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    Anyone know about Intel 540s 1TB SSD?

    Howdy! I'm buying a new 1TB drive and these new intels are going really cheap ($100 less than Samsung 850 EVO at Microcenter). Anyone have any experience with them? Can't find any reviews. Any insight would be awesome...
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    Will I notice a difference coming from Ivy Bridge

    Howdy all -- I'm finally upgrading to a mini-itx build. I have an Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155. I need to buy a new MOBO to fit into the mini-tix case, so I was also thinking of upgrading my CPU. I like my CPU but the mini-itx LGA 1155 MOBO are...
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    Critique my ultra budget AMD build

    Hi Folks! So I asked for help for my work comp (office, internet, and photoshop/premiere) a while ago and found a super deal on an AMD cpu/mb bundle when I went to my local MICRO CENTER. Would love to hear what people think before I buy everything tomorrow: CPU: AMD A10 7850K 4.0 GHz Black...
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    Upgrade or buy new second computer

    Howdy folks, So here's the story: I need to get a computer for work and was trying to decide if I should upgrade my home computer and use the parts from it for a work computer or just buy a budget build (like in the sticky) for my work computer. Here is my HOME computer specs: i5-3570K...
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    300 PC for Civ IV and Torchlight 2?

    Hi guys! I'm trying to build a comp for my spouse to play these games with me. Is it possible to make one for 300-ish? I have an extra hard drive lying around but that's about it. Also, I have a Windows XP key but it would be nice to get Windows 8 or I could use Ubuntu and try to emulate...
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    Upwards

    Hi all, I posted back in August about upgrading my rig (http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2264852) so that I could play skyrim and as luck would have it, applying thermal paste and cleaning out the dust fixed my problems. I now want to upgrade the entire rig and just bought a...
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    Which parts can I upgrade?

    Hi all, Does anyone know how to figure out which parts are salvageable from my current rig? I'm trying to upgrade but don't know if I have to start from scratch or not. here is what I have: MOBO: ASUS P5Q LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield...
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    Will my old power supply work in my new rig?

    Hey, I'm trying to find out if my old power supply -- Seagate 430W -- will work in my new rig. I'd rather not have to spend another $100 for a new one if I don't have too. New comp: Intel q9550 Asus PQ5 motherboard (no crossfire) ATI H4850 WD640GB + 500GB storage drive 4GB DDR...
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    Will I notice a difference?

    Howdy, I'm looking for some advice before I finally purchase a new system from newegg. I haven't upgraded for a long time and am wondering if its worth spending the $1000...I don't want to waste money and need a comp that will last for another solid three years. I play games CASUALLY, do...
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    Which upgrade will give the best results?

    Howdy, My computer is slowly dying and I'm trying to decide which parts will give me the most noticeable increase in performance. I am a casual gamer and video/music editor. My current specs: AMD Opteron 1.8hz overclocked to 2.4hz (single core) Epox PCI-E mobo (socket 939) 2 GB Ram (I...
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    Is it really necessary to have over 350W power supply?

    Hey All, The new parts to my comp just came in from NewEgg and Im not sure if I should upgrade my PSU. Here are my specs: CPU: Opteron 144 MOBO: Epox 9NPA+ Ultra Graphics: Radeon x800 which im going to try and flash to 850 RAM: 1GB Crucial PC3200 + 512MB crucial PC2100 HARD...
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    follow up post....1 old comp into 2 new ones

    Hey all, I posted earlier tonight about whether to get a Dell or Homebuild one and I decided that it was more worth my while to make two new comps from my old one. One for my sister and one for me: Here are the specs that I picked out and I plan on buying tonight...any suggestions before I...
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    any opinions? DELL vs. HOMEMADE

    Hey All, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I am buying a computer for my sister this christmas. She needs it for internet / light word processing only (she also watches a lot of videos so want to get a pretty large hard drive), she also has vision problems so I need the display to...
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    AIW9700, what to upgrade to?

    Hey All, It looks like its finally time to upgrade my graphics card as its about 4 years old and having some problems with newer games. I looked on ebay and saw that the card is still going for about 100+. I've been out of the loop lately and have no idea what my best option is. I figure if...
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    Portable Case Options

    Hey all, I posted a thread in the general hardware category and have decided that all I need for my computer for now is a new case as well as some fans. I tried overclocking and was only able to get to 2.66 from 2.53GHZ stable. Can anyone recommend a good cases as well a good heatsink I...
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    To upgrade of not?

    Hey all, Im trying to decide if its worth it to upgrade or if I should just keep my current setup till the summer. Heres my current system: Intel Pentium 4 2.53Ghz 533Mhz front side bus (northwood B) ATI 9700 AIW 768MB (had 1 gig but 256 stick went bad) 200 GB Western Digital Hard...