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    E6420 Overclock Thread

    I had to bump my vcore up to 1.5. For some reason games started crashing on me. So far so good at 3.2ghz. I need to run some stress test though.
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    E6420 Overclock Thread

    Tell me how you do man. I got a L709A514 from newegg yesterday. So far 3.2 stable at 1.475vcore on a P5B-E. Ive had a hard time booting into windows anything higher than 3.2. I can boot up at 450FSB with 1.58 vcore, but windows wont load. I want to get it over 3.5 stable.
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    1900xtx or crossfire?

    I noticed the 7950gtx is fastest by like .08 percent margine vs a standard xtx, and is 200 more. I was also looking at 1900xt's, as they are cheaper as you say, and generally you save a good 50-100+. So far, this is the system im looking at: A64x2, 4000+ "windsor" 1mb l2, 2.0 ghz...
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    1900xtx or crossfire?

    So, if I am not mistaken, the "crossfire" is just ATI's term for SLI? I need to keep up with this stuff. Im on an old 9800 pro, so you know how long ago it was when I last got a card. I want the king daddy [solo] card and am going to get a x1900xtx. Can anyone reccomend a certain brand of...
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    1900xtx or crossfire?

    What is the main difference, between a x1900xtx and a "crossfire" edition of the 1900xtx?
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    Power supply for Lots of Drives

    I bought a 250gb Sata and a cheap little sata controller. Whenever I try to boot up with the drive [via a sata to ata power adapter] my system wont boot. If i unplug EVERYTHING except for the ata adapter and my vid card [9800 pro], it still wont boot up...
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    programs wont connect to internet?

    This problem has occured, when I have Not had emule running. I generaly do run a firewall [Sygate] but that should not make my programs not be able to connect. Even when I close it doesnt work. I am not sure what causes programs to lose internet connection, but I dont know how to get it back...
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    programs wont connect to internet?

    I have a strange problem that randomly occures, and I need some help trying to figure out what happens. I am using a computer connected through a switch of a WRT54G router. Occasionally, in the morning I will go to check my email, or use IE explorer, or sign on to YIM... or do just about...
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    installing network with sp2

    I just purchased a wrt54g router. I have it connected through one comp [this one] through the switch, and a 2nd im trying to connect with a USB pen drive. Now im new to using a router, so bare with me. I just had installed windows on the 2nd computer, and setup so it could use the wireless...
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    biostar 210v wont work

    I just purchased a 210v from newegg. I installed an old 1600xp, 512mb of ram, and a 40 gb drive sata. My problem is, the system wont work. I can boot up with no beats, but I get NO signial from the VGA. I dont know what the cause of this is. I have the CPU jumper fsb set to 133. I reset...
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    Countdown code?

    i am in search for a countdown code. i have seen javascript codes, but im searching for something i can put in a Signature on a forum. does anyone of something that i could use for this?
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    mx500 dead?

    my mouse works again... thankfully. payed $60 for it and am not trying to dull out more for a new one. anyway i think the problem was related to my VGA. yesterday i had hd errors and did today. anyway to make a long story short my comp restarted and the the vga had an error. my comp was...
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    mx500 dead?

    for some reason my mouse appeared to die or start malfuctioning. everything has been going fine until i moved my computer to clean up earlier today. when i restarted i had all these HD errors and my mouse wouldnt work. at first i thought it was totally dead, but i could click buttons. i...
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    Cleaning CRT monitor

    yes i am one of those poor souls that live in the dark ages with a CRT monitor. i like my monitor but i need to clean it. it is a Viewsonic G90 fb. 19"crt. i tried cleaning it about 8-9 months ago. i used a bathroom spray that had amonia in it. it totally jacked up my screen. it kind of...
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    cant use regedit... virus?

    just an update..... i finally got up the nerve to run that VBS script. it works great! i can edit the registry now... now to reinstall nortons.....
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    cant use regedit... virus?

    arrggghhh. i am Seriously thinking this is a virus now. when i tried to import that key, it said i was denied again by administrator. :( ill guess ill try the vbs located up top.
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    cant use regedit... virus?

    i went into group policy and tried to turn limit registery editing to Disabled. when i rebooted into Normal windows, i still get the same message about it being disabled by the administrator. i am worried. the only difference i noticed after that, is before i couldnt use outlook express...
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    cant use regedit... virus?

    i think my computer may have been taken over by a virus. when i got up today, norton 2005 said it has some kind of error and needed to be reinstalled. so i went to try and uninstall it.... but it wouldnt fully uninstall properly. then i restarted and try to uninstall live update, then the...
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    Weird problem with Windows Clock

    well i went and restated and checked the bios. everything was fine. when i came back to windows the time appeared to be normal, and its been about 3 hours now and the time is still correct. i guess this is just one of the problems with windows that youll never know what happened, but was...
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    Weird problem with Windows Clock

    hmm. this is very strange. i went to www.time.gov and checked the time, it appears the seconds are counting too fast as well.. i see it counts roughly 10 seconds in 6 seconds by my watch.i wonder does this have anything to do with it.
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    Weird problem with Windows Clock

    ok, im having a VERY strange problem with windows clock. it seems the seconds are counting TOO fast and its making my clock go forward to fast. also whats jacked up is because the clock is counting very fast, programs that rely on the clock to keep the time are also moving to fast. [ for...
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    airlink wireless routers?

