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    Quick question: Do I need to remove mobo to change HSF?

    Well, the title pretty much sums it up. I'm wondering if I need to undo everything and take the mobo out of the case in order to change the HSF. Thanks in advance.
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    Any good reccomendations for a DOD:S fan?

    I have been an avid gamer of BF 1942, Counterstrike, and Day of Defeat for many years. I recently, however, built a new system around the prospect of playing BF2. After much consideration and time spent trying to like it, I have concluded that I simply do not like the gameplay of BF2. That...
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    Um, the little square brass heatsink on the motherboard fell off..

    So I got all of my parts the other day from Newegg, and as I'm taking out the motherboard (Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 rev 2) I seriouslly BARELY touched that heatsink -- i believe on the "chipset" -- and one of the spring-loaded corner screws just popped right up. Obviously it wasn't secured very...
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    Battlefield 2 rig for around $800?

    Anybody bored enough to help me piece together a budget gaming pc which will be solely used for Battlefield 2? I've never built a system before. I was one of the Dudes who Got a Dell long ago, and the thing has been running out of steam for years. Time to get something new. I cannot go...
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    I learned my refurbed LCD lesson

    I want to extend this public service announcement: Never ever buy a refurbished LCD. Even if you get an insane deal. Here's my Vizio 37" lcd I wooted for about $500. http://www.youtube.com/user/MFDobbs Thank god for the warranty, as I'm getting a replacement, but seriously it's not...
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    Would you buy a refurb LCD HDTV?

    I'm in the market for a 42" LCD HDTV. I love this Philips model (42PF9731D), which happened to be on an unnamed website today for an amazing price ($1200). Problem is it's a refurb, obviously. I've had no problems with other kinds of refurbished electronics (digital camera, DVD burner...
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    Good laptop for light gaming, music production, heavy business usage?

    I really only play CS:S, and will mostly be using this for some music production and heavy business work -- multi-tasking. Will this get the job done; is it a good price; and any reccommendations? Thanks in advance. Description: Dell E1505 Date & Time: November 1, 2006 1:05 PM CST...
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    Is this lappy worth buying?

    So whatcha think? Description: Dell Inspiron E1505 Date & Time: October 31,2006 1:05 PM CST SYSTEM COMPONENTS Inspiron E1505 Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor T5500 (2MB Cache/1.66GHz/667MHz FSB) Operating System: Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 LCD Panel: 15.4 inch Wide...
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    Need advice for new laptop purchase

    Well, after recently graduating from college and landing my first big job in NYC, my father has informed me that he will be getting me a shiny new laptop. He tells me that I probably know a lot more about them than him, (which I don't), and that I should do the necessary research...
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    Is it worth it for me to buy BF2?

    You can see my system specs in my sig... What I'm wondering is if BF2 will play smoothly on this rig. I just don't want to spend $45 on it if the video will be really cruddy. I'll just stick to CS:S if thats a major possibility. Anyone care to make a guesstimate of what BF2 play will be...
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    I rented Freddy Got Fingered

    100% of my friends say they hate this movie. I love it. I love it a lot. And I'm not a Tom Green fan. Tell me if I'm on point here.
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    Roommate offered to sell me his notebook

    So I've been trying to get a modestly priced lappy for a while now, and my roommate just offered to sell me his at a price I can afford. He says he's giving me a hell of a deal for $400. Specs: Inspiron 8200 Pentium 1.7 M 384 mb ram video card: dont know 40gb hd dvd rom/cd-rw...
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    Input needed for potential laptop purchase

    Guy I know has a year-old Dell Inspiron 5100. p4 2.8 512 ram Radeon 32mb 7500 mobile 40gb HD 15 tft screen, etc. Says he barely used it (of course), and wants $725.00 Good deal? OK deal? Bad deal?
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    CS:Source Video Stress Test Errors

    I've tried to run the cs:source video stress test a few times today, but as it goes down the elevator shaft and into the mine there are big red ERROR messages where the rotating panels usually are. I'm not sure why this is occuring. Happened to any of you before? Any suggestions? Thanx
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    Ever heard of this happening?

    So I'm playing BFV for like an hour and a half, when I suddenly smell the faint, yet instantly recognizable scent of electrical smoke. I tear my headphones off and quit the game, panicking that my 6800 somehow managed to hit eleventy billion degrees celcius, and was in the process of melting...
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    OC'ing a new Dell, is it possible?

    Are there any desktop utilities that will work for oc'ing a 560 (3.6ghz) p4 on a Dell mobo?
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    Anyone know a good nub's guide to OC'ing?

    I use this computer for music production and it works great for that, but I also do some gaming and although it isn't bad for that either, I do get a pretty big stutter on HL2 and it doesn't even do so well on BFVietnam with medium settings. I was going to get rid of the computer, but I've...
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    Can you SLI a 6800GTO & a 6800GT?

    Same GPU, right?
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    Professionally-built custom PC's.

    Hey, I'm looking to build a hi-end gaming PC with an AMD, yet I am not quite sure that I am on the level of putting everything together myself. I bet I could probably figure it all out, but I admit I lack confidence, especially when I'm holding $2,300 in parts in my hands. I was looking at...