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    New PC Build - Thoughts?

    I am going to be upgrading my PC very soon and wanted some opinions on hardware. I do moderate gaming (bf4) and photo editing, this machine will also see heavy web surfing (eBay business) and media (music and video). GFX - ASUS GTX760-DC2OC-2GD5 GeForce GTX 760 - $269 MOBO - GIGABYTE...
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    Wireless router going out, need suggestions!

    I currently have a D-Link DIR-655 and it has been working fine for the past couple years. Recently it will drop connection all around, wires and wireless. I noticed it would do this after playing BF3 online only which was strange, but my wife says it happens during the day while I am at work as...
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    Connecting Blu-Ray Player?

    OK, I am trying to figure something out that I am not sure can even be done? I have my Blu-Ray player in my bedroom, and I don't want to run Cat6 across the house to it's Ethernet port. I know my BR Player can/will play files from a USB Thumb Drive connected into the USB/Network Slot in...
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    Wireless / Network Help - n00b here!

    Ok so after years and years I finally have the need to get a basic home network going. First off all I have currently is a Time Warner Cable Modem connected to my PC in my room. I have a second PC out in an office area for my wife that needs internet access now. (wired is not possible) I am...
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    Media Player Advise?

    Im looking into getting a media player in the next month or so.. I would need it to have HDMI, Support an Internal or External HD 1TB+ atleast, and preferably be able to be networked to my PC for easy transfers of bluray movie files to either the hd for the media player, or simply played...
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    HDMI Out Vid Card?

    My current setup: Core i7 920 6GB Corsair XMS3 WD 640 Black Corsair 650 PSU BFG GTX 260 I need to get ahold of a HDMI out video card, I have not been or looked at the market since last year when I built my current rig. I simply want to stream 1080p movies from PC to HDTV and need a...
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    Keyboard / Mouse Freeze?

    This doesn't happen often, but when I am in the middle of doing something, whether it be gaming, or surfing this website.. the keyboard will go out, and then my mouse will too since it is plugged into my keyboard. Logitech G15 keyboard and G5 Mouse. They will freeze up, lights go off as...
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    System Freezes / Restarts - VERY FRUSTRATING!

    System Specs: Intel Core i7 920 MSI x58 Pro 6gb tri-chan corsair bfg gtx 260 gpu 650 corsair psu wd 640 black maxtor 250gb for media/photo storage vista 64 home premium Problem(s): This PC will work like a champ for a day or two, then I will wake up and find that it has...
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    Pc freezing randomly, and when not in use..

    Guys, my new PC likes to suddenly and randomly freeze at strange times. Sometimes it can be while browsing eBay, sometimes it can happen while watching a you tube video. Recently I wake up to the PC frozen in the morning, but it was fine when I stopped using it the night before. All...
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    New PC Random Restarts and Freezes?

    Hi all! I have finished building my new PC and now when I am using it, sometimes while just sufring the net, or burning a DVD, it will lock up on me. The USB keyboard (logitech g15) lights go out, and sometimes if I wait a couple min. they will come back on and I can resume what I was doing...
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    New PC reboots randomly ... ?

    Just got my new i7 build complete, and in the few days I have been getting it all setup and software installed, it's restarted on me 2 or 3 times in the middle or either installing software, surfing the web, etc.. I'm thinking it might be this old surge protector I have under the desk, but...
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    New PC Doesn't Turn On - PLEASE HELP!

    I just got my gtx 260 in today to complete my new system and when I popped it in and tried to boot the new pc for the first time, nothing happens! lol.. My hardware is as follows.. MSI x58 Pro Core i7 920 Corsair 6gb ram bfg gtx 260 corsair 650 psu Now, the power button on the msi...
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    What new card should I get??

    I currently use a BFG 6800 GT OC ... yeah, old I know! I am now right in the middle of building a pretty nice i7 machine, and wanted some opinions on what new GPU I should go with? Some that I have looked at are... GTS 250 GTX 260 GTX 280 It would also be from BFG, just since I...
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    How much PSU do I really need?

    I am currently building a new PC finally and have an i7 on the way, as well as an MSI x58 board. I will be getting a 9800GTX GPU from BFG soon as well. What am I looking at as far as power goes? Will say a, 650 do? Or do I need to be looking in the 750 range? Thanks, and newegg links to...
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    New PC Build - Need Your Opinions Please!

    I build my current PC about 5 years ago, and it includes about 1tb of storage, a p4 3.2, 2gb ram, 6600gt oc gfx, 36gb raptor, and a 550 psu, abit mobo, and extra junk here and there. Now I know some of you think I should have upgraded long ago, and I think so too.. just didn't have the time or...
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    Sound Doesn't Work

    Last night I was in the middle of listening to some mp3's via winamp when all of a sudden the pc froze up. I restarted, and had no sound. I have a SB audigy card and of course on board sound as well. Now, I noticed there was no sound so I switched from the sound card to the mobo and the pc...
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    Building new Pc, SATA error?

    What could be causing this to happen? I have a new 37gb raptor abit ic7-max3 mobo p4 3.2c 1gb of corsair xms2 bfg 6800 gt oc i use my winxp pro cd for boot, go in, press f6 to load sata drivers diskette, do that, windows copys over all its files and stuff.. says its going to restart...