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    Newbie building a new system

    Roger that.
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    Newbie building a new system

    So I'm really happy with my new system. I haven't taken any pics yet though, sorry ;) However, I got an email from NewEgg a few days ago informing me about the problem with the Sandy bridge mobo that I bought (ASUS P8P67 PRO). I'm sure this is old news for you guys by now, but I'm trying to...
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    Newbie building a new system

    So I did my build the other day using bastage's recommendations and it worked out really really well. I couldn't be more pleased with the results :) Thanks for the help, guys!
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    Good idea. I think I'll try that considering my speakers aren't exactly top notch.
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    Newbie building a new system

    I'm close to pulling the trigger on all the parts but I can't figure out what sound card to get. I'm currently running a 2.1 speaker system and I'd like to be able to upgrade to a 5.1 further down the road. Whatever I get will also need to be Windows 7 64-bit compatible. Any ideas? EDIT: Or...
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    Newbie building a new system

    That makes sense. So having the OS on the SSD will allow it to boot up quicker and run better?
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    Newbie building a new system

    Thanks, bastage! That all looks really good with very nice prices! And overkill is a good thing IMO :) I do have a couple of newbie questions though... Will I need to buy a heatsink for this or will it come with the cpu? What does a solid state drive do exactly and how do I set it up in...
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    Newbie building a new system

    Alright, I followed the advice and waited a few weeks. Is now a good time to buy parts or should I wait a little longer?
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    Newbie building a new system

    I'm looking to finally build a new computer after having squeezed every last drop of computing mileage out of my previous rig. Now it's been a while... alright, a long while... since I built that "bad boy", so I could definitely use some guidance in making the choices on what parts to get for my...
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