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    FS: Civilization: Beyond Earth - Steam key

    Civilization: Beyond Earth - Steam key - $33 I haven't sold a bloody thing on here since 2008! Thats over half a decade. I feel old. You'll find my 24-0-0 Heat here: http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=44498 And as you can see, my forum account is over 8 years old, so if you don't trust...
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    Continuous backup for my SSD .. best way to do it?

    Hello there all, I just purchased my first SSD, the 120GB Force 3 from Corsair. I know that by nature, SSDs can be temperamental, and I really don't want to risk losing everything. I know how to make system images and restores, but my question to you guys is, is there any way to completely...
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    ATI 6850 cuts signal to DVI when HDMI is on.. any ideas?

    (I'm sorry I screwed up the title, it should say "6950". Its late...) Hi all, I've come here after 2 nights of bashing my head into the monitor. I just received my U2410 and she is b e a u t i f u l ! The other pieces are my receiver: (Onkyo HT-R680) and projector: (Epson 8350). I use one...
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    Dell U2410 driving me to godlessness, keeps losing signal when receiver turns on

    Hi all, I've come here after 2 nights of bashing my head into the monitor. I just received my U2410 and she is b e a u t i f u l ! BUT, she does not play well with my receiver (Onkyo HT-R680) and projector (Epson 8350). I use one DVI port and one HDMI port on my Radeon 6970. My setup...
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    Dell U2410 driving me to godlessness

    Ignore me, or delete me. I remade this thread because I wanted to be clearer with the title and couldn't delete this one on my own. Correct post is here: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?p=1037352295#post1037352295
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    How do I get the PC to stream Audio into my receiver after turning Projector off?

    Hello guys, I have a unique issue. I have my projector working from my PC > Receiver > Projector, all via HDMI. Back when I was using the DVI>HDMI converter, while the audio worked with the older drivers.. after I turned the projector off, it would continue to send Audio through the...
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    Need help, what is the best way to connect this sound card to this receiver for 7.1?

    The sound card I have coming is this: Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series Sound Card And this, and this are its backside .. in black/white and color respectively. My receiver is the Onkyo HT-R580 which came part of this package. This is...
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    [HOT] Kingston 128 GB (gen 1) SSD, $155 w/MIR

    Front page of woot.com Drive: $199.99 Ship: $5.00 MIR: $50.00 The $50 Mir is down below on the page or use this link. And NewEgg reviews for same drive right here. Where its selling for $235+$3 ship right now. I should state that I did not buy this, but had to restrain myself...
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    Ahoy! Fellow [H]er in need of help with first projector / screen / HTPC setup.

    Alright everyone, I have decided to set up my first "theater", and through the fact that I am moving into a new place and have to buy everything from scratch, I am getting the opportunity to truly design my first experience. I am moving into a new place, where I will have regular (non-HD) cable...
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    [HOT!] Free Amazon Prime 1-yr membership for anyone with a .edu e-mail addy.

    Hurry, go to www.amazon.com and in the upper right hand corner there is a promotion by Post-it & Scotch for Students. They want your school name, and your major and a working .edu e-mail to confirm your membership. For those who do not know what Amazon Prime is, its a service that normally...
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    No machine oil to grease your screaming fans? ... use Olive Oil!!

    Hey, I have a coolit ram fan that I kept taking out because it was screaming, and my ram started spouting errors in bench that were not present there before I removed the cooling...so I knew I had to put the fan back in. I dreaded this, so I started looking for a solution. I didnt have machine...
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    How do you get into Gen May using F@H Points?

    I remember reading this some time ago, but now I cant find where, and the FAQ guide does not have this. I'd like to start F@H, just wanted an extra perk. All I know is to add Team 33, and maybe my forum name 'The Red' to the software program? Also, how do I get those little [H]s...
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    My 4870 1GB is not OCing like the reports, whats wrong?

    I've had my Powercolor 4870 1GB that I recently got. The bios says its from 08/19/08 Overdrive tells me the max core is 780 and max ram is only 935. With so many people saying how easy it is to reach 1100 on their ram, this is odd to me. If I set the ram to 950 and hit the Test button, I...
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    Saitek J62 P2500 Rumble Force Game Pad ... $8.99 shipped

    Hard to beat this deal, Saitek makes good stuff. Link
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    RivaTuner refuses to detect default clock, help or alternatives?

