pricing Madness

    Hey guys, I'm thinking about getting a laptop, but I'm really confused by how they price them. Skimming through newegg.com, and looking at their Acer line up, I'm looking at the notebooks w/ the Pentium M. For $2,569 we get: Pentium M 755 2GHz 15" LCD Win XP Pro 512MB RAM Radeon 9700 128MB...
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    Pentium M vs Pentium 4

    Hey, I was eyeing the Acer Aspire AS2012WLMi and I was wondering about the Pentium M. I read that the Pentium M is highly efficient, so I was wondering what P4 would a 1.5GHz M be roughly equivalent to? Basically I'm looking for a laptop that is affordable (sub 2K) and yet still powerful...
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    Why DVD ripping is so slow?

    Actually, this applies to CDs as well. Why is it that we can burn DVDs in 6-8min, and a CD in less, but whenever I try copying that data onto my HD, it takes easily more than twice the time it takes to write that same amount of data onto the disc? For example, ripping a DVD takes like...
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    HD Virus? HD Death? (Corrupting data)

    Hey guys, I have a problem that's been plaguing my machine for the past 2 months and I never figured it out. Scenario: My computer was running fine for a year. I move computer to a new location. I decided to copy the contents of my C drive to my E drive (about a 2-3 hour operation). I format...
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    CHEAP system critique please

    hey, my friend just asked me to build a system for her for $500 max. She's not a power user or anything, but at the same time I'd like to give her pretty good components that aren't out of date (compared to the general population) Since $500 isn't that much, I'm thinking of going AMD, which I...
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    Klipsch 5.1 stands

    Hey, I'm living in a dorm room right now, and I was wondering where I could possibly put the rear speakers in my room? (Wall mounts are out of the question) I was browsing thru Klipsch's website and under their Photo Gallery, i saw this. Anyone know what stands these are / where to get them /...
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    Klipsch Promedia 5.1 @ newegg pricedrop $369

    $31 off MSRP....not a huge discount, but atleast w/ S/H it's still under MSRP (if only by a little) Edit: Or perhaps you'll be interested in 5 auctions going on at ebay. Under 2 days left on them. Last time I checked, the prices were around ~$250 and one was under $80.
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    TDK VeloCD 24/10/40B Tray problem

    Hey, I dunno how many of you guys out there own the TDK model I have, but almost everytime I press the Eject button, the tray would open, then close. Usually takes me two tries before the tray just opens and stays open. However, when I use a software to eject the drive, it's fine. I'm running...
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    XP Taskbar - stubborn notification area (right hand side)

    Hey, I'm having a minor problem w/ WinXP's task bar -specifically the right hand side that is the notification area (u know, the area w/ the time and day as well as active programs in the background). When I first installed a bunch of programs, there were like close to 10 icons there. All of a...
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    WinXP Double-clicking and Opening

    Ok, this is driving me insane (amongst other things..) I installed ACDSee 3.1 to view media files and set a bunch of file associations so that images would open through ACDSee. But when I double click..say a .jpg, Windows Picture and Fax Viewer opens it up. However, when I right click on the...
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    Jumper settings on EPoX 8KHA+

    quick question CPU Host Clock Select: 100MHz (default) or 133MHz? Is this the FSB? I'm using an Athlon XP 1800...I'm guessing it should be 133MHz, no? Just a lil paranoid since im building it now and it's my first time ^^
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    Firingsquad's nVidia interview - FF Movie in real time? fishy..

    http://firingsquad.gamers.com/hardware/kirkint/page2.asp [/i] >> FiringSquad: In the shadow buffers white paper, you mention that shadow buffer technology was used in the Final Fantasy movie. How feasible is it to implement Final Fantasy-like graphics on the PC? David Kirk: Technically it is...
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    Drives not reading discs until reboot

    Hey, recently both my CDR and DVD drives have been trouble reading discs (everytime I try to select the drive, it says "Please insert a disc into drive _:" ) This is usually solved with a reboot and it's fixed temporarily. I've never experienced this before until I enabled DMA on all my IDE...
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    AMD vs Intel in....stability

    Hey, I recently ordered the parts for a new system including an AMD XP 1800+ and EPoX 8KHA+ mobo. But I've read at various places that generally speaking, AMD is not as stable as Intel. Stability being one of the most important things to me, this has me worried. Just what does stability mean...
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    Sound system decisions?

    Hey, I'm about to invest in a new PC, which is something I rarely do, so I'm a bit apprehensive of any compatibility probs, etc. Here's the components, I'll be grateful if anyone can forsee any problems before I go out and get them. The New: AMD XP 1800+ EPoX 8KHA+ Motherboard WinFast GeForce3...