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    Please help me build a computer?

    wow so everyone thinks dell would be the better option?
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    Please help me build a computer?

    So my friend approached me to help him make a computer. Only thing he will be using it for is Heroes: Might and Magic, watchin movies, surfing the net. Pretty easy requirements - can we get it under 400 thou? This is not including the monitor. Thanks
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    Opinions on friends $5000 new build

    imo the speakers suck - i bet a set of logitech/klipsch would be better
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    vid card burned - is it the card or my powersupply?

    okay so my dad told me over the phone about how the computer turned off and wouldn't turn back on - at first i thought power supply. but when i came home and fiddled around with it - the computer turned on but i then noticed some scorching sounds -not to mention the smoke from the video card -...
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    Dell new 20" wide LCD 2005FPW. Has anyone seen this beast?

    weird - you should check your order status on dell.com - they should have a tracking number under shipped
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    getting a 3400+ (939) what ram should i get?

    yeah if i were getting the hyperx its a gig for 170 i think they have it out at outpost- :) probably no overclocking - so valueram? or the cheap hyperx?
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    getting a 3400+ (939) what ram should i get?

    my Asus A8V and 3400+ are shipped and now i need to figure out what ram I should get? anyone have some suggestions. It will be a gig of ram and thinking Kingston Hyperx - but not quite sure. What are the advantages of ram and will i notice the difference except price? THanks all!
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    2001FP or 2001FPW

    people who keep waiting don't ever buy anything
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    anyone know if a passively cooled 6600gt agp going to be made?

    I would like to know if there was a 6600gt agp that was going to be passively cooled. I know gigabyte make a vanilla 6800 passively cooled? Anyone heard anything?
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    bsod ntfs.sys - while defraggin - please help

    bsod using win xp defrag too :(
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    bsod ntfs.sys - while defraggin - please help

    i heard perfect disk is better but i will try defragging with xp
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    bsod ntfs.sys - while defraggin - please help

    my system specs are in my sig - ran memtest with no problem - but when i run defrag on perfectdisk - i keep bsoding - it says i have a file corruption of ntfs.sys - and this only happens if i try to defrag - thx all - anyone have any suggestions?
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    Built new system without mishaps, but performance is mediocre

    how does your cpu compare to other peoples specs? i am thinking that may be a large factor!
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    Locating a A64 3000+ (CG revision)

    newegg tells you what version they sell edit: on every processor it has a model number - as said above you will be able to tell if its a cg version by the last two characters in the model number
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    What's the best "bang 4 buck" Gaming CPU right now?

    i think anandtech suggests the athlon 64 2800+
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    plug it into sata 1 the other one (pri_sata) is for raids - and then install the drivers using makedisk before installing xp
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    There has got to be an easier way!

    get a atx removal tool
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    What's your brand bias?

    cpu - amd and intel mobo - asus video card - nvidia and ati sound card - creative case fans - panaflo
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    Dead Warm PNY Geforce 6800GT $329.99

    i think its back edit: just kidding just hit buy now - and it went to unavailble
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    Anyone here ever done an RMA refund with Newegg.com?

    i am pretty sure the rma went thru - my says closed now- when they recieved my product - and now it says closed -
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    3dMark01 & 03 scores

    if you look at the scores online- they have a database of scores with all different ranges of system specs
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    Low noise components?

    these are the recommended cases at spcr - http://www.silentpcreview.com/article75-page2.html
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    Low noise components?

    -the evercase you picked is more quiet than the sonata - i would ask on silentpcreviews forums for silent components -from what i heard and pending on what you think is quiet - many people have told me that the psu on the sonata is loud - even thou it is targeting quiet users - at the moment -...
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    Can't last longer than 19 hours in Prime95 Blended Test

    its probably your bus speed are not liking the increase in bus speed - since there is no pci/agp lock the increase in fsb is probably the culprit
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    Athlon 64 3200+ Low 3DMark CPU Score

    i am running the same cpu setup except one stick of 512 - my super pi time at 1M is 45secs
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    asus k8v se deluxe- what memory are you guys using?

    thanks all
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    6800 Ultra vs GT Opinions

    are there any noise differences? and how is the noise on the gt?
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    Sound Absorbing Material for case

    try out melamine foam - review here http://www.frostytech.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=982
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    Low noise components?

    come on didn't yours come with a cpu? lol - sorry about that - it comes with a psu not cpu lol
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    the back plate is easily removable - just bush on the two screw parts - and with a lil pressure it will come off - on another point - don't listen to the manual about dimm slots - i placed a ocz stick in the blue slot - and it had errors - rmaed it - got another stick - placed it in the...
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    asus k8v se deluxe vs msi neo platinum

    my k8v has no problems at all- except that it is picky about memory - ever since i put in a new stick of ram - it has gone 24/7 since it was built
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    Low noise components?

    if I were you i would go visit http://www.silentpcreview.com - they are hardcore noise ethusists pending how all you you might want to go - these are some recommended settings: -mobile athlon 64 cpu (rated at 35w - low power means low heat means slower fans to cool your cpu also you can...
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    Where can I find a 6800GT for 400 dollars?

    both bestbuy and compusa are selling it at 400 - bestbuy's bfg one is probably the best buy
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    *** Official ASUS K8V/DELUXE (K8T800) Thread ***

    430w is overkill - in many systems 300 is more than enough - the k8v is a great board you just need to help it along because its picky about ram - with the installation of xp all you need is the via sata raid drivers - no promise nothing else - and press f6 to install it i have found that if...
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    is the 6800 GT quiet?

    hmm okay - yeah i have really high standards - the loudest thing in my computer right now is the PNY ti4200 in my system - fans are running at 5v and everything is quiet as hell - i am thinking of getting the 6800 gt but i guess i have do some more noise work if its as loud as it suppose to be :(
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    K8V SE Deluxe is giving me fits

    have you tried running memtest? i am running that board and yeah it is very picky with memory - my ocz pc3200 512 plat edition enhanced latency had some errors - stuck in my spectek pc2700 and all is fine - rmaing memory too right now
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    is the 6800 GT quiet?

    i am planning to get a 6800 gt but was wondering the noise level of the fan? my system is runnin quiet that the loudest thing is my pny geforce 4 ti4200 - and looking to upgrade both power and noise :) thx