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Newbie with E6600 needing help on first steps!

Hi all! New C2D overclocker here wanting to know the FIRST step I should do tonight, so I can prime95 it while I sleep in an hour or two... IMMEDIATE advice/suggestions would be great!!! thanks :) My FULL setup is: SCREENSHOT E6600/stock cooling GigaByte 965P-DS3 Motherboard...
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- Jul 22, 2007
- Replies: 2
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Hi all easy external HDD question :)

Hi all, kind of a silly question... I have both a PVR FTA unit which records to an external USB HDD , and I also have an HTPC beside my TV. Surprisingly enough, the Vantec NexStar 2 enclosure that I have: Has both a USB interface and _2_ Firewire ports.. My question simply is, am I...
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- Jul 2, 2007
- Replies: 1
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Can someone help a RAID newbie please :)

Hi all I just built a brand new C2D rig, its using the eVGA 650i Ultra motherboard, and I have 2 SATA drives hooked up to it.. However I am having a problem now when I am trying to install XP onto the RAID setup.. I have never done raid before, but what I did was enable RAID in BIOS for...
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- May 24, 2007
- Replies: 2
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Newbie Networking question! Regarding 2 networks on 1 PC

Hi there, nope, not looking for better speed, just the possibility to stream files over NETWORK 1 , while downloading on the NETWORK 2 cablemodem.. I want to watch TV over the server from my xbox, which is all on network 1, but want to do all my downloading of torrents and crap like that from...
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- Mar 23, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Newbie Networking question! Regarding 2 networks on 1 PC

Hi folks! I currently have a setup like this: EXAMPLE PIC Essentially; 2 Cablemodems, each going through a router, which then connect to the 2 NIC ports in my PC. My problem is; I keep enabling one and then disabling the other, inside of the NETWORK CONNECTIONS list in Windows XP...
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- Mar 23, 2007
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need Mem prog

I'd also be interested; NO programs in windows can read my RAM Frequency speed for some odd reason when I'm using my divider on my DFI board. CPU-Z is just greyed out where the speed should be, Futuremark programs just show nothing, etc
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- Mar 22, 2006
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Which of these 2 sets of RAM is better for my gaming rig?

Thanks PhoenixOrion Only 1 response though! Does anyone else have an opinion?
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- Jan 29, 2006
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Which of these 2 sets of RAM is better for my gaming rig?

Hi there everyone I want to upgrade my system to 2GB, I have an ABIT KN8 Ultra 939 nForce4 motherboard and was just wondering which set of RAM is better: http://www.infonec.ca/site/main.php?module=detail&id=15311 OCZ 2GB (2x1GB) DDR PC-4000 Gold GX XTC 2GB Dual Channel 3-4-3 timings...
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- Jan 29, 2006
- Replies: 4
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Easy question, need advice on the absolute BEST wireless router

anyone?? please
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- Jan 23, 2006
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Easy question, need advice on the absolute BEST wireless router

Ahh OK obviously that guy was talking nonsense then Can you reccomend some good routers though please??
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- Jan 23, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Easy question, need advice on the absolute BEST wireless router

Oh, and a/b/g would be preferred :)
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- Jan 23, 2006
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Easy question, need advice on the absolute BEST wireless router

Hi all.. I recently just got a laptop and need to go out now and buy a wireless router. I want one with all the most-recent technology like WPA2 and such and one that wont overload and/or have to be reset when lots of bandwidth intense programs are running. Someone on another forum was...
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- Jan 23, 2006
- Replies: 18
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Help! First time PCI-E card installer a bit confused :(

Yipes :( Can anyone CONFIRM? :(
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- Dec 30, 2005
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Help! First time PCI-E card installer a bit confused :(

Hi all.. My PCI-E 7800GT CO SE just arrived from a boxing day sale, and I am just installing it into my new motherboard, but am a bit confused about the power source. It is powered through one of these: POWER SOURCE But I am so low on free MOLEX spots from my PSU already, do BOTH ends...
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- Dec 30, 2005
- Replies: 6
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Help! Need video card help asap, about to upgrade

Hey all.. Right now I currently have a 6800GT OC AGP card, however looking at the NCIX deals tonight, the 7800GT CO SE is on sale for only $299. Is this a noticeable upgrade? I'd like to move to PCI-E, but is this a worthwhile upgrade? This 6800GT can be sold again, they are pretty high in...
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- Dec 25, 2005
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What is a good tool that monitors CPU temperatures?

