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Sponsored by Digital Downtown Check out Digital Downtown, NY's Consumer Technology Showcase! June 12-14 at the World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan. Organized by CEA(R), this free event features exhibits and updates on mobile devices and tons of products you can't yet buy. Hours are 11- 7 June 12, 13; 11-4 June 14. Please visit: www.digitaldowntown-nyc.com       I N   T H I S   I S S U E FEATURE STORY: ASUS MK241 Monitor Review ASUS aims its 24-inch monitor to gamers and graphics pros. But can one display really fill the needs of diverse users? Read this story MORE STORIES: Free Utilities to Shape Your PC Once you build your PC, you need to make sure it works properly. Good diagnostic and burn-in software will get tuned and ready to run. Read this story Dual Boot Windows XP and Linux on the EeePC Want two operating systems in one PC? We show you how to dual-boot Linux and Windows XP in the ASUS EeePC 900. Read this story All My Spam Someone throw me a life preserver! 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Bad news—PCI Express SIG is preparing for three-slot graphics cards that may consume up to 300 watts alone.  Read this story ExtremeTech Podcast #131 This week the team at ExtremeTech got down-and-dirty with topics about the 3G iPhone and Apps store, Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty, and new Vista boot Tips.  Read this story DISCUSSIONS: Onboard Audio Freezing My Games ET Forum member Dozerking has a hanging black screen during game boots.  When the computer switches to the onboard audio drivers, the screen freezes-up.  Although ET Editor Loyd Case mentions this occuring problem in the recent Podcast, the issue is still unsolvable.  Any help?  Read this story Old Heatsink and Fan on new 775 Socket Builder Locke XIII has bought a new CPU but note--not the CPU, heatsink, and fan combo.  He wants to use an old heatsink with the this new CPU.  Will there be any compatibility issues?  Any tips?  Read this story Building a Computer with Pentium III Power Sometime we builders like to create older systems—with older processors and older components.  Older systems help us appreciate the progression and burgeoning of technology.  Builder Pentium III guy wants to know if older motherboards are for his Pentium III processor?  Read this story SUBSCRIBE TO PC MAGAZINE AND SAVE 82% Subscribe today and save 82% off the newsstand price. 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