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    Warm- Mini ATX low pro case $15 w/PS (possible HTPC)

    I was looking for a case for a small backend file server and I found this: Black low profile case w/ 180W PS There are a couple of downsides to this, one is it requires a slim cd/dvd drive from a laptop which can get pricy( I don't plan on having one). The other downside is the special...
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    Hitachi 50" LCD Projection $899 AC @Circuit City

    I found this while looking around at Circuit City's website. Reviews seem to be good and the flaw with the previous model is said to be fixed. Also from what I remember Hitachi is a great brand in TV. Hitachi 50VS69 The TV is 999 and you can get it to 899 with the 10% off coupon on ebay. I...
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    Cheap PC cases (2) around $30 shipped

    I came across these in the SVC clearance section. Probably cheap quality, but good enough for a budget build. http://www.svc.com/cs777wht.htmlhttp://www.svc.com/cs777wht.html http://www.svc.com/cs618wt.html
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    160gb sata II $49.99 AR Maxtor from Tiger

    Link I got this in an email from Tigerdirect.com. I checked around and didn't see anything posted already. It seems like a good deal to me, not a seagate with a 5 year warr, but for $50 with a 3 year warr that is not bad.
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    Help with a s754 mobo decision

    I am switching over to a Qpack micro atx case for convienence and I have to change my mobo. I am currently running a p4 2.8 and I was noticing that the athlon 64 3000+ are priced pretty low, the same price I could sell my p4 for. So I am thinking of switching over. I am just getting confused on...
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    Questions about switching to a SFF

    I have been thinking about switching to a SFF for a while now, just for the convience of it. I have some questions before make the leap though. I have been considering the Aspire X-Qpack so that I can keep most of my current components. Which is basically my P4 2.8, 1 gig patriot DDR400 ram and...
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    Help optimizing my overclock

    P4 2.8 512/800 @ 230 FSB Epox 4PDA3i-3 1 gig Patriot Signature PC3200 ram @ 230FSB 3-4-7 2.7v Sapphire 9600 XT 256mb So I am pretty happy with my overclock, I just want to make sure I am not minimizing my performance some how. I can get the ram to do 3-3-6 at 5:4 and I am wondering if that...
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    What is a safe voltage northwood.

    I want to be absolutely safe with this and really don't feel like frying my cpu so I figured I would ask. stock vcore is 1.525. Would I be completely safe at 1.6? I read that 1.65 is the limit, but my board won't even go that high.I mean there is always the chance it will go, but I just want...
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    Next step in my overclock

    So I am overclocking my machine and I have managed to get a 225fsb and into windows . It however will not run prime 95, it errors out after a sec. It will however run super pi and 3Dmark ( as long as I don't alt tab out of it). It seems to be completely stable in windows though. I tried upping...
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    FSB keeps going back to 200

    I set the FSB to 225 and boot up and it sees that change in bios and saves it. I see it on the post screen as being 225mhz, but when I get into windows it is at 200 again. I checked with cpuz and sandra. I even loaded up memtest and it says 200. So I turned off watch dog and that did not help. I...
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    Safest bet on an P4 to overclock

    So am looking to get anything from the 2.4c and up. It is between the 2.4 the 2.8 and the 3.0. Basically I want to make sure I get something I can overclock safely. I can get the 2.4 for about 90 and the 2.8 for 105 and the 3.0 is about 130. So which one will get the best performance. I realize...
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    Bsod at 10% overclock

    Well I started trying to overclock a 1.7 p4 I had only to find out they were poor at OC'ing. Unfortuantely for me I am a determined person. So I got a p4 2.26 for cheap and tried to oc that. Same problem, would not be stable at 10% and anything after it wouldn't boot. Well I looked into it more...
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    Best cpu mobo combo for under $200

    Heres the story I recently purchased a 2.8 p4 and 6 chips of 512mb ddr400 off ebay. I payed $175 for and was just planning on keeping the p4 and selling the ram. Well the guy screws up and it is actually a 3.4 SL793 northwood. I found out this thing goes for over $250 0n ebay. So I am thinking I...
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    Ati 9600 incompatable?

    I had a mx400 and I upgraded to a 9600 pro advantage. All went well I could play battlefield 2 with no problems. I went to play Diablo 2 and it would not load, just kicked back to desktop. So I got the latest video driver and reinstalled Diablo and I was able to get in and play for 10-30 mins...
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    Best 478 Mobo for overclock under $80

    I just recently got a p4 3.4 northwood SL793 and I need a new motherboard. I will eventually want to overclock so I want to get a board that will have all the options like vcore/vdimm voltage and agp lock. I also want dual channel. I had heard good things about epox and was considering this...
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    9600 Pro turns off monitor in game

    I recently bought a 9600 pro advantage, it was cheap, and it plays battlfield 2 fine, but I tried to play diablo 2 and got direct 3d errors. I saw that it was still recognizing my old card so I reinstalled. Same error so I got the newest driver and it started to play. Now I rewatched the whole...
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    Asus overclock help

    My system: Asus P4v8x-x bios 1009.006 P4 2.26 Northwood 533FSB 512K PQI Turbo PC3200 2x256MB sticks with heatspreaders ATI 9600 pro 256MB I have been trying to overclock and I have had some problems, I can't seem to get much higher than 10%. I had previously a p4 1.7 and was told it was...