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6. November 2008 @ 18:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
16MB and 32MB are hardly any different, so don't worry about it.



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6. November 2008 @ 18:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ok thank you im ready to build my pc. =] and if there was no rebate on the original sapphire it would be worth 265$ and the toxic 280$ then i would by the toxic. but there is a rebate so i rather go for the original. and 15$ if there was no rebate would be considered cheap.
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6. November 2008 @ 21:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145 is this a good monitor? It's a lot cheaper. Is it good for the high performance pc im getting or is 24" required or is this good because 24" cost too much for me. And what contrast ratios are good? bigger numbers or lower numbers in contrast ratio?? And how can u tell what's a good monitor? Also u know this cpu cooler the q9550 already comes with one it says and the mother board already come with a sound card but is it a good one? SupermeFX II is the sound card is it good and is it better than this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102002 and if not do u recommend i still change the sound card? Can i leave both in if so?. and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154001 is the cooler.. I see it requires a thermal compound so idk about it but is it like the best cooler because i see it's a bit pricey, but do u have to replace the thermal compound over time and if u do how often? And would the cooler attach to my motherboard or cpu w/e u attach it to perfectly? What about this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019 ?

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Not really, I recommended the Samsung because it's better, you get what you pay for. I tend not to look at specs too much as they're all similar these days, but Samsung make good monitors, Acer don't, usually.

Read the instructions on how to attach the cooler.
Also, the Tuniq Tower is a lot better than the Zalman 9700, buy the Tuniq.



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How long does the thermal compound last? And ive noticed my mother board comes with a sound card SupermeFX II is it a good one? Should i still replace it with the sound blaster card? CAn they both be in there? Which one is better supreme FX II or soundblaster? And for the acer http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145 monitor it says winner of customer choice award making me think it's good. And also it has better reviews than the samsung.. so yea. idk about ur monitor thoughts.

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7. November 2008 @ 12:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
It wins customer choice due to number of sales, not how good it is. Loads of people buy it because it's cheap, not because it's good. The Samsung is the better monitor.
The SupremeFX is probably fine, but I've not owned one, so I can't say for sure. You can have multiple sound cards if you like.
Thermal paste lasts years, though it's probably a good idea to change it every year or so.





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7. November 2008 @ 18:45 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh ok well ima go searching for a cheaper samsung monitor then. Can you help me find one cheaper and still good? Oh is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001268 better than the one u showed me which is this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001310 ?

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That's one of the cheapest Samsungs one that size, I chose it for that reason. The other one is the same, basically, but a different design (appearance), the insides are the same.





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7. November 2008 @ 20:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh but by the reviews idk. cuz mines shows 5ms , 2 ms (GTG) which might be better.

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My monitor is 11ms, and it doesn't make any difference, refresh rates that low are meaningless, and can sometimes even be indicative of worse picture quality. Do you really think I would have told you they were the same if there was a noticeable difference?
Please think for yourself once in a while, a little googling wouldn't do you harm either.



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7. November 2008 @ 20:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yea they are the same but ide rather go with the one with more reviews. =P
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7. November 2008 @ 20:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh and some1 told me that 1gb graphics cards do better for the farcry dunia engine.. do they? how much difference? does it matter?
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7. November 2008 @ 20:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
i've just realised, the panels in those monitors are identical. They both have 5ms black to white (BTW) and 2ms Grey to Grey (GTG) timing, so basically buy whichever one you like the look of most :)

To your other post, not on a 22" monitor they don't, only really makes a difference for 24" and 30".



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Ok im getting one with more ratings on back to graphics cards

some1 told me that 1gb graphics cards do better for the farcry dunia engine.. do they? how much difference? does it matter?
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7. November 2008 @ 20:13 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Read my edit.



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7. November 2008 @ 20:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Oh ok but a big difference is it realizable? if it was a 24 or 30

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7. November 2008 @ 20:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
On a 22" it's about 70 vs 68. On a 24" it's about 56 vs 53, on a 30" it's about 45 vs 30.



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7. November 2008 @ 20:18 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what are the numbers? so for 24" it makes a hard difference too?
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7. November 2008 @ 20:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've no idea what a 'hard difference' is, that's not a real expression... :S
But basically, I'm saying it makes no difference, certainly not one you'd notice.
I've just given you the numbers, they're approximate



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7. November 2008 @ 20:21 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so i rather go with the 512mb right?
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7. November 2008 @ 20:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes.



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7. November 2008 @ 20:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
well ty all that is left is finding a job for a 14 year old to afford my pc lol. idk where to get one though. for this topic i need to find a different forum i guess.
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7. November 2008 @ 20:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Good luck with that, I wasn't able to get a job until I was 17. my parents paid for all my PC stuff up until that point (and no, that wasn't a case of what I asked for I got, far from it)



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8. November 2008 @ 20:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"(and no, that wasn't a case of what I asked for I got, far from it)"
what does that mean? resay it.

Oh i think i should get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126018 as long as it's all still good for gaming. =P and what's better ps/2 or usb and what is faster and do any of these slow down the computer? thanx. peace.
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8. November 2008 @ 20:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
A Keyboard/mouse can't slow down a computer. Buy whichever you like, it doesn't bother me.
What I meant by my earlier statement is that I didn't have it really easy, like if I asked for something, my parents would simply give it to me. I had to ask kindly and hope I'd get something nice. When you're young, you simply can't have an awesome PC all the time unless you're from a rich background, so get to used to having to cut your budget back.



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