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    How is this card for HD video Editing?

    Hi all. I had asked a question about which video card to buy to do HD video editing( no gaming), and received a couple of good suggestions (9800GT and gtx 460). However, I just see this PNY GT 430, would this be sufficient? Also, any experience with PNY rebate? I'm trying to keep the cost under...
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    Something wrong with my laptop drive in Ultra enclosure?

    Hi all, I have been wanting to use the eSata port on my new machine(and my Dell E6510 laptop) to run Vmware VMs from external drive. So I bought Samsung 500GB 7200 rpm laptop drive and putting it in Ultra enclosure (since it has both USB2 and eSata). The enclosure also provide a separate USB...
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    GPU for home video editing?

    hi everyone, my setup: AMD X555 BE (unlocked to 4 cores) 4 GB RAM Win 7 64bit Asus M4A88T-V Evo with Radeon HD4250 on-board graphics Antec 500W Eaathwatts powersupply I checked the forums, and didn't find too much info for home-video editing GPUs. there is one question which seems to be useful...
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    Replacing OCZ Vertex 60GB with Intel X25-M

    Hi everyone, I've just bought the Intel X25-M 120GB(yesterday's shellshocker deal $179+tax). I currently have a 60GB Vertex 2, that I want replace with the Intel. Does the intel migration software mentioned in the included pamphlet do a complete clone of the old drive? after I do that, can I...
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    Get sound card or upgrade to m-audio AV 40?

    hi folks, I've bought the m-Audio AV30 recently. They sound quite good for most of the music, though some mp3 sound bad. I don't know if they are because of low quality (128 kbps). Movies don't sound very good (I tried with "Matrix") I researched online, and many people say if you have the...
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    How much is SSD worth?

    Hi all, I am thinking of buying a SSD to use as the c drive(win 7). I see a lot of deals on newegg and other places, almost daily, for SSDs from different manufactures. I think i will need a 60gb drive(hope that's enough), and the prices range from about $80-$130. I think the more expensive...
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    Onboard HD 4250 video vs. Sapphire Radeon X550 Video card

    hi folks, I have the Radeon X550(with 256MB) card in my old PC, and I just build a new machine using the Asus M4A88T-V mobo, which has Radeon HD 4250. the card is 3-4years old, and I assumed it cannot be better from the on-board video in the new mobo. is this correct? i found this page, where...
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    Built new PC...Windows wants to 'reactivate'?

    hi folks, so I have finally managed to build the PC, and it is all working. the mobo and CPU are new, but i took the drives from the old pc(whose mobo is dead), and added an old dvd drive. after bootup, I type the username and password, and get a message popup saying 'You must re-activate...
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    Help...first build, not working

    hi guys, I need help. I got the mobo(Asus M4A88T-V EVO/USB3), cpu (Amd Phenom II 555 BE), RAM (G.Kill 4GB DDR3-1600) yesterday, and decided to test it before putting into the case. Discovered that my power supply was dead. Went to Frys and got Antec EA500D Green($59, btw, with an alleged $20...
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    Bought everything...now what?

    Hi everyone, ok, this is my first build, as some of you might know from my questions in the forums. CPU, mobo, RAM will arrive in a couple of days, and I have OS, HDD and optical drives from my old Acer. So now that I have buy everything, is there some instructions on how to actually go about...
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    Suggestions for case

    hi everyone, I have purchased Asus M4A88T-V mobo last night. Can you give a suggestion for a decent, not too pricey case? My preferences: 1. I/O ports at the top front, or topside of case 2. decent separation between USB ports 3. Firewire port in front would be great! 4. Not too large (my...
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    Computer won't start, no POST, no beeps

    Hi folks, I just get back from a 3 week vacation, and my 4-year-old Acer desktop (E360) refuse to start. In fact, just before I left, the same problem occured. At that time, i managed to 'fix' it by accident by moved the power cord plug into a different socket on the power strip. Yesterday, i...
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    My First Build - Please review

    Hi, so after all the excellent advice and guidance from my first post, here's what i've decided to go with(almost). Please give your thoughts about it. The new machine be use mostly for home video editing(SD and AVHCD HD), some movies(e.g. netflix). The HDDs and optical drives will come from...
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    Please recommend: Upgrade or build/buy new PC?

    hi everyone, I searched the forums, there is lots of advice for DIY machines. but of course, nothing that addresses my particular requirement :) Here is what I want to use it for: 1. browsing, Word, Powerpoint, Outlook, watching online video(youtube, dailyshow, some hulu etc). i don't play PC...