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    Random PC restarts/errors - please advise

    Hi all. I just finished my new build. I am using Gigabyte GA-MA69G-S3H using lastest F2 bios Antec 500W NeoHE PSU Sapphire X1950 Pro AMD X2 4800+ PQI 2GB DDR2 PC6400 DUAL Channel/ MAD42GUOE-X2 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 7200 RPM HD ASUS DRW-1814BL Optiarc DVD RW AD-7170A I...
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    Need help with laptop purchase

    I'm looking to buy my first laptop... but I am kinda lost to what to get as far as screen resolution goes... I want a really nice sharp screen however, I'm worried that getting one as such will make the text/images so small that I have to squint all the time. The laptop I'm looking at is the...
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    New HTPC Built

    I am happy to report I finally put together my HTPC. Surprisingly I had 0 problems whatsoever doing so, which was a little shocking considering I'm using a cheaper motherboard and I've had problems with both Abit / Asus (expensive) MB's before. Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS Socket 939 NVIDIA...
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    Tipping the bagger

    I shop at the Commissary, those military will know. Well its like pretty much a Meijer, Super Walmart, Glens, Farmer Jack, etc. etc. Anyways they have baggers there, and a big red sign above that says "Baggers work for tips only, thank you" Now normally it wouldn't be bad if you had the...
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    Building my first HTPC

    HI all! Been away for awhile at US Navy boot camp and "A" school. As a sort of homecoming project, I have decided to put together a HTPC for the living room. I'm not new to building computers, but I have been out of the loop for a little bit, and this is actually my 1st time building a HTPC...
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    AMD Retail Rebate : Those who participated June 2004 $100 rebate

    First off, please move this to the appropriate forum if this isn't the right one... I originally found the deal under here, but didn't know where else to put it. I'm referring to the AMD-1017 offer for the AMD64 3000+Mobo+Farcry $100 rebate back, that ran 06/01/2004 to 08/15/2004 I...
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    Comcast Digital Classic + HBO for 6 months 29.99/mnth

    I just signed up for Comcast Digital Classic + HBO for only $29.99 a month. Just a little background, I am a Comcast subscriber for 2 years now, and I just got off the Digital Plus package for $29.99 for 6 months deal, like a month ago. Paid the full price for it $57.95 something for one...
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    How hot is hot? My vid card is running at 90deg celcius

    Granted its hot as hell right now... I just modded my 9800 pro 256mb, to 9800 xt and Overdrive is reporting it running at around 88-90 degrees, celcius whats the average temperate, or rather safe temperature for a video card to run at?
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    Help! Sound problem big time on SN45G

    Anyways I just finished building my Shuttle XPC SN45G I have it running on Athlon XP 3000+ 1GIG DDR333 Kingston HyperX DualDDR Matched pair 80gig Maxtor HD PowerColor 9600 Pro video card I have it hooked up using 6 channel to my Yamaha receiver. Its volume range is: Off -100dB to 0 dB...
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    Audigy 2 ZS Hookups

    Hi, I'm interested in picking up an Audigy 2 ZS nonpro version. My questions is: I have a receiver that supports both Digital Input via Optical or Digital Coax, as well as 6 channel analog inputs via RCA. Whats the best way to hook up the audio cables from the card to the receiver. I know...
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    WinXP Pro full $10, frontpage 2002 full $15, 6-8 xbox games for under $40 total FULLY LEGIT

    Catch: Must be a retail employee that sells Microsoft products to qualify. retail.xbox.com - answer quizzes, get points for them - total after answering all can earn you 6-9 games depending on which u choose - pay only shipping charges on it... - I got: Crimson Skies Top Spin Amped 2...
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    Trying to build a quiet PC

    OK I can still hear my rear 80mm fan... I bought SmartCool Plus 80mm rear fans... and it seems very quiet when i hold it in my hand, but when I put it in the case, it seems to make alot of noise.. maybe the rear grill causes the noise when it hits the airflow... that is the only fan I seem to...
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    OK so I got the aquarius ii

    But they hardly gave me any coolant... anyone know the ingredients to the coolant, or the equivalent mixture of water and auto coolant? or any good place to buy coolant at?
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    I was bored... so I made my happy list > POST yours

    EstoyLoco's Happy List My girl... definitely scorching hot? almost boiling hot? hot? almost hot? Post the things that make you happy as well...
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    The hell? My computer turns on by itself...

    see topic... see below for computer specs...
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    The hell? My computer turns on by itself...

    See topic... see link below for system specs
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    HELP! I need gift ideas for Christmas...

    Looking for sub $100... Electronics, anything cool, fun, etc. etc. Whats on your wish list?
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    It's getting close to finals time... soo... whats the most finals you had in a day

    6 for me... one after the next... dead to the world the entire day after!
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    thermaltake aquarius ii any good?

    I want to make my PC uber quiet.. I already replaced my case fans with Antec temperature controlled fans... case runs a good 25-30 degs now I want to get rid of my very loud CPU fan+heatsink.... is the Aquarius II any good in terms of performance... I heard it doesn't really cool any better...
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    Can overclocking and then dropping back to stock fsb/mult make your system stable?

    I.e. overclock to find the best vcore and vmem voltages... with the highest fsb/mult combo available on your system... and then when you can get that stable... drop the fsb/mult back to stock settings?
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    Noobie Question: How do I overclock...

