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    $500ish bare bones desktop build

    Oh, yeah. I only saw the DVI port at first. That's why I was confused. Thank you!
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    $500ish bare bones desktop build

    Thank you for the quick response. This is for her job, she will be working part time in the office, part time at home. They run windows 7, so I want to keep everything pretty on par. Also, wouldn't I need a graphics card of some sort to run a dual monitor setup, versus just the onboard...
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    $500ish bare bones desktop build

    Well you guys have always come through for me on past builds. My sister is wanting me to build her a very basic desktop from which to do work at home. Nothing particularly graphics/otherwise intensive. The only real requirement is the ability to run a dual monitor setup. The two monitors are...
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    Repair or replace?

    Well it COULD be a second bad power supply. But if it is your mobo, I would still opt for repairing and getting a new mobo. I just swapped motherboards today out of a computer and it took me all of 7 minutes. And yes, if it's not your PSU, then it's your motherboard. Unfortunately you're out...
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    Repair or replace?

    Is there a power light on the PSU? If so, that could be a quick indication that it's the power supply, in which case it would be a quick and relatively inexpensive fix. I would start there. With the components you have, I personally, would not take on the expense of a complete replacement at...
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    OS: Win 7.. Should I? st build

    I personally cannot stand Win 8. I bought a new laptop that came with windows 8. I immediately purchased a copy of Win 7 and installed it. I just built two new computers with Win 7. Win 7 gets my vote.
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Just to put this one to rest with a final conclusion. I tried out the new card reader and the issue stayed the same. Normal windows boot time without the card reader (under 20 seconds). With it plugged in, about 1 min 20 sec windows boot time. I decided to try the other motherboard, even...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Yes...here is the unit I originally purchased: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820192021 Since I am building my dad two separate PCs, I purchased two card readers, and I returned them both. Kinda weird...the first one I put in caused a boot time of 1 min 5 sec to...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Also....I will hunt the bios for a drive time setting that may be adjustable. Failing that.....is there something in this "Windows boot manager" that I can change to perhaps take the USB drives out of the boot equation? That is assuming of course the problem remains with the new card readers...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Thank you for the suggestions everyone. The USB card reader is not set in the boot order at all. Here is something that seems strange to me. It sets the default boot device as "windows boot manager." If I change this to the SSD where Win 7 is installed....on startup is says "No boot device...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    PS- In the meantime I submitted a support ticket to Gigabyte about this. We will see how that pans out.
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    No matter what I do to the boot order in the BIOS there is no change. As long as the card reader is connected the boot time takes over 1 minute. I RMA'd these card readers and ordered new ones. However, I am not optimistic. EVERYTHING I find on the internet related to this problem has no...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    It completely skipped my mind and I forgot it was even installed. I started disconnecting things one by one to narrow down the problem. My fault!
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    OMFG!!!! It was the damn multi-card reader!
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    NOW....it's doing it with just the onboard video. I have to think that it's the mobo? Unless.......now we have to go back to possibly considering the SSD?
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Ok....update. I swapped in a brand new Radeon r270. Same exact thing. 1 minute and 5 seconds to load into Windows. It takes like 11 seconds if I take the vid card out and just use the onboard video. Soooo.......NOW i'm thinking. It's the motherboard. Only one last thing to try.....swap...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    I have not. Should I?
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    no catalyst ANYTHING is currently installed. I did a fresh install of Windows 7 and have not installed anything for the video card. Ok, so I swapped out the PSU with the same exact model, brand new, Seasonic 620watt PSU. Same thing happens. With the video card out, it boots fine. With the...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    ketchup....luckily, I am building my dad two separate computers, and have a second of this same exact PSU currently being unboxed to find out.
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    No catalyst drivers are currently installed.
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Ok guys. Thank you for the suggestions. So here is where I am at. When you asked me if it was before or after post, I realized, I have NO IDEA. Why? Because there's no speaker. I think this is the only case I've ever bought that doesn't have a speaker in it. Is this a new or common thing...
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    New build, extremely long load time.

    Hello ladies and gentlemen. I have a dilemma I am hoping to get some guidance with. I am building a PC for my dad (basically the most recent "mid range" system suggested in general hardware..with a couple minor differences...larger ssd, more ram). The motherboard is the Gigabyte...
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    Suggestions on building 2 pcs.

