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    GTX 570 Broken time for upgrade?

    My GTX 570 begins to pix-elate within 10 minutes of booting up my computer, and if I run a game it just crashes the moment everything loads. I tried unplugging everything and reinstalling drivers but nothing works. If I plug my monitor into the on-board GPU everything runs fine. That being said...
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    I think my video card is broken?

    As I was just browsing the internet my computer crashed to a black screen then rebooted with "! ! ! ! !" all over the place. When it finally loads into Windows everything is zoomed in 1000% and pix-elated like an old Atari game. I unplugged my video card cord that goes into the monitor and...
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    Helping friend build $800 budget gaming pc

    I'm helping my friend put together a PC and I've been out of date with the current gear so I'm hoping you guys could help me again. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, Watching Movies 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is...
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    Computer Chair with a $250 budget

    I'm looking for a comfortable ergo/mesh computer chair for around the $250 price range, I went to staples and a few other office stores near my house but they don't really have a nice selection in store. I've been reading up online and found a couple chairs but i'm just not sure what to do. I...
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    Horrible lag in games

    I recently built this rig earlier this year and for the past 2 weeks I've been randomly having unplayable lag issues mainly when I'm playing games such as starcraft 2, diablo 3, dota 2, etc... I updated my gfx to the latest nvidia patch and I also updated my crucial m4 ssd to the latest...
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    Upgrade PC to run Starcraft 2 on ultra

    http://www.asus.com/Desktop/Entertainment/Essentio_CM1630/#specifications My friend has this computer in the link above, he wants to upgrade the psu and graphics to run Starcraft 2 on ultra with no lag, what do you guys recommend him doing?
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    I did NOT build this, but I need help

    My friend recently had his "friend that knows everything about computers" put his computer together for him, but he brought it over to me this morning saying it's really loud and I see that the psu is upside down, cpu cooler is backwards, and the wiring was done the old school way. I know I have...
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    Another Gaming/Photography Build

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming (Skyrim, BF3, Etc..) Tons of Photo Editing on Lightroom 3 and Photoshop CS5 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $1300 3. What country YOU...
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    Help with Crucial M4 128

    http://i.imgur.com/KsmBS.png I just downloaded AS SSD and these are the results. I'm not sure what the problem is can someone please tell me what to do?
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    OC Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 + i5-2500k

    I just ordered a new rig the other day and I plan to do some safe overclocking. I have never done this before so I was hoping someone can give me some help and tips. My Parts: Noctua NH-D14 i5-2500k Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Gigabyte GTX570 Corsair TX650w GSkill Sniper 8gb 1333 Corsair...
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    Which GTX 570?

    I'm putting a new computer together sometime next week and was wondering which GTX 570 card you guys would recommend. I'm currently looking at EVGA, Gigabyte, and MSI. In the future when prices are reduced i'll be adding another one to SLI.
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    New Build for Friend

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming (Starcraft 2, Battlefield 3, Diablo 3), Photo Editing (Photoshop CS5, Lightroom 3, Adobe Bridge), Light Video Editing (1080p, Adobe Premiere, After Effects) 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is...
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    Cheap Hard Drives

    So I was late to find out that hard drive prices sky rocketed today so I'm wondering if there is still time to grab some good deals online. If not how long will this last?
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    Mechanical Keyboard

    I'm looking for a good mechanical keyboard to use for games like starcraft 2 and team fortress 2. After doing some research I found that Cherry MX Brown would suit my needs. I'd even consider black if it doesn't feel like i'm pushing down on rubber foam. I like this keyboard by Filco but...
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    Good Microphones

    Can anyone recommend me a good inexpensive microphone for gaming without the headset?
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    Help with Heavy Photography/Gaming Build

    Before reading on, I'd like to thank the people who helped me with a build config for a gaming pc. Unfortunately, I never came around to building one since plans have changed. I recently purchased an imac 27" with an i7, 16gb ram, 256gb SSD, and a 6970m 2gb which I am returning tomorrow morning...
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    Good Hackintosh Guide

    I recently bought a new 27" iMac i7 3.4ghz, 16gb (corsair ram), 6970m 2gb, 256 SSD for almost $3,000. I really wanted a macpro but I'm becoming very impatient. I'm late but I started reading up on people building there own "Hackintosh." I built a pc in 2005, so putting a computer together...
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    New Gaming PC Build

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming ( Starcraft 2, Team Fortress 2, Battlefield 3, Diablo 3, etc) 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Price isn't much of an issue, but I...
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    Advice on my new Gaming Build

    I know this is a lot more then what I was expecting from my $800 thread, but after more reading I figure I'm better off dishing out more cash to make my purchase "worth it." Once again this build is aimed towards gaming because I intend on using my other computer for other purposes. Please take...
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    Help building Gaming PC $800

    Long story short, it's that time to build a new Gaming PC. I have a Macbook Pro which I use for work, music, and everything else. So this PC will really only be used for gaming purposes. I would like to have the option to plug it in to my Samsung 40" LCD HDTV with no issues, but it will mostly...
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    Help! Thermal Interface Material problem

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103533 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor - Retail As I was inserting the heatsink, my friend had handed it to me the wrong way and my finger wiped off a bit of the Thermal Interface Material that was already on. It...
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    Want to upgrade to 7800GT

    http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wis...?ID=1675291&WishListTitle=CASE+AND+PSU http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wis...=1675171&WishListTitle=RYANS+WISH+LIST I was thinking of upgrading my card to 7800GT, but it has to be below $1100. (I'm not OCing) Feel free to give suggestions...
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    My new build that I'm ordering tonight

    http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/Wis...=1675171&WishListTitle=RYANS+WISH+LIST This is my first build (under $1000) that I'm odering sometime tonight or tomorrow. So, tell me what you think. (Any Suggestions?)