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Hi everybody. I am about to buy all these components to build my first computer specifically for recording. Will there be any compatability issues, is there anything else i have forgotten? Will i need to buy any cable's or anything or will they all be supplied? AMD (Newcastle) Athlon 64bit …

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Ok, I need info on buying second hand processors. There are plenty being sold on ebuyer, and I am querying as to whether or not I should do it. Now I know that im getting to get plenty of people saying no simply because the word "used" or "second hand" …

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I have a Microstar 6160 socket 370 in one of my many pc's the board supports up to 1.1ghz so I bought a second user Celeron 1.0ghz and it was tested as working. I installed it onto the mainboard switched it on everything fired up as normal but there was …

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Hello! I have received some outstanding advice in the past, so I’m back for more. I am looking to “piece

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Hi, Need your help to solve this problem. When i am playing a game i am getting blue screen(need to restart after), and some times screen is freezing. It began after that i reinstalled Windows XP. In systeminformation i got some conflicts. I/O-poort 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI-bus I/O-poort 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access …

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ya um.noob question..is liquid cooling safe? i got a $1,000 processor and i dont wanna mess it up

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When I boot my computer it says that I only have 256mb of RAM. But if I go to Control Panel->Device Manager->General tab, it says that I have 512mb RAM. What could the problem be? Hope someone can help.

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I now got a new machine, my M/B thinks my cpu start at about 160 degrees farenheit, and shoots up to 320 degrees fareinheit, yet my programs say my CPU's temperature is in the negatives! I have 2 intake fans, 4 out-take (2 in back of case, 2 on side …

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I know that slot A processors aren't in production, and I have been told that socket A processors are also out of production, is this true?

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Lately I have been having some problams with my pc, I built this new and 64 system and have a $80 520watt PS that is good, so it cant be coming from my OS, but sometimes when I plug a USB device in the fron USB ports my pc restarts, …

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I just bought a amd 2500+ barton processor. I am not sure what to set the fsb jumpers an my board to. My options are 200, 266, or 333. I thought it would be 333 but then I saw some sites said 266, some said 333. I'm comfused.

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Is it possible to have 768MB RAM on a computer?(eg. one 512MB and one 256MB card). I know its possible to use 256/512/1024MB. I tried 768MB in my PC but it wont boot up. Im guessing i have to get another 512MB RAM.

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Would anyone happen to know if the Ultra X-Connect 500Watt Power Supply is any good? Is Ultra good with Power Supply? This is the one where you plug only the cables you need. I was just wondering is anyone had any comments on this product.

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I have a Microstar K7-Pro (MS6195) mother board in the computer that was given to me, and I had two goals in mind: 1st was to increase my RAM to 768MB, and 2nd was to install a DVD burner. I've found three new sticks of Kingston PC 100 for $120.00, …

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I just bought a new Toshiba Laptop with Win XP Pro in it and am currently using a Dell laptop with Win 2000 in it. Is there someway i can transfer my application software to the new laptop without using the install CD's Macromedia Dreamweaver Studio MX 2004 Suite Photoshop …

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I sent a 1.88 MB ASF stream to a friend of mine, and he gets 17 seconds into playing it and it stops. He's XP, and I downloaded MP10 and Service Pac 2 for him thinking this would solve his problem, it didn't. He can send this to some else …

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I bought a stick of 512mb pc3200 ram only to find the remaining open slots on my mainboard required pc-133. Rather than go through the process of returning it, I was wondering if it is possible to convert one type to another, so I could use the pc3200 on the …

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Does it hurt performance if my ram is 400 mhz and my amd 2200 processor runs at 133

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what are the major differences between the amd athlon 64 2800+, 3000+, 3200+, 3400+, 3700+ etc? and can the amd athlon 64's be overclocked? Also, this is not a cpu related question, but i thought i would save space, can you put any hardrive with a socket 754 motherboard?

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I have been trying to gather the info to puchase more memory which will be compatible with my mother board. I have a Microstar K7 Pro mother board, and as I understand it, I need to stay with the following specs. PC100, 168-Pin SDRAM, configuration of 32x8, DIMM type: unbuffered, …

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Im in the market for a case and i liked the look of it...does anyone agree? Also, is the powersupply good quality and is the whole thing way too overpriced? :confused: [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=558331&Sku=T925-2012[/url]

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i have two once identical dfi motherboards, one needs a fan blowing on the northbridge to work (at least i think that's the reason it's working now) is it possible the northbridge was damaged JUST enough to cause it to get too hot to run properly without extra cooling? the …

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Hello, I'm in need of: -advice -and a new case hehehe (hence the topic!) Basically , at the minute my bog standard case is to small now, I have to keep a hand drive in there without a place for it! Yes I know not the best solution! - I've …

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Can anyone help me to update my Chaintech Zenith 9CJS Motherboard? I have downloaded the appropriate BIOS updates from their website along with the Award Flash Utility. However when I try to flash my BIOS I get the following message: 'The program file's BIOS-Lock String does not match your system.' …

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I have a Jetway motherboard with a Celeron 1.7 gig chip and onboard video card. We had problems a while ago with the display freezing up. Eventually the screen would not display during the boot process. Right now we are trying to install a new hard drive and install Windows …

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Within the first 5 mins of powering on the pc the CPU's temp is already at 70 degrees!!! slowly the temp creeps up to 80!!!! PC keeps on restarting/crashing etc. & also the voltage ranges from 1.76 V to 1.81 V!!! Is this the sign of a failing CPU? or …

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i have a memory question. i have a 478 socket northwood with a gig of pc2700 single channel ram. The new boards im looking at all seem to run duel channel. I have heard that some are backwards compatable and will run both duel channel and single channel, but is …

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I need to find out what issues others have been having with their 939 motherboards. I need to find a stable board that is proven and compatible. The last two boards I have used has had an issue with either the ide drivers or something. My first board I had …

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