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    Cheapest AGP Vista compliant card

    The title says it all. I'm looking to upgrade my Ti4200 to something that will do the Aero interface in Vista. Since I don't want to upgrade my mobo right now, I would need AGP rather than PCI-E, and therefore don't want to spend much money on a basically obsolete interface. I need DVI and if...
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    HP W2007

    Does anybody know anything about this 20" LCD monitor (panel type, etc.)? I can't find anything here on Anandtech or anywhere else. I just came back from Circuit City and this was the best looking 20" or 22" I saw in the store. At $279, the price seemed good, too. I'm just wondering if it...
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    Upgrade P4 2.6GHz?

    I have a P4 2.6 GHz (800 MHz FSB ? overclocked to 3.1 GHz) on an 865PE MB and am trying to figure out if an upgrade is worthwhile. I desperately need more RAM and plan to buy a new video card (currently have GF4 Ti4200) for DVI out and Vista support. Since my MB doesn?t support PCI-E or DDR2...
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    DVD burner recommendation?

    My old 4x burner is having some issues, so it's time to replace it. I want to spend <$40 (because there are so many out there for that price) and want something that is above all reliable (not too picky about media, etc.). I am considering the Samsung SH-S182M and from what I've heard, would...
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    Skyphi2 XM receiver and car kit $129.99 @ Best Buy

    Best Buy has the Delphi Skyphi2 listed in this week's ad for $129.99. This is the list price for the receiver without the car kit. They sell the receiver and the car kit for $169.99 here. I just bought the kit with the receiver and the car kit tonight. It rang up at $169.99 but when I...
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    Disappearing drive?

    For some reason, my DVD burner has started showing up in WinXP Pro only about half of the time. It will be not found but it reappears after reboot. It is set as cable select in the slave position of the secondary IDE channel. The CD burner in the master position of the secondary channel...
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    Help with P4 2.6 OC

    I just upgraded my computer with an Abit IS7-E, P4 2.6C w/ retail heatsink, and 2 x 256MB Buffalo PC3200 (Winbond CH5). I have it Prime95 stable at 3.0 GHz (231x13.0) with the memory at 5:4 (185MHz at 2.5,3,3,7). Temps are same as with stock speed (37 idle, 55 at full load) - seems high to me...
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    New power supply?

    This is probably a dumb question, but I don't know what the difference between a "P4 compliant" power supply and an older non-compliant unit is. I am upgrading my computer with a new mobo (Abit IS7-E), CPU (P4 2.6C), and memory. My case is a Antec SX830 and I believe the power supply in it is...
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    Buffalo PC3200 (CAS 2.5) any good?

    I am building a new PC with Abit IS7-E and P4 2.4C or 2.6. I plan on overclocking with retail heatsink (3.0 GHz if I can get there). I am currently looking at the Buffalo PC3200 256MB (CAS 2.5) for $38 from Newegg. Is this stuff any good? I can't find anything on Newegg's website to confirm...
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    P4 2.6C or 2.4C for overclocking

    I am building a new system with either a 2.4C or 2.6C and probably a Abit IS7-E mobo (opinions, anyone?). Is there an advantage to the lower multiplier of the 2.4 for overclocking, or is it worth the $15 difference to get a 2.6. I plan to OC with the stock heatsink and am aiming for 3.0 GHz...
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    < $100 video card?

    Sorry if this topic has come up recently (I searched but didn't find it). What would you recommend for someone who wants an inexpensive (definitely less than $100) video card for a new P4 2.66 system (865PE)? I'm not looking for the latest and greatest, but something that will do ok for...
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    Burnproof?

    This may be a dumb question and I apologize if there has been another post regarding this topic (I DID use the search function), but here goes: Is Burnproof or some other type of buffer underrun protection necessary for CD-RW drives these days? It?s been well over a year since the last time I...
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    Sound card for WinXP, Via chipset

    What's the best inexpensive sound card for Win XP Pro and a Via chipset (MSI K7T Pro 2A)? I don't play games and I don't watch DVDs on this setup so I don't need 5.1 channel sound. I just want a soundcard that sounds good and has very stable drivers in this environment. I definitely want to...
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    Win XP Pro MP3 instability

    I've got problems playing MP3s on my system and can't figure out why. Here's the system: Win XP Pro - all updates installed MSI K7T Pro 2A - using onboard AC97 audio, BIOS up to date T-bird 1000 @ 1000 256 MB Infineon PC133 SDRAM Maxtor 40 GB HD It doesn't matter if I use Winamp, Windows...
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    video crash????

    My computer keeps crashing and I'm wondering if it's actually the video card that's the problem. System: MSI K7T Pro2A Tbird 1.0 GHz 256 MB PC 133 CL2 Diamond Viper V770 non ultra (TNT2) Win 2000 I know, the video card sucks, but I'm not in to gaming and it's served me well up to this point...
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    DVD-R data recording software

    I just bought a Pioneer DVD-R drive for data backup at work. The software that comes with it (Prassi PrimoDVD) won't let me record in track-at-once mode with DVDs. Does anybody know of any software will allow me to record to DVD-R discs without doing disk-at-once? Thanks
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    DVD-RAM?

