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Recent content by mcriket002

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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Thanks again ya'll. I think last time I ordered an OEM CPU, back in like the early pentium 4 days, it just came with the chip and no fan... :( Everything should be here tomorrow and I already have the day after off so maybe I'll get some pics up when it's all done :D
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Yeah, I was reading the reviews for some of the LianLi cases and almost all noted lots of space within the case. Yet another plus! :D K so incoming dumb question. I got the mobo+2500k chip combo. Now, I didn't buy (not yet at least) a heatsink/fan for the CPU, such as thermaltake or...
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Lian Li PC-K58W :D http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112238 I really like the whole cable management dealy with this case (and many others that you posted). I'm kinda OCD about cables and making sure air flow isn't blocked in *any* way.
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Thanks tony :D Yeah, I meant SATA III. And about 2 hours after I posted that message I realized how dumb it was...of course i'll be using the HDMI ports on the monitor and vid card, I even have a freaking HDMI cable sticking out of the back of the monitor now (my 360 was hooked up for a bit)...
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    I'm definitely up for going more performance from the GPU, so the 560 is probably out of the running as the budget allows. Any more options for video cards? Ah, I'm not looking into SSD at this time, will be happy with SATA3. :) Edit: My monitor (samsung s23a35oh) only has VGA and HDMI...
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    Cracked LCD laptop screen: any fixes?

    Hey all, I have a semi-recent laptop here, Gateway NAV50 I believe, and the top left corner has a crack in the screen. The plastic covering the LCD is not cracked, but the panel below that is; there are also drip lines down the screen from the LCD juice (haha). The laptop can still boot up and...
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    BF3 most definitely because the screenshots are looking amazing (Frostbite2 engine and all that), Diablo 3 though I know the sys reqs won't be high for that one... Dunno. Just want to be able to play the latest games but also have the hardware to be able to upgrade in the future. Sad story...
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Thanks ya'll!! Just got home so gonna need to take a bit of time to process all this but it's an awesome start!
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    Budget rig for gaming help

    Hi all :D I'm trying to build or buy a new gaming computer because my current horse is 4+ years old and needs to be shot. Haha. Anyway, to the questions! 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, gaming, gaming. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and...
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