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    HTPC Advice - 1080p Playback on the cheap

    Hey guys, So I am considering getting that Acer slimline you all have seen at Best Buy... http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9026957&st=acer&type=product&id=1218009726476 And I am considering if the built in GeForce 8200 will be able to play 1080p movies SMOOTHLY...can anyone...
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    Q6700, P5B DLX, 2 GB HZ. Want to get to 3Ghz...

    bump... Can anyone provide some help with how to OC my Q6700 well?
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    Q6700, P5B DLX, 2 GB HZ. Want to get to 3Ghz...

    I'm using the Q6700, which has the 10x multiplier, hence teh 3.33 Ghz setting. I had my E6600 @ 3.00 Ghz - 9 x 333, and kept all my settings from then when i put in the Q6700, and no dice. All voltages were kept the same.
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    4GB or Geforce 8900/9 series

    Below is my current setup, and I am considering what I should get that would provide the most bang for the buck - either going from 2 GB to 4 GB of RAM, or get the 8900/9 series when they are launched. Currently I only really play WoW atm, but i have played CoH with all the settings maxed out on...
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    Q6700, P5B DLX, 2 GB HZ. Want to get to 3Ghz...

    Ok so I finally got a quad core for a really good price, and would like some advice on how to OC mine to a mild 3 Ghz. I previously had an E6600 Oc'd to 3 Ghz and it didn't take much. However for the C2Q I tried going to 3.3 and it just ran too hot. I tried going down to 3 Ghz, and it still...
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    Help in Choosing a New Video Card

    Okay, so I have a pretty loaded computer, at least in my opinion. However, my 7900GTX is probably the oldest component in my system. Dont get me wrong, I love it in that it runs pretty much anything under the sun @ Max settings without struggling at all, and by anything I mean just WoW, BF2...
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    HZ Overclock w/E6600 - Questions

    Hey everybody... So my previous HZ twin sticks died on me, got them RMA'd... but forgot the damn BIOS OC settings! I have a Core 2 Duo E6600 currently overclocked to 3Ghz by means of a 1.425 VCore, 2.10V Mem Voltage, and 3-3-3-9-4-42-3-11-7-13 timings @ DDR2 667 with the CPU's FSB being...
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    WD Passport - Dissection?

    Has anyone here been able to successfully remove the hard drive out of a Western Digital Passport? I have had one for quite some time and it has become unusable. I believe the hard drive has failed, but would like to salvage the case or at least the SATA to USB interface. If anyone has any tips...
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    ASUS P5B Premium

    The only difference is the addition of the flash memory for Vista's Readyboost and it COMES with ScreenDUO, whereas the others do not.
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    ASUS P5B Premium

    It would have been really nice to see some pics of the ScreenDUO in action...
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    Antec P182 Case at Fry's B&M 159.99

    They're silicone, not rubber.
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    Antec P182 Case at Fry's B&M 159.99

    P180 vs P182 - Rear mounted controls for fan speeds for the top and rear fan - Motherboard mounting panel has been raised and rectangular cutouts have been added for improved cabling and rounting - Gun metal grey color vs the black/silver - The plastic sliding mechanism and holes for cable...
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    BFGTech GeForce 8800 GTX and 8800 GTS

    Does anyone know if the faceplate is removeable on the cooler and if so how? My friend likes to make custom faceplates for his graphics cards (He's made them since the 6800s), and would like to know. If anyone can post a picture of the faceplate removed that would help too ;)
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    Help: Trying to find dual drive external

    I have been trying for the past week now to find an external dual drive system that is either: Holds 2 x SATA II -> FW/eSATA Holds 2 x ATA -> FW I want it to look nice in terms of asthetics and if it has a fan it needs to be QUIET. I have yet to find one that fits my needs. There is one...
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    100.59 Doesn't save Desktop Color settings?

    I installed Vista Ultimate, and for some reason the drivers dont save my settings for Desktop Color! I have to literally re-enable Digital Vibrance Control *every* single time I restart!!!! Is this a bug or known issue? I have reinstalled 100.59 several times to no avail.
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    How to play XviD in Vista

    I had origionally posted this for people who do not use WMP11. I personally dont like WMP11. Dont get me wrong its great for certain people, just not me. With just the XviD codec installed, any video will play in WMP11 with Aero still enabled. I was trying to show people how to play XviD videos...
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    How to play XviD in Vista

    Just wanted to let everybody know, if there is no thread already, how to play XviD files after I spent about 10 minutes trying to figure it out - the EASY way: Download VLC Portable. It will automatically force Vista to go into Vista Basic so that you can play it. After you close VLC...
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    G965 w/no DVI?

