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You get NEWEGG Dealer pricing on all parts if ordered with us – full quote on parts list + labor emailed for customer approval before any work is done!

With all the available hardware options for computers out there, there has to be a way for the average gamer to differentiate between what machine to build at a price that not only makes sense to your wallet, but also plays the games that are out now and for years to come.

In this article I will go over manufacturers to use when building a machine that will play the new SWTOR (Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO ) Game and (WOW) World Of Warcraft.

Keep in mind that from month to month, manufacturers are constantly coming out with newer, faster and more expensive hardware so what is expensive and top of the line this month, might not be the case next month. It is important to keep on top of what is being released to gauge what will make sense in your build. For example a GTX560 video card might be 299$ this month but the new 600 models might come out in the next month dropping the price of the 560′s to $199. Same goes with CPU’s, Motherboards and etc.

First of all – let’s get this point very clear – you get what you pay for – spending money on some no name parts is going to get you an unstable system. This includes but is not limited to:  Locking up and Freezing, Random Rebooting, and all of the things that will piss you off.  So if you know your system builder, ask them what they are using for parts – if they don’t know or reply back with some junk brand name – don’t waste your time or money.

If you just spent $400 on “the best gaming computer” from a local shop I would be very skeptical and even more worried that it wouldn’t last much longer than 6 months.  Also, the Dell your parents bought you with with an added GFX Card from Best Buy also doesn’t qualify as a gaming machine.

Even gig companies like Alienware, or CYBERPOWER PC! YA SO COOL! CYBER POWER! use a few top shelf parts in their rigs but will skimp on things like motherboard and power supply in the end to make a few bucks. That’s not to say their 5 – 6000$ machines don’t though. But if you are spending 5-6000$ on a gaming PC you we’re ripped off.

When you are building a new gaming machine, really plan on spending anywhere from 1000$-1700$. Depending on parts used of course, this will give you a nice medium to high end build that should last between 4-6 years of play without having to upgrade much of anything. (This has been current trend the last 10 years – the hardware far outplays the software that comes out).

Let’s go over some manufacturers:

CPU: Intel

Motherboard: Asus – although AsRock has been making some real quality units lately, and their bios setup is really nice. Not to mention their price.

Memory: Corsair – Mushkin (best memory manufacturers on the market)

Video Card: EVGA, Asus are among the best brands youll want to go with.

Power Supply: Corsair, Enermax, Mushkin(discontinued) are among the best you can find. Remember, power is important, it is the blood stream of the system – And one of the most important selections you can make. 600W or less for single card GPU machines, and 750 and up for more than 1 Video Card.

Hard Drive: SSD – CORSAIR or INTEL (updated firmware versions only) – SATA – Western Digital – Fast, Reliable and if they do break down their Advanced RMA feature is very convenient. Not to mention 3-5yr year warranties.

Case: NZXT, Antec, Thermaltake are the better brands. Case selection is important because it gives the machine proper cable management as well as good ventilation for cooling.

Heatsink/CPU Fan: Thermaltake, Tuniq and too many more to list – Tons of options here, the stock fans that come with the i7 from intel are really pretty bad. They don’t always clip in right to the motherboard and can be a pain to seat in general. We do recommend upgrading it for 30-50$ depending on your budget.

This is a very basic list of the parts you’ll want to have your PC built with. If you take this advice, you not only will get a machine that will play the games at a desired speed, but you’ll also get a machine that you can enjoy for years to come as well as have piece of mind from recovering from a failure (most of these manufacturers offer 3-5yr or even LIFETIME warranties on their parts).

Logistics Custom Desktops are built using top shelf parts and we even give you dealer pricing on all the parts, generally all we charge you is a build fee somewhere between 200-300$ depending on configuration.

You get NEWEGG Dealer pricing on all parts if ordered with us – full quote on parts list + labor emailed for customer approval before any work is done!

Or order your parts and have us put it together, configure it and set up your software. We also back our machines with 1 year support on all software issues – viruses and any troubleshooting + labor is all included in the price. If you are interested in having us build you a machine contact us.

We’ll build you the best machine your money can buy – our price includes all parts & labor ($200 build fee w/ free shipping included).

Here are some of our customers machines that we have built w/ specs:

