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    Any Reason To Upgrade

    Thanks for the assist,think i am going to go ahead and get the AW laptop,maybe i can scrape up enough scratch for a new monitor after i get the laptop paid off.
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    Any Reason To Upgrade

    Any need to upgrade my current system?I am on the fence between ordering a new desk top system or an Alienware Mx18 laptop. Building a complete ground up system and the Mx18 come out to about the same cost. My Dell 17 Studio XPS,is about 2 yrs old and I am starting to notice some slow down...
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    Reccomened Online Stores

    thanks for the suggestions,i'll try the cross ship first
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    Reccomened Online Stores

    There are a lot of online stores out there,anyone have one that stands out?I thought New Egg was one,I have been a customer for over 10 years bought many thousands of dollars of equipment and sent their way to many new customers.Well they crapped on me over a MB,just the fact they flat out are...
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    Asus Z68 and Cool Master Hyper212 Plus

    Yes,this is the exact thing I noticed and same spot,also didn't look like the holes went all the way through but they are such small pinholes,can't be 100% sure.
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    Asus Z68 and Cool Master Hyper212 Plus

    I would recommend just starting out with the stock cooler.That way if you do have problems,you will at least know it wasn't the cooler.If you choose to go ahead and try it,you could eliminate the chance of shorting the board by using the supplied spare fan cushions between the board and feet. I...
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    Asus Z68 and Cool Master Hyper212 Plus

    following up after a lot of Google searching,seems like this has been a common problem with this particular motherboard.So maybe it was not do to the Coolmaster.Still trying any last ditch efforts to have to avoid doing an RMA but looking like my efforts and not panning out.
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    Asus Z68 and Cool Master Hyper212 Plus

    Just got my items in Asus P8Z68-V LE,Intel i5 2500,16gig G-Skill Sniper DDR3 1600 and Cooler Master 212 Plus. Well I follwed directions on installing this massive cooler.After all was together,it wouldn't post,it would boot once,auto turn off then come back on.Memory light staying lit.Held...
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    Upgrade Advice Help Please

    Awesome,thanks so much for the advice!That brings my total from $1k to like $850 and sounds like a good upgrade!
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    Upgrade Advice Help Please

    I am getting the upgrade bug again.I've fought it for over a year now and would like to know if any one thinks I could see an improvement with an upgrade.My current system is 2 years old now. 1) Will be doing gaming,Skyrim,Warcraft,Old Republic and I do some photoshop work and some video...
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    ASUS vs. EVGA vs. GIGABYTE

    I have had 2 boards Ga-EP45-UD3R ans Ga-EP45-DS3R,both have had same problems continuously.First the DS3R,Computer,power off on off on and never post,sent board to them,didn't want to wait,ordered the UD3R while waiting on first to get repaired,figured i would use repaired board as a back...
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    Worth Upgrading?

    Hanns·G Hi-221DPB Black 22" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1 So 1680x1050 Res Games,mostly MMO's,RPG's,Warcraft,Aion,some FPS,Modern Warfare
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    Worth Upgrading?

    Currently my system is... Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor BX80570E8500 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard Single XFX GX260NADDU GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM...
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    Am I Ready To Upgrade?

    Ok here is what i have,built this 3 years ago plextor slot load px-716al WD 150gig raptor 10k rpm hd amd athlon 64 4000 san diego 2.4ghz socket 939 single core cpu asus a8nsli premium 939 nvidia sli atx amd mb evga 256-p2-n516 geforce 7800gt 256mb 256-bit gddr3 pci express x16 sli...
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