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Is this a good chose for a video card or should i wait for GF5 (i know it will not be called the GF5)? Also a few ?'s

Look. here's what you do, buy a GF3, ti200 which you can OC to ti500 easily, you get huge jump over what you have and the card is really pretty good, and it's now CHEAP! Look at all the folks complaining about spending $350 for one! Then you wait for a year or so, you've got a good card so...
- Whitney
- Post #19
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Should I upgrade from W2Kpro to XPpro?

Definitely do a clean install. It is always better to do a clean install. Both XP versions upgrade and full, will allow you to do a clean install. If they send you an upgrade type, then you will just have to plug in one of your older version discs, and it can be anything from W95 on up, to...
- Whitney
- Post #5
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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WinXP product activation and harware upgrades

If it won't let you re-activate on-line, then you will get a 42 digit number!!! That you will have to give the guy when you call in. He, in return will give you a new 42 digit number which you will have to plug into the boxes on your screen. The worst part is trying to get all the numbers...
- Whitney
- Post #6
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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MSI Ti4200/Gigabyte GA-7VRXP problem...can't run video card at 4x AGP

There's been a lot of people with this problem, and what has worked for many is increasing the voltage to the card. Some have flashed to the F7 BIOS and said that helped too. The new G4's take a lot of power, and you have to give them a little bump apparently
- Whitney
- Post #7
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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New computer will not start up!

Take it out of the case, set it on something non-conductive, hook up the power supply, the case speaker, and hook the power supply to the hard drive. Leave the CPU and Heatsink on but take out the ram and all the other cards and connectors. Fire it up and see if it gives you beeps telling you...
- Whitney
- Post #11
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Emergency need help With dying HDD

I just RMA'd a brand new MAxtor 80gig Liquid drive because it was making hideous noises right out of the box. Replaced it with the WD80, 8meg. which is totally silent. It may all be just a matter of luck.
- Whitney
- Post #8
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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68 pin ide cable?!?!

Most of the compaq notebook drives I have seen use a 44 pin connector. I don't know if there is one of those beneath the surface of that baby or not, but if you need an adapter, you can get one here
- Whitney
- Post #9
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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does an aluminum case help much?

There is really no correct answer for every case. In general tho, aluminum does conduct heat better, and the air inside your case is going to be hotter than the air outside the case, so some heat transferrence is going to take place, and aluminum is better at it than steel or plastic. However...
- Whitney
- Post #9
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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CD-RW and DVD-ROM brands...

There are so many good drives out there, that one of the big considerations is what software they come with. The Liteons come with Nero, which is one of the best packages around and works with XP. Look out for Roxio, they've had big compatability problems.
- Whitney
- Post #6
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Does Sandra work with Win XP?

You want the 32 bit unicode version. I've got it on my XP install and it works just fine.
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Uninstalling nvidia drivers

boot into safe mode and then use the add_remove to uninstall the drivers. this usually does a little cleaner job.
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 25, 2002
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Using IDE's

Ya, I've always read that having an ATAPI device, like DVD, cd, etc. on the same channel as the hard drive really impairs the hard drive speed. Having your dvd and cd on different channels is nice if you are copying dvd to cd from what I hear, but I think I would prefer to have the optimal hard...
- Whitney
- Post #5
- Jun 25, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Using IDE's

Hi, I have a question for birddog there; why wouldn't you put the two hard drives on IDE1 as primary and slave, and then the two slower ATAPI devices on the second channel as primary and slave?
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 25, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Windows XP SP1 UNinstallation question

Why Don't you use the Restore utility to go back to a restore point before you installed SP1? Go to start, programs, accessories, system tools, restore.
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 24, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Display problems in middle of XP install

Why are you formatting FAT32 and using Windows ME? Why not go NTFS and clean install of XP?
- Whitney
- Post #8
- Jun 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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western digital 80 gig clicking sound?

I just RMA'd a Maxtor 80 gig liquid drive that was making clicking/thumping sounds right from the very start for a WD 80 gig 8Meg. drive. I'm happy to say that after several hours of OS install and software and downloads and all the rest, the WD is amazingly, wonderfully quite. The quitest...
- Whitney
- Post #5
- Jun 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help, cannot boot into windows after fresh install of XP Pro

Here is the startup troubleshooter for XP. You can disable selected components for startup so you can figure out what is hangin you up.
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Why can't I get video...

There's a bios update to improve AGP compatability for your board here.
- Whitney
- Post #10
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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where do i download video, and other drivers for a dell 366mh laptop?

