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    did my cd/dvd rom drive die?

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    Infinity Online

    this game is suppose to be released a few hours from now.. looks alright Website: http://www.playinfinity.net/sub_main/news/view/news_list.htm?board_id=gpNotice& Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKFsPI7-qHU Ingame: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK1p8MFoT1I...
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    is there any way to force aspect ratios settings?

    my monitor has a native resolution of 1680x1050 but i prefer my games to be set at 1024x768.. are there any programs that let you force 16:10 ratio so the picture doesnt get stretched or have black bars? thanks
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    Which would you choose? [ram oc]

    A)cpu: 2607mhz / 237htt 9:10 divider ram: 2.5-3-2-5 / 216fsb or B)cpu: 2607 / 237htt 1:1 divider ram: 3-4-3-8 / 237fsb benchmarks came out identical so i dont know D:
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    how do u give a fan 7 volts?

    i have a small 92mm fan with 3 wires attached to a 3 pin female connector (1 yellow, 1 red, 1 black) how would i rearrange em to run at 7 volts? thanks!!
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    good oem pc for £400?

    anyone know of a good oem gaming pc for around that much, perferably sold in an online shop near the uk thanks!
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    anyone try this tubing?

    http://www.labpure.com/tgb444x.html http://www.sharkacomputers.com/ty3x1clsuqut.html i was originally planing on using the R3603 but i seems i got this instead, anyone have any experience with the Tygon B-44-4X?
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    why use tygon?

    i have my system set up with tygon R1000 tubing and after seeing this old review http://wc101.com/reviews/clearflex/ i was wondering why ppl prefer tygon, does the clearflex stain easily or something? my tygon tubing does collapse just like the pics on that review iv seen a few recommend...
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    swiftechs coolsleeves + thinner or thicker walled tubing?

    do coolsleeves offer more kink resistance with thinner or thicker walled tubing?
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    exposed 3 pin male connector

    i had a male 3 pin fan connector sticking out and after it tapped the steel part on the side of my case, sparks flew out and the pc shut off everything works fine now but im wondering if the pc could be seriously damaged this way
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    insanely high mb temp

    i just got my watercooling done and under load it says my mobo temp is 60c under load :eek: is this ok? theres a lot less airflow in the pc with my watercooling
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    Test you gaming reactions

    http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html all u do is click and hold the red square and try to dodge the blue parts without hitting the black walls the highest i could get was 25 seconds but my friend got 90 :eek:
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    intel procs + gaming

    my bro uses an intel 3.6ghz proc and while he games on cs:s and such, frames can drop as low as 30fps when theres a lot of action going on in the screen, while i never go under 70-80 frames, could this be his intel proc? my guess is that hyper threading keeps the current games from utilizing the...
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    Seagate 7200.9 vs 7200.7 (NCQ)

    my bros going get an extra hdd for his storage stuff + page file, and which one of these two would do better? i myself have a 7200.7 for my storage and am very happy with it, im just not sure how well the new 7200.9s perform (both the 80gb versions) thanks
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    dangerden - quality control issues

    is it just me or does dangerden have some serious quality control issues. i just got a **$85** thermol chill radiator and it looks like a dog shit it out. it must have sat in a pond for a year or so with algae and rust attached to it. i also got a maze 4 from that which doesnt look as bad but im...
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    NB cooler on this asus mobo

    what kind of temps do u guys get on the northbridge for this mobo...
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    alternative liquid for wc?

    what do you guys think about using this product for liquid cooling http://www.ccfa.com/ExclusiveProducts.htm i really dont have a clue on what this stuff is other than some sort of liquid used to cool down handgun and rifle suppressors i guess, but they say it cools better than water, doesnt...
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    radiator with the lowest width?

    which 120mm single fan radiator out there has the lowest width? "HxWxD" the narrowest one i could find was thermochills he120.1 which they say is 172x124x50mm, anyone know of a narrower one?
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    fans thinner than 25mm?

    are there 120mm fans out there that are thinner than 25mm in thickness?
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    motherboard noise

    i get this strange noise comming from my motherboard only when im either in the loading screen of 3dmark or while im in the menu of aquamark (its even louder and more consistant in am3), it sounds like "eeeeeeeeeeeee" or kind of like a bathroom sink running water in another room (since its not...
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    new thermalright hs?

