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    WTB: Older Mobo + Ram / Socket AM3 (938) compatible

    Looking to upgrade my old pc on a tight budget. It would be nice to find someone with older parts looking to get rid of it for a cheap price. Mobo requirements Socket AM3 (938) compatible at least 16 gigs capacity PCI-e x16 Ram requirements (DDR3) 8 gig sticks Thanks in advance.
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    OSX to Yosemite (can I keep my old printer drivers?)

    Hello, I've been lagging on the free Yosemite upgrade because I heard from my ink supplier that the new drivers will not work with the continuous ink system I am using. Now that I have a few other programs I want to install that require an update I wanted to look more into this before I...
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    WTB 4x4gb ddr2 240pin

    Looking for ram for my older mobo so I can get my photoshop running smoother for my classes. Thing keeps lagging and freezing everytime I flip canvas. Anyone have some older ram they want to let go on the cheap? Thank you! :cool:
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    Wanting to simplify | Perhaps a single powerful laptop?

    Hi HF, I was randomly looking at laptops on xotics and was wow'd by how powerful things have gotten- especialy the top models which are equally priced vs macbook pros. I'm a power-browser and rendering artits (20 tabs open, multiple apps running on my macbook, photoshop, autodesk alias) and...
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    WTB: PCI Video card

    Looking for something inexpensive to run 1900x1200 Thanks. Please contact me via: itsrichard (gmail)
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    Frys Feb 25-March 3rd Good deals on Internet Sec

    Eset is $39 Norton Free after rebate McAfee I believe is free after rebate Kaspersky $10 after rebate All are 3 user. I believe McAfee is a 2 year license while the others are 1 year. There are some other promos as well but this is just what I remember. I hope this helps. I picked...
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    Thinking of adding a sub on my Hivi d1080 mk2's questions...

    Here's a picture of the connections. Any help on how to connect a subwoofer would be great. I have these swan speakers but the outputs are a bit confusing. They are plugged into a creative sb xtreme music on my pc.
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    Did a clean install, but key is for upgrade? How to not have to reinstall everything?

    Hey guys, I setup a computer for my brother and did a fresh install of Windows 7. I wasn't asked to enter any key so I continued to install programs/etc. After a week my brother said Windows was asking for a key so I gave him the key I bought. However, it was for an upgrade to Win 7 and won't...
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    wtb 2x1gb ddr 400 184pin

    looking for some older ram for an older mobo
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    FT ||| Macbook 13" Aluminum 2.4 Core 2 Duo

    Looking for a PC Laptop with decent specs to play starcraft2/photoshop so it must have a decent dedicated video card and decent resolution. Let's see what's out there :) Specs on the Mac: 2.4 Core 2 Duo 2 gigs DDR3 1067 240g HDD 13" Aluminum body Good/Very Good Condition I...
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    Monitor going out... Next move?

    I currently have 2 Nec 20wmgx2 with one on the way out it seems - red dots all over that go away if I power off/on- not sure how long it will last. I am running them off a 5830 so I was thinking of adding a UltraSharp U2211H displayport OR Getting something 1900x1200 instead and move up...
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    Starcraft 2 crashing on 5830

    Reinstalled the game, and drivers, lowered settings, enabled AA... not sure what the problem is. My system is a 955 amd stock, 4 gig ddr 3 1600mhz, 5830 radeon 1 gig, msi 770 c45 mobo, creative sb xtreme music. So sometimes the game freezes out and I need to hard restart. Sometimes only...
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    Are win7 upgrade keys different than win 7 full?

    i have the full cd from a previous build and was wondering if i can still do a full install if i purchase a win 7 upgrade key. im trying to go with this option right now as the upgrade is $30 for students.
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    Attempting to install Win7 on new hdd on a previous pc.. blank screen

    I upgraded my pc and took my hdd and cdrom... I gave the rest to my brother and got a new hdd and cdrom for him but nothing is coming up on the screen. i took out the video card and tried using onboard and that didnt work either. i also tried all vga/dvi switching it up and that didnt cure...
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    WTB: ATI Radeon 5770

    $100- $120 dual dvi I'm located in Los Angeles and can arrange to pickup if local. Please let me know if you have something. Thank you. itsrichard (gmail)
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    dual screen compatibility

    looking at getting a 1920x1200 16:10 24" to run alongside my 20" nec wmgx2 1680x1050 16:9 on a dual dvi video card... ati radeon 5770 will this work because of the different aspect ratios? i actually have 2 of the nec and 2 video cards to plug in all 3... so im not sure which way to plug...
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    BFG 9800gx2 or xfx 5770?

    i can get the bfg used + a needed psu upgrade for about $160 or should i just keep it simple and use a ati 5700 for $100 used?
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    WTB: PCI Geforce 9 series

    Looking for a cheap PCI card... Geforce 9 series DVI connection PM if you have anything :) Thanks
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    to crossfire or not to crossfire

    ive been looking at the ati eyefinity setup for 3 nec 20wmgx2. i was looking at getting a used 3rd nec 20wmgx2, 5770/5750 used for about $120, and the adapter i need for displayport to dvi for about $100. however, i thought of getting a 2nd card to run crossfire and just hookup the 3rd monitor...
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    Can I upgrade my old unibody macbook with the new 10hr battery?