    I need something to archive large amounts of data (2-3 GB chunks at a time). Archiving to multiple CD-Rs is too labor intensive. Tapes are too slow and not reliable enough. Is DVD-RAM pretty much my only option? If so, what do you think about DVD-RAM? Is it a technology that's going to...
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    NT spooler files exploding

    Has anybody ever noticed NT making print spooler files huge and choking on them? When we print from ArcView GIS or from Adobe Acrobat Reader, we get these huge spooler files which choke the entire system and often the printer. Printing a 2MB .pdf file in Acrobat to a color 11x17 deskjet yields...
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    MSI Pro2A/Tbird - what drivers?

    I have an MSI Pro 2A motherboard and 1.0GHz Tbird on their way to me now (somewhere in the hands of UPS/USPS). I've heard people talk of VIA and of AMD drivers for Win2k. What specifically are they for and do I need them? I am planning to download the latest BIOS from MSI but I wanted to know...
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    NT making print spooler files HUGE!!

    I just switched out some Windows 98 workstations at work for some with Win NT. Files (large raster images) that printed ok in Win 98 are blowing up in the spooler in Win NT to hundreds of megs (they were maybe 50 megs in the spooler in 98. Does anybody know what causes this or how I can get by...
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    No SX830 cases.......alternatives?

    I can't find anybody online or local that has the Antec SX830 in stock and for less than $120 after shipping. Everyone with a halfway decent price is out of stock. Can anybody offer some suitable alternatives? I want a 300W power supply and would like 3 external 5.25&quot; bays and 2 external...
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    Best price on Antec SX830

    It appears as though Onvia no longer has these in stock. I found a couple places which carry the case on pricewatch but after shipping they run close to $100. Anybody know of a good place to get this case?
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    MSI K7T Turbo availability????

    Has anybody heard anything yet? Today is supposed to be the day. I just called Multiwave and they have no idea when they might be able to start selling them or what the price might be. I was hoping to at least find out how much these boards are supposed to retail for today even though I'm...
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    Best $100 video card

    I'm looking for a video card to round out my new system based on a the AMD 760 chipset (as soon as I can get a mobo). What's the best video card for $100ish or less for Win2k? I don't intend to do ANY gaming, but a video card that is capable of light gaming would be a plus. The system will be...
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    Best vid card for 2D/DVD in Win2k?

    As soon as I can get my hands on one of the new 760 chipset DDR mobos, I'm going to build myself a new computer. Here's my question. What's a good, inexpensive card for 2D work (Photoshop, 2D AutoCAD, internet surfing - NO GAMING) with built in DVD for Win2k? I've been looking at the ATI...
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    Best free web hosting?

    What's the best site for free web hosting? Specifically, where can I put a website for free without stupid banners or pop-up windows (or at least without annoying banners).
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    Why buy expensive video cards?

    Pardon me for this dumb question, but aside from gaming, is there any reason to buy a really expensive video card? How much of a bottleneck does the video card become for light graphics work (image manipulation in Photoshop, etc), web surfing, office applications, and 2D AutoCAD? I know games...
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    AMD 760 chipset - when??

    Does anybody know the expected availability of motherboards with the new AMD 760 chipset? Having to use a VIA chipset is the only thing holding me back from getting a Thunderbird.
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    P3 700E O/C to 933 on ASUS CUSL2

    I was just wondering what the odds are of being able to O/C a P3 700E (cB0 stepping) to 133 FSB on an ASUS CUSL2 are. Is it a pretty sure bet, or is there good chance that expensive cooling devices would be required or that it wouldn't work at all? It seems like this would be the basis for a...
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    T-bird price went up??????

    Yesterday Pricewatch and Pricescan listed Thunderbird 900 retail versions for as low as $250. Today they are $275 and $285 respectively. What happened to the huge price cut? It looks like a price hike to me. What's up with that????
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    Coppermine vs. Thunderbird

    I need some help here. I can't decide between a P3 800EB on an ASUS CUSL2 and a Thunderbird 900 on a Abit KT7. They'd both be about the same price for the motherboard and CPU. I know the AMD setup would be faster (how much I don't know), but I'm not wild about the VIA chipset nor am I wild...
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    stepping problem

    I am in the process of building a dually. I was going to buy P!!! 800EB processors because as I understood it, these were not made with the cA2 stepping. I was going with the 800 as a minimum because I thought I'd for sure get cB0. According to this: Intel pdf document, the 800EB does in fact...
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    CAS2 or CAS3 memory?

    Is CAS2 memory really worth the premium when not overclocking 133MHz SDRAM? I'm going to start with 1 128MD DIMM for my new dual CPU system and am trying to decide if I should go for Mushkin budget CAS3 memory for $124 or shell out another $32 for rev1.5 CAS2 PC133 SDRAM. What do you think...
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    dual Coppermine 133 FSB motherboards

    I am stuck between the Tyan Tiger 133 (1834), MSI 694 Pro, and waiting for the Abit VP6. I am planning on buying 1 P3 733 to start with and getting another one as soon as I can afford it. I don't really care about overclocking - I just want a reliable, stable motherboard that's easy to install...