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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    I read into some more about setting up my Optiplex 260 for dual display and someone said I can just get a PCI VID with DVI output and can output to a TV while still using the onboard AGP to output to a LCD Monitor for browsing. Just wonder if that will work? Or I definitely need to get a...
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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    Thanks Scholzpdx for your help. In fact I dn't necessary need a low profile card, that's only for the AGP slot. The PCI slot does have a full size room and I am thinking t get a non-low profile card that is a bit more powerful. Any suggestion on such card? The one you suggested is a bit over...
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    Suggestion on PCI Card for Dual LCD Output w/ Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop

    Hi, I am trying to buy a video card for my Dell Optiplex 260 Slim Desktop. It only accepts low profile AGP and regular PCI cards. I would like to buy a card so that it can output to a 19" LCD and yet have another output to my 40" LCD TV so may watch DVD or Video on the big screen. Does...
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    Sorry, I never tried OC a X2 before and that's what I googled and see with people pointing out how much they can OC a X2... so maybe at 2.6 is along the line of how well a X2 can normally OC on air and that's with a pretty decent MB, or some MB under $100 can do so?
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    thanks Conroe for helping... I guess I may not need much OC, so the upper limit of a Asrock Dual at 300 FSB will be good enough for now... (at least there's no wonder board that does well on OC and costs less than $150) Now my concern like others is, do I need a Conroe? I just calculated...
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    Core 2 Duo Available At Monarch!

    so does that I mean I should cancel my order? Given the time they ship, Conroe's supply may be back to normal and the price will go back down a bit? What do you guys think?
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    Power Supply Test Tool

    Thanks everyone, however, based on Rise and Zepper's suggestion, it seem that this take alot more technical work then I thought... I though at the very beginning that there could be some tool to tell if my current rag, after loaded up to windows, is utilizing certain amount of power. I was...
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    Power Supply Test Tool

    Hi everyone, is there a tool I can use to test if the components of my PC are pushing to the limit of my power supply... I am worry that I am adding new components to the rag and the PS won't sustain... Thanks very much for the help!
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    Motherboard and Ram for E6400

    Hi everyone, just ordered the E6400 for $249 total and wonder if it will much of a performance advantage based on the $27 price different from the E6300. Also what MB and ram should I pair with? What do you guys think about the Asrock Dual? Thanks for the help!
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    Core 2 Duo Available At Monarch!

    Hi everyone, just ordered the E6400, with shipping it comes up to $249 (no tax for CA). What do you think about this price, should I save a bit to get the E6300 instead? However, the E6300 with shipping comes up to $222, just $27 difference. I wonder if the E6400 will give much performance...
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    Dual Core Upgrade Suggestions

    Hi all, summer is here and my old system is getting heat up so I would like to upgrade my system in the coming month! Given the potential price drop and the Conroe release in a week or two, I wonder which dual core solution should I go for? I work mostly with contents, such as playing divx...
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    Boxed Seagate 60GB 2.5" 7200RPM HD for $100

    how can I check if my laptop accepts SATA drive? also with the Newegg OEM Hitachi HD, does it mean it doesn't carry any warantee? Thanks for all the help!
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    OC ECS P4M800Pro-M with PD 930

    Hi everyone, I saw this ECS P4M800Pro-M and Pentium D 930 combo for $160 and wonder if this ECS would work well OCing the Pentium D 930? Anyone has experience with it? Another reason I want to get to combo is I have a spare AGP 6200 vid that I would like to put together with this system...
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    Boxed Seagate 60GB 2.5" 7200RPM HD for $100

    Hi, saw this on the Frys ad and wonder if it's a good deal... it's a good brand and good speed for upgrade the regular HD comes with the laptop... but I don't know if it's a good price! Is Seagate still the better than Maxtor and WD? Thanks!
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    Cool & Quiet, SSE3 and 64-bit Support

    Hi Everyone: Just wonder which Sempron or Athlon 64 on Skt 754 has such features. I am tempted to buy either the Athlon 64 3000+ ECS MB combo at Frys for $100 or Sempron 3100+ with the same ECS MB for $80 and I wonder if these processors have any of those features mentioned. Thanks!
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    Sangokushi Taisen

    I tried to find places in US to play this game but I found no information whatsoever. Can anyone point out if they have ever seen this game published in US and if so where is the location? Thanks very much for any help, I am desperate to play this game! Thanks very very very much!
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    Outpost: Sempron 3100 Retail Boxed CPU $59.90 plus shipping

    anyone know if this is a 64-bit CPU? or the old Sempron?
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    Need Help Buying a Budget System

    yes, the Frys ad is what captioned my attention on the Celeron... without the OEM WinXP, the combo Celeron 326 with ECS MB is selling for $70 plus tax... that's the cheapest combo ever, but I wonder is he will do as well as the Sempron... hence my post of this topic =)
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    Need Help Buying a Budget System

    Hi everyone, just wonder if the Sempron 64 2800+ or above with a TF6100 MB still the best budget combo with the highest Price/Performance ratio? I just read Anandtech's March CPU guide and it suggested that Celeron D is a better choice for building a budget system. However, I have never...
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    ECS RS482-M

