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I would recommend the sound blaster tactic 3d alpha by creative labs. Gives that cinema quality bass when watching movies and gaming http://www.takealot.com/imports/moreusa/creative-sound-blaster-tactic-3d-alpha-usb-gaming-headset,b0041oqkic Dual Mode - Analog or USB THX certified Detachable mic 3D ...

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Do anyone know how to use their blackberry phone as a HSDPA modem on the MTN network?

everyone is talking about the multi-player but no one is commenting on the campaign I quiet enjoyed the campaign. It was very short tho.

the game it out since 25th October for north America. 28 October for south africa

im playing the game now and all i can say is this is EPIC! action packed and the visuals are insane! you will not be disappointed. dolby digital too! my favorite scene so far is when you get to walk of a air craft carrier and jump straight into a mig 29. absolute brilliant!

I was listening to music now and this problem occurred again. The mouse freezes for a split sec then the screen goes into power saving mode and the music stops. I also tried switching the monitor cable to the onboard graphic card when the problem occurred and it also puts my monitor into power savin...

thanks bru was money well spent

haha! SSD all the way!

I would go for a single GPU, less problem, less noise, less power consumption, less heat, more space

I played battlefield 3 beta flawlessly with my 560ti so I'm sure a 570 and above would suffice for future proofing.

yep . .

ok this APS application doesn't help because it happened again today. Im not really sure what this program does but when it's disabled all 8 LED's on the card are lit up. When the program is active fewer LED's light up indicating that power is being saved. Either way whether the program is activated...

I noticed you guys spent a lot on ram, what ram are you using that costs so much?

You paid quite a bit for your components, Where do you buy from?

This is what I paid for my stuff:
MB - R1800
CPU - R2500
GFX - R2360
SSD - R2260
Ram - R680
DVD writer - R160
Case - R800
PSU - R800
LED - R1300
CPU Cooler - R520
Mouse +K/board - R200

Total: R13 380

Windows score 7.8

yo that's a lot! My complete pc including the monitor and peripherals comes to 13k

Have you never bought anything online before? its really easy but if you need help just send me your address and stuff and I'll order it for you if and when you require.

I just installed this app that came with my driver cd, its called MSI APS (active phase switching) It saves power when the card is not in full use by lowering the phase control or something. Hopefully this solves my problem.

I came across this response in another forum: "I'd take a closer look at your psu. it may not be supplying the right voltage to your gfx, and hence your monitor. By turning the pc off and leaving it for a while the capacitance bleeds off, which then allows you to turn it back on and it works......

Goodluck with that. I bought it from that site. Cost about R140 with shipping.

Indeed it is silly of them. I've got the basic z68 asus board and it has a lot of features.

btw the silencio is a lovely case, I've got one, just 1 thing to note, the cable for the front usb doesn't mount to the motherboard header, you have to route the cable to the back of your case and plug it into the usb port out the rear. If you are not happy with that solution then do what I did and ...

buy it now dude! don't wait for November.

I finally got my cooler! Cooler Master V8! At stock speed: Idle = 25, Load = 46 Over clocked to 4.4: full load is 58 and the best part is that it's super silent :) I'd definitely recommend this product! http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb399/Vivian_Naidoo/IMG_0474copy.jpg http://i1203.photobucket...

it actually happened again today so i tried plugging in another monitor and that monitor also went into power saving mode.

running latest drivers . .

temps are fine, il just be surfing the net then BAMB! monitor goes into power saving mode.

Next time it happens il have to plug in another monitor and see.