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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    I read into some more about setting up my Optiplex 260 for dual display and someone said I can just get a PCI VID with DVI output and can output to a TV while still using the onboard AGP to output to a LCD Monitor for browsing. Just wonder if that will work? Or I definitely need to get a...
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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    Thanks Scholzpdx for your help. In fact I dn't necessary need a low profile card, that's only for the AGP slot. The PCI slot does have a full size room and I am thinking t get a non-low profile card that is a bit more powerful. Any suggestion on such card? The one you suggested is a bit over...
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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    Hi, I am trying to buy a video card for my Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop. It only accepts low profile AGP and regular PCI cards. I would like to buy a card so that it can output to a 19" LCD and yet have another output to my 40" LCD TV so may watch DVD or Video on the big screen. Does...
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    Sorry, I never tried OC a X2 before and that's what I googled and see with people pointing out how much they can OC a X2... so maybe at 2.6 is along the line of how well a X2 can normally OC on air and that's with a pretty decent MB, or some MB under $100 can do so?
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    thanks Conroe for helping... I guess I may not need much OC, so the upper limit of a Asrock Dual at 300 FSB will be good enough for now... (at least there's no wonder board that does well on OC and costs less than $150) Now my concern like others is, do I need a Conroe? I just calculated...
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    Core 2 Duo Available At Monarch!

    so does that I mean I should cancel my order? Given the time they ship, Conroe's supply may be back to normal and the price will go back down a bit? What do you guys think?
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    Power Supply Test Tool

    Thanks everyone, however, based on Rise and Zepper's suggestion, it seem that this take alot more technical work then I thought... I though at the very beginning that there could be some tool to tell if my current rag, after loaded up to windows, is utilizing certain amount of power. I was...
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    Power Supply Test Tool

    Hi everyone, is there a tool I can use to test if the components of my PC are pushing to the limit of my power supply... I am worry that I am adding new components to the rag and the PS won't sustain... Thanks very much for the help!
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    Hi everyone, just ordered the E6400 for $249 total and wonder if it will much of a performance advantage based on the $27 price different from the E6300. Also what MB and ram should I pair with? What do you guys think about the Asrock Dual? Thanks for the help!
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    Core 2 Duo Available At Monarch!

    Hi everyone, just ordered the E6400, with shipping it comes up to $249 (no tax for CA). What do you think about this price, should I save a bit to get the E6300 instead? However, the E6300 with shipping comes up to $222, just $27 difference. I wonder if the E6400 will give much performance...
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    Dual Core Upgrade Suggestions

    Hi all, summer is here and my old system is getting heat up so I would like to upgrade my system in the coming month! Given the potential price drop and the Conroe release in a week or two, I wonder which dual core solution should I go for? I work mostly with contents, such as playing divx...
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    Boxed Seagate 60GB 2.5" 7200RPM HD for $100

    how can I check if my laptop accepts SATA drive? also with the Newegg OEM Hitachi HD, does it mean it doesn't carry any warantee? Thanks for all the help!
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    OC ECS P4M800Pro-M with PD 930

    Hi everyone, I saw this ECS P4M800Pro-M and Pentium D 930 combo for $160 and wonder if this ECS would work well OCing the Pentium D 930? Anyone has experience with it? Another reason I want to get to combo is I have a spare AGP 6200 vid that I would like to put together with this system...
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    Boxed Seagate 60GB 2.5" 7200RPM HD for $100

    Hi, saw this on the Frys ad and wonder if it's a good deal... it's a good brand and good speed for upgrade the regular HD comes with the laptop... but I don't know if it's a good price! Is Seagate still the better than Maxtor and WD? Thanks!
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    Cool & Quiet, SSE3 and 64-bit Support

    Hi Everyone: Just wonder which Sempron or Athlon 64 on Skt 754 has such features. I am tempted to buy either the Athlon 64 3000+ ECS MB combo at Frys for $100 or Sempron 3100+ with the same ECS MB for $80 and I wonder if these processors have any of those features mentioned. Thanks!