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Yet another 120Hz LCD: Alienware OptX AW2310 23" 16:9

yes i read some about dynamic as well.. so everyone agrees if your CPU can handle it and is a beast... VSYNC off and dynamic lighting OFF right thanks edit... oh and also is it better to have your... i guess graphics card settings... set to auto detect from software or game... or...
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- Post #119
- Aug 2, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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Yet another 120Hz LCD: Alienware OptX AW2310 23" 16:9

i have this monitor as well the AW2310 and I like it a lot... but there is no single place where people can share their conclusions.... from the entire post I gathered some things but I am confused... for best performance we agree to put the preset to GAME preset right? and we put VSYNC on...
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- Post #117
- Aug 2, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

this kind of scared me http://en.community.dell.com/owners-club/alienware/f/3746/p/19337049/19714380.aspx do i need two nvidia cards?? lets say for 3d and lets say just for the 120hz gaming iwaant... then do i need 2 GPUs still edit: i knew we went thru this but i feel i might have...
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- Post #44
- Jul 26, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

ha, yeah i did... great call... how long does the build take for someone considered a computer technician ... or a pro? and how long for someones first time? before its up and ready I ask cuz im kind of leaning towards getting the guys that fixed my laptop for me to build it when the parts...
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- Post #41
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

heres the final setup: 1 x COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case 1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM 1 x CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler 1 x CPU Mag Gift - 6 issues of...
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- Post #39
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

officially pulled the trigger and so it begins.... more fun to come maybe some pics of me putting it together (breaking everything) and do you guys have any advice on a way to just make sure everything is working the way they should at speeds they should? like some software prog...
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- Post #36
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

right so the 80gb not 160 gb makes no diff right
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- Post #34
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

well I got late last second advice by people sitting next to me at work so I HAD to make sure and as it turns out you are right... thanks for all your help brother. could i just get this 80gb SSD instead and save 200? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167023...
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- Post #32
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

OK I decided to add these three items instead... any opinions and will they fit in the new case I have selected? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148348&cm_re=crucial_realssd-_-20-148-348-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118046...
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- Post #30
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

do you have one that would fit this setup?
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- Post #29
- Jul 25, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

so would you say i should just spend the money now on getting a 2gb card ... or a 1.5 ?? or perhaps just a different card altogether? thank you for your input oh and whats your opinion about that whole liquid cooling scenario... from digital storm
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- Post #27
- Jul 24, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

i totally agree... with the SSD though all they said after I Asked them again was that the one i picked was just too much money by about 150$.... and for the graphics card.... is it worth it for me to just wait and see if i would EVEN NEED more power in that area and THEN buy ANOTHER card to...
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- Post #25
- Jul 24, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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new gaming rig help medium-high end

so at the last second i changed 3 things based on someone's "wise" opinion changed the case to the RAVEN 2 and changed cooling to this : CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler and for teh SSD the man said the one i have i way too much money and should...
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- Post #22
- Jul 23, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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arite great ordering it now. thanks for the help. how upgradeable is this computer too? im sure some parts are going to last longer than others in terms of keeping up with software and gaming graphics advancements... but would i need osme new ram and a new graphics card in like 3-5 years ?
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- Post #20
- Jul 21, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware
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hey just want to bumnp this real fast so I can order it... does everyone agree that the graphics card is totally cool and should i overclock or not? and that cooling fan. thanks for all the help again everyone
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- Post #18
- Jul 21, 2010
- Forum: General Hardware