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    The world's best $99 case

    Now is a pretty awesome time for cases. I remember just a few years ago, nobody painted the inside, cable routing was an afterthought, noisy 80mm and 92mm fans were common, everything was held in place with tiny silver screws instead of thumbscrews or tool-less devices. But now - even $59...
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    Best case for $100?

    I'm trying to help a friend build a system for the first time, and while I'm pretty experienced with higher end hardware, his budget doesn't really allow for that. His budget for the case is about $100 or so, and he's going to be using it mostly for gaming as well as regular web usage and some...
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    Important factors in choosing a case

    Hey guys - I have been having a few discussions with some friends about cases (nobody makes a perfect one around $100 anymore - seems like you have to spend $150 or so to get good quality) and I suddenly realized that the things we all hated about most $90-$110 cases WEREN'T the same. I...
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    Corsair 700D case - $179 AR

    This is a pretty good deal. The only difference between this and the 800D is the hot swap bay and the side window. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139002 $219 with a $40 MIR.
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    Designing the perfect mITX case

    I was looking around at the mITX cases and although they're getting better, they're still not quite perfect. I was thinking of putting a design together and making my own, but I've never built an mITX system so I would appreciate some advice. The system will primarily be used for gaming and...
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    The perfect multi-use monitor?

    I'm an advertising major and gamer who works in the tech industry and I need a great monitor. I'm currently using a Dell 2007WFP, which is fine, but the resolution is kind of low for me to use with excel spreadsheets side-by-side or powerpoint. The color reproduction is decent but the monitor...
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    Your dream monitor - What are the specs?

    I'm looking around at monitors and none seem perfect to me. So the question is, what's the perfect LCD monitor? Not what's being offered that's closest, but if you could write the specs down for the best LCD monitor in the world, what would the specs be? S-IPS? 8ms? 16ms? 24" 1920x1200...
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    Do you use a UPS?

    Just a quick question to settle a bet, figured I'd post it in here since you guys are all about power but wouldn't be as biased as a UPS-specific forum. Thanks.
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    PSU temp ratings?

    How come some manufacturers go out of their way to make insane claims like 600W at 25C when they know that there is no way the average temp rating inside a computer case is 25C? My case runs closer to 38C ambient and 44C load internal temps, and I have fairly good airflow. Also, why do so few...
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    SLI Certified? Crossfire Certified? Does it matter?

    Browsing Newegg I just noticed that a lot of the power supplies are SLI certified for nVidia's SLI thing. Almost none of them are Crossfire certified, though. Which is more important? Would you buy a power supply for your rig that was Crossfire certified if you were going to use SLI? Or would...
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    Video loss, "Frequency over range"

    Hey guys, this is either a video problem or a power supply problem or a motherboard problem, and I can't seem to figure out which. Problem: My computer will not give me video for more than, say, 10 minutes. It will randomly crash to a screen that says either "Power Off in 5 Seconds" or...
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