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    Building a new gaming rig

    Hey guys, Thanks for the prompt replies, it looks like I'm heading in the right direction! I will definitely consider tossing in an SSD, I keep hearing very good things about them. Couple more quick questions, this isn't the first place that has mentioned not getting my hopes up about...
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    Building a new gaming rig

    Hey guys, My current gaming rig has put in several years of faithful service, but sadly is starting to show it's age pretty badly in recent game titles. Combine that with the fact my monitor is slowly giving up the ghost, and it is time for me to build a new gaming rig. 1. What YOUR PC...
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    Building a new gaming PC

    Thanks for the critiques guys; it's good to know the build looks solid! Couple of other thoughts/questions... 1st) Thanks for the suggestion of ZFF/pointing out the nice deal on the HSF @ Microcenter, I will be checking both out! 2nd) I got the impression from...
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    Building a new gaming PC

    Greetings, After several years of faithful service my current PC (AMD 64 3200+, Nvidia 7800 GTX, 2GB Ram) has finally run into several games that it simply cannot run at an acceptable speed. Combine that with my monitor finally giving up the ghost and its time to retire the poor beastie and...
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    Epox EP-9NPA+Ultra driver question...

    Component list for the machine is as follows: 2x Corsair Ram Kit (2x512mb) Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 250gig SATA HD Epox EP-9NPA+ Ultra eVGA 7800GTX Geforce Fortron 500W Blue Storm PSU AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice CPU Then the standard floppy drive and a Toshiba DVD drive to...
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    Epox EP-9NPA+Ultra driver question...

    Greetings all, I just recently built a new system on an Epox EP-9NPA+Ultra mobo, and I have a couple of questions I would like to ask some of the more experienced users that have this board... 1) which if any drivers did you install off the CD? I installed the nforce chipset drivers (CD...
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    Adequate UPS for my system?

    Greetings again! Thanks for sharing your knowledge again MWink, so far you've been very helpful! Couple more questions/comments... 1) I'm not sure I really want/need to spend close to or over $200 dollars on a UPS. So far, the most common problem for me seems to be when under voltage...
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    Adequate UPS for my system?

    Thanks for the heads up on that line of APC UPS's NWink! I was digging a little deeper and noticed that the model at Worst Buy was indeed the XS, and then found a thread in which they mentioned how the XS didn't seem to have the full AVR features here. :( Needless to say, AVR is a feature I...
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    Adequate UPS for my system?

    Okay, did a bit more digging, looking for a UPS that had the AVR feature, how does this one look? APC 1000VA
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    Adequate UPS for my system?

    Greetings all, I need to get a UPS for my new computer. I have heard APC recommended heavily before, and the APC web site recommended this UPS unit APC 750VA Would that UPS be a solid choice to protect my PC? The machine is primarily a gaming rig, so I don't need a ton of extra time, just...
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    Building gaming machine - suggestions?

    Hey guys, Thanks for you assistance! After reading that article, the Antec PS is out, and I will be looking for a Blue Storm 500W PS, thanks again for the catch on that! :) For a UPS, would the APC 750 be a good choice for protecting my new rig? I also have a 19 inch monitor and my cable...
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    Building new machine, video card suggestion?

    Greetings all, I am building a new rig soon, and while I have most of the components already picked out, I am having a bit of trouble picking out a new video card. My old system was an XP 3200+ CPU paired with a ATI 9800 Pro card. Since I don't upgrade all the time, I am looking for a card...
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    Building gaming machine - suggestions?

    Greetings all, I'm looking to upgrade the core of my gaming machine fairly soon, after an unfortunate brownout during a bios flash left my old Abit NF7-S2 un bootable. I have browsed the forum here, and several review sites to get a list of components to use, but would like to get some of the...