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ok WTF is so good about fight club???

I had to watch this movie a couple times before I felt like I completely understood it. I love this movie .. I'm 22. It's entertaining .. lots of action, good dialogue, and scenes that make you think. If you watch it with a negative attitude, or you see something that doesn't sit right with...
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- Post #145
- Mar 9, 2004
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Which is a better soundcard?

My mistake. The original nForce MCP had the APU .. I figured it would be in the nForce2's MCP as well. Go figure. Even without the APU, I don't think you will get better sound from the Live! I had that card and it was total crap. :) But it would take the sound processing load off your CPU...
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- Post #6
- Feb 4, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which is a better soundcard?

For Dragon Naturally Speaking you only need a microphone-in port and some type of sound device that can record at 16-bit. Any modern motherboard can handle that. A dedicated soundcard would provide no benefit, the processing is done solely by your CPU.
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- Post #4
- Feb 3, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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What can i do with an old 486?

Very true. That's where my 486 ended up. :) Smoothwall is a great Linux based firewall/router that is easy to install and very secure. The OS forum will have lots of other ideas for you. Whatever you decide, have fun with it!
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- Post #6
- Feb 3, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which is a better soundcard?

The AN35N uses the nForce2 chipset if I'm not mistaken which has excellent onboard audio. Even though it isn't a SoundStorm branded board (SoundStorm simply means the board meets nVidia's qualifications for audio connectors and codec quality), it would still beat a Soundblaster Live any day...
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- Post #2
- Feb 3, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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VIA and APEX to make Gaming Console

I personally can't wait to get one of these for a cheap HDTV divx jukebox!! But for gaming .. forget about it. :P
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- Post #4
- Jan 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Athlon 1.1ghz burnt up?

The CPU could be fried, if only a small part of it was affected. The same thing happened to my roommate's computer .. he didn't have watercooling, but his heatsink fan failed. He didn't know until he smelled something burning. Once he got a new heatsink and installed it properly, the PC was...
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- Post #7
- Jan 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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athon 64 3000 asus k8v shuts games off

Yep. Most likely a heat issue. Try opening your case and pointing a room fan into it. If the lockups disappear, check your CPU fan for proper installation.
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- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Errors in hard drive how to test port? Hard Drive? ICH 5 ICH5 problems?????

Download the diagnostic utility from your hard drive manufacturer's website. I seem to remember some low-level interface/cable tests there, at least for Maxtor drives.
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- Post #4
- Jan 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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help!!

Install the 3.10 Catalyst and see if it helps. If it was a hardware problem it would crash all the time, not just in one game.
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- Post #8
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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my new 3.0C is 66C...HELP!!!!

Intel uses paste on higher clocked processors, not the heat transfer pad.
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- Post #19
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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my new 3.0C is 66C...HELP!!!!

Make sure it is properly attached .. I've installed an Intel heatsink and thought it was fine but one of the clips wasn't on all the way. Also check your BIOS settings and make sure the voltages are all in spec.
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- Post #9
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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help!!

The release notes for catalyst 3.10 specifically mention fixing a crash with Call of Duty. Is the crash with all games or just a few ?
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- Post #4
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Anyone Have Any Experience with this Monitor

We use Viewsonic monitors almost exclusively at my work (web programming/administration) .. they are definitely very good monitors. I can't speak for this one specifically, but the brand is good.
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- Post #2
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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my new 3.0C is 66C...HELP!!!!

I have the same motherboard too. Good choice in hardware! :D
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- Post #5
- Dec 18, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building

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