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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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    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

    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

    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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    lite-on dvd rom doesn't recognize DVD's

    My new system, just a few weeks old, is having problems with my DVD rom. It works fine as a CD-rom, but every time I put a DVD into it and try to use the Powerdvd 4.0 that came with the drive, it tells me to 'insert a disk'. Disk's already IN there! I've tried several DVD's, and nothing...
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    New System not everything I hoped. . .

    P4-2.6 GHz, 800 fsb, retail with included fan/heatsink Asus p4c800 motherboard <FONT face="MS Sans Serif" size=2>C 2x Corsair CMX256A-3200LLPT 256MB DDR400 XMS3200 32Mx64 184 DIM (installed in the blue RAM slots) Maxtor 120 gig hd (8-meg buffer, 3-yr warranty model) Soundblaster Live digital 5.1...
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    Building a new system. . .

    OK, I'm FINALLY upgrading my ancient P2-350 system. . .actually, I'm building a whole new system to replace it <LI>I'm ready to buy the CPU, Motherboard, and 512Meg Ram within the next 2 weeks. I want to spend under $500. <LI>I've purchased a new X-Dreamer case & 350 watt PS, 120 gig 7200...