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    8800GTS or 2 X1950 in crossfire?

    would 1 8800GTS or 2 X1950 run in crossfire run better on my pc. (dont want to spend much more then £200, if there are different cards for that price that perform better then pleas tell me. my motherboard doesnt support sli, but it does support crossfire, so i cant do 2 nvidia. i currently...
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    Widescreen monitor not displaying correctly

    I recently purchased 2 19 inch widescreen monitors (HannsG HW191D). My install of xp was completly new so i had to install the drivers for my video card. Before i installed the drivers it was the usual 800*600 resolution stetched accross the screen. So after installing the drivers i was then...
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    hdd problem on asus p5w dh deluxe

    ive been using this board with a sata hdd (with vista on it) and have a spair ide hdd i would like to install and use xp on. ive got 2 optical drives installed on the primary ide slot so i have to use the seconday, but for some reason it doesnt "know" that ive plugged the hdd in, and therefore...
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    Computer wont work

    recently my pc has stopped working. I can turn it on and it boots up fine, but a minute or two after loggin on the screen freezes and nothing happens. So i restart it doesnt post, and the moniter doesnt show anything or come out of stand by mode. Trying to start up after this also doesnt work...
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    New Monitor

    When i have enough money i am going to get 2 widescreen monitors. I have found these 2 that i like the looks of but not sure which one to go for (or which one is better) 19'' Samsung SM941BW Widescreen 19'' AG Neovo K-A19 WideScreen
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    ATI TV Wonder Elite

    Will this tv tuner work with windows vista? i have looked around but havnt been able to find anything. And also does anyone know where i can buy this in the UK, also i have looked and found nothing.
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    AverTV USB2.0 Plus drivers arnt recognised in vista?

    I downloaded the vista driver for my tv tuner and choose to manually locate the driver. I point it to the folders containing the driver and it just says that it cant find any drivers there. Why is this hapenning, it is a vista driver. i downloaded the driver here...
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    AverTV USB2.0 Plus drivers arnt recognised in vista?

    I downloaded the vista driver for my tv tuner and choose to manually locate the driver. I point it to the folders containing the driver and it just says that it cant find any drivers there. Why is this hapenning, it is a vista driver. i downloaded the driver here...
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    AverTV USB2.0 Plus

    my tv tuner ^^ doesnt seem to work at all with vista. I have downloaded the vista drivers for it that should work but vista doesnt seem to recognise them. I tell it where the driver files are and it just says it cant find any there. Does anyone know how to fix this?
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    Testing for stability?

    I have just built a new pc and am going to test its stability, what programs do i use for what? This is the first time ive built a pc so ive never tested for stability before.
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    some questions on the antec 900

    i am thinking of getting the antec 900 to house my first non pre-built system but have a couple of questions i need to ask first. will a big typhoon fit inside the case(i have heard that this hsf is BIG) how long do the mb power connectors need to be(apparently some poeple have had...
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    aspire x-plorer or antec 900?

    i recently bought an aspire x-plorer but have found out about the intake problems and i am heavily thinking of getting the antec 900, it looks good and has great cooling. But one thing ive noticed in all the photos of the case is that there is the wire mesh all the way up the front of the case...
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    drive bay fans

    does anyone know of any fans that are made to be used in the drive bays because i recently got an aspire x-plorer and found out that the intake at the front only has a little gap at the bottom to suck air in. I wont have all the parts to build for another 2 weeks so i cant test the airflow yet...
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    how to tell the bios?

    I just got a new asus p5w dh deluxe and the bios chip doesnt have a sticker on it, is there any other way of telling what bios it has other than booting it up (cant do that as i dont have the cpu yet and wont have it for another 2 weeks).
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THOSE IN THE UK

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO THOSE IN THE UK for an hour ago, i was out so didnt post at midnight, hny to all of you but mainly those in uk as its where im from.
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    where to buy memory in the UK?

    i have been searching all over the internet for the crucial 2GB kit (1GBx2) DDR2 PC2-8000 / DDR2-1000 Ballistix 240-pin DIMM Memory Module to buy in the UK but i cant find it anywhere, a little help please.
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    good memory?

    can anyone suggest some good memory to go in my new computer. the mb im going to be using is the asus p5w dh deluxe and the processor will be the core 2 duo E6600. i am after 2GB of ram and would preferably be a kit of 2 modules as 1 is very expensive. i am prepared to spend up to £200 but i...
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    sli psu

    are sli psu fine in a system that is not using sli. the psu im thinking of getting is the CoolerMaster Real Power 550W but i can only find the sli version of it to buy and wanted to make sure it would be fine in a non sli system.
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    good psu?

    there isnt a section on power supplies so i thought i would post this hear. Does anyone know of any good powersupplies, i am building a new pc and am not sure of what psu to get. Im after one with a fair bit of power (pref. 500W+) and with a good amount of connectors so i wont run out.
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    quiet case fans?

    does anyone know of some good quiet case fans will a blue led in them. I am after some new case fans for my pc, and am in need of some advice.