    Hello all. My dad asked me to build him two new PCs to replace some aging dinosaurs for him. One for his home and one for his office. So let's get right to it. Home PC 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. General computing, internet...
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    $1200 Budget - Are these parts balanced?

    Read my thread here: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2383549 I just built a computer for my brother with the help of these guys. It came out to $1260 and demolishes your initial list, and I would say outshines your final list too. i5-4590 16 gigs ram 240 gig solid...
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    New build, parts recommendations

    i5 4590 + ASUS DVD Burner combo $212 ASRock H97M Pro4 $82 Crucial DDR3 1600 16GB $130 WD Blue 1TB $60 Rosewill Capstone 750W $70 AR AP Corsair 350D $80 AR Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit $90 after email promo code So far I'm looking at the above, plus: Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-x for $359.99...
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    New build, parts recommendations

    It was a promo code emailed to me. But I will take your advice on the ram. How about a Sapphire Radeon R9 290 Tri-x overclocked for $359.99 shipped (Tiger Direct "slasher deal"....10 hours or till sold out)? Worth saving $100 over the gtx 780?
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    New build, parts recommendations

    $90.92 for the PNY 240gb ssd and a 7 slot all in one card reader after rebate and email promo. Seems to be the way to go there. Basically getting the card reader free.
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    New build, parts recommendations

    Also: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-20231627-L07C $139.49 with promo code for 16gb of DDR3 1866.
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    New build, parts recommendations

    And how are PNY Optima Series SSDs? Tiger Direct has a 240gb right now for $89.99.
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    New build, parts recommendations

    What are the differences between the different processor recommendations? i5-4670, i7-4770, i5-4590?? I'm assuming the differences are not enough to be noticeable in typical use by the average user?
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    New build, parts recommendations

    Thank you for all the responses guys. He has a monitor already, so the budget is just for the PC parts alone (and Win 7 os). I tend toward eVGA myself for my own builds....but I do usually end up paying more for it. And I don't really know if its worth it. Had some sour experiences with...
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    New build, parts recommendations

    Awesome. Thank you. With the i7 and a gtx770 it came in a hair under $1500 after rebates and this will serve his purposes well.
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    New build, parts recommendations

    Hey guys. You were all extremely helpful with my last build so I am hoping for some direction again. I have built probably 10 pcs, so I am familiar with the process but I haven't stayed up on brands and where the price/performance sweet spots are. My brother is asking me to build him a new PC...
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    Booting from external harddrive?

    Thanks pete....but I'm already past that. I messed around too damn much with the setting of the original Windowns 8 harddrive (that is now mounted in the external usb enclosure).....and bricked the damn Win 8 install. Proper bricked. Oh well....I'm in no hurry for Windows 8 obviously.
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    Booting from external harddrive?

    Awesome!!! That was the one. Thank you everyone for the help. Alright....driver issues solved. Now I need to figure out this booting from the external thing. It's not a total loss if I can't do it (but someone in reviews I was reading for this laptop said they did the same exact thing...
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    Booting from external harddrive?

    Ok, this is a multi-part question and I don't know if the two issues are related. I just purchased this notebook computer: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...350&CatId=4935 After about 5 minutes I decided I hated Windows 8. So, I bought a new hard drive...
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    Cheap joystick for Battlefield 3

    I'm a fan of the Logitech Extreme 3d Pro.
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    Cloning HDD to SSD.

    I feel I should mention I saw a post where someone said you could just move the "users" folder over to the other drive.....and Win 7 is smart enough to know what's going on. I am skeptical but if it's that easy I'll be happy.
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    Cloning HDD to SSD.

    So I decided to avoid potential complications I'd just do a fresh install on the SSD without the old HDD in place. Once everything was up and running, I installed the HDD, and am in the process of formatting it for a clean slate. Dunno if that was necessary since it was already formatted by...
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    Cloning HDD to SSD.

    Ok, I haven't really put much on the HDD....just kinda didn't want to go through it again with the SSD. But, if that is the preferable method, that is what I will do especially since it may go quicker. Since the HDD already has Win 7 on it, and I will now be using it just as a storage drive...