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    Best 23" -24" lcd monitor for under $250

    Hmm, I am awake that ordering online could be bad for a dead pixel problem. I checked the x233h on newegg and the pictures show hdmi, dvi and vga. I definitely need to check out staples first. Thanx
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    Best 23" -24" lcd monitor for under $250

    I am in the middle of a new build and the last piece to this awesome puzzle is a new monitor. I'm looking for a 23-24" widescreen monintor to do normal web surfing, possibly some gaming and watching the occasional movie. conditions: - under $250 shipped -native resolution of 1920x1080 -hdmi...
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    Good wireless optical mouse needed. Suggestions

    I am need of a new wireless optical mouse and would like to get some suggestions. I am looking for something that is close to normal size, no small notebook style. It doesn't need to have a bunch of extra buttons of anything like that. To give you an idea, I have been using this mouse for 5...
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    HDD suggestions and RAID question

    Ok, I'm not up on all this raid stuff. I was unaware that there was difference between raid 10 and 0+1. What I am wanting to do is buy 2 hard drives right now to setup in a raid 0 and then later down the road, say 2 or 3 months add 2 more hard drives as mirrors to the first two. Would that be...
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    HDD suggestions and RAID question

    Well first I'll ask my raid question. If I setup a Raid 0 setup would it be possible to later add 2 more hdds and make it raid 10? As for hdd suggestions, I am looking for the fastest reliable hard drives I can get. I want to setup raid 0 with two fast hard drives to get fast speeds. The size...
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    Here is what I have came up with, please give me some feedback on the items I have selected.
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    I have been going over everything you guys have suggested plus some and I have to say I can't see to decide on anything. I would love to have the 890 because of the usb 3.0 and the 6Gbps sata but the price is higher than I wanted to go initially. The 785 boards look good but I would like to go...
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    That would be an awesome deal but I have no microcenters in my area. I have decided on DDR3 so if you guys could make some suggestions on AM3 motherboards with onboard video I would really appreciate it. Sorry of being a PITA.
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    Thanx for the suggestions guys. One thing I have been struggling with is weather to go DDR2 or DDR3. Also, should I try to go as fast as possible for memory or would I not see the difference. edro, I wanted the x3 720 because of how cheap it is and for the "fun" factor or unlocking the 4th...
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    Hey guys, need some advice on a few things. I am looking at a new build right now at a budget of around $500. I want to base my parts around the AMD Phenom II X3 720BE. I am looking for a motherboard that can unlock the 4th core and I want to overclock. The main task for this pc is going to be...