    Is it any good? The Fry's combo has this board with the Venice 3500+, basically the MB is like free. But I wonder if this board is anyone, or would most likely end up spending more to get another board. Thanks very much for help!
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    Thanks Zap for your analysis. If the ECS board comes with the Fry's combo would OC up to 250Mhz then I would for sure go with such board since it's almost like free with the combo price. For the ram, I was thinking somewhere around $70 to $80 and wonder if people usually OC the ram from...
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    yup exactly Zap... I want to build a budgeted system yet give me the speed of a higher end system if possible... if not I will still be satisfied! But given the OC limit of AMD chip, it seems there's much room for it except that the limit is mostly governed by the ability of the MB. Hence it...
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    Thanks for all the comments. I understand it may sound conflicting to build a budgeted system yet with a good OC speed. I guess I don't need to OC the Sempron higher than 300Mhz, I am just trying to get as much speed as possible for the CPU/MB setup. If getting a higher model Sempron with a...
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    Just wonder, how much can the Biostar OC to? I want the DFI cuz I heard it's good for OC up to 300 or higher but I don't know about the Biostar. Thanks very much for all the help!
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    now I look at the memory and found they have single and double sided... is there any different... in terms of speed, performance and future upgrade? Is Patriot a good brand? or what brand is good for low CAS latency? Thanks very much again!
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    thanks pkrush, I just took a look at the board and it seems to have good review in Newegg. The main reason I want to get the DFI board is for it's strong ability to OC. If the Biostar can do the same then I will get the Biostar and save the extra $80 for the MB and Video Card. Also should...
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    Sempron 2800+?

    Is the Sempron 2800+ still a good choice for a budgeted system or I should pay that extra $100 for a Venice and 939 MB? I am planning to pair the Sempron 2800+ with a DFI Lanparty NF3 250 MB for downloading and viewing videos mostly. Is there a cheaper board that will allow me to OC the...
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    Sempron 2800+ pair with DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb?

    Hi I am trying to build a low budget system just for downloading and watching videos. Is the Sempron 2800+ (64bit) paired with a DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb still the best match? Or I can do something better with the same cost? Also OT, can I pair the DFI LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb board with...
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    Dual display output to TV and LCD Monitor

    Hi guys I tried out and it seems able to sense both my LCD and TV. With the NVidia driver utility it allows me to separate the two screen with it's own native resolution. Then I can drag windows from my LCD all the way to my TV. So basically I can open a movie with WM and then drag it to the...
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    Dual display output to TV and LCD Monitor

    thanks both for all the help. I will definitely try it and let you guys know if it works out thanks!
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    Dual display output to TV and LCD Monitor

    Hi, I got a Leadtek 6200 with dual display output. Just wonder if it's possible to output to the TV and LCD Monitor with different screens. I would like to watch movie with the TV screen while I browse web on the LCD monitor but I don't want to have a split screen display. It would be nice if...
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    Can I Unlock this 9500 card?

    just curious, I also see the 9600XT has square shape memory, does it mean it has 256 bit memory controller also? so not necessary all 9500 L shape card can be unlocked. Only a specific version? Thanks for the help!
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    Can I Unlock this 9500 card?

    Hi I found this 9500 card is normally bid around $60 (included shipping). Wonder if this can be unlocked and overclocked to a 9700 Pro. If so then I would definitely jump on it since it's such a good price. Also but the look of the square shape ram, it seems the card has 256 bit memory...
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    just wonder how may I check the bandwidth of the card? I tested the card with RivaTuner and in the main screen it say the card is "64-bit, NV3..." so I guess it may be a 64 bit card. I also did a 3DMark03 check and it scored a 1180 even I OC it to 310/450. I guess the card is not too great...
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    Can anyone here comment and provide help with my question if possible. Thanks for everyone's help!
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    Hi, after reading more I think I kind of understand that the memory interface doesn't depend on the memory alone. I kept researching the Samsung memory and it showed as a 256MBit memory. However, I think the card is the main factor for determining the memory interface. Now I just wonder if...
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    I just open the box and the card has Samsung K4D551638F-TC50 ram and as I searched in Google, the Samsung website showed that the ram is with a speed of 200mhz 66pin TSOP-II. Page linked. Can someone please comment if this is a 64 or 128 bit ram? The low profile also has 4 pieces of the...
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    how can I tell the latency value from the memory... they both seem to have the same type of memory except one card use two pieces and the other uses four pieces... also just wonder if this card is 64-bit or 128-bit? I can't find any info from the box nor the BFG website. I haven't open the...
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    Help with BFG 5500OC

    Hi I just bought two BFG 5500OC. One of them is a low profile longer card and the other one is the regular size card but shorter than the low profile one. They both have 128mb memory and should both be 128-bit, now I wonder which one should I keep? The low profile one has only two pieces of...
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    Chaintech VNF3-250 or Epox 8KDA3I?

    Just want to know based on experience, which board runs better: faster, more stable and overclocks better. Thanks for the help!