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norty303
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Regarding graphics cards, if you are never going to play games or do any sort of intensive 3D work then a stock card will do the job more than adequately.
ATI have always historically been better than nVidia in this department (not sure about the most recent ones). Video editing and 2D graphics work like photoshop rely more on disk and RAM than they do a fancy graphics card.
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My laser stuff: Frikkin Lasers
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Bespoke
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I have norton 360 but it just ran out and i keep getting f***King pop ups ...... can i get rid of this and use a free prog ?
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norty303
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Use the Norton removal tool and then install one of the free options. I use AVG free, but others will have their favourites such Kaspersky.
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My laser stuff: Frikkin Lasers
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Bespoke
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Thank you very much
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odc04r
Old Croc Joined: 12 July 2006 Location: Sarfampton Status: Offline Points: 5483 |
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I don't use any AV software as I havent found one that doesn't slow my PC down appreciably. CCleaner, spybot, etc seem to do a good enough job.
The essential is the noscript extension for firefox, stops any scripts executing on a page unless you whitelist it. Haven't had a nasty in years and haven't had to reformat for about 5 years. PC still runs fine. Oh and uninstall everything using revo uninstaller to get all the registry keys etc removed that the usual uninstallers always leave. Prevention is better than cure with crap on your PC imo. |
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levyte357
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Nick, can you slow down with all the free advice gained from experience... Some of us still trying to make a living from ill gotten gains. Edited by levyte357 - 04 January 2009 at 10:25pm |
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"Who am I? I'm the guy who does his job.. You must be the other guy".
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COWFOOT
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I'm considering taking a nightschool course on pc basics.Like starting at the kindergarten level.
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wafflesomd
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How to make a pc fast:
Get rid of all the bloatware crap that is most likely on it. Ditch the Anti-Virus. |
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levyte357
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Keep Kaspersky Internet Security though, or you'll be ditching the PC as well. Couple of times now, Kaspersky has picked up viruses in downloaded mp3 files. Edited by levyte357 - 05 January 2009 at 3:50am |
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odc04r
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Phwat, how can you have executable code in a data file levyte?
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levyte357
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Kaspersky detects infectious music files, immediately after download completion. Edited by levyte357 - 05 January 2009 at 12:51pm |
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odc04r
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Pffft wma. If any of those got downloaded they would be deleted out of hand anyway :)
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