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    Is mine enough for 8800GT?

    I recently bought all the components I needed for my new computer except the video card, which wasn't in stock. I'm about to buy the PNY 8800GT, but I'm not sure if the power supply that came with my Antec Sonata III, the Antec Earthpower 500W, is going to supply enought amps to it. This is my...
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    Building a new PC for about $1k

    I'm building a new computer and hope to keep the price under or around $1k. I will be reusing my monitor and floppy and dvd drive. I will be doing high-powered video gaming, programming, and simple tasks like web browsing. I'm not a "fanboy" of any company. I will overclock if it's worth it...
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    New computer, but reusing some parts

    My current setup: Intel Celeron 1.3GHz 256mb of Kingston PC133 SDRAM, 128mb PC100 SDRAM (not a major brand) Trigem Lomita motherboard (stock motherboard for hp pavilion 502n) 40gb hard drive (5400RPM) integrated video (4mb of memory) <200 watt power supply Samsung SyncMaster 753DF...
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    Where to start on Windows and DirectX programming?

    For the past few months I've been working on C++ and have felt that I understand the basic concepts. However, command line based programs aren't exactly interesting to make and serve almost no purpose. I want to start on Windows programming and learn enough DirectX to make a simple game such as...
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    First Computer Build

    This is my first computer build (surprise surprise), and I will have a budget of about $1200, possibly up to $1500. I put together a list of what I wanted but the total was around $1800. I won't be building it until the end of the year but this will give me a very good idea. Also I will be...