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    Help me choose a gaming monitor

    So for our 10 year anniversary yah! My wife said I can can upgrade my computer if I want or get a laptop, don't really want a laptop and my system runs great at this time so I though I would get a new monitor, something with better colors and such. I use my computer just for gaming. Not...
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    Noob question Re: SSD for OS & HDD for data

    Okay I just purchased a new Intel CPU and new motherboard, RAM, 256GB Plextor SSD for the OS and a couple games I always play and a WD 1TB black for data storage. I've never done this so I just download the OS to the SSD drive and hook up my HDD to store data. I don't have to do anything to the...
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    Help in picking a motherboard an Intel CPU

    Okay I'm going to get replace my current AMD setup with an Intel I5 3570K IB. It will be used for gaming. I do not know much about the different intel motherboards. I will not do SLI and I might OC just a little. I see H61, H67, H77, B75, P67, Q77, Z76, Z77 North Bridge chips, which one would be...
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    PC build suggestion for a friend

    A friend of mine has $600 to spend on a PC go predominately play Diablo 3 when it comes out. He will be playing at 1080 resolution and already has a monitor. I will sell him my old GTX480 and Phenom II 965 (140W version) GTX 480- $150 PII 465- $50 Windows 7 64bit- $89 Raidmax case- $60 (that is...
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    Upgrading CPU and Mobo

    My current rig is in my sig and I will keep everything except the CPU and mobo. I have around $500 to upgrade. My rig is used for 1920x1080 gaming, FPS, RTS games mostly. I was planning on switching to Intel and going with the I5-2500k as I might try to OC a little bit. I don't know much about...
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    Ipad cover suggestions

    My sister in-law just bought me an Ipad 2 and I was wondering what is a good cover to get for it. Also, is a microfiber cloth good enough to clean the screen? Thanks
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    Recommendation for card under $100

    My mom currently has an AMD 4200 IGP that she uses with her computer. She likes to play adventure games like Machinarium and Syberia II and games that are similar and she also likes puzzle games. I thought the integrated graphics would be fine but she says during some games it slows down. I told...
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    Advice on possible upgrade

    I got some money saved in my "upgrade" account, and I wanted to get some advice here. My current rig is in my sig. My computer is used for gaming and I have a 27" 1080p monitor. The games I play are Fallout, Mass Effect 2, Civ V, Dawn of War II, Dragon Age, Crysis, Batman AA. Games I will get...
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    Recommendation for a video card

    I'm putting together a computer for a friend and he isn't much of a gamer but he is thinking of playing maybe some WoW or LoTRO. So far we have an AMD athlon II X3 435 CPU (2.9ghz), 4GB DDR3 ram. He has a small dell 19 inch LCD monitor with a resolution of 1366x768. I know he doesn't need a very...
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    Computer reboots when opening the DVD tray

    I built a computer for my mom last year and she is starting to have this weird problem that when she hits the button to open the dvd tray the computer will reboot sometimes Here are the specs GIGABYTE GA-MA785GPMT-UD2H AM3 AMD 785G mobo Athlon II X3 435 Rana CPU Enermax liberty 500W modular...
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    Recommendation for 24" monitor

    For my birthday my wife let me replace my old computer and for Christmas she said I can replace my monitor. I currently have a 22" 8ms monitor, I want at least a 24inch and 2ms since I use my computer primarily for gaming. Empire total war, dragon age, fallout 3, mass effect, dawn of war 2, etc...
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    PC will not boot up

    I just started having problems, first I got a couple of blue screen error messages when I left my computer on for an extended time. Part of the message on the blue screen was this: machine_check_exception stop: ox0000009c (0x0000004, 0x805461F0) 0xb20000001, 0x00070F0F beginning...
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    Athlon FX-57 or X2 4400

    This upgrade will have to last me at least a year, maybe little more. I have a 8800GTS 320MB card and Asus A8N5X mobo which I just ordered. I'm keeping my 2GB pc3200 from my old system which is why I am sticking with the 939. A good friend offered to sell me his FX-57 for $150.00. However should...
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    Suggestions on upgrade to PCI-E

    I have about $500, maybe a little more to upgrade my computer. My current set up is an Athlon XP 2800, Asus A7N8X-E mobo, 120GB seagate HD, 2GB patriot pc3200 ram, 500W fortron PSU, 6800GT AGP video card, audigy sound card. I was going to keep my hard drive, power supply, audio card and ram...
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    Inkjet cartridge price war?

    I hope Kodak is able to do well with selling their printers and make the other companies to lower their ink prices. http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/art...016DOWJONESDJONLINE000007_FORTUNE5.htm Kodak Enters Inkjet-Printer Market With Low-Cost Cartridges February 06, 2007: 12:16 AM...
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    MOBO, CPU advice

    I've got about $230 to spend on a new CPU and MOBO upgrade. This will need to last me for about another year before I upgrade to PCI-e and SLI or whatever new things they have then. Currently I have an XP 2800 barton core, 2GB patriot ram, 6800gt AGP video card, ASUS A7N8X-E MOBO. I was...
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    Minor upgrade, what do you think

    I have $400 to upgrade my computer, my wife won't let me spend more than that ;) She said next Christmas I could upgrade to my hearts content so I want to upgrade what I can until then. Currently I have an Asus Nforce 2 A7N8X-E deluxe mobo, Athlon XP2800+, 6800GT vid card, 1GB samsung pc3200...
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    How hard is it to change a LCD panel on a laptop

    A friend of mine from work broker her LCD on her laptop, it has a very large crack, the laptop is fine but the LCD is toast. She went out and bought a new computer and she said she would give me the broken one. Its only a year old Dell, so does anyone know if it is difficult to replace the LCD...
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    Never give out your username/password, especially your wife or GF

    As the old saying goes, hell hath no fury..... Woman deletes ex's Lineage data in act of revenge Police say the couple originally met through the online role-playing game. One Japanese Lineage player recently suffered a serious setback after his ex-girlfriend illegally accessed his game...
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    Problem with Inernet Explore

    I just intsalled Windows XP on my new hard drive and when I go on the Internet I'm having some problems. For instance when I go to google and want to do a search, I place my mourse cursor over the search field and click on it so I can type in what I want to search for. However I cannot click on...
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    Problem installing drivers for 6800GT

    I'm having some problems trying to install my drivers for my Leadtek 6800GT. I previously had a Leadtek Ti4600, I removed the old drivers first and then installed the new video card. I put the new driver CD in, it copies the files then asks me to reboot the system. When I reboot the computer...
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    Problem installing drivers for 6800GT

    I'm having some problems trying to install my drivers for my Leadtek 6800GT. I previously had a Leadtek Ti4600, I removed the old drivers first and then installed the new video card. I put the new driver CD in, it copies the files then asks me to reboot the system. When I reboot the computer...
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    AMD 333MHZ FSB vs. 400MHZ FSB

    Right now I have a AMD Athlon XP barton 2800+ 333MHZ FSB CPU, Asus A7NX-E Deluxe MOBO, 1GB PC3200 RAM and a nvidia Ti-4600 128MB video card (my wife is getting me a new 6800 ultra for Christmas) My question is would I see much of a difference if I upgraded the CPU to a XP 3000+ 400MHZ FSB? I...