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    advice on good web host

    Hello, Me and 2 other people are starting a small web design company for some extra income, and hopefully expand down the road. Could anyone recommend a good web host/domain host? I've seen a lot of really cheap ones that boast having gigs upon gigs of space, but are those reliable? We...
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    Advice to modestly OC my 3600 x2

    last thing I oc'd was a celeron 366 to 450mhz... I have a Athlon brisbane 3600+ x2 on an ECS K8M890M-M Socket AM2 Motherboard, with: stock cooling ( i dont know if this other stuff matters) EVGA-P2-N550 - Geforce 7600GT Buffalo Select 1GB DDR2 667 Ram A little special circumstance...
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    Motherboard Fried? or PS?

    I put together a new mid-range PC about 9 days ago. Here are the specs: Retail Athlon 64 x2 3600+ Brisbane OEM Biostar Tforce 550 AM2 MB EVGA-P2-N550 - Geforce 7600GT Buffalo Select 1GB DDR2 667 Ram Raidmax ATX528BP Mid Tower Case w/ 380W Power Supply ----------------- I was...
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    cost of 2nd WoW account

    Hello, I am putting together a new PC tonight. I really want to get a 2nd PC playing wow so my girlfriend and I can play at the same time. What is the cheapest way of going about this? Can I use my current CDs to install wow on the 2nd pc and just create a new account? Or do I need to...
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    Wireless Gaming Mouse

    Hello, I just bought a new PC and was wondering if wireless mice have improved enough to be just as good as wired mice in games. I would prefer the mouse to be ~$50 or less and have a rechargeable base (unless disposable batteries will last 3+ months at a time). Also looking for a keyboard...
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    X1950GT VS 7600GT

    I was a day away from buying the parts for my budget gaming PC and a $30 MIR disappeared at Newegg. I know there aren't many benchmarks for the X1950GT, but is it worth $60 more than the 7600GT? EVGA 256-P2-N550 -T2 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail...
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    Lost WinXP CD

    I have 2 PCs atm, both with WinXP installed on it. I have one WinXP Cd with me. I do not know which PC it belongs to though. I am building a new PC to replace one of the PCs (which I will be taking the HD from for the new one). Is it safe to install my winXP Cd on the new one? What happens...
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    Need comments/advice on Budget Gaming Rig

    The video forum helped me out so much with picking out the video card, here is my situation: I'm looking at around $300 ($320 max) for building a budget gaming rig. I have a hard drive, power supply, mouse, keyboard, speakers, and monitor. This is what I picked out and what the people from...
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    Outpost 50" plasma Philips $1500

    Last month I bought the PHILIPS 50PF9631D 50" Plasma with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight 2 channel from best buy for $1800. Outpost had it priced cheaper but with shipping it wasnt worth it. The model has since been discontinued and unavailable from most retailers. The new one that philips...
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    Need cheap AM2/PCI-E MB

    I need a cheap but reliable motherboard that has an AM2 socket, PCI-E slot, and on-board audio. Onboard video doesn't matter since I here it performs poorly. this is just for gaming on WinXP and I don't really O/C (at least I wont at first). Low price is #1 priority. thanks
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    Need advice on $100 video card

    I'm currently buying parts for a new budget gaming PC because my athlon 1800+, 512mb or ram, and 9500pro is pretty aged. My new PC will have: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1GB of RAM some MB w/ PCI-E can anyone recommend a good video card for about $100. I would like to get...
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    Need MB w/ good onboard video

    Can someone offer some advice on a motherboard that will support an Athlon 64 (when I buy one after april 9th due to the price drops), that has onboard video that can handle some current games? I'll be updgrading later for newer games, but I want a motherboard that can play WoW, BF2, FEAR, etc...
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    Upgrade: Ancient -> Modern

    Hi, I am currently upgrading my ancient college PC. It was just an Emachine and served its purpose. Now I want to upgrade to play any games that are out and will be coming out. I would also like this upgrade to work well when I get Windows Vista. I want to spend about $400 (less if...