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    $1000 gaming PC has to be bought from Fryes Electronics

    A friend of mine is leaving town on Tuesday and wants to put together a gaming PC, so tonight we are going to Fryes to get his stuff. Its not my preferred way of doing it but it is what it is so I need some help. Is anyone familiar with this store (I live in the NW) and if yes, are you...
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    Win XP, Sata HD, No Floppy... how do I install?

    Is there a way? I need to feed it Sata drivers, but XP only looks at floppy drives... so I'm kinda stuck.
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    Need help with my TV shoping!

    This is what I'm looking at: http://www.sharpusa.com/produc...ng/0,1058,1745,00.html Any thoughts on this? I will use it for Video Games, Movies and Sports! I'm also wondering how it can be so cheap here: http://www.electroforless.com/...roducts&product_id=428 They have the 360...
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    Is the EVGA upgrade thing easy?

    I bought a 7600 about 2 months ago, and now I'm looking to upgrade it to the 8800GTS or something like that. I'd like some input from others that have done this... how long should I realistically expect to be without a video card?
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    Anti Aliasing ... why so tough on video cards?

    Will the new cards handle this better? I'm just noticing that I can run games w/ everything on high just fine, but when I turn on anti aliasing things start to struggle a bit...
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    How to Oclock 4300 w/ Gigabyte 965 DS3?

    I've never overclocked before... Is there a step by step tutorial out there on how to do this?
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    965P-DS3 w/ 4300 not booting, HELP!!!

    Puting together this new system, and its been a while but I'm pretty sure I have everything connected correctly. The power supply starts, but the CPU fan wont spin right.. it spins for a sec, ten stops then again then stops... that was w/ everything connected. I removed everything except...
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    Should you turn PCs off now?

    If you have a PC with a 700 W PSU should you turn it off when not in use?... will power consumption actually put a dent in your bill now?
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    Looking for cheap quiet DVD SATA Drive

    I don't even burn DVDs, just want something fast and quiet that is SATA...
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    Whats the difference between these two video cards?!

    What is the difference between these 2 video cards? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130017 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130073 I'm basically looking for a card that can play BF2 without any probelms on the highest settings... Once...
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    Recommended HD Size for Gaming system?!

    Is 500 GB too much? Would a 250 GB HD for example be faster? I'm looking at the Caviar 500 GB, but I see reviews that talk about it being a storage drive... I don't really need a storage drive, I just want a quiet fast drive to play games on.... any recommendations or is the 500 GB fine?
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    Need case for Gigabite 965 / 4300 / 8800

    I don't have the 8800 yet, I'll wait for the ATI cards to see what the difference will be, but I'm going to need a case that has enough room for at least the 8800.. I heard ATI's might be bigger?! I'd like to spend around the $100 - $120 range (I wont complain if its cheaper :))... I will...
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    Power Supply recommendations?

    I'm building a 965 w/ 4300 and was wondering what would be a good PSU... I'm planning on eventually having an NVIDIA or ATI (whenever they show up) DX10 card in there at some point. This is what I was planning on getting: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341002 But I...
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    What HD should I get for gaming system?

    My build will be 4300 + 965 gigabite... I saw some nice prices.. like 99 bucs for 400 gigs.. etc..etc... want a good HD thats fast but also quiet. Any suggestions?
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    What memory shoudl I buy for E4300 w/ 965P?

    I've never overclocked before... but I plan on doing that with this combo, since it seems like the thing to do. What memory shoudl I get? 2 GBs seems to be a good number from what I'm reading, but thats all I know. I want something that will not jeopardize stability etc..etc...
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    Suggestions on this gaming system build please!

    Sup guys, About 5 months ago I asked for help on building a $500 gaming system and this is the suggestion I got that most people seemed to agree with. I never ended up geting the system but now I have some extra cash and I'm ready to do it. cpu - amd am2 3800 orleans - $90 ram - 2GB...
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    $500-600 Gaming System?

    Hi guys, I'll have about 5 to 600 bucs to spend in about a week, on a new PC. Only thing I would use it for is games, so I'm looking for any tips or setups you can suggest. I've b een out of the loop for a while, so I have no clue whats out there. Games that I play are mainly BF2, HL2...
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    Memory question for Signle core and Dual core

    Hi guys, Trying to build a budget PC, and I've got some great suggestions already, but have one final question. I'm looking at the AM2 3500 w/ 667 memory... if eventualy I want to upgrade to a 3800 x2 will I also have to get 800 memory, or will the 667 memory work just fine?
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    Help on puting together $500 gaming system

    Well I've been out of the loop for a while and my current system is being pushed to the limit. I am still able to play BF2, but with all the setings at 0 or none or ugly, or whatever they are. So I figured, that I'd like to see and play these games in all their glory and am ready to build a...
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    40GB Deskstar Shutdown problems? Bad HD?

    I know that win98 and ME and even possibly 2k had a problem w/ the deskstar.. something about shuting down too quickly for it. This would cause the HD to break very quickly.. I'm runing windows XP, and occasionaly, even though I shutdown the computer just fine, on bootup it runs scandisk...
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    8KHA+ w/ Athalon 950 -- Temperature?

    What should be a good temp for this setup. Enlight 7237 (Front fan, no back fan) 8KHA+ w/ Athalon 950 not overclocked. Cooler Master EP5-6I11 (didn't use any thermal..stuff..just clamped in on there.) This is its first day of operation, and it's around.. 108 - 110..somewere in that ballpark.
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    8KHA+ w/ Windows XP driver questions

    Do I need to install the 4 in 1 drivers for XP? Do I need to install any of the drivers from that bundled CD besides the sound? Is there an updated sound driver for the mobo or should I just install the one from the bundled cd? I actually installed all that stuff, I'm just wonderig if it was...