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    Which monitor to buy from the following?

    Hey, I was looking in buying a new widescreen monitor and my range is around $200. The monitor also has to have a total width of 20.5 inches or less since my computer table has only that much space for monitor. That kind of limits me on what kind of monitor I can get. I really don't want to buy...
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    Headset/mic recommendations

    Somebody told me they aren't unidirectional. Does it record lots of background noise or what? I really don't want a lot of background noise distracting people and stuff.
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    Headset/mic recommendations

    bump ;p
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    Headset/mic recommendations

    Hey, I was going to buy a new headset and wanted some recommendations. I actually have 2 choices right now. 1. I currectly have an icemat siberia and the mic on it is dead. I can't get it to work so I emailed icemat and they said that they must replace the whole headset, not just the mic. If I...
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    Firewalls to protect against hackers

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone could recommend me a good firewall. I have been gaming a lot and noticed that during all my gaming matches, I get very high ping. I think it may be due to hackers. My ping is normal EVERY other day during all times BUT during the matches so something fishy is going...
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    Buying a new gaming laptop

    Hey, I was searching for a new laptop and I wanted to spend around $1500 bucks. I will be playing a lot of the latest games on it and I need something decent. I don't care if the cpu is from intel/AMD or GPU from nvidia/ati - performance is more important here. I will only be using it when going...
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    Building new computer

    1900XT is better than 7900 GT ? What about the 7900 GTX? I won't order this pc for like 1-2 months so maybe the price will go down by then. I dunno. Also, what PSU do you all suggest? I want more than 600W psu with dual 12v lines.
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    Building new computer

    Which RAM would you recommend for around 200 bucks? +-30 from 200.
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    Building new computer

    Hey I was building a new pc and needed some ideas/changes/etc. http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wis...cWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=3828928 ^ I created that wish list. I am going to overclock the am2 processor by 200 mhz to the speeds of 4600+ so I can save like 80 bucks. Question 1...
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    PSU Voltages question

    Hmm, they both show that. Damn, what am I supposed to do now? Is the psu messed up or do I have to change some setting ?
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    PSU Voltages question

    I don't have any DMM lying around. What about through bios? Does the bios show correct voltages or not?
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    PSU Voltages question

    Hi, I got an enermax liberty 500W PSU and I just installed HardwareMonitor. After opening it up, I noticed that the +3.3V shows +1.54V voltage. Its highlighted in red. Is that something I should be worried about ? Should I take a screenshot of it for you guys to see? The PSU is brand new - only...
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    Problem with Epox 9npa+ Ultra

    *Bump.* Any ideas? Anyone? I am assuming that no one had such an error before. Usually, there are tons of replies =p
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    Problem with Epox 9npa+ Ultra

    Hi, I was having trouble booting up my computer. I have an Epox 9npa+ Ultra mobo and everytime I try to boot it up, I notice an error on the LED(that is on the motherboard itself) saying "6D". When it first turns on, it gives me a picture with the EPOX logo and mobo name but then it doesn't boot...
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    GPU cooler

    Hi, I have a eVGA 6800GS and wanted to buy a better HSF for it. So far, I have looked at the following: 1) AC Silencer 5 RV3. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186133 2) AC Accelero X1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16835186001 3) Zalman VF700-CU...
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    What's the best case for me?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...n=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=30&maxPrice=60 If I go with the fortron psu, I can go with any of those cases. I like to go through the act of elimination. Much easier to look at stuff that way. Oh and thanks for all the replies. Its really helpful.
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    What's the best case for me?

    If I get a new PSU, I would get the fortron. I would still have 50 more bucks to work with. What's the best case for 50 bucks? +-5 bucks What you guys think about the Antec case? It seems pretty decent. Correct me if I am wrong but the PSU doesn't seem bad...
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    What's the best case for me?

    I am using stock cooling with my videocard. It idles to 52 celcius(that's normal) BUT at full load, it goes up to like 94 celcius.. This is without overclocking btw. The ambient temp goes up to 66 celcius. I like the Lian-LI case someone recommended up top but then I would have to buy a PSU...
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    What's the best case for me?

    bump bump =p
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    What's the best case for me?

    Hi, I was looking to buy a new case with a PSU included for my computer parts. My current case is small and messed up so the air circulation sucks. The PSU in my current case sucks also(I cannot remove the PSU because its like soldered against the case so this case is worthless). I would have to...
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    Whats the best PSU to buy for my pc?

    Why fortron? Whats the advantage of it over the other companies? For example: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182003 --- With shipping included, is the worth the 2 bucks less than the Fortron 450W PSU? 1) Its faster by 50 watts. 2) Cheaper.(not a big factor but...
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    Whats the best PSU to buy for my pc?

