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    I need a bsod / minidump analyzed :-(

    I come to you via safe mode in need of some help big time. Just moved into a new apartment and went wifi with the roommate. Keep on getting BSOD's constantly. Last few times it said BAD HEADER POOL. Is there any way I can get someone to look at these minidumps and tell me what I...
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    New build - and saw this

    Link to post http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841 i5 2500K $220 ASRock Z68 Pro3 $105 G.Skill DDR3 1333 8GB $41 6950 2GB $240 AR Crucial M4 128GB $200 Samsung F3 1TB $60 Samsung DVD Burner $18 Antec HCG-520 $58 AP Corsair 400R $80 AR Total: $1022 AR AP Saw this post on the...
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    Shut off issue.

    A few weeks ago my biostar AMD based rig decided to start dying out on me, so I did what anyone with the knows how to put together a PC would do... I hopped on newegg and bought a whole lotta new pc. Im going to list what I purchased and what I used left from the old rig. (i dont recall if...
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    Video card question.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814102698 Was thinking about this lil beast. My only question, is there anything else out there thats more bang for the buck? aslo, i was playing oblivion, and the HDR for my current card is only capable of Bloom instead of HDR. would...
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    Looking for a new case... Thinking Sonata II

    so i really wanted to look for a new PSU and case. I looked at the Antec Sonata II for 99$ from newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129155 All i am asking, is for the price (can anyone find it cheaper?) is there anything else with as good a power supply with...
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    Never thought about this...

    What would happen if i built my new rig, but grabbed the hard drive (that has everything i need/want on it) and didnt do a fresh install of windows, and just ran it as is?
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    Possible MOBO issue.

    So I am running an older rig. 1.6 p4 1 gig ram. ATI radeon 9700 pro on a GA-8IRX (gigabyte motherboard) After a few weeks of having a few performance issues, my computer seems to choke out alot more than usual. I havent ruled out the possible fried hard drive, but before I go throwing...
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    SATA hard drives?

    So Im building my new PC this week. Gonna be a basic AMD build. but when i scoured the newegg site, i saw a SATA drive that seemed really pricy for a 160 Gig http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822148105 i immediately saw the 3.0Gb/s, and was like huh? can someone...
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    Making a new System... advice, guidane?

    So I feel that my 1.6 p4 system from 2001 is a little outdated. so I feel the need to have more power and pull from my rig. Not wanting to drop the 3k for a real good system, I want to build my beast. here is a list of parts Im looking at. I have a sound system kb and mouse that I wanna...