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#1 Silly5
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I have an ATI card and it looks like it can do it but it put the black bars on the top and bottom rather than left and right. Is there any 3rd party programs that get the job done too?
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#2 Silly5
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Like many, I enjoy older pc games but I have a widescreen monitor. Most if not all older games run in 4:3 instead of 16:10. Is there any way to add black bars to the screen so that the picture doesn't look stretched and distorted?
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Too bad it probably wont ever hit shelves in consideration to free radical's current state.

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HD 4870 or the GTX 260 core 216?
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#5 Silly5
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Would the SLI set up run bettert han the gtx 260 at 1680x1050?
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#6 Silly5
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I already have a 8800GT but I was wondering which would be better: a gtx 260 core 216 or 2 8800GT's in SLI?
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#7 Silly5
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In my opinion, I had a much better time with GTA4 (xbox).
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#8 Silly5
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Thanks a lot for teh response! My question with the e8400 is that yeah it's 3ghz but it's still only dual core. How is that better than a quad? Also, will I need thermal grease or w/e to install the CPU?

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#9 Silly5
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Ok so I took your advice and decided to go with the following:

Cool Master NV 690 Case

Intel Quad Core Q6600 @ 2.4ghz 

Rosewill RP550 watt PSU

Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel ATX MoBo

Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler/Heatsink

GTX 260 896mb Video Card

 I'm still not sure about the motherboard though, any comments?

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#10 Silly5
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So I'm looking at building a new pc and it's my first time at it. I'm pretty sure I have everything I need but I just want to make sure I've got the right stuff for the new build. 

I'm looking at buying:

-GTX 260 896mb (newegg $215)

-Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro 92mm CPU Cooler (newegg $26)

 Then from CompUSA I found a barebone kit for $349 that includes:

-XFX MG-63MI-7109MoBo

-Corsair 4gb DDR2 ram

-Utra-X-Blaster ATX mid-tower case

-Power Up 550 watt PSU

-Intel quad core 6700 2.66 Ghz OEM

Is this all I need to build a new computer or am I missing something? I'll be using my hard drive from my last computer so I won't be needing a new one. Also, I read about using thermal grease when installing a processor. What's that all about?

~Thanks