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All, My monster-in-law has been hounding me to build her a new rig. The last one I built her is probably 6-8 years old. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc She does loads of social media (facebook), email, MS Office, basic video transcoding (for...

All, I'm going to be purchasing components for my (once every two years) computer upgrade over the next couple weeks and would love some of your [H]ard advice. You guys have helped me for a decade with build advice and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. Here's a link to my last build...

All, I am starting to shop for PC component upgrades (I rebuild every other year) and I'm looking for advice on a new monitor. Currently I am using a Hanns-G 27" 1920x1200 monitor (HZ281HPB) that has an annoying dead pixel flanked by an LG 24" (L246WPQ) that also runs at 1920x1200. I am...

All, A buddy of mine is interested in building a budget gaming rig (800-1000$) in preparation for the diablo 3 release next month and of course this is the place to go for the [H]ard advice. He will be reusing his 22" monitor (1080p), keyboard, and mouse. He will need everything else...

All, You [H]ardOCP folks have always been so helpful when I do my upgrades and now it's that time again and I seek your advice. I'm a big gamer and don't plan on changing. I'm a big RPG fan primarily (SWtOR, WoW, DA, Skyrim, etc.) but I play other things occasionally (Humble Bundle, Left...

All, I'm fixing to do a computer overhaul in the next month or two and I'm currently running with the specs listed in the linked post: http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1482932 I run dual 1920x1200 monitors and I'm wondering if it's even possible to get a machine capable of running...

I am in the process of upgrading my rig and had a couple questions for the experts here. My current CPU is an E8400 (LGA 775 I think) and I have a TRUE-120 installed on it. I am upgrading to a boxed I7 920. The old hardware makes the CPU shuffle to my wife's machine, so I'm wondering if I can...

I'm in the process of upgrading my rig and could use some PSU advice. My plan is to go with the I7 920 with a 5850 graphics card. I would like to go with a modular PSU ( if possible) and I'm hoping to stay in the 75-150$ range. Also, futureproofing for a Crossfire setup would also appeal to...

Well, I do a computer upgrade every two years around the holidays and I was a little worried this year with all the end-of-year expenses for the kiddos, but somehow the wife managed to surprise me with 1500 bucks!! I figure I should be able to do a nice little overhaul for that price. I...

All, I just put in the order for my rig and I'm excited as ever about seeing my new PC-P60. It seems a shame to have such a great case without a window to show off the innards. Does anyone know of a side panel w/ window that is compatible with this new case? Also any recommendations on...

Greetings everyone, Well I've been having issues with my new build. I have an Opteron 170, 2 GB OCZ Platinum memory (1Gx2|D400 OCZ4002048ELDCPE), a DFI Lan Party Ultra D, a BFG 7800 GTOC, and an Enermax Liberty 500W PSU. Prime 95 and Memtest run fine for 24 hours straight. When I start...

All, Well, I got my last couple parts in yesterday from Monarch and was able to build my new PC last night. It consists of: DFI LanParty NF4 Ultra-D Mobo 2 x 1GB OCZ Platinum RAM AMD Opteron 170 Retail CPU BFG 7800GTOC Video Card Enermax 500W Liberty PSU SB X-Fi Xtrememusic...

All, I'm about to pull the trigger on purchasing an XFi Xtrememusic for a new computer I am building but I am planning to use the NForce 4 chipset on an Asus mobo more than likely. After looking at Creative's support forums and feedback on Newegg, it appears that some folks have had PCI...

All, I've got my Christmas system picked out now, thanks to all of your help and wanted your opinions on my choices. I'm on a budget and don't really plan to mess around with overclocking much unless I can get away with doing it with stock air. I already have a BFG 7800 GT video card, a...

Well folks, I did it. I finally convinced my wife that it's time to upgrade my gaming rig. I have final approval, yippee !!! It's a great time, but my last computer upgrade was in 2002 to a P4 2.4. Yikes, I've been out of the loop so long. Over the last few days, I've made it my...