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20" 2001FP Dell LCD for $639 at Dell Home no rebates

I don't know what some people are talking about when they say this monitor has a screen door effect -- i don't see anything of that sort. I bought this monitor a week or two ago, when there was that 70$ coupon. It was well worth the 609$ shipped, and I think i would've paid more for it. This...
- alfhead
- Post #41
- Nov 2, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Hot! Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G 802.11g Router $59 AR+tax OD

can anyone tell me if this router has a problem with locking up during fast bit torrent downloads? i've noticed a lot of routers have a problem with freezing when bit torrent makes too many connections. currently on my netgear mr314 router i don't get this problem, but I have had the problem...
- alfhead
- Post #39
- Apr 1, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Passive water cooling - Zalman Reserator

that's pretty cool, i wouldn't mind having one of those.. i wonder how well it would perform if it were cooling my vidcard and northbridge as well as the CPU..
- alfhead
- Post #7
- Mar 31, 2004
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Check this filthy heatsink out!

yup, i got the same heatsink and mine's filthy as well.. i haven't cleaned it in awhile and frankly i'm afraid to take a look..
- alfhead
- Post #26
- Mar 26, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Lava HOT - Continuing - US Robotics 802.11g Wireless Turbo PC Card (USR5410 pcmcia) for $22 after $20-mir

just got mine yesterday. don't have the turbo router yet so can't really say anything about the product, but the service from ecost was quite good. they shipped it out the next day after i ordered it and i received it after just 2 days. although the resellerrating might not be the best, my...
- alfhead
- Post #13
- Mar 5, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Netgear WGT624 802.11g Super G 108mbps router - $37.49 AC/PM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000C0XS0/qid=1078247555//ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl23/002-7177369-7507207?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846
- alfhead
- Post #25
- Mar 2, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Lava HOT - Continuing - US Robotics 802.11g Wireless Turbo PC Card (USR5410 pcmcia) for $22 after $20-mir

awesome deal!!! just ordered mine, thanks!
- alfhead
- Post #2
- Mar 1, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How much is this comic book worth?

actually i do, what are yo looking for?
- alfhead
- Post #13
- Feb 2, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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boot problem; just installed promise ultra100 tx2 controller

i'm booting off of a drive that's on the onboard ide. i'm just putting some extra drives on the card.
- alfhead
- Post #3
- Oct 13, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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boot problem; just installed promise ultra100 tx2 controller

I've recently installed a promise ultra100 tx2 controller card into my system: winxp pro P4 3 ghz (not C) Asus P4PE and was able to install the drivers for it, and when there are not drives attached to it, the system works fine. when i attach a drive and the ultra100 bios gets "installed", my...
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- Thread
- Oct 13, 2003
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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external firewire HD, use in both PC and Mac, OK?

Got an external firewire HD, which is just an enclosure and an IDE drive inside. I want to be able to plug it into a mac, take out some files, and transfer them to PC. is this possible?
- alfhead
- Thread
- Apr 21, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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SATA and IDE, boot from SATA only?

I recently built a computer for a friend and hooked him up with a couple of SATA drives. he wants to transfer his data from his old hard drive, which is IDE to his new comp. This old hard drive has windows on it, and when I hook it up to his system, the computer boots from the IDE drive, not...
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- Thread
- Apr 21, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are the Asus P4PE IDE channels ATA100/133?

how do you get the two ide drives in raid?
- alfhead
- Post #9
- Jan 28, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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[intel] hyperthreading? RDRAM vs. DDRAM? Granite bay? zuh?

you are the man. thanks for answering my questions!
- alfhead
- Post #4
- Jan 13, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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[intel] hyperthreading? RDRAM vs. DDRAM? Granite bay? zuh?

a few questions for those who are in the know... is hyperthreading only supported by the 850e chipset? what chipsets do support it? Is it reasonable to go with a DDR solution cus RDRAM is being phased out? what's so great about granite bay? how does this DDR chipset differ from the other...
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- Thread
- Jan 12, 2003
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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Sweet mouse mod!

wow, that's really cool. how did he add that led? i want one
- alfhead
- Post #6
- Dec 2, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Chieftec cases, anyone?

I recently bought an aluminum cheiftec with the window mod. i absolutely love it. i haven't really done any sort of mod on it yet, but I definitely plan to. the airflow is wonderful, and the aluminum dissipates more heat than steel can. there's plenty of modding potential, since it's a...
- alfhead
- Post #3
- Nov 8, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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My first shot at a cool looking computer... advice?

nice one! i've got the same case, unmodded. i just need the time to do it, but your case has definitely given me some incentive to!
- alfhead
- Post #18
- Nov 5, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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*Deal Over* Radeon 8500LE 128MB DDR (built by ATI) - $99.99 (no MIR, PM) at B&M CUSA

I just got one today. upgrading from an all in wonder radeon 32 meg. i think it was well worth it. I didn't want to pay over 100 bucks for a new video card, since i may be upgrading for doom III. i'm glad I went with this instead of the geforce 4200, since i'm getting 128 megs of memory...
- alfhead
- Post #38
- Oct 1, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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In memory of HawkeyeNJ

i remember him from when he was selling ATI all in wonder vidcards. it was a fantastic deal, but i couldn't get in on one cus i was too late. the guy was really nice, just judging from his correspondence. RIP buddy.
- alfhead
- Post #212
- Sep 13, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Did I break my RAM?!?!

if you check the link, I chipped off the part circled in red. It's a tiny little chip of sorts that just fell off the face of the ram.. everything seems to be working, though.
- alfhead
- Post #4
- Aug 26, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Did I break my RAM?!?!

