Recent content by BigJim

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    Windows has recovered from a serious error (cycles)

    I put a new computer together for a friend of mine last night. It consists of the following: EVGA 320-P2-N815-AR 8800GTS 320 1 $299.99 $299.99 HD 320G|WD 7K 16M SATA2 WD3200AAKS 1 $79.99 $79.99 MB GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R 775 1 $139.99 $139.99 MEM 1Gx2|G.SKILL F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ...
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    PSU for a 1950 pro agp card

    In short will this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16817103937&SortField=0&SummaryType=ALL&Pagesize=100&Page=2 Power this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814161082 or this(same card just different brand but it seems to draw more power)...
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    How would you upgrade an old agp set-up? $400-500 limit

    How much do you think I would gain performance wise with the ASRock mb and 6600 cpu along with the 6800gt, 1 gig of corsair ddr400? To upgrade to that would be about $260.00. It would be a big boost cpu wise but the rest would obviously be the same. I know I'll only have 1 gig of ddr400 and a...
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    How would you upgrade an old agp set-up? $400-500 limit

    My current system is an Athlon 3500+, 1 gb corsair extreme ram ddr400, asus a8v deluxe mb and a 6800gt graphic card. Also my current psu is an antec smart power 500 watt. I made a post earlier about a new system I was going to build but some things changed financially (daughter needs to get...
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    Yep, another new build post. Appreciate any input

    All around new rig. I play games, photo edit etc. Case: Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811129021 Power Supply: Corsair 620 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817139002 Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DQ6 LGA 775 Intel P35...
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    Upgrading from AGP system

    My current system is an AMD 3500+, GeForce 6800gt, 1 GB of corsair XMS ram, and an Asus A8V Deluxe MB. Antec Smart Power 2.0 500 watt PSU. I have been back and forth about upgrading to PCI but really dunno if I should wait or not until next year. My question is this: 1.) With the current...
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    please help

    Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) with no info on your system a guess would be loose main power connector or the power supply is going bad. <ben.riesinger@realcredits.com> wrote in message news:7e9b7$43393cef$d99c5301$21452@allthenewsgroups.com... > im not...
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    parallel to USB adapter question

    Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) it may be cheaper to buy a new printer "Mike Hollywood" <noone@nowheret.net> wrote in message news:mOmdnT__qsKfr6reRVn-rA@comcast.com... >I have an old parallel printer, and a new laptop, without a parallel port, >that I want...
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    how to disable parallel port

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) first remove the port in device manager then reboot to the bios and disable the port. reboot and that should work. "Stefano" <s.giannone__REMOVETHIS__@giasoft.it> wrote in message...
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    PC3200 compatibility

    Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) a general answer is yes it should work. I was running 3200 ddr in a asus p4s533 with a P4 2.4 533 and it ran fine. "Doug" <DZappyNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:3IoYe.4018$yN1.2489@trnddc03... > Is PC3200 DDR...
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    Dell DJ MP3 Player

    Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) i have one a 20 gig and I chose it over the ipod because of the wma support. It will play mp3's but it is just easier to rip wma's with xp home I know that xp pro will rip mp3's. sounds pretty good too and cheaper. "Ralph"...
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    vid card I 6000

    Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) the 300 is their low end card you could put an 800 in if you want. "A & L" <andrea@ABCWebDesignandConsulting.com> wrote in message news:Kp6Xe.80437$DW1.60833@fed1read06... > Can the vid card be replaced (upgraded) on a I6000d? This...
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    Best settings for Half Life 2?

    Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?) anything 60 fps or higher is great the eye sees smooth flow at that, below 60 and it gets choppy "Richard Dower" <richarddower@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:dggvoi$n0a$1@reader01.news.esat.net... >I just purchased a...
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    Half Life 2 on multiple PCs?

    Archived from groups: alt.games.half-life (More info?) yep but I don't think you can run the game on both machines at the same time and you will have to log on the server using the same information <MartyLK@sega.net> wrote in message...
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    PSU For P4C800 E Deluxe

    Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) your good to go even is you upgrade your video card "jayson" <robjayson@hotsnail.com> wrote in message news:idoci1psha8nmqm4lf0otovsjkvvumcejb@4ax.com... > I'm using the above board with a 3.2 Northwood, a Matrox 650 64 meg. >...