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    Printer Recommendation needed

    Hello all, Looking for a good printer under 150$ which will mainly be used for bw printing. Maybe some color and photo printing. Not sure if I need an all-in-one printer, but copier would be nice to have. Id like to have scanning capability though... I hope requirements are not too...
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    Installing CPU help needed

    hey all, i recently got my 3200+ Venice core AMD CPU. It was a retail purchase and came with the heatsink. My question is, when i read the instructions that came with the box on how to install the CPU, the instructions say that some kind of thermal interface material is required between...
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    Just my luck! :)

    POWERCOLOR Radeon X800XL http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814131414 $279.00 Finally (after weeks!) was all excited and ready to purchase my new rig, and I tried to buy the x800xl a few hrs back on newegg.com. So I placed the item in my cart and put in all the cc info...
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    Has anyone bought hardware from amazon?

    hey all, thinking of buying the Antec TruePower 2.0 430W PSU ($76.99 ) and Logitech x-230 2.1 2 speakers ($37.64) from amazon.com. Have you guys had any experience buying hardware from there? Its loads cheaper than newegg, zipzoomfly and others. With free shipping. Seems to good...
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    antec case...

    Antec Solution SLK3000-B hey ppl, anywhere I can purchase this case for cheap? newegg charges a 16$ shipping charge.. looking to see if anyplace has free shipping or something. thanks for insight! g
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    pci express connector issue..

    The picture for this powersupply shows a 4 pin pci express connector http://www.xclio.com/product_04-a.htm but, if you look at ths PSU, http://www.seasonicusa.com/products.php?lineId=9 This has a 6 pin pci express graphics card connector. Can anyone explain how these pins seem differnt...
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    Mobo help + PSU

    Hello all, I recently purchased this foxxconn mobo: IMAGE of mobo: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/picBig.cfm?picName=m_NF4UK8AA-8EKRS.jpg Specs of mobo: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/products_motherboard_2.cfm?pName=NF4UK8AA-8EKRS Manual of mobo...
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    Printer recommendation

    hey all, anyone can recommend a good all-in-one printer? My budget is around 300 bucks or below.. im very clueless about printers and dont know if I maybe spending too much or too little... thanks a mill ppl! g
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    Warrenty woes

    Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813186037 POWERCOLOR R43C-TD3D/BULK Video Card - OEM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814131414 I cant seem to locate warrenty information regd the above 2...
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    what happened to the sticky?

    hey all, any idea what happned to that sticky which gave a whole bunch of info regd recommended system configurations. im looking for a link to that video card for the high end computer configuration. It was the powercolor x800xl i think, but there are so many of them at newegg, im not sure...
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    Does all this really matter?

    MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional Well, i just read up on what all the above acronyms mean. Well, what does it really mean to the average joe who just wants to play latest games on a decent resln? do all the games these days take advantage of this stuff? whats the future look...
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    Athlon 64 3200+ rig suggestions

    My new rig, CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 512K 90nm Rev. E (ADA3200BPBOX) (939) (Retail Box-w-Fan) $204.99 Mobo: Foxconn NF4UK8AA-8EKRS ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail $104.00 RAM: Corsair Value Select (Dual Pack) 184 Pin 512MBx2 DDR PC-3200 VS1GBKIT400 $79.67 GPU...
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    Understanding memory

    Hey all, Im trying to understand why the memory modules are priced so differently from the first one below, even tho it seems that the first one has a better cas latency and support for DDR 400! I just dont understand.... are the other memory modules better in someway thats not listed? 1)...
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    Monitor suggestion

    ViewSonic 17" VE710B LCD Flat Panel (Black) $285.00 http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant...duct_Code=260359&Category_Code=MLCD-VS What do you guys think about this monitor for the price/quality factor? Any alternative suggestions? Im more comfortable with brand names (thats because i...
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    speakers and monitor reco

    hey all, can someone reco a good pair of speakers for around 40-50 bucks and a lcd mon 17inch for around 200-250 range? thanks! girish
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    confused about building my new system, appreciate help

    Ive been looking and updating myself with all latest in hardware for the past few weeks. Im a software guy myself and been out of touch with hardware for about 5 years. Things have changed so much that ive been getting headaches educating myself.. :D. Anyways, id appreciate any help in...