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    help me choose between these 3 cards....

    Ive learned better than to ever buy something without consulting u guys. Ive had an eventful week with my rig to say the least and now I need a new graphics card. I have a budget of 250, but no closed to the idea of buying a card thats a bit cheaper with just a tad less power. I am also open to...
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    Can someone help verify if i am having a RAM or gfx card problem?

    Having serious issues with my rig right now. In the middle of playing sc2 when screen becomes all pixelated and proceeds to freezes, which has led to a series of events: 1) Hard restart, browse web for a bit, everything is fine. Go back to sc2 (video game), comp gets pixelated, green horizontal...
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    Can someone verify my graphics card is dead? GeForce 8800GTS

    Having serious issues with my rig right now. In the middle of playing sc2 when screen becomes all pixelated and proceeds to freezes, which has led to a series of events: 1) Hard restart, browse web for a bit, everything is fine. Go back to sc2 (video game), comp gets pixelated, green horizontal...
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    My black Friday purchase (gfx card question/monitor questions)

    EDIT***** Hey thanks so much guys. Ive received the monitor and checking it out now and have a few more questions. I have 2 dvi ports in the back of my video card, no hdmi out. 1) Will a DVI-to-HDMI cable be all I need to view the monitor in 1080p? with 2 dvi out ports can I use the new...
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    My black Friday purchase (monitor/gfx card question)

    So I am a very impulsive person who loves a good deal. I picked up a Samsung 24 inch monitor/tv (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...425&nm_mc=BFUS) for 219 bucks. I opted to pay a bit more for a monitor with a tv tuner as I would use it for both. But as I wait for it to arrive, i have a...
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    Q6600 topping 60c while under load (not overclocked)

    My quadcore q6600 not overclocked for the first time EVER today started to reach 60c+ under load. weather wise it has cooled into the 70s has been in the 90s all summer mobo temp is still fine. I load up world of warcraft the computer game and after about 3 minutes of play the mobo speaker...
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    retail Vista upgrade vs Vista system builders (with widows 7 free upgrade)

    im in need to update my OS from xp pro to a 64bit os. Vista will b the OS im going to go with and i have 2 options. (pirate not an option) Option 1: Windows Vista Premium Upgrade $100 As a student i eligible for a discounted rate. http://www.journeyed.com/itemD...asp?ItmNo=87141473LARS...
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    added new memory and things dont seem right.. help please

    EDIT*** thanks to sxr and n7 i now kno the problem. however, what does epp #1 and epp#2 mean on on slots 2 + 4? and y doesnt slots 1 + 3 have it? So recently ive been wanting to add some more Ram to my comp so last friday i put in the order to newegg (link to new and old ram...