    The top says it all.. for some reason RivaTuner 2.08 refuses to detect my default clock when I hit the hardware overclocking tab.. then hit detect now, and it just flashes and nothing happens.. GPUZ detects my frequencies just fine is there a good alternative to RivaTuner out there? I...
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    Is Clive Barker's Jericho not one of the best games you've every played?

    I mean, shit, my friends even advised me against it.. but I bought the PC version, and COULD NOT STOP PLAYING... I stopped only to eat, sleep, and held back on the shitting.. it ate my entire weekend... DX 10, excellent controls, no glitches, compelling story, lovable characters, rated M...
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    [H]ot Deal - Logitech G15 (the new model) - $69.99 shipped at Amazon - no rebates

    Title says it all.. just type LOGISAVE in the special coupon section at checkout and the keyboard goes from 79.99 shipped, down to 69.99 shipped. Amazon Link
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    WTB: Logitech G15 - new model with red lighting

    I saw CC having the promotion for $50 AR but missed it, I also missed the ZZF promotion for $35... was kicking myself. I'm looking to pick up the keyboard $60 shipped. Can also trade for things in my FS thread here. I have flawless heatware: use my PayPal e-mail mnitko [a.t] gmail.com to...
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    Is this actually possible? Turn corded items into bluetooth?

    I have a corded KB and Mouse, and behind me is my nice 37" widescreen TV, that I can hook up to my PC... I want to use the TV for a monitor and my cables arent long enough or clumsy... is there a way to setup a bluetooth receiver and a USB bluetooth transmitter on the end of the cables?
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    FS: BFG 8800 GTS OC 320, OneTouch 750gb xtrnl-HD, Opteron 148, PS2++, Table Tennis++

    G'day fine [H]ardy folks... got some more nice things to show and more good heatware to show off, hope you can use these! Non-smoking home. First, the tech stuff you obviously clicked this thread to see in the first place: ---------------------------------------------------- Tech I'll...
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    Airflow question...

    I have my Galaxy 8800GT with the fan pointed downward... the fan on the card does what the Zalman fans do and blow the air onto the fins instead of out... I installed This Exaust fan right under it to pick up any residual heat... I'm now just a little worried that it might be fighting the gpu...
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    WTS: MSI P6N Plat, Audigy 2 ZS Gamer, Opteron 148, 2GB PC4000 DDR, PS2+, Table Tennis

    So much stuff, so little time... I'll spare you my story from the months-old first post of how I came to acquire these tables and get off to the tech stuff! First, the tech stuff you obviously clicked this thread to see in the first place: ----------------------------------------------------...
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    [H]o [H]o [H]ot Rosewill RX850 850W Power Supply - $109.99 shipped!

    New-egg Holiday special for newsletter subscribers, enter the following code at checkout to subtract an additional $60! EMC1207RMSE02 New-Egg Linky The rest of the deals in the newsletter were nothing special, but my jaw dropped when I saw this puppy... Kinda-new product, it has 13 reviews...
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    When pixels on my screen can be used like an etch-a-sketch, whats wrong?

    I seem to have pixels that randomly turn a different color... like red on a black background, or light blue on a white background, and then if I move the window, folder, or program window that appear on my screen, those dots work like an etch-a-sketch creating exact trails behind them. If...
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    What is wrong with my monitor? I cant diagnose this symptom...

    I have a Hanns-G 22" 1080p Ready widescreen monitor. I seem to get weird dots that seem to be off-color pixels, but then something happens that doesnt make sense. I'm pretty good with all sorts of tech and trouble shooting and I have never run into this symptom before. For one, it...
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    So, who else though the Chernobyl level in CoD4 was a poor S.T.A.L.K.E.R rip.

    The moment I saw that level it was dejavu all over again... "I've been here before..." ... Both games are awesome, but the rip just seemed so blatant considering whats placed into STALKER. Its impossible to deny, especially with those wild dogs that look like they were implanted from stalker...
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    WTB: Whatchemacallit - partial car tarp snow blocking cover thing with bungees

    Alright, I've seen this product but I have no idea what its called and I cant find it anywhere. It is a tarp that covers a car partially and has bungees on it that hook into a car's wheel-wells so that when you need to get to work in the morning, you just remove the tarp cover to get rid of...
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    Is my Maxtor OneTouch III 750gb dying?

