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I just pulled this off google image search so in no way should you pull any real data from this but just gives you and idea about response time. (from 2005) http://www.behardware.com/medias/photos_news/00/11/IMG0011968.gif

Don't worry about the GTG response when just looking at stats. Difference between 2 and 5ms is nothing and even 14ms might be similar depending on who is using it, who made the screen etc. Look at reviews and see how the screen handles (not the specs on a retail site). GTG is just 1 of many...

tbh fans need very little to over come heat naturally rising so going against or with isn't an issue. What is something to avoid is using it on your lap, carpet, bed etc. Flat hard surface so air can move in general. Also for crazy ideas... put a cup of ice water (in a metal cup?) next to your...

Going to the 2nd linked page says above the picture "Improve performance when viewing presentations by installing Microsoft Silverlight. Download Silverlight". That is a MS app. My guess is that silverlight does something different than the alternative method of displaying these pictures? Or how...

Ah man close one. That could have been some money down the drain. Glad you will be able to RMA. Surprised really. Wonder if newegg will be able to get credit from the RAM company or they are just taking a hit while offering good service.

I hate when builds don't go smoothly from the start... GL

Some example screenshots recreating the difference between 1920x1200 and 1920x1080. Smaller scale so you'd loose more lines of text than these show but it's the same percentage of space. 16:10 examples = 1600x1000 16:9 examples = 1600x900. google pages side by side 16:9 LCD 16:10 LCD hl2.net...

Looks good. Glenn, you know I like Corsair units (have 2 of them myself...). TBH you don't need a different cooler than the Intel one unless you don't like fan noise. A big heavy cooler with a 120mm fan will let you set the fan to a lower speed. Of course then you would need the thermal...

Yeah, those are good units. Although the Antec BP550 is more modern in design as it has a ton of +12v power while the SP-500 has 2 rails @ 17a/19a.

I'm thinking drop the SSD and go with 2.5" 5400rpm HDD to keep low power consumption. Then I'll just short stroke the drive to give performance a boost. The hitachi 7200rpm (single drive) goes from a minimum read or write of 55MB/s to 80+. Go from 2x 1GB to 2x 2GB DDR3 1066 1.3v sticks (lower...

I would recommend that PSU I linked to above. And here. Has 2 6pin PCI-E connectors (one of them has an additional 2pins that can be put together to make a 8pin PCI-E plug. This review shows a 5850 PC using 315watts under load and 244watts while gaming (WoW). This PSU calculator shows 350w. For...

i5 750 + 5850 btw my analogy wasn't supposed to be exact. hehe The reason a OCed cpu like that is odd is because it is too good for it's own good. In games fps mainly rely on the GPU so for the most part you need a CPU just fast enough to keep the GPU happy and on it's feet.

If you will be running @ 1080p then yah, go for the 5800. If you were running @ 1600x resolution like a standard LCD size and just source games then a 5770 would be fine. It is just a bit odd having a fast cpu also OCed but with a 5770 (5770 is actually very competent at normal res). Like...

If the tri setup or at least the sticks are more expensive then I would go dual. (performance alternates but they are similar) Especially if you could get a 4gb dual setup vs a 3gb tri for similar price. A CPU OCed to 3.6GHz is a mismatch with a mid-range GPU (5700). Keep your stability by not...

16:9 isn't terrible but 16:10 is a lot better for the vertical. And you are right, 16:9 is cheaper for them to make.

Goes to a PCI expansion plate on the PC. Then the power brick has the small round plug which goes into that from the back. Maybe I will get the pico...

A reasonable price for a card that would actually be a noticeable upgrade over a 8800gt would be $200+. (5700, 5800) Even going to a 4870,4890 is about that price. A 4850 is faster than a 8800gt but even the 4850 is starting to show its age with demanding games + high resolutions. If you are...

Yeah, but getting a pico-psu and the brick adapter is $$. The little pico-psu just takes 12v DC and splits it to 5 and 3.3. The brick adapter like a laptop power brick does the AC->DC 12v conversion. And the 230, 250 watt PSUs on newegg are for flex or ITX systems rather than microATX and ATX.

edit:I really wish I could put a Flex 220/250w in my system but I don't want to get a cramped case. I'm really looking at 2 seasonic models SS-300ET and S12ii 330 Bronze. Both do much better than other 300/350w PSU. 380w would be over kill. Some people go with a pico-PSU (also 150w model) and a...

If setting the ram @ 1066 doesn't work you could try a single stick installed. If the issues still remain you could try a bios update if you feel comfortable doing that (potential to harm the PC if you do it wrong). I would swap out the parts through newegg or Gskill last or at least after you...