	Antec 300 Gaming Case / i7-2600K (3.4ghz) / 16GB DDR3 / Asus Z68 Pro Rev3 / GTX 560 ti 1GB / 600W Corsair PSU / LG Bluray Combo Drive / 120GB Corsair SSD / 500GB WD Caviar Blue / Windows 7 HP 64-bit [Total Build Cost $1700]
	Thor gaming tower, Intel i7-950 3.06ghz, 6GB Corsair DDR3, X58 Sabertooth, GTX 465 1GB, WD 500GB Sata 3, DVDRW, Corsair 750W PS, Windows 7 HP 64bit [Total Build Cost $1500]
	i7 860 2.8ghz quad core – 4gb mushkin ddr3 ram – 9800gt 1gb pci-e – asus p55 chipset p7p55d pro – lg 22x dvd-rw – 1tb wd caviar black – 23″ Hanns G LCD – windows 7 64-bit – nzxt hades case [Total Build Cost $1300]
	HAF Case, i7-950 3.06Ghz, 6GB Mushkin 12800 DDR3, GTX 460, 640GB SATA 3 6.0GB/s, 1kw Mushkin Power Supply, Asus Sabertooth X58 Board, LG DVD-RW, custom lighting installed. [Total Build Cost: $1500]
	NZXT Phantom Red Case / i7-950 3.06Ghz / Nvidia GTX 560 1GB / 12GB DDR3 Corsair 12800 / 500GB WD Caviar Black / Asus X58 Sabertooth / Corsair 600W PSU [Total Build Cost $1700]

What temperature does your CPU run at? Do you know what the normal operating temperature of your processor is?  Most people don’t.  How do you know your machine is overheating?  Most times these issues are difficult to troubleshoot because there is no error.  If your PC’s BIOS has a hardware monitor you can check it there,and laptops generally get extremely hot to the touch around the exhaust & CPU area.  If your machine doesn’t have any way of monitoring the temperature, it can be even more of a challenge to locate the heating problem.

While heating issues are more common in custom built machines, they also can occur in pre-built units (Dell, HP, Acer etc) and often happen with older laptops.  The most common issue with custom built machines is thermal paste not being applied correctly, same with laptops, although laptops can also accumulate a lot of dust in the fan/exhaust area causing it to heat up and reboot or turn off.

Here is a list of things to check if you notice your machine is overheating.

1. Check the thermal paste application.
   Thermal paste, especially cheap stuff turns chalky over time, if you are experience overheating, this would be the first thing to check.  Find yourself some nice silver compound (we recommend arctic silver www.arcticsilver.com) and apply a THIN coat on your processor and reseat the heatsink.
2. Is your fan pushing enough air and supplying enough cooling to your processor?
   Most stock fans today do not supply enough cooling to the processor causing it to overheat –  aftermarket fans can be purchased to remedy the issue and often are inexpensive (15$-50$ for a decent after market upgrade)
3. Dust & Air Restriction
   This can be a major factor with your PC or laptop.  Check for those nasty thick clumps of dust around exhaust ports or the heatsink itself.  You might be blocking a way for the heat to escape causing the machine to cook itself.  Find yourself either a can of c02 to blow the dust out, or we often use a wet/dry vac with an exhaust port that blows the dust out.
4. Room Temperature
   Obviously if youre browsing the web inside of a boiler room, youre not going to be browsing for long.  If the temperature of your room is over 85 or 90 degrees, you might want to think about relocating your computer.  The machine won’t be able to cool itself if the air around it is hotter than itself.

Temporary Fixes for an Overheating PC

1. Take the side of the case off – this allows the machine to breath better and effectively reduces the overall temperature of the unit.
2. Get a fan or air conditioner and have it blow in the side of the case (with the side of the case off)
3. Purchase additional case fans – Some PC’s come with none of these, the air just sits inside the case without any actual flow – a case fan will move the air around – this will increase air flow inside the unit – reducing the overall temperature of this unit.

We get on average, 5 people a week who drop off their laptop or desktop in our shop because of overheating issues.  Following these tips in most cases will fix your overheating computer, but if you are still in need of help or unsure what to do – give us a call at 860-942-8522.  Logistics has experience resolving the most complicated overheating issues with laptops and desktops.  We even accept mail in orders.

Thanks for reading, if this article helped you in anyway, leave a comment – we love feedback.

We are putting together a car wash benefit for the Chamber of Commerce, Windham Region.

When: Saturday August 20th 9AM-7PM & Sunday August 21st 10AM-5PM

Where: 361 Boston Post Rd. North Windham, CT 06256

We are currently seeking cash donations 5$-40$ that will benefit all the small businesses in Windham County.

$ donated will go towards food and marketing for the event. Please let me know if you would be so kind as to donate some $ of even volunteer to help wash cars. You can donate your $ online via CC or paypal and you get a tax right off receipt.  Paypal address is support at logisticsct.com.  or mail a check to: Logistics 361 boston post rd, north windham, ct 06256

Thanks for your time,

Logistics

Hey all, we were kind enough to get Google+ Trial Accounts today,  if you are interested in getting an invite send your email to support at logisticsct.com and I will get you invited.  Google+ will attempt to compete with Facebook – and it looks like it might be a decent contender, there is a lot of cool features and stuff to go through, so if you’re interested, shoot us an email and we’ll send you an invite.

At Logistics, we specialize in building custom built desktops for gaming or everyday use.  The parts we use are only high quality and they come with 3-5 year warranties (some lifetime)  The benefit you have vs. pre-built from say HP or Dell, is the performance and quality.  You are investing into a machine that will last for 5-10 years and will perform as fast as the day you got it.

