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    Can't get monitor to work unless safe mode

    Computer: Cheap ECS A780GM-M3 AM2+/AM3 AMD 780G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard. Video is going onboard through VGA 2 GB of PC6400 Ram AMD Athlon II X3 435 Rana 2.9GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Processor So here is the problem. My mom brings me her computer (i built this cheaply for her a while...
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    PS3 Netflix only outputs at 480i

    I just got the PS3 Netflix disk. My tv outputs in 1080p at max... so anyway, I put the disk in and start running it. I check the tv and its at 720p. Which is fine... but once I start playing an HD movie.. it goes to 480i. I play a non-HD movie and its still 480i. Of course, the HD movies look...
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    the Iphone 3g..

    I want a iphone.. but can't really upgrade yet. A friend of mine has a brand new iphone 3g 8gb.. .he said he will sell for $300.. is that too much?
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    Computer has crashed.. help

    Ok. This has been about a month long process almost. Right before Thanksgiving.. I got home from work, and my computer would not turn on. I got nothing. Automatically, I assume that the powersupply has gone out. So I got another powersupply that I had and tried it. Same thing. Computer...
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    AMD Phenom II x4 955 $194.99

    AMD Phenom II x4 955 $194.99 at Ewiz.com http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=HDZ955FBBX Great great deal considering I just bought a 940 a few weeks ago for $189 when this 955 was like $245 at that time or somewhere around there.
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    Xfire 4850 vs 4770

    I am debating on which to get. I could get 2 4770s or 2 4850s for roughly the same price (+/- $10). It would make since that the 4850 would be faster in xfire, but there have been so much hype over the 4770. Anyone have anything that shows the difference? If it helps... My max...
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    HIS Radeon 4890 $199 Newegg

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814161276 Use promo code at the top... After promo code and $25 MIB... free shipping at $199. Thought it would be good to post on here even though only for today. For those who just like to buy on newegg, its a nice deal. UPDATE: It is now...
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    Cards overclocked by default???

    Ok.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814161278 The radeon 4890. They have the regular version of 850mhz.. but also the OC version at 900mhz... Is there any difference to these cards than if you OCed the 850mhz card yourself to 900mhz?
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    Spending around $200-$230 on videocard...

    Ok. I have kind of narrowed it down between 2 choices. Either 2 Radeon 4770s in Crossfire.. or.. 1 Radeon 4890. Right now I am running at 1280x1024... so its a non issue.. but once I get a new LCD monitor.. running at higher resolutions.. then this will come into play. I noticed...
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    Deciding between these two::

    BFG Tech GS-550 550W http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817702010 or Rosewill RP550V2-D-SL 550W http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817182030 They are both roughly same price.. First one is cheaper, but with shipping comes to the same price as 2nd. I do not...
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    Which combo would you choose?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.182490 That has a lesser CPU but better Mobo I guess. Price is $258. Phenom II X4 920 or This: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?ItemList=Combo.182235 Price is $244. Phenom II X4 940 here I don't see why I shouldn't go with the 2nd...
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    Upgrading computer.. This sound good?

    I'm going from Athlon 64 2800 with 1GB of RAM. And I plan on buying: AMD Phenom II X4 920 @ 2.8GHZ 4GB of PC2 8500 RAM. And an ASRock A780GXE MOBO. Here is the wishlist on Newegg: http://secure.newegg.com/WishL...WishListNumber=8503194 Does this all sound pretty good? I am on a...
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    New Computer Build

    How does this sound? I already have harddrives and cd drives... and a case. Just buying PSU, Mobo, Power Supply, and Ram.. Then will buy videocard after saving up a little bit more. ECS A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard ($70)...
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    CD Drive in Laptop not reading but shows up

    Ok. Last night, I was burning a DVD on my laptop. At the end of it, it got to 100% but wouldn't release the DVD or quit the burning process. So I had to manually turn the computer off and turn it back on. Now, it will not read my CDs/DVDs. It will show the drive and pick up the drive in the...