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I'm planning on doing my yearly hard drive format tonight. I just received my copy of Windows XP 64 bit as well (anybody else running it? how is it?). I was going to get everything installed and then ghost it so that I could do this much quicker next time. The problem is that I don't have a copy of ...

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$150 is dirt cheap for a wedding. My parents used to do a lot of weddings (Dad's a pianist, Mom's a classical vocalist). They charge $400 for my Dad to do the music and my mom to sing a couple of songs. And they don't go to the rehearsal. $400 is cheap for a wedding. Consider the fact that somebody ...

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Dang. If I'd known this a year ago I wouldn't have quit. Now I'm gonna suck. Thanks anyway Mobi!

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That would be pretty cool... but that's not the point of the thread. I'm trying to keep my current config and get rid of the annoyance of being without a stick for two weeks (and no, I don't have a Best Buy close... and CC sucks).

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I was sliding 4 ways. I could've tried something like that, but for the most part, the up and right switches on the hats are the ones that are blown.

Anyone know if my idea is feasible?

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One of the reasons that I quit playing D3 was the fact that I was wearing through hat switches in 4 weeks, then having to wait two weeks for a replacement (despite my replacement plan from Circuit City). So after getting bored with all the groundpounders and beating Freespace a few times, I figured ...

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Krom wrote: I'll agree with most of that, except the ATI video card in Nvidia board bit, seen it done plenty of times with no problems (ask virtually anyone using an Athlon 64 and ATI video card).

I'll second that. AMD64, NForce 3 board and ATI X800 Pro here. Never had a problem.

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Stumped him on "Guitar" and "Wombat".

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I'm with TopGun, if I want to play games online, I'll use a PC. I absolutely love Zelda and Metroid, and I'd buy the Revolution soley for those titles (along with Super Smash Brothers). Add to that the capability to play any other Nintendo console game, and you have a heck of a system.

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9/10. The glasses got me. 4/4 in the bonus round. All too easy there.

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Did both, and either one or both of them fixed the problem. I didn't realize that optical drives had firmware... heh...

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I recently updated my BIOS and I've since found that my CD-ROM read speed is extremely slow. WMP can't even play a CD, and installing something from a CD takes forever and a day. Is there a BIOS setting that may have been changed? Specs: AMD Athlon 64 3000 Chaintech VNF3-250 1GB ADATA PC4000 RAM Win...

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The box fan did seem to solve the problem. However, I'm running with some different drivers now, and haven't had an issue yet.

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I have added a TV tuner card, but that was after the problem began. Also, Memtest ran fine.

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I checked the video core temperature right after I crashed out of JK2. 60Â° C. That doesn't seem overly hot for a video card. Suggestions?

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Funny thing is, SiSoft Sandra reported the same temperature just after I got it. I found it high, but it hadn't given me any problems, so I left it alone. Maybe its the wrong sensor... /me goes off to get box fan [Edit] OK, of the options that are listed for the sensor, I get the following temps: IT...

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OK, that looks like the right one. Says 127Â° C. How hot are these things supposed to get? That seems too hot to me.

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I have a filter in the front the collects the dust, and I also blow out any that does get in quite regularly. And its completely clean of any spyware or viruses. I'll run MBM for a bit and monitor the PSU.

[Edit] OK, I'm lost as to how to set up a sensor to read the PSU temp in MBM. Help?

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The machine has been stable at that speed for 6 months now. Its been through hours and hours of gaming and a couple of LANs. The reboots are a recent problem. Cooling shouldn't be an issue. I've got a Thermalright SLK948U model cooler on it, complete with Artic Silver 5 and a nice fan. The CPU Temp ...

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I'm alone as well, first time ever. This part of college basketball really bites. Got practice in the morning...

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I forgot to mention the RAM in the specs. Its 2x512MB PC4000 from Adata (500mhz). I had it running at 480mhz. I dropped it down to 470mhz (CPU is now 2350, and I dropped the CPU voltage down a notch to 1.525 volts) and it seems to be stable now. It seems kinda funny to be having problems like that a...

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The PSU is an Antec 380W. Should I pull that one and try testing it with another one?

