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    need check on build

    1. The PC's going to be used for watching high-quality videos, encoding videos, word processing, very occasional gaming, and a hell lot of compiling. 2. My budget is around 400~500 euros 3. I live in Belgium and will be buying stuff from here 4. Intel & nVidia 5. Monitor, mouse, keyboard...
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    New build

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. 4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you...
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    WD Velociraptor

    I'm thinking about getting the WD Velociraptor, but it's VERY expensive. So before I waste my money, I'd like to know if it's really worth it. Like system booting speed, file reading speed. Would it be significantly different from my 7200RPM HDD?
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    overclocking and CPU life?

    My friend told my that overclocking a CPU will decrease its life by about 3 months (of course I think it'll really depend on how much you overclock it) What's the initial life? If it's reasonably long like 3 years, I could think of doing it. If there are any other pro's or con's anyone...
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    Need Guide Choosing Parts

    I'm sorry for the repetitive posts but I didn't get any replies and I keep changing my mind about parts :) Need help on checking whether these'll work as I don't have much experience in building computers 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be...
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    delete this post

    I've updated my parts here http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2196191&enterthread=y --- This post may be deleted (I really wish there was a delete button..)
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    rate and help me with my new build :P

    I'm choosing parts for my computer and want to make sure it'll work.. These are the parts I chose so far Case: Antec P190 Black, 1200 Watt, Linked (might get the antec P182 since it has better reviews) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 2.80 GHz, 1333 MHz, 12 MB, Boxed Mother Board...
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    Overlay mixer

    Hi, I'm currently struggling to get the overlay mixer working on my laptop. My laptop is a Dell Latitude D410 attached to an external Samsung Syncmaster 245B 24" set to 1920 x 1200 60Hz. The overlay mixer works up to the res of 1024 x 768, but KMPlayer returns an error saying the overlay mixer...
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    Laptop and External Monitor

    Hello, I would like to have some technical help concerning my Dell Latitude D410 laptop and an external LCD monitor. I was going to build a new computer, but that I decided to do in June and I'd like to buy the monitor first so I can at least have a more spacious workspace. This laptop is...
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    Need help choosing computer parts

    Hi, I need some help choosing computer parts since this is the first time I'm trying to do this... 1. I will be using my computer for basic tasks such as word processing, watching movies, programming. But I'll also use it for video editing with Adobe After Effects and encode videos. 2. By...
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    Need some help with choosing PC parts

    I picked the parts below and would like to know if it would work without any trouble... It's the first time I'm trying to build a computer and don't know very well how it works. I've chosen stuff based on pure intuition so there'll be alot of problems. - my budget's around 800~900 euros...
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    laptop graphics card and monitors

    Hello, I want to verify the compatibility of my laptop with monitors. I have a Dell Latitude D410 with an Intel Mobile 1.73GHz single processor and 1.25GB ram. I have a Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family for my display adapter. I was thinking of getting this...
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    question about laptop graphics cards and monitors

    Hi, I want to verify the compatibility of my laptop with monitors. I have a Dell Latitude D410 with an Intel Mobile 1.73GHz single processor. 1.25GB ram. I have a Mobile Intel(R) 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family for my display adapter. I was thinking of getting this monitor...