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    ASUS Prepares Xonar Essence STX, the World's First Audio Card to Achieve 124dB SNR

    Excuse me? Is that a stab at my choice of hardware? I'd advise you not to worry on my behalf. You don't appear to be an audiophile, like myself and others here. I didn't ask for your 2 cents, I asked for facts.
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    ASUS Prepares Xonar Essence STX, the World's First Audio Card to Achieve 124dB SNR

    Can this sound card decode Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD audio? I currently use a Xonar in my HTPC, but it cannot decode these high-definition audio codecs, and neither can my receiver as its a couple of years old. If this sound card cannot decode HD audio, when will I see a sound card that will??
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    Wtf Evga

    There is much more to it than that! Example: Lets say you see a video card from Manufacturer A (eg Nvidia brand) advertised for $250 at your local retailer. Now lets say that the retailer paid their supplier $200 for each of those video cards, meaning they have $50 profit. Then...
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    Common LGA-1366 Cooling Myths Busted

    Yes. In lamens terms, as newer processors increase in performance, and compute more input/output operations per second, new processors are getting more and more powerful and eventually 'outgrow' their socket. The processor manufacturer releases new socket types with more pins so as not to...
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    Intel Updates Core 2 Quad Q9550 to E-0 Stepping

    Please use a spellchecker before posting news items ;)
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    My New Phenom x3

    Just a tip, download Prime95 version 25.6, as it is multi-core compatible meaning you don't need to run more than one instance of the program :)
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    4 displays on one System??

    The number of monitors being powered is NOT dependant on the number of GPUs at all :) What matters is the number of video outputs on the video card(s)
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    Best method to disable Vista/Vista 64 driver signing?

    Where do I find gpedit.msc? I have searched my entire hard drive, including the system32 folder... yet cannot find it. I have folder options set to show hidden files and also show protected operating system files.
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    4 displays on one System??

    You wouldn't need any specific amount of memory or bandwidth for the second card, even 256 is more than enough for running 2d (ie Windows).
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    4 displays on one System??

    Does Newegg ship to Australia? Last I checked they still don't even ship to Canada :( To elaborate on what DantheBanjoMan suggested, with the motherboard you have picked (the Asus P5E Deluxe), you could run the 8800GT in the first PCI-E slot which would power the monitors 1 & 2, and a lower-end...
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    4 displays on one System??

    Should be dandy; here is an excerpt from the system requirements of eVGA's 8800GT 512MB: - Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 22 Amp Amps.) - Minimum 450 Watt for SLI mode system. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt...
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    4 displays on one System??

    Time for my 2 cents... though I reckon they're worth more since I'm English and our currency has higher value :P I used to sell custom computers at a well-known retailer in Canada called Memory Express. Occasionally I would have a client that required a system which could run multiple displays...
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    Which motherboard brand has failed on you the most?

    Over the years I have had: 2 Abit boards 3 Gigabyte boards 5 Asus boards 1 DFI board 1 MSI board 1 Intel board Of those, I have had the following fail: 2 Abit boards (both Socket A) -- No Post 2 Asus boards (both Socket A) -- No Post 1 Intel board (Socket 775) -- No Post 1...
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    Having a hard time with e machines hard drive

    If you replace the motherboard with the exact same model, then yes. You would have to contact eMachines directly to see if you can get one from them. Good luck!
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    Having a hard time with e machines hard drive

    Your best bet is to copy her important files from her hard drive onto yours whilst you have it connected to your computer, once you have done that you can attempt a reinstallation of the operating system on her drive. I highly doubt you will get her machine to boot into the operating system...
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