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    Looking to upgrade to 120hz, upgrades needed?

    I'm looking to hop on the 120hz wagon with something possibly like this. Is my system capable of pushing the frames needed? System spec is in sig. I play mostly Dota2, SC2, and Diablo3, with the occasional shooter sprinkled in. What upgrade suggestions do you guys have, if needed?
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    Moving soon -- shipping desktop computer good or bad idea?

    I'm moving soon, and I need a plan for my computer. I can either try to ship my desktop to my new location, or buy a desktop replacement laptop. Thing is, this is probably a temporary move and I only plan on being there for one year. New laptop for $1500, or ship current (powerful) desktop...
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    MSI P67A-GD65 - PC won't stay turned off, among other problems

    Been having some issues with the power on this motherboard. A few things: 1)It goes to S3 sleep fine, but I can only resume it by using the power button (no USB mouse or keyboard wake). 2)It doesn't actually resume from sleep. I see the desktop for a second, then it resumes from...
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    I've made a huge mistake...PSU related maybe?

    I was noticing higher temps than usual while converting some video, so I took off the side panel to see if I was having trouble with airflow. Lo and behold, the rear case fan was not spinning, even though I had it the 3-pin connector plugged into the motherboard. There is a 4-pin molex...
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    Stream/download local music library to iPhone on the road?

    Hey guys. I'm looking for an app that lets me download a track from my home music library to my iPhone while I am out and about. I've been using Audiogalaxy which works very well for streaming, but it doesn't let me save the tracks to the phone. I'd like the ability to download the tracks...
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    Is the 6850 a worthy upgrade from 4890?

    I've had my HD 4890 for a while now, and it's too loud for me. I figure the 6850 isn't a *huge* upgrade performance-wise, and I'm definitely looking for more power efficiency and lower noise levels. I've been browsing the review sites, but it's difficult to find charts that adequately compare...
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    Electret mic amp?

    Hey guys, I have an Olympus ME51s mic that I would like to use with my PC. Plugging it in directly to the mic jack gives some sound, but I have to crank the volume and boost up and it sounds pretty terrible if I do that. My laptop mic jack (Thinkpad X61), however, doesn't give any sound at...
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    Is my motherboard dead?

    I've been using this IP35-e for about a year now, and it was running fine until recently. It's been having trouble getting into sleep and coming out of sleep. I also have to power on multiple times before Windows will load. Now I can't get my system to POST. The fans spin when I push the...
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    wireless keyboard with built-in mic

    Do these exist? I would love to have one.
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    E2200 + IP35-E overclock

    When I first put together the system, I hit 290*11 (3190 Mhz) @ 1.46v stable. The past few weeks I've been getting BSODs with the irql_not_less_or_equal message fairly frequently, so I've been rolling back my overclock. I'm now down to 260*11 (2860 Mhz) @ 1.44v. Granted, it's been getting a...
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    Should I reinstall Vista?

    As my thread title suggests, I just upgraded everything in my system minus the optical and hard drives. Vista (32bit business) is still running like a champ though. Should I bother reinstalling at this point? I would like to migrate the OS over to the SATA drive, since right now it's on a...
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    does anyone use the original Koolance Exos?

    I have it sitting in my closet (haven't touched it for a few years), and I'm wondering if it'll work with my new e2200.
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    new system time - need some advice

    I've been 'out of the game' for a while, but I'm looking to get back to PC gaming, and this 3200+ just isn't cutting it for me. pretty standard build so far: 8800GT 22" Viewsonic (already have) Lian Li PC-60 (1st gen) DDR 800 (probably 2 gig since I just have 32bit Vista) Corsair 550VX...
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    DDR400 to DDR200 problem

    I'm running an old MSI K8N Neo Socket 754 mobo with 2x512mb sticks of Corsair PC3200 DDR 400 RAM. I bought a G.Skill 1gig stick and stuck it in the last DDR slot. Though the comp recognizes 2 gigs of RAM, it runs at DDR 200 speeds only, meaning a memory bandwidth of around a paltry 880 MB/s...
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    What's the difference between these AGP cards?

    In hopes of giving my old rig a couple more years of life, I'm looking to replace my Geforce 3 (my 9700pro died) with something like a 2600XT. It needs to be AGP, obviously. I found these three on Newegg, but I can't really figure out what the difference between them is besides the...