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    Sold my 560ti SLI setup, about to buy a XFX Double D R9 290

    Should i wait next month to see if the price drops due to the supposed GTX 880 reveal? My Cards sold faster then i expected and now i am GPU less (well aside from what my i7 can muster) i'd hate the idea of being PC game less for 1-2 months but i'd hate to buy something only to have it drop $100...
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    What would offer me a bigger performance increase

    I have a Q8400 dual core clocked at 3.6GHz, i also have an ATI 4850. which is more in need of upgrading? At certain points during more intensive games i'm getting slow downs but i'm not sure if its my video card now being able to handle it at 1900*1200 or if its my CPU being bogged down. I...
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    Running my E8400 @ 4ghz, that in line with what more people OC to?

    3.6 it did without skipping a beat, with the stock cooler 4ghz it did on the stock cooler but didnt seem stable 4ghz with my Zalman 9700 and it seems stable, going to have to benchmark it and keep an eye on it MB - Asus P5Q Pro PSU - Thermaltake 750Watt Memory - 4GB G.skill DD2 1066
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    Question about moving a two Mirrored Drives

    Question I have an old PC with two 320g drives that are mirrored together in Raid 1. I want to move those drives to my new PC, how do i go abouts moving them? is it as simple as moving them over and plugging them in? do i plug them in and they are individually recognized as two drives with...
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    Upgrading my HD 4850 Cooler

    So i picked up a Sapphire HD 4850 card and i love it, however i'm not thrilled at how hot it gets, paticularly since the room my PC is in isnt as cool as i'd like it. As such i picked up This http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118037 it seems that its compatible...
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    Good Benchmarking software

    Hey now that i;ve gotten my new system all build and ready to go what are some good benchmarking programs? is 3Dmark still relevant? Thanks
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    Woot i can finally update my hardware signature XD

    After many years of soldiering on with my old P4 2.4C i've finally put that system aside and built a new system from the ground up. Here are the Stats Asus P5Q pro MB E8400 Core 2 Duo Chip 4GB of DDR21066 G.Skill memory Sapphire HD 4850 Videocard Coolermaster Cosmos Case Thermaltake...
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    How well does the current gen iMac play WoW

    I've been planing on upgrading my pc for a while now but i've been flirting with the idea of shifting over to a Mac. my PC use to be mainly for gaming but i've been making the shift to consoles recently. That said i still play wow (and will want to play starcraft 2) thankfully Blizzard makes...
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    Looking for a Backlite keyboard, suggestions?

    so far i've found this Anyone use it? Any other backlit keyboards you guys could recommend?
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    Building new PC from sratch vs Alienware

    I want to get a new PC but i'm been torn as to if i build a new one or buy one from a PC shop. I'm been building systems for myself others for years now and i'm kind of burnt out of it. it doesnt excite me like it use to so i'm thinking i may just pay a little extra and have one build for my...
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    Looking for a new PC, taking suggestions

    I have a budget of $1700 including LCD. I already have two 320gb Sata hard drives in raid so i don't need a HD, just everything else. List a wish list or link me one of someone else has already made a good list. Thanks EDIT - It'll mostly be a Gaming PC. Sure i'll rip and encode stuff but...
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    Two 8800GT in SLI or One HD 3870X2

    Each 8800GT is 230-240 bucks. so total is $480. The ATI is $460. Now this Anand says the Nvidia in tandem is faster here. Now the ATI is a single card which would let me use a less expensive MB vs an SLI enabled one for the two cards. I'm not sure if its possible to use Two 3870X2 in crossfire...
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    Best 20" LCD on the Market Atm?

    Whats the gold standard right now in 20" Widescreen LCDs? Thanks
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    Leave room for SLI or not?

    I'm upgrading my pc. All these dropping prices and the fact that i havent upgraded in years now has finally done it for me. I am planning on the new E6850 Core 2 Duo @3.0 The problem is the MB. i dont know what to pick! Initially i was set to go with a P35, probably Abits latest one as...
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    Looking for some good Servers for HL2, CS: source etc.

    Some of the random servers you find are truely awful. Anyone have a few they can recomend to renew my faith in humanity (or at least the on-line gaming crowd :D )
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    3.0ghz Dual Core or 2.4ghz Quad Core

    Hypothetical Question? If you had the option of getting a 3ghz Core 2 Duo or a Quad Core 2.4ghz for the same price. which would you rather have?
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    Looking for an upgrade on the cheap. what do you think of this?

    I havent touched my PC in a long time and its time for an upgrade. I dont have the money to spend on hardware that i use to so i need to be more conservative about what i get. This is what i have in mind that do you think? My current specs are in my Sig. ASUS P5B-Plus LGA 775 Intel P965...
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    To RAID or not to RAID, that is the question.

    I am planning on building a new PC withing the next few weeks and putting together a dream team of components for it. (Old PC is going to the wife) The system is going to be a dual everything. Dual core Athlon, Dual Vid Cards in SLI and i was going to go dual hard drives what i'm wondering is...
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    What would be faster?

    Internal 80gb 8meg cache 4200rpm HD (like the one in the Mac Mini OR External 250 7200RPM 16meg cache HD via Firewire 400?
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    Does the Nforce 4 support AGP?

    I'd like to know if i should wait for it or just get a Nforce 3 Ultra instead
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    What do you recommend for a S939 AGP MB?

    I'd like to know.
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    What Athlon 64 should i get and why

    Here are the choices 1) Athlon64 3400+ (Clawhammer) 1meg Cache, Socket754, 2.2ghz $235.00 2) Athlon64 3500+ (Newcastle) 512k Cache, Socket939, 2.2ghz $267.00 3) Athlon64 3400+ (Newcastle) 512k Cache, Socket754, 2.4ghz $219.00 4) Athlon64 3200+ (Newcastly) 512k Cache, Socket939, 2.0ghz $219.00
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    Would i benefit from a CPU upgrade?

    I have the following system: - Pentium 4 2.4C @ 2.88Ghz - ASUS P4C800-E Motherboard - BFG Geforce 6800 GT OC - Maxtor 80GB 7k HD - 1024Mb PC3200 Corsair XMS - Plextor 48x/24x/48x - Plextor 8X DVD+-RW (708A) - SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS - Logitech Cordless MX700 Mouse - Logitech...
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    Selling a Asus P4C800-E MB $130 Bucks

    never mind
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    Logitech MX700

    I picked one up recently, part of a MX combo set. It works great for the most part however every once in a while when i boot up i dont get any response from the mouse. If i unplug it and plug it back it it works again but i'm tired of having to do that. Anyone else experiance this problem and...
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    Looking to make a Home File media server and also a dedicated game machine

    Ok what i want to do is this, I want to have one PC that is the main file server. Its not going to be a game machine, or if it is it will be a light weight one. Its main thing is to have large hard drives to hold various Music/Pictures/Video etc. It will be my wifes pc (who only uses a pc from...
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