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    Home network signal weak other end of home

    So I have a wireless router in one end of the house where my PC resides. My sons PC's are in their bedrooms the other end of the home. I purchased my son a wireless usb adapter and he says the signal is 2 bars and occasionally 1 bar and very slow. I want to get something to boost the signal...
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    Should I go AMD or Intel for a new system?

    So I'm upgrading my PC I've already order 3 Dell 2709W monitors, they arrive on friday I purchased a Sapphire HD 5970 video card I puchased the HAF 932 Limited Edition case, Red with the AMD Dragon on the side. Already have a Thermaltake ToguhPower 750W modular PSU Now I'm shopping for...
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    PC Games

    I play a lot of first person shooter type games. Games like; Crysis Call of Duty 4 Unreal Tournament 3 Frontline: Fuels of War Company of Heroes Enemy Territory: Quake Wars I'm not big into online playing. I just like to load a game and relax. Do the following games have single...
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    ASUS P5N-D

    I justed started to build my new system last night. Here's what I have ASUS P5N-D Q6600 OCZ SLI-Ready Dual Channel 4096MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory (2x2048MB) WD 320Gb 2 EVGA 8800 GT's Installed Vista 64bit. Clean install onto new HD. I've been running into some problems. 1) HD...
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    New Case for my Quad Core system

    I'm building a new system. Currently I've got the following CASE: Thermaltake III PSU: Thermaltake Silent Pure Power W0049RUC ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply MOBO: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI CPU: AMD Toledo 4400 MEM: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400...
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    OC advice with Q6600

    Finally upgrading my old PC from the following CASE: Thermaltake III MOBO: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI CPU: AMD Toledo 4400 PSU: Thermaltake Silent Pure Power W0049RUC ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply MEM: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200)...
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    Q6600 vs Q6700

    So Intel cut the Q6700 by 50% and it puts the price now down close to the Q6600. So does this make the Q6700 a better buy than the Q6600. What are it's OC potential? Or do I get the cheaper Q6600? I picked up 2 EVGA 8800GT 512mb this weekend at TigerDirect. $189.99 each with MIR $30 each...
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    600Mhz vs 670Mhz

    I'm looking at 2 different Video Cards. Both are by XFX and are 8800 GT 512mb. The only difference is the clock speeds. Both come with a $30 mail in rebate, and the difference in price is $30 between the 2. The price listed is the before MIR price. So other than Core clock and memory clock...
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    AMD or Intel Quad Core

    Okay it's been 2 years since I've upgraded my computer. Currently I've got the following; MOBO: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI CPU: AMD Toledo 4400 MEM: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) VID: Geforce 7800Gt 512Mb Not upgrading CASE...
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    Time to upgrade

    Okay it's been 2 years since I've upgraded my computer. Currently I've got the following; CASE: Thermaltake III MOBO: ASUS A8N-SLI Premium 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI CPU: AMD Toledo 4400 PSU: Thermaltake Silent Pure Power W0049RUC ATX12V / EPS12V 680W Power Supply MEM: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x...
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    AMD Desktop CPU vs Server CPU

    I've built myself a new PC last year, and I just got my son a new Dell PC since he's starting HS next year. His old PC was my other old PC, and AMD 2000 Barton, 1 Gb ram, etc. PC for 4 years ago. I was thinking of turning it into a Server and dual booting with Longhorn and Linux. But I was...
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    Did I get a faulty PSU?

    Built a new PC Thermaltake Xaser III (Kept old case) AMD 4400+ X2 2 Gb ram DVD Burner CD Burner 2 SATA3gb 250gb drives 7800 GT ASUS A8N-SLI Premium and finally a Thermaltake Silent Pure Power W0049RUC 680w PSU. I set everything up this weekend and the kids came to me and said the...
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    Which graphics package is the better deal?

    I'm building a new PC and plan on getting the following Thermal Take Xaser III (Currently have and will keep this case) Asus A8n-SLI Deluxe AMD X2 4400 2Gb memory Dual DVD burners 2 SATA 3gb Hard Drives Samsung 214T monitor Now I'm trying to decide on a graphics card. I know I'll...
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    New AMD System Advice

    I?ve building a new pc to replace my old one. My budget is $2000. Here is what I?m looking to purchase so far. Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A Thermaltake 480W PSU ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe AMD 2500+ Barton Thermaltake Volcano 11+ Xaser Edition ASUS V9950 Ultra FX 5900 256mb Corsair Twin XMS 512mb PC3200...
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    New AMD System Advice

    I?ve building a new pc to replace my old one. My budget is $2000. Here is what I?m looking to purchase so far. Thermaltake Xaser III V2000A Thermaltake 480W PSU ASUS A7N8X-Deluxe AMD 2500+ Barton Thermaltake Volcano 11+ Xaser Edition ASUS V9950 Ultra FX 5900 256mb Corsair Twin XMS 512mb PC3200...