    About a month now, whenever I dont use it for a while and then have a program access it, it clicks once. Or if I turn it off and then on, it clicks. This is suppose to be a seagate 7200.10 inside, I usually kept this drive running 24/7 till it started clicking, when I now turn it off while I...
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    WTB/WTTF: Hellgate London ... cheap

    Ok, I'm taking a precaution... I've played the demo and I'm most likely not going to like the single player, but I want to rummage around the multiplayer and see how it is and the demo doesnt let you do that. So I'm seeing if I can conduct this experiment on the cheap. I am looking to pay...
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    Anyone know anything about this Joystick? Trust GM-2550

    I checked out their website and it seems to be legit, but I cant find a single review anywhere... it seems to be a new product and from Europe. Looks pretty good but not a single word on its performance or durability from ANYWHERE. Trust GM-2550 amazon link I want to buy something for my...
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    Fury - a sleeper hit prediction...

    So... my friends are playing this game like crack addicts and I have never even heard of it... I come over to their dorm and they wont even let me try it out... bastards. I know, I'm making a prediction and I havn't even got to play the game... but I saw how my friends reacted and this thing is...
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    If I use a pre-built external HD, can I still use the same data recovery tools?

    I just read something a little disturbing posted by another [H] user that states that if an external HD fails that its impossible to use the same recovery tools as for internal HDs after a failure? ... I got all my music, video, written works and software backups on a large pre-built external...
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    Did the lightning storm kill my PC?

    Ok guys, I live up here in NY and yesterday we had a big lightning storm at night. Naturaly I turned off my PC while everything was working perfectly without a hitch for weeks. I woke up to my PC not booting. During the night, the lights did flicker, but we did not lose electricity... as...
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    [H]ot like Christina Ricci, Sennheiser HD25- 1 II @ $101 shipped post-GC

    Ok folks, this is for those who were not able to appreciate the deal I found for the HD555s and AD700 and wanted a *closed* and *portable* super-high-quality headphone. These babies are supra-aural, and will fit your bill more than you'd ever ask for. These are some of the best, and...
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    [H]ot Sennheiser HD555 @ $94 shipped

    These are just the best headphones ever for the best bang for the buck out there. I have worn them for over a year, it took a month to break in that really warm sound they have and now they sound 100% audiophilic. I have also abused them with wearing and yanking and leaning my head on them...
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    Got an e6850 + 4 GB of ram.. having odd problems either CPU or RAM related?

    Ok... about a week ago I received all my parts, however, during Windows installation, the program would crash at random points... which is an immediate hint that it is the ram. Ok, so I remove 2GB of the ram out, and presto-chango, everything works and installs perfectly! I go ahead and...
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    What mobo can I use to take my e6850 FSB to 9x450? (pref under $200)

    I have just purchased a brand new MSI P6N Platinum, but I did not anticipate originaly taking the FSB so high. Now I hear that the P6Ns are barely pushing over 400, and thats not acceptable to pair with an e6850 that I'm trying to get to 4ghz. What motherboards can actually do the fsb 450...
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    My e6850 OC Plan... anything I missed?

    I picked up 4x GB of Crucial Ballistix that runs 800 FSB / 4-4-4-12 ... meaning my OC on the ram would be limited, so I had to get the higher multiplier of the e6850. I just ordered the e6850 and it is not here yet... this is my first foray into Intel chips since my first Dell P166. I'm not...
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    FS: Stiga Supreme (Olympic Grade) Table Tennis Tables, Pro Rackets, Pro Nets + more!

    Hello all... I know I usually deal in computer parts and software, but something serious has happened with my family and I am left with a lot of stuff to sell, so I'm going to start with this. On the 18th of May my father passed away at the age of 56 from a massive heart attack, he was a table...
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    Alpha Prime... those damn Russians did it again!

    Well... playing this game today... been playing for a few hours, the graphics are great, and no hitches or crashes so far...one hell of a fun FPS, and DAMN this game is HARD! That makes two in a row for me... STALKER and Alpha Prime... both Russian, both hard! I hope they hold to the same...
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