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  1. TheChef

    laptop confusion online

    I'm looking to get a new laptop for college. I'm going to school at Clarkson and the only real tech store near there is Radioshack so I plan on buying from them. I've been looking at the HP Pavilion dv9830us. Strange problem is the pics on the Radioshack do not look like the pics on any other...
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    Antec P180 + Type-R 580W Modular Hiper, anyone?

    HairyLee has a Hiper 580, if you want to send him a PM. I did and he loves his Hiper.
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    whats better ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe or DFI Lanparty UT NF4 SLI-DR Expert

    If you are hardcore overclocking get the Expert. It has so many features to help you get the best overclock you can. I had the DFI for a bit, loved it because I got an extra 1GHz on my Athlon 64 3000. And in a month the board burnt out. Maybe I shouldn't have raised the voltage as much as I...
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    No connectivity

    Is your computer set to automatically obtain an IP address?
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    HELP NEEDED WITH (monitor not starting)

    Try putting your Video Card in the other x16 slot (I assume you have one from your what your motherboard is), and switching to a different monitor on the same computer. PCI express slots can go faulty, although it's rare. If worse coems to worse, try RMAing the video card, its very simple if...
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    Is 8 ms to much for gaming?

    I see where you could get from it that the 8ms response time is also the refresh rate, just some mixed up jargon. Just for future reference, refresh rate is not the same as response time. For the purposes of the article they're using them interchangably. And although an 8 ms LCD can...
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    Computer Upgrade with budget $300

    OK. Well then, yeah, your computer should be able to play movies.
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    HELP NEEDED WITH (monitor not starting)

    Does the 6600GT have to be plugged in directly? Don't worry about it if there's no connector.
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    Is 8 ms to much for gaming?

    But you just showed us an article that correctly said that LCDs don't have to refresh... you proved yourself wrong...:confused:
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    Computer Upgrade with budget $300

    How does this look. I'm not srure if you want to order online or not, but these prices are much better. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819103537 Better Processor for 75, not 88. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127001 Better Motherboard for 58...
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    HELP NEEDED WITH (monitor not starting)

    OK, just had this problem and this may or may not work for you. Try buying a new CMOS battery (not sure how it helped, but it did). Many of the CMOS batteries on new motherboards are crap. It's 4 bucks at RadioShack or a supermarket.
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    Time for a New PC

    Many of the stcok power supplies in, say, a RaidMAX case are just crap. I wouldn't feel safe putting a P2 system in them, the voltage fluxuations are huge, low tolerances, no over voltage protection. I was hoping to grab you an Antec, even their stock PSUs have good things going for them.
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    Time for a New PC

    If you read the last page you'll realize that he's going to...
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    Time for a New PC

    How's this for a PSU, leaves you with 50 to get a case, and I'm not really sure if you're looking for something flashy (I doubt it), quiet, cool ...? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817182004 I would think you would like Antec's stuff, but their lowest priced stuff was...
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    ASUS P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe ....water cooling?

    That's not normal, to say the least. Mine idles around 40-45.
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    Time for a New PC

    Well an X2 processor will certainly help with what you described, and it will make it so that you won't have to upgrade for awhile as programs become more and more intensive. An ATI Radeon X1300 or low end 1600 should do you just fine.
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    FS: A64 3000, 6600, 1GB RAM w/ stuff

    Last time I checked USPS was doing it for less than 60. I'll have to check on that and UPS. I assume P&P is packaging and shipping... EDIT: USPS does it for between 60-75, I'm not sure exactly how much it weighs...
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    FS: A64 3000, 6600, 1GB RAM w/ stuff

    How does 575+shipping sound to anyone. I'm looking to build something a little more server-ish that can play a couple of games...
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    WTT/B : Cheap electric bass guitar....

    PM me if you are interested. The price is negotiable too.... I just want to get rid of it.
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    Server Questions

    I'm planning on building a server to host my own website (perhaps one day a computer building company:P , though I doubt that will take off...) and have some questions about components for it. Would integrated video be fine, as I won't do anything graphic strenuous on it? Are there any...
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