Man, too bad you already installed the new OS. Usually Dells have a couple files in the system info folder that tells you what the service tag # is. You can just plug that into a box on the dell site and get all the specific info on exactly what the system was built with. If there is a...
- Whitney
- Post #4
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Laptops
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LCD DVI help

You can find the XP drivers for Samsung here. They may or may not be different from the ones you got, but might as well try. If you get video for BIOS etc, and then lose it, then I would definitely suspect that the driver is peeing in your wheaties. Hmmm. that link seems to time out...
- Whitney
- Post #4
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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good PSU? need to know fast

Both Enermax and Antec are good power supplies. Where did you hear that Antec was exploding? I would like to see that. Anyway, if you want really good, check out the PCPower & Cooling guys. They have some of the best.
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Reliable place to get combo mobo/chip/case (aka barebones)? Those stores on Pricewatch seem shady

Well, I'm a moderator over at Directron, so I'm prejudiced, but they are a good, reliable, trustworthy company that has a huge inventory. Anything you are looking at on Pricewatch you ought to check out against Resellerratings. With any of the big, reliable houses that offer excellent service...
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Barebones
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XP Install Freezes Starting Windows

Check this out.
- Whitney
- Post #5
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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XP hanging at startup

Here is the Microsoft troubleshooter that tells you how to selectively disable different files on startup so you can figure out what is hanging you up. If you know that some drivers might be causing it, you can always try the rollback drivers utility in the properties section. Also you can...
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 21, 2002
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Cooling a computer with a dorm fridge

Had this whole discussion over on OCWorkbench just a little while ago. Upshot is, if you open the fridge to get out the cold beer in it, then you get warm air in there which condenses on the board and has unfortunate consequences. So you can either use a water-cooled system and run the water...
- Whitney
- Post #9
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Updating BIOS

Lots of people update their BIOS every day. If you have a reason, like to fix bugs, or to support a new processor, then there's no reason you shouldn't update. There are actually some boards which have utilities to recover from bad BIOS flashes. you need to go to your board manufacturer's...
- Whitney
- Post #4
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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is Antec 350Watts enough for today's system?

350 watts is getting smaller and smaller. You can go here to tally up power requirements and get a feel for things. Remember that you want to run the supply at 50% - 75% of the rating, so you have to add about 50% to the total you come up with. If you ever think you might get other things...
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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EEEEEK did i fry my MB or is my PSU dead??

Not much help to you, but just for info, the new AMD's are going to have a full chip heat spreader like the Pentium's. Of course, that means you can't get to the traces to play with them. Is this good or bad?
- Whitney
- Post #4
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Western Digital w/ 8MB cache

I just picked up a brand new Maxtor 7200rpm ATA133 fluid bearing job. Started making ugly noises as I was installing the OS! Now has developed a slow--like 1 beat per minute chunking sound that is so bad that if you put your hand on the case you can actually feel it vibrating in time to it...
- Whitney
- Post #15
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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dv editing rig...need some advice

Many of the Adobe products, including Premiere and After Effects are designed to take advantage of dual processors, so you will see a difference. DVStorm is nice, but you might also check it against the Pinnacle Pro-One and Matrox RT2500 setups. There have been a lot of reviews of them and...
- Whitney
- Post #3
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help needed with BIOS update

Go here and see if you can get your bios string to work in their id tool.
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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How to check the Motherboard Voltage?

I have seen lots of people with that board talking about the high 12v. rail. Easiest way to check with a multimeter is just to back-probe the connector. With the board plugged in and running, stick the probe into the back of the connector and touch the pin, you need a needle-type probe.
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer keeps restarting

Your power supply could be going bad. It's actually pretty small too, you could have been pushing it pretty hard for a while. If the power output on one of the lines falls below a certain level, the power supply will signal the motherboard to go into a reset status. It will hold this reset...
- Whitney
- Post #2
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Opinions/Advice on New Computer

Hi, I'm a moderator over at the Directron site. Don't want to sound like an advertiser, but over there you can pick out all the components you want from a huge inventory, and for a small charge they will build it and test it and if you want install the OS. You ought to check it out at least.
- Whitney
- Post #7
- Jun 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Radeon 32mb DDR and AGP 1x compatability

AGP 1x and AGP 2x are both part of the same AGP 1.0 spec. A 2X card will fit in a 1X slot, BUT, it double-pumps the AGP bus that 1X only single-pumps. Many 1X boards have BIOS updates available allowing them to take advantage of the 2X speed, that's why the other guy was telling you that. If...
- Whitney
- Post #4
- Jun 19, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building

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