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Ebay is more of the $40 range after shipping and stuff. Craigslist doesn't have any near the Denver area, and even when it does, it's overpriced. Never heard of Gumtree.
In December 2007, The United States enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, requiring all general-purpose light bulbs to be 30% more energy efficient (similar to current halogen lamps) than current incandescent bulbs by 2012 to 2014. The phase-out will start with 100-watt "general service" bulbs in January 2012. 60 and 40-watt "general service" incandescent lamps are targeted to be phased out by January 2014. By 2020, a second tier would become effective; which requires all general-purpose bulbs to be at least 70% more efficient (similar to current CFLs)
WTF?!?! What about the people who get headaches from fluorescent bulbs?
Flickering Fallacy: The Myth of Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb Headaches: Scientific American - "Energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) are taking the world by storm. But can they cause headaches due to flickering? Most experts say no: Unlike the older long tube fluorescent lights, the flicker rate of the new CFLs is way too fast for the human eye or brain to detect."
GAH! I just started listening to some of my music from back when I first started getting music back in 2002 and some of my songs are glitchier than I remember them being.
It really makes me realize how many times I have moved my music collection.
from the original computer to the new HDD when I upgraded then later the drive partially died and I moved the music collection again to another drive then my external hdd then to my new computer then another new drive in my computer.
It really is crazy now that I think of it how much my stuff has moved over the years and I keep hearing from people saying copying and moving stuff around many times slowly degrades the files over time. Man time really flies
Well, if you had a decent CPU, You wouldnt need that 8800GT! So, Why not sell the 8800GT, Buy a CPU + Mobo + Cheaper GPU (Maybe even used Onboard GPU)?
Not sure how much the 8800 is fetching over in the US, but here is australia you'd roughly get $60 - $80. So, sell the Motherboard,CPU and GPU you have now, after everythings been said and done, you should have around $100 US.
Motherboard - $54.55
CPU - $42.99
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$97.54
With the onboard 4200, i'd be very suprised if that doesnt get you 1080p. My Laptop (2.1 Ghz turion dual core, Radeon x1200 onboard even plays 1080p).
Edit; Just done some research;
ATI Radeon HD 4200 Series Overview
I Reckon getting this combo would be the best cost-effective option.
Wait, what? The file will not degrade unless you are changing the bitrate or something. I've got some FLAC songs that have been moved probably 10-15 times and they are all just fine.