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Korandder:
For any Canadians, I have had good success with http://ncix.com/.
Alex C:
There's nothing wrong with newegg. They may not always have the lowest price on something, but frankly, that's true of every hardeware retail site I've encountered. Between rebates and constantly fluctuating prices, you're bound to save some pennies by always comparison shopping, especially with video cards. Heck, I managed to buy a Radeon 1950XT late last year for $200 from Newegg after rebates; that was hardly more expensive than the 1950Pro on offer (I think the pro was $190 at the time), despite being the superior card. About a month later I was hearing on forums that so many gamers made a run on the PRO due to it's status as an excellent budget card that apparently nobody felt the need to offer much in the way of rebates or sales on the PRO any more. Moral of the story: Worrying too much about saving money can drive people crazy and buzz doesn't always reflect reality. All you can really do is check out the actual prices on as many sites as is reasonable and stick to your budget.
OstermanA:
Things to do with any new (or old) Winwoes install:
1:
Open up the run dialog to open up msconfig, then streamline your startup list. A good resource for what each item is would be Bleeping Computer.
2:
Use the run dialog to open up 'services.msc', then optimize your services. For those of you who have never looked at the services list and are running XP Pro SP2, open it up, NOW, and disable the 'Remote Registry' service. It does exactly what it sounds like. Resource: The Elder Geek. Actually, The Elder Geek is a pretty good all around website, though I don't spend much time there.
3:
Download and install TweakUI. It gives you access to a whole lot of options that you can't really get to otherwise. Incredibly useful tool.
For all you Linux people out there, I have yet to find a website more useful than LinuxQuestions. A close second for Fedora users would be mjm wired.
As far as hardware goes, I'm kinda partial to Firing Squad. I know there are probably better places, but I've been going there for years, so it's kinda a habit. Meh.
thehollow:
so I spilled beer on my keyboard and now the spacebar won't work. At the moment I'm using some old keyboard of my roommate's while trying to type a paper and I keep mistyping everything because It's unfamiliar. So, anyone have a recommendation for a relatively cheap (maybe 20-30 bucks or so) keyboard that doesn't suck ass? I had the Logitech Elite keyboard, which I really liked, so something similar with all the multimedia buttons and such would be ideal.
Dimmukane:
I have a Microsoft something or other I got for 32 bucks. Types quiet, volume controles, etc, etc. It even has a calculator button. I love it. Of all the parts in my new computer (AMD FX-74, 7900GS), this is my favorite part.
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