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    Over heating question

    I just finished building my new computer. I went with the Antec Performance One p160. So far it has been a great case. My question is what is a dangerous heat for my computer. It has a built in thermometer and when i play farcry and halflife 2 the temp goes up. Ussually it is in the 86 to...
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    i still need your help

    Ive already made a few post about whos Nforce 4 mobos are better... MSI or DFI. Ive gotten lots of replies but no seems to be telling me why one mobo over the other. So which nforce 4 sli mobo is better? DFI or MSI. I am building my new comp and cant deside with one is better for gaming. Is...
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    MSI vs DFI

    I have read some great reviews of MSI and DFI's new Nforce $ SLI boards but no review that compares the two side byy side. It would seem that both are excellent mother boards but i cant deside witch one to buy. Please give me some advise... thanks
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    3500+ or 3800+

    I am looking at the AMD 3500+ with a winchester core for $275 or the AMD 3800+ for $428 with a newcastle core. Does the extra $153 justify the extra 200mhz worth of CPU speed? I have no idea how to over clock... nor do i want to tamper with it i just want to know what peeple think. Should i get...
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    3500+ or 3800+

    I am looking at the AMD 3500+ with a winchester core for $275 or the AMD 3800+ for $428 with a newcastle core. Does the extra $153 justify the extra 200mhz worth of CPU speed? I have no idea how to over clock... nor do i want to tamper with it i just want to know what peeple think. Should i...
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    which board?

    Iam buying a new SLI motherboard but dont know if i should buy an MSI or DFI mother board. If read some great things about DFI but havent read a thing about the MSI board. Can some one help out? Is there a review up anywere or can u recomend one over the other. Thanks...
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    Lian li cases

    Seems like everyone loves there lian li cases. I am in the market for anew case but havent choosen one yet. Which Lain Li case is the best. The one that everyone raves about? Aslo any other sugestions for cases would be great. Thansk for the help.
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    building new rig

    Only a few more compnents and i should be ready to build my new rig. so far I have desided on the following components. 1. AMD 3500+ winchester core --279.00 2. DFI LANPARTY Norce4 SLI-DR mother board --250.00 3. Corsair XMS seriies 184 pin 512x 2 Ram -- 250.00 4. BFG Geforce 6800 GT (PCI...
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    Nroce4 power supplies

    I have desided on buying DFI's nforce 4 SLI-DR motherboard. I have also bought a BFG 6800 GTgraphics card and plan on possible buying another one in a year or so. I want a power supply that will be powerful enough to power two of these cards. So i need help finding a good power supply for...
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    which ram to buy?

    I am buying some new ram. However the choices seem to be very vast. I was thinking about getting the Corsair XMS series of ram but there seems like a huge selection. I would like to spend any were between 200 and 240 dollars on two sticks of 512 MB. If anyone can make a recomemdation for the...
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    AGP vs PCI express

    Ive been holding out for a Nforce 4 board and an SLI setup for a while now but iam begining to have doubts about it. For starters i wont be able to play world of warcraft on a SLI rig because nvidia drivers do not support the game. Also current Nforce 4 mother boards do not match the top notch...
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    PCI express graphics cards?

    I am now ready to build my new computer. I ve desided to go the NForce 4 route but buy one graphics card at a time. However i cant find any Geforce 6800 series graphics cards that have both PCI express and an SLI certification. I would like to buy either a 6800gt or Ultra but just cant find...
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    SLI Mother boards?

    I just read a review for the ASUS A8N SLI Deluxe motherboard. However over the cource of the reading it did not mention if the motherboard supported the new SATA II hard drives. Also it did not mention how much power is needed. If anyof you guys can figure out if this board supports SATA II...
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    SATA 2

    So far what ive read about DDR2 suggests there is no difference over the original DDR. So is there a difference in performance with a SATA 2 mobo and a hard drive that supports SATA 2? The Maxtor Maxline 3 and the new Nforce 4 boards all support the new SATA 2. But does the jump from 1.5gb/ps...
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    ATI's new cards

    Iam about 3 months away from buying a new computer. Ive been debating on weather or not I should buy a nvidia or ati card. (note... iam not a fan boy of either). Ati's cards really look impressive, as does nvidias offerings. However iam leaning more to the side of nvidia because of SLI. I...
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    Blue Ray

    Its unfortunate that HD - DVD won that battle. Blue Ray is the superior format. Well at least my Playstation 3 will have blue ray. The real losers are me and you, cause now we will be forced to buy two dvd players. Unless they come out with one that plays both formats. But that will be...
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    woot!

    What does woot mean? Is it the battle cry of the nerd or something?
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    Frames per second programs

    Are there any prgrams availble that I can use to mesure the frames per second in games like half life , doom or farcry? How much they cost and maybe even how to use them? Any help would be great. Thanks
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    SLI power supplies

    Iam about 3 or 4 months away from building my new rig. I have desided to get and Nforce 4 mother board and go the whole SLI route. My only real question is how much power do i need to run 2 6800GT's or Ultra's. How much will be enough? Also i will need a four pin to six pin adapter for the...
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    Buying a new CPU

    Three years ago I bought a brand new Dell with a pentium 4 1.8 ghz CPU. I am now in the begining phases of building a new computer. I have desided to move to AMD. I am leaning towards the AMD 3500+ . It is clocked at 2.2 ghz. I really dont want to buy a new CPU that is not at least twice as...
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    Maxtor SATA II Hard drives

    Maxtor seems to have some really nice Hard Drives. In particular I am talking about there new 250 and 300GB drives that feature NCQ, a 16MB buffer and SATA II suport. Does any one out there have one? How do you like it? Do you have a compatable SATA II mother board? Basicly id like to hear...