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    Buying new TV, need advice

    The current TV we have is a 27" 4:3 CRT.
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    Buying new TV, need advice

    Thanks guys, I'll keep your advice in mind. I found a nice 32" Panasonic IPS-display tv for under $320, but it's 720, and 32" is on the low side of the size I wanted. Still, it looks like a good value. What do you think? http://www.abt.com/product/52766/Panasonic-TCL32C3.html
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    Buying new TV, need advice

    Well, it's time to replace our 12-year-old Sony CRT tv, and I know very little about LCD televisions. I bought an LCD monitor last year, so I know a little about the LCD tech, but not much as it applies to a TV. Info like brightness and contrast are, as I understand it, useless due to the way...
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    HOT!Onlive -Deux Ex:Human Rev., Space Marine,more latest releases 1$:Confirmed

    I got my email. It worked! I read these forums all the time and seldom get in on anything good. Glad I got in on this!
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    Consumer Alert - Buy Peanut Butter Now. Prices To Rise.

    Not usually in 30% or 40% leaps. http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20111017/NEWS/110170324
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    First rebuild in a long time

    I put my order in! The die is cast! Thanks again to everyone for putting up with all my questions. Much appreciated. This is my first real upgrade in six years. It's a big deal to me.
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Thanks Ken. Yeah, USB 3.0 isn't important to me as long as I can get a card to add it later. I remember adding USB 2.0 via a card many moons ago. I can't think of anything I'd NEED USB 3 for. Mouse? Keyboard? Printer/scanner? All work fine. External storage would be helped, but that's not...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    This RAM: http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Vengea.../dp/B004O69XAY With this motherboard: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER Objections/problems? Last check before pulling the trigger. Thanks in advance.
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    First rebuild in a long time

    I wish. MC have (or had yesterday, anyway) a B&M-only deal, $80 off any z68 motherboard and 2600k. A few combos took you into the $300-$320 range. That would have been sweet. So, no thoughts on the Gigabyte board I posted?
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    First rebuild in a long time

    I could swing that :biggrin: That's where I got my CPU this morning for $199.99. I used the code on that. I don't know if I can use it twice. Why is that motherboard better than the one I was looking at above for $99.99? http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3899#na...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    That really is not helpful. What makes you think that by buying locally I can get ANYTHING cheaper? What makes you think I WOULDN'T if I could? I'm not near a Frys or a Microcenter. There are no local store here that offers ANY kind of selection, anywhere near to the prices you find online...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    There are budgetary constraints. That motherboard would, with shipping and the 9.5% state tax I would have to pay (Newegg has a warehouse here) leave me without money for RAM. Thanks for replying, though.
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Gotcha. I'll look for good prices and good reviews. Thanks again. Kinda excited at the thought of the new build. It's been a long time since my computer has had that "new computer" feel - snapper, faster than I'm used to. (sigh) That wears off so fast. In 2 days I'm impatient again!
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    First rebuild in a long time

    I found a deal on the 2500k for $199.99, so I went ahead and ordered it. What the heck, the price was right. Now, I've got about $140 for 4 gig RAM and the motherboard. Probably should get one that open up all the potential of the chip. I was looking at this one for $99.99: GIGABYTE...
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    $80 off any Z68 Motherboard with i7 2600k Processor @ Microcenter B&M, 10/14-10/16

    So which of these are the better motherboard? $109.99 before rebate: Biostar TZ68A+RCH LGA 1155 Z68 ATX Intel Motherboard $114.99 before rebate: Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Z68 mATX Intel Motherboard $114.99 before rebate: ASRock Z68 Pro3-M Socket 1155 Z68 mATX Intel Motherboard...
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    $80 off any Z68 Motherboard with i7 2600k Processor @ Microcenter B&M, 10/14-10/16

    You gotta be bleepin' kidding me. . . .geez! I'm ready, right now, to upgrade my computer for the first time in 5 years. This would be killer for me. KILLER! I could get an i7 2600k for the price I was planning to pay for an i5-2400. I got my hopes up for a minute there. :'( Man. . ...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Ah, thanks guys. Ya know, I think I go through this every build as well. I always think I'm going to replace the CPU once before I switch motherboards, but I never do. Usually the best CPU for a given chipset remains expensive a very long time, and yields a relatively small improvement, so I...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Yeah, every build, I go back and forth on the OC issue. I think I've settled on the 2400. I read an interesting piece about OC'ing the 2500k, the actual gaming benefits and the actual cost. If you factor in the extra cost for an OC-capable motherboard, the cost for a cooling solution, and the...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Because someone was recommending a motherboard that allows overclocking. If I get that one, I might get the 2500K, otherwise I'm missing out on a big feature of that board. Truth is, between this posting and one on another board, I'm getting a lot of ideas thrown at me. I don't want to leave...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    Sweet. Thanks for the reply, and thanks for noticing the important part about the possibility of a future upgrade. I'll look over the motherboard suggestion - I'm also trying to see if I can swing the 2500K instead of the 2400. That G620 is an improvement over what I'm running now, but not as...
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    First rebuild in a long time

