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    New Build for a friend

    I'm building it with him and I told him that's why I didn't want to be responsible for being the one that built it or take any form of payment, and that's why I said if there are problems that's something he has to be ready for but I will reiterate what I said to him because that is a very good...
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    New Build for a friend

    I will be helping him build it, so I will probably go to OEM route for those parts and also use newegg as the place we're gonna order from I'm not too familiar with tiger direct.
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    New Build for a friend

    Hey guys, My friend asked me about this build but I was wondering what you guys think and what your thoughts were. Here's what he said: im looking at http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&Sku=I69-0950 for the processor http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=A455-2869 for...
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    they can be normal sized i guess, I might even get some floor sized ones... I'm moving into my new place tomorrow and I will see how much room I have after all is said and done - I'll keep you guys posted thanks again for all the help!!
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    any last thoughts?
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    bump - opinions anyone??
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    OK here is a little update on how my search is going. I still can't decide on a set of speakers for the set. I am going to go with the Dayton SUB-100 HT Series 10" 125 Watt Powered Subwoofer, and a mid-range receiver (Onkyo?). For my use I would like to have them sitting on my desk on either...
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    Would a subwoofer work with this? I can't see a picture of the back to see if the 'woofer' inputs are there?
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    2.1 Computer Audio System

    Hey guys, I've done a little research of my own on here and some other sites and have come to the conclusion that for my computer speaker upgrade, I am going to make it from "scratch" with a receiver, two satellite speakers, and a separate sub woofer. As I said earlier, I intend to use this...
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    New Computer Hard Drive Configuration

    Hey Guys, I'm working on putting together a new computer with an eVGA 8800GT, Intel 2.4ghz 6600 Quad Core, and an ASUS P5E LGA 775 motherboard. The computer is going to have 6 SATA hard drives, and I was wondering if anyone had any input as to whether I should buy a raptor/small fast hard...
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    Problems with 6.11 Catalyst Driver Suite ATi Radeon 9200 Installation

    thanks for the quick replies - i'll give the windows update thing a shot and see what I come up with.
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    Problems with 6.11 Catalyst Driver Suite ATi Radeon 9200 Installation

    Hey Guys, I reformatted my Aunts computer, and everything installed fine (drivers, windows, updates, etc.) except the videocard drivers. When I install the videocard drivers, I go to the ATi website, and select the proper windows installation and videocard to get the right driver (Catalyst...
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    Laptop Advice ($1500 Price Limit)

    I'm on Lenovo's site, and all of the T60's I'm looking at and am trying to customize don't have the option for an extended warranty, can someone link me to it? The only warranty options I see available for those are "1 Year Warranty".
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    Laptop Advice ($1500 Price Limit)

    Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a laptop to use for word, music playback, internet surfing, etc. in the price range of $1500 dollars. I haven't been keeping up on the latest deals, or the latest technologies related to laptops so I'm looking for any and all recommendations. The only thing that...
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    Why did we invade Iraq in your own words

    the only people that know for sure are those in power, not your average us citizen, however - i'm guessing oil played a large part though.
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    Why did we invade Iraq in your own words

    pretty much the opposite of what you said. we invaded for our own benefit, and we're still there for our own benefit, plain and simple.
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    Rant: I swear to god my mom is a brain dead SOB

    203897423 vote for you to move out if you dont like your parents bitching at you about it.
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    what APC UPS to get?

    anyone else have any thoughts/comments?
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    what APC UPS to get?

    does anyone think that the apc smart ups 700 would be overkill for me to get? do i really need the line conditioning aspect of it if I live in the US? If i were to get it, i'd be getting it from refurbups.com (are they reputable, has anyone had to deal with them and know what their...
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    what APC UPS to get?

    a refurbished unit from the APC factory store seems like a good idea to me. My computer PSU is 430W, and I have 4 HDD's and may add more, and have two external hard drives (which I will probably power off a surge protector if I run short of space). I use a 17 inch LCD monitor, but may move to...
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    what APC UPS to get?

    anyone have any recommendations on what a good budget level UPS would be? I'm not familiar with them at all, and have been thinking of purchasing one for quite some time, any and all comments welcome! It will be used for my computer (and monitor(s)) only. i'm thinking about going APC but i'm...
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    Windows WGA

    they wont do this, too much important stuff runs on the windows infastructure for them to risk losing those false positives.
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    Computer for a friend

    how necessary is a dual core cpu, i've just heard of people who game having probleems with dual cores.
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    Computer for a friend

    how necessary is a dual core cpu, i've just heard of people who game having probleems with dual cores.
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    Computer for a friend

    the budget is going to sit around 1750 and 2000 dollars.
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    Computer for a friend

    hey guys, a friend of mine wants me to build him a computer that will be used for those three things, and i know what i'd need/should get him as far as for the gaming and school use, but i really know nothing about video editing, as far as what hardware I should look for for that. anyone...
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    which LCD's to do Dual Monitors (dual dvi) with?

    thanks for the response. I was contemplating going with that monitor myself but i've heard some horror stories from L90D+ users having neon green lines just popping up on their monitors after a few days/weeks and while it wouldn't be a problem to RMA them the Hyundai service department seems to...
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    which LCD's to do Dual Monitors (dual dvi) with?

    I'm looking for a 19" monitor that I will buy 2 of and plug both into the dvi ports of my videocard and run them at the same time. I'm a casual gamer (play CS:S sometimes) but mostly I surf the web and do other things. Anyone have any recommendations of some cheaper 19" LCD's that have a...
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    World of Warcraft - 60 day card $24.99 Game - $36.99

    I've lost many a friend to WoW... one friend plays 80+ hours a week while the other manages to only do 50+ hours, when they say it's addicting they don't lie.
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    are high gain antennas compatible with different brands? (i.e. netgear HG antenna w/ linksys wireless access point) or something like that?
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    the house is already wired with ethernet which is very nice, which means i can probably get away with just playing three access points strategically throughout the house on different channels (1, 6, 11?).
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    anyone know of any cheap acess points that support WDS? I'm not knowledgeable enough about higher end wireless stuff to know the good from the bad.
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    the fraternity is pi kappa alpha, and as far as access points go - do I need to set them on different channels? also, what's a good quality access point, i've only had experience with netgear/d-link products and those have all worked fine (and i have friends who use linksys with no problems)...
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    should I just buy a good wireless access point, and then a high gain antenna? the home itself is fairly old, and there will be a lot of walls and stuff the signal will need to travel through since there are so many rooms. again, any and all input is appreciated!
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    wireless networking for large/wide 3-story house w/ 30 to 35 residents

    there's a house that's wired with ethernet jacks in every room(I think) with about 20 rooms in all of the house, with 30 to 35 residents. what would be the best way to get wireless connectivity available to all of the residents? i'm not sure where the main router is located in the house, but i...
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    what hard drive error is this?

    alright, will do, thanks for the information
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    what hard drive error is this?

    I've got a WD3200JD hard drive in my system that has this error next to it in the disk management section of the administrative tools section of the control panel: Disk2: Online (Errors) - and then further to the right it says this: Healthy (At Risk) Anyone know what this might mean...
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    Have you had trouble with Linksys or D-Link routers?

    I have the DWL-2100AP (wireless access point) and it's working great, no problems whatsoever. I have no experience with Linksys though...