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    Critique My $1200 Gaming Build

    Approximate Purchase Date: 8/16/2011 Budget Range: $1200 before rebates. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Playing games, music, movies, and graphics editing. Parts Not Required: Keyboard, mouse, monitor, Windows 7. Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg, Amazon, open to...
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    Memory upgrade on Dell E1705

    I just took the plunge recently and went to Vista. Problem is my system is a bit sluggish with only 1GB of RAM. I'm looking to upgrade to around 4GB of RAM and was wondering if you guys could give me some suggestions on what would be compatible and work the best. Here is what I'm looking at...
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    Need a bit of advice on a "Budget" gaming system.

    Hey everyone. My brothers computer just took a hit during a thunderstorm and he decided it was time to upgrade. I offered to build him a new PC as I've built my last two and he decided to go that route. The question is what exactly is he going to need? He plays games, mainly World Of Warcraft &...
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    External HD Enclosure

    I just purchased a new laptop and the space provided with the internal HD isn't going to cut it. I've done a little research and decided to simply buy an external HD case for my Seagate 250GB SATA HD. My laptop will support both Firewire and USB 2.0, however, I'd like the enclosure to support...
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    Dell Inspiron E1705 Deal. Any good?

    Dell Inspiron E1705 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHZ 1 GB RAM 533MHZ 17" UltraSharp WS UXGA Display 256MB GeForce 7900 GS 120 GB SATA HD 8x CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer) Sound Blaster Audigy HD Intel Pro Wireless/Bluetooth 36-Months of PC-Cillin Antivirus/Firewall/Spyware 6-Cell Lithium Ion...
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    Laptop Choice Help

    Recently purchased an HP DV8000T with the following specs: Intel Centrino Core Duo (1.6Ghz) 17" WXGA Brightview High Def LCD 1GB DDR2 RAM 160GB (80GB x2) SATA HD GeForce 7600 GO 8x Dual Layer DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery MS Windows XP MCE 2005 Total: $1,200...
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    Laptop Recommendation

    I'm selling my desktop PC and taking the plunge into the Laptop world. I've hit a few walls here trying to decide what I want to do exactly. I need a laptop with a decent amount of power, a lot of storage space, and the ability to do some light/medium gaming (World Of Warcraft). I mainly use...
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    Hauppauge WinTV PVR150

    I recently reformatted and installed a fresh copy of Windows XP MCE 2005. Upon trying to install my Hauppauge WinTV PVR150 card it will bring up the "found new hardware" and ask for drivers. I direct it to the downloaded MCE drivers and halfway through installation my computer will reboot...
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    Overclocking for the first time...

    I've been reading some guides on overclocking and what not and I'm really thinking about going ahead and boosting my system up a bit. The only thing that is holding me back is my PSU and I have stock heating. I still think I can overclock to an extent, however. Anyway, my question is, how...
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    Overheating Issues.. Stumped.

    Alright, I'm completly stumped here. My computer runs fine while doing all tasks accept playing games. I burn DVD's, encode music and video.. Runs smooth. However, upon playing games such as Guild Wars and Half-Life 2 my computer reboots within minutes. I've cleaned out the dust from the...
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    Suggestions For Case Fans...

    I've been having trouble running Guild Wars and i've pinned it down to my system running hot. It runs only when I place a box fan facing into the open case. All I have right now is a stock 120MM fan and the stock heatsink for my CPU. So, I need some suggestions on what cooling I should get so...
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    Is this power supply enough to run these components?

    I have this set-up. Intel P4 2.6 GHZ CPU 1GB Corsair Value Select RAM 2 WD 80GB HD 1 PCI Hauppage WINTV150 1 PCI Soundblaster Audigy LS 1 AGP GeForce 6600GT Graphics Card 1 NEC DVD-RW Drive This in an ANTEC case with a supplied 350 Watt Power Supply. I've been running into...
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    Having Trouble W/ A Hard Drive

    I recently built a new system and I went with a 80GB WD SATA drive as my main hard drive. However, I had an older IDE WD 80GB drive that contained a lot of data which I planned on keeping by installing the older drive as a slave. I went ahead and installed XP Professional on the new drive...
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    Problem with NEC DVD-RW Drive

    I have a NEC DVD burner that I had left over from an old E-Machines computer. I recently built a new machine and after getting it nearly complete I went to put in the drive, however, it wouldn't even slide completely into the bay, creating a gap that wouldn't allow the case door to shut. I...
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    Deciding on a Motherboard

    Hey, I'm working on building a computer for Digital Music, PVR functionality, and very little gaming. I've basically came up with these two motherboards, however, feel free to make suggestions that I don't have listed. Biostar Board Asus Board The Biostar looks solid and is cheaper...
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    New Entertainment PC

    Well I'm looking at a new build around some spare parts I have laying around. I'm looking at using a NEC DVD burner, an Intel P4 2.6 GHZ processor, a 120GB WD HD, and going from there. I don't plan on doing any gaming, just music, movies, and PVR. I think my old processor should do the job...
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    LCD Monitor Buying Help...

    Alright, here is the deal. I've already invested in making a computer with the power to double as an entertainment center. I've got my 5.1 surround sounds speakers and I'm all set to go. However, I've hit a little dilemma. I have a nice sized CRT monitor but I really want to buy an LCD...
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    Multimedia PC

    Howdy everyone, I'm looking into building a Multimedia PC. I'm really going back and forth on parts that I want to put into the machine. I've got a lot of spare parts laying around and I'm debating on whether going ahead and using those or upgrading all the components. Also, I was thinking...
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    Sirius or XM

    This really doesn't pertain to computers, but I've been stressed over making the choice between XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. I was really set on Sirius because of it's sports package and better selection of music with livelier DJ's. However, when I went to look for hardware...