Recent content by mpickle

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    Complete build... Need some opinions

    AMD RIG: - Great case - I dunno, Graphics card is good, but I always perfer Nvidia - Get a better brand PSU (Seasonic, Antec are good) - 1GB is basically standard. You may want to upgrade to 2GB INTEL RIG: - Looks pretty good, I've heard both good and band things about the PSU.
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    Budget Gaming Rig REVISED

    Nope. AM2 is great for future upgrades, but it will probably put your price over $1,000 considering you need a new mobo, DDR2 800Mhz, and a newer CPU. Also, you sure you want to go with only a 80GB hard drive? I know a lot of source games take up lots of space, and if you have music, movies...
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    Few questions before building

    Hi, I'm going to attempt to build a PC this summer, and was wondering what specific things am I missing. So far, I understand the process to be this: ** Prep case & install Power Supply ( Take off side panel, etc...) 1) Install Hard drive, DVD, and DVD-RW drives 2) Install Processor in...
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    DDR2 recommendations please

    I'd go with OCZ, they are a good brand, and never failed me before...
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    Is my video card going?

    I'm actually on a LCD, and I got 90 fps on this PC with those games before. I just did a fresh format and going to see how it works out...
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    Is my video card going?

    p4 3.4 Ghz 1gb DDR2 6800 GT
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    Is my video card going?

    Now that school is over with, I decided to get back into some great gaming with WoW, BF2, CS:S, and CS. I loaded up BF2 and CS:S back on my computer, and tried playing them. CS:S was average at best. I got an average of about 60 fps when I put all video settings on low. These weren't even the...
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    Is my video card going?

    Now that school is over with, I decided to get back into some great gaming with WoW, BF2, CS:S, and CS. I loaded up BF2 and CS:S back on my computer, and tried playing them. CS:S was average at best. I got an average of about 60 fps when I put all video settings on low. These weren't even...
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    Review my college gaming rig...

    Hello all, I recieved quite of bit of money from relatives/friends for graduating high school, and plan on building a PC for my college needs this fall. I have a few questions regarding Conroe or AMD X2. Here is my list of componets that I plan to use... CASE...