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    Pre-Unibody Macbook Pro Questions

    The first question between the matte ones and glossy ones. Anyone have experiences with both of them? I generally prefer matte over glossy but there is a glossy one for sale locally at a great price and I would like to hear some opinions on them. I believe they were optional on this generation...
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    Does Chrome still have a built in ability to track users?

    I remember when it first came out, there were some concerns that google had the potential ability to track anyone's usage on chrome. Has this been addressed? I'm not talking about their EULA, IIRC it was something that was built into the browser directly but google claimed they wouldn't collect...
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    No horizontal scroll in bootcamp

    I'm using XP on bootcamp and no matter what drivers I use, I cannot get horizontal scroll to work. Its a c2d Macbook running Leopard. Any ideas what may be going wrong?
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    FS: Soyo DYLM24D6- $230 shipped

    This is an unused unit bought refurbished from geeks.com. I will guarantee that it has the 8 bit pva panel that everybody wants. Heat is under spyker. Terms of sale: prefer Money order will not ship first, don't mind cross-shipping
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    FS: Soyo 24" 6ms *va monitor

    Up for grabs is the coveted 6ms version of the Soyo 24" monitor. Looking to get $420 shipped.
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    Out of curiosity, who are the major panel makers?

    I know of three, are there any more? LG-Philips Samsung AUO Also who makes the most and generally makes the best?
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    DBAN-which level of writing is considered good for selling purposes?

    I want to sell a harddrive locally but I do want to wipe off the information first. Which method should I use?
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    Anything to look for in ear buds-budget of $30

    I want something thats small and portable so headphones are out of the question. Is there any particular brand of ear bud I should invest in or should I just buy the ones that I like the looks of?
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    How do Dell Xp cds work?

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    slow cd burning speeds-need help

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    Does your "homebuilt" pc ever lock up, become unresponsive, etc?

    I read about these issues all the time on various computer related forums and I was wondering if this was common at all. In my experience, with a proper reformat, prebuilt pcs are extremely stable. I've been using a Dell for a year and never had to restart it nor have it ever bsod on me. When I...
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    X800XL arifacts at stock speeds-rma or keep it?

    The fan works perfectly fine but when I use ATI Tray Tool's built in artifact checker, I get anywhere from 20-50 "artifacts" although they only rarely ever appear in games. Artifacts do appear but not frequently. As far as I can tell, temps are pretty good although a bit on the warm side. It...
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    FS: new 2x Opteron 246s- $125 shipped!-help me move these

    They're OEM models and I'll include the requisite piece of hardware to go with them. I'll glady ship first and anyone bumps are appreciated and will be returned. They're both matching slegehammers running at 800fsb cg steppings I believe. Writing on them: 0SA246CEP5AL caatv=c 0423xpmw I...
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    Overclocking via Clockgen-good or bad?

    I have a Compaq PC and there is a plnumber that allows overclocking but I've noticed that Clockgen also overclocks a lot of other tings other than just the fsb... Is using Clockgen good for the motherboard or will something go wrong?
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    Whats an mmc-1/mmc-2 form factor?

    I downloaded cpuz onto my older p3 laptop and thats what it says for the form factor. Its a p3 Coppermine 600Mhz cpu...
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    WTBcheap matx s478 board supporting SDRAM memory

    I know this is kind of a strech but does anyone have one they're willing to sell for cheap? AGP slot not required although it would be nice to have one. It must have some sort of overclocking option... I'm trying to breath some new life into an older computer by overclocking it...
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    FS: nib Xbox 360 Premium w/ extras! $680+ship

    lock its been ebayed
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    Logitech Z3-i or Z-2300 for $30 more?

    Which set of speakers should I get? Are the Z-2300s worth the extra price premium?
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    How important is it to confine to AMD's reccomended heatsink weight?

    I'll probably be moving my pc quite often(for LANs, etc.) and I don't want to get a monster heatsink which will rip apart my motherboard....
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    Does a s478 motherboard with pcie exist?

    I only see one and its made by Asrock. I wouldn't mind except that it doesn't have enough pci slots...
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    Does Windows ever have "special deals" when newer versions of Windows come out?

