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    Buying advice: New monitor

    So you say I should prioritize resolution over refresh rate?
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    Buying advice: New monitor

    Hi, I’m looking for a new monitor that will replace my current HP LP2465. I want it to be bigger, be an IPS or PLS panel, non PWM and flicker free. I’m not a hardcore gamer, but I do play games, and I enjoy ultra or high graphics quality. I rarely play fps intense games, but I hate...
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    Choosing the right motherboard?

    This is of course true :) In this egotistical throwaway society everyone has forgot the power and reward of making the right choises, right for the environment, right for the population at large and morally/ethically right. But this is a whole other discussion :)
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    Choosing the right motherboard?

    Ok, I'm choosing between: Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB (CL10) Corsair Vengeance 4x4GB (CL9) You say that I should go with 2x8 due to stress for the motherboard. I haven't heard about this issue before, are you sure about this? The 2x8 has a higher cas latency, but from what I understand the...
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    Choosing the right motherboard?

    Hi, thanks for your reply. First of all what I mean by future proofing is a time span of 5-6 years of playing the latest games. I realize that playing the latest future games six years from now on a computer with the specs I've listed will not be as smooth (with everything set to high) as...
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    Choosing CPU and cooler?

    Thanks for your reply. This is very interesting, I think you have a very good argument here :) I know that Ivy Bridge uses the Sandy Bridge microarchitecture, and that Ivy Bridge suffers from heat problems. But my knowledge about differences of the two stops here. Are there any arguments for...
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    Choosing CPU and cooler?

    Hi, thanks for your reply. I agree that this maybe belongs in the General Hardware subforum, but I don't know how to move it, and maybe moderators are the only ones that can. "If it's going to be future-proof, why would you need to upgrade?". Well, what I meant when writing upgrade was...
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    Choosing the right videocard?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. When it comes to graphics card I’ve looked at ASUS GeForce GTX 670 2048MB DirectCUII TOP. I have heard that it is quiet (which is important to me) and very good. In the future I will run SLI, but I’m wondering what happens with the fans and the heat? Since the...
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    Choosing the right motherboard?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. My priorities are: - It must be future proof as I upgrade infrequently. - I prefer the most bang for the buck. - Good quality of the components. - It must be quiet (no water cooling). - Applications are primarily gaming (the latest games). These are the...
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    Choosing CPU and cooler?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. My priorities are: - It must be future proof as I upgrade infrequently. - I prefer the most bang for the buck. - Good quality of the components. - It must be quiet (no water cooling). - Applications are primarily gaming (the latest games). These are the...
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    Which motherboard?

    ok, which one is best: Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3, Gigabyte GA-P35C-DS3R or Gigabyte P35-DS4 ?
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    Which motherboard?

    I'm upgrading my friends computer, choosing the folowing parts: ? Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ? Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4 ? Asus GeForce 8800GTX 768MB ? ZALMAN Power Supply 600W-HP SILENT Now the question is which motherboard to choose for the above parts. I've looked at the...
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    Need some advice.

    I just realized something. If I install Vista some day, will I experience problems since i read that Vista is 64bit and Core 2 Duo isn't a real 64bit?
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    Need some advice.

    Well, I need to change my PSU aswell, any suggestions?
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    Need some advice.

    Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading my computer to be able to play the latest games again. I'm looking to get the most bang for the buck. So this is what I've decided for the moment: Abit AB9 Pro Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4, E.P.P Technology PowerColor...
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    IDE drive doesn't show in windows?

    Hi, and thanks for the tip about looking in the BIOS. I just assumed the harddrive was detected by the BIOS and the problem was elsewhere, but when I looked it wasn't there. So I tried to set the stripping on the harddrive to "single" instead of "master" thinking it might be one of those...
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    IDE drive doesn't show in windows?

    I have a problem. Just bought a computer with 2 S-ATA drives (not RAID). Then I mounted my old IDE harddrive using the IDE1 slot on the motherboard (I set IDE drive as master). Windows boots fine, but it doesn't register the IDE drive? Any ideas why?
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    Help me choose.

    Will it really be that huge of a difference? I'm not in the category "ultra enthusiast". Will I experience bad colour and contrast, or wierd negative effects caused by bad responsetime with my two choises? <--in gaming that is. I'm sitting here with a Viewsonic P95f+ CRT, and my eyes get...
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    Help me choose.

    I have been offered to buy one of two TFT monitors from work, but I can't make up my mind which one I should choose. They are brand new and comes with a 3 year warranty. I mainly play games and use photoshop. Occasionally I also watch movies and do some word processing. Here are the two screens...
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    Need some opinions.

    Thaks for your replies :) Unfortunately I can't switch components in the package. I don't know what motherboar it is, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't have SLI for example. What I could do is I sell some components and peripherals I don't need and buy another motherboard with the latest...
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    Need some opinions.

    I should also say I can't change any components in the package, like the motherboard. But I can choose a smaller TFT monitor. Right now the price is devided like this: Computer = 1600 USD 24" TFT monitor = 800 USD I can choose a smaller TFT monitor like this one: 21" TFT HP f2105...
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    Need some opinions.

    Hi, I?ve been offered to buy a computer package from work, but I wanted to ask you guys for som advise before I bought anything. So here are the specs. 24" TFT HP L2465 (1920x1200 @ 60Hz, contrast 1000:1, responsetime 8 ms, 4-port USB2.0 Hub, pivot) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (2x1024 kB L2...
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    Ghost in my machine?

    I'm playing in win2k and no, I don't have the latest chipset drivers (for the graphics card) cause when I tried them the result was even worse, lot's of lagging. I use nVidia ForceWare version 78.01 Here comes the results from HijackThis: Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at...
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    Ghost in my machine?

    Thanks for all your help and good ideas. I think I've solved the problem though. I went over to my next door neighbour and borrowed his Palit GeForce 6600GT 128MB. And YES! everything is woking fine now, the computer boots normally. Tomorrow I'm off to buy a new graphics card :) One thought...
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    Ghost in my machine?

    I have different versions of nVidia drivers installed, one for win2k and another for winXP. Remember, it all worked fine until I moved the computer about ten feet...
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    Ghost in my machine?

    Hi! I have a very frustrating problem. I have a dual-boot system with win2k and winXP. The system boots fine, both in win2k and winXP, but every second time the monitor refuses to turn on. It's like there is no signal trasmitted from the graphics card. I can hear the different fans work, and the...
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    Norton Ghost 9 or Acronis True Image?

    I'm a bit confused, Ghost 9.0 doesn't jump out to DOS like Ghost 2004 did, so how can Ghost 9.0 make a bootable image of the OS? Isn't some OS files copyprotected while still in windows?