MBM5 (Motherboard Monitor 5) google it, i've had success with it :)
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- Dec 10, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Richard Pryor dead at 65

poor guy
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- Post #52
- Dec 10, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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18x DVD-/+RW

agreed
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- Post #10
- Dec 10, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Stores in Canada

Hey m8 I live in Saga, and theres only really 2 good spots www.infonec.ca (Hurontario & Matheson roughly) www.canadacomputers.com (Located at Eglinton & Mavis) Canada Computers employees are total d1cks though, so I'd suggest giving your business to InfoNec unless theres a major price...
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- Dec 10, 2005
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What would you say are the top 10 "Cadillacs" of computer cases?

coolermaster stacker w/cross flow fan & side window mod
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- Dec 2, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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FireWire drive corrupted after spontaneous reboot?

bump for help.
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- Nov 6, 2005
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FireWire drive corrupted after spontaneous reboot?

Hey guys.. I just got a Vantec NexStar drive enclosure, and put a 200GB WD harddrive in it and started to back up VIA FireWire, but my computer locked up and I had to reboot without "Stopping" the device VIA the taskbar.. Now the entire thing is corrupted, and this has happened twice now. Why...
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- Nov 6, 2005
- Replies: 5
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Newegg Vs. ZipZoomFly

I'm anti-UPS too
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- Oct 17, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Copperhead or G5?!

<3 the razer
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- Oct 8, 2005
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Need help with an AMD RMA please ASAP!

Hi there I currently have a 3500+ Newcastle core, I bought them right when 939's came out, and sadly, it really is just a bad OC'er.. I can't get it past 2.5 because it runs too hot, even though I've reapplied the custom Hyper6 Heatsink along with AS5 numerous times, but I'm afraid maybe my...
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- Oct 3, 2005
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Can someone explain to me 16MB Cache vs 8MB Cache on an HDD?

great guys, thanks alot :) I think i'll probably give it a shot then.. I don't think the 7200.9 seagates are going to be in my part of Canada for some time
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- Sep 30, 2005
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Can someone explain to me 16MB Cache vs 8MB Cache on an HDD?

Hi all. Right now in Canada, they've got Maxtor DiamondMax ATA133 16MB Cache drives on sale for only around $120CDN, which is a pretty damn good price, but I've got a couple quick questions.. 1. How reliable are these drives? Maxtor always has ALOT of people saying bad things about them...
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- Sep 29, 2005
- Replies: 7
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Opinion on Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker system?

:thumbsup: for these definitely worth the purchase!!
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- Post #26
- Sep 16, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Ayone ever use softghost.com?

Sounds shifty Check out some reseller report sites bizrate is one i think, and ripoffreports or something like that is another.. google them
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- Sep 15, 2005
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good DVD rom and DVD burner drives

Yeah man, even under $60 _CDN_ I'm in Canada and they're under 60 bucks.. The BenQ DW1640 is going for $51CDN
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- Sep 15, 2005
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good DVD rom and DVD burner drives

I love mine :D
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- Sep 15, 2005
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Geforce 6600 GT

I like BFG better than both.. eVGA is probably safest, but doesn't XFX come with a DOUBLE life warranty? (If you sell your card, the buyer gets lifetime warranty also)
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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My room might be gray.

what the fuq
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do I get rid of the Indian smell on my roommate?

we got alot of those type in my city also are you from a place near TORONTO by any chance :P
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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400 Watt PSU Enough to run a 7800GT?

:o well soooooooory i just like my OCZ PSU :(
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Build your own Laptop????

We need more Turion64 processors readily available in these pre-built systems :( That's the reason I still don't own a laptop.. I'm holding out for something with the Turion64 MT processors here in Canada
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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new Audigy 2 driver

we need more 64bit support :[
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- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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400 Watt PSU Enough to run a 7800GT?

I'd suggest an OCZ PSU
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- Post #18
- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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2 year old hard drive, still new in box

god no send it to me if you're nervous
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- Sep 15, 2005
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Opinion on Logitech X-530 5.1 speaker system?

Yeah, I've also got the X-530's and i picked em up on sale (which they happen to be quite often) for only $45 CDN! They're great I think personally, and would NOT hesitiate to reccomend them again.. Not to mention Logitech's RMA's are one of the best in the business
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- Post #11
- Sep 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building

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