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[Retired] The LCD Thread

Howdy, experts of LCDs. I'm thinking of buying a new LCD to replace my Samsung Syncmaster 204BW. I want to get a screen mostly for gaming, but also for multimedia. (I have a Blu-ray drive in my PC, and want to use the monitor for watching movies.) I've looked at some of the monitors...
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- Post #5,242
- Aug 11, 2008
- Forum: Displays
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IDE drive weirdness

So, I'm using a bunch of old parts in a build to give to my parents (they're running windows 98 right now), and only one thing is still not working - my IDE backup drive. I'm running a main hard drive in SATA, but I had an old laptop drive left from an old comp and decided to put it in with...
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- Mar 12, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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PSU recommendation

Thanks for the recommendation, sorry if you feel insulted, lol, I just didn't really get the company names...... How can you tell who the maker is, anyway?
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- Post #8
- Feb 26, 2008
- Forum: Power Supplies
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PSU recommendation

Thank you, and yes, I did want modular, so that looks to be the frontrunner. I did notice it on newegg, but wasn't sure of the quality..... Any other recommendations? I was sure more people would like to come in and voice their opinion/bash others, I mean this is a message board after all..... :)
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- Post #5
- Feb 25, 2008
- Forum: Power Supplies
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PSU recommendation

Yeah, that topic is really old...... in fact, one of the last posts on it even says so....
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- Post #3
- Feb 25, 2008
- Forum: Power Supplies
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PSU recommendation

OK, I'm building a new rig, and the last thing I'm deliberating on is the PSU. (The reason I'm picking it last was because earlier on I wanted to shoot for an ESA design, until I realized there was really only the Tagan 1100, which is overkill.) Here's what I'm planning to power on it: ASUS...
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- Feb 25, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Good codec/converter for ripped DVDs?

So, I'm trying to save some space in my dorm room by sending home some DVDs and storing the rest on my hard drive (got quite a bit of space.) I'm using CloneDVD mobile to rip out the video/audio to Divx right now, but I didn't like the compression to visuals ratio I was getting, so I was...
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- Nov 8, 2007
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Audio Components
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laptop crash/shutdown problem

I have a HP zd7000 notebook, and it has worked perfectly for years, until recently, when it began to randomly shut off with no warning. It does so with a "click"-ish noise. I asked a computer technician friend of mine, and he said that it was probably a problem with the hard drive parking...
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- Aug 3, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Laptops
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best TV tuner?

So, I'm thinking of buying a TV tuner for my PC (planning to hook it to a TV, just in case you wondered) and wanted to know what you guys thought was the best one..... I've heard that some new tuners can get cable signals, and that kinda interests me, except I'm moving to a dorm next summer...
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- Mar 29, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: TVs
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Thermal Interface Material

On Intel heatsinks, they are supposed to come with pre-applied T.I.M right? The problem is, I have no idea what it's supposed to look like on my Core 2 Duo's heatsink. On the intel website for the Socket 775 processors, the stuff is a white square on the bottom, but the only thing on the bottom...
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- Sep 19, 2006
- Replies: 0
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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conroe and SLI

Sigh, I have the feeling this has been asked a few times, but I need to know...... I've been looking to get a conroe since it came out, but I've heard that they either overclock well and lack SLI support, or vice-versa..... Since I heard that there would be new mobos for conroe out about...
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- Sep 10, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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PSU question

heh, no, I was definitely skeptical, but my last PSU topic got barely any responses, so I thought I'd get your attention. ^_^ btw, pkme2, thanks for the PSU suggestions, I've never bought one before, so I needed that...... Thanks! EDIT: btw, I was looking at an Enermax PSU, and it has...
- howlingblue
- Post #7
- May 14, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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PSU question

So, I'm usually a skeptic about these things, and I'm pretty sure the answer to this question is probably no, but I figured I'd ask anyway.... I was bored and looking at parts on eBay, and I saw some cheap, good looking PSUs like this one: (example #1): OKIA Black 600W power supply So...
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- May 14, 2006
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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cheap silent PSU

duly noted. OK, yeah, quiet is more of a correct word, especially since this particular case only had one fan, and that one was in the power supply...... So, it will need to be pretty effective..... BTW, I'm not expecting too much heat, since I'm only gonna have a video card and TV...
- howlingblue
- Post #6
- May 10, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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cheap silent PSU

So, I got some old computer parts from my school for free, but all I'm really using is the case.... I'm pretty sure the old PSU is an ATX style, so I'm pretty sure my case will fit ATX supplies. (Its serial number was ATX-250-1, made by Fong Kai Industrial) Anyways, anyone have any silent...
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- Thread
- May 10, 2006
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building

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