[edit] nforce drivers are up to date as well.

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No, it does not reboot when not playing games. So it is probably something with the video card. The fan works fine (that was the first thing I checked). I did try turning fast writes off, but the problem still occurred (although that was several driver versions ago). When I installed the Omega drive...

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I'm getting random crashes and reboots while playing games. The reboots occur while playing Doom 3 and I'm also getting crashes from Jedi Knight II. Both games have the latest patches. Here are the specs: AMD Athlon 64 3000 (@2400mhz) Chaintech VNF3-250 Mainboard ATI Radeon X800 Pro (at stock; lates...

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Well, since I actually got D3 to quit running funny on my new box, I might be in the mines over the next few weekends. But after basketball starts... my free time is nonexistant.

[Edit] Not to mention that I suck now. [/edit]

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AMD 64 3000+ Chaintech VNF-250 1024MB PC4000 RAM ATI X800 Pro Windows XP Pro SP2 Installed the Cat 4.9 drivers a few days ago, ATI control center crap and all. Then I noticed that trying to get into video settings by going to Display Settings > Settings > Advanced would give me a BSOD. I thought, &q...

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Gandalf the White: 22/23

Missed the tallest ent question.

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I played a lot before school started. Only played once since. But if I'm on, I'm probably in a good team deathmatch server (such as The Factory) and going by "Plague"

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Yeah, I did. However, Windows won't keep it installed, it keeps switching back over to the Default Monitor Driver because it thinks that it is newer/better. It works fine now though, so I'm happy.

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I have a Viewsonic P95f+ monitor. I was running at 1600x1200 @ 85hz. However, after I installed Windows XP SP2, I noticed that it won't do anything above 60hz. Should I use something like Reforce to get it back or is it different in the new service pack? Please help! My eyes are killing me! Edit: I ...

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I recently got a webcam and I'm interested in the best way to do Video/Voice/Text communication over the net. The box says it works with MSN Messenger but I'm thinking that there's a better option somewhere (preferably free, of course). Any suggestions?

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AMD Processors run great! Don't worry about it. Now I have a question for you: Where in the world did you find a gig of PC3500 for $111?

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Like I said earlier, the temps are fine. The CPU heatsink stays warm, and the CPU is idling at a little over 40C. If I remember correctly, the BIOS listed the VCore as 1.62 or 1.63... although it should be 1.65. Edit: Ok, I tried running it with the VCore at 1.70V, and it rebooted even earlier into ...

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OK, Memtest has run overnight (for 8:15:00) with no errors. That leaves the CPU as being the problem... correct?

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Event log... of... what?

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Ok, Prime95 gave out after 4 hours with an "Illegal Sumout" error, tried to restart 100 times with the same result.

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Ok, ran the thing caseless on the floor under my ceiling fan. It ran UT2004 with some bots with no problems, but still rebooted during 3DMark03. Nothing in there is hot to the touch. The CPU heatsink is warm (idles at about 40C) and the video card is hardly warm at all. :: comes back to post a bit l...

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The case is kinda weird in that it doesn't have a spot to mount a rear fan (or at least one larger than 60mm). Currently I have an 80mm fan in the front blowing in, the CPU fan blowing on the CPU, and the side fan as the exhaust. I'll try running it caseless and try some different drivers.

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I just built a new computer for a friend of mine, and I think there may be something wrong with the video card. It is freezing in UT2004 and rebooting in 3dmark03. VPU recover caught it once, but all the other times I've been resorting to the reset switch. Here are the specs: AMD Athlon XP 2500 Asus...

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Ok, Vcore is now at 1.550V, and it ran Prime95 for 2 hours without a problem. Max temp was 52C according to MBM5 (I had to use the compensation to get it to read like the BIOS, I thought that kind of weird...) I'll get a benchmark after my friend plays some FarCry. 3Dmark03 2.0Ghz (Stock): 9287 2.2G...

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Windows XP 64bit and Ghost

Joystick Mod Question

Very Slow CD Reading

Random Crashes and Reboots

Catalyst 4.9 Troubles

Refresh Rate on Monitor

Video Phone Programs

Faulty Video Card?