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My 6800GT is starting to show its age, so I would like to upgrade it. Unfortunately with my current summer job I'm not getting very many hours so money is a little tight. Would the 8600GTS be a worthwhile upgrade over my current card, or should I just hold out for something else. $150 is nice...

I was just curious as to what the situation was currently with Linux and recording/tuning HD? I know CableCARD is the only real way to do it, but if I remember correctly these only work on Windows. Also wasn't there some nonsense about CableLabs having to certify the device you are using it...

So after receiving my Christmas money and giftcards I have enough to get a new mp3 player. Right now I'm stuck between these three, the Zune, the 30gig Ipod Video, and the 30gig Zen Vision:M. I'm kinda stuck buying from Best Buy too as I have $75 in gift cards there. Currently there's a deal on...

All items here can be shipped by any method you want, as the shipping store I use has everything available. And of course, you pay for shipping. I am open to negotiation so please feel free to pm me if you feel a price is too high. Sorry if the images are too big in full view, I just left them...

Currently I have a Cooler Master Stacker (the original, T01 I think is the number). But I'm in college so I find myself having to move it frequently, for breaks and LANs we have at school. I love the case design, but it's size and weight makes it a pain in the ass for me. I was just wondering...

I'm having these really strange freezing problems on my desktop. Basically what happens is when I try to go and play a 3D game my computer will totally lockup. This only happens after I've had the system up for several hours. If I game right after rebooting everything works fine, but if I let my...

I've got an old Athlon XP 2400+ system sitting, collecting dust at home and I figure I might put it to work as a Linux router. My intention is to use it as a router/firewall and to store my music and movies on it so I can stream them over the network. Preferably I'll want to use Samba to share...

Here's a few random things I want to sell. I will update this as things get added or sold. I'm open to negotiating so please feel free to PM me. I will try and add pictures for everything. Preferred payment method is non-CC paypal. Cash is fine for local pickup though. Motherboards Abit...

Currently in my machine I have an eVGA 6800GT and I am wondering what will yield better performance buying a second 6800GT and running SLI or selling my current 6800GT and buying a 7900GT? As far as price goes, I've seen most 6800GTs going for $150 or so and most 7900GTs going for a little above...

I just completed my new AM2 build and I'm having some problems, which I am now almost certain are memory related. As soon as I got the build done I fired it up and it worked fine. I began to install Windows XP Pro, but it started complaining it couldn't read some files off of the CD. So I...

So I finally got my AM2 X2 4600+ today from FedEx and went to installing my system. I booted up and it worked fine. I began to install Windows, but the setup bluescreened, complaining that the BIOS was not ACPI compliant (which I find hard to believe on such a recent board). Then I turned off...

I just upgraded to AM2 and managed to trade away my AGP 6800GT for a PCI-E one. I was wondering if it would be worth it to buy another 6800GT to run in SLI. I'm not planning on getting a new video card until next summer, as I'll be back at college and won't have an income. Also I want to wait...

The price cuts are official now, though most sites are still displaying the old prices. DailyTech Article Please post where you can find the reduced price parts.

I'm planning to upgrade to AM2 and I can't make a decision on a motherboard. Currently I'm considering the following: nForce 590 SLI Based: Abit Fatal1ty AN9 Foxconn C51XEM2AA- 8EKRS2H Gigabyte GA-M59SLI-S5 nForce 570 SLI Based: ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe MSI K9N SLI Platinum Am I...

I stumbled on this DailyTech article detailing the price cuts. Looks like in face of Conroe AMD has lowered prices even more. Check it out. Here's the list EDIT: No longer "hot linked"

Now that PCI-Express x1 slots are fairly popular on motherboards, I'm really wondering where all the cards are. All I've seen so far are USB2.0 and IEEE1394 cards and that graphics card that Matrox has. I figured by now at least there would be a sound card or even a couple network cards using...

I'm considering getting this board for my AM2 build, does anyone have any thoughts on this? The only place I found with a review was DriverHeaven and they rated it very highly. The price is much better than the other nForce 590 SLI boards out there right now. My only gripe with the board is...

I want to pick up a DS Lite and I even sold my regular DS to do so. Are there anymore colors coming to the US somewhat soon? I'm not a huge fan of the iPod white color scheme and I'd prefer black, but I would settle for something else if it looked nice enough. My gamestop trade-in credit is good...

Right now I own an ASUS Z71V laptop. It's a fantastic laptop, but its gray on gray paint job leaves a lot to be desired in the style area. I've read the few how-to's I've found by googling, but I wanted to get some input from here. The laptop casing is plastic, so I know I will need to start...

