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Yup, I'm gonna see if I can't, at the very least, spring for the mobo before end of September. I feel like the rest won't change all that much over the next few months. Thanks again for the help!

Motherboards which support my CPU should still be abundant for next couple of months, right? I mean, if I go to Newegg right now, there are literally hundreds of choices.

Thanks!

Well, I am already in the purchasing phase and am picking up components as my pocketbook allows. As you already know, I've purchased the CPU and GPU. Do you have a mobo recommendation based on info from my original post? thanks!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, web browsing, office work. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Looking to spend another $500 bucks. 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if...

How interesting!

Uh, I think the box design looks great!

Orcs Must Die 2 or Mark of the Ninja

I picked up a u2410 (rev. A08) a couple of days ago when it dropped to $375. I am not a graphics professional, just a video gamer, so this monitor is much more capable than I need. Thus far, I think it's great but have a few minor quibbles. On the lagom.nl tests, I can't seem to get clear...

You're right, not a Linux user...I had Ubuntu installed on my netbook for a while but decided to move to Winxp after a few months. Thank you for your help!

Yah, I've decided that a single 480M will suffice. I am currently researching Core i5 vs. Core i7. It seems like this is the age old faster dual core vs. slower quad core debate although it seems like the Core i7's turbo boost feature works really, really well. Any opinions?

I was wondering if you guys could help me put together a list of boutique laptop builders. I am looking at building/configuring a 17" gaming laptop and would like to know what my options are before I pull the trigger. Thus far I have: ibuypower xoticpc maingear alienware falcon nw...

Thanks! This is the kind of info I am looking for. Any other recommended vendors?

I'm a total nit when it comes to graphics so a single 5870 just won't do especially if you realize that a 5870mobile is really nothing more than a desktop 5770. The ASUS, while it might be fine for other people, just doesn't do it for me. I feel like spending $1000 more and getting something...

It is time for me to buy a new computer but it needs to be a laptop. I currently live abroad and am returning home to the US in a year or so. I don't wanna ship a desktop when I return home so a laptop it is. This brings me to my first question: Are any of you familiar with boutique laptop...

I have a fairly standard cable modem--->wireless router--->computer setup. Yesterday, I switched my Netbook over from Linux to WinXP. When I plug the Netbook into the router with an Ethernet cable, I get internet. When I try to connect wirelessly, nothing. It hangs on "acquiring network...

sweeeeet. I slipstreamed SP3 into WinXP and am currently installing the O/S. Thanks!

I have enjoyed my linux experience thus far but I am going overseas with my netbook and, shoudl any problems arise, I am going to have more problems fixing a linux o/s vs. a windows o/s. That and google video chat doesn't work on linux.

My BIOS doesn't have anything which looks like this. I'm going to look into this SATA driver issue and then try the thumbdrive install method. THis is incredibly aggravating.

Okay, so we're back to my original question. :) Anyone have any ideas on what might be causing my WinXP error?

I just looked up a list of Windows 7 system requirements: * 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor * 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit) * 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit) * DirectX 9...

windows 7 is an option but won't it be too big for my tiny little netbook? is there a way to slim windows 7 down? I ran a memcheck and it's totalyl fine.

A while ago, I bought a Dell Netbook. I purchased it with Ubuntu pre-installed because I thought it would be fun to check out a new O/S and because it was less expensive than getting Windows pre-installed. Well, the great Ubuntu experiment is over and I want to move to WinXP. I have an...

got mine today. :)

Got one this morning! Yay!

Quick question: How is the i5's included heatsink/fan? Given that I'm not overclocking this system at all do I even need to seek third-party cooling?

Okay, added component names. Good advice so far, will definitely get the mobo/cpu combo and will probably downgrade to the smaller HD.

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, gaming (starcraft 2 when it comes out) 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 1500 bucks, this includes S&H 3) Where do you live? St. Louis, MO 4) What exact parts do you need for that...

Add me to the list of people who really enjoyed this. I'm running 1680x1050 on GTX275 with everything turned up and it rarely dips below 30 fps.

Bought it last night on steam. I booted it up and immediately played for 2 straight hours. Almost missed an appointment. Quite a lot of fun and totally worth the cost of admission. I love planting a chomper behind a wallnut. BTW, I also own Defense Grid: The Awakening. DG:TA is also great...

damn, just bought this at full price.

TF2 is my usual. I will change it up with Farcry 2, Bioshock and Stalker SOC. If I want something totally different, Civilization IV

blast, bought my evga gtx275 4 days too early. :{

You can do your own RAM upgrade...I did it with mine.

I have a Mini 9. I love it. Battery life is good, I get around 3 hours of active use.

NV card is in the mail. I'll report back once I get it installed.

The card was working 2 weeks ago so I don't know what could've gone wrong. Also, I tested my computer...24 hours of Orthos and it's fine.

Okay, So I got it into non-safe mode. I installed that update you mentioned but it told me that the update was non applicable. I went through an endless cycle of safe mode--uninstall driver--normal mode--install driver--reboot--crash--safe mode--uninstall--install different...

ughhh, cant install that hot fix while in safe mode but i cant boot into anything other THAN safe mode. FML.

I've tried several packages...8.10 and 9.3 and 9.4. They all fail. I will try to get the stop code on the BSOD