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Thanks for all the replies, guys! I enabled VSync in XBMC and in my general video card settings but was still getting tearing. I then made the Toshiba (HDTV) the primary and only active display, but for some reason my external 22" monitor would still spring into action/force dual display...

Hi all, I'm trying to playback hi-def movie files from my laptop to my HDTV and I'm getting poor picture quality via HDMI. A static image (i.e., desktop) looks fine, but whenever a video is playing (youtube, VLC, XBMC, etc), there is a what I can only describe as a horizontal ripple or wave...

The new drivers don't help, and neither does switching out the SATA cables. I'm pretty sick of vista, do you think upgrading to windows 7 would help, or is this a hardware issue?

Thanks for the reply Danny, I get this when I run setup.exe for the "new" drivers... "This computer currently contains software version 9.3.0.1019, which is newer than the version you are about to install. Are you sure you want to overwrite the current software with the older version...

I have an older desktop that recently had its only installed HD crash. I have replaced the drive and re-installed my OS (Vista 32-bit). My problem is, after a seemingly random amount of time, the system will lock up and reboot. Upon trying to reboot, the following error is displayed...

Hey guys, I recently had my HD crash. I purchased a new drive, installed it, and re-installed Vista Home Premium (32-bit). All was going fine until I tried to re-install the driver for my Creative X-Fi Xtreme Gamer. No matter what I do, the system hangs during the installation of this...

What I find most disturbing about this individual is that he has a kid.

geometry wars 1 and 2!! ohh god how i love these games

AKG K518DJ I've been using a pair of K81DJ's (same phones, just older model number) and absolutely love them for portable use. Excellent isolation and soundstage, with a little emphasis on bass. Super durable, they fold up nicely, and they look pretty dope to boot. They do tend to fit rather...

Hey guys, I could use some help. I just picked up a spiffy new Lenovo Ideapad notebook and am having some issues connecting to my home network. I am running a DLink wireless router which I haven't had any problems with before. My new notebook detects the network, but while connecting to it...

ninja gaiden for xbox.. can't wait for #2 for the 360. and i still play the original halo for PC almost everyday for the multiplayer..go ahead and flame me, i don't care.

Thanks for the replies, guys. I have tried disabling 1 monitor, still no joy. Doesn't work on either... The game automatically downloaded and installed the patch after I re-installed... seems like I'm going to have to call their support team who probably won't have any idea how to fix it...

I recently upgraded to an 8800 GTX. All my games play nice with it except for Bioshock. I am running a 22" 226BW, and I when I started up the game it would be set at 1024x768. Whenever I tried to change any of the graphic settings, including resolution, the game would minimize itself and kick...

I went to futureflop a couple months back to pick up GOW.. when I brought it to the checkout the lady was like "... and I'm going to need to see some IDENTIFICATION" all pompous and shit. I didn't even realize what she was talking about at first. When I proved to her I'm 24 she just sort of...

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i am pretty disenchanted with all of this bidniz. coming from a 7900 GS KO, i recently purchased a used 8800GTX for 300. should be a pretty substantial improvement. i still haven't played more than the demo of crysis and am looking forward to it with the 8800 coming in the mail. i know it...

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Is Far Cry 2 really due in March 08? I assumed we wouldn't see that title for a long time...

So I wasn't sure if this should go here in Displays, or in the Video Cards section, so mods, please move it if you think it should be moved. I'm running a Samsung 226BW and a Samsung 173s from my EVGA 7900 GS KO (stock). 226BW via DVI, 173S via VGA. Ultramon v.2.7.1, Vista Home premium...

what is that small device on the LCD mount with the red LED? and why is there a wire going into your vase? what the hell is going on here?? ;) nice setup btw.

geo wars FTW best arcade game i have ever played.

nice tool poster :)

So I'm thinking about shelling out for an EVGA 8800 GTS 512. NCIX has one with Crysis for $340 after MIR. I am currently running: P180 Asus P5B Deluxe E6400 @ 2.8 ghz EVGA 7900 GS KO Silverstone Strider ST75F 226BW so I don't think power/bottlenecking should be an issue. So far I...

yes, i know i am a huge loser, and yes, this thread will probably fail miserably, but i'm starting it anyway! HOORAY FOR ME! anyway the other night i had dream i was _in_ gears of war. i was in a very large, open area, taking cover up against this tiny slab of concrete, and there were...

or you could give them to me.

Hi guys, I have a legit copy of Gears, been playing it off and on for the past few weeks. Yesterday I went to play some and got the standard "there is an update available" message. So I tell it to update and it kicks me back to my desktop and launches my Asus BIOS update program. Whatever...

Ghost, thank you very much for the wealth of info, it is greatly appreciated. I haven't had a bad experience with Seagate either, the only thing I feel could be improved upon is the seek noise. The rest of my system is fairly quiet and the HDD just seems abnormally loud. I'm starting to...

Excellent, thanks very much for the replies everyone. If anyone has recommendations on HD brands I'd love to hear them. I know it's pretty much subjective and in the end, x's drive is likely to be just as reliable as y's drive, but I'm still curious. I've always stayed away from WD in the...

I broke off part of the SATA connector on my Seagate 320g 7200.10 tonight (don't ask). It still boots (thank god, I am backing everything up now), but I've had to secure the connection with.. well, electrical tape. I'm looking to get a replacement drive asap and have a few questions 1)...

It does get repetitive, and while the co-op is great, another reason I love this game is the insane difficulty level. Can be very intense/damn frustrating at times (pumping station anyone???), but the challenge is a welcomed one. and come on. nothing is more satisfying than hitting a...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe it's just because this is rumoured to be "new hardware" but to me that thing looks sexy. I kind of like the fact there are no graphics...

+1 That looks realllll nice man... why are you selling?

You need ultramon. With this program I am able to use my 22" at 1680x1050 via DVI and my 17" at 1280x1024 via VGA as an extension. Great little app. Lots of options and very small footprint.

Prime95 gave me an error on one thread after approximately 21 minutes. 8 x 375 = 3.0 ghz 4-4-4-12 DDR2 @ 750 Vcore 1.275 (Bios), 1.240 (CPU-Z) Load temps: 66C So...time to up the vcore. :( I would really like to be stable at 3.0 ghz but I don't want things to run any hotter. Aside...

I haven't picked up GoW yet, but had a very similar experience with the LIVE interface for Halo 2 Vista. There have been a couple times now I've had to restart a level because of some weird glitch... very irritating. It's too bad the whole GFW LIVE is so craptacular. I thought MS did an...

omg you guys are all wrong its eighteen eighty jaytix!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Err, weird.. 4.34 beta 34 does not show the core temps at all. I looked around a little in 'configure' but couldn't find anything helpful. When I try to run the older version of speedfan, the core temps are no longer displayed there either.

Actually I have a quick question if you don't mind... How come Speedfan reports cores at 22-24C, and Coretemp at 37-39? Which one do I trust? I know you mentioned in your guide that Speedfan misreports the temps on quad-cores by about 15C, but this is only a dual core. Does anything else...

Just wanted to give a huge thanks to graysky for putting together this awesome guide. I had been toying with the idea of OC'ing my E6400 since I got it back in March, but having never done any OCing before, so was pretty hesitant. Well, I finally decided to give it a try (I have the same...