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Is my computer supposed to be this loud?

If you have to ask yourself if your computer is too loud or if it should be making that noise, I would go ahead and say, no, it shoud not be.  Computers these days are fairly quiet and if they're making a lot of noise, it's not a good sign. 

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To Defrag or Not to Defrag?

In your experience of owning a computer, you have undoubtedly had someone recommend that defragging your hard drive will make it run faster.  This is mostly true, but there are some underlying concepts that you should know.

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Buy Local, Get More

When buying a new computer, you should always shop around to get the best deal just like with any other major puchase.  Most people don't realize that they have a choice other than Dell, HP, eMachines or Gateway.  Local computer resellers, System Builders, are one of the best ways to buy a computer these days. 

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Do I Need More Memory or a Bigger Hard Drive?

While talking to customers about their computer upgrade options, the conversation usually ends up with a discussion about memory and hard drives. 

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Don't Pay For What You Don't Need

In our years as computer repair technicians, it has always amazed us at what people will pay for a computer.  This is not to say that we think people are paying too much for their specific computers, it's just that people will buy a much more powerful computer than they need.  In our experience, the vast majority of PC owners use their computers for 2 simple tasks:  Internet and E-mail.  These tasks can be accomplished by even the most basic of computers. 

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