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Hey, my first post! :hello: Anyways, not really clued into the latest graphics cards etc. as I'm more of a console person. I'm buying a 22 inch widescreen monitor (Samsung 226cw) and want to get a new graphics card aswell. I dont really use the PC for gaming, mainly for watching movies, web...

I just got a tv tuner and i've heard about a software that i can use to descramble cable tv. Is it true? and what software can i use to do that.

Hey.. I need a quick and easy to comprehend answer to the following question. I'm considering buying a Radeon 9600 or 9600Pro due to the low cost of the card, but what are the major differences, and which chip can I consider the best, in terms of price vs. performance? Also, if there are...

I'm looking for a good 24 inch monitor for 1080p gaming. The Dell UltraSharp U2412M Monitor with LED is 300$. Any other options? Thanks

Archived from groups: alt.games.whitewolf (More info?) Which book outlines the Psi Order of the Legions? They were centered in Australia, right? Dex

Here is the screen in question. It's currently "on sale" for $229 as of today. (The price tends to fluctuate on Dell's site.) Questions: - The unit has a strange resolution, am I going to run in to problems with my video card? (Radeon 5850) - Are the webcams in these units worth a damn? -...

I'm looking for a device that I can hook my fax machine AND answering machine to. It then receives the call; determines whether it is a voice or fax, and routes it to the right unit for pick up. Any tips?

Which is more important when loking for a CRT monitor, a lower dot pitch or higher resolution?

Archived from groups: alt.games.diablo (More info?) What's your account? I've got some previously ladder-only goodies to hand over... -Clay -- the eng lang is gettin 2 abbr.

Since no one was able to help me with my other thread, I came up with a new plan. I have a 320GB Internal harddrive in my desktop. I also have a 320GB Internal notebook harddrive that is currently in an enclosure. Both are SATA-300 and 7200RPM. Can I connect the notebook drive to my desktop...

Archived from groups: alt.games.half-life,alt.games.half-life.counterstrike,uk.games.computer.counterstrike (More info?) Connect to anewman.dyndns.org or 82.147.19.47 Remember this is my first server so I want to see what problems I have :-) Thanks in advance...

Archived from groups: alt.games.warcraft (More info?) I turn on WoW this morning, and it starts downloading a patch. Then a error message pops up: 'This download is not authorised by the tracker'. Anyone had this happen to them?

Archived from groups: alt.games.civ3 (More info?) After I capture another Civ (or just a city) it seems that I'm stuck with one shield production for a very long time. I've even seen 12 workers in the city, and only one 'effective' shield being produced. It looks like the rest are being...

i know this website is not for software but here i can find really good specialist with pcs.the problem is i saved a file in a temp folder i worked on it and then thnking i had saved it in other place i deleted it.i can find this file in the registry? thanks hernan

I'm wanting to post my results here to see if a friend and I have done things correctly or if there are more tweaks we don't know about? Any feedback is welcome. If anyone needs more screen shots to determine any further information then let me know.

Archived from groups: rec.games.int-fiction (More info?) Is there an IF competition this year? I saw the post a month ago by Stephen Granade confirming the start of the competition. But, I haven't been able to access the ifcomp.org website for about a week now. Has the site closed? Will the...

Archived from groups: alt.games.ea.battlefield,alt.games.battlefield1942 (More info?) Evenbalance have released an open beta of a new GUI tool to manage updates to PB client (and server) files for all games that use PB on your PC. I guess this will eventually replace pbweb.exe. It's much...

Hey guys, I have a quick question for all of you. Whenever my PC shuts down my PSU makes one click before it turns off (fans will then slow down due to no power, etc). The power supply makes no noise (except i can hear the fan spinning faintly) the click only happens when the power supply turns...

To cut the story short, I'd like to hear your opinions on the cases I'm looking into for the PC I'm putting together MB: ASUS P8H77-M LE Intel H77 1155 or ASUS P8H77-M Intel H77 1155 CPU: INTEL Core i5-3550 3.30GHz GPU: SAPPHIRE ATI HD7770 Vapor X 1GB DDR5 OC edition RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 8 GB...