I just installed a new stick of 2100 DDR RAM, although it seems to be working, I accidentally chipped off a tiny piece of it. go to this link to see which part of the ram I'm talking about. Did I just screw up my ram? or do i have nothing to worry about?
- alfhead
- Thread
- Aug 26, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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chieftec case ps

recently got one of these cases and absolutely love it. first thing i did was dump the psu and install my trusty antec 400 watter. haven't tried the deer, but am thinking about using it to run an old 1ghz athlon.
- alfhead
- Post #5
- Aug 26, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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I want a watercooling setup - need your advice

I'm in the exact same situation as you, I've also got a black antec tower case, and am looking to watercool my CPU and possibly my GPU (once i get that radeon 9700, hehe). I've been planning my setup based on the posted watercooling setups posted at www.hardforum.com, under the overclocking...
- alfhead
- Post #2
- Aug 23, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Cheiftec alluminum cases 117 shipped!

am i wrong here, but i always thought that: Antec = Chieftec = Chenming Chenming being the maker. probably gonna pick one up for myself... but WHICH COLOR?!
- alfhead
- Post #5
- Aug 11, 2002
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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running @ 166 FSB dangerous to my components?

noooooO!!!! i want to keep my overclock! it's stinks to know that i won't be able to use the full potential of my processor, but eh, i think i can live with 1.5 gigs..
- alfhead
- Post #4
- Aug 7, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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running @ 166 FSB dangerous to my components?

I've got a shuttle ak31a mobo, whichonly has the 1/4 divider. will running my pci at 42mhz be dangerous to my components? i'm especially worried about my ibm 75gxp drive dying. it's been running so well for almost two years now.. i wouldn't want it to die prematurely!
- alfhead
- Thread
- Aug 7, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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AGOIA Overclocking Success!

Just got the chip in today. It's a 1600+ AGOIA (maybe W, totally forgot to check) from newegg. Ordered it on 7/31. was running: Athlon TBird @ 10 * 100 (non overclocked) Alpha PAL 8045 heatsink Shuttle AK31a ver. 3 kt266a mobo 256 DDR ram from hynix 400watt Antec PSU PP-412X I'm now...
- alfhead
- Thread
- Aug 5, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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time to upgrade.. need cpu suggestions!

I'm running a shuttle ak31a mobo, and am looking to upgrade my cpu from the current 1.0 ghz piece. any suggestions? I'm looking for the most bang for my buck. thanks
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- Thread
- Jul 31, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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NM

yeah, be sure to point out the deal in the weekly ad. the cashier charged me wrongly, cus she didn't know about the deal. i then had to wait in line for half an hour before i got my money back. bought it at 59th street compusa in NYC. cost was 79.98 bundle 6.60 tax +...
- alfhead
- Post #61
- Jul 28, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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korea red tshirt..other countries too..$26...show ur pride

sold out! I really wanted one... GO KOREA!
- alfhead
- Post #8
- Jun 22, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How do you name your computers?

HalWack1000 after hal9000 in 2001, just that mine's wack. ugly duckling after putting a big sticker on it that says "ugly duckling" on it after going to an ugly ducklings concert.
- alfhead
- Post #7
- Mar 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Free Guinness bottle opener

thanks, the new draught bottle is truly revolutionary.
- alfhead
- Post #30
- Mar 11, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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I wish my PC was this killer

geez, i wonder how loud it is in there.
- alfhead
- Post #23
- Mar 9, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Today's Funny Photo Caption Contest (neffing required!)

"I wish this stupid person would just get off of me, she's blocking my view!"
- alfhead
- Post #29
- Mar 1, 2002
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Who's the most FAMOUS person you've ever met?

I had dinner with Leonard Nimoy, his son was my roomate freshman year.
- alfhead
- Post #161
- Mar 1, 2002
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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can't get new stick of ram to work with old stick

So, is it not even cool to mix different brands of stix?
- alfhead
- Post #6
- Feb 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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can't get new stick of ram to work with old stick

BUMMER :(
- alfhead
- Post #3
- Feb 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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can't get new stick of ram to work with old stick

specs: amd TBird 1 gig Shuttle AK31 rev.3 256 meg crucial pc2100 ECC Registered 256 PC2100 hynix chips nonECC nonRegistered ok, so when both sticks of ram are in my comp, only 256 megs get recognized. Everything works fine, just that the other 256 is absent. When just the crucial is...
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- Thread
- Feb 27, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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HOT HOT HOT! 80gb 7200rpm drive at Frys $99 after MIR.

I just bought this drive over the phone. because they normally don't ship sales items, I was pretty much forced to by a 3 year warrantee on the drive for 25 bucks. so in the end, to ship it to NYC it came out as: 149 drive 25 performance guarantee warrantee 15 shipping -50 rebate _____ about...
- alfhead
- Post #39
- Feb 25, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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