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    Default graphics card?

    I'm going to be increasing my desktop from dual monitor to triple screens next week and I know what I need to do hardware wise with the two seperate graphics cards , however.... If I wish to play a game on my pc- which graphics card will it use by default(they will be different cards) ?
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    Windows live messenger default browser

    My default browser is Mozilla Firefox but if I click on my MSN messenger Hotmail link, it loads up in IE7:confused: When I was using Avant Browser as my default browser, it worked fine in MSN(I guess it was due to Avant browser being a Skinned version of IE;) ) But is it possible to get Firefox...
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    Hardware requirements from PSU

    I have 2 ATA , 1 SATA Hdd, 2 GB DDRII,Nvidia 7300GS, 2 x DVDRW drives, Athlon x2 4200 CPU. I'm thinking of adding another HDD for my dual boot of XP/Ubuntu and my question is, will my 600W PSU be enough to power it or should I upgrade to 650W/800W? Is there a calculator application to...
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    What do you think of this Mobo

    Asrock Alive NF5SLI-1394 I'm going to change from Intel to AMD because I believe that Intel are just WAY too expensive now compared to AMD, I can get the 9500 Phenom for just under £150.00 so It would make more sense than sticking with Intel:) Thanks for all your help in helping come to the...
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    safe limit of overclocking

    Right!! I've decided to go with the Intel Q6600 quad core CPU(thanks for your help guys in my other recent threads) I was thinking... would it be "safe" to OC the Q6600(2.4Ghz) to the speed of the Q6700(2.66Ghz) or would it be a waste of time with little improvement in the already high...
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    Help me decide which platform!!!

    I'm currently running Intel P4 , 3.2Ghz HT Single core CPU but I was thinking that for the price of upgrading to a dual or even Quad core- I could probably get the equivilent in AMD and the MOBO for it at the same price(roughly) So.... is it worth me sticking with my socket 775 Intel mobo and...
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    Ram Compatability

    When I purchased my latest Mobo, I was told that it would support either DDRII OR DDR (dual channel) but NOT DDR and DDRII at the same time, However after visiting AsRocks website it says that it supports DDR AND DDRII ?? Does this mean I can run both at the same time or not? :confused: I...
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    registering xp after the event !!

    I had to re activate my girlfriends GENUINE version of XP home today, because it gave me the "there had been a significant hardware change on the system" screen:confused: I/we have not made any changes since yesterday when everything was fine, so I guessed maybe VIRUS but none found. Then...
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    Maxtor/(seagate) 320GB SataII burnout

    I installed a system the other day and everything was fine and the customer was very happy with his new AMD Athlon x2 , 6000 system. But during install of their 320GB HDD, XP setup was only showing the disk at around the 170GB size!!!!:confused: and then during the actual XP install it...
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    It's a boy

    6lb 3oz born on the 25th of November07 named Riley:D I am the proudest father in England !!!!!!:D :D :D Mother and baby doing fine whilst I'm running round like a headless chicken lol:rolleyes: :p :)
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    Windows live messenger reinstall issue

    I have a problem with the uninstallation of Live messenger. It keeps giving me this notice I think it may have something to do with the clone of my OS that I’m now using due to a system failure Is it going to be a case of me editing the registry?
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    Is this for real?

    I recieved this from my uncle who is a managing Director of an electical company in the UK and he's not one to usually mess about.... (I copy/pasted so excuse the coding) PLEASE >>> >SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST!! >>> > >>> >A new virus has just been discovered that has been...
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    Problem installing SP2 on MSI Mobo

    I have reinstalled XP onto a MSI mobo(ms-6787 ver 2) Running an Intel Celeron(:eek: ) 2.4GHZ. Western Digital HDD 80GB, and 256 SDR Ram(:rolleyes: ) Or at least .....attempted to:- The setup disk goes fine right upto the stage where the PC reboots and continues to load XP, When the XP logo...
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    how long does a post have to be to be counted?

    I've only just joined this forum, and have only made NINE posts:rolleyes: but it's only showing up as 3:( , I'm guessing that a post has to be a minimum length to be counted?:confused:
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    What was your first computer

    Mine was(and still is- it's in the bottom of the cupboard:) ) An AMSTRAD CPC464 with green monochrome monitor which used to cause problems when playing steve davis snooker:D
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    Well I've searched the web and........

    Settled at your FORUM:) I am a member of several forums for several different topics and I hope that my knowledge/experiance can become of use to everybody here;) THANK YOU for having me, and I hope my stay here will be a long and fruitful one:)
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