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- Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:40 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: AMD / ATI Gift Buster winner or fraud?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4470
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:29 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: new build to accomodate 8800 gts
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3039
- Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: AMD / ATI Gift Buster winner or fraud?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 4470
AMD / ATI Gift Buster winner or fraud?
So back in Nov 06 I received an email with the link to go to this contest site: http://ati.amd.com/online/campaigns/11082/index_02.html And I said what the hey Ill do it. I played the game several times and "won" an ATI Radeon X1600 graphics card ( dont know if it was PCIe or AGP) I receive the emai...
- Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: Forum Contests - Giving Back To Our Readers
- Topic: February 2007 Forum Contest - XFX 8800 GTS 320 Video Card
- Replies: 297
- Views: 156555
- Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:08 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Diamond Based Thermal Compound
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2928
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:55 pm
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: Are my thoughts on Vista correct?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2866
- Fri Feb 23, 2007 12:06 pm
- Forum: Operating Systems
- Topic: Are my thoughts on Vista correct?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2866
I bought my wife a Dell Dimension 521e (found the deal at gotapex.com btw) came with basic Vista, 1GB DDR2 Athlon X2 3800+ processor... Well after the initial set up for Vista.... It ran like a dog. I thought I was running a Pentium II system to be honest. I decided to reformat the drive and put her...
- Wed Feb 21, 2007 9:34 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: cant reboot without powering down whole system
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1493
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 11:25 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Best Buy and Circuit City , Computer Fraud
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7941
I am not suggesting that peoples lack of knowledge gives anyone the right to defraud anyone. It is obviously wrong and they should be punished and / or prosecuted. But does this video make all best buys bad or would it suggest that there are good eggs and bad eggs in all professions? Now since I'm a...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:14 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Best Buy and Circuit City , Computer Fraud
- Replies: 34
- Views: 7941
The problem here lies in a public that, by and large, is uneducated when it comes to personal computers and have to "depend" on someone else for help. And unfortunately that dependence opens the door for shoddy business practices and fraud. But we are preaching to the choir in here because most peop...
- Tue Feb 20, 2007 7:56 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: CRT Monitor problem
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5180
I dunno about running a powerful magnet around the tube. I heard yrs ago you shouldnt do that near a TV so I cant see how it could be good with a monitor either. Well in my case the alternative was throwing away the tv which has worked fine 6 years later. So I suppose this could be a last resort op...
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 6:35 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: CRT Monitor problem
- Replies: 19
- Views: 5180
I have a 27 inch tv that had a spot like that once, and I am not saying that this will work for you so please don't try this at home unless you want to take total responsibility for the outcome. What I did was run a powerful magnet along the edge of the screen and it seemed to re-align the "electron...
- Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:46 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: given our current state on vista..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4311
- Sat Feb 17, 2007 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Super Mario Bros 3 theme for Firefox
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6217
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 1:00 pm
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: NVIDIA Releases Cascades Demo - First DX10 Demo
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2904
- Fri Feb 16, 2007 10:40 am
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Question about new comp i built..
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2136
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:32 pm
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: BIGFOOT NETWORKS INTRODUCES AFFORDABLE NEW KILLER K1
- Replies: 53
- Views: 13541
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:21 pm
- Forum: Press Releases
- Topic: PowerColor Special Edition Year of the Pig Graphics Card
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2535
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:19 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: given our current state on vista..
- Replies: 18
- Views: 4311
- Thu Feb 15, 2007 8:15 pm
- Forum: General Computer Forum
- Topic: Super Mario Bros 3 theme for Firefox
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6217