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    WD Hard drive making noises

    My Western Digital Caviar SE16 has been making a noise every once and awhile, and at shut down. It sounds like a hard drive going into sleep mode I think. I backed everything up and tested it with WD's diagnostic tools and during the shorter test and the beginning of the full test the hard...
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    New build

    I kind of got sidetracked on this but now I'm probably going to buy this weekend. Bumping just to get a little more input. One thing I've already decided I'm going to up the CPU to the 3 Ghz version because its only $5 more.
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    New build

    My resolution is 1440X900
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    New build

    Mobo: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX CPU: AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz 3 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) GPU: XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 1GB Subtotal: $404 I already have a case, PSU (500 W, pretty sure its good yet)...
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    Upgrading my PC

    I already decided and bought the RAM from newegg, 10 dollars more oh well. But yeah I guess I just decided it wasn't a good time to upgrade everything yet, and I'll see what kind of performance increase I get from this. I have been thinking about an SSD for awhile so thanks for the tip.
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    Upgrading my PC

    I didn't even know about that price at Micro Center. This is hard to decide. My main question is, how much more performance would I see with the Core i5 and DDR3? If I don't end up doing that I may just get the RAM. I guess I'm just worried that if I get the i5 now it wouldn't be very future...
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    Upgrading my PC

    Well I did think about that stuff, but it just seemed to me that the i5 was so cheap, I mean the C2D 8xxx chips are in the upper $100s anyway, and DDR2 doesn't seem THAT much cheaper. I guess I just figured it would be more effective to just jump ahead, but if you guys think its unnecessary you...
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    Upgrading my PC

    These are my current specs: RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145177 CPU: Intel C2D E6400 2.13 GHz PSU: 500W Enermax Liberty GPU: 8800GT 512M Mobo: ASUS P5N-E (LGA 775, DDR2) I feel like the CPU and RAM are the weakest links in my system. Here is what I've come up...
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    FileFront is shutting down March 30th

    damn, not only was it a great site like everyone says, but there are a lot of old game files and whatnot archived on there if I remember correctly.
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    too many processes?

    Well thanks, I guess I'm fine then.
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    too many processes?

    I'm running on Vista and I feel like I have way to many processes running. When I open up task manager, it says around 65-70, and that's when I'm just listening to music, chatting, browsing the web. I'm not sure what the normal amount of processes is for Vista, but I remember it being a lot...
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    Devices not recognized

    Thanks man, i really appreciate all your help. If anyone knows how I can fix without reformatting please post, otherwise I'm doing it tomorrow. Thanks again.
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    Devices not recognized

    ahhh! i was hoping I wouldnt have to reformat, I just had everything set up :/ Oh well, If I have to hopefully I can do it quickly tomorrow... Anyways, what is DEP? Ive never seen that before.
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    Devices not recognized

    I followed your advice, did a repair install. After going through the first part it rebooted, and then went into windows setup where a box popped up and asked for a file named 'asms'. It asked to put in the service pack 2 CD and type in the directory where the file is. The text that was in...
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    Devices not recognized

    Nope, that didnt work :(
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    Devices not recognized

    So, I just built a new computer, everything got up fine. I got done setting it up and installing everything, everything worked. Then I started to tweak some stuff... I'm almost positive where I went wrong was disabling some things in the device manager. After awhile I noticed my speakers...
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    The Unofficial ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Board Thread

    i dont understand then, on the ASUS site and ZZF it only mentions the Core 2 Quad
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    The Unofficial ASUS P5N-E SLI 650i Board Thread

    does this support core 2 duo, or only core 2 quad...?
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    ASUS 650i SLI Now Available @ ZZF

    nice, got one. glad i saw this thread before i ordered, was going with a p5b deluxe but naa switched it to this beast. edit: snap, i really hope this supports C2D LOL!
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    50 Free Flavored Condoms W/ Order over $15.00

    yeah STDs, but oral just seems senseless if you're going to wear a condom.... just seems weird lol.
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    Is it really hard??

    You're joking right?
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    OEM MCE?

    So, basically as long as you arent using the software on 2 computers at once, and only one, you should be able to upgrade, replace, and reinstall without problems. As long as it is only used on one computer?
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    OEM MCE?

    I don't mean to hijack your thread, but I've been wondering the same thing in regards to whether an OEM is a good choice. I've heard that you can only install it once without having to call Microsoft and sort it out, and you must keep it on one system only. And i suppose I can answer one of...
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    GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 - Power on after power off problem

    Yeah what did you switch it for? And does the DS3 have the same problem... I was hoping to get one of these boards.
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    First Build :D

    Thanks guys, I've taken all of your comments under consideration. I think I'm going with nvidia 7900GT or the X1950PRO. From what I've seen in benchmarks they are close, and the prices are too. Definitely switching the motherboard, and I'm going to get the OCZ RAM, if it is...
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    First Build :D

    I'll check out that guide, I was originally looking at this to help me out: http://www.abxzone.com/abx_reviews/zep/article_p1.html And Boyo I'm on a lower budget then some of that stuff so yeah :/ However I guess i will be going with that OCZ RAM. Thanks everyone, anymore comments are...
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    First Build :D

    Thanks for the suggestions, I think I will change to that motherboard and video card. But about the RAM, wouldn't this be better for the same price? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227124
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    First Build :D

    No I'm not overclocking. What about the ASUS P5B-E instead of deluxe. Im not sure but Ive just heard good things about ASUS boards. What value RAM are you thinking? The lowest RAM in DDR2 800 is like 200$ and that is some OCZ, but Im afraid that it wont work with the ASUS board. And is...
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    First Build :D

    Well as the title says, this is my first build. Please give your suggestions and tell me if anything is wrong or incompatible. I'm trying to keep this low on price, around 1K and I think I might get a lower motherboard and maybe even graphics card... What do you think? Processor...
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    Motherboard for new system

    thanks guys. uhm, well im not overclocking as far as i know, never did it before and i dont really feel like risking it. It sucks because i know that the C2Ds are supposed to be really good at overclocking but I just dont think Im going to do it. Also if a board has SLI on it I don't mind but...
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    Motherboard for new system

    thanks, some things im wondering... is the 975X a good chipset? How does it compare to the P965? I dont know if this really matters, but before I was only looking at P965's. Otherwise looks like a pretty good board, not many frills but I dont think I'd use them anyways. I'll definitely...
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    Motherboard for new system

    uppin for a reply.... sorry i keep bumpin this but its got a lot of views and still no response... ill just let it die after this but please reply lol.
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    Motherboard for new system

    ok i forgot, although it is pretty standard, im planning on using 2GB of DDR2 RAM.
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    Motherboard for new system

    I've been lookin around for motherboards as I am about to build my first computer soon :) I haven't really settled on one yet but I'll tell you what I want from it and see if you guys can give me any good suggestions. I will be getting a C2D E6400. I will be using this PC for gaming, but...