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Maybe my headphone will help to understand the kind of 'level' of audio I'm looking for. I have a Audiotechnica A700. I also used to use a Razer Headset. After using the A700, I just couldn't use the Razer headset anymore as headphones, and I ended up wearing the headset around my neck for a mic while using the A700. I've also had the opportunity to try my friends super expensive Grados headphones (can't remember the model number), but I remember them being WAYY more expensive, and even though I could notice a difference in audio, it felt like a laterally shift in audio quality rather than a upgrade.

I was suppose to get Borderlands 2 with my Graphics Card that I bought from Fry's. They never gave me the code. I took that as permission to just go pirate it. Because I wasn't going to make the 40 minute commute (1 way) to go get my game. That plus Game of Thrones. My god, if they would let me pay for it, I would. But they won't, so I guess its download time.

How would I go about finding one of these shops in my area? If i google Audio shop I just get Car Audio Shops near my area

Thats my point. Pre-built computers get Windows for cheaper, thus making them a better value.

I've been a headphone/headset user most of my life, and I'm looking into buying some actually speakers for my computer. My budget is anywhere from $10 to $300 or even more, but specifically what I'm interested is to actually know about the difference in quality between a $10 and $100 and $1000 speaker. From my research reading forums, most of what I've learned is that everything sucks. Every speaker system bar the ultra-expensive ones are bashed on for sucking and being overpriced. And everyone loves to bash on pretty much everything Best Buy has to offer (Bose, Logitech, etc.). I've been to Best buy and heard their demo units, and I can definitely see the difference between the $15 logitech ones and the $300 Bose ones (that everyone says are overpriced). Is there anyway to actually hear the other 100 speakers that Best Buy doesn't offer without just trusting random reviewers on the internet and picking one? I just want the best sound for my dollar, budget is secondary. i.e. If it sounds $100 better, I don't mind paying $100 more.

windows key + M minimize everything to desktop. the "holy shit someones coming, minimize all my shit shortcut"

Gabe knows. Gabe also knows when HL3 is coming out. :P

I'm left-handed but I still use the mouse with my right hand. It is because I had to growing up, back when people shared computers. In the same way, I know people who are right handed and use the mouse with their left hand because their parents were lefties and that is just how they learned

I've been reading through forums after I shipped my XFX HD 6850 back for RMA because it had stopped working, and apparently, rather than shipping back the same card, XFX will ship back what they call an "equivalent" card. Which in this case, I would guess would be like the 7770. However, I've been running the cards in Crossfire, and I emailed them telling them that I actually want a 6850 back so I can keep them in crossfire. They've made no response. Am I just boned if they just ship me back a 7770 anyway?

I'd say the cheaper the better. Most standard and least features that could potentially make it not work.

Zune comes with Windows if you buy a computer at the Microsoft Store. I specifically remember this because I remember @ the Microsoft Store, they were advertising the "microsoft signature" for all their PCs (which is to make them come with zero bloatware). The guy at the desk kept trying to tell me that I won't have to uninstall all the bloatware that comes with the computer if I had bought it somewhere else. And yet, they came with Zune and Internet Explorer. I think they don't always bundle Zune with Windows because there is already Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center, and the Metro Music App that can play mp3 files. Why put a 4th program in It was also missing key drivers. It was a Sony Vaio Laptop, and it was missing the fingerprint reader drivers, and the stamina/speed drivers, etc.

I think the worst offender of the illegal downloading is downloading Windows for free when building a new PC. Everyone always raves on and on about how building your own PC will always out-spec a Dell PC or something, even at the ultra-low end, budget PCs. If you were to realistically count the $100 Windows license, there is no way you could build a $300 PC that is better than a $300 Dell, since you'd actually have $200 for the PC and $100 for the OS. Everyone seems to forget about the OS as part of a pre-built system.

I'm almost positive something has to go wrong for games to tell you that you are out of VRAM. Usually when you low on VRAM, they just automatically fix that by making stuff farther away disappear, etc.

The h110 has Corsair Link? wha??? Nevermind, it seems thats for PSU =)

Depending on where you bought your GPU, can't you just exchange it for another one? I wouldn't really trust a store that says the GPU is working correctly. I bet they just plug it in and see if it POSTS and then just say its good.

My h100i pump broke and is in RMA, so I'm using a stock cooler right now. (4670k) I'm running with no overclock and the temps get to 90 degrees under load, even with the 10,0000,000 RPM airplane stock fan.

I've never heard of compatibility issues with GPU and BIOS like what you are explaining before. Especially since you have ASUS for both motherboard and GPU. Wait. if you are able to get in (as in load Windows), whats the problem?

I'm pretty sure all you need to do is call the number on the back of your card and authorize the purchase. Tell them the price and the seller and they should approve it.

I remember reading that Microsoft actually had more hardware patents than software patents. There are a lot of things that are Microsoft that people do not even realize. IIRC, they are like the top keyboard seller, top mouse seller, top webcam seller, etc.

With your budget, like other people have mentioned, I'd either step down (budget-wise, step laterally performance-wise) to a 7970, or step up to a GTX 780.

I think it is better to judge a company by what they do in response to a failure, rather than judge by their perceived failure rates -- Because obviously more popular cards will have more RMAs. For me, I've experienced both ASUS and EVGA support and IMO, Asus support is superior to EVGA. Why? When I requested RMA for my EVGA card, I must have exchanged 20+ emails before they would authorize my RMA. They kept assuming I knew nothing about computers and would email me asking me to check if everything was plugged in, re-running a slew of tests that I had already run and email them screenshots, etc. When my fans started making a weird noise on ASUS, they just shipped me a new fan. Took 1 Email.

I wouldn't wait. The 770 is already basically a 680. Which would probably mean the 760 and 760 ti won't be using the GK110 GPU. So I'd just go for the 7870

He's using Microsoft logic. Every other generation must suck.

If you are going from an HDD only solution to an SSD solution, you can pretty much pick up any SSD on the market and see a very noticeable improvement. You don't have to go for the 840 or 840 Pro to see the massive speed improvement. If you have a fixed budget, I'd go for a cheaper SSD and a larger HDD drive. The price of SSDs are falling faster than the price of HDDs. If in the future, you need either (1) faster SSD or (2) more HDD space, I feel that you should go for (2) first because (1) is dropping in price faster.

I switched from IE to Chrome when IE was far behind chrome. I'll only switch back if IE pulls far ahead of Chrome. No reason to switch back and forth otherwise. Though, IE10 is good enough that I won't laugh at people with new computers that just use IE10 like I used to for the older IEs.