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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

thanks for all your help nwo
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- Post #25
- Jan 31, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

when you say if, is it something that I have to enable? I like what I read here at anandtech " Intel's Smart Response Technology (SRT) is an interesting addition to the mix. For starters, it's not going to make your high end SSD obsolete. You'll still get better overall performance by...
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- Post #22
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

nwo, can you explain what you mean by not running out of space on the small SSD? Does this act differently than an SSD normally does? How much of a performance gain would I get with a real SSD? That is very tempting
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- Post #18
- Jan 30, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

I love it
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- Post #15
- Jan 29, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

with dell a refurb isnt a big deal because it also includes 1 year in home warranty same as new
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- Post #13
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

I hit refresh for 30 minutes on the dell outlet and only had xps 8700 results show up. I saw $819 for days but then one popped up for $658 and I applied the 20% coupon. I just couldn't believe it included any SSD which they rarely do. I once got an xps 8500 i7 3rd gen for $351 shipped after...
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- Post #11
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

I won't overclock.
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- Post #9
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

thanks nwo Im at $527 with these items in cart at newegg, still need motherboard, video card, case, mouse and keyboard and OS. Qty. Product Description Savings Total Price 1 ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X...
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- Post #7
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

video editing and I know the graphics card must be upgraded
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- Post #5
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

I don't have a Microcenter near me so newegg would be $310 for the CPU. I do get legit windows 7 for $10 as a teacher however and will be replacing Windows 8 with Win 7
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- Post #3
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you tell me if this is a good deal?

$527 plus tax REFURBISHED Processor Processor: Intel Core 4th Generation i7-4770 Processor (8M Cache, up to 3.9 GHz) Operating System Windows 8 Hard Disk Drive 1TB 7200 rpm SATA 6Gb/s Hard Drive Memory 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600Mhz Media Bay 16X DVD +/- RW Drive Video 1 GB NVIDIA GeForce GT...
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- Jan 28, 2014
- Replies: 24
- Forum: Computer Building
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Vista problem

I ran microsoft security essentials. will try the others, thanks
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- Post #3
- Dec 19, 2010
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista problem

when I click start then programs, an empty box appears and after 15 seconds or more it finally populates with a list. this also happens with all the other start menu items. once it has populated it works fine until after a reboot. I have defraged and run cleanmem and disabled aero and...
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- Dec 19, 2010
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Need to know what PS will fit an Acer PC

is this a question already answered before? I searched for several related terms with only this result with vague answers http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2030932&highlight=acer+power+supply
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- Post #2
- Mar 8, 2010
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Need to know what PS will fit an Acer PC

I have an Acer ASE380-UD422A and am putting in a SAPPHIRE 100253HDMI Radeon HD 4650 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 video card. The Acer currently holds a 250 watt FSP Group model ATX 250PA The dimensions of the current PS are 150mm x 140mm x 87mm Is this power supply a standard size or is it proprietary...
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- Thread
- Mar 7, 2010
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Power Supplies

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