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    Recommend a budget-minded gaming desktop builder that overclocks?

    Thanks for the link! I'm basically just looking for the fastest gaming rig for the dollar and thought something like cyberpower's 10% OC for $19 would be a cheap and headache-free way to get there. Their Gamer Xtreme 2000 is conigurable as you suggest and within my price range, so that's...
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    Recommend a budget-minded gaming desktop builder that overclocks?

    I have a 1600x1050 monitor. Starcraft 2, Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2 and Fallout 3 are some of the games that I'd be playing on the new rig. I'm indifferent to crossfire/sli - I just want whatever will give me the best performance today for $1200. I pass my old computers down to family memebers...
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    Recommend a budget-minded gaming desktop builder that overclocks?

    I built my last couple of systems, but with kids, work & other commitments I don't have the time for the setup & inevitable trouble shooting of doing it myself again. I'm looking for a computer to be exclusively used for gaming and I have a budget of $1200. Are there any good desktop builders...
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    Looking for good Party Based RPG

    I love the Baldur's Gate & Icewind Dale series and am looking for another party-based RPG to try out. I've played NWN 1&2 and they were OK (liked the setting but not the gameplay). I didn't really like KOTR. Dragon Age & Mass Effect are on my list but I'm hoping to find some other...
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    Vista won't load - which piece of hardware is to blame?

    I'll give it a shot when I get my new Hard drive. Any other ideas on what might cause this problem? Bad mobo or processor?
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    Vista won't load - which piece of hardware is to blame?

    I recently finished a new build with the following new parts: Core 2 Duo E8400 Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L Sapphire 4859 512 MB 2x1GB DDR2 1066 OCZ Vista Home Premium 64 WD 500GB 7200rpm SATA On my first attempt, the initial installation went OK, but it crashed while I was installing video...
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    New Vista build computer keeps crashing after 1-5 minutes

    Thanks! My version of Vista has service pak 1. Ausm, I'll try your suggestion on the drivers next. It looks like my DVD drive may be crapping out now. I tried to boot from the windows DVD, but when the computer tries to pull the files files my DVD drive won't spin up and the computer...
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    New Vista build computer keeps crashing after 1-5 minutes

    I just built a new computer with the following parts: Mobo: GA-EP43-DS3L 775 P43 RT Video: SAPPHIRE 100245L HD4850 512M Mem: 1Gx2 OCZ DII 1066 CPU: E4800 HD: WD 500G SATA2 OS: Windows Vista 64 All I have installed so far is windows from the disc, everything from the mobo install...
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    Will Baldur's Gate run on 64 bit Vista?

    Excellent, thanks!
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    Will Baldur's Gate run on 64 bit Vista?

    I'm getting ready to build a new computer, but I want to make sure BG will run on 64 bit Vista before I start canablizing my current XP machine...
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    Are there any RPG games like Baldur?s Gate on the market?

    The Freedom Force games have OK character interaction, similar party mechanics and are rendered completely in 3D. It's worth playing, but unforturnately no real substitue for BG. I'm OK with the fact that their may never be a game as good as BG2, but I think it's weak that nothing has even...
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    Need help finding a good P35 that's 4-pin 12V compatible...

    I'm getting ready to start a new gaming rig and would like to keep it as cheap as possible. Therefore, I'd like to reuse my current case & power supply (Antec 400 Watt ATX12V v2.0). I don't overclock so I think that should be enough power for my planned parts: Core 2 8400 Radeon 4850 2GB...
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    How do I stop the "F1" prompt when starting my computer?

    I have a EPoX nforce4 ultra motherboard and have an "F1" prompt to continue every time I start up. It was great when I first built my computer becasue it gave me a chance to check all of the measured parameters to make sure everything was working properly, but now that everything is running...
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    Buy new CPU & Video Card in June or December?

    Oops! I totally meant 8800GT! Thanks on the CPU news - that's mostly why I was asking. I wasn't sure what changes were on the horizon.
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    Buy new CPU & Video Card in June or December?

    I'm getting ready to start buying parts for my new gaming rig in May. I have about $180 a month in my budget I can put towards it, but the wife gets a little irrate when I spend more at one time (even if I didn't spend anything the month before - married guys you know how it goes!). I also get...
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    Buying an LCD monitor tonight, help me choose

    Adaman, What do you thik of your new monitor? I was looking at the Acer but now I'm thinking about checking out the ChiMei as well.
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    Minimum laptop specs to run Oblivion?

