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Quote from JBlankenship I would check out www.pricewatch.com. Thank you, excellent link. I would have to investigate if its worth having them ship into Canada.

Quote from ElectricSavant are you a trader? That’s a perceptive question. If you mean am I day trader no. I am a casual trader/ investor and I’m interested in taking it a notch further – perhaps an active swing trader status. I’m aware that some might consider fussing over parts and...

gnome Strictly on a cost factor you are right most would say buying off the shelf is cheaper. Only when you factor in running around like a chicken with its head cut off anytime you have to diagnose why there's a blue screen instead of a picture, or why you can't add on a specific hardware...

Quote from Runningbear Most computer parts suppliers will assemble and test a machine for $50 bucks. Why bother doing it yourself. That's my philosophy for most things - I haven't owned a car for twenty years - I lease every 2 yrs. The bliss of not owning a car is like having a perpetual...

quote from gnome If I were in the market, this is the kind of thing I'd be considering... thanks for the suggestion gnome, I'll give it a look. quote from 2001 Just curious whats your reason for building one rather than buying a dell? I guess it boils down to whether you should know how...

Quote from gnome Next time, get your computer at Best Buy The custom unit I got at large independant computer store and its prices were more competitive than Best Buy (substanially). Dell has some retail outlets in the area but they don't retail through any of the big box outlets - at...

Quote from JMowery1987 Building PC's is easy nowadays. Thanks you make it sound easy!

quote from ImamicPH I don't really see the advantage in stuff like this. As inexpensive (compared to a few years ago) as CPUs have become, it may be more costly to build your own. I have a Dell desktop, Toshiba laptop and custom P4 640 unit built locally. Of the three the custom built unit...

I have always bought off the shelf computers, or what’s euphemistically called “build your own” computer. I am now ready to really build my own computer. I have researched the component parts and read up on various websites and bought a couple of books. The whole process should take...

I have 2 laser MS 6000 mice – one for the right hand and the other for the left. The left is for a 2 screen display system the right for a 1 screen system and corresponding 2 keyboards, one above the other (one keyboard is on a sliding tray and the other on the table.) With this setup I rarely...

I guess it’s just a matter of time before the Muslims are put on Reservations. Where’s Custer when you need him!

Michael Douglas aka Gordon Gekko recommends it in "Wall Street" to his prodigy Charlie Sheen aka Bud Fox. The movie takes it cue from Insider scandals of the 80's as well as depicting some of the characters e.g. Sir Larry Wildman (after Sir Gordon White of Hanson PLC). Gordon Gecco (after Ivan...

quote from TGreg FWIW, on the Chaintech implementation of one of the previous high end Geforce chipsets, Chaintech used an El Cheapo fan that burned out quickly. Frequently people wouldn't find out until their board burned out as well. if you read that article by wikipedia I provided...

quote from Adobian I think you guys can end this going back and forth with whether ATi or Nvidia makes their own cards under their own name by providing a URL of some sort ,,,,,,,,,, this is on NVIDIA from wikipedia: "PRODUCTS" "......In many respects, NVIDIA is similar to its...

Also gnome, I think your suggestion of buying offa ebay is a worthwhile suggestion, there sure is a saving to be made, but I'm not sure about getting into the BIOS if things go wrong. I mean if you really know your way round the the computer it makes a lot of sense. Your experience and...

quote from gnome and even makes their own cards Thanks for the link. Here's what I heard from people who make a living building computers: Neither nvidia or ati make consumer cards. Although ATI doesn't make its own cards, they have 3rd party Sapphire make and brand them back...

re my post above my mistake the general public cannot download drivers off nVidea's site - you have to be a certified busiess partner - like Dell, or a software mfg of games, or 3d rendering , etc etc You have to go back to the card channel partner for the download. hence, the problem...

Quote from gnome: Why can't you buy a genuine Nvidia card? They're all over the place. 3rd party card makers always have some change to the hardware or driver. That's where the problem lies. Using 3rd party cards in a multi-card machine is usually trouble due to driver conflict. However if...

3) No matter which brand you choose, buy the cards that have actually been manufactured by Nvidia or ATI. Do not buy the cheaper Nvidia/ATI cards made by 3rd party manufacturers. The latter are simply substandard and cause a lot of compatibility problems. Actually, you can't buy a nVidea...

Get an LCD TV with 1080p resolution Haven't done much research on LCD's, but it would seem that they are either made for HDTV or as computer monitors. For example while the 1920 x 1080 setting is a good resolution for HDTV, it's not ideal for a computer monitor. Here's a link that helps...