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car insurance claim question - parked car accident

No a friend drove me home but I didn't want to deal with the police and have them somehow for some reason arrest me with intent to drive or something.
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- Post #3
- Jan 16, 2011
- Forum: The Garage
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car insurance claim question - parked car accident

I was parked in the parking lot of a local bar Friday night. I was there most of the night. When I was leaving i noticed the front left corner of my car had been significantly dented in from someone hitting it. I didn't call the police to file a report because I had been drinking and didn't...
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- Jan 16, 2011
- Replies: 15
- Forum: The Garage
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laptop market rant - price vs product baffles me

I come from mainly the PC market and it is pretty straightforward hardware wise. GPU's are priced vs performance and as new cards come out the old ones get discounted, same is cpu's etc. I am exploring gaming laptops right now and getting completely frustrated For $1,200 you can buy this...
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- Nov 16, 2010
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Laptops
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notebook video cards for gaming

Hello, I am more of a PC person and do not know much about laptop manuf or how certain brands only get certain cards in their lapotps. I'm using the below benchmark to find a laptop i can game on. Preferably looking to play SC2 seamlessly on med/high settings on 1600x900 reso. looking to...
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- Nov 15, 2010
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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newegg recertified laptops y or n?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220707 i'm looking at this right now. I have been searching for a laptop under $800 that can run sc2 on high graphics pretty easily. It seems the gtx 260m is a good card for that in my price range. Any comments on the laptop itself? Also...
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- Nov 14, 2010
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Laptops
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laptops with dedicated video

What are the overall feelings about refurb laptops from Best Buy or Tiger direct? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+F...&skuId=1276674 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6089226&CatId=4965
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- Post #5
- Nov 12, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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laptops with dedicated video

Hello, I've been searching for a basic laptop with a dedicated video card of 500mb for $400 or less and I can't seem to find anything. I am only finding the $600-$1000 customizable dells, hps, etc. I am just looking for something that can handle some basic video games from last year or so...
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- Nov 12, 2010
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Laptops
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GTX 460 which brand/model??

Okay I think I'm down to this decision http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129166 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814133326 $40 diff for the 6870 - probably worth it in the long run?
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- Post #15
- Nov 5, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 460 which brand/model??

Will my mobo accept a 2.1 pcie 6870? what is the diff between 2.0 and 2.1?
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- Post #13
- Nov 5, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 460 which brand/model??

http://www.evga.com/support/warranty/ according to this the EVGA FTW GTX 460 only have a 2 year warranty because their part number ends in -TR
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- Post #7
- Nov 5, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 460 which brand/model??

From reading posts it seems 6870s do not have as good compatibility with alot of newer games. Is that right? They also run hotter than 460s?
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- Post #4
- Nov 5, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 460 which brand/model??

How do you decide??? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121389 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125345 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127534 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130571 My mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P my psu: 620W Corsair
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- Nov 4, 2010
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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NewEgg.. 10% off Video Cards

How do you decide??? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121389 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125345 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127534 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130571 My mobo: Gigabyte P35-DS3P my psu: 620W Corsair
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- Post #30
- Nov 4, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (360) + 3mo XBL Gold - $49.99 shipped @ Dell (Preorder)

fail :(
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- Post #13
- Oct 28, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Call of Duty: Black Ops (360) + 3mo XBL Gold - $49.99 shipped @ Dell (Preorder)

Its only showing $20 off @ 59.99 for me. Anyone else?
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- Post #11
- Oct 28, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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