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    Upgrading GPU for 30" Monitor

    I recently got a 30" so it's finally time to say thanks to my GTX 285 and move onto something more powerful and capable of handling the latest games at 2560x1600. I've pretty much narrowed it down to the 2GB Radeon 6950, which I might flash to the 6970 bios. Is this the best choice in terms...
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    Please Help Me Choose Headphones

    I'm fairly new to the audio side so I'm in need of some advice. I've been looking for good general (gaming and music) headphones. -- I listen to a wide variety of music ranging from classical to trance. -- I don't listen to anything with heavy amounts of bass. -- Preferably, I would want...
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    Which Router to Buy?

    I am purchasing a router for myself. I mainly want a quality product and do not need wireless. At this point, I'm leaning towards the D-Link DGL-4100 but I'm also considering something like the Linksys WRT54GL with DD-WRT. My main concerns are stability (for gaming/torrents), quality...
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    Problem with Windows 7 Gadgets

    For some strange reason, my Windows 7 gadgets (Weather, GMail, etc) can no longer connect to the internet and update themselves. I have added both sidebar exe files (C : \Program Files and C : \Program Files x86) to the Windows Firewall Exceptions list. It is the same issue even when UAC is...
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    Help Choosing Video Card

    I'll be giving my 4850 to someone so I'm looking for a new card. I play games and want this card to last for some time since I don't upgrade the GPU often. I'll be using it on my 24" (1920x1200) monitor and want to have the highest visual settings enabled (AA also if possible). I should...
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    Which G.Skill DDR3 Kit?

    6GB G.SKILL DDR3 1600 - 9-9-9-24 @ 1.5-1.6v or 6GB G.SKILL DDR3 1600 PI - 8-8-8-21 @ 1.6-1.65v They are selling for the same price. The second has tighter timings but requires a higher voltage. The other has looser timings but a noticeably lower voltage. Will I notice a significant...
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    Power Supply for i7 Build

    Here's the build that I'm planning: i7 920 (OC) 6GB DDR3 1600 (OC) GTX 260 Core 216 1 x WD 640GB AALS 1 x WD 1TB EADS 1 x SATA DVDRW 1 x PCI-E Wireless Card 6 x 120mm fans 1 x 92mm fan I need a quality power supply unit to power the above with a bit of headroom for future upgrades...
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    i7 920 Build

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, Photoshop/Lightroom, web browsing, multi-tasking, etc 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Around $800 shipped if possible. Would like...
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    Slow Writing/Copying to 1TB Drive

    I installed a 1TB Western Digital EADS today and decided to copy some files to it. However, when I start copying them, the speed is about 2-4mb/s and often below 1mb/s. At one point, I briefly got speeds of 90mb/s but then it just dropped down to 2mb/s. The drive is running in UDMA 5 mode...
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    Vista Very Slow File Transfers

    I just installed Vista Ultimate x64 (SP1) and now I'm trying to copy music/photos from another SATA storage drive onto my OS drive. However, the copy transfer speeds are about 500kb/s...that's insanely slow. I'm using TeraCopy to copy the files from one HDD to the other. What could be the...
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    Please Help - Cannot Format Hard Drive

    I am trying to format a WD 1TB drive (model WD10EADS) and for some reason cannot get it to format. I did a full format with Windows Disk Management and it would get to 99% and give the following message: "The format did not complete successfully." After this unsuccessful format, the drive...