    has anyone seen this thing before? http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/thhrthsifori.html i did a search on the forums and no threads showed up, im about to ditch air cooling so not like it matters, just a little curious
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    x-flow and standard radiators

    i have a few questions about the single pass x flow and 2-pass radiators, my situation is that, im planning on using one blackice x-flow radiator mounted vertically and another 2-pass mounted horizontally, my question is that, (for the 2 pass radiator) which fitting (left or right) would let the...
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    need some help choosing parts

    iv decided to get water cooling but i really have no clue on where to start from what i understand these are the parts i need: pump - (i need a pump that puts up a good amount of pressure since i want some long tubing cuz my guess is that it will be messy in my p180 case if i dont have...
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    7800gtx artifacting at decent temps

    i just got a nv silencer 5 rev 3 for my 7800gtx and even tho my card runs cool (42c/57c @490/1300) when overclocking it artifacts are artifacts a direct cause of too much heat or can there be other reasons, i cant figure out why my gpu has problems at ~66c overclocked @520/1350 oh yeah and...
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    did my cd/dvd rom drive die?

    i was burning an iso into a cd and without finishing it ejects the cd, now when i try to run cds on it it says "please insert cd" at first i thought this might be a software problem so i tried booting from a windows xp cd and it doesnt boot, it would just stop for a bit at "booting cd:" and...
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    can bad ram cause bios to fail booting?

    i think somethings wrong with my ram again probably damaged again cuz of overclocking, it seems its very sensitive ram, but is it possible for damaged ram to cause the bios to fail to boot? it loads up windows but when i bootup bios theres just a black screen with a blinking underscore, and ram...
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    arctic cooling on the gtx

    anyone have this thing on their 7800gtx http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186133 if anyone does how much of an improvement did it show on temps and also does it block the slot right below this cooler, if not is it really tight?
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    cpu/13 divider??

    for some reason i cant seem to get the cpu/13 divider unless i use a low multiplier (9x) and its too unstable to use, is it jus not there with certain multis? 11 / 5/6 should be 13 but it skips onto cpu/14 and is it jus me or does cpu-z seem to love reporting incorrect ram frequencies lol
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    broke my ram with software?

    is it possible to ruin your ram with softwares such as prime95? after i oced my ram just 4mhz over with default timings my comp crashed after running prime95, i started it up again and ran aquamark3 and my score dropped by 4,000 also i ran the ram test on everest and my ram latency score went up...
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    high ram frequencies at lower cpu multi?

    when i use lower fsb multipliers such as 8 or 7 my ram frequencies shoot way up and still remain stable when normally this isnt possible with higher cpu multipliers (11x,10x,9), is that natural or is cpu-z jus acting stupid on my stock timings 2-3-2-5 cpu-z says my rams at 236 mhz when i...
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    ocing ram with dual core cpus

    is it possible that having a dual core cpu could limit the amount of ram ocing over a single core? since the ram would have to feed both cores, or is this not the case? thanks in advance
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    linux vs windows?

    is linux a good os? ie is it safe for computers with cable, does it use less cpu/memory, does it have problems with software/hardware/drivers etc i never really bothered to try it so im a bit curious edit: is it also completely free? as in $$$...
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    ocing 4 games

    does overclocking ur ram or cpu show any real performance in games? cuz i dont c it in benches or games like guild wars, bf2.. the gains i c in benches are by ocing the gfx card in 3dmakr05 ocing the cpu only shows ~100 point gains but aqua did show some increases ~10fps (cpu from 4400 ->...
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    what type of chip does this ram use?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227210 tccd, bh5, bh6, vx, utt? thanks in advance
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    is this a good oc of the x2

    hi i have a x2 +4400 and so far i got it to 2530 mhz @ 1.46v is this an acceptible oc? i no its hard to determine whether or not some1s oc is good since everyones system is different but generally on air cooling what do peiople get on the 4400s so far i ran prime + occt for 12 hours and...
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    startup cpu voltage

    should the startup cpu voltage be the same as the voltage im going to use and also about cpu voltages would 1.5v be safer to use or 1.10v + 136% special or is there no difference? and for the LDT /FSB frequency ratio am i just suppose to set the multiplier so that the HT stays below 1000...
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    arctic silver 5 + 7800gtx

    would it help to put some ac5 between the stock heatsink + gpu? or is it better of left how it came from the factory? also im thinking of an "aftermarket" heatsink for the 7800gtx but i don think a second one would fit if i decided to get sli later.. are there any heatsinks that work better than...
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    question about the ups

    can a weak ups cap the power to your computer? liek if i have a 300w ups and if my comp uses 500w is this bad? this is the ups i have http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16842101128
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    seagate 7200.7 really loud chirping

    i jus got this seagate drive 2 days ago and it randomly chirps very loudly.. i took the drive out of the case and connected it right next to me to make sure it was this drive.. this cant be natural do i need to rma it or is this suppose to happen right when i get this drive? my wd raptors...
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