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    New Laptop Questions

    When you get a new laptop what are the first things you do? Normally I just remove bloatware and then get it online to do all the updating and off we go...untill there are problems. Then I am nuking the drive and doing the painful process of installing and updating everything. This time I...
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    Xbox 360 controller for the PS3 question

    Does anyone know of a good PS3 controller that has the look and feel of a Xbox 360 controller? I have done a quick scan of them on the internet but the reviews are all over the place. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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    eVGA 6800GT and 1.5v only mobo

    Ok I have been looking into getting a new mobo to make the step up to 64 bit. The mobo I have in mind has a spec that says: Expansion slots 1 x AGP8X/4X (1.5V only) I had never seen this 1.5v thing on AGP documentation before. Is it something new they are doing? Now I did a little...
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    AMD A64 San Diego 3700+ or 4000+

    Ok I am looking into upgrading from my AMD Athlon 2800+ I am going to dip into the 64 bit pool. Like the title says I am looking at either the 3700 or 4000 with the San Diego core. I hear they run cooler then the others and are better for OCing. Opinions? Also looking at the specs for the...
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    Video Card Confusion

    Now I have a few questions. I am looking into getting a better video card. I am a big fan Nvidia cards. I am looking at the 6800 cards. Now my questions...As I am looking into cards. I noticed the 6800 GT has a minimum of a 300w PSU and the 6600 GT has a 350w minimum PSU. Why is that since the...
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    Laptop to Printer

    I have a friend who wants to connect to his printer from his laptop but doesn't want any cords to worry about. He was curious which would be better to use...Bluetooth or Wi-fi? He has wi-fi built into his laptop. He doesn't have HSI at home only dial-up so he doesn't have a network set up. He...
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    ECS mobo specs question?

    Ok I have a question for you brains here. mobo specs here A friend has a PC that he wants to upgrade. His mobo specs say his CPU max supported is a AMD Athlon XP 3000 with a FSB of 333. He wants to know if it is possible to put the AMD Athlon XP 3200 with FSB of 400? If not, why? Also...