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    Whats the funniest real life name you have ever heard of?

    Several. Played baseball with a kid named "Jimmy Weeney". Went to school with a "Candy Sprinkles" Had a customer with a last name of Poonpoolpoke. Another one was a Gangh Bang. No lie.
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    What kind of desk setup do you have for your gaming pc?

    It was actually the wife's idea.
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    What kind of desk setup do you have for your gaming pc?

    I use the Brown Laminate Folding tables myself. No need to ever buy a desk. :)
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    Apple specific memory???

    A lot of the ram manufacturers have their own memory selectors available. Patriot, Corsair, Crucial. Takes a lot of the guesswork out of it. Also going that route will typically save you money, especially versus going through the manufacturer's ram pricing. Patriot Crucial Corsair
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    Wii in stock @ Toys R Us - -Freehold NJ

    Yeah, they are getting better availablity. Of course just in time as I decide to sell mine on Ebay because I never play it. :) Not trying to profit, just trying to get enough for a Xbox 360 instead.
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    500 dollars to spend...looking to upgrade

    Yes, the Powersupply is the least glamourus item to look at, however almost any random problem can stem from it. I had a personal machine that would come up with errors such as: Memtest Errors CPU Overclock Error on POST Windows BSOD Swapped out the PSU to an Enermax Noisetaker, system...
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    500 dollars to spend...looking to upgrade

    Well, you're pretty much looking to change the ram as well unless you stick with socket 939. (DDR versus DDR2) Also, do you have AGP or PCI-e for video? If you stick 939, you're going to need a 4000+ to equal your performance (2.4ghz, 1 meg cache) as far as a single core chip. Obviously, you...
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    RMA'd my AMD 64 X2 4400+ CPU & AMD replaced it with a 4600+

    Pretty much all of the 1 meg Cache per Core 939 pin cpus went EOL by AMD a long time ago. You gained some clock speed (200mhz, but lost half the cache) Some applications will be slightly faster, some will be slightly slower. It's pretty much a toss up IMO.
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    Computer turned off when putting side wall on

    Yeah, look at the standoffs. It does sound like its grounding out. Some servers we had to use a Mylar shield because of the small clearance between the board and case.
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    Underclocked cpu?

    Yeah, the DRAM setting was commonly set too low to 100mhz. Back when Socket A was very popular, we'd get at least 2 calls a week about it.
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    Budget Build

    Decent ram, no rebate. Link I also second the opinion of going integrated video on the motherboard. Abit or Asus are what I'd recommend. Hard drive, 250 is the sweet spot currently as previously stated.
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    Motherboard Advice and General Build Advice Needed

    Better deal on Ram, no rebate: Link The power supply itself should have the ratings on it, it may be on the top of it so I'd take out the power supply to check. That will tell you if that will handle the upgraded video card. Anything in the 300-350w range should handle the updated components.
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    Need Some Advice About Choosing A PSU

    When I was at Monarch we did a ton of systems with the OCZ GameXstreams, never had any issues with them. 700w
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    Having a bit of trouble trying to find a CPU HSF.

    The Freezer 64 Pro is pretty decent. I also had good results with the Thermaltake CL-P0200 cooler as well.
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    AMD 3700 CPU UPGRADE

    Depends on what you want to spend. Is it a socket 939 board or socket 754? 939 board you have other choices as far as cpus go, you may not have to gut everything. What video card do you have? PCI-e or AGP?
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    Comparable Memory

    The C2 ram has the timings of: 2-3-2-6 Its going to be on the stick of ram 99% of the time. Equal ram out there is going to be: Kingston HyperX Crucial Ballistix OCZ Platinum
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    which processor and when

    If you wait 3-4 months, 3-4 months later there will be another latest and greatest to come out and you'll want to wait longer. Its a vicious cycle. :) Personally I'd look at a Core2Duo now, E6600 is about the best bang for the buck you can do currently. QuadCore is out, but still we're not...
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    Someone give me the basics on RAID

