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    Memory Help-Upgrading 1 to 2 GB

    I was hoping you guys might be able to help me out on some memory questions. Right now I have an AMD FX-55 processor with (2) 512 sticks of cheapo memory. I want to upgrade to 2GB and was hoping for some advice. I can add 2 more 512's, add (2) 1GB cards for a total of 3GB with leaving the...
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    Can't overclock A64 store bought system-Please Help

    I have an Athlon 64 3500+ Venice machine that was a store bought machine (I know, I know) and have since upgraded the heck out of. The only thing left is the motherboard and processor, but my board options don't allow any overclocking. The board in it is a Microstar RS482/RX482. Does anyone...
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    So Angry. Please help.

    I've had an account for a few months on myphotoalbum.com and yesterday I posted some pictures and video to the account with no problems. I then posted the link to a message board and other people saw them as well. Today I went to log on and it said my account had been closed. I contacted...
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    Installed FFDShow-Now Audio Not Working

    I've tried playing back some videos and now don't hear audio anymore. Audio works fine still with music, but all my divx files have no sound. I even just uninstalled ffdshow and the same problem exists. I'm sure this is something stupid and minor (I hope) but can you help me out please?
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    Please help-Pure Video problems

    So I just bought Pure Video yesterday and after I installed it tried playing a dvd in both Media Player and Media Center. The video playback is extremely choppy with like 3fps. I'll list my specs below but my system is more than capable to run this properly. When I called Nvidia, after 2...
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    Adding a SATA drive to current ATA rig

    I just purchased a 300GB Maxtor SATA drive to add to my current 200GB standard ATA gaming rig. I've never installed a SATA drive before but hope it won't be much of an issue since it was a retail machine. I have a few questions on this drive though. 1. Is it going to be much faster than...
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    Help the new guy with PC video conversion stuff

    I always see these H.264, AVIVO, DIVX, and PureVideo terms being bandied about but am really in the dark as to what this stuff all really does and how it compares to other video technologies. Here's my goal... 1. Buy a DVD 2. Encode DVD using my PC to a good quality, good size media file...
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    Replacing 7900GT KO with x1900xt Help Please

    I bought an EVGA 7900GT KO a few weeks ago and it ran way too hot (100C at load) so I RMA'd it and got a replacement that is almost as bad at about 91 at load. So I went out and got a Zalman VF900 and it only reduced it to 80-85C which is still too hot IMO. I'm thinking about returning it and...
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    New EVGA 7900GT KO-Way too hot temps

    I got my new 7900GT KO Superclocked (580/1580) last friday and started monitoring my temps while playing HL2 Episode 1. After only a couple of minutes the temps got up to 101C after idling in the upper 40's. I have the recently released one that was supposed to get rid of the memory problems...
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    eBay help PLEASE-Is this a scam?

    Please help me on this situation I'm in selling something on eBay. I haven't done it very often and this seems shady. I am selling my Sony PSP along with all the accessories and games I have. There's like 6 days left on the auction and this guy emails me saying he offers $460 via Western...
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    Firefox Scroll Bar Gone-Please help

    I use Firefox on all 4 of my computers and for some reason the scroll bar on my main pc is completely gone. I can still scroll up and down using my mouse, but can't click on the slider on the right side of the screen anymore because it just disappeared. This is probably a stupid thing I did by...
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    Please help-Cooling Solution I Just Purchased

    I just purchased an Antec VCool dual slot blower. This fan sucks air in from the outside and blows it directly on my 7800GT card. I had another option of purchasing a solution that pumped the hot air out of the case but went with this one because it was for a video card. Now I'm wondering if...
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    Help swapping Motherboards please

    Hello, I currently have a Athlon 64 3500 Socket 939 system setup and bought a 7800GT for it. Included was a pretty nice SLI motherboard and I'd like to install it. The problem is that I have never done this and was hoping for some advice. The current machine is a retail purchased system that...
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    Help swapping Motherboards please

    Hello, I currently have a Athlon 64 3500 Socket 939 system setup and bought a 7800GT for it. Included was a pretty nice SLI motherboard and I'd like to install it. The problem is that I have never done this and was hoping for some advice. The current machine is a retail purchased system that...
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    Video Card Install-Please Help

    I just bought an x800XL to install on my pc that had X200 graphics on it. I uninstalled the drivers, disabled the x200 graphics card, turned off the computer. Then I installed the new card and turned on the computer. The weird thing that happens is that the screen looks fine when booting up...