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    Good PC strategy games?

    I already have Civ4, Company of Heroes, the Warhammer series, Age of Empires 3, etc. Any other strategy games out there you guys like that I'm missing? Turn based or rts, I like em all.
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    120mm exhaust fan kicks out cool air

    120mm fan in the rear of the case, just below the power supply. Have an Arctic Freezer 7 with the fins facing the 120mm fan...it's practically 1 inch away. Still, ALL the hot air goes out the power supply fan. Nothing but a cool breeze comes out the 120, which is operational and has good air...
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    E6400 @ 3.2 idling at 46, too high or ok?

    I have the Arctic freezer 7 cooler. With the stock cooler and stock settings, I was getting 44 idle, 59 @ 100%load TAT. Arctic freezer + stock settings = 39 degrees. Arctic + overclock to 3.2 gives me 46 idle, which oddly is my lowest overclock temp. If I go to 2.8, 2.6, 2.4, 3.0 etc, I...
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    Help O/c'ing E6400, DS3 board plz

    E6400, 4x512 pc6400 Corsair ram 5-5-5-15 @ 1.9v, Gigabyte 965p ds3 I set the system multiplier to 2.0 for a 1:1 fsb/ram ratio. Then my multiplier 8x, and the through trial and error found the highest I can get is 385 fsb without any changes to ram or vcore voltage. So 385x8 or 3.08gz is...
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    O/C e6400, stock hsf, ddr2-800

    Have 2 sticks of ddr2-800 from Corsair, timings are 4-4-4-*. How far should I be able to push an E6400 with the stock heatsink/fan? Using a gigabyte 965p-ds3 board.
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    7950GT KO 512, good deal for $250 or no

    I went ahead and bought this at my local computer shop. Highest ati card they have is the x1950 pro, which they want $275 for. I'm getting a new mobo etc at another place today, so I can't benchmark it yet. Was this a good deal? Most of the reviews/threads I see keep saying go with an...
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    Any inexpensive power supplies work with a 8800gts?

    Was going to make a move to the x1950xt for $250, but the 8800gts is now $399 and cheaper. Problem is my 2 year old Thermaltake 480w is only rated for 18A off the one and only 12v rail. I've seen the highly rated power supplies starting at $130 and up. Is it necessary to go there, or is there...
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    Futureproofing: X1950XT or 7900GTO

    Since these 2 cards have similar performance, with the ATI getting a very slight edge, which would be the better buy if I plan to get 2nd card in the future for an SLI or Xfire setup? Both cards are $250, but the xfire version of the x1950xt is $300. Which would you go for?
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    Upgrade from 3500+ single core or wait?

    Checking cpuid, it says I have a 3500+ 2.2 Clawhammer. I'm mainly looking for better game performance. Current card is a ATI X800xl. Will I get more out of a processor upgrade or a new video card? Have 2gb ram at the moment.
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    939 mobo w/ 4x184ram slots, agp?

    I originally thought about a complete upgrade to a Core duo solution, but some things don't make sense. Like paying out the behind for memory, shelling out a few hundred for a video card that isn't much better than what I have, etc. I have a 3500+ atm, and I'll probably get an X2 replacement...
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    Upgrading to E6600 system, advice appreciated

    My local store has the E6400 for $249, and the E6600 for $269 Going with the latter. My current system does OK, but my motherboard has been crashing randomly at boot, showing the "checking nvram" error with no rhyme or reason, so it's time to upgrade. Current system: Amd 3500+ Asus A8V...
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    Checking NVRAM...

    Asus A8V deluxe, X800XL video card, 4 sticks of 512mb ram. Turn on computer, bios is stuck on checking nvram msg. Can't hit a key to get into bios or anything, non responsive. This just starting happening a few days ago. I changed the CMOS battery a few times and reset the CMOS...
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    Upgrade what for 1600x1200 game play?

    I can play most games at 1280x1024 or so with most of the eye candy on, getting 30-40 fps. About 15+fps @ 1680x1050. I have a 3500+, 2gb ram, x800xl 256mb card. Mobo is AGP. If I go to an X2 3800+ and a 7600gt like in the buyer's guide, will that let me play @ 1680x1050(or 1600x1200 on my...
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    Do I need to upgrade for today's highend games?

    Here's my system I last upgraded a year or 2 ago: Asus A8V deluxe mobo 2 gb Mushkin ram X800xl radeon vid card, agp, not pci-e Audigy2zs sound WD Raptor 74gb drive Dell 2007fpw monitor I've been too busy playing World of Warcraft to notice any other games. Now that the addiction is...
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    Budget gaming system, how's this?

    This all from my local store. 2 512mb pc3200 sticks $80 Geforce 7600GS 256mb PCI-E $150 Sempron 3000+ $85 Socket 939 MB $80 (Haven't figured what brand I'll get yet, all about the same price) Is this pretty good for a budget gaming system. They also have the 754 version of the...
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    Suggest cheap computer to run World of Warcraft plz

    I need another computer for a LAN party, strictly to play World of Warcraft, nothing else. I just need it to be playable, not looking for 100fps or anything like that. Above 30fps, any resolution, works for me. I'd like to get it as inexpensive as I can, while avoiding horrendous lag and...
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    Freshly installed x64, how to dual boot install XP

    I made a fresh install of x64 last week and like it very much. There are some programs I'd like to occasionally run, so I'll need XP going until then. How can I install XP to dual boot w/ x64? I have 3 hard drives, so it doesn't matter which one XP goes to if that makes it easier. Thanks.
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    Keeping raid data w/ new motherboard

    I'd like to get a new motherboard and an Athlon64 today from a P4 system. I have 2 Sata drives in a raid0 as the boot drive. Can I just set it up the same way for raid0 on the new motherboard to make it work? Cause that's 300gigs I'm not tryin' to back up there. Or what would be a good...
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    Need advice on upgrade/ Athlon64 + mobo ASAP plz

    Today's Saturday, and I'm hittin' the store this morning for a mobo and processor. All I know is I want some variety of an Athlon 64 and a MB to match. I really don't know the difference between a socket 754 and 939. I just don't have time to keep up w/ the technical specs anymore. My...
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    Suggest upgrades from P4 2.4c system plz

    The mains of my current system are P4 2.4c Asus P4P800 MB 1Gb Mushkin pc3500 Radeon 9800 for dual display 2 7200 hd's on raid0 Audigy2 sound card Dell 2005fpw, 2001fp monitors I bought this a year or two ago, and would like to know if there are any good bang for the buck upgrades I...
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    Compaq x6000?

    Wondering if any1 has one of these, haven't seen any reviews for it. Looks pretty damn good for around $1500-1700. I wanted to play WOW or some other game over the road w/ it. Thx.
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    P4P800 won't run ram as DDR anymore. Ditch it?

    I've been using the Asus P4P800 w/ 2 Mushkin Level 1 PC3500 512mb modules for about a year now. Have a P4 2.4c o/c'd to 3.0 now, and I get these problems whether I o/c or not. When I'm playing a game that uses a lot of system resources like World of Warcraft, I get the blue screen every now...