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    Current best external monitors for a Surface Pro 3?

    When I get my i7 Surface Pro 3, I'm looking to possibly upgrade my displays at home. The Surface Pro 3 is supposed to be able to drive two 2880x1800 at 60 Hz displays via it's mini DisplayPort. What are the current best display options for that resolution (or near it)?
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    Best Power To Weight ratio laptop/ultrabook?

    I'm in the market for a new development (Visual Studio, SQL Server, vm's, etc.) laptop, and I'm wondering what the current best power-to-weight ratio machines are. 8GB of ram would be the minimum, and 128GB SSD would be the bare minimum as well. Cost doesn't really matter, I'm looking for sheer...
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    Ultrabook docking options to 2560x1600

    I'm really close to purchasing a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro, and I was hoping to be able to use it with my home dual monitor setup through my KVM that supports two Dual-Link DVI connections. The more I look though, I'm not seeing how I can get this working. A colleague pointed me in the direction of...
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    Quick Build Check

    I'm looking at running to Micro Center to pick up the following parts for a build, and I was hoping if I could get a quick critique as to what people think. I have a 7970 already that will be put in here, and the build will be used mainly for development and gaming on a 30" LCD. Development...
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    Development/Gaming PC

    I've got the itch to build a new machine, and since I've been out of the loop on the hardware side for some time I'm looking for some help. I threw a 7970 in my main machine when they came out, which serves me fine on the gaming side for my 30". I would like to go with 32GB of RAM, and I want...
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    7970 Power Connectors Install Help

    So, on a recommendation from my earlier thread I picked up the Corsair CX600 to upgrade my PSU for the incoming 7970. Now that the parts are here, and I'm looking things over, there are two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors from the PSU, and it looks like I need each of those to combine into one 8-pin...
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    Want to buy a 7970, but will it work with this system and PSU?

    I was planning on buying a 7970 tomorrow, but I'm not sure about the power supply in the system I'm going to use it in. I have a Dell Studio XPS 435T/9000, so I think size-wise I'll be OK. However, the power supply is listed as 475W. Will I need to upgrade the PSU for this card? Thanks...
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    Civ IV - VOIP

    This game rocks - pure and simple. It really brings back the 'magic' from the first and seconds versions... Multiplayer is, for the most part, really solid - but for the life of me and my friends, we cannot get the in-game VOIP to work. Has anybody else gotten it to work? We've tested our...
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    Space Rangers 2

    I did a search and haven't seen any discussion on Space Rangers 2 on here, so I just thought I'd share with you guys and spread the news... I stumbled upon this game through a great game blog (http://dubiousquality.blogspot.com/), there is also a great thread about it over at...
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    Flight Sims - what's the best right now?

    I used to enjoy flight/combat sims, I think the last one I played with was Falcon 4.0 (the first time around). I'm wondering what would be the best one right now to jump back into the genre with. I enjoy the occasional arcady-quick-combat stuff as well as the intricate...
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    Build vs Buy - AMD64 (S939) or Dell?

    I've been investigating building my own AMD64 system, and have just found a P4 system in the Dell outlet that I may end up getting instead. I'm hoping for some feedback from you guys on what you think is better. I am MOST interested in STABILITY, I like the idea of being able to overclock and...
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    AMD 939 setup - comments?

    Hello all - Here is what I'm looking at putting together. I'm about to pull the trigger and get the following: Motherboard: DFI "LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D" NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket 939 CPU -RETAIL Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3200+, 512KB L2...