Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 10th 16, 08:36 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 6th 13, 09:52 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 412
OT gymnastics, the wheel
On Jan 4, 3:17*pm, John Doe wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtNNwqcF_0g
Good grief. I thought I had done it all. I was a gymnast for
many years, but never saw...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 4th 13, 04:39 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
Views: 597
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
January 3rd 13, 08:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 0
Views: 920
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 3rd 13, 08:10 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 25th 12, 08:56 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 472
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
April 19th 12, 11:43 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 472
New build .. recommend graphics card please
My present system is Intel Core2 Duo with a GTX 275 GT video card.
It's pretty good, but aging. So I'm starting to collect parts. What do
you recommend for a high-end gaming video card? I'm looking...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 1st 11, 02:26 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,056
Next game box
By the way... Most systems use much less power than you might
think. The popular conception of needing a high wattage power
supply is probably mostly marketing hype. I don't understand why
...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 1st 11, 02:17 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,056
Next game box
Amazon tag-along companies are dumping products all over
the place. They pick up a few pretty good items, and then
cut the prices to the dirt to build their business. I just got
an Antec 902 case for...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
October 21st 11, 01:11 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,056
Next game box
My last system is working perfectly. It's a few
years old, but really fast and quiet. Runs cool.
Dual boots XP Pro - Win7 / 64
Intel Core2 Duo .. early so not a failed quad
Gigabyte mobo .. solid...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
September 27th 11, 05:52 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 2
Views: 414
Starting new build .. mobo ?
Been a while .. I'm looking at Gigabyte and Asus .. and the prices
for a decent gaming mobo seem high. Why ? Is there a decent
mobo for a reasonable price ?
johns
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
February 23rd 11, 08:24 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 11
Views: 630
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 29th 11, 04:14 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 8
Views: 779
"Internet ready" blueray dvd players question
I was talking about this to a friend of mine this
week, and she says she has an HDTV that streams
HDTV from Netflix, and all she had to do was
use her controller for the HDTV to enter the SSID
of her...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 23rd 11, 12:22 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 8
Views: 779
"Internet ready" blueray dvd players question
The DSL standard only allows for one DSL modem per telephone line. *Hook
two of them up with some kind of telephone splitter and neither will
work correctly, if at all.
That's what I kind of...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 22nd 11, 03:38 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 8
Views: 779
"Internet ready" blueray dvd players question
I have a new HDTV and I want to buy a Blueray dvd player
to use with it and stream movies, etc to it. I have Verizon
cableTV and network. I also have a computer which talks
out over a cable DSLmodem,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 8th 10, 07:49 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,078
Dual boot XP - Win7
that with a removeable HD tray. *They're sometimes
called "hard drive caddies" or "mobile racks". *Kingwin
makes/imports a big selection of them,
thanks. I see them. Looks like it is time to...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 8th 10, 07:34 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,078
Dual boot XP - Win7
If you have enough data connectors, you may find it easier to switch the
power
There's a BIG warning on that one. Seems there's a
way to generate a big spark even when off. I don't
want to...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 7th 10, 09:30 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,078
Dual boot XP - Win7
One of the warnings came from a poster who said that
when he actually had to use an XP restore point, he lost
the dual boot feature. Win7 was gone, and he had to go
through the install again. It...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 7th 10, 02:46 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,078
Dual boot XP - Win7
I'm thinking about installing Win7 on my XP system, and I
would like to set up dual boot .. if it is safe to do so. I have
a new 2nd 500 gig hard drive, so Win7 would go on it's own
drive. I've been...
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
September 5th 10, 05:12 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 6
Views: 812
GeForce 8800GT seems hot
What is the normal running temperature of this card?
Mine went up in smoke last year. I called BFG and they
said that 95 degrees C was normal :-) Bull****. I was
able to cool the thing with a...
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
December 29th 09, 06:48 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 2
Views: 573
Weird experience with GTX 275
I posted about this on the RPG game group if you want to
see more detail:
I replaced a blown 8800 GT with a new GTX 275 from EVGA.
I was surprised to see that the 275 had a much lower
frame rate...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
March 27th 09, 04:44 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 1
Views: 170
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
March 19th 09, 04:32 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 10
Views: 835
Which upgrade route?
Want to have some fun? Call up a vendor and ask them
how to quieten and cool your new 260. Get the old, "We've
not had any complaints about that."
I called EVGA customer service, and just like...
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
March 18th 09, 10:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 10
Views: 835
Which upgrade route?
disappointed and mad ?
Yep. Tom's hardware. The 260 is stupidly noisy and
annoying. Don't buy this POS. You'll hate it after a
gaming session, and the vendor will just laugh at you.
It'll cost...
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Forum: Nvidia Videocards
March 18th 09, 10:06 PM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia
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Replies: 10
Views: 835
Which upgrade route?
opinion....go with the GTX 260....it's a big jump from the old style 8800GT
320Mb.- Hide quoted text -
Is the 260 really cool and quiet ? My eVGA 8800 was noisy
and hot as fire .. impossible to...
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