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Gents, I currently sport: Intel Core-i5 750 Radeon 5850 4 gig Ram SSD I want to know if I should be considering a full system rebuild right now for next gen gaming. I am hoping I can pop a new GPU into my system and be good with that. So essentially what I am asking is if my CPU...

Looking for guides about how to reduce the bezel issues with having 3 monitors. Looking for brand / models which either have very small bezel in the manufacturers frame, or if the plastic frame is removed, can be modded to have a really low bezel profile for eyefinity. If there is already a...

I have a friend who is looking to getting in PC gaming, he is pretty noobish and doesn't have much money to blow on a new rig. I am wondering if anyone has parts to sell so I can piece a decent rig together for him. It should be decent enough to run ARMA II, Portal, Diablo 3. Let me...

^ I dont frequent this forum enough to identify trolls yet. -muscles|

Core i7 960 > Core i5 ? I wont be doing any virtualization...is there an advantage? Only a 500 watt PSU? -muscles|

Thanks Lehtv! I was thinking along the same lines with the core i5. -muscles|

1. Use: Will be used for heavy browsing and media. Some games, but not much. Will need to power two 24in LCDs 2. Budget: $800, $850 max. 3. Country: USA 4. Brands: No preference on brands, want best bang for buck. 5. Parts: What I listed above. 7. Overclocking: No. 8. Two 24in LCD's dual...

$800 Budget Challenge Issued. Need: CPU MOBO GPU RAM CASE PSU HDD Please provide links and reasoning. Graci, -muscles|

Ah, I see what you are saying now. Yeah, start by digging around in BIOS and seeing what it is detecting. What kind of computer is this? A laptop? Desktop? Self-build or a whitebox producer? -muscles|

Really? No one has any idea how to do this? I thought these forums were full of pro's... ;) -muscles|

^ Get Win7, 64-bit. Happy? -muscles|

Dude, get a car or a laptop... -muscles|

Windows XP will only recognise 3 gigs of ram. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778(VS.85).aspx To fix? Get Win7. -muscles|

If you are going to be running that high of res. I'd go with a 5850 or 5870. Get G.Skill Ripjaw RAM. It runs at 1.5 volts instead of 1.65 (standard) and is just as fast. Running less power through your CPU will be a good thing for the long haul. -muscles|

Battletoads and TMNT are the hardest games ever made. -muscles|