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    I need to figure out how big a PSU I need

    Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 (first version) Intel E6400 (first revision) 4x1GB PC5300 BFG Nvidia GTX 260 Raptor 740GD (first version) WD 3200JD WD 6400AAKS 3x120MM Fans 1x200MM Fan The problem I have is that my Enermax 565W died after upgrading to 4GB and swapping my X1900xt in there. I...
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    ASUS M3A76-CM

    I'm trying to figure out if I have a bad motherboard or there is something I can do to get this thing to post. ASUS M3A76-CM Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500KHX8500D2K2/2G AMD Phenom 8750 Toliman 2.4GHz Socket AM2+ 95W Triple-Core Processor Model...
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    Dell Optiplex gx 620 PSU

    620 Socket: LGA775 Chipset: Intel 945G Expansion Slots: PCI Express Slot, 2 PCI Slot Other Features: Hyper-Threading Technology Support Connectors: (6) USB 2.0 Ports Back, 10/100 LAN Peripheral Interface: (1) Serial ATA (SATA) Interface Video: 1X16 PCI Express Slot Audio: Onboard Sound...
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    Upgrading Videocard, 4890?

    Here's what I currently have: GA-965P-DS3 2 GB memory x1900xt E6400 550W PSU I haven't been keeping up to date but will I be limited by my CPU with one of these newer cards? I mostly play WoW on a 24" monitor (1920x1200). It might not be the most demanding game but I like to play...
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    Video Surveillance

    If anyone has any experience with this I'm all ears. I have to set up a number of indoor and outdoor cameras at work along with digital video recorders. I got a quote from two alarm companies and they wanted $10,000-$15,000. I have spoken to some of my customers though who spent a few grand...
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    Recommend me a USB phone

    I've noticed that the ones they sell at Frys are either lame or cost $100. Anyone have some advice for a good USB phone that I can use with skype. Wireless is prefered but wired is ok as long as it's not a 6 foot cable. Either that or can I get a USB cable to extend it with ?
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    Quality of hardware today

    It seems like lately I've been having to RMA or get warranty repair work done on an awfull lot of hardware. I've lost 2 sets of Corsair memory, 1 set of crucial memory, 1 set of Patriot memory, 2 Antec PSUs, 1 Enermax PSU, one generic PSU, one DFI motherboard, a set of cheap logitech...
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    Microsoft Software Licenses

    I'm setting up a server at my office and according to the powers that know more about this than I do, I need the following software and licensing: On my main server, Microsoft Small Business Server 2003 Premium (since it's more affordable than buying Windows Server 2003, exchange server...
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    Need to build a budget office PC

    I haven't built a PC for the office in a while and it was a Sempron. I would assume there are better options today. What do people recommend for an office setting with a 17" LCD, 512MB/1GB memory, and onboard video? I've been building these cheap PC's for the office and keeping the price...
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    BF2 stability for everyone?

    I like the game but I have never seen anything like this before. With my old system it never crashed but I didn't play with the 1.3 patch. With my new E6400, DS3, 2GB patriot system it crashes constantly! It crashes to the desktop, it restarts the computer, it restarts the computer when I...
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    Winrar and a E6400

    Can someone tell me if I've got this all wrong? If I want to compress or decompress a large file with winrar it only uses about 6% of the processor and as far as I can tell it isn't very fast this way. Is there a way to utilize the whole CPU so that the job gets done quicker? Why is it only...
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    $300 videocard

    I need to get two of them, both on Conroe E6400 systems, one with a 2405fpw, and the other with a 2005fpw. Games: Oblivion, FEAR, BF2... I see that there is a Sapphire Radeon X1900XT 512MB for a bit over $300. The 7900GT is throwing me for a loop since there seems to be a vanilla, CO...
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    DFI Ultra-D NF4 not working

    I've done a fair share of searching on dfi-street but thought I'd put it here since all they suggest is an RMA or clearing the bios. My board has been less than stellar since I got it but after my recent move I have been unable to get the pc up and running. I don't really think I bumped the...
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    Moving in town

    I need to rent a truck, a 14 footer, for Saturday in L.A. What do people recommend. I've used Uhaul before but they charge $30 + $1 per mile. I've had bad luck with Budget.
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    OPEN LETTER TO CALIFORNIA BASHERS

    Don't worry, I pulled out this section since I think it was over the top: I remember when this e-mail was going around. I lived by a police station so I never lost power, but I thought I'd throw it in here. Apparently it's ok to nuke California. We have a GDP of $1.5 trillion dollars and...
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    16 blocks

    I've never seen the movie. Which one should I watch first?
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    How to deal with verbose people

    Don't get me wrong, I can talk. I can talk a lot. My problem is when people talk and talk and it just feels like they're talking to hear their own voice. People that say something in 100 words when 5 would have been fine. People that will talk until they get their way. As if talking is...
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    YAFinanceT

    I've been using 0% credit cards for a few years now. I just keep the balance in the bank making interest and then when the 12 mo promotional period is over I do a balance transfer. So far I've found two cards that do balance transfers with no fees: citibank and discover. I then make all my...
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    Worst "date"?

    I guess I'm just curious if anyone has a good story. One where the girl/guy was into something that you weren't. Ever had a girl/guy turn to you and tell you she wanted you to do something or have something done to you that just made you cringe? I always think of not another teen movie when...
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    How to stop a nosebleed.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dm6wjMuEk&mode=related&search= I remember watching Marathons in High School for 12 hours straight!
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    A question for christians/catholics/etc

    http://www.venganza.org/ As a Pastafarian I have developed a relationship with his noodly appendage and through faith, without a shadow of a doubt, I know He exists and He touches everything. However, I have a hard time understanding the reasons behind not dressing like a pirate by many...
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    Bill Gates semi-retiring

    I guess he's content with close to $50B. Seems almost out of the blue.