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    Will Nvidia And AMD Be Coming Out With Better Performing HD Card In 2014?

    You're hoping performance increases 5-6 times over what current hardware can do in one year?
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    Recommendation for gaming on the go

    So, I just took a job where I'll be spending about 50% of my work week in a city four hours north of where I live. Given that I'll be living in a hotel for 2-3 nights a week for about 18-24 months, I figure it's time to look at some kind of mobile gaming rig (SFF or laptop). I'll be driving to...
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    Games suddenly unplayable

    Found out what the issue is -- the CPU fan wasn't spinning. Nothing was blocking it, but it wasn't turning. Gave it a slight poke and now it's going just fine. Thank god it didn't burn up ...
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    Games suddenly unplayable

    I just built a computer for myself and everything has been working fine for about two weeks, and as of yesterday I can no longer play anything. The graphics are incredibly choppy, regardless of what resolution I choose or graphics settings I choose. This is a fresh computer, and all I've...
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    Issue with new build

    I completed a new build last night, but something seems to be wrong. It seemed to be fairly slow while installing Windows 7, and eventually bluescreened once immediately after I selected which update settings to use for the computer. I was able to complete the Windows installation after that...
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    Suggestions, please

    I'm putting together a computer for my brother, as his current computer has recently died. Currently I'm going with: Seagate 320GB HD eVGA 8800GT 512MB Antec EA500 Patriot 2GB DDR2 800 C2D E6750 (Is the jump to the E6850 enough performance wise to justify the $80 price difference?)...
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    *** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

    I made the post before downloading the service packs, and I just went and looked in the Disk Management and it now shows another 104GB that is unformatted. That gives me around 231GB out of the 320. I know that part of the hard drive gets used for referencing (sorry, the word escapes me right...
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    *** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

    So I bought a DS3 as well as one of the Seagate 320GB 7200.10 drives, and for some reason it only shows it as having 131GB. This is a 3.3rev board. Anyone know why this might be?
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    Video performance degradation with 'upgraded' motherboard

    Did you reinstall Windows when you upgraded the motherboard?
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    *** Official Gigabyte P965-DS3 Thread ***

    I'm not sure whether to be excited about my new computer (DS3, E6400, 1GB Patriot DDR2 800) or not after reading this thread. I think mostly I just hope everything works... Anyone want to reassure me that it'll be okay?
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    Please help me choose good parts for 1st build

    If you wanted to save money on the rig listed above you could dump the Raptor
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    Nehalem Info released

    So if Nehalem will have an integrated graphics card, would it be possible to have the discrete cards power off and on depending on if they're needed? Seems like it would be a great way to save power, considering how much discrete cards use even when idle
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    Building a PC, suggestions?

    After checking the specs on the DS3, it says DDR2 800 is required, so I'd like to confirm that this is true before purchasing the board. I've also seen people report problems with Windows installing on SATA drives, anyone have comments on this?
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    Building a PC, suggestions?

    Thanks for the suggestions. I have one more question, I've seen efficiency percentages listed for PSUs on some sites and I would like to make sure I'm reading them correctly. If you have a 70% efficient PSU currently using 300W, does that mean 90W is being lost and only 210 is actually being...
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    Building a PC, suggestions?

    I think the P5N-E is along the lines of what I'm looking for, so thanks for the suggestion. Any comments on the rest of the parts?
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    Building a PC, suggestions?

    I hope this is the right section, and I'm sure many people post threads like this so I'm sorry for yet another one. Recently my system has been showing its age (AXP 1900+, 512MB ram, 9700 Pro), and by recently I mean for the past few years. But lately I've been getting all sorts of random...
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    Upgrading from 9700 Pro

    Well, as a graduation (university) gift my parents are getting me a laptop, but I'm going to wait to get it until I feel some real need. This would just be to keep the computer up and running for awhile until I decide I'd like to get the laptop. It seems like a waste to a degree, but once I...
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    Upgrading from 9700 Pro

    Oh I know he was ;) I normally go by Wintergreen where it's available, but frequently it isn't. Anyway. Any other opinions? I realize the card is perhaps a big fast for the processor, but if it's too much then what would you guys suggest? I'd love to be back in the simple days of 3-5...
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    Upgrading from 9700 Pro

    So after four years my graphics card is finally nearing death and since the rest of the system is running fine, I'd prefer not to just dump it. Anyway... The processor is a XP1900+, and I'm eyeing the X850Pro at the moment. I'd prefer not to spend too much on it, but I also don't want...
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    External HD recommendations

    My dad is looking to get an external HD, can anyone tell me brands to stay away from or tell me their experiences with them?
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    It can't be this hard, can it?

    Just a question, but why? Are the other Inspiron series laptops okay?
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    Recommendations on laptops

    That would be a good consideration, but I'm looking to head overseas in the near future, which is where the laptop comes in handy :)
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    Recommendations on laptops

    My parents have offered me a laptop for graduating from university, so I've been running around to various websites checking out prices and what's available. Through my dad's work I can get a discount on Dell, though I don't know how much. At any rate, I was looking and found that the...
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    Suggestions on motherboards

    I'm not concerned with overclocking, I just want something that will work and be stable.
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    Suggestions on motherboards

    I've been out of the PC loop for a few years. But anyway, recently my 9700Pro is dying and I'm currently looking at getting a 7600GT, at which point I need a motherboard that supports PCI-E. I was looking at getting a 2800+-3000+ and spend maybe $70 or so on a motherboard, but don't know which...