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    Do you have to buy seperate cables when assembling your own PC?

    If OEM parts like hard drives don't come with anything but the hard drive itself, do you need to buy seperate cables? I never really have seen anybody's "rate my PC build" and included cables in what they are getting, so I'm not sure. If somebody were to buy their parts from NewEgg, for...
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    Motherboards only compatible with either NVIDIA or ATI GPU's?

    Are there motherboards that are only compatible with GPU's that have NVIDIA/ATI chipsets? I had never known this, which kind of surprises me. I have no idea whether it's true or not. Is it?
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    $1200 E6750 build (monitor included) Everything good?

    When do you think that will really happen?
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    $1200 E6750 build (monitor included) Everything good?

    Thanks for the recommendation. Can't avoid tax from mwave though (CA). I had actually looked at mwave for Q6600. They were sold out but then I realized that Q6600's were a lot more expensive than a dual core, and I'm still trying to find out how necessary quad core is, for the system with...
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    $1200 E6750 build (monitor included) Everything good?

    Thanks, that should be a big help. Anyone know of any deals on this stuff outside of Newegg?
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    $1200 E6750 build (monitor included) Everything good?

    After the guy below me gave suggestions, I edited a few things and came up with this Newegg shopping cart: If you guys have any suggestions on better deals, please tell. I don't know of too many PC part stores. Also, I have two concerns. The biggest concern is the heatsink. I'm still unsure of...
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    To buy or not to buy

    Like, right NOW? Like, at this moment? I'm down for building at this moment if it really is a smart choice. I'm dying to make a final decision. I'm in the same situation except I'm using a 2 year old laptop that's doing OK instead of a 3 year old desktop that's doing "reasonably well enough."...
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    BUILD NOW OR WAIT? Need suggestions!!!

    i've decided to build.. please delete topic
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    Price Drops?

    I didn't really notice the CPU price drops yet.. did they not drop as much as expected? Maybe didn't even drop yet? I'm sure this will sound stupid to some people but whatever.
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    c:\documents and settings\dsiafafsdafd\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.cl

    I'd rather buy a game for 25 bucks than worry about security. I don't watch porn or go to risky sites, anyways. Using AVC, BTW. Would be nice though to have something more light on resources, but whatever. Thanks for the reply.
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    c:\documents and settings\dsiafafsdafd\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.cl

    alright, delete it will be. Don't really know what a cache is, sorry.
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    ~~~ Computer-building resource thread ~~~

    Don't be sorry, I just wanted to mention it as a true noob of PC building. Also might be nice if you could explain grounding and stuff in a little more detail. Believe it or not, I don't even know what the term "grounding" means... something about electricity and damaging your parts right? No...
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    c:\documents and settings\myrealname\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.class

    haven't scanned in a while, don't really use this computer much, brother uses it but doesn't ever scan, scanned today and this is apparently a trojan program: c:\documents and settings\myrealname\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.class should I...
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    c:\documents and settings\dsiafafsdafd\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.cl

    haven't scanned in a while, don't really use this computer much, brother uses it but doesn't ever scan, scanned today and this is apparently a trojan program: c:\documents and settings\myrealname\application data\sun\java\deployment\cache\6.0\10\5865008a-2c766bf0\BaaaaBaa.class should I...
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    Opinions wanted.. first attempt at recording

    Yeah, good job man! Everything sounded pretty good, but I agree that it might be better if you upped the tempo.
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    Cheapest CPU that will be "good" for a while

    Outside of gaming, I don't see myself using programs that require great amounts of power to use.
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    Cheapest CPU that will be "good" for a while

    Would an E4300 be good for a long time even without any OC or would I have to OC for that to be true? I know nothing about OC'ing :( I don't really think I need a quadcore, but a Q6600 sounds like a good idea, since more games might start utilizing them (at least that's what I heard) and it...
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    How much does OC'ing help?

