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So I have the Planet Earth HD 720p series as .mkv files, 11 episodes at 23 GB on my hard drive, and I either want to convert them to DVD-Rs or a file playable on my Xbox 360 and store them on the 250GB external HD that is connect to the 360. Can anyone recommend the best codec for this? I tried...

I am about to completely redo my hard drive on my laptop and when I am done I want to be able to save the entire hard drive as a backup image so if I ever decide to revert back to a fresh install, it will be readily available. I am creating a 160 gb partition (well, technically 149 gb) to...

For $700 you're not gonna get much, maybe the base model Inspiron 1521 that has integrated GeForce graphics, or maybe the base model HP dv6500. Otherwise buy a used one, you're much more likely to get what you want in your price range.

I have an Asus and I freakin love it. But they dont make anything with a GPU comparable to the 7900 series, the highest they go is the 7700, and you're pushin $2k then. My fiancee has the e1705, its pretty decent, but its huge. Good screen though, and its durable. How much is it? I've seen some...

He's working on a technology forum website while his son is in the hospital? Wow, priorities...

Cut down version of the E4300. Slower, with less cache. Good for budget builds.

Logitech MX518, thinking of switching to the G7.

Its done all the time, mostly in uber gaming rigs like the ones you find here, or in graphics workstations with $1000 Quadro cards in the PCIe slot, and a PCI basic Geforce 6200 or some crap to run a smaller monitor that will never be used for 3D rendering. This is probably above the skill level...

Hmm, Harp, you gotta good tutorial somewhere on how to use Ghost 10? I may consider picking up a copy, I like the sound of not spending 6 hours reinstalling everything. Would I need an external HD to my laptop to make an image of the laptop HD for the restore?

Any video card made in the last few years has dual monitor out. Just build a basic desktop and toss it in, and buy 2 nice LCDs, bam, you're set. I have dual monitors on my laptop, I have an external LCD connected to my laptop, and am running both at the same time, simple. It would be helpful if...

No. How could they charge for this? This is not a service they are providing, thus, they cannot charge.

And there is a high chance they will add aimbot capability to the Xbox 360 to compensate, all while adding some built in shake to our sweet $100 gaming mice.

I had an Opteron 144 in my last build, it was decent. Get good RAM and a good mobo if you want to overclock it. That and you can pick them up for like $50 on eBay, if I still had mine I'd sell it to ya for that. Plus, they have more L2 cache (1 MB), and something about onboard memory control...

Do it at a friends house, like in their garage or something. In high school my buddies and I built a couple in his parents garage in one sitting. And the giant barrel trash can was right there for all our garbage.

"Performance for the 8600GTS is expected to be roughly on the GeForce 7900GT level, of course with full DirectX 10 compatibility which the GeForce 7900GT lacks." I dont see the 7950GT going down to $150 in a month or so. Even today, the 7900GS is still at minimum $150 brand new on Newegg, tech...