    My brother is looking at buying a cheap laptop to play Oblivian. What would be the minum specs (or better yet an actual brand/model suggestion) to play it at a medium quality setting?
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    Viewsonic VA1912wb (19" widescreen) - a few issues

    That sucks - I was considering this monitor but if it's stretching fullsceen games to widescreen I'm going to have to pass :(
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    Doc Martins Online Sale

    me either :(
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    Viewsonic VA1912wb Widescreen LCD

    I too am interested in this monitor - I'd like a digital widescreen but don't want something too big. This is the only thing I could find at newegg smaller than the 2005FPW... How do you know it's a "TN" panel and what would be a better panel to look for?
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    EPoX "EP-9NPA+Ultra" NVIDIA nForce4 ULTRA Chipset Motherboard

    Corsair value works fine in mine as well.
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    Motherboard Choice

    There's no point in getting a SLI board if he's sticking with ATI graphics. I just built my first computer with the Epox nforce 4 ultra and it's been great so far. I picked it because it was reviewed well by Annandtech for it's stability and ability to overclock - you should consider it.
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    Help with error during startup...

    I went ahead & did a fresh install since I wasn't in any rush - turned out great and have alreday logged an hour playing World of Warcraft on my new system :)
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    Help with error during startup...

    lol, no - so I just set it as first boot device and was able to load windows set up - thanks for the help :) I'm going to just reinstall windows and take it from there.
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    Help with error during startup...

    Would it be easier for me to just reload windows rather than track down this error? If so, how exactly do I initiate the windows reload? I've rebooted the computer with the Windows disc on the CD-ROM drive, but I can't figure out how to get it to run since windows won't load...
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    Help with error during startup...

    It never gets far enough to start loading windows files though. When I start the computer it goes: 1. image of the EPoX logo 2. 1st bios screen (says hit F1 to continue, Del top enter setup) 3. 2nd bios screen (Verifying DMI Pool Data) 4. Repeats 1, 2 & 3 5. Then the error screen pops up...
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    Help with error during startup...

    I was installing the motherboard drivers on my new build (in sig) and I got the following error after restarting from installing the nvidia drivers (I installed them all except for the IDE drivers isnce I heard they weren't that great): Windows coudl not start because the following file is...
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    Do retail athalon 64 chips have thermal interface material applied?

    Awesome! Thanks for your quick reply :)
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    Do retail athalon 64 chips have thermal interface material applied?

    I'm in the middle of building my first system and there appears to be a film of some sort on the heatsink of my new, retail 3700+ processor (includes heatsink & fan). Is this the thermal interface material? The heatsink packaging was raised in the area of the film leading me to believe that it...
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    Quick RMA question

    Is there a time limit from when I order a part from newegg to when I can RMA it for replacement if it's defective? I checke dtheir RMA FAQ and couldn't find the answer. The reason why I'm asking is that I'm buying parts for my computer 1 piece per month but I don't want to get screwed if I...
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    Why is this so expensive?

    LOL, I just bought XP Home OEM for my new build & was wonderingw hy it came with a cable Y power splitter for free - now I know :) On a side note, are there any differences betweeen OEM & retail when initially installing? This is my first time using OEM and I want to be prepared for any...
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    What's the actual screen size of new 17" LCD's ?

    Awesome - thanks!
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    What's the actual screen size of new 17" LCD's ?

    After reading this thread, I wanted to learna bit more about the differences between LCD & CRT viewable screen size. My monitor at home is a 3 year old 19" CRT. I measured the actual screen diagonal length and it's 16". Would a new 17" LCD have the same viewable screen size then?
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    Is LCD really all that it's talked up to be?

    Is this true? My 19" CRT (from a 3 year old Dell) is actually almost too big for me because I like to comfortably take in the entire screen at once while gaming. I was thinking about getting an LCD to free up some space, but if the LCD screen display area is bigger than that of a like sized...
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    To those that have switched to a 19"LCD...

    I'm in the process of buying parts for my new computer and I've been pretty pummped that it will be able to play games in 1600 X 1200 resolution. I was also thinking about replacing my 19" CRT with a 19" LCD to clear some space on my desk, but I was kind of shocked to find that the 19"LCD's I...
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    My Next Computer - Comments Please

    That's very similar to my current build. I'm going with the PCI E option so there'll be more future upgrade potential. :)
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    Slowest procesor for 7800GTX?

    Thanks guys!
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    Slowest procesor for 7800GTX?

    I'm in the process of building my new system and I was wondering wha the minimum stock processor I would need to work with a 7800GTX. For exaple, would this video card be overkill on a NON overclocked 3500+ Venice? What about a 3200+?