Recent content by simonj4599

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    Hijacking the network at Work

    Thank you for all the help - guess I won't be able to watch Breaking bad when it's quiet :(
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    Hijacking the network at Work

    I work for a company which does not have wireless in its offices. I would like to hook up a wireless router so I can get internet on my phone without running up AT&T data charges. I took a wireless router from home and plugged in an Ethernet cable from one of the computers. At home this works...
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    New laptop Advice

    No it's a laptop and for whatever reason it didn't come with HDMI out.
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    New laptop Advice

    Thank you stingstang - actually LOTS of cheap laptops come with HDMI out, usually with onboard graphics cards. I just went to BestBuy.com and got two: Asus X54C-BBK13 Intel® Pentium® B960 processor 4GB DDR3 memory 320GB hard drive (5400 rpm) $329 HP Pavilion g6-1d48dx 15"- 4GB Memory - 500GB...
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    New laptop Advice

    I have a 5 year oldHP pavillion e9300z Win 7 64 bit AMD Phenom X4 820 Quad Core Processor 2.8Ghtz 6GB Ram 640 GB HD 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 Graphics It needs a new battery and does not have an HDMI out. I want to get a new laptop to connect to my TV to watch HULU etc. I am trying to see how my...
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    Upgrading to HD 5770

    Thank you for all f your help - I ended up getting the HD 5770 on sale from Amazon - I'm a Prime member so no shipping no tax.... Card runs great - and is virtually silent.
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    Upgrading to HD 5770

    I have an HP Pavillion Elite e9300 computer, AMD X4 820 quad core, 6GB DDR3 SDRAM, 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5450 -monitor ViewSonic VA2226-11 Model #VS11803 at 1680x1050. I have recently upgraded my psu to a LSP “professional” 750 watt. I am shopping for a new graphics card. I do online gaming , light...
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    Today best graphic card for 350w PSU

    I have an HP e9300 AMD 64bit computer with 6 gig of DDR3. It came with a Radeon HD 5450 which AMD says is rated for a 400 watt psu. I looked at the psu in my computer and it says 350 watts?. I was thinking of upgrading to the Radeon HD5670 but after reading this forum I'm really confused - can...