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    Wireless Eduroam Problems

    My univ grants access to Eduroam. Today I tried to set up a wireless connection using Eduroam, I have Windows Vista. I searched for wireless connection, found one, added and it worked well. After that I checked an icon in my taskbar and I had 2 Eduroams running: Eduroam and Eduroam 2 I then...
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    Hardware - Games - Fraps

    I dunno if is there any thread with this goal but most of us upgrade our PC in order to play ''that'' game at that ''resolution''. It would be interesting if we could set a database with our PC specs, the games we run and the fraps we get (or at least a description). It would be nice to have...
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    Comment On What I Hope is My Final Build :)

    Then go with the laptop, I just recently saw CoD BO run decently on a toshiba c2d with a 5470! F1 2010 runs decently at 1024*768 medium detail and the 5650 is better card than the 5470, also i3 is better than a c2d.
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    Comment On What I Hope is My Final Build :)

    It depend what you think ''OK'' is... if you dont mind playing 1024*768 or even 1280*1024 medium detail, then, yes... it will be ok for games. Every processor\graphics card is usually much slower than its desktop counterpart, what I mean is an laptop i3 is much slower than a desktop i3, same...
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    Comment On What I Hope is My Final Build :)

    If you will use it for what you wrote above and ocasional gaming, that laptop is a much better deal! Now... if you do serious gaming above 1680*1050 buy the desktop and swap the ATI 5570 for a 5770 or an even better GeForce 460GTX and enjoy the games :)
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    Help Me Choose Which Budget Card For Gaming

    I dont know what that ''hybrid crossfire'' is, but I wouldnt trust it would help in nothing... The onboard ATi 4200 will hardly play modern games on low, I had an ATI 3450 which was a little faster than the 4200 an I'll tell you the games I played and at which res: PES - 1024*768 nicely...
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    Help Me Choose Which Budget Card For Gaming

    It might be my mistake but u sure it aint $89.9 ??? http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0345505 For a little less... the 5570 with DDR3 http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0345504 Well, prices appart, this is the order for which your should get you gfx card (from the...
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    Super cheap "gaming" rig?

    True... specially if you have a decent screen, but if you still have an old CRT, you wont notice it so much! I see many players gaming on laptops 1400*1080 and 1280*1024 and it is bearable! Obviously 1680*1050 is better, and 2560*1600 is even better... Once I just for fun I tried some new...
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    Help Me Choose Which Budget Card For Gaming

    My opinion: 1st - all the cards you posted are overpriced! 2nd - for $89 you can get a SAPPHIRE 5670 which is way faster than any of those you posted (at microcenter) 3rd - if you really have to pick one of those four, go with the ATI 4650 Keep in mind that for $70 in a decent store you...
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    Super cheap "gaming" rig?

    Dont get me wrong you ppl but sometimes you exaggerate a bit! What I mean is, you dont need a SUPER computer to run all this new games or even to websurf! I just recently saw games like CoD BO, Assassins Creed 2, Dirt, F1, SF IV, PES, running on systems like: Mobile C2D+5470; E5400+GF7300 (and...
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    GT5 vs DIRT2 vs Forza vs F1 2010

    I havent played iRacing yet but I saw a few screenshots and it doesnt look good... not to the likes of a Dirt, GT5, F1 LFS not good graphics also, rFactor the same...
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    GT5 vs DIRT2 vs Forza vs F1 2010

    This is a comparison between F1 2010 on PS3, PC and XBox 360. No doubt it is better on a PC, the question is, the gap is not that huge and as Arkaign said, we are talking about a 5 year old system ($200) against a PC when sometimes just the gfx cost $1000. Or its getting hard to make...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I have my new machine working, E5500 + ATI 5770, now here are the changes: SF IV - previously (800*600 low detail) > 1280*1024 (high detail) F1 2010 - previously (640*480 medium detail) > 1280*1024 (4XAA high detail) SWTFU - previously (unplayable at any res) > 1280*1024 (high detail) I...
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    GT5 vs DIRT2 vs Forza vs F1 2010

    Most of people here already have GT5. Does F1 still hold the title as best looking graphics car game in any platform?
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    are these specs any good for gaming

    The 1st system you posted was much better than the last one 1st. Athlon X4 640 is MUCH better than X2 250 2nd. ATI 5570 is WORSE than ATI 5670 For €300 you can buy a better machine, think about AMD X3 (saving money) or X4, Intel E6500 (saving money) or i3. For graphics card get a...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Financial planning aka self control... in the end, its all about your break-even-point :D
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Crap, options are mistaken, now here are the correct! 1) ASUS P5KPL-AM SE + Intel E5500 FSB800mhz + Power Color 5770 512mb DDR5 2) ASUS P5KPL-AM SE + Intel E6500 FSB1066mhz + Sapphire 5750 1Gb DDR5
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I can get the 5770 1Gb... it is not that more expensive, the 512Mb version cost €120 and 1Gb version €130... the problem is I'm at my limit :\ I wont overclock and I cant get above 1280*1024 cause my screen doesnt allow. That is why I'm asking if I'll need that 1Gb... the 5750 is...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Okay, sorry to be back again but got news. After some hard negotiations with the salesman we tested my PSU. My current system is running 384Watt on my 400Watt PSU. Swapping to a C2D will save 100Watts or more so according to him I wont be closer to PSU limit with a better gfx if I swap my CPU...
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    Budget Machine for parents

