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What cpu for a new budget system?

I had been an AMD fun from my first home-built PC until my recent Intel E5200 PC. AMD PC is at low cost but its PC case and power-bill cost more. My new PC with Intel E5200 runs well since built two months ago. its rating power 65W so I could re-use my old antec case (300w). When I started to...
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- Post #10
- Jun 14, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Newegg

What did you guys buy? Newegg doesn't sell furniture. :) I am a PC fan but spent $50 ~ $100 at newegg.
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- Post #79
- Jun 14, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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***Official*** 2009 Stock Market Thread

hold my positions longer than day-trade but much shorter than usual investment since market has many uncertain factors from last summer. loaded and closed AIG. got almost even. loaded and closed BAC with certain gain. laoded and hold UAUA at this time.
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- Post #1,288
- Jun 14, 2009
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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If you do rebates read this. Rebate house defaulting on checks.

I got three Panda rebates submitted last year. wondering if I should deposit them. total $30 + $30 +$20.
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- Post #89
- Jun 14, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Windows 2000

My favorite OS Win2K (PRO SP4), I have been using it years. I am thinking to upgrade to XP SP2 this year. It's a hard decision. So far, my main PC still runs win2k PRO SP4. I have some old applications and scanner working well under win2k. They might have issues under new XP SP2. But I have to...
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- Post #37
- Feb 23, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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$100 Visa Gift Card for signing up for Charles Schwab CC

no wonder I am still waiting for the GC. I applied last Sept. So. I may get it as late as Next Jan.? :)
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- Post #127
- Nov 6, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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VERY HOT DEAL ON FX 5200

CompUSA BF has it $30AR with DVI port. It's better than TD's deal.
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- Post #35
- Nov 21, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Official Black Friday 2004 Thread

BF hotter. The stuff left from BF will go Holiday seasons (Christmas). So other Holiday seasons onsales are crap. :)
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- Post #74
- Nov 20, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Microsoft mouse replacement

Received the new optical mouse shipped from Microsoft. Little surprising. The mouse is new but it was manufactured 2002. USB1.1 :( I used the fax# and format by OP and fax them on 11/09. called them later and was told shippment in 1 week from their warehouse. Thanks.
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- Post #202
- Nov 20, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Help - ECS K7VTA3 Not Detecting Drives

It's a ground problem. My friend got the same problem and asked me over 10 times. Adding a isolator between screw and case. you will get it fixed.
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- Post #12
- Feb 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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who makes most reliable HD's ?

It's really depending on their conditions when new. Yes, they are all brand new in sealed manufacturer retail package. A while ago (a couple of years ago) There were some threads discussing issues that Maxtor HDD (40GB and 60GB at that time) by Staples on-line shipping was easy to die comparing...
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- Post #14
- Jan 31, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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SCSI Scanners.

I will re-think the re-use of the SCSI scanner. Possibly I will get SCSI card recommended by Peter and manly on ebay. Thanks.
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- Post #9
- Jan 31, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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SCSI Scanners.

Peter, I have an old scsi scanner UMAX1220S. Its scsi card is an ISA 25-pin scsi adaptor. Is it possible to replace/upgrade it with a PCI 25-pin scsi adaptor? My motherboard won't support ISA card any more. But the scanner is in good shape. scsi card I can find is PCI 50-pin adaptor ($5~$10 on...
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- Post #5
- Jan 25, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Warm? Dell Axim X5 300 MHz for $179 shipped - Dell Home

I was thinking Dell honors the $79 Axim deal.
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- Post #22
- Nov 30, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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OD OfficeDepot warm deals

If CSR nice, she/he would like to print rebate forms B&M for you. But anyway, you can find and download ALL of them on OD website
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- Post #3
- Nov 28, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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