    Does anyone know of a mATX Socket 775 mobo that has DVI? I can't for the life of me find one! I really dont understand how Intel touted that with the G965 chipset that has the X3000 graphics subsystem supports VGA, DVI, and HDMI when I have scoured the internet and have not found a single mATX...
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    o/cing my gtx sli .. no difference ?

    I dont mean to pick a fight with you or anything, but like most of the people here are saying, seriously, your system is probably capable of running any game out there @ max settings without blinking. And, from what I've heard, your eyes can only see up to 60Hz (FPS), so what is the point? What...
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    Need this wallpaper!! Plz help..

    I dont have a mac, but why dont you just find someone with a mac and port over the wallpapers? I'm sure it isn't that hard.
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    E6600, P5B Deluxe, 2 x 1 GB G.Skill HZ 800 Unstable?

    F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ, listed @ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231065 It is perfectly fine with everything else. It's just the games. Yes I did reinstall XP after changing the components After playing BF2 for about 4 hours last night with everything on auto without...
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    E6600, P5B Deluxe, 2 x 1 GB G.Skill HZ 800 Unstable?

    I just built a new system (actually just replaced CPU, RAM, Mobo). However, I am having a few problems, and am unsure if they are memory related : (I bought 2 x 1 GB DDR2 800 G.Skill HZ's) 1.) When I got this pack, I noticed that the heatspreaders weren't really touching the memory chips. I'd...
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    Windows x64 Worth It?

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    P5B Deluxe + HZ... Timings?

    That's the weird thing for me - when I used Memset to FIND the timings, it just reported what was in my BIOS already, and when I changed one of the values, it reflected accordingly in Memset o.0.. .maybe i just dont know how to use this program correctly, heh.
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    Need help with E6600 OC

    No problem, I'm an amateur OCer myself. @ 3Ghz mine runs at about 53-55C like I said earlier I think.... (at load). I did not try limiting the VCOre by setting it to 1.3V though. I probably will just wiat until I get my Antec Nine Hundred before I try again, which will be in about two weeks.
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    Need help with E6600 OC

    Its DDR = Double Data Rate. Aka, double pumped, aka, 400Mhz x 2 = 800. 500 x 2 = 1000, and so on.
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    P5B Deluxe + HZ... Timings?

    The only thing I can suggest then is trying to use Everest... it will give you more information about the timings on your RAM than the first four variables, although it wont give you all of them.
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    mx revolution or mx 1000

    VX is about 1/2 the size, and is mainly for laptops.
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    Hitachi's DeskStar T7K500 raises the 7200RPM performance bar

    Oh, didn't see the T ... lol.
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    P5B Deluxe + HZ... Timings?

    What I did is that I just went from the timings being set to AUTO to MANUAL... and use the built in timings that were shown on the screen (the ones already set). You should be able to find most of the timings online from where you got your RAM or just researching online...
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    Loud clicking coming from my case.

    Those fans must not like the PWM modulation that your mobo / fan controller uses.
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    Need help with E6600 OC

    Are you running the latest BIOS (804) ? I just set everything to auto... except for the RAM Voltage.... that's what matters to me... and like I said I ran @ 333 CPU FSB for 3 GHZ for a while with F@H... but I didnt really do anything else... I'm just not used to being so close to 60C... I have...
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    Need help with E6600 OC

    Well, you have only one fan and a single radiator... I guess maybe that could be why... I'm sure if you had a 3x120mm fan and radiator it probably could do better... makes me wanna go back to WC... /sigh.... /curses his EXOS Al that died on him long long ago..
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    mx revolution or mx 1000

    I have used both, and the Revolution is not that much more... It may be more comfortable, but I do not like the secondary scroll wheel. When I had it did not have many options for reassigning it. They both share the same non user-replaceable rechargeable battery, and I believe both are about teh...
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    New Laptop... How did I do

    Dell Outlet = Refurbished? I'm definitely agree that you got that laptop at a good price, refurbished or not.
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    Hitachi's DeskStar T7K500 raises the 7200RPM performance bar

    That's kind of an old review. I believe from memory... the 7K500 is FIVE 100 GB platters, and as such exhibits a LOT of noise, and runs really hot. I have the 750 GB Seagate, which runs off FOUR platters. I dont know, I've never had a Hitachi desktop drive, only 7K60s and 7K100s (7200 RPM...
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    How Much Space Do you have?

    2 x 150 GB Raptors in RAID 0 1 x 750 GB Seagate 7200.10 1 x 200 GB Seagate 7200.7 1 x 250 GB Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 1 x 400 GB WD 4000KS 1 x 160 GB WD Passport II (External USB) 1 x 80 GB Samsung MP0804H (External USB) 1 x 250 GB Samsung SP2504C (External USB) 1 x 160 GB Seagate...
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    Huge Harddrive problem

    Maybe you have some file system issue? Are you running NTFS or FAT32? I have never heard of something like this o.0
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