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    Powerline networking, does it have to go straight into the modem?

    looking at a "Powerline AV Adapter Kit With Ethernet Switch" (Can provide link if desired, its on newegg, from Netgear) for an above-garage unit with 3 computers and an X-box in it. The garage is on the opposite side of the house from the modem, the modem currently runs into a 4-port wireless...
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    Friends Vaio memory dump, error log pic

    My friends laptop (windows 7, 2 gigs ram) died very hard a few days ago, she said it BSoD'd, and then the network adapter stopped working. I notice a few interesting processes in her startups, and disable all the startup files, restart the computer, the backlight of the screen completely turns...
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    ~high school level math, need some help. (biologists dont need math)

    trying to do the question posed here Easy interview question got harder: given numbers 1..100, find the missing number(s) - Stack Overflow for my purposes I used simpler numbers: my given set was 1-20, take any 2 numbers out. I went about it using this solution: We can solve Q2 by summing both...
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    Starcraft II vs other RTS games?

    corossive, I think what you are neglecting is this is 3.0.3, there is alot yet to be worked out. I've bandwaggoned just about every RTS and MMO that came out, and 90% of them are nowhere near what they were on day 1, the 10% that stayed the same have failed, or gotten new titles which promise...
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    Starcraft II vs other RTS games?

    ummm, no? this is completely false. have you played the game? are you complaining because you dont get every unit up front in the single player campaign? there are no unlocking units in multiplayer. there is no leveling in multiplayer. are you talking about D3? if so thats what I get for...
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    upgrading windows xp sp2 to windows 7 without an optical drive?

    TL;DR Question: Can we download windows 7 and update an unofficial xp sp2 o.s. to an official windows 7 without use of an optical drive. My girlfriends rig is done, we are 1 sata cable and sata power cable short of finishing it, it is running windows xp sp 2 (an unofficial version from my dad)...
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    anyone know how to port an iPhone game to a pc?

    it would seem google doesn't know? some people looking people who know how to do it, I would think there is a simple translator out there, but it appears not, can anyone guide me if I am wrong in this?
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    Starcraft II vs other RTS games?

    starcraft haters ./sigh. now, with that out of the way (please dont let it deter your reading of this little bit) I have found everyone who has actually sat down and played the game (especially single player) has loved every aspect of it. and using the Q6600 processor, I have never noticed...
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    anyone know how to port an iPhone game to a pc?

    from a non-jailbroken iPhone to a usb 2.0/firewire pc? (and have it playable)
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 - Intel Core 2 QX6800

    im running the Q6600 right now, and its just as fast as need be, they stopped making them, but I imagine you can find one used out there somewhere for 60-100$ (oem=150ish). I dont have trouble running anything that I've seen run on an i7 920, but when it does come time to upgrade going up from...
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    Nvidia drivers limit resolution? (a few questions)

    how to see if its doing it on my current screen why does it do it I just got done with a build, and before my drivers were installed (MSI nvidia 250gts) I noticed the resolution was woefully small, so I cranked it up (generic plug and play 17"), and to my surprise (having used another nvidia...
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    SATA harddrive on a new (currently arm deep in it) build

    it indeed did work, going to, close this thread now?
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    oc ram/mobo help

    my goal is to get the GF to build her own rig, but she is relying on me to make it easy. I have never forayed into the bounds of OC'd ram, though Im sure I could make it work, I want it to be her deal. With my GFX card, I got the OC'd edition, and it was an easy instal, no bios settings or...
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    oc ram/mobo help

    Thinking about buying this mobo: Newegg.com - MSI 870A-G54 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard and this ram: Newegg.com - CORSAIR XMS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model CMX4GX3M2A2000C9 is there anything special that needs to be done to...
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