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    BF2: Bad Company 2 burned out my 280 GTX?

    I had my evga 280 GTX since 1/09 running xp 32-bit until I recently installed Win7 64-bit and of course upgraded to the latest drivers. Three weeks later while I was playing BC2, all the sudden I got a flood of red color waves on my screen. The color flood persisted through a few reboots and...
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    Critique my build

    I am looking for input on this build. It is primarily a PC for gaming but also video playing and web surfing. My budget is about $2k but theres wiggle room for more but less is always good. I am shopping in USA. Going to re-use my monitor and other peripherals. Not planning on...
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    Need help deciding how cutting edge a Gaming PC should be

    Traditionally, I build a new computer every 3 years. I usually go high to mid range on tech and it plays strongly for 2.5 years and then sort of falls behind on the last half year - year. I am building a new pc for primarily use of gaming and a little web stuff / video watching. I dont do...
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    Seasonic S12 Series 500W noise problem

    I bought a Seasonic S12 Series 500W PSU for my computer. Last night it started radiating a brand new very unnatural noise. At first I thought it was a fan rubbing on a wire or something. So I opened up the case and stopped all the fans manually to see if that stopped the noise. That didnt. It...
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    CPU Fan help

    I ordered a panFlo 120 fan for the top of my XP-120 heatsink. Only problem is the fan comes with two dangling wires. Red and Black. The factory heatsink comes with a connector with the wires red, black, blue connected to it. What should I do? I dont have a sodering iron and wouldnt...
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    Thermalpaste

    Building a new unit with X2 3800 and might overclock in the future but not sure yet. I was gonna get the XP 120 based on people's opinions and reviews. Question is should I get thermal paste with it? I have never gotten a nice heatsink before, just used factor included heatsink and fan...
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    Case, PSU and CPU heatsink+fan

    I am looking at this case, ==Case== http://thermaltake.com/xaserCase/soprano/sws/sws.htm http://www.3dcool.com/product_info.php?cPath=11_420&products_id=1253 $85 With this larger than normal but still ATX PSU ==PSU== http://silentpcreview.com/article241-page1.html...
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    Overclocking for a newb

    I am researching a new building on a new system. Its been 4 years since I splurged and built a new PC. While doing all this research in the forums and guides on the main page, the constant features of overclocking are repeated. In my position I have never overclocked. I thought it...
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    dell monitors

    Right now there are alot of deals on lcd monitors from dell. While the 19" monitor is normal, the 20.1" widescreen one is out too. I am debating waiting for the 20.1" normal lcd or getting the widescreen one. Are there any differences between widescreen and normal. Will the change in...
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    A new build scenario

    I am building a new PC. I have been scouting out the pieces and I wondered what you guys thought about these parts and components. 10-11-05 ==Monitor== Dell Home has the Dell UltraSharp 2005FPW 20.1-inch Flat Panel LCD Monitor with Height Adjustable Stand for $699 - 35% off code...
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    DFI nF4 Ultra-D and X2

    I am having a hard time finding boards that support the X2 chips. I hear the SLI ones will with a bios upgrade but I am looking for more to choose from. Do the DFI nF4 ultra-D boards support the X2 chips?
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    Motherbard recommend and newb question

    I am researching motherboards for AMD 64 X2 - dual core chips. I am looking to get a motherboard with SATA and all the other MCP features but I am not too sure on SLI. I dont see myself buying a second video card or going that route. I am wondering what boards you recommend that dont...