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    New HTPC Build Help

    Okay I have everything running now. The two issues I bought up earlier sort of fixed themselves. The CPU fan isn't too loud anymore - I think it is just for a bit initially when booting up. And the case fan just stopped making noise, don't know why. I have everything up and running and...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Okay fixed it. I didn't know that I had to hook up the power switch from case. In the desktop I built 2 years ago, flipping the PSU switch would turn everything on, at the very least the CPU fan, but I guess it is different in this one. I have another problem though, of course. Now my...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Tried putting the PC together tonight. I think I may be doing something wrong. After finally putting everything in the case and plugging everything in through the PSU - I am not getting any power. The only thing I see that turns on is the Standby LED Powerlight on the motherboard. :( I...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Yes, the RAM is 1.5V. Why is that important? I can look into OTA HD, now that I don't need to buy anything extra for that. Although I'm still not exactly sure how it works, but Slugbait gave me a link that may help clear the confusion. Just to clarify, are you saying integrating the TV Tuner...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    CPU/MOBO Combo: Intel Core i3-550 Clarkdale 3.2 GHz + ASUS P7G55-M PRO - $220 Newegg Hard Drive: Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD15EARS by Western Digital - $60 Amazon PSU: Ill just go with the non-modular PSU, 30$ after...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Do you guys see any need for an additional blu-ray player in my HTPC if I am already going to have one in my SONY PS3, which will be with the HDTV anyway, since it is needed for the trueHD/DTS-HD decoding. Also, wouldn't I need to buy blu-ray software if I went with a blu-ray player/DVD combo...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Piasa - I'm sorry, I don't understand what you are saying. Could you please be more specific.
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    New HTPC Build Help

    I have been researching speaker systems heavily the last couple days, and I think I finally have a winner that meets all my requirements. Sony HT-SS370 1 kW 5.1 Home Theater System It is $258 shipped at thenerds.net with the -$8 holiday couponcode. With the Bravia Sync, it is a perfect fit...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Slug, yeah it is a great deal :D. We definitely will get the extended warranty. Sam's club is pretty good about the returns too. Seems like nothing wrong with it so far. Thanks a lot for your help so far!
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Thanks guys! So I think I have a pretty good grasp on what kind of CPU/Mobo to purchase. We purchased a $1600 Sony - BRAVIA 60" Class / 1080p / 120Hz / LED-LCD HDTV - KDL60EX700 (DISPLAY MODEL) from Sam's Club - no tax. Next thing I want to focus on is the speaker system, which I am a...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Thanks guys. So my family decided they don't want anything less than a 60 inch TV. Right now, the best deal I can find is this one: LG 60" 1080p 120Hz LCD HDTV http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16889005166 This is a recent deal on Newegg - 1300 for the LD550. It was sold out last...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Slugbait - what do you think of this tv? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889005129 It is an 1080 LED-LCD 55" for 1400, free shipping. Would you recommend the P54G25 over this one? I don't want to use it for PC gaming. As far as the CPU - could I not just buy a decent CPU and...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    fuzzy - thanks a lot for the useful advice. I am not sure what you mean by a boot SSD? Do you mean for the hard drive, get a SSD as opposed to a HDD? I'm still confused on why you are recommending this. SSD is quieter and lower access time from what I am reading - is that why? How much...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    Thanks for the tips. Here is some more information. The majority of the $ will be going toward the TV, which is going to be 55" at the very minimum. Should have specified that, sorry. Basically, what the HTPC will be used for is: -Netflix/Watching movies that we have downloaded/blueray...
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    New HTPC Build Help

    I am building an HTPC for my parent's home. I have less than a week to research because I need to have it built and ready to go in two weeks. The budget is around 2500 but that is flexible. It's going to be used for watching tv, not gaming. I am new to this stuff and I need help. I have...
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    Need help finding a good deal for a laptop!

    Hi, I live in America. I am looking for a laptop/notebook computer. My price range is 500-1000. I don’t want a Mac, and I don’t want overheating to be an issue. I will not be using it for gaming, so I do not want to spend a lot of extra money on unnecessary graphics cards – however, I...
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    Thinkpad T500 Stuck on Initial Boot Screen

    Lenovo fixed it for me free of charge (the initial problem, and they replaced the hard drive for me as well), they were extremely quick about it too, after the box came, I sent it that day, they got it the next morning and I got it back the day after that - there are certain parts that are...
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    Thinkpad T500 Stuck on Initial Boot Screen

    I have a new problem :(. And this one was my fault - I did something stupid. I was attempting to back up my data via an external enclosure. So I took my hard drive out of my laptop, but I completely broke off the data connector on the hard drive - the black cover that is covering the golden...
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    Thinkpad T500 Stuck on Initial Boot Screen

