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My It guy called Microsoft and they seem to think that that vista uses shadow copies and ties them into restore points. They believe that a shadow copy/restore point was created when I originally made my mirror last october and that this shadow copy took up 15% of the total disk space (disk...

So I had 2.5 gigs of space left on my c: drive, I then: 1. Connected an external Drive J:, then through windows vista backup and restore center tried to back up “files and folders”, but didn’t have enough room on my J: for more files. So, I 2. Erased an old “Windows complete PC Backup and...

Just bought World in Conflict - Program keeps crashing with "Loading resources" screen. Just when I'm trying to run the benchmark, not even playing the game. Is this a known issue. Does one of the patches fix it?

Super noobie question. I bought World in Conflict and a couple other games. I noticed that there are 7+ patches for each game. Does patch #7 include all of the info from patches 1-6 or do I need to download and install all 7 patches individually? Thanks

I really want the 2243bw, which has a matte black case and stand. I don't like the bwx because of the glossy finish. It appears to only be available in Australia?!? Does anyone know if i can get one in the US?

Does anyone know of a CPU cooler that will also cool the northbridge other than: 1. Arctic Freezer 7 - Too Loud 2. ZeroTherm BTF80 - May work, haven't tried. These two work because they blow across the chip instead of down on it. Which also cools the Northbridge. Or in the...

I'm trying to find a nearly silent SLI solution for two 8800gts' in sli fitting into an antec p182 case. Accelero s1 with turbo fan takes 3 slots each and won't fit. The hr-03 looks like it can be mounted on either side of the card, which may help. Does it take up two slots or three...

Someone mentioned that they didn't like high contrast because it was hard on the eyes. Can you elaborate on that? I've noticed with some monitors my eyes get very red and bother me after just 4 or 5 hours whereas others no problem. 2nd question - If you bring the contrast down to, say 70...

Is there any more space in the bottom slot near the power supply on the 790i board? If not, I think what I'm hearing is that you can't run Accelero s1 turbo's in sli mode???? Am I missing something here?

Which GTS would you buy: 1. XFX Geoforce 8800 GTX Alpha Dog XXX 2. Asus en8800 GTS TOP 3. EVGA e-Geoforce 8800 GTS 4. BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC I'm looking for a stable factory overclocked card. I'm leaning toward the xfx or evga. Hardocp reviews don't seem to give me any clear...

I have the 182 case too. Will the accelero with turbo module in sli work. I think it will eat up 3 slots per card? Which GTS would you buy: 1. XFX Geoforce 8800 GTX Alpha Dog XXX 2. Asus en8800 GTS TOP 3. EVGA e-Geogorce 8800 GTS 4. BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB I'm looking...

I wanted to put 2 Asus 8880gts Top video cards with Accelero S1 v2 with Turbo fans in an Antec 182 Case in SLI. Does anyone know if they will fit? I'm not really capable of building the system, so I am having someone do it for me. They sent me the following response about the coolers...

I recently purchased the 225bw and found that there is a considerable amount of CCFL light that come out of the back of the monitor panel. The panel is louvered, presumably for heat, but you can see a 1" opening between the front panel and the mid panel where a bright light shines through. It...

I am so confused. Samsung has too many models. This 2243bw seems to have a matte black finish and no usb ports, which is what I want. But I cannot find anything other than the 2243bwx for sale which is glossy finish with usb. Samsung.com site doesn't list the 2243bw just the 2243bwx, but I...

Hi, XFX nvidia 780i E8400 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 pro (775) OCZ DDR2-800 REaper 1024 MB w/Heatpipe Cooling (2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 750 gb sata II 2x XFX Geoforce 8800GT (SLI) Asus Xonar D2X PCI Asus 20x DVD-RW Nec 3.5 Floppy 3 Case Fans Using Corsair HX620w - Power Supply -...

I want a high end card. I'd like opinions on these two cards. 1. I want to use surround sound headphones and speakers at various times, but understand Asus requires you to unplug speakers in the back of computer to plug in headphones (major bummer). If I bought a good 5.1 system would any...

taylorwilsdon wrote: Why a 22'', especially if you want a quality monitor? I want a ppi as close to my current 19" 1280x1024 setup as possible. I get eye strain when I move higher than about 90 ppi. I could do two 26" monitors, but it would take up too much desk space and my wife would...

