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    iPad outselling Microsoft

    I'm a die hard PC guy who loves W7 but I've ordered an iPad to use for away, work and fun. MS is not going bankrupt and both Apple and MS are constantly evolving to keep up with the changes in the electronic world. I strongly feel it's good for consumers for both companies to stay strong.
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    Video Converter in ATI Catalyst 10.5

    I can't seem to find 10.5 listed though I can see 10.4. Where might I find 10.5 as I don't see it anywhere on ATI's driver support site?
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    Best TV tuner software

    GBPVR It's free and has a very helpful forum. I have the ATI650 (as well as the HVR1600 and 2250) plus 1 internal and 1 external cable card tuner. It won't work with the cable card tuners but works very well with the other tuners. I must say that the quality of the Hauppauge tuners is much...
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    Phenom II X4 upgrade

    I have the 955 with a M479T Deluxe but I don't overclock. I have played with the new BIOS and enabled All Cores with ACC and have noticed some small increases. For what I do, overclocking isn't needed but I have friends with the same MB and chip and they've had great luck. Stays pretty cool...
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    Cooler Master V8 and extra/better fans(s)?

    I left well enough alone and didn't add an extra fan. It's working great. Quiet and cool. It may not be the best but for the money, it's in the top 3 IMO.
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    Questions on TV capture card

    I have the 2250, the 650 and 2 cable card tuners and all work well in 2 W7 x64 boxes. I suggest the 2250 because it's been rock solid. Another suggestion if you just want QAM and/or ATSC channels is the HDHomerun. It's networked so any box on the system can use it's dual tuners. It rocks and...
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    Need new Cable Modem

    Mine 5120 seemed to be acting up and since no modems have lasted me more than 3 years, I went ahead and got the SB6120 from buy.com for $80 and free shipping last week. It increased my speed to 20Mb/s up from 12. I was surprised and the New Orleans area isn't even Docsis 3 ready.
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    Which case and which heatsink?

    I just built using the HAF922 and the CoolerMaster V8. (I do so like CoolerMaster) The V8 is huge but fits fine in my 922 and the is larger. These cases are made for over the top cooling. Mine runs very cool and is uber quiet. I didn't expect things to be so quiet.
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    New monitor causes screen to freeze

    Got an Acer 23" monitor (yes, not the best but ok) and it's acting weird and I can't tell if it's a bad monitor or something else. In Windows 7, the screen just freezes and locks the computer. The HD lights are active but I have to hard reboot. I'm seeing this in Vista as well but not in XP...
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    Why buy a tablet PC (Advice wanted)

    Some of the high schools in our area (the snooty, private ones) require tablet pc's to hook up to the school and the teacher box. These supposedly respond well to handwriting after a while and offer other useful things for the students. For me, I wouldn't want one. You pay more for it and...
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    Installing programs in a dual boot

    I'm almost embarrassed to ask this question but will anyway. In a dual XP/Vista boot, with each OS on a different hard drive, can you install the same programs to the same directory so that even so you have to install it twice (once for each OS) you install to the same Program Files folder...
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    Dumb Question but what does AMD Live actually do? And should I enable it?

    So, do you have to be running 64bit version of an OS to benefit from AMD Live!?
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    No boot up or shutdown sounds

    I can't figure out why my newly built system won't play startup or shutdown sounds. I've tried changing the sound scheme in the control panel and even creating a new one but it makes no difference. All other sounds work perfect. It's not a big deal, just one of those little gnats that bug me...
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    Opinions needed 32bit or 64bit Vista

    I'm using the ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition, AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600 with 2 gig of memory, 1-320GB SATA and 1-500GB SATA drive. The board is Vista ready but some of the drivers are still in beta. Yes, I know the question is open ended and that's why I want opinions. Vista has been...
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    Opinions needed 32bit or 64bit Vista

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