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    Selling(or trading) my desktop for a laptop? Read this

    Hey, I was wondering if you guys knew how much I could get if I sell my desktop, which is a dell I've added some upgrades to: P4 2.8ghz 512 mb ram 40gb hd 16X DVD Burner drive, CD drive FX5200 256mb PCI graphics card Samsung 710N Flat Panel Monitor It can play games pretty well, it runs...
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    Something wrong with my LCD monitor

    I have a Samsung 710n. When ever it has been turned off for a while and I turn it on again, the screen shows up for half a second and then it goes all black. I have to turn it off then on, then quickly press auto adjust for it to work. Is it broken?
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    Help, New DVD Burner so slooooow

    I just got an NEC burner and it took me 30 minutes to burn a dvd, it supposed to be 16x. And I'm running Nero CD-DVD speed and its only getting 2X Read!
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    Wierd Video Problems

    Hi, I'm having trouble with my drivers or something. I have a Dimension 3000, and I just installed a FX5200 pci. Its slower than expected, I'm only getting 20FPS in Call of Duty, this was what I was getting before the card. Anyway, for some reason, I can't uninstall the onboard video drivers...
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    Which of these two pci video cards are better?

    Ati 9200: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/de...332105?v=glance&s=electronics&n=507846 or the Geforce FX5200? I don't have a lot of options as I can only buy from Amazon.com
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    I need helping choosing a video card

    Hi I just got a dell 3000, and unfortunatly it has no agp slot. I need to buy a 256mb stick of ram for it and also a PCI video card. I have a budget of exactly $160 so please factor in the cost of the ram if you help me. Should I go for the 9200se or the FX5200?? Or something else?
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    What Video Card Should I Get For This System?

    its an xp2000+ 384mb ram im thinking 9800 pro but i hear that you should have a fast processor for it, so what should i get?
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    CRT Problem

    I turn on my monitor, the green light comes on, but the screen stays black. also it makes a wierd buzzing noise? anyone know whats wrong and about how much it will cost to fix it. this originally cost me $250
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    Help!! Harddrive/partition problem!

    Ok so my friend gave me his old computer, but he reformatted before he gave it to me. I dont have windows so I had to give it to another friend to install windows for me. But before I did that I checked bios, and it said the HD was ~6Gb. So today I got the computer from the friend with...
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    What Do You Think of This Case?

    Enermax w/300w psu yay or nay?
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    Is this a good moniter?

    Here is a moniter i've been looking at. Comments? Suggestions?
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    Please recommend a moniter for around $150

    My 17inch viewsonic just died :(
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    Crap! what just happened to my moniter!!

    I have a viewsonic pf775 crt 17inch monitor. Today i wake up and press the button for the monitor and it makes a wierd whizzing sound but nothing happens. THe screen stays black. Is it dead? What should I do?
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    Critique my rig

    how's this? Rig
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    Please help me decide on a case/powersupply

    Right now I'm choosing between a chieftec server chassis + enermax two fan psu for about $120 and this enermax case with an enermax powersupply my question is, I just want a stable system, no overclocking, does the enermax case have a reliable power supply? I would save me a lot of money
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    Wireless networking- Is it bad for gaming?

    I have a computer upstairs and one downstairs. I want the one downstairs to have a connection but it's really far away I dont want to use cables. So is wireless routers good for gaming? will it lag? Also, what should I buy if I want a wireless network?
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    Whats up with all the RMA's at newegg?

    I'm kind of worried about buying stuff from there, it seems like almost everybody has to RMA their stuff. Do you have to pay any fees when you RMA? Is there a better chance of getting a good working product when you buy retail vs OEM?
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    Critique my rig

    I need suggestions, and suggestions that would save me money :D Case- Enermax CS-58661-PW - $58 DVD Rom- Lite on -$33 Artic Silver $7 Thermal Take Spark 7 $25 Floppy Drive- $6 HD- Western Digital 80 gb 8mb cache $83...
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    Please help me choose a mobo.

    Ok, in my current setup on newegg, I've got an asus p4p800, which seems kind of expensive. Im getting the p4 2.4c, but I don't need those extra features on the motherboard like RAID or whatever. but I do want to overclock, which motherboard would be best for me?
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    Will this operate without a vid card?

    I'm planning on buying the video card later, does the asus p4p800 have integrated video? will it run with no video card in it?
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    QUICK!!!! Should I buy this ebay system???

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2731523380&category=31508 should I get it?? don't worry about the vid card, I can get that later
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    Is this worth $120???

    Lian-Li PC-60 Thermaltake Volcano 11 Enermax 350W (the one with copper shielding, forget the model no.) good deal?
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    Should I buy 1 stick 512mb 3200 or 2*512 2700?

    If I get the 2 sticks I can run it in dual channel mode. Here is my setup, remember 512mb pc3200 and 2*512 2700 cost pretty much the same. Xp 2100+ throughbred (sp?) Epox 8RGA+ 80gb w 8mb cache thats all the important stuff.
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    Which N-force2 has the best onboard video?

    right now I can't afford a video card and I'm building a system, so the vid card will have to wait. so which one would be best for me?
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    My computer wont run, help

    i have a 400 mhz amd k6 system, and when a few days ago when I woke up the screen was black and it would'nt turn on or off. So I thought it was the powersupply, so I replaced it with an extra psu I have lying around. Nothing changed, what should I do?
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    OK, I'm about to build this system from newegg, need a little help

    This will be my first custom system, I just need to know if I need to buy any cables, accessories, etc to put it together. Pro Source ULTRA COOL Full Tower ICEBURG Aluminum Case With Side Window Model $65.00 CD/DVD ROM Drives SONY DDU1621(DDU1611) 16X DVD ROM Drive (40X CD-ROM Speed) -...
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    Advice on Virtual Memory

    ok so my hard drive is constantly thrashing, and I think its because it's using too much virtual memory. so i check the VM tab, and its using all the free space available. what should I set the limits to? Here is my setup (dont laugh) p200 32mb ram 2 gb harddrive
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    I'm building a computer for the first time!!

    Here is a list of what I'm planning to get. Please give me any suggestions because I know most of you know a lot more about hardware than I do. I have $500 to spend and I want to get the most power I can get. This will be mainly for gamer. So tell what I'm missing or what I should replace...