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Thanks for the replies! I assumed the problem was with Vista because of what I've found so far. Since it seems it's not as common as I thought (none of you experience it) I'll explain some more details of my situation. Like I said, I'm using the onboard audio of my P5Q motherboard with the...

Hi all. I know a lot of people hate Vista, but ever since I upgraded my system I've enjoyed Vista aside from one thing: the way audio is handled. All the computers I've used with XP, the audio just works the way you would think it should - audio is played through your speakers, but at the same...

Thanks for the input. You're right about the RAM. What do you think about this kit instead: Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400C5 And the PSU went up $10 since yesterday, so I'm thinking I'll take the money I save on the RAM and go for a Corsair TX650W instead.

I may be overlooking something, but is there any reason you're going with that monitor over this monitor, which is not only superior, but about $37 cheaper (after shipping) right now? Or, for $2 more than you were going to pay for that monitor (again, after shipping), you could get the 22".

Well, here's my list. Just looking for someone who actually knows what they're doing to give it a quick look and make sure I'm not screwing up big time. Antec P180b* Intel Q6600* WD 640GB* Asus P5Q G.SKILL 2 x 2GB DDR2 1066 Antec EA500 (not POSITIVE on this, but the price is right) XFX...

Well I've started purchasing the parts for my new build and am down to deciding on a motherboard and a PSU. Here are the essentials: Q6600 9800GTX G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 1066 (not firm on this, I can change) WD 640GB SATA One or Two Optical Drives Dual 22" Monitors So I'm looking...

Ok, I've bought the hdd (WD 640), case (Antec p180b) and CPU (Q6600) because I found good deals for them. So now I'm in, no more putting it off. For GPU I'm going with either a 9800GTX or GTX+ (price of 9800GTX is almost down to what I was going to pay for 8800GTS and will likely drop a little...

Didn't last long! Dead deal.

Oops - fixed the product link - thanks plion. As far as the Google Checkout thing, I dunno. I didn't use it, but it even advertises the $88.24 GCO price right on the product page.

Just picked up 2 of these for the 2 systems I'm about to build. Pretty good deal, but it looks like there aren't many left! Product Link Coupon

Thanks for the input! That's what I figured about the 512MB version, but I won't pretend I understand why. On the surface it just looks like 640MB > 512MB, so it should be better, but obviously there's more to it than that (PCI-E 2.0). I don't stay on top of all these tech specs - I just...

I'm just building another middle of the road computer based off the popular hardware choices. Here is my tentative list, I'd just like some quick input - mostly on gpu. ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core...

Ok, so I needed a new headset and decided that I shouldn't have to suffer wires in these modern times. So I bought a BlueAnt x5i bluetooth headset. The problem is, I bought an x5i and not an x5, because I wasn't paying enough attention, so I didn't get the little audio streamer accessory...

Well I built my HTPC and never even considered having a problem getting the proper display resolution to my 42" Panny plasma. Now I know better.. I've been struggling way too long just trying to get my resolution right, I haven't even been able to start on the real stuff. I've decided to break...

Yeah, just get an HVR-1600 and make sure it is product code 74021 or 74041. This is easy if you buy it at a B&M because you can check the label on the card in the picture on the box for the product code. If you order one online I suppose there's a chance you could get the older model...