    Alright, I want to buy a new PSU cause my current one sucks. Its 400 watts from some real cheap company and about 3 years old but I think its not giving out enough juice. I have opteron 144 overclocked to 2.4 GHz, Epox 9npa+ Ultra, eVGA 6800GS, Corsair 1GB valueram running at PC3200, got about 6...
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    Looking to overclock opteron 144

    eVGA 6800GS
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    Videocard Problem

    Let me list every single fan I got in my case: 1 big case fan in the back - I think it might be about 100-120MM. 1 medium sized fan on the side of the case next to the mobo - Might be like 60-80MM 1 more medium sized fan on the back(Under the PSU area) 1 more medium sized fan right under...
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    Videocard Problem

    Highest ambient temps that I have seen was 64 celcius(this is during full load btw). The idle ambient temperature is about 41-42 celcius. Btw, to see the temperatures, I have been using Rivatuner. I keep the graph thing on in the background while playing any game so I can keep track on the...
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    Videocard Problem

    Hey, I was just playing Oblivion and my pc crashed all of a sudden. I was a little worried that something fried but my pc booted fine. Soon as it booted I got an error saying "To protect your hardware from potential damage or causing a potential system lockup, the graphics processor has lowered...
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    Looking to overclock opteron 144

    I didn't use autooverclocking tools. Did it through bios, which is the only thing I have ever used to overclock. In bios, in the place where it asks you for your cpu voltage, I have it set to auto. Should I set the voltage manually or not and if so, how much should I set it.. that's what I meant...
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    Looking to overclock opteron 144

    Hey, I was wondering if someone can make a suggestion about how much I should overclock. I overclocked already once up to 2160.17 MHz and its currently running at 41 degrees celcius idle. The votage is set to automatic so its always between 1.47 and 1.49V. I want to overclock it more because I...
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    What is dvd-ram and is it worth buying?

    Hey, I was going to buy a dvd burner and I posted on slickdeals asking for a good cheap deal. Anyways, they all told me to buy the following: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16827152058 Now, I found another dvd-burner with support for DVD-RAM burning...
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    DC++ question

    maybe you should try to download the 0.7.14 version that the server is being run at? just a guess =p
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    $400 To Spend...

    What cpu/videocard you currently got right now ? it depends on what you got.
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    What would you do....

    With 750, I would upgrade the cpu, mobo, and videocard and memory.. Epox 9npa+ Ultra - $95 (Is your current mobo socket 939 or not? I don't know anything about Neo2-F.. If so, then you really don't need a mobo upgrade and add that money to the GPU unless if the NEO2-F is unstable..) 7800GT...
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    computer restarts when playing games

    wow, for 3000 bucks, you can build a top of the line AMD computer haha..I would never think about buying a pc from alienware or even dell for that matter. Now for the crash, does the pc just restart automatically or does he get a blue screen or something ? Edit: Tell him to reformat and if...
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    Any Opterons still available?

    Instead of getting opteron 146, maybe you should look at Opteron 144. Opteron 144 is not only cheaper but it can reach 3.0 GHz on just air-cooling(Again, it depends on what stepping it is). Wasn't there a Tankguys or some website where they let you choose the stepping? I forgot what website it...
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    RAM question

    Oops, double post. sorry =p
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    RAM question

    The 2 sticks of old ram is PC2700 not PC2100. It was my mistake. I know the difference between PC2100 and 3200 is much more than between PC2700 and 3200. Also, I didn't include enough information cause i typed it in a hurry yesterday. Anyways, I will be using the ram for BF2 and want to play...
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    RAM question

    Hey, I just ordered a gig of PC3200 corsair ram - http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4452326 - I currently got 512MB of PC2100 ram(2 different sticks, 256MB each) with the following timings: 2-3-3-6 after overclocking. Now my question was, when I get the 1gig ram, should I use it alone or...
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    Video Card Confusion

    Have you thought about possibly buying an Asrock mobo and doing a massive upgrade with the pci-express version of the 6800GS, etc? You can use the pci-e slot for future upgrades and I believe the pci-express version of 6800GS is better than AGP. 2 reasons why I think you should do that but...
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    Question about memory's

    I would get the 2 gigs of PC3200. From what I have read in other threads, you won't notice much difference in games between 3200 and 4800. It's better to get the 2x1024 and run it on dual-channel imo. Someone might disagree with me but I am just stating what I noticed in the other threads..
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    Buying a new pc for friend

    It's 9 bucks to assemble and test the parts. I will tell him to get a forton 450w then - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954 . thanks for the replies.