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    Small smudges on monitor

    I just bought a used monitor and I see a few small smudges on the screen. They don’t look like dead pixels, and they don’t appear to be on the surface either as I don’t feel anything when I run my fingernail over them. I’m thinking it might have something to do with the anti glare coating...
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    AMD HD5450 some 1080p files are choppy

    Using an AMD HD5450 and Windows Media Player, some 1080P 60fps files have very choppy playback during the scenes with a lot of movement, namely the files I recorded with a GoPro. I always thought the HD5450 could handle 1080p60 without a problem at all. I've been using the default drivers...
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    Bay Trail-T CPUs support WiDi?

    I'm talking about the newer ones like the Z3735. I see in specs it has WiDi 3.5 which is compatible with Miracast, but does it also support the legacy (original) WiDi 2.0 and 1.0?
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    Dual monitors with on board ATI HD3000 graphics

    I have an older Biostar TA760G-M2+ mobo with ATI Radeon HD3000 graphics built in. It has VGA and DVI connectors on the back. I'm pretty sure I can support 2 displays simultaneously but I just wanted to double check before buying another monitor. My old monitor is VGA and the new one I might...
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    Could this likely be a power supply problem?

    Upon cold boot, my system has been either hanging or powering off by itself and then powering back on immediately, but doesn't finish POSTing. I've been having to unplug the PSU and plugg it back in a few times, and then the system gets through POST and the BIOS says something about...
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    Question about MSI H61M-E23 motherboard

    Do any of you who also run this motherboard notice that upon a cold boot, BIOS codes pop up in the lower right corner of the screen. I'm not too worried about the codes themselves, but sometimes, they stay on the screen for many seconds (like 10-20) which makes cold booting a really slow...
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    Windows remote desktop problem

    I regularly remote desktop into my work's computer from home at night. I have Win 7 at home and Win XP on my work desktop. Everything works great except when I come into work the next morning, my monitor at work is on, not in standby. If I don't remote desktop in the night before, then the...
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    changing fan in PSU

    I recently got a In Win BK623 SFF case which comes with a nice little mATX power supply. The problem with it though is that the PSU fan is insanely loud at full speed, but it does move a lot of air to cool it and the case since it acts as the exhaust. But in the interest in quietting it down...
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    Intel Sandy Bridge HD 2000 or ATI 4550 for photoshop?

    I'm pretty much set on getting an i5-2400 on which the most demanding tasks I'll be doing is photo editing with Photoshop CS5. I was just wondering, should I just use the built in SB HD 2000 graphics, or would there be any advantage to bring over my old ATI 4550 with 1GB RAM?
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    Fan noise on the nVidia GT2xx cards

    I am thinking about replacing a 9600GT with a GT2x0 (haven't decided which one yet) so I can move the 9600GT to another build. What I didn't like about the 9600GT was that the fan would be on full speed, loud and noisy, until the driver loaded. From what I read, this had to do with the BIOS on...
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    Help with Win XP virus / spyware

    I noticed a bunch of messed up services in the services list, they have pretty convincing display names (like "Config Image") but their real names, when you right click on the service and select Properties, show names like "lijxb" and "kytpcc". Anyway, I figured, easy enough, I'll just delete...
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    Home telephone / intercom system

    I want a telephone / intercom solution for my new home, and I'm pretty sure a product like what I want exists, but don't know exactly where to start looking. Basically, I'm looking for two line phones that can work together as regular phones and as an intercom system... one line would be for...
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    Intereseting S3 Sleep problem

    I have a MSI G31TM-P21 running Win 7 Pro and while it's not a top of the line mobo, it's been running like a champ for me for the last 7 months or so... until now. Before, when I put the computer to sleep all the fans would turn off and everything is silent and only the power LED is blinking...
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    My first AMD processor, question about heat sink

    I just purchased my first AMD CPU, a Athlon II x4 630. Pretty sweet so far! Anyway, one thing I'm a little concerned about, I'm using the stock heat sink/fan and it seemed WAY too easy to put on. The little plastic lever you push to lock down the HSF barely had any resistance when I pushed it...
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    DVD authoring

    My dad wants to convert his VHS tapes to DVD. He currently has an OLD P4, 2.66GHz CPU. I want him to finish converting his VHS tapes before he dies so I figure it's best to get him a new computer to do the job faster (not saying he's dying! just emphasizing how slow the P4 is :p). I just...
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    Pentium D fan with a Celeron E3300?

    Seeing how both the Pentium D and Celeron E3300 are LGA 775, I'm guessing the stock Intel fan for the Pentium D should fit on the E3300? I want to do this because the Pentium D fan has the 4th PWM pin that the E3300 fan does not have and I'd like the mobo to be able to decrease/increase the fan...
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    BIOSTAR G41-M7 motherboard question

    According the the BIOSTAR website, this motherboard does not support the Intel Celeron E1400 processor. However, it does support the E1200 and E1600, which are identical to the E1400 but with a different multiplier so thought maybe it was just something weird about the E1400 multiplier that...
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    core i3-530 and c3/c6/c7 state issues

    I have a Core i3-530 mildly overclocked to 3.16GHz (stock fan and voltages). I'm running a Gigabyte H55M-D2H motherboard. I still play Finaly Fantasy XI and yes, I use the IGP which actually works decently well for the game. When I have EIST, C1E, and C3/C6/C7 enabled in the BIOS, every now...
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    Double check my memory benchmarks?

