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    running a browser from a usp thumb drive on work computer

    I was wondering if I installed a internet browser like Firefox onto a usp drive and took it to work to use on my office computer would it leave a trace on the office computer when I pulled the drive? I work in a specality retail shop and some days get SOOOO slow, like 2-3 customers over a 10...
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    install and play pc game from thumb drive?

    I was wondering if it would be possible to install and play a PC game soley from a thumb drive and leave no trace of the game on the PC. I have a LOT of down time at work and I would like to be able to install either StarCraft or Minecraft to a thumb drive and take to work with me. I cant...
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    Rosewill Fortress?

    Have any of you guys heard anything good or bad about the new Rosewill Fortress line of PSU's? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182084 I know Rosewill isnt know for being the highest quality stuff but i am liking the 80 PLUS Platinum on them.
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    How to find out the largest amount of ram my laptop will support

    I have a toshiba Quosimo laptop from around 2008 and i am wanting to upgrade the ram in it from 4gigs to either 8 or 16. I found some 16gig on amazon on sale for the same price as the 8 and was wondering how i could tell the max my mobo in the laptop will support. I am needing a bit more ram for...
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    Changing Laptop HDD to SSD

    I have been thinking about upgrading the HDD in my laptop from a mechanical to a SSD and was wondering what i need to do about windows. I do not own a copy of windows, it was on the laptop when i purchased it.
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    So I heard something today and im not sure if its true or not.

    So TIL that if your old vidoe card has died that you can take it apart ( fan and plastic housing and such) and place it in the oven on some aluminum foil and bake it at 200°C for 10 min and it will bring it back to life. Whats supposed to happen is after years of heating up and cooling off the...
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    How much data does online gaming use?

    Sprint and virgin as far as i know have very little service here. Just mostly att and verizon. I hate living in a small town tech wise....
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    How much data does online gaming use?

    Thats just it I cant. The only land line phone company in my area is AT&T and all the DSL lines they have are full and have been closed so that no new lines can be used. I live outside of any cable providers service area. Internet via DishNetwork or Direct TV is both too expenceive and slow and...
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    How much data does online gaming use?

    I was wondering, I am unable to get any kind on land line internet at my home I live outside of all the cable companys service areas and AT&T's DSL lines are maxed out and they said they will not be running any new lines probally ever in my area. So I have been thinking about getting a Verision...
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    Diablo 3

    Is there any option to turn on an offline mode like in starcraft 2? I just moved to a new home and the only internet provider is AT&T and they dont have any freaking dsl ports open on the line my house is on so I cant get internet what so ever! I am soo stressed out over the required internet...
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    Which card should I choose

    I was wondering which card would be better for an upcomming build I am putting togather a 560TI or go a little older and get a 480? I know the 480 is 2 generations old but its cheeper right now that a 560TI. How much better if any will the 480 be over the 560TI. I know the 480 uses a LOT more...
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    question about cable modem and router

    I just signed up for metrocast cable internet and they have a $5 monthly cable modem rental fee. They said I can bring the modem back and they will drop the fee in the future so I was wondering what a good modem would be. Also can I purchace a modem/wireless router combo like I had with my old...
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    z68 vs z77?

    sorry I ment 2550. I was typing from my phone. stupid autocorrect.
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    z68 vs z77?

    Which would you recomend for a I-5050K cpu? is there any major diffrence? z77 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 or z68 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157271
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    I5-2550k vs i5-2500k

    Whats the diffrence between the 2550k and the 2500k? Other than the price?
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    Cleaning fan in laptop

    ok i found some for sale on ebay. how can i tell if it will fit in my laptop? I havent been able to find any info on a socket type or anything like that. And I seen alot of the sellers not taking returns if it wont fit so I dont want to risk it if it wont.
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    Cleaning fan in laptop

    i found a page on how to dissasimble it and acording to the page the gpu and cpu are removable and replaceable so i am now wondering where i can get a new nVidia 560m gpu to put it in? Newegg has the I5 cpu but they dont have any gpu's
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    Cleaning fan in laptop

    I have a Toshiba Qosmio x305 gaming laptop and i was wondering if anyone out there had a link to a page or video on how to get to the internal fans. I think it needs a good cleaning. It recently started getting soo hot that it shuts itself off even when i have it on a cooling pad. I have had to...
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    question about mac

    Read my question I specafically stated that I had no intention on doing so and was asking about where apple gets the parts they use and why someone would need a 12 core system.
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