Recent content by OmegaShadow

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    what's the difference between these two motherboards?

    that is really the only diff?
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    what's the difference between these two motherboards?

    mobo #1 MSI H61M-P20 (G3) http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P20--G3-.html mobo #2 MSI H61M-P31 (G3) http://www.msi.com/product/mb/H61M-P31--G3-.html the reason why i'm asking is because i can't find any difference between these two motherboards from looking at the website...
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    How important is a motherboard for a gaming pc?

    doing some research after reading all of your comments i've come to the conclusion that i should buy a H61 motherboard because i actually don't intend to overclock. also i've changed my mind on the cpu and now i'm planning on buying a i5 2400 instead.
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    How important is a motherboard for a gaming pc?

    i'm thinking of going a bit cheap on the motherboard and buying mobo #1 but i'm also having some doubts about cheaping out on a mobo and having performance issues later on vs mobo #2 here are the two motherboards mobo #1 Gigabyte H61M-DS2H mATX LGA1155 H61 DDR3...
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    can M2A-VM run windows 7?

    what drivers were you using with m2a-vm to run windows 7? EDIT: i just realized i linked you guys to the wrong mobo in my first post. i corrected the link and it now goes to the mobo that i have.
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    can M2A-VM run windows 7?

    i looked on the manufacturer site http://ca.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM2/M2AVM/ and can't find any info about this mobo being able to run windows 7. i searched on google but people were only asking about the M2A-VM HDMI version of the motherboard. i only have the regular M2A-VM. also...
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    quick question about motherboard and memory support

    i found a really good deal on some memory sticks which is mushkin ddr2 800mhz 2x1gb. however when i went on the motherboard manufacturer's site i went to check on "qualified vendors list" it didn't have mushkin brand memory sticks on its list of qualified vendors lists. does this mean i can't...
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    Advice on this build? Desktop PC

    CASE: Antec One Mid-Tower Gaming ATX Case Black 3X5.25 5X3.5 2X2.5 Front USB3.0 Top Rear 120MM Fans No PSU CPU: Intel Core i5 2400 Quad Core Processor LGA1155 3.1GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB MOBO: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 mATX LGA1155 H61 DDR3 1PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Video Sound Motherboard...
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    Old motherboards still doing you proud :)

    m2a-vm :) if only i can get my hands on a phenom ii x4.
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    Quick question about getting new desktop

    i actually forgot about the drivers. thanks for pointing that out. definitely getting everything new on my new desktop now. thanks guy.
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    Quick question about getting new desktop

    it's a pretty big change. my current desktop is 5 years old. so i guess i might as well order a hard drive with the new computer and just sell my current comp as it is.
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    Quick question about getting new desktop

    i plan on buying a new desktop and i'm going to order everything new except a hard drive. i plan on removing my current hard drive from my current computer and popping it into the new rig. my question is: if i pop my current hard drive into my new computer, will my computer be good to go...
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    does manufacturing part # matter for CPU installation?

    i looked on the website and it says that the Phenom II X4 925 (HDX925WFK4DGI) is compatibble with my mobo. however when i went to a store website to buy this CPU, the store lists the CPU AMD Phenom II X4 925 with Manufacturer Part Number HDX925FBK4DGM. this part # if different from the one...
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    best bandwith monitoring software?

    what's the best program i can use to monitor how much gigs i download and upload per month? i'm using windows xp 32 bit system.