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    Power supply for new computer

    Got an eMachine T6524 and I'm going to get a 6800GS so I'm going to need more power then the 300W I got in right now. I got cdrom, dvd burner, hdd, 2 sticks of ram and 1 fan. I want something I can use for a long time and maybe add afew more fans later on. Any ideas? I kinda wanna keep the price...
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    Dual 6600 256 or Dual 6600 GT 128MB PCI-E

    Is it worth the extra 100 bucks for the Dual 6600 GT 128MB DDR3 cards? I'm planning on buying the system from PC Club for under $1000 (not bad). Also do anyone know if the 6600 or the 6600 GT can over clock much? Also is it a good idea to overclock on SLI? One more question I will only play RTS...
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    512KB cache vs 1MB cache

    Thinkin about getting an HP but one has a 512KB cache and other is 1MB. Is it worth a 50buck diff? This is only about cache not about HP or building my own :) Thank you.
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    ATI onboard vid (compaq)

    A friend of mine just got a compaq sr1650nx but he has a 6800GS in his other computer and wants to put it in the compaq (since its better) but hes not sure if there will be problems with ati onboard with nvidia. I said no but hes scared. He said hes seen afew people with problems about it so...
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    MSI K8N Neo4-F NVIDIA

    I did make another thread afew days ago on the same board but it was the platinum. Not sure if its the exact board just with fewer add-ons. But this is the last issue on my mind so I just wanna be 100% sure I picked the right board. I'm going to get an Antec 550W PSU so that will be enough power...
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    Final PC build

    I think everything is in order. Just would like to know if that PSU can handle the MSI, 3 fans , vid card, dvd burner and one hard drive. Also will the ram work well with the MSI board? I'm going to order this next week if all goes well. Budget was $800. Also how long would you think I can keep...
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    eVGA Geforce 6600GT or Radeon X800 GTO or GeForce 6800 XT

    Hello. Thank you for looking in on this thread. First I just wanna say I wont be playing any FPS. Only afew RPG but mainly RTS games. This isn't going to be a gaming PC but I'll do some gaming on it. I'm getting the MSI K8N Neo4-F NVIDIA motherboard (dunno if that matters) and 1 gig (2x512)ram...
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    First PC build

    First I would thank you for looking at my thread and hopefully giving me some pointers. A friend of mine finally convinced me to just build then buy a Compaq. My current PC is a Compaq 500Mhz 128MB ram. So anything will be better. I'll use this as a reg computer I'm not a heavy gamer as in FPS...
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    MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra

    I keep getting mixed reviews on the MSI K8N Neo4. I want to get a good board for $125-$150 for an A64 skt 939. Should I not even read newegg reviews on products? I did a search here too and kinda got the same thing people have problems unless those are few and far between. I did read a lot on...
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    nvm

    sorrys
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    100foot cat5=lag?

    I dont think so but I just wanted to make sure before I get 100 feet of cable and find out my ps2 will lag. Just wanted to make sure before I spent the 60 bucks! Any comments would be great! Thank you
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    Gateway vs Insignia Monitor

    I'm not trying to spend much money on a new monitor so I think I'm going to go with a CRT. Space isn't an issue and I wont really play PC games. The two monitors I'm looking at are the same price at bestbuy $129.99. Heres the Insignia Insignia 19" CRT Monitor and heres the Gateway Gateway 17"...
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    eMachines T3306

    I'm thinking about getting the T3306 but I'm just not sure if its worth the price. Heres the specs from Emachines site T3306 specs I'm planning on buying it from circuitcity Emachines T3306 I'm not sure what motherboard eMachines uses for the T series. I just cant seem to find much info on it...
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    6 ft CAT5 vs 25ft CAT5

    Right now I have my PS2 and TV right by my router which is on my computer desk. I want to move my TV on the other side of the room so I can have some more space. Right now I have a 6 ft CAT5 cord plugged in my PS2 but if I move my TV I will need to get a 25 ft cord. I just wanted to know if...
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    Mid Range vid card? Please help me.

    I dont want to go past $150 but if I have too I will but atleast not past $200. My system is going to be AMD64 3000+, DFI "LANPARTY UT nF3 250Gb" NVIDIA nForce3 250GB, 512MB RAM. Is this a good vid card or no? MSI ATI RADEON 9600PRO . I dont need the best. I just want something I can play HL2...
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    ANTEC Performance Series II SOHO

    I'm thinking about getting this case because I have read it has good airflow and its a strong case and its only 82 bucks at ebuyer. I'm just going to have a AMD64 3000+, DFI Lanparty, Video card, HDD and a CDBurner in it so it shouldn't run too hot. Should I get an extra fan or 2 more? Also...
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    Well rounded Intel Socket 478 board?

    I've been looking at many boards for a Intel 3.0Ghz Socket 478. I'm looking for something where I can do some gaming on it but also mess around with programs. Right now I cant really find a good board that can do gaming that much. I might be looking at them all wrong. I'm picking AGP 8X but also...
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    Rosewill Case w/400watt Power Supply

    Hi I'm planning on building my frist computer and I want to use this case Rosewill TU-155 with 2 80mm fans in the front Extra fans and this Motherboard PC Chip Model 960G V3.0 with a Intel 3.0 cpu. I'm planning on getting a dvd burner later on. But I wanted to know if the standard Power Supply...
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    PC Chips Motherboard M960G RAM

    I'm thinking about buying this motherboard but newegg doesn't say exactly what kind of ram to put in it. I did a search on www.crucial.com/ and this is what they put. 184-pin DIMM Banking: 2 (2 banks of 1) Chipset: SiS 661FX DDR SDRAM Frequencies: PC2100, PC2700, and PC3200 Error...