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To upgrade or not - that is the question!

Hello all! I typically upgrade my PC about every 2 years. It's been 3 since my last one so I'm a little past due. With that said, I wonder how big a performance increase I'll see if I perform a major upgrade (cpu, mobo, video, memory) now rather than a few months down the road when AMD and...
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- Jun 8, 2015
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- Forum: Computer Building
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Is an upgrade worthwhile?

Excellent advice, thank you all.
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- Post #7
- Nov 5, 2009
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is an upgrade worthwhile?

It's been 2 years since I built my last PC, and with Win7 officially out (I'm running the RTM version), I'm considering an upgrade. What I'd appreciate advice on is whether I'll see much of a boost in performance to what I'm considering. Here's my current configuration: CPU: Intel Core 2...
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- Nov 5, 2009
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Starting from Scratch

My advice is to look through the many posts here from people listing out specs for a new system. Practically any system will run movies, but what kind of games do you play?
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- Post #2
- Sep 12, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seeking advice on a gaming rig upgrade

I do prefer aftermarket coolers, which is why I included the Arctic Cooling Freezer. I'll probably overclock, but not by a whole lot. Is the Zalman worth the $30 more than the Arctic?
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- Post #4
- Sep 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seeking advice on a gaming rig upgrade

After a weekend doing some further research, I've basically come down to this system: MOTHERBOARD GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6750 MEMORY G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2...
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- Post #2
- Sep 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seeking advice on a gaming rig upgrade

Greetings all. I'm hoping I can get some components advice on upgrading my current gaming rig to another system, which will hopefully last me a couple years. I mostly use it to play MMOs (e.g., WoW, WAR, and AoC), with the occasional FPS. My budget is around $1000. I will need a new CPU...
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- Sep 6, 2007
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Returning my Hitachi CM721F

Fiddling with the moiré was the first thing I tried, mainly to elimate what can only be described as slight "moiré tendrils" from the edge of both sides of the screen. The pixels on the KDS resemble what's on my LCD monitor here at work: they're square, with very little "black...
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- Post #4
- May 28, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Returning my Hitachi CM721F

/bump
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- Post #2
- May 28, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Returning my Hitachi CM721F

Text display on this monitor is simply too granular for my tastes. It lacks the sharpness of my KDS 195TF, although I give it high marks for uniform color balance, which was a problem with the KDS. Got any 19" CRT recommendations in the $300 (+ or - $50) price range? Text display must be very...
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- May 26, 2002
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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The cause of my computer's problems is...

Even computer geeks (sorry, afficiondos) have problems with their computers. In your view, what's the primary cause?
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- Feb 15, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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What makes for a great dvd movie experience on your PC?

GT, does that really beat watching a DVD on, say a 35" TV hooked to your stereo?
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- Post #22
- Jan 30, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Driver installation order?

Just put in an order for the guts of a new system: AMD Athlon 1700+ XP CPU Soltek SL-75DRV2 mobo Gainward/Cardexpet GeForce 3 Ti200 512mb PC2100 DDR memory Enermax FS-710B case (Arctic Silver, CPU fan) ~$700 I intend to install WinXP Professional on it. Fresh install, of course. But this got...
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- Jan 16, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Dual Boot Advice Needed (Win XP & Win 2K)

2GB is enough space to hold either OS, but you really have to keep an eye on where you keep your data, install your programs, and where you place your swap files. By default, these things are placed on the same partition the OS was installed on. If you install programs on your largest...
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- Post #3
- Nov 9, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Learning Linux

I'm sure you'll get plenty of good recommendations. One web site you definitely want to bookmark is www.linuxnewbie.org
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- Post #2
- Sep 14, 2001
- Forum: Computer Building

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