Hi guys. I was wondering if 1 case fan and 1 cpu cooler would provide enough cooling for my system. My case fan is a pretty nice 6 dollar fan. http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=38112&vpn=AFACO-12PP0-GBA01&manufacture=Arctic%20Cooling And my cpu cooler is a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus...

The obvious difference is the 3570k vs the non-k, but what about the others? i5-3350, vs i5-3330, vs i5-3350P, vs i5-3470, vs 3570? I'm not buying any of these, just curious.

Hello, I just built my first PC, at present I have a cheap case however the problem I have is where I should actually place an intake fan at the front of the case. The case has a front bottom panel with a filter then behind it has a gap as deep as a 80mm fans depth, behind it is a fan mount...

Ben and Rob compare and contrast the two titles (and expansion Crysis Warhead) that share a common forbearer. Watch The Video: What game did you prefer? How does Crysis:Warhead compare on it's own? -Ben

Anybody have reccomendations for good 120mm case fans? Thanks! Edit: Noise is not a factor. Just not too loud that people in the other room are telling me to "turn my case down" :D

I'm thinking of building a budget rig for my friend with a Phenom II x4 965 BE and I'm curious if he will be able to upgrade to Steamroller down the road without replacing the motherboard.

Okay so i have a Phenom II x-4 840 and i it supports 10600 but it doesn't say a thing about 10666 so i was wondering if any of you guys know if it does and if i do combine them if my memory or cpu will get damaged?

sir i am going to buy a ati radeon 5670 rated 400w but my cpu power supply is 350w. should i go for it or should purchase power supply first.

So I've recently (about 3 months ago)built a new computer. Everything fit nicely into the case, and it started up wonderfully. After a couple days of smooth running, and not doing anything too intensive, it happened. The screen went to static as did the noise. This occurred twice more during the...

Hi , I thinking about getting a new GPU , the ASUS HD7850 DUII Version and I was wondering if I'll lose much performance because of my cpu . I currently have an i5-650 . Thanks for your time :)

I'm sorry if this is in the wrong section, but I would like to ask, for anybody who owns a Storm Scout, or know; What fan connector do the three fans on the case use? I'm looking into buying the case, but I would like to know so I can get a proper power supply.

Hello, my pc shuts down after puttin ig on and sometiimes it goes off but you notice that there is power in the system ,cos the monitor light blinks please help me thank u

I'm currently looking at cpu options for building a desktop computer for gaming. I was originally thinking of the i5 2500k (and will still purchase it if needed), but was told that the 8120 would also be a viable option, and save me a little bit of money I can use to justify a gtx 570. I already...

I'm curious if it's normal for the audiodg.exe process to use only 15 or so mb of memory after reboot but after a few apps running and stopping it uses 2 to 4 gb. It does this even after i close everything and have nothing running.

So i tried running prime95, and left it to run for 5 min before checking the temps and it goes 81c @@ Did I permanently damage my athlon II x4? max temp of cpu is supposed to be 71c Idle temp right now is 48c

Hello, i wan set up a security key for a wireless network in mt office with my own.how?

IBM Think center Desktop Cmos bettry Change but date and time not Saves after restart or Shutdown

Hi frndz...i have a problem with my Asus P5G41T MLX motherboard.USB ports cant detect a card reader or a printer or a flash drive but it detects digital camera ......but if i plug in a flash drive,card reader, printer etc and restart my PC ...after restarting the USB port works well till i...

I was trying to fix one bent pin and i accidentally broke it off and it fell on my table and i i decided to put it back on and it worked and still works up to now and i even gamed with it and i was wondering if its ok to use it like this or will my mobo get fried?

I just replaced a IDE DVD drive with a SATA drive and get the "Reboot and Select proper Boot device or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key." when I start the computer. I can get to the BIOS screen in my Windows XP operating system, but I'm not that familar with how it...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?) Board lights up and sound plays first few bars of intro,then resets,over and over.Game has worked for last 4 months , no problems ..Changed out power supply(was set at 5.13 vdc)now set at 5.22vdc before game will power-up with...