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    Buying advice: New monitor

    Hi, I’m looking for a new monitor that will replace my current HP LP2465. I want it to be bigger, be an IPS or PLS panel, non PWM and flicker free. I’m not a hardcore gamer, but I do play games, and I enjoy ultra or high graphics quality. I rarely play fps intense games, but I hate...
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    Choosing the right videocard?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. When it comes to graphics card I’ve looked at ASUS GeForce GTX 670 2048MB DirectCUII TOP. I have heard that it is quiet (which is important to me) and very good. In the future I will run SLI, but I’m wondering what happens with the fans and the heat? Since the...
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    Choosing the right motherboard?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. My priorities are: - It must be future proof as I upgrade infrequently. - I prefer the most bang for the buck. - Good quality of the components. - It must be quiet (no water cooling). - Applications are primarily gaming (the latest games). These are the...
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    Choosing CPU and cooler?

    Hi! I’m building a new rig. My priorities are: - It must be future proof as I upgrade infrequently. - I prefer the most bang for the buck. - Good quality of the components. - It must be quiet (no water cooling). - Applications are primarily gaming (the latest games). These are the...
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    Which motherboard?

    I'm upgrading my friends computer, choosing the folowing parts: ? Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 ? Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4 ? Asus GeForce 8800GTX 768MB ? ZALMAN Power Supply 600W-HP SILENT Now the question is which motherboard to choose for the above parts. I've looked at the...
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    Need some advice.

    Hi, I'm in the process of upgrading my computer to be able to play the latest games again. I'm looking to get the most bang for the buck. So this is what I've decided for the moment: Abit AB9 Pro Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Corsair TWIN2X 6400C4 DDR2, 2048MB CL4, E.P.P Technology PowerColor...
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    IDE drive doesn't show in windows?

    I have a problem. Just bought a computer with 2 S-ATA drives (not RAID). Then I mounted my old IDE harddrive using the IDE1 slot on the motherboard (I set IDE drive as master). Windows boots fine, but it doesn't register the IDE drive? Any ideas why?
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    Help me choose.

    I have been offered to buy one of two TFT monitors from work, but I can't make up my mind which one I should choose. They are brand new and comes with a 3 year warranty. I mainly play games and use photoshop. Occasionally I also watch movies and do some word processing. Here are the two screens...
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    Need some opinions.

    Hi, I?ve been offered to buy a computer package from work, but I wanted to ask you guys for som advise before I bought anything. So here are the specs. 24" TFT HP L2465 (1920x1200 @ 60Hz, contrast 1000:1, responsetime 8 ms, 4-port USB2.0 Hub, pivot) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ (2x1024 kB L2...
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    Ghost in my machine?

    Hi! I have a very frustrating problem. I have a dual-boot system with win2k and winXP. The system boots fine, both in win2k and winXP, but every second time the monitor refuses to turn on. It's like there is no signal trasmitted from the graphics card. I can hear the different fans work, and the...