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Choosing the right 2.1 speakers

Thanks for the advice, but those are a bit out of my price range.
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- Post #4
- Dec 13, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Choosing the right 2.1 speakers

I?m trying to find a good set of 2.1 speakers. I?ve found 6 sets worth considering: Altec Lansing 2100 Creative I-Trigue 3200 Creative Inspire T3000 Logitech Z-3 Logitech X-230 Logisys SP6001 Among these, price isn?t a consideration, only sound quality. By the way, I will be using...
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- Dec 13, 2004
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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WD External HD

For my friend?s birthday, I would like to give her a copy of my large music collection in the form of an external, USB 2.0 Hard Drive. I?ll probably purchase a factory-built one. She will not be using this drive for anything but music so I want it to be very simply interfaced, preferably...
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- Jul 10, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Optimizing my PC for Gaming

Now that my new PC (specs below) is stabilized, I?m working on optimizing it for gaming. To get some basic marks, I tried out the FFXI Benchmark test (http://downloads.ign.com/objects/605/605977.html). I got a rating of 4933, which is good, but 7000+ is rated as ?incredible,? which I think is...
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- Nov 21, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Best laptop manufacturer?

I need a really, really cheap laptop to use to take notes with and type the occassional essay at school. I don't need anything fancy, just something that I can hook up to a printer since it's essentially just a notebook paper/binder/space saver. I really don't want to spend more than $100...
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- Sep 14, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Laptops
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Put it all together and...

Must be the PSU (Fortron 400w). It won't even run its own fan. Oh well; hopefully, all else runs well.
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- Sep 9, 2003
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hardware purchased, time to build. Any advice for a beginner?

Thanks for the thoughtful replies. As for the HSF issues, I figured that it meant you wouldn't need compound with the stock HSF, which is what I'm using until I am ready to OC. I got enough case fans, just didn't list them. My case comes with 3 and I ordered 3 more (only has room for 5, but...
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- Post #7
- Aug 25, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hardware purchased, time to build. Any advice for a beginner?

I?ve finally finished selecting hardware (see below, signature may be a little outdated), so on to the next step: actually building my own PC, solo. If anyone with any experience building this type of system, or any for that matter, would care to advise me, it would be greatly appreciated. I?m...
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- Aug 25, 2003
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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I've selected everything, please give it a once-over

This is my final setup, each piece of hardware is followed by my reason for choosing it over its closest competitors. If you see flaws in this reasoning or compatibility issues, please point them out. In a few hours, I will be ordering these components from Newegg. Processor: AMD 2500+...
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- Aug 25, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Which version of XP Home from Newegg?

As you can see, Newegg has two copies of Windows XP Home for $93, one identified as Service Pack SP1 and one as SP1A. Only SP1 says ?full version,? which is, of course, what I need. Which should I buy...
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- Aug 25, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Please help me select a good HSF and fan system

I?ve now selected a case along with all my other hardware (see below) and it?s time to figure out how I?m going to keep it cool. My case is the Chenbro PC-61166 X-Pider, which is receiving great reviews and can even handle a 3Ghz+ P4. I?m going to pair it with an Antec 430w TruePower PSU...
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- Aug 23, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Please help me choose a case, PSU, cooling system

Now that all my hardware has been selected (see signature), I must select a good case, power supply, and cooling system. It seems that 50% of the problems posted here are eventually attributed to a faulty PSU or poor cooling. As is apparent, there are myriad options available. For future...
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- Aug 22, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Network cards?

Well, I didn't see a note of onboard LAN on Abit's page about the NF7-S. Even if it has onboard LAN though, won't I still need an Ethernet card? By the way, sorry about the cross post. I couldn't decide where to post this and was kind of frustrated at the time. Won't happen again.
- eqmassa
- Post #7
- Aug 22, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Chose the WD SE 800JB, where are the cables/software?

Please excuse my ignorance; sorry for wasting your time. The Newegg description included that it didn't have those things, so I thought I'd research it heh.
- eqmassa
- Post #3
- Aug 22, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Network cards?

I?ve decided on the hardware for my new gaming rig (Barton 2500, Abit NF7-S, 9800np, WD SE 800JB, etc.), but have yet to pick a network card. My only experience with them is that, on this computer, I used to be on dial-up and was without a card until I got on SBC Global DSL. They just sent me...
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- Aug 22, 2003
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building

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