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    Radeon 5750, 3monitors question

    im currently running a radeon 4850 + older radeon PCI card in order to get 3 LCD connected. unfortunately with Windows 7, the PCI card is now a legacy device therefore is no longer supported by ATI in newer drivers so if I update the drivers, the 3rd LCD no longer works as the PCI is not...
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    MS Wireless Laser Mouse 8000 with any BT receiver?

    I bought the MS Wireless Entertainment Desktop 7000 which comes with Bluetooth receiver and the Wireless Laser Mouse 8000. But after using it for a few weeks, I still dont really like MS mouse that much and prefer my logitech one. I love the keyboard though ... So before I sell just the mouse...
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    PCI-e x1 video cards?

    i have asus 4850 as my main card with 2 monitors connected to it. and i also have a x1550 PCI card to run my 3rd monitor. my motherboard only has 1 x16 slot. would I get better performance running the 2nd vid card through PCI-e x1 slot over PCI? I dont know if it was the vid card or not but I...
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    Best method to install 2nd video card?

    Currently running dual monitors on ATI Radeon HD4850 but Im wanting to add a 3rd monitor to it so I have a PCI card that I can use (Diamond ATI Radeon X1550). What would be the best method to intalling the 2nd video card? So that I dont come across any issues or conflicts later on. - Should...
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    Good cheap motherboard for E4300?

    I have an E4300 and DDRII-667 memory already, looking for a good but cheap motherboard (hopefully between $40-60) for it. This will be my file storage server and I'll probably install an linux based OS on it (most likely Ubuntu). So hopefully the motherboard will be compatible? I'll also be...
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    Linux or Stay with XP?

    Right now I have my main desktop running Vista .. and a file server pc running XP (Dual PIII 1ghz). I'm planning on upgrading the server pc to core2duo and will probably do a clean install ... I was thinking of putting linux in there but i dont have much experience with it. I have several...
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    Budget upgrade recommendation?

    My future brother-in-law PC recently died on him. It was some HP machine that he got for free (P4, 512mb) .. so hes looking to just upgrade the 3 major parts for a new build (cpu, mobo, memory). the only thing he really does on the PC is play WoW and since it seems like hes able to play WoW ok...
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    Secondardy PCI Video card - Vista Ready?

    Quick question .. currently I'm running 2 20" LCD with Radeon X1800XL video card in Windows Vista. I also have a 3rd 20" LCD that I have hooked up. Since my motherboard only has one PCI-E for video card, I plan on getting a basic PCI video card to connect the 3rd LCD to. I have one handy (Radeon...
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    E4300 temp at 10-13C .. normal?

    Just installed E4300 on a Gigabyte DS3 board with Thermaltake SI-120 HSF (120mm fan). Everything seems to be booting up fine and I checked the temps in BIOS, speedfan, and coretemp and it all shows my CPU being @ around 10-13C. While my system board is around (34C, which seems normal) Do the...
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    Weird CPU fan issue on Gigabyte DS3

    upgraded from Pent D 920 with Asus motherboard to Gigabyte DS3 / E4300 (Using thermaltake SI-120 HSF) the 120mm fan i have for the HSF is 3pin but CPU Fan on motherboard is 4pin. When i plug the fan into the pins, and boots up, the fan doesnt spin at all. (Asus motherboard had 3pin for CPU...
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    Replacing P920D System with ... ?

    Had this system for awhile and its been running fine all this time. Had it OC to 4ghz but drop it down to 3.5ghz cuz my room was hot in the summer plus florida weather. A few days ago though, I got a "Machine_Check_Exception" Stop error. Thought nothing of it at the time and rebooted and it...
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    Asus P5WD2 Premium .. PCI-E Question

    On the motherboard there is 2 PCI-Express x16 slots .. though the 2nd slot is a universal PCI-E slot (max x4 mode) ... Right now, I have a X1800XL in the primary slot with 2 DVI LCD's connected to it. But I also want to connect my PC to my TV (Samsung DLP) as my third extended display .. I...
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    new system help .. power supply bad?

    putting together a new pc and having problems getting it to stay on and it doesnt POST or show anything on the screen. i got the Antec P150 case with the NeoPS that it comes with. Ive been reading that the power supply shipped with the case is bad but i decided to take the risk anyway. i...
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    HD Cooling Options for File storage pc

    im building a new pc and planning to use my old one as a file storage pc with like 5 HD's in it. old pc is: dual p3 1ghz / 1gb ram / 8500 radeon / 4x250gb / 1x120gb / 420w enlight power supply the case i have it in right now is pretty tight fit so i plan on getting a bigger case for more...
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    Which HSF for Intel 920?

    planning to get intel 920 and looking for which HSF would be best and easy to install :) .. not planning to OC it much, maybe just to get it past 3.0 would be good enough .. -Zalman 7700 / 7000? -Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro? -Thermalright XP120 / XP90? -Gigabyte G-Power Pro? -Scythe...
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    920 or 930 for new pc?

    from newegg, theres almost a 100bux different between the two. Is it worth it to get the 930 for 3.0ghz? Or could I save that 100bux and get the 920 and OC it to 3.0 or greater? I'll most likely get the Asus P5WD2 / 955X motherboard. though it isnt final yet. still trying tto do some more...
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    Dual DVI .. which card?

    looking to build a new pc which will be mostly used for photoshop, webdesign, etc .. i havent played games on my pc in years but with new pc i might wanna try a game or two. but i doubt i will be playing much.... 2 important thing for me is image quality and dual DVI .. looking for something...
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