    I wasn't in the computer hobby when Windows released its last version so I don't know. I have a couple couple copies of Windows Pro(unused) and I don't know what to do with them. I could sell them but I was hoping that maybe I could trade them in for Vista or something....
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    Is it worth the hassle to go from X800XL->X800GTO2?

    I can probably sell my current X800XL and not take a hit and buy the X800GTO2(and hopefully unlock and overclock it) but are the gains worth all the hassle? I'll be playing no higher than 1280x1024...
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    How do I make my speakers sound better?

    I have a set of Creative Labs I-Trigue 3300s which are suppose to be pretty decent speakers but I'm not hearing too much between these and some el cheapos I was hooked with with before.... Is there some sort of program which can help me out?
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    $120 X800 or $85 X700 Pro?

    Which would be the better option? I'm currently using a X800Xl but in my opinion, its money wasted. I also have a X300SE and I think its pretty good for lower res and it can put out decent framerates but the games look horrible. I would prefer to game at maybe 1024x748 and a min. of 2x AA and...
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    Why would a X850 Pro have the X850XT labeling on the sku/upc?

    I was at Best Buy and I was looking at the box of one of their X850 Pro Agps and I noticed that it said X850XT on the labeling by the bar code. Does this mean anything like maybe theres a X850XT in the box?
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    Chaintech Vnf3-250 or DFI NF3 for noob computer builder?

    Which will be easier to set up for a noobie computer builder? They both overclock pretty well although the Dfi does a much better job of it. I plan on sticking in a Sempron and taking it as far as I can...
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    Would I need anything extra to play the Xbox360 on my pc monitor?

    Does it come with the cables or do I need something like the X2VGA or the Vdigi VD-Z3? ITs a 19" lcd btw
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    are there such things as good cheap speakers(<$50)?

    I bought some el cheapo 2.1 speakers and one side decided to stop working today...I'm guessing I need to set up my game a little bit and perhaps splurge...although still on an immensly tight budget :p I was thinking of maybe the Creative Inspite 5100 or 4400 series. Are they any good or is...
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    I have a 130mhz(core) overclock on the x300se...

    Should I be worried of going any higher? I don't have any special type of cooling except that its stock(passively cooled)...I'm afraid of blowing it up...
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    Will having a 24 pin psu but having one +12 rail hurt anything?

    ^topic I've been doing some research and I've found a nice 24pin psu but it only has one +12 rail and I was wondering if this would hinder the psu in any way considering it doesn't rfully conform to the atx 2.0 standard. edit:It will be powering a Athlon 64 3200+ and an ATI X800Xl for the...
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    FS: BBA ATI x800xl, new Dell E193FP, Opteron 246, venice 3200+ / asus A8N-E

    Terms, I accept money order only and will ship/pay first to established traders. Since I'm new at this, I don't have much references and the only thing I can point towards is ebay but thats not saying much considering I never sold anything on ebay before... So if there is any way in which I...
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    I'm about to buy a new psu but its has low +5/+3 rails-should I be worried?

    The +12v rails are solid but the amperage on the +5 and +3.3 are pretty weak. Should I be worried? The ratings are: +3.3V@22A, +5V@21A, +12V1@18A, +12V2@16A
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    how do I transfer minidvs to my computer without a camcorder?

    I have a bunch of minidv tapes but for whatever reason, my camcorder decided to stop working...I would like to burn these movies onto dvd if possible.
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    anyone with experiences with AMS or Athena Power psus?

    They seem to be pretty nice psus only they don't have a "name"...
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    Soltek NF4PRO-939 or Abit Ax8?

    Which would be better for a newbie at computer building?
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    how to change thread title?

    I searched but couldn't find anything...
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    WTB: good overclocking agp s939 board

    I have no problems with paying first(MO only sorry). I'm looking to spend ~$50 shipped.
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    AIW X800XT($270) or PCIe X800XL(220)?

    So I have these two cards and I'm not sure of which to keep. I don't plan on upgrading anytime soon and I'm perfectly happy with the performance of the X800XL. But at the same time, an extra $50 nets me a faster card with tuner capabilities... The AIW is agp while the X800Xl is pcie. I was...
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