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    Will I be able hear a difference

    I would say YES! Of course your source material will figure into it, but the X-Fi and its software does a much better job with sound than the SBLive. Some of the biggest sound difference will come from stripping the hiss outta MP3's. I play MIDI files alot and the 3D MIDI player and soundchip...
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    $40-$80 coupon for digital-analog converter free from your government

    This program is in response to a LAW mandating the government subsize converter boxes for ANYONE who needs it. I suspect an article saying only 34,000 coupons was actually a comic strip...or talk radio-like editorials looking to upset people. "Under the rules, all U.S. households will be able...
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    OCZ Rally 2 2GB Flash Drive - $18.99 after $5 MIR + 4.99 shipping now

    I was going to change the price in the header, but it changes every time I look at it. However, it does seem the 2GB now costs less than the 1GB drive. I will clarify that when I originally made the links and talked about Readyboost compatibility, the links pointed to the OCZ RALLY 2. This is...
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    Game skips, freezes, laptop shuts down - help!

    I have a brand new Alienware M5550 laptop that does the same thing...until I put a laptop cooler under it. Run, don't walk, and get the cooler... Probably wouldn't hurt to get some canned air or use the vacuum to remove some dust from the fan and air intake.
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    How Microsoft screwed the Action Pack subscribers.

    The 10 Vista upgrades seem perfectly reasonable since they are upgrades for the 10 XP Pro licenses. I would suggest you put free Linux on those very old machines and transfer your XP pro licenses to your 8 new machines, and then install Vista. Use the Dailytech workaround so you don't have to...
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    3 capacitors spewing goo on my favorite MB

    My Asus A7M266-D runs 2 Athlon 2600+ MP processors. Three of the inch long capacitors (I think) that sit next to 1 of the processors are leaking from the top. Computer is fine 24/7 server running at 100% rendering or distributed computing for almost seven years. It still runs well but I'm...
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    OCZ Rally 2 2GB Flash Drive - $18.99 after $5 MIR + 4.99 shipping now

    I tried a few USB thumb drives, but they wouldn't work with Readyboost. Came across this speed demon with excellent ratings from every tech reviewer that touched it. 2GB Drive At the Egg$18.99 AR Looks to be the fastest flash drive made, and with rebate makes it the least expensive 2GB...
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    Taxnet - File Federal Tax Return for FREE.

    The company was started by people originally from Intuit, but is simply a cover name for H&R Block's Taxcut. You go through Taxnet and will find yourself in the same screens and software as someone entering through the Taxcut site. So, they are legit. People should be aware that only the...
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    Taxnet - File Federal Tax Return for FREE.

    You might consider in Ohio, like most other states, using the free online State filing available through their website. I use the free Federal online sites, usually TaxAct, to file returns for those under the income limit; and then OHIO INCOME TAX SITE for free state filing. These sites import...
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    Taxnet - File Federal Tax Return for FREE.

    I dont know what TurboTax you use, but it cost me $45 to get TurboTax Federal and State. It includes my Schedule C and free electronic filing for 1 return. It even included my choice of a free paper shredder or 512MB USB flash drive from Staples. Taxcut costs the EXACT same for the same...
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    Looking for a Core 2 Duo Motherboard

    Perfect thanks!
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    Looking for a Core 2 Duo Motherboard

    I'm rebuilding my HTPC server and need an E6600 motherboard with 4 PCI slots for the 4 internal tuners PVRx50 series cards. I find plenty of boards with 3 PCI slots, but not 4. Is there such a thing now?
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    Router security log shows lots of denial of service

    I have a Belkin Pre-N router. The security log shows messages like: 1/22/2007 08:09:24 DoS blocked from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (various IP addresses here) 1/22/2007 08:09:27 DoS blocked from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx The IP addresses look like the same 4 or 5 repeated. This goes back for months. Is this...
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    Cases with doors that clear the X-Fi I/O Drive Bay

    The OP is writing this because most any door does NOT handle that. None of my Antec cases SLKxxxx or Super Lanboy would close. I have 2 other generic cases with doors that won't close either. I traded my X-Fi Fatality in for an Elite Pro for other reasons, otherwise I would have to remove the door.
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    FREE tax filing

    I do taxes for about 50 people each year using this site and it is always free for federal only as long as your AGI is under the specified cap. You do have to get to the sites using the link provided from the IRS site. The State of Ohio has a free website for Ohio taxes, so state taxes were free...
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    Help!!!! Still Getting Totally Screwed By Best Buy

    Well good luck trying to sue them...what exactly did they do wrong? They carried your TV away in a manner you didn't approve of? They refused to honor their extended warranty and repair your TV? The warranty said "in-home" but they carried it away? Your TV came back damaged and they refused to...
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    Antec 900 vs P180

    I did fit the cards into the 900 with plenty of room just like those pictures. However, I had to remove the 120mm "wind tunnel" fan mount to do it. These pictures are missing the fan mount, also. I don't know that the 900 is as loud as the Lian Li supporter says. Mine sits on the hardwood...
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    Long-time watercoolers: is there any point to watercooling anymore?

    I am not the OP but I have been using watercooling for 5 years. In that time I have never had a pump failure. All my systems use Koolance which all have a dual pump. So if a pump were to fail, it wouldn't be a disaster. I did start out with 2 early Koolance PC2-C cases that both leaked. One just...
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    Considering going water

    I have water cooling on most of my computers, including some servers that run 24/7. This was very necessary because I had 5 desktops in the same room and couldn't talk on the phone for all the noise. Water cooling kept everything cool and dramatically lowered the noise. My own personal...
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    Antec 900 vs P180

    I wanted the P180 but just went for the 900 because my power supply was too big for the P180 with its partition. The biggest problem so far was my Asus P5N32-SLI motherboard has the case connections (PW Switch, Reset, HDD LED, etc) in the lower corner (like most motherboards) and the 900...
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    $270 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 at microcenter.com

    Mine was backordered so I cancelled. But with tax and shipping it came up to $305 anyway. So I ordered 1 from Newegg for $279 shipped and it was already sent same day.
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    PS3 instock

    I still have 2 60GB PS3's that came in the last Gamestop/EBGames Dec 1 shipment. I'm taking 1 back to the store today to buy some games for the other one. :) Was thinking of putting 1 on Ebay but some are going for less than the $640 price+tax I paid.
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    7900GTX in SLI, which DVI port to use?

    Using 2 BFG 7900GTX OC cards in SLI. On boot, the display either receives no signal or shows a blue windows background with nothing but the mouse cursor (as if I was looking at a secondary monitor of a stretched desktop). The PC is still working and I can move the DVI connector to the other card...
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    Anyone built a passive water cooler?

    I don't think it would be possible to use a GRAVITY pump for cpu cooling. A passive water cooler for CPUs usually refers to not needing a fan and/or radiator for cooling, but an ELECTRIC pump is always required to move the coolant. There are lots of passive water cooling articles to search for...
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    WoW and 8800gts

    I would agree your problem is probably your processor. I run WoW on my computer at 1900x1200 with 2 SLI 7900GTX on a dual Opteron 250 system. In crowded places the CPU monitor on the G15 keyboard shows 100% and things start getting choppy. My wife runs at 1680x1050 on an e6400 with a 8800GTX...