    There's many different levels of RAID available. Most endusers look at either: RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 0 is striping. It will take your two say, 250 gig drives, and show them as one 500 gig drive. This is designed for performance, but for the small increase in performance you also have an...
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    I know they had a ton of them when I left, they were selling decently due to pricing. If I didn't get a such awesome deal on my TJ-07, I would have gotten one of them.
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    Thanks! It's difficult to start off in sales, but fortunately I get to sell product I know and love. (I dealt more behind the scenes at Monarch, only was involved with sales when the salesman screwed up or needed help.)
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    I can honestly say I did see them trying to do everything possible to turn it around, but once I saw the hole being too deep to climb out of I needed to move on. It happened pretty quickly, but I guess the writing was on the wall.
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    I've driven by, you won't see anything going on. Pretty sad, the three years I worked there were some of the most enjoyable times I've had at work in my life.
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    Thanks for the kind words. Please feel free to contact me on anything, at my current role I'm able to do some discounting and the such. Corporate level is even better, I can get Extranets setup with pricing levels built in, ability to do POs right online, etc.
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    No pictures of it, it wasn't much to look at the end though. No personal abuse of money from what I gathered, all parties involved were struggling when I left. (Ownership, managers, employees) Obviously they took some risks, as do all business owners especially in our industry. (How much...
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    Monarch Computers....BEWARE

    Here is my updated Anandtech user name, in case you would like to IM me.
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    Anyone that has Issues with Monarch Computer Read This !!

    I'm not Mr Monarch, I'm registered on Hard as MonarchJoe as well. Quite honestly I just never quite got into their forum, mainly for lack of time. We're not perfect, never claimed to be nor will we ever be. We've had a rough past few months, as evidenced by the decline in reviews. There...
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    Anyone that has Issues with Monarch Computer Read This !!

    Adam, I appreciate the feedback. The phone system previously discussed is in its final stages of completion. Getting all the companies we have to deal with on the same page at the same time has been a nightmare. This will allieviate all of the issues phonewise we've had, and also allow my...
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    Anyone that has Issues with Monarch Computer Read This !!

    Monarch Computer Systems categorically denies the accusation of this individual who has chosen to perform a ?hit job? on this family owned company. Monarch has not been contacted by any agency or government entity threatening to close the company down or issue a restraining order...
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    Monarch Computers?

    I understand that we've recently had some problems with our ratings but we are actively working to resolve these as quickly as possible. Here are the the things that we're doing: (1) Both Sterling and I are back to being involved with Customer Service full-time with our number one goal of...
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    Monarch Rebate Countdown 4/1/06 (please don't be an april fools' joke :P )

    Very comparable from the few reviews I've read, currently the 7600GT is outperforming it but the X1800 GTO just came out. (Never know what to expect until driver tweaks come about) I haven't much experience with it as we just started carrying it. They also put a rebate on the 7600 GT CO from...
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    Monarch Rebate Countdown 4/1/06 (please don't be an april fools' joke :P )

    Yeah, that was a $300.00 case when it first came out. Its one of those either you like it or hate it kind of cases. I always thought it was kinda cool myself...
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    Monarch Rebate Countdown 4/1/06 (please don't be an april fools' joke :P )

    If DOA, it goes back through Sapphire themselves. The X800 XL was one of the top mid-cards for some time, and is still a real strong performer all around. For 75 bucks, you can't beat it. (And if I wouldn't have to buy another motherboard to support it, I'd own one now myself)
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    Is Monarch always so inefficient?

    I hate to hear of your troubles. Please email me directly at joe@monarchcomputer.com with your details and I will personally take care of it.
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    Is Monarch always so inefficient?

    I know this is a bit of an old thread, but I wanted to let everyone I'm still around and more than willing to help any of you. My current duties keep me away from here more than I would like, but I have access to my email 7 days a week. So please, if any of you have any questions on you order or...
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    Is Monarch Computers always this slow on shipping parts?

    I'm sorry to hear of your problems. Did everything get cleared up? If you have any questions please do not hesitate to email me directly @ joe@monarchcomputer.com
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    Monarch prebuilt anygood?

    Monarch, definately. They're great! ;) Honestly, we have our pre-configured systems that hit certain budget areas, and also offer the full-on custom systems for the more daring types. The nice thing with the pre-configured systems is that while it is a "pre-selected" system, you still know...
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    Monarch Computer BEAT THE CLOCK Sales Event

    Yes, we will be able to get you taken care of. If you have any needs of a corrected invoice, please email me directly @ joe@monarchcomputer.com and I will take care of it for you. We apologize for the confusion!
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    Monarch Computer BEAT THE CLOCK Sales Event

    I can guarantee you it will be worth a look on Friday.
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    Monarch Black Friday

    It is listed in our Terms and Conditions that we do charge once the order is placed. This is our first step in verifying the validity of the purchase.
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    Reliable A64 SKT939 Board

    We've had really good luck with the Abit socket 939 pin motherboards, I would recommend one of those personally.