Looking for best all around 22". Some gaming, but mostly work. Very crisp text, thin bezel, low (but not best in class) lag and response. I don't want a TN monitor. Thanks

I am considering the purchase of a pair of 22" monitors for my home. I want to run them both in portrait mode most of the time for full page views of my applications and turn one of them horizontal for spreadsheets and gaming. I looked at a Dell monitor a while back and the performance...

I think Snowdog's post above pretty much sums up the entire thread.

Very well put! This is kinda what I was getting at in my op. I think we are entering a period where PC will really separate itself from the consoles, which hasn't really been the case, in general, over the last 18 months. Sure PC is better but that gap will widen signficantly soon....

Another noobie question: I am very new to gaming, so I am wondering if fps affects real time. In other words., if I am doing something in a game that the developers intended to take 10 seconds in real time (such as run 100 meters); will this something be done in 10 seconds at 30 fps, but in...

120 hz LCD TV's are out now. I know ,because I've had one since the spring. It's a Sharp 46" i can't remember the model number but it's something like 4692du. Nice feature and I paid a lot of money for the set, but frankly i wish I had just bought the sony. I'm not impressed with the TV in...

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Well that's why they call me a noobie. It's also very fun to watch everyone get all worked up over this issue. A few good points were made. I didn't realize that almost all games are native 1280 x 720 and possibly upscaled to 1080p. That makes sense. I also have a lot of items in my system...

Okay maybe $6k is a little much, but I'm inlcuding a big 27" high quality display and some business software apps like office etc... It will be a little over $5k for sure. Many games on the Xbox 360 run at 1080i I think, which is 1920 x1080i. Many on the ps3 run at 1920 x 1080p. This is a...

Does anyone know if I could add one of these next gen cards 9800? to an existing 8800 gts or gtx in sli mode. One person told me you had to have identical cards for sli. Another said that you could add a different card from NVidia but both cards would run and the same level as the worst card.

I know most of the reasons but I am still somewhat flabbergasted by the fact that I could spend $4k+ on a new moderately high end gaming PC (say a duo core E6700, 8800gts, 2 gig ram) and only be (at best) on par with the power of an Xbox 360 that has 2 year old technology in it. I know, I know...

You have to get as close to the PPI you like and then slight tweeks using the control + function or adjusting size in the diplay area of control panel can be helpful if your spending a lot of time in one application. But I don't want to do this with any kind of regularity. I still come across...

Does anyone know if I could add one of these next gen cards 9800? to an existing 8800 gts or gtx in sli mode. One person told me you had to have identical cards for sli. Another said that you could add a different card from NVidia but both cards would run and the same level as the worst card.

Does anyone know if the gtx is any louder than the gts? I heard that the fan is the same, but the gtx may be louder just because it has more electronics and the fan has to rev higher to cool it. If that's true I guess I would be okay with that because it would only be louder when I really need...

I am looking to build a high end gaming machine that is as quiet as possible. I have enclosures for the hard drive, sound dampening material in the case, super quiet case and fans etc... The loudest item will be the video card. The best performing passively cooled direct 10x card I can find...

I's rather not sift through a billion posts on the 275T. What was the final consensus on this monitor versus the NEC or Planar?

Good Analysis from both Weenis and ckv1. Definitely some information that I had not considered or knew, especially that every 22" panel is a TN and that they are not particularly suited for his application. I am digging the triple 30" with one 27" on top set-up. I'm guessing that the movie...

So, I would guess that if I, like most people who have posted here, prefer a contrast ratio somewhere around 50 that would mean that the brightness would go down to around 90 at that level?

Good point. Thanks for the calcs on the PPI. Anything below 90 should work ok for me. I prefer 85 ideally, though. Scaling works but only on some material. Do you have any thoughts on the brightness

That's a little concerning. I really don't like overly bright monitors. I work on them all day. I don't need them to jump out and say "hey look at me". I just want a high quality picture that is not fatiguing. How did you feel about the lowest setting on the Planar when you had it...

Care to hazard a guess as to what the zero setting on my 1905FP would be as far as brightness?

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