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    Tom's Hardware Giveaway- Civilization V: The Complete Edition!

    Use the power of "BAWK BAWK BOOM" to rain vengeance upon my opponents.... Oh wait, wrong game
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    2.0 vs. 2.1: Will a subwoofer be a disturbance to others in a house?

    I've been researching Pc speakers and I've narrowed down to 2 choices; Cyber Acoustics Subwoofer Satellite System (CA-3602a) Creative GigaWorks T20 Series II 2.0 But, I have few questions holding back my decision. I know it depends on the quality of the speakers, but is 2.1 generally better...
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    Should I wait to buy this card or buy now while it has a rebate?

    So, Im looking at a Powercooler AX7850 that has a $30 USD rebate, which brings the price down to a mere $100. I'm worried that the rebate will go away if I wait (it expired 5/8 and the rebate purchase date was renewed to 5/15). On the other hand, I'm not going to order parts and start building...
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    Which card is better? MSI r7 260x OC vs. Powercolor ax7850

    That is very true. I guess I was a little naïve. How important is core and memory in relation to how good a card is? Because I believe the 7850 has better benchmarks than the 260x but it has lower speeds than the 260x. I also found it weird that the power color 7850 was only 100 dollars with...
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    Which card is better? MSI r7 260x OC vs. Powercolor ax7850

    Ah I see. I've read numerous mixed opinions on powercolor , but this clears it up. Yeah I'm new to PC building and that makes sense now. Thanks again for your help
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    Which card is better? MSI r7 260x OC vs. Powercolor ax7850

    Which card is better? The specs seem relativily the same, but is that all to consider? Also are Power color cards reliable? MSI r7 260x OC Power color ax7850 Thanks in advance
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    Which powerline adapter is better?

    I've been trying to decide between 2 powerline adapter kits. Belkin F5D4085 AV500 ZyXEL PLA4205 AV500 GbE kit I have a 100 mbps plan and a Cisco Linksys E4200 router. The router is 27 ft/ 9 m and is a floor below from where i will have my powerline adapter. Also, if it helps, I've been using...
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    Will this build work for gaming?

    Hi, this will be my first build and I would appreciate any feedback or reccomendations! Thank you Approximate Purchase Date: Beginning of June 2014 Budget: $600 USD Total: $553.88 with rebate $594.90 w/o rebate Parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3rgxG + MSI Radeon HD 7770 - 1 GB GDDR5 CPU: AMD...
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    (First Build) Help! Does this build work for gaming?

    This is going to be my first build and any feedback on tweaks or improvements would be appreciated! My budget is $600 USD and I'm okay playing most games on med graphics (considering I used to play with low settings on a dinky mobility radeon 5730). I don't plan on overclocking anything and I...