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    Most reliable hard drives?

    Hi, I am interested in buying a new hard drive, as I am almost filling my 320 Gig Seagate Baracudda drive, its been a great drive for the last 3 years and reliable too, In my bad experience of hard drives failing (MAXTORS!!!!!) I would like a second hard drive to back things onto physically...
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    Vista and XP sharing docs

    Hi, just wiped my 320GB Hard Drive (After backing up all my stuff from XP) and then created a 100GB Partition because I have just upgraded to Windows Vista Ultimate Edition 64 bit. Anyway I intend to dual boot XP in the next couple of weeks when I can be arsed installing XP again. Only 100GB...
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    Computer becoming very slow

    Hi, just posting to say that my computer has been acting awfully slow in the last few days, this happened to me on my last windows installation until it became almost unusable it was that slow and required me to back everything up and reinstall windows. What I mean by "slow" is its just...
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    Internet Explorer 7... WHY

    this image will just about explain my problem... is firefox the answer? BTW - It is doing it more and more frequently All I was on, is 3 tabbeed bebo social network pages
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    XBOX 360 Live Messenger Kit Review

    Hi, treated myself to an XBOX LIVE Messenger kit this weekend. Thought I'd share my views with you XBOX 360 users. The XBOX Live Messenger Kit comes with a mini keyboard known as the "Chatpad", coloured the same as the XBOX 360 controller, (and for this case asks that you use official...
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    Why does windows suck?

    OK this may seem a dumb question, but really, why does windows suck? I`ve heard soooo much critisism about windows, yet it is the most popular O.S. and a lot of programs ONLY run on Windows... In my own past experience, I started off with Windows 98 Second Edition. The amount of blue screens...
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    Good graphics card for a good price

    Hi all, havn't been on here a while, my computer life has gone from extreme gamer, to basic user. However just want to be able to play games a bit more. I just want a graphics card, nothing else, just upped my RAM to 2GB about half an hour ago. So I now have 4 x 512MBs running at 332MHz...
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    8800 GT, PCI E 2.0, and my motherboard

    Hi again, it is coming up christmas people, and I want a juicy graphics card to match the rest of my system and replace my onboard GeForce 6150, stealing 128MB of my RAM :( The 8800 GT is getting very good reviews, and its reasonably priced, especially if I get it in January/Febuary time...
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    Laptop refurbishment, + I am a n00b at laptops

    Hi all, I am considering buying a cheapo laptop off a friend. Its an ACER Travelmate 223x (220 Series) and it is missing some parts, and some just simply needs upgrading. Its specs are: Intel Mobile Celeron 1.13GHz 128MB SD RAM 133MHz occupying 1 slot, and the other one free. (want to...
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    Just a little idea :)

    Hi, I already have an xbox 360, soon will be using it on LIVE and playing all my games on in general. However I have always wanted to do a little project, which was to buy a preowned xbox 360, and mod it. Basically, I want to improve the cooling, but the main reason for this thread is whether...
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    Maxtor Diamond Max Series, Dodgy?

    Hi, this isn't really an "I need help post" its more of a bitching post. 4 Maxtor Diamond Max series hard drives have failed on me in the last year and a half, and is it not funny they are all the same model apart from actualy size, I have had a 160GB fail, a 200GB fail, and 2 80GBs fail. Now I...
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    New router on a BIG budget

    Hi everybody, my 1st post for a little while now, here goes. For the last 5 years or so, I have been using internet connection sharing through a USB modem on the main computer with the permanent internet connection, and when my dad decides to switch it off, I rob it and use it directly on mine...
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    Not Enough Juice

    Hi, I am here because I think my mum and dad's PCs power supply is not enough to power their PC. And suggestions for a new one. For starters, we got their PC from tiny 3 and a half years ago. It had 1 hard drive, DVD writer and onboard graphics. I have been upgrading it since. e.g. I added a...
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    Major Upgrade, advice required please :D

    Hello again, fellow hardware-forums-ers. I am upgrading my PC very soon, and no I do not want to buy a new system for anybody who thinks I should - I need this to last me until 2009/2010, then I will build a whole new one alltogether. Anyway, my current PC specification is in my sig below...
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    Show us your setup

    Hi all, just for a lil fun I thought I would create a Thread where you can post your computer setup and people can comment on them and you can boast etc. :chk: http://i104.piczo.com/view/1/6/e/1/1/1/l/v/6/8/5/l/img/i276747372_49110_5.jpg Thats mine :D you can see the blue case fan on the...
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    Which PCI Express card?

    Hi everybody again! I finally resolved my previous problem, which turned out to be motherboard, however my new one is PCI E and my AGP Geforce 6600 went to my parents PC. I am now using built on geforce 6150 at 64MB shared with 512MB RAM, leaving me with 448MB. Obviously I want a propper card...
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    PC problems, motherboard?

    Hi again, this must be my 3rd or 4th post now related to my PC. Anyway, I am still having shut down problems with my PC, even after putting in a thermaltake 600W toughpower, which was not cheap. I am VERY lucky if i even get to desktop without it shutting down now, but once when I did boot up, I...
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    Need new power supply

    Hi all, I have been without a PC for 3 weeks now, and I am getting pretty p***ed off about sharing the family PC. My Sumvision 500Watt 17A PSu finally failed after 3 years of use. I have the money now, for a new PSu. I just read the PSu sticky, and thankfully to B, I was just about to order...
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    2.5GB of RAM or 2.0GB ???

    Hi all, quick question. I use my PC for gaming, and I am awaiting a major upgrade, when I save up. Within the next week I am ordering a thermaltake TR2 500Watts, because its cheap and heard its reliable. Soon afterwards I will upgrade my RAM I currently have 2x256MB (512MB RAM) in dual...
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    PC keeps shutting off completely

    Hi all, recently (since i installed vista on a different hard drive and removed it after a week >< ) my computer has been shutting down completely, while playing games. It has done it numerous times in guild wars and twice in Counter Strike Source. When I did have vista on temporarily, it kept...
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