    Hello, I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T500 notebook (Model # 2081CTO) that I purchased in mid-October of 2009. I am running a Windows 7 64-bit OS. Basically, I installed Avast anti-virus on the computer, and after installation, it asked me to restart, but after restarting, instead of loading the...
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    This laptop is an LCD though: 15.4" WSXGA+ TFT, w/ CCFL Backlight The TFT is simply a variant of an LCD (it's supposed to better) By LCD do you mean LED?
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    I think the 8700 should be powerful enough. Like I said, just for the fact that I may want to game occasionally in the future, I'll stick with the T500. I missed that the WSXGA+ had CCFL backlighting and not the LED. LED screens supposedly improve battery life and offers screen clarity, but...
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    You're right, there are inconsistencies in what I want. I initially wanted portability, but I have decided that I do not have much school left, so I would rather have a larger screen and just bear with it for bringing it to school. As for gaming, I have built a gaming desktop back home, so...
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    I am deciding between the Lenovo Thinkpad T500 and the Lenovo Enhanced Thinkpad T500. The enhanced is more eXpensive but from what I gather, the only difference is that the enhanced has the business version of Vista, dvd burner, and a different wifi card. The business version of Vista is...
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    Yes, that's funny you say that because I was looking at those right now. Specifically, I was trying to figure out which series is better - the T400 or T500. I concluded that the T500 is a better deal since it is only about a 100$ more and offers better graphics and a higher resolution/bigger...
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    Yes. Because getting the best deal from a specific price range means what you just said.
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    Well as I said, I won't be using it for gaming. Which thinkpad do you recommend specifically as the best deal?
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    That won't help me get the best deal.
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    Buying New Laptop, need advice/recommendations

    I live in America. My price range is 800-1100. I don't want a Mac, and I don't want overheating to be an issue. I will not be using it for gaming. I want it to have great processing power, ram, etc. (so I can multi-task). I want it to have a fairly high battery life. I want it to be...
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    Windows won't load

    I have successfully used Knoppix to access my data - I am looking at my data now through Knoppix. There is many gigabytes of data though - what is the fastest way to transfer it from a laptop to a desktop? Fastest and also the most hassle free. Thanks!
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    Windows won't load

    Hello, My old laptop of about 2 1/2 years has a virus. It is an Acer Aspire 5670 running Windows XP. It started a few weeks ago - basically AVG was down for some reason on my laptop and it was not working. And unfortunately, I was a little slow in reinstalling AVG. As a result, a virus...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    Hello all. The PC is running great - but I have this error. My videocard has this error. My ASUS video card came with a software called "ASUS SmartDoctor" - I think it just monitors my video card and allows me to overclock and adjust other settings. I haven't messed with any of it. But...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    I fixed it!!! Not exactly sure how - but the important thing is that it is fixed :}. My little brother has been gaming for hours without a lag spike! I did several things - I'm not sure what fixed it - here is what I did : 1. Installed 3rd party firmware on my router (Tomato). 2...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    I ditched the EVGA graphics card, my 4830 is fine now. The root problem for this I think is the WLAN Autoconfig, checking for new networks every 60 seconds. to disable this i go to run > services.msc, and scroll down to WLAN Autoconfig and disable it.. but the problem is that when I disable...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    I went to cmd and typed in "ping -t 192.168.1.1" and then it started pinging my router. it showed this line.. one second at a time "reply from 192.168.1.1: bytes=32 time=<1ms TTL=64 occasionaly it would have a request timed out line (every 5-15 lines) but the thing I noticed was...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    Hello. The computer is running beautifully. CS:Source and BF2 run flawlessly ... video-wise. I still have one thing which frustrates me. I did not build this computer so I can lag spike every 30 seconds. It's not the computer - the PC is fine. It's my wireless internet. Router...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    Yes the fan is running. What do you mean by heatsink? The fan on the CPU? No I haven't, it's the one that came with the processor. If you mean some other heatsink, than I have no idea what you're talking about, so no. I checked the temps in the BIOS - the system temp was around 40C last...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    It was the RAM - I replaced the RAM and now I am getting into the BIOS screen! Such a relief. But of course, the problems do not end there. I figured since it was the RAM this whole time, I would go back to the old UD3R GIGABYTE motherboard.. so I did that and hooked it up to the the CPU...
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    just tried benching it.. same result.. tried using the other video card.. same result.. dont see anything on the monitor
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    Need help with building budgeted gaming desktop (amateur)

    It clearly says in my Mobo manual.. hold down DEL key to access BIOS... but the thing is that the keyboard is not working.. at least I don't think it is. As I said before, it will only light up if the USB cord is halfway in the USB Port.. but I don't believe that means it is working... I...