Recent content by jcwest

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    Basic Video Card Questions

    I'm sorry if this question has been answered previously, I didn't know what to search for. Plus I'm a newb, so this might seem elementary (my dear Watson). In terms of bang for the buck, is it better to spend money on memory size or memory bandwidth? Is a 512MB 256 bit card better than a 1GB...
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    Hardware Salvage?

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. World of Warcraft. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $400-$450 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. US 4. IF YOU...
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    Hardware Salvage?

    I've been using a second-hand PC from a friend for about a year now so I'm not sure of the specifics of the hardware or age. It recently pretty much gave up the ghost (a couple of capacitors on the mobo are shot), so I'm looking to build a new system. I've never built a PC before (so I'll have...