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    Upgrade from a 5770 to...

    I've got a AMD 5770 that's getting a little long in the tooth for current games. I'm looking for a replacement, but I don't need anything spectacular... just something more current and better equipped for moderns games. Looking at my specs below, this will be going in a HTPC case so it can't...
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    Recommend an AP for Vizio Router

    For reasons I'd rather not get into, I'm stuck using a Vizio XWR100 Router. I'm not impressed with it's range or connection reliability on mobile devices, and would like to use a Wireless AP to increase the strength of the signal and hopefully improve reliability. This needs to be wirelessly...
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    HTPC Case - Airflow

    I just bought an additional fan for my Lian Li PC-C60B HTPC Case (link below). The first fan is a Front Left Intake Fan blowing cool air across the HDDs. I chose this to blow cool air across the HDD and keep them from heating up the case. The other fan is a Back Right Intake Fan...
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    7950 - Thoughts?

    I'm looking for an upgrade to my HTPC/Gaming PC. Bearing that in mind, I need something with external blowing fans to keep things cool, and it has to support HD Audio Bitstreaming to my receiver (DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD). The 7950 seems like a no brainer in the $300 range (based on benchmarks I've...
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    Battery Headache!

    I'm ready to pull my hair out trying to find a replacement battery for my co-workers laptop. HP has a replacement parts search engine where the user is supposed to be able to use a Serial #, Part #, or Product name to identify the correct battery replacement. Needless to say, everything I plug...
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    Creating Website Restrictions

    Here's a post I hope some people will get a kick out of... We're having a problem with a guy at work who is looking at porn all the time. He'll literally have 3-5 windows up at once, or be watching it full screen as you're walking by. This goes on for hours, and he's really bad at minimizing...
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    LGA 1366 Replacement - Price?

    I've been holding off on upgrading my LGA 775 in lieu of the new LGA 1366 replacement coming soon. But I'm wondering how much more expensive the new CPUs and Motherboards are going to be compared to the current LGA 1155? If I could do the build for around $800 that would be ideal. I'd be...
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    Disable "Turn Off Display" for (1) Monitor

    With my current setup, I have a Desktop PC with one DVI cable going out to my Samsung computer monitor, then another HDMI cable going out to my Denon Receiver, and out from the Receiver to my Samsung LED TV. This setup has worked great for me, watching movies and listening to music with (1)...
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    Dilemma on Upgrade

    I've got a bit of a dilemma. i7's are finally starting to drop into my comfort zone to upgrade. The problem is, I can take my current setup seen below and move up to a Core2Quad 2.5Ghz for only $150. Also my current CPU is 65nm, so either of these should be a nice jump. Where as the i7...
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    Laptop for Mom (Realtor)

    I need to find a laptop for my Mom. She's working with a 6 year old Dell Pentium 4 that's slow as can be, and probably on it's last life. I've done everything I can to optimize it and keep it going for her... but the hardware can barely keep up with modern software. Here's a few things I know...
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    Upgrade MacBook Pro 13"?

    Thinking about upgrading my late-2009 MacBook Pro 13" for a newer model. I have the 13" model with 4GB Ram, 2.26 Core2Duo, 160GB HDD, and 9400m Graphics Chip. Overall, I love the MacBook Pro design... my only complaints are with performance sometimes. I do a lot of Photo/Audio/Video...
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    Out of Office Replies - Cut Off

    I'm having trouble with Outlook 2002 cutting off "Out of Office e-mails" sent by other people. To be clear, I'm not talking about my Out of Office replies being cut off... I'm talking about receiving them cut off. For example, here's an e-mail I received from a supplier when I sent them an...
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    Minor Upgrade - Advise Wanted

    I want an i7 system, but just can't justify the price right now. Unfortunately Photography/Video and Recording Engineering take up most of my budget, so there's usually not much left for computer upgrades. I've been running the system in my sig for a couple years now, it's been really good to...
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    Adblock Plus & TheOnion.com

    First off, AdBlock Plus is the single greatest thing ever created for a browser. I haven't had much trouble playing videos that have ads at the beginning... but I noticed I can't watch any Onion videos unless I disable AdBlock. I don't want to disable it everytime I go to The Onion because I...
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    Video Editing, 7,200 RPM Drive

    I do video editing on a MacBook Pro 13" using Final Cut Pro and Premiere Pro. I'm gonna get an external 7,200 Firewire, but there'll be times when I don't have my external with me. I've done OK with the stock 5,400 HDD for most editing, but most video software suggests you use a 7,200 RPM...
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    Durable Thumb Drive

    I'm looking for a durable Thumb Drive for my keychain. I've owned 2 PNY Attache's and both have broken at the loop where the key chain connects. It's made of fairly thin plastic in that area, and my keys are always attacked to my belt loop with one of those giant climbing hooks. I'm not...
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    Gateway Laptop... Dead

    My buddy has a gateway laptop and of course as soon as something went wrong... he called me because he thinks i'm his personal IT guy. Problem is I have a ton of experience trouble shooting desktops and 0 experience trouble shooting laptops. He told me it was sitting on a table plugged in...
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    People using Songbird and Razer Lycosa

    Is there any work around for using the Razer Lycosa media keys to control Songbird? Razer's software only supports iTunes, Windows Media Player, Real Player, and Winamp... none of which I want to use. Looking for a work around... hoping I'm not the only person with this configuration.