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    Cheapest keyboard with a solid spacebar

    I'm getting really obscure here. I need a basic, no-frills, standard layout keyboard. I like relatively firm keys like you'd get in a normal Dell keyboard that I'm sure everyone is familiar with. But I need a spacebar that is attached more firmly than usual. Most of them seem to only have one...
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    Shape similar to MX310

    I'm going nuts researching computer mice. I'm trying to locate a mouse with a similar size and shape to the Logitech MX310. I don't like the larger size of a mouse like the G500 just because I'm not used to it. I've been to a few local computer stores but they didn't have any wired mice to wrap...
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    Help me put these LCD flaws into perspective (HP ZR24w)

    I've been using a CRT for years. I picked an LCD monitor that looked decent, the HP ZR24w, so I could understand the flaws for myself rather than reading someone's opinions on the forum. ("Describe the color blue in words.") Now that I have a reference point, I need help comparing it to other...
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    Is Amazon still safe for returns?

    I haven't seen a recent thread on this. Can I still get a full refund from Amazon if I return a monitor within 30 days for any reason? I'm a member of Prime if that helps. I've been using a CRT at home my entire life so I'm not sure which of the various panel flaws will bother me. I'll start...
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    Can you calibrate out pink/green IPS tint?

    Some of the recent IPS monitors (U2410, ZR24w, etc.) come with panels that sometimes show a pink tint on one side and green tint on the other. I was curious if there were any hardware or software calibration solutions to modify each side of the screen to eliminate that. Or if there is another...
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    WTB stock 5850 fan

    If you upgraded your video card heatsink and fan and the stock parts are laying around, I'd like to buy the fan from you. Apparently some of them like to wear out and start making noise. That's what happened to me. I think a few other fans might be compatible: the 4870 and 5870 maybe? $5...
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    Temperature running away on 4850

    I've got a 4850 with the stock heatsink fan on there. I had removed it at one point to try an aftermarket unit, but it wasn't cooling the memory well enough so I had to put the stock one back on. Ever since then, the card overheats so much in newer games that the PC shuts off due to internal...
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    ATI 4850 temperatue graphs?

    Quick question, may have been asked before, sorry. Is there any program out right now that displays a temperature graph for an ATI 4850? Catalyst CC just gives a spot temperature, and ATITool and ATI Tray Tools don't seem to find the right sensor.
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    Yet another "double check this upgrade" post

    I have: AMD 4000+ 2 GB RAM Random MSI motherboard with sound ATI X1950PRO 160GB HDD Corsair 520HX In order to "max out" Clear Sky, Fallout 3, etc. I want to get: E8400 2 GB RAM? (Corsair rebates make this so cheap I could go for 4 GB) Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3L MSI 4850 (just for the...
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    Yet another opinion thread - new video card for this?

    I know these posts are a dime a dozen, so here's a quick rundown. Just looking for generic opinions right now. Budget PC I put together early last year: AMD 4000+, overclocked slightly to 2.8 GHz [EDIT] SINGLE CORE! 2GB of RAM running at DDR460 Old MSI Neo4 board, PCI Express x16 1.0a ATI...
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    Dead CRT? What is this? [images]

    My Samsung SyncMaster 955DF seems to be dying or dead. I was in the middle of typing something and the screen started wigging out. Seems like an interlace problem, where subsequent scanlines don't line up with each other. Sometimes the lines are static and sometimes they will flicker back and...
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    My results with AMD 4000+ San Diego and Crucial memory (nothing too exciting here)

    Highest I can get on stock voltage is about 12x230 = 2.76 GHz, up from 2.4. That is prime95 24-hrs stable. Temperature gets up to 45C on Prime95 with an XP-120 and moderate case cooling. Motherboard is MSI Neo4-F and PSU is Corsair HX520W. The thing is, my regular Crucial DDR200 1GB 3-3-3-8...
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    UPS sizing and active PFC: what am I missing?

    I've read that active PFC can help by allowing a less expensive UPS since most UPSs are priced based on VA rating. However, they also have a maximum wattage rating. I've read that most companies specify the maximum wattage rating as 60% of the VA rating. My question is: do they do this because...
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    Please double-check my power supply analysis numbers

    I've been reading about power supplies the last few days and would like one last-minute real world check from some of the experts here. My computer is up and running, but I'm going to add an X1950PRO to replace my 7600GT (which I think is defective, but the reasons are outside the scope of this...
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