    I'm upgrading my computer, a Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHZ with 6 gigs RAM and Windows 7(64-bit). A lightning strike in 2008 forced me to replace the CPU (and motherboard and RAM and PSU and gfx card, sigh), but we're talking very similar chips with only about a 0.4 GHZ upgrade, so it's basically a...
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    i3 2100 build

    I did force DX 9 in the config file. That was a good suggestion, though. I've played with BC2 settings to get the best framerate I can. Most of the time, it's in the 30's, but when there are explosions and smoke and a lot of ppl on the server, it can bog down for a few seconds in the 12 FPS...
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    i3 2100 build

    Thanks for the responses. Thanks also for the heads-up on the CPU forum. I was more concerned about my choice of motherboard, but I guess the CPU forum has more traffic. Yeah, I'm planning on 4 gigs, 2gig x 2. I was wanting to get a board with 4 DDR3 slots, as I figure over the lifetime of...
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    i3 2100 build

    45 views and no issues? Good, I'll go with this then. Thank you.
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    i3 2100 build

    A follow-up to my budget system request. Replacing my e4500 core 2 Duo, 2.2ghz, to play Bad Company 2 and Battlefield 3 when it comes out. Motherboard - MSI PH67S-C43 (B3)...
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    Budget gaming system - opinions needed

    Thanks for the answers on the built-in video question. It smelled like BS to me, but my Google-fu failed.
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    Budget gaming system - opinions needed

    I'll look into it. Yeah, I've heard from plenty of places that multi-core was important in BC2. I wasn't going to mention it though - figured I might look ungrateful, and it might limit other responses. BF3 is actually the Frostbite 2 engine, completely rewritten, but it's probably safe to...
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    Budget gaming system - opinions needed

    Thank you both, you've given me a lot to look into and think about. I have just two more questions. 1. Does a motherboard with a built-in video chipset lose resources to the video chips even when you disable it? Like, if I were to install a video card in a motherboard with a video chipset...
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    Budget gaming system - opinions needed

    notsureifserious.jpg E4500 (current CPU) = 1,274 PassMark score E8400 = 2,250 PassMark score Q8400 = 3,681 PassMark score And both the E8400 and the Q8400 seem to be close in price. I guess that's the joke.
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    Budget gaming system - opinions needed

    I'm gonna apologize in advance for the novel-length post. I'm playing a lot of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 these days, and according to FRAPS, my framerate gets down to about 12 FPS at times when there's a lot of action on the screen - that's at 1920 x 1080, but with all graphics options set...
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    Steam Sale Begins Today 1pm est - GAME OVER :(

    I'm thinking about Fallout 3. I'm an FPS guy whose skills are fading, and I enjoy exploring & good storylines. OTOH, I tried to play Oblivion twice, and found it to be boring and generic. Everything seemed the same, and none of it seemed interesting. Just big and bland. Since both are by...
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    $5 month unlimited newsgroup access lifetime

    Unlimited plan looks dead. I grabbed the 75 Gig a month plan for $5. nearly the same as unlimited to me. I'm not likely to hit that limit. http://www.thundernews.com/thundernews_newsgroupreviews_offer.php
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    $5 month unlimited newsgroup access lifetime

    I'll be checking this thread to see if there's more info, as this is, as they say, relevant to my interests. The red flag I'm seeing on this is how they give you less groups if you use Paypal, according to Goobee upthread. Why would they do this? To pressure you to use a less secure payment...
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    *DEAD* Logitech G9X $39.99 Free Shipping NO REBATE!

    I can't get it to work. I tried CA, TN, and PA for state as well. I went to my cart, selected the state, pasted the code, and hit APPLY CODE. No change.
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    *DEAD* Logitech G9X $39.99 Free Shipping NO REBATE!

    Link please? Where are the dented g15s?
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    SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4GB MP3 Digital Media Player With 1.9" Color Screen $33.00 shipped

    My tests with Rockbox and .MPG didn't look as good as the standard Fuze firmware and .AVI files, so I use Video4fuze: http://code.google.com/p/video4fuze/downloads/detail?name=video4fuze-0.6_installer.exe I boot into Rockbox for my audio, and switch to the Fuze firmware (hold down prev...