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    Would you consider me stupid if I did the following?

    1. If I used a ATI video card on a motherboard with a nVidia nForce SLI Northbridge? Does the northbridge manufacturer matter? Will a nVidia card have a natural advantage over an ATI in my situation? Couldn't nVidia intentionally cripple the ATI's performance so that consumers will...
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    Can any software out there accomplish this well?

    OK, here's what I want to do -- ideally within the confines of Windows XP. Weather Radar GIF: http://weather.cod.edu/mcnexrad/Minnesota.gif Every five minutes or so, this image is updated. The last 12 images are available here. What I'd like to do is have a program running on my...
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    Security concerns with remote PC control?

    In a home environment, what is the most secure way to access your home PC from work (or any remote location)? By home environment, I mean something typical like a Linksys router/firewall and Windows XP. Obviously one method would be to forward port 3389 inside to an XP workstation with...
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    MPG/WMV/AVI don't play in DVI mode, works fine in Analog

    I'm not well versed in video cards / connector types, etc. I just got a Viewsonic VP171b-2 and connect it to my GeForce 5500. I have both cables hooked up to the Viewsonic (D-SUB and DVI). Digital mode looks noticeably nicer than analog, but video files (in Windows Media Player for example)...
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    Does the GeForce 5500 suck, or am I crazy?

    I changed setups recently. The only game I play is Madden 2005. The FPS is like 12-15 while playing the game, and it used to be 20+ on my old box. Same resolution mode (1280x1024x16) and same detail settings. Here's the two setups: Old: PIII 933MHz, 512MB PC133 RAM, ATI Radeon 9000 Pro...
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    Please help with this server planning...

    For a learning/experimentation test bed at my work, I want to set up two Windows 2003 Server boxes with some old PCs we have being unused. I just need some help distributing the roles between the two. They'll be pretty light usage (accessed by just a handful of workstations for configuration...
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    17" vs 19" - LCD

    OK question for you guys: I'm considering either a 17" or 19" LG-brand LCD monitor from newegg. The DVI-equipped models. Anyway, since both are native at 1280x1024, will the 19" be less sharp/crisp? Meaning that -- since the actual pixel pitch (size of each pixel?) is larger/wider, would...
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    System A or System B?

    Which would you rather have, and why? Same price: Intel P4 540J w/HT 3.2GHz 512MB DDR PC3200 RAM (2 DIMM) 128MB DDR ATI Radeon X300 SE OR AMD Athlon 64 3400+ operating at 2.4GHz 512MB DDR PC3200 RAM (1 DIMM) 256MB DDR nVidia GeForceFX 5500 For a wide-variety of uses. I guess...
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