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    9800Pro or X1600Pro

    I'm giving my 9800SE to my brother and I was wondering if I should get a 9800Pro or X1600Pro. They're around $95 open box on Newegg. Do you guys have any other reccomendations? I would like to keep it under $100 since I dont game that much anymore, and when I do its Battlefield and FarCry.
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    Whats the best Video Card Cooler

    I can open pipelines. I've done it before with this card. But it overheats when you do, so I need a better cooler.
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    Whats the best Video Card Cooler

    I'm thinking about keeping my 9800SE for a little while longer. I can't open up all of the pipelines or OC it because it overheats and freezes. So if I get a new cooler, I was thinking I could open up all of the pipelines and OC it and be able to run it stable. I was wondering what VGA cooler...
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    Out of these two cards, which one do you guys reccomend? I'll OC a little, but I'm not a hardcore OCer. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102613 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102466 Those are the 2 cards I've narrowed it down to.
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    I was looking at the X1600Pro and its about the same price as the X800GTO's, but the X1600Pro core is clocked 100Mhz faster than the X800GTO. Does core speed matter anymore?
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    Is that the only X800GTO able to unlock to 16 pipelines(besides the X800GTO2)? Or can the Sapphire cards do it too?
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    I have another question. You guys are saying get the Connect3D X800GTO. I would rather get the Sapphire because I've had better experience with them. Which one should I get? Also is it better to have the 256MB card over the 128MB card?
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    Well I'm not much of an OCer. Is that why everyone is recommending the X800GTO, to OC?
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    What Video Card to get for $180

    I need a new video card, if you cant tell by my sig specs. I'm getting a new mobo so I can get an PCI-E card. I haven't been around computer stuff for a long time so when I started looking into new video cards I was amazed by all the new stuff. I would only like to spend about $180 on a new...
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    Dont know whats in my own computer

    For $500 you could just buy a new laptop. And i wouldn't recommend getting another Dell. But thats just me.
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    Cable management

    I use zip ties to tie them together. I also run the cables around the motherboard and stuff any excess into my front bays. Always be sure that the connectors and cables are clear of fans though. I had a 4 pin connector fly into a fan one day out of no where. It was totally random.
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    Would a sempron 2600 socket 754 be faster/better than a barton 3000 socket A?

    I've had trouble overclocking my Sempron. I would keep the Barton 3000+
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    Video Card V.S. Ram

    I play BF2 with only 512MB ram and it works fine
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    Overclocking My Sempron 2600+ Socket 754

    My brother has tried to OC my system in the past and he could only get it from 1.6GHz to 1.7GHz. And that was even unstable. I've searched around the web and have found people who have overclocked their 2600+ anywhere from 2.0GHz to 2.4GHz. Does the Motherboard I have OC very well, or is it the...
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    Cleaning Thermal-pad residue off a CPU

    Use rubbing alcohol and a paper towel. Almost forgot. Put the rubbing alcohol on the paper towel, not the processor, then rub it off.
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    Overclocking Question

    Looks like it would OC good. But dont hold be accountable when you blow it up.
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    Video Card V.S. Ram

    I dont know which is faster, but if it were me I'd get the 6600GT and the 512MB of ram.
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    Best Overclocking Ram

    my brother tried OC and it only got to 1.7GHZ and it wasnt stable. I've heard people say that they've gotten theirs to 2.4GHz.
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    Best Overclocking Ram

    oh, I thought OCZ was more than that
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    Need help selecting PSU

    Yeah, sometimes Dell is dumb and they make it so you cant upgrade stuff like that. They make it just a little bit bigger or a little bit smaller.
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    Best Overclocking Ram

    forgot to mention that I dont want to spend that much. I'm trying to keep it around $80.
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    Best Overclocking Ram

    I want to OC my processor but my memory is holding me back. I've been looking at DDR500 PC4000. Is that a good speed? I found some GeIL memory for about $68. It's 512MB (2x256). Is that a good one for OC memory? Any recommendations or comments would be greatly appreciated.
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    Memory DDR500 PC4000

