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    Build Vs Buy (the new computer quandry)

    Check out mwave's build it option. You basically can pick out all the parts you want and they put it together for a certain price. Or you could do like i did and order the bundles there that include cpu and motherboard bundles there. They test it and make sure the cpu and motherboard are...
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    Windows 7: A rebadged, much better Vista?

    I'm using windows 7 beta right now. I am dual booting vista and the new windows. Windows 7 seems very snappy. Bootup is very fast compared to vista. I have a quad core q6600 processor and 8 gb of memory.
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    Essentials for a new gaming rig

    Yea that may be a good idea about the cpu. Right now intel is know to be the better gamer cpu at the moment from what i have read. If your going to keep the computer for several years it might be worthwhile to go with a intel quad core cpu as future games may support quad core. I don't think...
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    cheap computers

    i vote for you building a computer. That way you get to pick out the parts you want. I just built a quad core computer last week. Some good sites to check out parts would be newegg, mwave, zipzoomfly and many others. pricewatch.com is also a good site to check on prices from numerous vendors.
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    Verizon FIOS

    wow that is some nice speeds fios has. I have roadrunner and i have 15mb down but only 768 upload and that's on turbo. If i had the chance to switch to fios i would. I heard many people are happy on fios, especially for the great upload speed.
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    overclocking q6600 processor?

    Cool. Just a little while ago i bumped it up to 3ghz. The temperature seemed to be about the same as it was at 2.8. I'm getting about the same readings as you temperature wise now. I"m hovering at about 43 degrees celcius idle right now. I agree 3ghz is a nice overclock for a 2.4ghz...
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    overclocking q6600 processor?

    Cool. Do you happen to know what temperature is too hot for a processor? I 'v found a good temperature monitoring program. Right now overclocked to 2.8 i'm hovering around 44 degrees celsius idle. Under full load it goes up to around upper 50's. I wasn't sure what temperature is the danger...
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    recommend a new PC

    Yea i agree the vostro line of dell looks like a good deal. I would stay away from acer desktops if you plan on getting a beafier gaming card. The reason for this is because of the power supply included in them. I believe they only ship with 250watt power supply's for some of their desktops...
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    overclocking q6600 processor?

    I just built a new quad core system last week. I have succesfully overclocked my q6600 up to 2.8ghz. Does anyone have any idea of how much you can overclock the chip too? I still have the regular heat sink that came with the processor on it. Has anyone broke 3ghz on regular heatsink? I'v...