    Does anyone know if it's possible to do a swap? Getting 2.5hrs sucks on my 13.3" macbook :(
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    downloading images off mass page threads?

    i currently use downloadthemall addon in firefox to accomplish this, but there are some threads that are over 10 pages.. some over 50 and I hate to waste time going through them all for the good pictures and rather just save whole threads for archives. Any suggestions on how to do this easily?
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    Bing negative cashback?

    I'm not sure if any of you caught this or if it's old but I'd like to post it up here for your knowledge. http://bountii.com/blog/2009/11/23/negative-cashback-from-bing-cashback/
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    2 Rigs: >$300 Quard Core Barebone & >$400 budget build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Mainly: Photoshop Cs4/Illustrator Cs4/InDesign Cs4 Web Browsing/Youtube 15+ multiple tabs/Winamp/Downloading Rarely: TF2 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Around $300 is what I want to spend. The...
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    Connecting Receiver to Computer

    With no spdif on my mobo and having to buy the digital i/o module ($15) for my sb xtreme music, I was considering this would be a good time to upgrade to a cheap quad core ~$200 for an amd 2.5 quad + mob w/ spdif (coaxial and digital)...
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    Netbooks- What to look out for in the future?

    Hey guys, I am looking at getting a net book sub $500. I'm wondering if you know of anything I should wait for. I am looking at getting it around late April. I just did some quick research and I'm digging the 374$ price on the ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE. 1.6ghz 1gig, 160 hdd, led back lit, and 6...
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    Netbooks- What to look out for?

    Hey guys, I am looking at getting a net book sub $500. I'm wondering if you know of anything I should wait for. I am looking at getting it around late April. I just did some quick research and I'm digging the 374$ price on the ASUS Eee PC EPC1000HE. 1.6ghz 1gig, 160 hdd, led back lit, and 6...
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    cheapest solution for quad core?

    using the xeon cpu with 2.6 quad core at my school with INSTANT reaction is like heaven and i want the same experience or similar at home if the price permits. right now i have a amd x2 dual core 2.2 but it is on the 939 socket what is the cheapest way to quad core? will i need to buy new...
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    mass popup spamming my desktop!

    just recently ive been getting these massive popups and one of the websites is [url]http://82.98.235.202/dot.gif/?ver=130&cmp=superjuan&.... ive scanned with spybot, adware, and malware and although i have cleaned it up within the past 2 days the problem still occurs. anyone have any...
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    Ripping and playing blue-ray via PS3 questions

    Hello there, before I begin I'd like to thank you for taking a look at this thread. I have done some google searches but I still don't fully understand the process as electronics isn't my thing. If anyone has knowledge on this subject I would appreciate the help. I have a PS3 and was wondering...
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    Swan D1080Mk2 Check in!

    Just got mine and wow they sound clear! Will burn them in for a few hours and see if they set in... I had issues with the audioinsider as my first pair did not power up. I called Jon and he was very helpful. However, because of the sale price he could not cover the 40$ it would cost to ship...
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    whats the best way to backup my music?

    i have about 200gigs of music that i dont want to lose. i also have 600 gigs of movies/shows but i dont really care about them as much i was just thinking of copying my music to an extra hd and storing it in my closet but that seems a bit medieval since im sure there are better ways to...
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    Apple vs High end Laptop running mac os?

    I will be needing a mac to run alias and other 3d software for art school, but I was wondering if it would be better plus save money to get a high end pc for 1500-2000 (which would be more powerful than mac pro) and run a mac os off it.... any reason to stay mac or go pc?
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    m audio av40/bx5a or swan d200/1080 or audioengine5

    av40 125$ guitarcenter bx5a deluxe 200-250$ ebay d200 180$ audio insider 1080 125$ audio insider audioengine 5 300$ ebay not sure if its worth dropping more money on the more expensive stuff or if the 1080/av40 will be good enough. ebay purchases will have 20-30$ off with coupons/live...
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    i think my browser is infected

    after doing a search and clicking on links it directs me to more google searches. i get a url at the bottom go.google.com/askkkk etc.... the only way i can access the site is to copy and paste.. is my computer infected? if so, how do i get rid of it
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    how to run dual display?

    i have 2x nec 20wmgx2 on an ati fire 3350 and was wondering if its possible to make both of them look like one giant monitor when i play a game instead of just using one monitor to play.
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    fs 8gig ipod touch brand new

    200shipped
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    50% off @ guitarcenter- what to buy?

    looking for headphones and pair of monitors.. budget is 100 for monitors after discount and around 75ish for headphones. im running a xfi xtreme music and listen to rock hip hop and electronic. i like my music to sound like im there listening to it live. i didnt see the beringers ms40...
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    fs: ati fire 3350

    used for less than month 75$ obo
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    ipod touch- should i keep it? what other mp3 players out there?

    just got one for my bday but im thinking of asking my friend to return it for me to get store credit. im not really into all the games and features. the only ones i like are mail, google maps, and internet but my phone has it and i can access it on the go unlike having to sit at wi-fi areas...
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    anybody run ati fire 3350??

    bought this card to run 2x nec wmgx2 on dvi but im not sure why i spent the extra money when it seems a nvidia card could have done it for cheaper. i think i saw somewhere that its max resolution was 3xxx by 1xxx and that attracted me because i thought in order to run both my monitors as one...
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