    I'm going to get memory that is better for OC. Should I get Kingmax 512MB or Patriot 512MB Both 1 stick of 512MB Or should I get PQI, Kingmax, or Geil All three are 2x256MB They're all about the same price and are DDR500 PC4000.
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    9800SE with a Processor Heatsink

    I have a 9800SE and it is overheating like crazy. Its not overclocked or anything. I was in the middle of playing FarCry and it froze and came up with an error from the video card. I guess it got too hot or something. Someone told me they've heard of peple putting processor heatsinks on their...
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    9800SE with a Processor Heatsink

    I have a 9800SE and it is overheating like crazy. Its not overclocked or anything. I was in the middle of playing FarCry and it froze and came up with an error from the video card. I guess it got too hot or something. Someone told me they've heard of peple putting processor heatsinks on their...
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    CD-ROM Freezing my PC

    I figured it out. Its the drivers I had installed. They're the correct drivers, but they just have issues. I tried Nvidia and MSI drivers and they both did the same thing. I just uninstalled the IDE driver and it works perfectly now. Why it has issues with the driver? I dont know.
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    CD-ROM Freezing my PC

    Its a toshiba I got out of my old Dell
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    CD-ROM Freezing my PC

    OK, I've done various stuff and this is starting to get really wierd. I tried an audio CD and it worked, but a CD like FarCry wont work. I reinstalled Windows. Then I used the Nvidia nForce drivers instead of the MSI drivers. I put FarCry in after installing the drivers I got from Nvidia and it...
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    CD-ROM Freezing my PC

    is anyone going to answer my question?
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    Another "How's this system" question

    Dont use ASUS. Anything but ASUS.
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    CD-ROM Freezing my PC

    I just built my new system and whenever I put a CD in the CD-ROM my computer freezes. I really don't know whats going on because I used it to install Windows and it worked perfectly. I have all the motherboard drivers installed. I dont know what to do. Should I just by a new CD-ROM?
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    Memory Question for Build

    I'm building my first PC and I have not decided what memory to get. Just to let you know, I'm getting a Sempron 2600, Socket 754, MSI K8N NEO Platinum Edition, 160GB Seagate SATA HDD, and Sapphire 9800SE. I want 512MB of ram, but only want to spend about $45. What brand should I go with?
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    Need a PSU reccomendation

    The brands that I would recommend are enermax, allied, and superflower. I would personaly go with Allied just because they've always been good when I've used them.
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    Motherboard for $50 that can OC Good

    Well I need SATA on the board because I already have a SATA Seagate 160GB HDD, which I retrieved from my old Dell. I'm thinking about spending the extra $30-$40 on a Sempron 2600+ Socket 754. And buying a refurb. MSI K8N Platinum Edition.
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    Motherboard for $50 that can OC Good

    Not the Platinum Edition which is one of the best Socket A motherboards ever made, in my opinion.
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    Motherboard for $50 that can OC Good

    I'm building my first system and I need some recommendations for a motherboard. I'm going to use an AMD Duron 1.8Ghz, which I will overclock. So I need a good board for around $50. I'd like to go with an NForce2 board. Thanks for any help or recommendations. I was going to get the MSI K7N2...
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    MSI K7N2

    I guesss I should've been more clear. The motherboard I was looking at was the MSI K7N2 Delta2-LSR. The the link you gave is a different board, and I can't find anyone selling it. So is the MSI K7N2 Delta2-LSR a good board to use for overclocking?
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    MSI K7N2

    I'm building a new system and I'm going to overclock with it. I'm going to buy an AMD Duron 1.8GHZ and 2 sticks of Kningmax 256MB PC-2700(333MHZ). The Duron is 266MHZ FSB. I want to overclock it to either 300MHZ FSB or 333MHZ FSB. So I was wondering if the MSI K7N2 was a very good board to...
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    Which Motherboard/Processor Combo

    I didnt know which one to put it under. Why post if you have nothing to say?