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My ISP (Time Warner :() just replaced my Arris router with a Motorola router. It seems to work okay, both wired and with my Roku which is down stairs. But while my Macbook Air (2011, I believe) gets the full 30mbps if it's in the same room in the router, it plummets to unusable speeds just one...

So I've been using simple logitech 3-button optical mice forever, and they've set to a pretty low DPI. I think it's something like 400. My last one failed, and I decided it was time to upgrade, so I went with the Razer Death Adder. I absolutely love the thing. It's super light weight, and it's...

I think so.

Some modular (except the 24-pin and CPU power) 600W Corsair that they have for like $50-60.

More or less. Got a cheaper PSU and Ballistix RAM, and a Fractal R4 (they didn't have the H230).

Hadn't planned on OC'ing, but I pivoted when it was pointed out to me that the prices were about the same with Microcenter and went with the 4770K. I bought and built the machine on Saturday. I'm very pleased. Thanks for the suggestions, all!

That 5500 is the reason why I've gone with a 760. The card performed well, but I almost always had issues any time I wanted to update my drivers. I used to get excited about it, having owned only Nvidia cards in the past, but with this card I got in the habit of only doing it when I absolutely...

Looking for a machine to game and work with (I'm a game developer). I'm pretty flexible on what's below, but I did make conscious choices for just about everything. I live 10 minutes from a Microcenter, so I'll get them to price match/beat anything on the list, so if there's something cheaper to...

If the water was coming out of something on the truck, what was that other fireman with the hose doing?

Someone has pointed out that the motherboard can handle much faster RAM. The prices tend to go up, and the module sizes go down, once you get above 1866. Is it worth it? If not, should I at least consider going up to 1866, perhaps one of these two?

I'm good with that. Asus is the brand that I trust more than anyone else. I mostly choses the Extreme4 because I wasn't sure about the lower end Asus boards (and I read a review that preferenced the Asrock above similarly priced Asus boards), but having a target Asus board to look into it seems...

What would get an "entirely yes"?

Ah, you're right, I didn't notice that the Amazon price was out of date. The standard was just a plus, not a big deal, and certainly not worth $20+, since it doesn't carry much weight. I think I'm going to go with the M12II Bronze at 520W. That should be enough, right? Saves $10 ($80 from NewEgg...

Yeah, I'd be getting it from Amazon. Also, where do you guys see that Microcenter deal? I don't see it on their website anywhere, and I'd like to be able to reference it in the store.

Sounds good on the CPU. For the PSU, Newegg has it for $80, with a $10 rebate bringing it to $70. I'm with you, though, on not counting on rebates. They're a factor, but they carry only about half their weight in value for me. Anyway, if power is going to be a concern, what about this one...