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    Which speakers have better sound and bass Creative Kratos S5 or Bose Companion 3 and 5

    honestly I would go with companion 5 as long as they are in nice shape. bose has been around speaker business for long time creative just since computer age. with the bose you get dynamic highs and mids as well as deep bass. since not just gaming the over all experience will definitely be worth...
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    Battery or no Battery

    99% it wont charge to prevent overcharge and overheat occasionally run it on battery just to let it discharge then recharge. it will learn as they are smart batteries. it will work without battery but then it will shut off with power fluctuations or flickers and you take the chance of losing...
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    Audio Amplifier Board DIY

    doubtful as it looks like only 1 set of outputs
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    Upgrade laptop screen resolution?

    there are a few different connectors from 20-50 pins but if its the same you should be able to. screens are from 75-90 for that screen. the other thing is making sure all the mounting brackets are the same which they typically are as many diff manufacturers use these screens.
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    2 laptops, 1 needs to go. Help pls.

    Main thing for you should be which do I like more Windows or MacOS. HP does have better specs and apple has a known issue but its all user preference to be honest.
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    PC audio advice (dac/Amp vs Soundcard) and 7.1 surround sound

    Provided your ok with spending that much should be fine. You have a good sound onboard actually just need a better headphone than the hyper x ones. I use sennheiser and love em beyerdynamic are also very good. Remember with headphones 7.1 is not really relevant. its the quality if the headphone...
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    My lenovo lap top screenis black

    how old what model and have you tried fn f4 to try and see if its trying to use external monitor
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    Adding 8gb RAM to 4gb onboard RAM

    as long as your computer supports differential ram should work but I would find out and match brands. make 8 gb first ram chip and 4 gb 2nd too. I have had laptops work with differeing brands but flaky. should be able to see what other ram is and match it for manufacturer
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    Laptop fan turns on when charger plugged in

    has to do with active versus passive cooling. when plugged in uses active because your draw for the fan is not battery. you may have the option in power advanced if your laptop has temp sensor to change it to come on at a certain temp. remember when on battery your laptop will not be running...
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    Laptop turns on but no picture

    try shoft f4 I think should be right to see if it is on external that should change it back to both or laptop display
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    Is amp necessary if home system puts out 1000 watts at 3 ohms?

    need amp model to know if it has sub out
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    Is amp necessary if home system puts out 1000 watts at 3 ohms?

    amp and model please
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    Setting up a stereo receiver with a sub woofer system

    RT161 is designed to be used stand alone not with that receiver but you can connect it the speakers via the head phone output. you will 1/4 to 1/8 cable.
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    Tom’s Guide Flashlight Giveaway

    Enlighten oh great obi wan kentommi