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    Best Deals: November 18th (Archive)

    Newegg has a GREAT Xbox One Holiday Bundle for $350 right now. It comes with Gears Of War Ultimate Edition, Rare Replay Collection, and Ori and the Blind Forest. ALSO, as three free gifts with that bundle, they are giving Final Fantasy Type-0, NBA 2K15, and Assassins Creed Unity with the...
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    Recommended ultra wide monitor for gaming?

    Perhaps this one: LG 34UM67-P UltraWide 34" 5ms(GTG)?
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    Looking for glossy 1080p 21.5in monitor?

    Newegg LG and Dell monitor comparison The LG has a 5ms response time versus the Dell's 7ms (GTG) response time, has a glare screen, supports VGA and HDMI versus the Dell which supports VGA and DVI (though HDMI and DVI use the same video signal, so the only main thing to consider is do you...
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    Looking for glossy 1080p 21.5in monitor?

    Heres two glossy LG monitors, one being exactly 21.5" and another being 23.8" if you'd like to go higher. They are both below your budget of $130. $89.99 (extra $12 for 3 year warranty): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824025098 $109.99 (extra $19 for 3 year warranty)...
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    How much could my used desktop be sold for?

    From all the research I did as to why it doesn't, the BIOS from the Acer motherboard just does not support the card. Acer just never kept the motherboard BIOS up to date to ensure 100% compatibility with future hardware after it was made. I also did flash the latest BIOS from the Gateway...
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    How much could my used desktop be sold for?

    Heya, I am going to be building another computer soon to play games better since this computers motherboard doesn't support a GTX970 with the BIOS' it has, so I wanted to get some opinions on how much this pre-built system would be worth with slight changes to one who would just want a computer...
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    GTX 970 not compatible with Acer motherboard?

    This is the issue I have that the same user described in the link I shared above: "Hey there, hopefully there's some help to be found. I just received my GTX 970 card, and unfortunately it's not allowing boot up. Whenever I power on my PC with the new card installed, the default motherboard...
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    GTX 970 not compatible with Acer motherboard?

    Bump Would this be a good replaceable motherboard to work with the GTX970? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA6BM35M9442&cm_re=lga_1155_motherboard-_-9SIA6BM35M9442-_-Product Or could someone recommend me to another good quality LGA 1155 motherboard?
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    GTX 970 not compatible with Acer motherboard?

    Alright, I'll give the Nvidia Technical Support a try today if I get the chance, but if not, then tomorrow I'll do so. I'm having the same issue as this user if anyone needs to know the specific issue of how its not working...
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    GTX 970 not compatible with Acer motherboard?

    Yes I have installed the 970 with two six pin PCI-E power connectors. I've also made sure they are fully inserted when I plug them into the power. I flashed the BIOS to the latest one I could find on the Gateway support website for my specifc computer for Windows 7 64-Bit, but I don't have any...
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    GTX 970 not compatible with Acer motherboard?

    Heya, I've tried to get my new 4 GB EVGA GTX 970 SSC from Best Buy to work in my computer (which is a pre-built 2012 Gateway DX4870-UB21P computer) and it does not work. I've researched around and while not specifically for my computer, I've heard that some motherboard BIOS' aren't exactly...