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    htpc audio pops whenever a sound stops playing

    htpc specifications: amd athlon x2 4200+ gigabyte ga-m57sli-s4 v1.0 patriot 2gb ddr2 800 razer barracuda ac-1 (sending audio to my receiver via optical audio) evga 7900gtx rosewill 550w psu windows xp sp2 basically 2 issues, the main one being whenever a sound stops playing (windows...
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    where should i ask for price guidance?

    i don't want to step on any toes :) it's not a "for sale" thread, but i'm thinking about selling a pc either as a whole or parting it out and was looking for some pricing guidance. i didn't see a pricing guidelines forum and was wondering where i could post without making other members crazy...
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    boot issue: building dmi pool... flash rom protected

    occasionally when booting up my htpc i get a message during boot, instead of "verifying dmi pool" i get "building dmi pool" followed by "flash rom protected", which consequently leads into a no system disk detected. power off, power on will reboot fine. happens perhaps 1/3 boots. does not...
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    heatware issue... what would you do?

    has anyone had to deal with revenge heatware when purchasing an item? i have not left negative or neutral feedback yet but am inclined to. i'm concerned about revenge heatware however. thoughts? basically it took a week for them to ship the item after telling me it would be out next day...
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    7950gt vs. 7900gtx vs. sli'd 7600gt

    evga 7600gt sli'd was the original plan, however just picked up a 7900gtx at a pretty good price, thought i'd throw the 7950gt in there since price new is comparable to what i paid for the 7900gtx. thoughts on this comparison, both stock and slightly oc'd on air?
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    upgraded my laptop ram from pc2700 to pc3200...

    laptop: compaq v5303 cpu: turion64 ml-32 1.8ghz bus speed: 199mhz multiplier: x9.0 ht link: 795.9mhz mainboard info: hp 30ae rev.49.56 northbridge: ati xpress 200 (rs480) rev.01 southbridge: ati sb400 ram was originally 512mb of pc2700 cl2.5. i upgraded it to 1gb of ocz pc3200 cl2.5...
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    new htpc: s939 or am2?

    all links lead to newegg unless otherwise noted. here are the similiarities: case: antec fusion microatx media center power supply: 430w, included with case video card: evga nvidia geforce 7600gt pci-e sound: built in, digital audio out to surround amplifier memory: 2gb dual channel...
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    is it possible to check s.m.a.r.t. status on an external drive?

    short version, have an ibm ide drive i'm selling and want to verify that everything is in perfect working order. i use usb connections to hot-swap my drives so it isn't an internal drive, not attached during boot obviously. ran error-checking with auto-fix errors and scan and recover sectors...
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    ddr2 ram: 667 vs. 800 which way to go...

    well, time for some comparisons. any ideas as to which might be the better way to go, or has someone already run similiar tests? i found this link detailing the geil at 667 3-4-4-8 against the geil upped to 800 4-4-4-12... the geil at 667 with lower timings was slower as can be seen. i imagine...
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    better cooling for an evga 6800gt

    anybody out there have some suggestions? i used to use the zalman vf700, it was fantastic... but it won't fit in my new matx case due to poor layout. i'm thinking i need to watercool my 6800gt and have limited space to do so. the design of my case cools everything except the agp slot well...
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    memory issue... any reason why 4x512mb dual channel wouldn't boot?

    the system has been cruising along fine with 2x512 geil ultra pc2-5300 ddr2 667 dual channel. decided to maximize ram before upgrading processor and vid card, so i purchased two more identical sticks for 4 total. system doesn't even post with all four installed. any of the two it boots...
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    newer app than mbm?

    from everything i have read so far, the old faithful mbm that has been with me and my kt4v for so many years does not have a version for my new gigabyte ga-m57sli :( so... the hunt begins for a new app, something that basically does the same thing and has a similiar gui. basically looking for...
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    cooling a matx case

    what are the options out there for cooling my matx case? as of right now i don't have any significant issues but i'm concerned once summertime comes around. i'm using an epox ep-ex5330n case with the following (heat generating) components: athlon xp 2600+ barton evga 6800gt this is...