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#1 ajkalan
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Yes. It's usually limited to review sites and a very small number of retail units, such that they are sold out the day they're released.

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It's by a company I don't think many of us have heard from. Most people would still recommend you going with something like the NZXT Tempest, but if you feel like going with it, there's nothing stopping you ;)Deadly_Fatalis

Nexus is a well-known and reputable brand for quiet computer products, and their fans are excellent for that purpose. That said, there doesn't seem to be anything special about this case apart from the fans (which aren't even the best that Nexus has to offer for quiet computing, since these only drop to 1000RPM with the included fan controller). It looks like an average budget case, with no-so-great steel and holes drilled into it seemingly at random. There are probably dozens of similar cases available with the same internal layout, with added bonus of being less expensive so you have more money to spend on picking your own quiet components. Some better cases for quiet computing include the Antec Three Hundred, Mini P180 for micro-ATX motherboards, and Solo (yeah, I know you don't like it, but it's still the standard for mid-tower quiet cases).

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You still have too much irrelevant information in your ad. People can look up prices on their own, and typing too conversationally is a turn-off to some potential buyers. Here's an attempt at a more focused sales pitch:

High-end gaming computer in excellent, like new condition. Used for about one month with no issues. Fully capable of playing any game at max or near-max graphical settings.

Hardware:
Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45
Hard Drive: Seagate 320GB 7200RPM
Samsung DVD burner w/ Lightscribe
Power Supply: Corsair TX750
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 9400
Graphics Card: XFX HD4890 1GB
RAM: Corsair XMS2 4GB DDR2
Case: Cooler Master 690 with blue LED fan.

Software:
[Operating system, if one is included]
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. video game
Nero CD/DVD burning software
Lightscribe disc labeling software

If you have any questions or wish to examine the computer in person, call or text [phone number removed] (texting preferred). If you call during weekdays, call after 3PM. In-person, cash transactions only.

I would also take some better, in-focus pictures - one or two of the outside and one of the inside.

In some areas, it can be difficult to sell high-ticket items like gaming computers. If Cleveland's market is anything like Detroit's (and I'm guessing it is), it may be a while and take a few repostings before a serious buyer makes an offer.

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Yes, if you get to that point during New Game+, you'll be able to recruit him.

Basically, NG+ lets you carry over all the experience and (most) equipment into a new game, and also allows you to access the final boss before reaching the End of Time. Its main purpose is to allow you to see the multiple endings in the game, which result from beating the end boss at different points in your adventure. Specific to the DS version is a series of additional dungeons, the Dimensional Vortices, that open up after completing the game the first time. These extra dungeons are interesting mainly due to their tie-in with sequel Chrono Cross (plus a few butt-kicking weapons and armor).

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Anyone know how I can tell if my Accelero S1 is a rev 1 or a rev 2? I have a feeling the rev 1 won't fit on the HD 4890 but the rev 2 will.death1505921

The Rev. 1 will have only one set of mounting holes (reference pic), and the Rev. 2 will have two sets of holes (pic). And I believe that the Rev. 1 will indeed not fit on a 4890.

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I bought a Rocketfish full-tower case from Best Buy for $53 when they were being clearanced out a year-and-a-half ago. That's basically a fully aluminum Lian-Li case for the cost of a generic midtower. Granted, it was (and is) more case then I'll ever likely need, but I don't see me replacing it any time soon.

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If it's an aftermarket case (i.e. what you'd buy from a store like Newegg), professional and customer reviews will often tell you such information. If there isn't any such information and you already have the case, measuring the space from the PCI-E slot to the closest obstruction (often the hard drive cage) is your best option. Mainstream cards are usually between 9 and 11 inches long, so you want about that much room for expansion cards. You can do similar measurements for CPU coolers if there is no info on the internet.

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"This is sickening...You sound like chapters from a self-help booklet!" Kefka cutting the heroes down to size is always good for a laugh.

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The first computer I ever used was one of the generic beige DOS boxes from the late '80s. There were four games for it that all could have been the first I played: Ernie's Big Splash (a Sesame Street-themed copy of The Incredible Machine); Super Pac-Man; some racing game that let you create your own tracks; and a text adventure called Trinity, which was kind of cool in that the box was the flip-open variety and it came with a comic book dealing with the history of the atomic bomb. However, only the first floppy disk ever worked, so my siblings and I never found out what happened after a bomb was dropped on all the people in London pushing their prams and holding parasols.

My first computer that I had to myself was an IBM off of corporate lease from where my father worked. I thought it was so cool that it had four empty 5.25" disk slots in front...though I had no idea what one could do with that space (heck, even today I don't need any more than two drive bays). It might have had either an AMD K6-2 or a Pentium II in it. Civilization II was pretty much the only game I played on it, but I did so extensively (I still play it occasionally).

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#10 ajkalan
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There are worse things you could stuff into a game console...

(The linked thread makes me laugh every time I open it.)