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    How to upgrade Home Premium x64 to Ultimate x64 ??

    Thanks for the reply. Have a good weekend
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    How to upgrade Home Premium x64 to Ultimate x64 ??

    I am buying a new PC that comes with Win7 Home Premium x64. I have Ultimate on another PC, with the legal CD. I am not using that PC any longer when my new PC arrives so there will not be identical keys on the web. How can I upgrade my new PC to Ultimate using the CD that I already own, but...
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    Gaming laptop recommendations

    I told a friend of mine about this forum but he is a laptop lover only. Do you guys ever recommend gaming laptops, and if so, what brand would you recommend for a $2000 budget ?
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Thanks to you and all the people who helped comment on my questions and this final build. This is a great forum and I have learned a lot. Now I am off to Youtube to watch some videos to help me with Cooler installation and PC building. Any tips, or things to watch out for, you want to share...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Ok Dangman you convinced me. I will go with the HD7970 and 8GB. I was looking at the mobo on the MSI website and saw that it supports Crossfire. If I wanted to go Crossfire, in the future, would I only need to upgrade the PSU at that time ?
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    I don't mind going with 8GB of RAM. I can always add more RAM. Is there a performance improvement on the HD7970 over the GTX 760 besides 3GB vs 2GB card and free games ? I read a review on tomshardware ( http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1714535/radeon-7970-gtx-760.html ) that showed the...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Those are excellent points. I will remove the Crossfire/SLI from my original post. Thanks.
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Ok, I am back. Next week's payday (Thursday - 26 Sept) I will have save $1000 for my new computer. I was able to budget an extra $200 from my original budget. I am ready for you guys recommendations. I will re-enter the sticky questions: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Danny - Thanks for the input. Here is the link again: http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1040123540&postcount=4 But also, here is the contents of the link: I recommend this setup instead: $180 - Intel Core i5-3350P CPU $68 - MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 mATX Motherboard $56 - Crucial...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    I am back with a few more questions. I have $600 saved and plan to be able to increase my budget to $800 by the end of September, which is when I plan to order the system you guys are helping me with. Danny had previously recommended this system to another person...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    I will do that. Thanks again.
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Thanks for the case advice. I have been blowing "dust bunnies" out of the case all day ;) Yes, I am still shooting for end of Sept. for the purchase unless some unplanned home expense rises up or lightning revisits ....:( I have $500 of my budgeted $700 in the bank now. Of course if I can use...
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Another question, since my current case supports Micro-ATX mobo's as well. What are the advantages / disadvantages of using an ATX versus Micro-ATX motherboards ?
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    Looking for Comments on Dell XPS 8700

    Ok, here goes. I got a Photobucket account. Here is the link to my case photo's. I hope it works for you. Let me know if you cannot access them. http://s747.photobucket.com/user/pappo46/slideshow/ Now I will try to insert image:
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