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My 5yr old (amd x2 4800, MSI 7125 mb)likely has bad MB and/or cpu. I got new psu, video while testing for problem. So, what to get? 1. Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q8200 - Retail 2. GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel...

My friend broke her onboard vga port. The new HP Slimline(s3700y) has PCI-x16 & psu of 160watts. She only does email - no video, no gaming. HP is no help. They want $1500 to repair a $500 pc. Have any of you installed a video card in a slimline? Are any cards rated under 300 watts? Thanks.

The VGA connector broke off my friend's new slimline MB. PC has integrated grafx. HP won't cover it. HP (thru BestBuy) wants $1,200.00 to replace MB on this $500 pc. Could this problem be fixed by installing dedicated grafx processor in pci-16 slot, bypassing vga port? If not, has anyone tried...

Buying system today. Need help on vid card. Getting X2 4800, MSI Neo4Plat. I do mainly video edit(afterEffects, Premiere), GIS, lots of 2D graphics, some 3D, Photoshop, music edit, some database RAD. Not much games. Some say get OpenGL. Others say get fast mainline card. I'd appreciate any help...

I've read on this site that it's hard to exhaust SATA I capacity currently but I buy a pc about every 10 years so I have to plan for future. Do I need a MB that is SATA II compliant or is SATA II controller on PCI the same?

Would appreciate any advice on builders: Monarch, JNCS, PC club, Polywell, or others. Want an Athlon X2 4400 for video edit/compositing, GIS, a little 3D modeling.

I've been waiting 2 yr for next big thing as reason to upgrade and X2 seems to be it. Don't know about MB's. Been lurking on forums and hear good & bad about all makes. Looking for non-SLI. Not a gamer. I do video editing, GIS, some 3d modeling, music editing. Is there any reason to wait for MB...