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Old 11-25-2016, 07:53 PM   #4726
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Old 11-25-2016, 08:37 PM   #4727
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Old 11-27-2016, 05:54 PM   #4728
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Kind of an upgrading question. Looking at affordable semi portable gaming laptops. Came across this asus i5 960m for 879 down from 1100. Asus GL551VW-DS51 w/ Core i5-6300HQ, 8GB, 1TB, GTX 960M, Windows 10, 64 bit at Memory Express

Just for use while I'm out of town for regular internet use and some gaming.

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Old 11-27-2016, 10:10 PM   #4729
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Any recommendations for a good gaming monitor for under $400?

The PC my dad ended up building came with the 8GB 1070 and I'd assume can do 4K so is it worth getting a 4K monitor yet?
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Old 12-07-2016, 03:22 AM   #4730
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anyone have a surge protector and have it like die on them ? LOL i've had mine for like 2 years and it finally died on me today. are there any signs before hand? so i can buy a new one before it happens?
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Just a regular protector and not an APC? I don't think I've ever had one die on me at home. I suppose without anything monitoring voltage/current coming in there's no real way to tell. APCs will alarm if they need replacing.
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Regular protector also need to be replaced regularly.. the fuse fails without you knowing. If you really want protection install a proper one on your fuse panel.

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Old 12-07-2016, 10:19 AM   #4733
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Thinking of selling my Gaming PC anyone interested in it? not sure how much its worth

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i am not good with AMD

but... GTX 970 $250, cpu probably 150 or less, mobo (i would not buy it for more than $100 used) probably $75, ram is like $50


maybe $500? it is AMD afterall and the benchmarks prove it gets crushed by everything..

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UserBenchmark: AMD FX-8350 vs Intel Core i5-4590

crushed by old generation i5..... makes me think the system is worth $400-450 now.... not very good gaming CPU wow...
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Old 12-07-2016, 12:03 PM   #4735
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Old 12-07-2016, 02:46 PM   #4736
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Just a regular protector and not an APC? I don't think I've ever had one die on me at home. I suppose without anything monitoring voltage/current coming in there's no real way to tell. APCs will alarm if they need replacing.
it was a belkin surge protector / power bar.

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Where's a good place to get a mobo for a socket that's no longer being produced? I'm having a heck of a time finding a cheap 1155 (new or used).
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^i bought one off ebay recently. I have some dell motherboards for that socket, but i found out they only run certain processors. Let me know what processor you have and i can see if i got any leftover dell motherboards you can use.
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^i bought one off ebay recently. I have some dell motherboards for that socket, but i found out they only run certain processors. Let me know what processor you have and i can see if i got any leftover dell motherboards you can use.
two i7-2600 and one i5-2500. I'm trying to replace the Dell motherboards they're currently sitting in since the mobos use a bunch of proprietary junk I don't want to deal with (and it pops up with an error on boot that I can't seem to disable if I disconnect anything).
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sorry underscore, board I got doesn't work for those chips
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Noob question here. Pondering on the idea of changing out my fans. It's a really old case (Thermaltake tsunami dream va3000bwa) and according to a website, there's 2x 120mm fan and 1x 90mm fan.

What exactly am I supposed to look for in determining which is a good fan and which isn't?
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I usually just buy a fan that matches the size and look that I want.

I like be quiet, Corsair, and Fractal Design fans.
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Any recommendations for a good gaming monitor for under $400?

The PC my dad ended up building came with the 8GB 1070 and I'd assume can do 4K so is it worth getting a 4K monitor yet?
Edit* Ended up buying the BenQ ZOWIE [New] 27-Inch Console eSports Gaming Monitor for $390 with a amazon GC i had, seemed like a good option
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Cooler Master 200mm Blue LED Fan at Memory Express
Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED 200 mm Fan, Blue

for example, would that be a good one? my understanding is, I would want high cfm?
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for example, would that be a good one? my understanding is, I would want high cfm?
Well, your case supports 120mm and 90mm and this one is 200mm so it won't fit.
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