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    Need Help Designing this Gaming PC, Budget $2000-$2500

    Hello! I am currently building a wishlist on newegg for a gaming PC. This is my first attempt at building my own by myself. What I want in this build for sure is: 32gb RAM DDR4 3000+ 1 TB SSD GTX 1080 TI i7-7700k What I would like but isn't necessary: dvd drive, or blu-ray/dvd drive What I...
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    Beats Studio Headset on the PC - sound on PC stays on simultaneously?

    Hey all, So I got a beats studio headset (the new one), and I plugged it into my PC via the headset port. It works, but the PC sound stays on. If I lower the PC sound through Volume Mixer it turns the headset sound down too. They're linked and don't work unless they work simultaneously. Is this...
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    Building a new PC for the first time. Already got my parts picked out...need help reducing price.

    Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: This Weekend (March 29th-31st) Budget Range: $1,000 - $1,300 (Preferrably as close to 1,000 as I can get) This does not include the cost of Windows 8, office, or PSU as I already have all three of...
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    Need to build a new system ASAP, need help! first build

    bam. g-unit took my first best answer virginity. not entirely wasted, i got this thread bookmarked for the summer but i'm sure i'll have to revisit things if good tech comes out between now and then =] also nabbed a thermaltake 850w psu for free today so my future build will even be more...
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    Need to build a new system ASAP, need help! first build

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    Need to build a new system ASAP, need help! first build

    Thanks you two a lot but i did a little digging into the student windows & office, turns out you can pay $5 each and "save" them for up to 24 months! Its an option at checkout. But to the 1 or 2 people who may encounter this scenario hope that lil advice helps ya out. I shall build in the summer...
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    Need to build a new system ASAP, need help! first build

    I've been PC gaming a long time and i've spent more than my fair share on cyberpower and the like growing up and now moneys tight but I graduate in may and I get office and windows free with the student discount and i cant pass that up! Also my pc is dead and I had to sink $300 to fix it so i'm...
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    AMD Overdrive Test, computer completely dead. What happened?

    Im not very tech savvy about testing with a paperclip and whatnot but i appreciate the tips. ordered a 850w psu on newegg and ill return once i try it out.
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    AMD Overdrive Test, computer completely dead. What happened?

    psu huh. that's what i figured. damn. Well, here's my dilemma. I got the $$$ for a nice pc but the sale ends in 3 days, not enough time for me to buy a psu on newegg and wait for it to come in and see for sure. Would you recommend upgrading now or upgrading in a year's time once the new gen...
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    AMD Overdrive Test, computer completely dead. What happened?

    So, my computers general specs are: Black thuban 1100+ phenom II, 6870 HD raedon, 700W psu. Basically I upgraded to windows 8 and then i saw that catalyst had integrated overdrive so I checked it out. I had my CPU overclocked for 2 years at 3.9 GHz instead of the 3.5 stock it comes with or...