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    New Gaming Laptop

    Hello, My gaming desktop just went apeshit and it's basically gone. I'm looking for some recommendations for a gaming laptop that will match or exceed my previous important specs (A64 3800+ and X1850). My budget is 1.7k to 2.1k... It seems that the nVidia go 7900 series cards seem to...
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    New Gaming Laptop

    Hello, My gaming desktop just went apeshit and it's basically gone. I'm looking for some recommendations for a gaming laptop that will match or exceed my previous important specs (A64 3800+ and X1850). My budget is 1.7k to 2.1k... It seems that the nVidia go 7900 series cards seem to be...
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    $700 Budge Gaming Rig? - April 2007

    Thanks a lot for the help guys, I'll look into the possible options.
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    $700 Budge Gaming Rig? - April 2007

    A month wait is ok. Should I ask again around then?
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    $700 Budge Gaming Rig? - April 2007

    OS: Windows XP Games: Older gen stuff: HL2, CSS, maybe Doom3 etc. Then there's Oblivion, GRAW, Rainbow Six Vegas, STALKER (don't think it's as intensive though)... Resolution: For the games, probably at like 1152x864 and 1280x1024 at high/decent (maybe not extreme) graphics. For the desktop...
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    $700 Budge Gaming Rig? - April 2007

    Hello, Unfortunately I am not up to date in the latest trends of video cards, CPUs, mobos, etc. I was wondering if anybody knows of a decent gaming rig of $700. This includes all parts for the system (mobo, cpu, memory, vid card, case, psu). It does not include the external peripherals...
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    simple starter microcontroller

    Hi, If you want to get into real embedded programming, skip Basic/Javelin/* Stamp, skip OOPIC, etc. PIC's are ok. AVR's rule, and you have avr-gcc which double-owns. Microchip's C-compiler and example code sucks ass. And Atmel does make small 8-pin AVRs but they are very limited and...
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    Unstabel system because of memory

    hahahahaha nevermind i put in the new stick of mushkin ram i got (3-3-3-8) and put it to memtest86, test #8 specifically. after like two seconds my screen is flooded with errors. so one of the sticks is fubared. great here is my 4th time RMAing mushkin ****** memory. either...
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    Unstabel system because of memory

    Ok, my current setup is: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum AMD Athlon64 3000+ Radeon 9600XT 2 sticks of mushkin sp3200 (but different timings on the sticks). after trying various configurations of dual channel i decided to drop that and just try single channel. the current setup that memtest86...
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    Need to get some more ram: Dual-channel or single?

    I've decided to simply get another identical 512mb stick to complement I have the one now, and put it into dual channel to have 1gb. Thanks for all the help guys
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    Need to get some more ram: Dual-channel or single?

    So a setup of dual channel 1gb + single channel 512mb on the same mobo is ok?
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    Need to get some more ram: Dual-channel or single?

    Right now I've got one stick of mushkin 512mb in my MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (socket 939)... I'm looking to get 1gb more of ram in addition - should I got with dual-channel (512x2) or a single stick? Is there any performance loss if I have a dual-channel ram mixed with another single stick?
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    1gb dual-channel RAM under $100

    I just saw this OCZ ram, how is it?: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820146900#DetailSpecs
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    1gb dual-channel RAM under $100

    I'm looking for some good but inexpensive dual-channel 1gb (2x512mb) pc3200/ddr400 speed ram for under $100. Recommendations? My specs right now are: -MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum -AMD64 300+ (socket 939) -512mb mushkin value -radeon 9600xt
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    DFI Lanparty UT nF4 Ultra D

    nevermind... i connected them and did a blind start -- all ok...
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    DFI Lanparty UT nF4 Ultra D

    1 24-pin ATX power connector 1 4-pin ATX 12V power connector 2 4-pin 5V/12V power connectors (FDD-type and HDD type) Those are hte listed connectors for this mobo (from the website) I have connected the power supply to the main 24-pin and 4-pin power connectors, then there is a FDD style...
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    Finalizing nForce4 Gaming System Config...

    alright... i will all of your guy's suggestions and do a revisition (DFI Ultra-D, 1gb for sure), thanks for the recommendations everyone.
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    Finalizing nForce4 Gaming System Config...

    The SLI board itself has good features. (even if you're not using SLI)
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    Finalizing nForce4 Gaming System Config...

    Are there any parts that can be improved and are still within the same reasonable price range? btw - the video card costs 479
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    Finalizing nForce4 Gaming System Config...

    well.. I'm not doing SLI for sure... That video card is pretty hungry thought, isn't it? Hmmm... I guess I'll bump it up to 480 or 500
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    Finalizing nForce4 Gaming System Config...

    Hi, I am building an AMD64 nForce4 PCIe system for a friend, and here is the soon-to-be-finalized configuration. Please rate it with the poll above... Any comments/suggestions are welcome. Here are the parts...
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    good mobos for a64?

    oh.... if you're doing 754 then DFI UT250gb (nF3) definitely. My friend has it (I built his computer too), it works wonderfully (he leaves his computer running for days with no problem)... look no further. i also recommend DFI for future boards :-D
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    good mobos for a64?

    If you're doing socket 939, I'd suggest hte MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum... At first I had an Asus A8V Deluxe, but I had so many problems with it and its dammn chipset (I may have had a faulty board, etiher way i got furious with it) that I got fed up with it and got the MSI board... The MSI...
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    DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR - PSU Recommendation

    I'll go wiht the seasonic, thanks all.
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    Scratch on Windows XP Pro Cd

    i second this. it's the key that's important.
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    DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR - PSU Recommendation

    thanks john & msi... now i decide between these: OCZ ModStream OCZ45012U 450W Power Supply http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104154 Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-480 BLUE 480W Power Supply http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103930 SEASONIC...
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    newegg facelift?

    i think the beta is great, bigger text, every page has the little newegg icon, and i don't have to waste time to go to the category pages because there are dropdown menus.
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    DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR - PSU Recommendation

    When I look for a 24-pin PSU on newegg, I should search with PSUs that have "Dual +12V:" correct?
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    DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR - PSU Recommendation

    alright, thanks, i'll also keep my eye out for the 24pin psu's
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    newegg facelift?

    nevermind, looks pretty well established
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    newegg facelift?

    check out the following links: http://www.newegg.com http://www2.newegg.com Has it always been like this or is newegg in the process of getting a facelift or something?
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    DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR - PSU Recommendation

    I was thinking of getting an Antec Sonata with this system, but I think the 380w might be a bit underpowered for the system. The system is mainly a DFI LANParty nF4 SLI-DR and 6800GT. So, does anybody have a recommendation for an appropriate and powerful-enough power supply? I'm considering...
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    nForce4 System Plan

    Alright, a step down to 1gb then.
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    nForce4 System Plan

    ribbon13, hmm.... I'm not so concerned with the memory. Is that RAM really worth it? Or is two sets of 1gb(512mbx2) corsair value select stuff okay?
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    nForce4 System Plan

    heh... whoops
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    nForce4 System Plan

    bump
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    nForce4 System Plan

    A high-end system primarily for gaming. Motherboard: - DFI "LANPARTY nF4 SLI-DR" NVIDIA nForce4 SLI Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-136-151&depa=1 $210 CPU: - AMD Athlon 64 3500+, 512K, L2 Cache, Socket 939...
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    System Config. Draft

    alright, I'll go down a bit on the CPU and maybe vid. card... But how's the memory? is it okay? any other better choices? Is everything else alright too?