    Got my system nice and stable now... So I figured I would pump it up a bit... Right now I'm running Barton 3000+ 333FSB w/ HyperX DDR333 1024MB DualDDR CPU: 166 fsb freq x 13 mult Memory: 3/3 sync, 5-2-2-2-1T Default voltages What is the first thing I should change? I think my CPU is locked so...
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    Should rear case fan be outtake?... I'm thinking of making it intake

    Right now I have the case set up with: 2 front intake fans 1 rear outtake fane 2 fans in PSU (1 rear outtake, and bottom of PSU intake fan) I only have 1 AGP vid card on the MB, and that is below the rear outtake fan. When I put my hand near the rear outtake fan... it is very cool, When I put...
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    Abit AN7 - not too shabby

    so far seems alot more stable than the Leadtek K7NCR18D PROII which kept randomly rebooting... so far haven't had an issue yet... seems to be a rock solid board! The only thing that doesn't work so far is the uGuru monitors, since my PSU fan runs about 1,400 RPM it always keeps setting off the...
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    Which drivers are most stable?

    for nForce2 MB and ATI Radeon video card... which version is the most stable if anyone know
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    Alright I give up... can anyone explain newegg's RMA steps / any fees if required

    I've tested my setup over and over again... And I can't seem to even get it to work stable. I've managed to run Prime95 a few times successfully, but its a hit and miss. I don't know if this is typical of Prime95 torture test. After running the tests over and over again with different...
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    Sears - Better than day after thanksgiving sale!!!

    Check your local Sears for the exact date... But my store has one on the 11/16 thas a Sunday after store hours, 6PM to 9PM All items will be at day after thanksgiving sale prices (except items front page of day after ad, nothing from electronics or appliances are on the frontpage) PLUS you get...
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    well i think i solved the problems ive been having with my computer... only bad thing..

    is my MB bad? I've been having reboot problems, during ingame and always reproducable from Prime95 It didn't even pass Test1 so, I decided to take each Ram sticks (got 2) and test it individually... btw I played around with 2.6/2.7/2.8 mem voltage settings too... didn't help Test 1 512MB...
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    Whats a good bios editor?

    My BIOS does not have the setting to change the VDIMM/Vmem voltage.. i've been having problems with my pc booting during Prime95 and certain games... and maybe its the voltage, i was reading GEIL's forums and it seems that it should be around 2.7-2.8... mines set at 2.6 right now... however my...
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    Memory problems --- thought GEIL was good

    referring to: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=27&threadid=1180502 Its rated settings are 6-3-3-2.5 DDR400 Keeps rebooting during the torture test of Prime95 even at 8-5-5-2.5 DDR333 any suggestions on what i should set them to?
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    PC rebooting

    I'm not sure why but my PC seems to boot whenever I run my game specifically Asheron's Call 2... Sometimes it seems to run for awhile, then crash... I'm thinking it might be my drivers? Right now im using the lastest build of nForce and ATI Radeon unified drivers... Should I use manufacturer's...
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    Are these voltages/temperatures/settings ok?

    Long story short... AMD 3000+ / Leadtek K7NCR18D Pro 2 / 2x512MB PC3200 / 80GB ATA133 / ATI Radeon 9600 PRO / DVD Drive / DVD Burner / Zip drive / Antec 300W Smart Power Supply No overclocking Vcore: 1.632~1.679 (fluctuations) / 1.648 (typically) Vddq: 1.488~1.504 / 1.504 Vmem: 2.640~2.656 /...
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    Just finished hooking up my HT to my PC

    man is soundstorm beautiful :) 5.1 dolby digital goodness
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    To all that helped... big THANKS

    I know i've had alot of questions that I've asked recently... some very very noobish... But I just wanted to say thanks to all that helped me out... you guys make this forum great!
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    Is it bad that my MB is missing a jumper connector

    I have the K7NCR18D Pro 2 and I'm trying to disable the SATA raids... However, to do that you need to disable a jumper... I've looked throughout the entire board and I cannot find it... i've looked through the manual, its listed there but its nowhere to be found on the real MB. I'm just trying...
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    IDE Devices + Cables...

    Quick question... If you have say an ATA133 HD as primary on IDE 1 and an ATA33 device as secondary on IDE 2 using the same cable... Does it drop the HD down to ATA33?
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    Motherboard tweaking?

    Ok got a question... I bought an AMD 3000+ / 333Mhz cpu and my motherboard supports up to 400Mhz FSB I'm guessing however that I will be setting the FSB Frequency to 166Mhz (MB supports 100Mhz > 266Mhz FSB frequency settings) right? and the Memory frequency to 200% of the FSB... So the Memory...
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    ATA133 Cable and DVD roms

    Since I updated my HD, i've been using ATA133 cables for both my DVD rom and DVD burner as well. They are both on the secondary IDE... My question is it ok to use an ATA133 cable on an ATA33 device?
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    PSU and my new PC question

    I've been meaning to putting together my own PC for awhile now... I've upgraded, added and removed components from my current PC, so taking and putting things apart is no problem to me... However, I don't know anything about a Power Supply though, and would like some help with it. Case: ANTEC...
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    Dual Format DVD+/- RW ~$175 to $195 New Free Ship No AR from Great Retailer

    NEC DVD +/- RW 4x DVD Recordable Drive $174.99 Optorite DVD+-RW Dual Retail Drive Model DD0203 Retail with HD-BURN $192.99