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Really, unless you have a high dollar headset and a burning desire for equally high quality sound you don't really need one. I've done fine for years off of the soundcards built on to the motherboards and the most recent rig I have I had put a sound card into and I can't really detect much...

Here is a current parts list that I have made from the reccomendations that were listed and based upon what will fit inside my case: CPU: Intel Core i3-3225 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz LGA 1155 55W CPU Cooler: GELID Solutions CC-Shero-01-A 120mm Hydro CPU Cooler Motherboard: ASUS P8H77-I LGA 1155 Intel...

Speaking from personal experience ... I wan't sure about the 3DS XL at first either. I did however end up getting one as it can play all the DS games as well as the 3DS games. It's a bigger size, fits well in my hands a lot better than the previous DS models and feels more comfortable than...

You will need one as the motherboard does not list an onboard wifi ability in it's features/specs. Aslo I think the build looks fine for the games listed. CS doesn't really require a lot of graphics memory and BF3 and COD should do fine on medium. if you can invest in a GTX670 though that...

First off I would like to thank anyone that has some good advice for this. I know that some people are not fond of ITX sized sytems but I don't have space for a larger sized computer in the area I am wanting to use this particular build. Approximate Purchase Date: ~ 3 months or sooner Budget...

I've had strange lag in games before and discovered it was actually one of my hard drives failing that was causing it. I've never heard of a game install that's caused this much trouble and I play TOR quite a bit and never had any kind of trouble. I also run a Dual Monitor Setup and with a GTX...

Firstly you will never lose files from an IP address change on a local machine. Secondly, depending on what the hackers are doing, changing the IP address on your local machine may not be enough. You may have to change the IP address of your Router, or even get your ISP to change the IP...

That depends really on what size you're looking for. At around $100 you probably won't get much more than a 22" Monitor unless you find a bigger one on super sale somewhere. Do you also have any preference on Brands at all? Personally I tend to stay away from BenQ and leans more towards Acer.

First I would look into Cat6 cables instead of Cat5, Cat6 is actually better quality and has a higher data transfer rate than regular Cat5. Second if you're going to wire everything up then you'll need a switch and/or a patch panel before going to the router which will then go out to your ISP...

While phones have come a long way from what they used to be this is still going to be pretty complicated. One way of attempting this would also be what's known as "reverse tethering" which requires some special software setups and uses your existing network and a computer as your gateway to...

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