I'm not sure if this is the best place for this rant, but since it is about my frustrations with Windows and being a gamer this seemed a good place. Basically it just pisses me off that in order to be a gamer you are pigeon-holed into using Windows. And don't give me any crap about using...

Was just curious as to what was everyone's favorite desktop environment. Mine is KDE.

So I'm trying to set up some samba shares on my computer so the other computers in our house can access them. Currently I am just using simple file-sharing, but I would prefer to secure my shares with a username and password. I was basically wondering if it is possible (in Windows XP...

This is my thread of things I'd like to sell. Preferred payment is Paypal. I am open to negotiating on prices for all of the items. Computer Stuff P2 450 & Motherboard This comes from an old HP Pavilion system. It worked fine the last time it was used. I'm not sure who makes the...

I'm considering putting some parts from my current machine into an HTPC box once I upgrade my main gaming system. I was just wondering how much difference a video card makes, since chances are all i'll be doing is streaming videos over the network to watch on the TV + HTPC, and possibly using my...

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I'm not sure if this is the proper thread for this topic, but I couldn't find a better place for it. The bottom line is I'm interested in wiring my house with ethernet. Currently we have wireless in our house and it works okay, but I would like to have a wired network for quicker file transfers...

I'm currently looking to get a new portable audio player. Right now I have a Philips HDD120 20GB player. Honestly I'm fed up with this piece of junk that I have right now. Currently I'm considering the following: iPod 5th Gen 60gb Creative Zen Vision:M 30gb Toshiba Gigabeat S 60gb Right...

This year I've been stuck with bringing a TV for our dorm room. Currently i have a 22" Sony TV (nothing special just CRT). I was considering buying a new tv, but I'm not to sure what to get. My only requirement is that I try and stay under $1000. I was thinking along the lines of some kind of...

Today I read an article about Windows Vista, and a thought occured to me. I'm planning to upgrade this summer/fall, and I was wondering if the next gen of video cards will have full DX10 support. Does anyone know if ATI or NVIDIA have said anything to this end, or do we all just have to hope?

Hi, I went to a Microsoft Tech Talk at my college, and I won a door prize of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional. I'm definitely going to sell it, but I was wondering what the best way is. Ebay is an obvious choice. Though, my friend said that at CompUSA you can return items without a receipt...

I'm looking to buy a PS2 system, the older one, so that I can mod it with a hard drive and modchip. Basically I just want the system, cables, and controllers. If I can get the network adaptor that's cool too. Thanks.

Hi, I'm thinking about buying a 19" LCD to replace my current CRT. I'm wondering if you guys have any specific recommendations for monitors. I'd like to get the LCD from Newegg, as I'll probably receiving some Newegg gift certificates as Christmas gifts.

I'm kinda just blowing time here, but just curious when is going to be a good time to upgrade for me? At the moment I'm kind of stuck as far as upgrades. My machine is good for the time being, but I'm beginning to see the need to upgrade in the future. I was just kind of wondering when is going...

I currently use Centrino Hardware Control on my Pentium-M laptop and love it. I was wondering if there was a similar monitoring program that I could use on my desktop Athlon 64.

I'm at someone's house trying to fix a few things on their computer for them. The main problem is they want to be able to log in on the welcome screen with no password. This computer is their daughter's old college one, and I think some of the college's software may have caused a registry change...

I have a MSI K8T-NEO FIS2R, I was wondering if it would be possible to run a 1GB or possibly 2x1GB sticks of DDR400 on this board. Currently I have 2x512mb DDR333. I really need to upgrade. Since this is a S754 board i'd rather go with one stick than two. I tried looking on MSI's site, but their...

Anyone seen any expresscards yet? I have a Z71V laptop, which has an expresscard slot. I was just curious about what's out there or is going to be.

This is pretty hopeless, but I thought I'd see if you guys had any ideas. I was using my Asus Z71V in the back of the car today. I went to get something out of the back of the car and i accidently nudged where I had my headphones plugged into the laptop. I think I damaged the audio port when...

I've been a long time fan of the Elder Scrolls series. I made this post off a whim to start some discussion. Why aren't there any books written in the Elder Scrolls universe. The universe has a unique set of races, and a great backstory. There is so much that could be explored through books...

Recently I have been having a problem playing videos of any type on my desktop machine. I first noticed it when i put the Xtreme-G Modified Forceware Drivers v77.62. The video seemed to be very washed out. I tried messing with using different video players to no avail. I also uinstalled the divx...