Recent content by MaddDogg2020

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    Power Supply, is 300W enough?

    platyply: you can never have too much power. The Athlon sucks some juice, you need room for expansion. Check this out: http://www1.amd.com/athlon/power. Personally, I use an Enermax 330w. My .02
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    Monitors: new or reburbished??

    mule: just built a new system and picked up a kickass Dell 991 monitor for $375. That is a 19" Sony Tritron FLAT screen. It came with a one year warranty, retail packaging, and online disc. Got it on a Friday, it died on Sunday, called Dell on Monday, had one delivered to my door on...
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    Cleaning the crap off my mouse!?

    I agree with oreo. i've got the intellimouse and it is sweet and the nice thing is it is a fine grained finish and doen't get dirty. If u want to stick with the Logitech the acid from your hand has most likely stained the rubber. As mentioned above, baby wipes are probably your best bet for...
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    Give me help here please.

    Imaginer: - What are you actually trying to accomplish? Do you want a fast system -- Go with AMD Duron 800 for $85 , ABIT KT7 @$152, easy overclock to 1000 and you already saved yourself $100. Spread out your purchases and save money. Try www.tcwo.com for parts. For RAM try here...
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    Sound Blaster problems (again)....

    Chuck - Check out the ABIT KT7 sound posts forum at www.apushardware.com
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    New at building computers...this is my first

    Nivek - Go with AMD. Get an ABIT KT7 non Raid MOBO and stick in a 900 Tbird. The KT7 has the Soft Menu and is great once u decide to get into o'clocking. For KT7 info try this site:http://go.to/kt7faq for a wealth of info. As for a sound card I would say the new Philips Acoustic Edge for $76...
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    Ok, I just recieved my heatsink, a few queastions...

    haervi -- if I get this question right here is the answer. Yes, you have to remove the thermal pad before using the Arctic Silver. Remove the thermal pad carefully from the bottom of the heat sink - do not scratch the surface - use your fingernail. If there is any residue left on the bottom...