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    Overheating?

    The screen just freezes with a slight vibration to it. Then it goes black and it restarts followed by stating that windows did not shut down correctly. I know it has to be heat related because I can game for hours if its 70* out with no restart but only 15-30 minutes if its above 85*until it...
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    Overheating?

    I have the AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.0 GHz. I am also running a Sapphire Radeon 5770 GPU. It seems like it must be overheating and causing a restart because it only does this in warm weather. The screen just freezes and the speakers buzz then it restarts. In the BIOS the CPU cooler is...
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    Overheating?

    A previous thread I asked the question why my PC was restarting during gameplay. I manually updated the drivers for my GPU and haven't had a problem in weeks until recently. It was around 90* out when it happened which makes me think its overheating. (No air conditioning) When I check the...
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    PSU Creaking?

    I put together my first build over a month ago and everything has been running smoothly. The only problem is the PSU being a little noisy. I was just wondering if it is normal? Video link: http://s891.photobucket.com/albums/ac120/geminimissions/?action=view&current=psunoise.mp4...
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    Onboard Video or GPU first?

    Ok, thanks! One last question. :D With the GPU (Sapphire Radeon HD 5770), should I use the power cord that comes with it or just a PCI-E cable from the power supply? Or doesn't it matter? Much appreciated, Andy
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    Onboard Video or GPU first?

    I just bought the parts necessary to build my first computer! I have one question though before I get building. Should I leave the GPU out until I have the OS installed and it up and running or should I put it in right away? Thanks, Andy
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    Should I install OS on desktop I'm selling?

    I'd sell it clean. That way if the new owner encounters problems its their fault and cant blame you.
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    Purchasing Parts soon.. Please review build

    Thank you etzelr1990. Unfortunately I am already over budget, so I chose a WD Caviar Blue 320 GB HDD with 16MB of Cache. I did upgrade the RAM though. What do you think...
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    Purchasing Parts soon.. Please review build

    Would the 5770 be able to play Crysis ect.? If I bought this setup I would probably end up buying another 5770 and using them in CrossFire. How does this look...
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    Purchasing Parts soon.. Please review build

    My budget is around $600. I'd like to play newer games and BF3 when it comes out. They dont have to be maxed out; just normal-high. Do you think this build would do the job? Thank you! Andy
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    Purchasing Parts soon.. Please review build

    Thanks for the advice! http://secure.newegg.com/wishlist/publicwishdetail.aspx?wishlistnumber=23468928&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4169961&SID=1gei7ylnrnte0 Would I need to buy an additional SATA cable? Anything else you can see that...
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    Purchasing Parts soon.. Please review build

    I'm going to be ordering the parts to build my budget gaming PC soon and I was wondering if you guys could look over my build for me...
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    Please Help

    I'm trying to help a friend with his computer. I recently got rid of a nasty virus for him and he computer is running good. The problem is with the internet. It works, but google, msn, ect. show a "500 Internal Server Error" even though its not his connection. Only ask will work. It has...
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    Second opinions on first build?

    I want to build a decent gaming PC for ~$600. I would like to play Crysis, BFBC2, ext. on it. The settings dont have to be maxed out, just normal-high. Do you thing this setup would do the trick? http://secure.newegg.com/wishlist/publicwishdetail.aspx?wishlistnumber=23468928 Thanks, Andy
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    Right Click Menu Loading Problem

    Hi guys, hopefully you can help me with the current problem I am having. I am running Windows Vista and am having a problem with the right-click menu not loading on its own. When I right click on anything, only the "shadow" of the box appears. I have to run the mouse along the menu for the...
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    Budget Gaming PC for around $600

    That does look like it would be nice. The only problem is it does not come with a GPU or OS, so it would be another $205 over my budget. Thanks for the input, Andy
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    Budget Gaming PC for around $600

    Ok :) This is what I came up with... Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119233 CD/DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 Hard Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148395 CPU...
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    Budget Gaming PC for around $600

    I'm thinking its almost better to buy a pre-built one now and upgrade it. Like this: http://www.walmart.com/ip/GUA103SE/15231528?findingMethod=rr Then add in a new GPU...
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    Budget Gaming PC for around $600

    I want to build my first PC to save money. Here is a site I found that has the specs... http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2365960,00.asp Is this a good PC to build and will it be able to play modern games? Thanks for your input, Andy
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    Decent Budget Gaming PC?

    I have been researching a lot and came across this : http://www.walmart.com/ip/GUA103SE/15231528?findingMethod=rr Looks good and has pretty good specs with a ATI Radeon HD 5450 graphics card. Would this be a good computer to buy, and maybe upgrade the GPU in the future? Everything else...
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