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Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

the thing is, there are plenty of sites doing cashback. It's just 4-5% at most on good electronics.
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- Post #1,685
- Dec 7, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

still running on various stores, but not much chance of a really good camera deal anymore. Thanks to everybody gloating about how they already spent too much and don't need the deal :P
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- Post #1,682
- Dec 7, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

yeah, it gets a lot tougher finding good camera deals at 15% versus 25%. So in the week I've known about this I've lost almost half the discount and haven't bought anything yet.
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- Post #1,635
- Dec 5, 2008
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Computer Speaker Fuzz

yeah, afraid of that. The Tang Band speakers I looked at, all 8 ohm. The crappy Radio Shack speakers that weren't even in stock (reason I went to RS - I've got a $20 credit there I need to use) are all 8 ohm. So I've gotta do a ton more research. It's gotta be the speaker, because I can pan...
- skippapotamus
- Post #3
- Dec 23, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer Speaker Fuzz

Altec Lansing ACS48 - satellite speaker, fuzz at most levels. the speaker PN is A2156. How hard is it to repair something like this? There's no visible tear or mark in the cone. That's the only visible spot I can inspect. What about replacement? Altec doesn't replace anything, they're...
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- Thread
- Dec 23, 2004
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI Video Card Warranty Support

with the space or without? :D
- skippapotamus
- Post #7
- Dec 20, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATI Video Card Warranty Support

I did mark it as a pro in both attempts. If they accept it as a pro even though it's a 9500, then it's a p/n or s/n issue - there are two sets of numbers, the set taht's underlined on the site and a space, then another set, for each the s/n and p/n. Should I add the second set of numbers to my...
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- Post #5
- Dec 20, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATI Video Card Warranty Support

I've got a busted video card: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...5821&enterthread=y It's an ATI, undoubtedly. The ATI lookup verifies it to be exactly what it's supposed to be - a 9500. And yet the warranty RMA request doesn't have an option for a 9500 - just 9500 pro. So two attempts...
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- Thread
- Dec 20, 2004
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Video Card Failing?

You're correct! And it's an ATI card. Thanks a ton. Now I just gotta live without my better computer for a while :D
- skippapotamus
- Post #13
- Dec 17, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

oh. No, it never fails until after booting to windows. I didn't buy the card, it was secondhand. Don't think he has a receipt.
- skippapotamus
- Post #11
- Dec 16, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

Not to be an f'ing idiot, but what's POST? mild update - I've tried to fully restore the system to where it was before the second HD/IDE card was added. And it still does it. Haven't tried it in a similar system (the one I'm on) because of over-riding fear and the fact that I don't...
- skippapotamus
- Post #9
- Dec 15, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

OK it failed again but this time in a game so I had a little more control. I stuck with it and tried to see if I could control what I was doing - nothing I could notice but a popup came up that says VPU Recover has reser your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics...
- skippapotamus
- Post #6
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

No. It boots fine, every time, even if I just reset right after fail. The power supply fan seems to be running when it does cycle down. It's just hellaciously noisy to that point. It's still running. But I really do want it to be the PS and not the vidcard. oh,and no IRQ...
- skippapotamus
- Post #5
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

It's mostly done it when I'm out using windows and surfing, no games. I can throw up visualisations from Winamp and play games without problem most of the time. I'd like to say it's when I'm putting the CPU under load the most (it can sit and not do it, only does it in use) but I can't say for...
- skippapotamus
- Post #4
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Video Card Failing?

Recently added a 2nd HD, IDE controller, and blew out my case with compressed air. Now my PS fan is loud until it starts to cycle down, and my video randomly (whether it be 10 mins, or 2 hours) goes. Just outright goes - like I get a pixelated thing on my screen, in columns, and my mouse shows...
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- Thread
- Dec 13, 2004
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Computer Building

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