    im was going to go to frys today and get one. i did a quick search of this forum for "airlink" and found people having some problems with this brand of router. should i get it? only $15 so thats a good deal, but im worried about performance...
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    help, need to restore windows xp registry

    ive Tried using system restore to no avail. it may have been because i uninstalled some applicaitons so i cant back up to that restore point. its really a pain in the arse. i got SFC working, i had the wrong space in it. but it was odd because it didnt ask for the cdrom. i dunno i think...
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    help, need to restore windows xp registry

    ok, now here is somethiing that is really odd. i went to run sfc / scannow and Nothing happens. the command prompt thing pops up for a sec, then nothing happens. is there are way to run system file checker off the cd?
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    help, need to restore windows xp registry

    man, after waiting it said it fixed something, but my problem still exhists. it is something wrong with my DLL files. when my comp loads its in 640*480 and my video card drivers wont load, as well as many other things at startup saying there is some sort of problem with drivers. argh.
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    help, need to restore windows xp registry

    man this recovery console is taking forever the first 50% went fast, yet im at 53% and its takin 20 mins. is it repairing anything? will it have a message if anything is fixed?
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    help, need to restore windows xp registry

    man i really screwed up my computer and im not exactly sure how. i think its related to Xfire. i hadnt run it in a while then was trying to update it. it was taking forever so when it was writing to the registry, i ctrl-alt-del and killed it. then my computer was getting kinda slow so i...
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    i need a nvidia 800xt 6800actf ddr 996.6

    ok im sorry, LOL. i just had to type all that because all these letters and models are getting out of control. :D i want to know what is the best performing card up to $250? i got a 9800pro last year and since then i havent followed video cards at all. i just want to know what i can...
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    downloading broke nic?

    i know this may seem a bit foolish, but i was wondering is it possible that downloading too much stuff destroyed my nic? i have a shuttle an35 with onboard nic. i was using the onboard nic for my main connection and it worked well untill it just crapped out. it was like it just died. the...
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    fx-53 issues

    if it just started, have you installed any software or made any major changes in configurations?
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    Is 52C too high for a AMD 2400+ Thouroughbred

    try taking the side of teh case off. it well let more air circulate inside. also, when you got the hsf the compound was already on? if it was already on, you may want to take off the hsf and get some new grease and reapply it. just start with taking the case side off.
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    Got a trojan, I think. Need some help.

    i was having trouble with program spam mailing. i ran tds3 and it came back with some hits. http://home.comcast.net/~mooseboy84/tds3scan.JPG im not worried about the wildtangent thing, because that is spam. however what is netsfell.dll? should i delete that or what. is that a trojan...
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    All those having psu troubles-read this (especially antec or generic troubles)

    ill have not read all the post in this thread, however i would just like to state not ALL generic power supplys are bad. i bought a maxtop case from newegg a few years ago. it came with a generic 350 watt psu. i used it for over 9000 hours [a little over a year] without any problems. at times...
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    Router that allows 2 seperate broadband connections

    so if you have a "backup", if your ISP has an outage wont "backup" be offline as well? just a thought.
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    Got a trojan, I think. Need some help.

    i think im in the same boat as you. i got a letter from COMCAST about account abuse a few days ago saying i was in violation for spamming. i ran a nortons scan and it found a few things, but nothing to serious. since then i have used ad aware, spy seeker, spy bot, damn near everything. tried...
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    Newegg no longer carries a certain case I want?

    ugh, there are other retailers besides newegg. try pricewatch for "silver" cases.
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    Logitech mouse software

    ok, this is one of the Biggest complaints i have out of software. Why doesnt logitech make PROFILES for the mouse software. its great to have a mouse with lots of buttons, but its pointless if they cant be assigned in game. if there was a simple profile you could setup, you would be angle...
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    The crashiest game

    whats wrong with you people? CALL OF DUTY + ATI video card = 6 minutes of playing at time. i cant belive no one has mentioned call of duty. i litteraly play for 5 mins then crash. sometimes less than 2 minutes and i would crash. the patches didnt do anything. the game was ok, but crash city.
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    Longest you consecutively left on your computer?

    i keep my PCs on all the time. if its up time without restarting, then its 29 days like the first post. however, i usually go Months without turning my pcs off. my computer has been off once since novemeber when i installed this mobo. that was back in april when i got a new cpu and cleaned...
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