    I think your system is balanced, just have a question to you. Have you thought about buying a laptop? I dunno where you live, but here you can get a laptop (HP, ASUS, Toshiba) with core 2 duo, 4GB DDR for $400 and they are pretty good machines for work and media...
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    GT5 vs DIRT2 vs Forza vs F1 2010

    I was about to say that, how could anything match the graphics of a top pc!!!
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    GT5 vs DIRT2 vs Forza vs F1 2010

    Which of these games has closer graphics to reality?
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    Steam Weekend Deal: F1 2010 33% off, Risen 50% off

    Well, I've been playing F1 2010 since it came out. F1 games are mostly made for F1 fans, but if you like F1 I'll definatelly recommend you this one! For me, the best F1 I have played! (for me, much better than GP2,GP3,GP4, rFactor,GPL,F1 2006) You'll get what F1 is all about... making laps...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I dont understand that much about PSUs to help you :\ 1.By the way, is 1Life or Halfmmann decent PSU brands? 2.Is there any way to clean your PSU, I can only clean the fans but there is dust inside the PSU I cant clean!
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Well, no problem, I understand the situation... if you're posting it is because you're trying to help. Its just I cant spend more and I cant afford myself to buy things now and because of a weak PSU blow em up! I cant get driven in salesman blabing and start buying things one after others...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    In the end, it was as simple as that!!!!! I know what to do with more money as there are plenty of guides that tells you ''the best gfx\cpu\etc for the money''. I just dont work in a store and I dont build computers all year to have the kind of knowledge to say: Ok, I've built up 100 pcs...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Grrr... what part of I dont have more to spend is not understood?!?! I don't have, I can't afford and I don't want to spend more! This is not about my life or money or what I can or cannot pay. If I cant spend more than €170 I cant. This is about, with the components I wrote above and their...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    It is not about money, it is about what you get and about making a choice. Why do ppl buy an ATI 5750 for €110 when they can get a 5770 for €130? Its just €20 more. Why get 2gb of RAM when you can get 4gb for €20 more? This is a non stop thing. For work (lisrel, office, spss) my current pc is...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Are you sure of that wont be any PSU troubles... I found info PSU: http://shop.aktiscomputing.co.uk/colors-it-400w-gold-pfc-psu-low-noise-83-p.asp is says ''6-Pin PCI Express Connection: No '' yet the GFX bring The gfx are http://xfxforce.com/en-us/products/graphiccards/9series/9800GT.aspx...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    So, atm this seems the better valor per money ASROCK 40 9600GT or 9800 if its 80 E5500 60 180 total... 10 more but, whatever... there is just the PSU situation, anyone knows if its good enough or no to support the gfx?
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Ok, few aditional info: .Portugal .my ddr2 is 667mhz .alternative motherboards: ASROCK G31M-GS - €39 and ASUS P5KPL €41 .I might get that 9800GT for €80
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Buy online is nice... it is just not nice when u are time\space limited and you dont know what u are doing (my case)
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    COLORSit ATX 12v P4 AC INPUT: 230VAC IOA 50-60Hz 400W +3.3v | +5v | +12V | -5V | -12V | +5VSB 20A | 30A | 20A | 0,5A | 0,6A | 2,5A Model 350U-SPE EN60950 It is good, bad, terrible, outstanding, vulgar, enough...?
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I dont understand nothing about that... I'll open the case and write everything about my PSU... I said said that about the 9800gt cause it was written on the box (550watt) and the 4830 (450watt). I'll be back with info about my PSU asap!
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I'm on Europe. I just have to know if i can pull a better gaming system with those components, I have to decide till Friday! I though about: Foxconn (€35) + E6500 (€72) + 4670 (€70) = €177 Foxconn (€35) + Celeron D 430 (€35) + 4830 (€91) = €160
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    My current system: ASUS P5VD2 Intel Pentium D 820 2,8Ghz ATI 3450 1.5gb DDR2 400Watt PSU Newegg doesnt ship to Europe anyway...even, prices here arent that high, its more me that am low on budget. If I could I would go for an i3 + 5770 which aint that much expensive... as I cannot, I really...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    I dont live in a prison, lol just some bad experiences with ship! One thing never arrived, and once I had to pay €40 to ship back cause the card didnt work,etc. anyway, doesnt matter. I also dunno how to assembly a mainboard or a cpu, so I have to pay someone to do me that. the point...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    It is an all or nothing decision till the end of this week. I dont have more to spend, neither cant wait for prices to get down. If there aint any chance to get better than what I am with €170 then I'll have to stay with my current system : (
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    No I can't ship :\ That is the cheapest store around here... and I cant think about AMD XIII cause there aint available... etc... the component I list above are the cheaper and available that can match my budget...
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    Ultra Tight Upgrade!!!

    Ok, I'm currently stuck with an Intel Pentium D 820 (2,8Ghz) + ASUS P5VD2 + 1.5Gb DDR2 + ATI3450 + 400Watt PSU. I don't do OC and I don't plan to do. I need a new system that allows me to play at 1280*1024 medium/high setting. Here are the things I can buy (I know there are other options...