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    Budget upgrade around an i5-3570

    Hi, I just found a used i5-3[4]70 from a very new Amazon storefront for $55 shipped (2 more in stock right now if anyone else wants to roll the dice on a cheap 4-year old CPU) . Assuming it actually shows up in 'like new' condition, I need a new motherboard, RAM, and cooler. I'm currently...
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    budget cpu/motherboard upgrade

    I want to play Deus Ex 3, Max Payne 3, and Borderlands 2, and my Athlon II x2 250 is pretty painful on DX3, so I'm looking to upgrade within the next month or so. I'm looking for a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM, ideally for less than $200. I will be keeping the rest of the parts including a...
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    4770 VS 5670 for value and noise level?

    Hi, My current setup is a 8600gt, Athlon X2 at 2.2ghz, 2GB DDR2 667, GeForce 6150. I have a PSU with dual 18A 12V rails if needed. Want to play: Borderlands, Bioshock, Fallout 3 at 1920x1080, lower settings, no AA/AF is fine as long as they are playable. I'm in Hawaii, where shipping...
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    Will a 9600gt/9800gt work with Windows 2000?

    I'm thinking about upgrading to a 22" monitor in the next couple of months, and I was planning on getting a 4830 to go with it, but it turns out that the drivers are completely incompatible with Windows 2000. I'm not planning on upgrading from win2k until a year or so after Windows 7 comes out...
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    Lockups - Am I missing anything?

    I've had the same system for almost two years without any hardware changes, and it's been rock solid, but for the last few weeks it's been locking up with the screen freezing and controls not responding, and it seems to be happening more often in the last few days. Most lock ups happen within 5...