We don’t load any extra software that slows down your machine and we also provide a 1 year support warranty for free.

Our machines are tuned for maximum FPS for video games, and will outperform anything you can buy at the store.  We have over 15 years of experience building custom desktops for video games.

Whether you play World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, or even some older games that you have lying around – our machine will play them at blazing speeds.

Most custom machines take 5 days from time of purchase to be ready for pick up or delivery as we build them piece by piece.

While you will spend more money on a custom desktop (our machines start around 800$), what you are getting is unmatched performance and quality for games that will play at the highest settings for years to come.

So, stop by our shop and check out our custom demo – so you can see for yourself or contact us for a free quote.

If you don’t need a computer for games and just want a basic computer for everyday internet tasks or an office environment, check out some of our Refurbished Deals to save $$$$

Check out our Connecticut Web Design for Gutter Guys. The company came to us to begin their web presence by searching on Google for ‘Connecticut Web Design’.  Gutter Guys did not have an online presence before working with us and wanted to become highly competitive in the Connecticut gutter cleaning market.

The Connecticut WordPress Design includes a fully customized WordPress theme and options.  The theme has been developed to include a home page slider that showcases the company’s services and expertise.  In addition, each page is equipped with contact forms to encourage potential customers to contact them for services.  The website includes built in Connecticut SEO features and has been optimized for maximum search engine indexing.  Any good SEO developed website needs to include a functional blog – yep this website includes a functional blog and is ready for serious internet marketing.

There you have it, another beautiful Connecticut WordPress Design for one of Connecticut’s leading web design companies.  If your company is in need of quality and affordable web or WordPress Design, then contact us today.

With gas prices rising every day people are looking for more and more ways to save on gas.  Here are some tips to help your car get better fuel mileage and for you to save money at the gas pump.

Your car’s maintenance is important.

1. Start by removing unnecessary junk from your trunk.  Excess weight causes the car to use more fuel.

2. Make sure to keep your ties inflated and a well tuned engine will burn less gas.  routine maintenance and regular tuneups will keep your car going.

3. When purchasing gas make sure to buy the lowest grade appropriate for your car.  There is no sense to pay more for a higher octane if your car does not need it.  So check the owner’s manual and save some money.

4. Also don’t use your credit or debit card at the gas stations as they charge extra for the service fee.  The more gas you put in wont always stay in.  Trying to constantly top off the gas tank will make the gas seep out.

5. Driving has a lot to do with fuel economy.  Fast acceleration burns extra fuel and also hurts the transmission.  Drive the speed limit.  Most speed limits in Connecticut are 55-65 MPH.  Driving at 55 MPH can save you two miles to the gallon than driving at 65 MPH.

6. In the cold New England winter long warm-ups are also not necessary.  They just waste gas and your car only needs one minute to get ready to drive.

7. More importantly car-pooling and the use of public transportation.  Why make two or three cars take the same trip when you can fit into one car?

8. Some last good habits are to make sure your gas tank is on securely as gas can easily evaporate from the tank.  Make your next car a fuel efficient car.

9. Now that the cold winter is over be smart with air conditioning in city driving and open your windows but on the highway its better to close the windows and use the air conditioning.

10. Lastly remove those snow tires with the better weather.

Don’t wait for gas prices to go down, follow these good habits and your costs will go down!

Wanted to share with other techs out there who spend hours reinstalling windows with drivers etc. This will save you a lot of time (unless you are imaging of course) One of my local colleagues helped developed this disk, took him a few years and a few people helping. Hope you enjoy it, leave feedback. (and donate to Pete if you like it!)  This thing is basically all versions of Windows XP SP3 with drivers for some manufacturers put onto one disk.

UPDATED LINK JAN 30TH 2012

Read more here:
http://www.demonoid.me/files/details/2813633/21960474/

Direct download:
http://www.demonoid.me/files/download/2813633/005148427752

This is 36 disks in 1. It will fit on a single DVD due to packing with a special app. Duplicate files are written only once so it will all fit easily. If you need a genuine key, you will need to buy it from Micro$oft.

This is the work of many dedicated souls. The one who put their work all together in this form is called SATHANAS. He was once a member here, but was banned for some reason or other and refuses to return. I agreed to post this for him because I used it and it is totally awesome. If you are a PC tech, you want this. Sathanas asked me to add here that if you have something negative to say about this, other than a bug you found or some legitimate issue, go find something else to do with your time. Nobody cares if you think XP sucks or is worthless. If you don’t want this, fine. Don’t download it. Move along now.

Changes since last release:
1) Updated driver packs, Windows Updates and program addons
2) Added 2 updates needed for Tablet
3) Fixed bug- XP Pro installing as MCE
4) Fixed bug- OEMSCAN can’t differentiate between MCE and Tablet
5) Fixed bug- Timezone keeps resetting to GMT
6) Fixed bug- MU/WU continually wants to install KB955759
7) Added support for more OEMs