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    Best sound card under 50$ for Dimension E521?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102003 - $22, Creative Sound Blaster Audigy with 7.1 audio for surround sound.
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    no video signal

    Try switching out the graphics card and see if you get video then. If not, check your RAM. Take out all of the RAM except for 1 stick, and just try each stick until you get some sort of response. By the way, do you have an internal speaker to hear a POST beep? If you hear more than one beep...
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    looking for cheap 1155 motherboard

    Well a cheap board is easy to find, but a cheap board that supports SLI, on the other hand, it's gonna be hard to find. If you're okay with a used board, you could go with that route, since it's cheap it wont be that big of a loss. What kind of budget do you have? Here's a relatively cheap...
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    Minecraft, allocate more memory to Java Virtual Machine (Windows 7)

    Allocating more RAM wont help with your graphics situation there, you're just putting a lot of stress on Minecraft with those mods and that texture pack. But to allocate more RAM, you can do this through the launcher, go to Edit Profile and under JVM Arguments, change it to -Xmx2G -Xms1G (or...
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    Is the AMD FX 8350 any good for gaming?

    Bulldozer architecture is fine, too. There was a previous problem with it in the past where it would cause crashes with Steam games, but this has been fixed. So don't let the architecture limit you. But, I was going to say, if you're using the 8X series with an MSI G46 or G43 board, don't. Get...
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    Good $1000 Gaming pc? AMD FX-8350 with GTX 770

    AMD is not for futureproofing. If you have that big of a budget, go for Intel.
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    Asus R9 270X, DVI-D / VGA not working

    Reseat your GPU (take it out and put it back in), while the system is off, then turn the system on and check the VGA and DVI ports. Also, double check to make sure your monitor is taking input from DVI or VGA. If the problem still persists, try contacting ASUS for an RMA
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    how to install OS from a disk

    It's not as simple as "put the disc in, follow the instructions" :P Put the Windows 7 CD in the CD Drive, then you have to boot from your CD Drive. On an HP Computer, common keys to press are Delete, F9, F12, F8, and Escape, press these right after the computer starts. Most of these will bring...
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    [Help] Windows 7 Pro Freezes But Mouse Still Responds

    Well, I didn't seem to get any help :P But I reseated the RAM and that seemed to fix the issue.
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    Is the AMD FX 8350 any good for gaming?

    Yes, the FX 8350 is an excellent CPU. Although it's a bit pricey for what it does. You could get an 8320 for less and get the same performance. And it won't be that big of a bottleneck with that card. You won't notice it. The 6300 is also a good price to performance CPU. What board are you...
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    [Help] Windows 7 Pro Freezes But Mouse Still Responds

    So basically, my PC freezes and my mouse still responds. But this problem seems to only occur in web browsers. (Chrome and Firefox). In Chrome, the entire system would be come unresponsive at random times, except the mouse would move. I couldn't Ctrl+Alt+Delete or tab out or anything. Windows...