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    Buy 960 GTX 2GB for $25 more than 950 GTX ?

    It looks like I can get the 960 GTX 2GB for $25 more than a 950 GTX 2GB? Is there any reason to get the 950 GTX instead? 3D work will mostly be in CAD programs. There will be a small amount of gaming, e.g. World of Tanks. 1920x1200 native resolution...
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    Video card for Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz ?

    The basic question is, what's the lowest priced video card that will handle ALL activities in a 2D environment well paired with the old E8400 3Ghz Core2 Duo? Read on for more details. My dad has an E8400 system now with an SSD and Win 7 x64. His video card used to be an 8800GT but it failed and...
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    Frctal Design Core 3000 vs Fractal Design Define R4? Does it matter?

    Building a system for my buddy and picked the Core 3000 USB 3.0 up locally since if there is a problem no issue returning. Total price was $81.17. Newegg has the Define R4 Window for $89.99 shipped. My friend isn't picky. Is there any reason to return the Core 3000 and get the R4? Major...
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    Single 840 Pro + RAID 1 HDDs - AHCI or RAID - Samsung Magician doesn't like RAID mode

    I set up Win 7 from scratch using a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB drive on a Gigabyte Z77X-D3H. Knowing I would late be adding two 1TB drives in a RAID 1 array I set the SATA mode to RAID and not AHCI. Everything installed fine and I got the RAID array set up without a hitch using Intel's RST...
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    Is there a Road Map for the next set of Sandy Bridge Intel CPUs

    I imagine there will be another round of additional Sandy Bridge CPUs - is that true? Will the i7-2600K be the best Intel Sandy Bridge CPU there is in the next 6 months or will something better be out by then? I couldn't find a road map online that included this info.
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    Upgrade decision - 1x4GB, 3x1GB ?

    I got a Dell Inspiron 580 w/ i3-540 CPU for a friend and it only came with 4GB DDR3. He won't use the system for much more than general use online but I still would like him to have solid performance with minimal hard drive paging. The max memory listed for the 580 is 8GB I believe, but it...
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    9800GT is overkill for Dad and is making his office too hot - advice for alternative?

    Build my step dad a new system and threw in a 9800GT since it was pretty cheap. Well, he will NEVER need the performance of that card. I got it at the egg and really won't return it but still I need to put something else in his box. Thoughts for something that still has decent enough 3d but...
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    Occasional hang on post w/ gigabyte EP35-DSR3

    Occasional hang on post w/ gigabyte EP35-DSR3 I built a system for my Dad who is 1200 miles away... Also has an e8400 - everything is running stock My Dad says a few times a week when he cold starts the PC it hangs mid way through the post - after HD detection(i think). It is running...
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    True color monitor on a laptop?

    Are there many notebooks with non-TN panel screen? I just looked at a high end HP 17" from last year and while the screen looks decent, it is still a TN panel. Primarily I am interested in 17" and/or 15.4" laptops... Anyone know for sure? Thx!
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    8800GT 256MB SLI on Opteron 170 @2.6Ghz ?

    8800GT 256MB SLI on Opteron 170 @2.6Ghz ? I am building my dad a new PC and I was thinking about swapping out my x1900xt for an 8800GT 256MB SLI setup. These two cards will go in my 2.6Ghz Opteron 170 system. Curious how well this SLI setup works on an older but still decent system like...
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    Top rated mobos and chipsets for C2D/Quad Core?

    Getting the itch to build a new system. I don't need one but I am bored. Plus it has been a couple years since I did one. What are the ideal chipsets for stability, performance, and overclocking (in that order)? Also I will have RAID 0 & RAID 1 set up. Any mobos in particular that are...
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    Antec True Power Trio 430W for the 8800GTS?

    Helping a buddy out. This will be his setup most likely: Asus P5B-E/Deluxe 2GB E6400 Core 2 Duo 1 DVD burner 1 250GB WD SATA HD Audigy SE sound card maybe a floppy Antec 900 case 8800 GTS 640MB He will overclock the CPU to 3.x Ghz+ and possibly the video card. I suppose he could...
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    what is the consensus for a C2D mobo?

    Just wondering what most people round here think is the best mobo for $150ish or less that supports the following: C2D E6400 2GB RAM SLI not required great overclocker very stable no extra cooling needed for the north/southbridges Did I miss anything? This is for my buddy and he is...
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    Bad Dell 2005FPW

    I got a Dell 2005FPW widescreen in the summer of 2005. Over the past couple months I have noticed was appears to be a liquid like effect running down from the top of my monitor. It seems to be getting worse too. I am on now with Dell and they say they will replace it, though with Dell it...
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    AC 97 sound stutter - goes away when I move the mouse!

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    Notebook/Laptop for my Mom

    Looking for ideas. It will be used at home on a table/desk 90% of the time so I went for a 17" but dang those things are big. I like the big screen and 10 key/numeric keypad. Besides the below item curious if anyone else has any suggestions.. I ordered the HP DV9000T for about $1440...
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    when will 650i motherboard be available for purchase?

    Building a system for a buddy. He needs all the CPU power he can get but no gaming necessary, so no SLI needed. Looks like the 650i will fit the bill, but while there are 680i mobos out right now I cannot find and 650i boards yet. He can wait a couple weeks otherwise he'll just opt for the...
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    Prime95 is solid until I run 3D

    I've been testing Prime 95 on my 170 and it is solid - stable over 24 hrs. However, my next test was to see how it ran while 3D was going. Guess what? Fatal errors not long after starting 3d. I ran some of NVIDIA's 3D demos while prime was running on each core plus another on "blend" mode...
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    AC 97 sound stutter - goes away when I move the mouse!

    Got an old system here running Windows XP SP2. Athlon XP 1500+ on a KT133A based mobo. when any sound it played - windows startup or an mp3 it stutters horribly but if I take the mouse a move it around it is fine. as soon as I stop the mouse it stutters. Tried old drivers and new ones. No...
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    3dmark05 score drops when I increase video mem speed

    I got an AGP x850xt and noticed my 3dmark05 score dropped significantly(over 1000 points) when I increased my card's memory speed from 540 to 600+.. Anyone else seen this?
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