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    Need help with response times.

    So I am checking out new monitors and want to buy a 24 inch widescreen. I found one on sale at futureshop for $300 Its this one. http://www.futureshop.ca/catal...65000FS10107785&catid= Now I am wondering, my current 19" LCD is 2ms response time and this one is 5ms. Is that 3ms going to...
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    Upgrading Motherboard, need suggestions

    Here is my current set up, I want to buy a new video card but my motherboard is lacking so I think I should probably get a new motherboard at the same time as getting a new video card. Mobo: Asus M2N-MX SE CPU: Amd athlon 64 x2 6000+ GPU: Geforce 7600GT HD: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 160GB...
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    I really want an 8800GT but

    Here is my current situation, I am slowly updating my hardware and am buying a new video card soon. I have around $200 to spend on ncix.com but most of the 8800GTs I see are around $230 and the ones under $200 don't look very good. The only games I am playing are World Of Warcraft, Counter...
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    Best 500W PSU

    I am looking at buying a new PSU, I don't need the power but I would like to have it anyway. I am going to be buying this from ncix on monday and I just need a good quality 500W psu, currently I have a sparkle 400W and its pretty bad. I don't really want to spend more than $70-$80 on the...
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    So should I get a new video card or psu?

    Right now I am having a problem with my video card, when it gets too hot it causes DPC's( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferred_Procedure_Call ) to spike which cause game "lag" spikes. Now i know its a cooling issue since when I put a housefan beside the video card it will run games for...
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    Need help with case and cooling

    So I have a problem with my computer and what happens is that when my computer gets too hot and it causes my games to have these lag spike type of things every 20 seconds. I took my side panel off and put a housefan there but even after playing an hour of TF2 and then a few hours later...
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    Help solving DPC spikes

    Well this is still happening. I made a post a few months ago about it. This is a clean install on windows Xp Pro All video card drivers are up to date, same with motherboard one. Here are computer specs. GPU: evga geforce 7600 GT CPU: AMD athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0ghz dual core...
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    So what does everyone think about this budget gaming PC.

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming and watching movies. Light gaming like TF2,WoW when the expansion comes out, SC2 and D3 when they come out. Maybe COD4 but probably not. maybe age of conan but I hear the requirements are pretty steep...
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    Still can't figure out why my games are freezing

    basically this is what happens, every 30seconds-1minute while playing video games my game will lag/freeze for 10 seconds. Computer specs \/ http://i77.photobucket.com/alb...pilot40oz/CPUZinfo.jpg I thought it was cooling, got 2 80mm fans, one intake in the front, one exhaust in the...
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    What to replace first

    Ok here are the facts. I know that my video card is overheating ever since buying my new mobo and cpu computer had no fans besides the heatsinks on the video card and cpu so I bought 2 80mm fans, one intake one exhaust, they didn't help at all I know that it is my video card getting to...
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    Why is my video card 12degrees hotter than my CPU

    Video card isn't even high end, its a nvidia geforce 7600 GT running at 53C with 1% cpu usage , my CPU, which is an amd 6000+ dual core 3ghz, is at 40-42C, why is the video card so much hotter, it wasn't ever this hot with my old CPU, amd opteron 1.8ghz. Currently I only have 1 exhaust fan at...
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    Motherboard only has 1 fan connector?

    Currently I have no fans besides the heatsink for my cpu and the fan on my video card, recently bought a new mobo and cpu (3.0ghz dual core) which is a big upgrade over my old 1.8ghz so my computer is getting very hot and any gaming causes my computer to overheat. So I am going out to guy 2...
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    Do I need to get a new power supply

    I am buying some new stuff for my computer, wondering if I need to buy a new power supply. I don't know what my current powersupply is and don't know how to find out besides opening my tower up. These are the things I am updating to, would I need something like 500W ? ASUS M2N-MX SE AM2...
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    What kind of CPU can I buy

    Here is my current CPU AMD Opteron 144 Processor S939 Venus 1.8GHZ 1MB L2 Cache 90NM 64BIT http://www.ncix.com/products/i...4BNBOX&manufacture=AMD And my motherboard ASUS A8N-E Motherboard ATX S939 NFORCE4 Ultra DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID...
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    What kind of RAM do I need.

    My processor is an Opteron Processor 144. Can anyone tell me what kind of ram I need to use or if I need to provide more information. Thanks.
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    Blue screen with Unmountable_Boot_Volume

    I started up my computer yesterday after it had worked fine the previous day and I turn it off at night. I turn it on and the mobo screen shows and everything loads but as it is about to go to the windows loading screen where it has the logo and the little bar it goes to a blue screen that says...
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    EVGA E-GEFORCE 7600 GT CO

    I can't find a regular evga gforce 7800 gt video card on www.ncix.com they only have the special versions which are alot more so I am wondering about this card. They have a special deal on it too. Is this close to the 7800 GT? Or is it way worse? thanks alot...
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    Case for cheap

    Just wondering if this is any good not great but I can't run my other case and PS i was going to get cause it was like $140 and I need to go a bit lower. If you can find anything on www.ncix.com thats around $100 with PS then show me but the reviews for this are all good. Thanks alot. And I live...
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    Computer case.

    Just wondering if this is any good not great but I can't run my other case and PS i was going to get cause it was like $140 and I need to go a bit lower. If you can find anything on www.ncix.com thats around $100 with PS then show me but the reviews for this are all good. Thanks alot. And I live...
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    Is everything good. New rig.

    Ok so I got everything ready. Coolermaster CAC-T05 Centurion 5 Aluminum ATX Tower Case 5X5.25 1X3.5 4X3.5INT SILVER-BLACK No PS $67.65 ASUS A8N-E Motherboard ATX S939 NFORCE4 Ultra DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN $128.23 Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200.9 8MB 11MS...
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    the done build.

    Ok just need a yes or no if it can play WOW and CS:S and any imput on parts. ASUS A8N-E Motherboard ATX S939 NFORCE4 Ultra DDR PCI-E16 PCI-E4 2PCI-E1 3PCI SATA RAID Sound GBLAN $128.23 Seagate Barracuda 250GB 7200.9 8MB 11MS ATA/100 NCQ RoHS Hard Drive $115.39 XION XION-BK Black ATX...
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    Post your desktop.

    Well just like the title says. Here is mine. Its tricked out with style xp. EDIT: ok well I am not going to try anymore. If the website enabled html we could just post it in [img] tags but they won't enable it and for some reason when I link it the website won't show the picture. Unless someone...
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    New PC $1000 Read all the pages. Don't post unless you have read all People keep posting the same things I have posted.

    Well just like the other thread I started but new parts for $1000 so you don't have to read thru 2 pages. This is the build. $1000 budget. XION XION-BK Black ATX MID TOWER CASE 4X5.25 2X3.5 4X3.5INT 120MM REAR FAN 450W W/ LED FAN & WINDOW $95.88 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Dual Core...