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    My $1000 Budget Comp... Opinions/Advice?

    Ok My Turn OK. My turn. For your budget. NewEgg is one of the best resources out there. They have many manufacturer rebates etc. You just have to sift through it all. Compare to what you find on www.pricewatch.com These are the components I like . First of all for the best cooling and...
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    friends pc needs help!!

    Unfortunately if your friend is not in the practice of backing up their operating system then a reformat and re-install of the OS may be in order. However have they tried booting into safe mode? If not this is done by tapping on the F8 key as it boots until a boot option menu comes up.. Select...
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    My computer will not power up...

    I wouldn't give up hope quite yet no matter what the Geek Squad says. How dusty is the inside of the computer? I would take all the components out of the slots and used real compressed air .. Not the bottled stuff, its useless, and blow it all out. Then I would install only the vid card and a...
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    Reformatting Help Please

    I recently worked on a friends Gateway that needed reformatting. They did not have the original OS CD.. I installed a new XP operating system.. I did have to use a separate computer that had access to the internet to download the motherboard drivers from Gateway. Their internet support is pretty...
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    Quick Question

    They are exactly the same thing. They are interchageble. When somebody says Hard drive or hard disk drive to me it means exactly the same thing. They are the same piece of hardware. The difference is that a storage drive generally does not have the actual operating system (software) like Windows...
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    Quick Question

    The way you have it phrased makes me wonder if you meant to say what is the diff between a system hard drive and a storage drive. The main hard drive or your system hard drive is what you operating system runs on. You can use the extra space on it for storage but is not generally...
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    Computer freezes unexpectly

    Still need a little more info: Do you run any spyware or cleaner programs on a regular basis? How long after you boot up does it take before it freezes. Several mins or right away? How long ago did you first notice this. When did it start? Did you install other applications or something...
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    My computer will not power up...

    Check and re-check all your connections on the motherboard. Sometimes if I am inside working on mine I inadvertently will bump something else loose. One thing that can keep a picuture from coming up is if the 4 pin power lead connected to most late model motherboards is not connected to the...
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    Custom Builder

    I know you are probably right about that. I have components for sale also. If anyone needs any bits and pieces I have those too. But you never know. Maybe sombody doesnt feel like building one themselves just right at the moment. I just like building systems.:)
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    Custom Builder

    Hi, I'll try to keep it short and to the point. Gaming rigs or general use computers. What I have been building over the last couple of years are high end SLI configured gaming rigs. I have also built a few general uses good quality PCs 2.6Ghz dual core CPUs or higher with great...
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    AMD, doesn't suck. Right?

    I have to disagree. These things are easy and stable. You have to support it obvioulsy. Cooling, Ram . PSU. MB chipset. How would you know only using 500W PSU? Get a clue.. :eek:
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    Computer problem

    Ad-Aware If you can get to another computer with internet access go to Download.com and enter Ad aware in the search field. Download it to a flash drive. Then Copy and past the install program onto your hard drive .. Then run the install program. Also if you don't already have anti-virus...
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    AMD, doesn't suck. Right?

    AMD is good Just a year or so ago AMD was the one to beat. Intel has now leap frogged over them in a sense. Meaning Intel owns the benchmark trophy right now. For every day use and gaming AMD is still what I use. I see no reason to spend the extra money for what Intel has when the software...
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    Explorer is screwing up......need help!

    With all due respect I am not interested in opinions on what browser is preferred. I would like to know if someone has found a solution to this particular quirk. If you dont't know then why reply? Yes Firefox works well but there are features in IE that I prefer and this blank screen is the only...
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    Which is better: ASUS M3A78 PRO or MSN-SLI

    SLI means the MoBo has the cabability to run two PCI-E cards together, so yes it has two and they are both X16 speed on this particular board. I am familiar with ASUS, AMD and Corsair as you can see from my system below and I am a believer from experience. That bundle looks like a pretty good...
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    Explorer is screwing up......need help!

    With all due respect I am not interested in opinions on what browser is preferred. I would like to know if someone has found a solution to this particular quirk. If you dont't know then why reply? Yes Firefox works well but there are features in IE that I prefer and this blank screen is the...
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    Explorer is screwing up......need help!

    Blank IE7 screen with Vista Hello, So I am not the only one who has noticed this and find it annoying. Having to stop what I'm doing to go to the task manager and end the blank screen process just to be able to continue is really annoying. It only happens with Vista not XP as I have systems...
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    which graphic card should I choose?

    Save your money and build a computer around your graphics
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    DDR2 or DDR3

    How far into the future? When is DDR2 going to start getting phased out? When is it no longer going to be worth building a DDR2 system:)
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    Asus M2v-mx Se

    Accidental duplicate post
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