    Would it be easy enough for me to OC if I made good selections on parts so that it would make up for buying better cooling devices? Never OC'd before... don't really know anything about it. I'm your common gamer. I just want to play Crysis and UT3 without any lag or stuttering and with nice...
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    Cheapest CPU that will be "good" for a while

    I want to know what you guys think is the cheapest CPU (let's pretend it is July 22nd) that will be able to multi-task and run future programs for 2 or 3 years without me ever getting frustrated because it is slow. I don't think my standards are very high considering I'm pretty much doing...
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    How much does OC'ing help?

    Is the speed you gain from OC'ing your CPU something you'll notice a lot, or not really? Does it depend on what CPU and other parts you have? Is OC'ing a must if you want to get the best bang for buck possible? And, where can I find the easiest guides for not-too-hardcore OC'ing?
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    ~~~ Computer-building resource thread ~~~

    I never built and I read the guide, and to be honest I was confused in some parts. It's probably easier to understand with all the parts in front of you though. The explanation of power and data cables was the most confusing to me. Maybe because it went into explaining the stuff and not so...
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    Acer Q6600 system at CompUSA for $750

    Q6600 $266 500 GB 7200 rpm HDD X1650 Vista Home Premium 2 GB (dunno what the speed is though lol) Cheap speakers, mouse, KB Lots of card slots (useful) I'm trying to think it's not THAT good a deal, but it has free shipping and a free printer (MIR) too... soooo, there's no question it's...
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    Acer Q6600 system at CompUSA for $750

    Well, yeah, I know, but you don't foresee any possible problems with that stuff, it being a cheaper prebuilt system? Again, this might sound stupid but I don't know much about this sorta stuff and I don't want to find that I have a crap mobo and PSU that I can't upgrade. Also, would the fact...
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    Acer Q6600 system at CompUSA for $750

    Is it that good a deal though? Even if it was after July 22nd? I don't really have to upgrade at all right now, considering there aren't any games I wish to play now or in the near future that I can't play now... if it is a really, really good deal though, I might get it. If I got it I would...
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    Acer Q6600 system at CompUSA for $750

    Acer Aspire E700-UQ660A Minitower Is this a good deal on a quadcore system? Would there be any problems upgrading the PSU or anything else? Seems like a good price with a 500GB, 2 GB, etc..
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    How to get voice from headphones and sound from speakers?

    Crap, I wana know too! I had given up on trying to find out... but I don't have a USB headset :(
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    Resident Evil 4 on the Wii

    I played it on the cube and never bothered playing past the first fourth of the game. Just wasn't fun to me. And wave-arm controls only make things more frantic because they are more difficult. So they make it scary by having zombies (or whatever they are) that are terrible AI, and then put in...
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    <$900 Gaming PC

    This would be towards the end of July... this stuff includes possible MIR's. I already have speakers, mouse, KB. Centurion 5: $45 DVD burner: $30 Best deal I can find on a 19 in LCD: around $150 E6540: $163 (tell me if I'm wrong here) 2GB 667 or 800 depending on deals: around $70...
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    Friend of mine has $2,000 to spend on a gaming system..

    2000? wtf! you should get a voodoo PC! They're price ownz all! once i tried to make the most expensive system possible on their site and it was like over 30000 (yeah, thirty thousand) bucks! 30000 owns the crap out of 2000 so voodoo is where you should go. seriously though, he should have...
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    Budget Gaming System for ~$1000

    Centurion 5's FTW! One of the nicest looking cases IMO. I'd say get a better mobo though. And you don't need a 45 dollar mouse, man! You can get a nice logitech previous generation ones (like my mx510) for $30 or less... Might want to check a store and try some different ones, because it...
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    Recommend a system build for me

    I think having 2 gigs of ram will eliminate system hiccups. You really don't need to have 300 dollar ram... just get 2 gigs of ram like the guy recommended and one of the midrange (or cheaper) c2d's or athlon X2's. RAM prices dropped a ton a while ago so don't worry about the speed. 2 gigs will...
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    How great a time is late July for a new computer?

    I want to build a new computer, but my current laptop is still doing quite well with the games I play (well, actually I don't really play PC games right now). I don't really know of any games I want to get soon for the PC either. So it's really not necessary at all for me to build a PC...