    I'm not 100% sure, but my memory benchmarks seems kind of slow, would you mind commenting on it real quick? The reason I ask is because my Windows Experience index is 5.9 for memory. Normally, I wouldn't be too concerned because I know you can't trust the WEI too much, but another computer...
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    Windows 7 sleep and spinning down hard drive

    Whenever I put my computer to sleep I hear the secondary drive (not the boot drive) spin down, and then the power light starts blinking like it's supposed to when in S3 sleep mode. At this point in time I expect all the fans to turn off signifying completing the transition to S3 sleep mode...
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    Just got a 2007wfp

    I just got a used 2007wfp, it's one of the S-IPS ones (RT803) and it works great. However, there is one little issue that kind of nags me. Sometimes when I turn off my computer (Windows->Shutdown), the monitor's status LEDs stay green when they should be turning amber. The monitor seems to be...
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    Replacing the CPU in a Dell Vostro 1400

    My current Vostro 1400 has the T5470 1.6 C2Duo. I just bought my sister a Vostro 1400 with a T5670 1.8 C2Duo. I know the 1.8 isn't gonna be much faster than the 1.6, but since I got it for her, I figure I deserve the faster processor :lol:.... so I'm thinking about swapping our CPUs...
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    Question about A records vs NS records

    I have a domain registered to me, call it xyz.com. I wanted e-mail to [email protected] to goto a particular mail server, so I setup MX records on my domain registrar's DNS server to point to the mail server I use. However, I want all other type of traffic (non e-mail related) to goto my web...
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    Hot plugging battery in a Vostro 1400?

    Sometimes I run my laptop without a battery and with it plugged into A/C only because I'm usually near an A/C outlet and don't expect to move around much. Every once in a while though, I need to move and think about just hot plugging in the battery and disconnecting the A/C power. Does anyone...
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    Quick poll, need your opinion by end of today

    About to pull the trigger on a laptop. Need your quick opinion on the processor and price.... is an upgrade from 1.6GHz T5470 to 2.0GHz T7250 worth $100? Yes, I will be playing some games (FFXI), using photoshop and compiling some code now and then. NOTE!!! I forgot to put the $100 price...
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    Core Duo/Solo Core2Duo Pentium M Dual-Core... trying to get it straight...

    Ok, I'm trying to figure out how all these processors are related, if at all to each other. Here's what I've gathered so far.... oh and yes, this is for the mobile platform. Question 1: 1) Pentium M, oldest, single core processor. 2) Core Duo... basically a Pentium M with 2 cores. 3)...
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    x1650Pro vs 7600GS

    This article gave a pretty good comparison of these two cards http://www.techspot.com/review/24-radeon-x1650pro-vs-geforce-7600gs/ They both seemed neck and neck in most aspects, however, I will be playing mostly RPG games and the review didn't have any RPG games in the comparison. Would one...
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    Question about slot fans

    I noticed quite a few people are using slot fans right next to the video card to cool their GPUs. Are most of you turning off the stock GPU fan and using the slot fan only, or do both the slot fan and the stock GPU fan run at the same time? I'm asking because I'm thinking about turning off...
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    Cheap way to cool a GPU

    I just got an AGP ATI x1650Pro, and it's a great card for my purposes but the thing is damn loud! I was thinking about unplugging the stock fan and putting one of these SLOT fans in the slot to the left of it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835888309 Do you think...
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    Quick question about memory, DDR vs DDR2

    On a low end GeForce 6200 board with 64bit memory bus, will 400MHzDDR vs 533MHzDDR2 make any difference whatsoever? A quick yes or no answer and a brief explanation would be great, thanks!
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    EVGA 6200 vs 6200LE

    So it looks like the main difference is DDR memory for the 6200 and DDR2 for the 6200LE, and thus a faster memory clock speed for the 6200LE (400MHz vs 533MHz). But I also noticed that the 6200LE has 2 less pixel pipelines (4 vs 2). Will the faster memory on the 6200LE make up for the 2 less...
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    1360x768 not clear on my HDTV?

    I have a GeForce 6200 and I have it outputting 1360x768 via DVI-D just fine on my Sharp LC-32D41U. However, the picture is kind of blurry. Normally, I would use the "Auto Sync" button on an LCD monitor to correct the blurriness that I see, but for some reason, Sharp decided to disable the the...
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    Windows XP hibernation issue

    When I take my computer out of hibernation but don't touch anything for a while (5-10min maybe?) it re-enters hibernation by itself. Is this a feature and is there anyway to disable this automatic re-entering of hibernation? Or is this something weird with my machine? Also, does anyone know...
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    Does anyone have EIST enabled on their Conroe desktop?

    I thought I'd enable it on my e6300 (via bios and windows) just to see if my idle temps go down even further, currently they are between 35-40C depending on how hot it is in the room. I know, the temps are nothing to worry about, I'm just being kind of anal with my idle temps, anyway, back to...
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    Quick question about thermal paste and CPU temps

    I recently switched from a PD 945 to a E6300 C2D. I'm using the same heatsink (Thermaltake TR2 M21), chassis and power supply. The only thing that changed is the motherboard and the thermal paste on the CPU. Anyway, when I had the 945 in, the temperature of the CPU was around 30C idling in...
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    Boot a Windows 2k install CD image from a flash drive

    I've read all sorts of posts about booting Windows from a flash drive, but I haven't found any definitive answer to my question. Anyway, here's my deal, I have an old laptop on which the optical drive has died. I want to reinstall win2k from the CD onto the hard drive, but obviously can't...
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    Is this 2.6c northwood idle temp right?

    normally people are concerned about CPU temps being too hot, but I have the opposite concern. I have a new 2.6c Northwood SL6WS with the stock intel cooler. Not overclocked or anything. I have it running on an MSI 865GM2 housed in an Antec Aria with the stock PSU fan and stock cyclone blower...
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