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    First time watercoooling...looking for some advice

    So I've always wanted to get into watercooling but cost has been an issue (along with general need) but now I think I'm ready to take the plunge as I've got my first case with a window (I dont replace cases very often) but I'm a bit overwhelmed with the products and verbiage... With that...
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    monitor detection overlap?

    So I've got this problem that I've never seen before, hopefully someone else has had or seen this happen. I've recently got two 4k monitors and 1 1080 monitor connected to a gigabyte r9 280x. The 4k guys are on the card's display port and the 1080 is on the dvi. Everything is detected as what...
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    Do I have to always manually split WMC channels?

    so here is a scenario I deal with frequently with recording TV via WMC with a Ceton Infinitv 4: So I like to record The League and Ali G every week, both come on FX, one at 10 and the other at 10:30. My recording settings are to start 3 minutes before the show starts and end 3 minutes after...
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    HDCP support question...

    So I've been looking at monitors and I noticed that some monitors will say specifically DVI HDCP supported but I dont think I've seen many that state HDMI HDCP supported...is it a given that HDCP is supported over any HDMI connection? Specifically I was looking at this monitor...
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    external hdd case that auto powers on/off with pc

    Does any company sell an external drive case that will turn on and off with a pc similiar to the way WD/Seagate external drives do? I am looking at a Asus O!play/WD Live/Patriot Box office and in considering having a big HDD sitting right next to it, I'd rather see it power on and off with the...
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    4th gen ipod wireless/bluetooth headphone options?

    Hi, I have a 30gig 4th gen Ipod video (I think its 4th gen), it doesnt have any bluetooth functions but I want to get some form of headphones that are wireless so I can stop bouncing it off the treadmill and exercise bike at the gym....do they make BT headphones that have thier own transmitter...
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    recommended notebook vendors?

    I'm looking to swing a 17in lappy that can do some light gaming (not a FPS whore, more RPG and RTS) and support a virtual server or two (whatever I buy it will end up with 4gigs of memory and ulitmately a big ass HDD). now my problem is I'm a dead cheap to say the least and I like a good deal...
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    360 DVD drive dying

    Hey guys, my 360 drive is slowly failing to read games/dirty discing/failing to close and whatnot, but I'm outta warranty so sending it to MS isnt really a possibility. I thought about telling them its randomly RRODing as well in hopes of getting both fixed but I'd rather not play that card if...
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    xbox live gold exclusive demos?

    I've had my xbox for like a 1.5 years now (I was gold until about 6 months ago from an old 12month free card I had with a game). at any rate, I went to DL the burnout revenge demo and its a Live Gold exclusive download? I havent noticed any other gold exclusive demos before this...have I just...
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    archiving divx files?

    So here is my issue...I have a collection of .avi's of tv shows that have started to get a bit out of hand as far as storage is concerned. Storage cost is as low as ever, but I dont want to buy an additional drive just for this purpose until I have to. So, my question to you guys: is there...
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    Game Disc Changer/Carousel accessory?

    How about this for an accessory current generation of games....a 5 disc carousel so you dont have to swap discs through the 360 or PS3's annoying disc drive (wii looks to be slot loading so its not so much of an issue)? I honestly hate waiting for the drawer to close, the disc to spin up and...
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    Best silencer for 7800GT?

    I've recently realized this card is the loudest thing in my machine and found a number of aftermarket coolers out there, so I figured I'd come to the experts and ask which one probably will give the best silence to cooling ratio? I dont OC the vid card so anything that cools at least as good as...
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    date for a Madden 07 360 demo?

    anybody know when a 360 demo for madden 07 will be on the marketplace? there is plenty of hype movies and a bunch of themes, but no demo...what kinda ish is this?!!??
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    Xbox live question...

    Hi, here is my situation: I just got a 360 and was about to activate Live when I remembered I have a 12 month Xbox live subscription card I hadnt used with my original Xbox. Now, this card is from before there was a "Gold" and "Silver" xbox live thing. So: 1) Will this card likely work to...
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    360 in store warranty question

    If I buy a 360 from Best Buy, with the instore warranty, and it breaks I can take it back and get a new one on the spot. Cool, but what about all the content saved on my HDD? Is there a means of backing up all that or is just as good as lost? Doesnt that info include my gamertag info and...
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    Correct me if I'm wrong...

    If I set up a HTPC, and I have digital cable, I have to connect the PC to the STB...In order for the HTPC to see the upper channels. Now, once connected, I want to record Sopranos on channel 301 and watch Weeds on Showtime channel 356 at the same time. In order to do this I need to have 1) a...
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    Civilzation 4?

    Alright, I had never played a Civ game until last night. It all started Friday when I was talking to this RTS at nut at work about games and I mentioned that I heard Civ. games were good, so this BASTARD said he didnt understand what people liked so much about it and loaned me his copy. Well...
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    Oblivion: Can I taunt people into fighting me?

    In Morrowind, you could goad people into fighting you (I think...) and then kill them without having a bounty....can I do that in Oblivion? I intentinally got someone's disposition down to 0 but he wouldnt do anything about it...he had a big shiny warhammer on this back, so I figured his life...
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    TwinMos RMA?

    Anybody ever had to RMA memory through TwinMos? I've got a gigabyte kit that needs replacement, and am hoping they wont give me a hardway to go. The guy on the phone said I had to set it up by email and that I would need my reciept? He said the reciept was needed because they sell to...
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    3dMark 06 question

    I've recently upgraded to an Opty 165 and 7800gt and ran 3dmark 06 with everything at stock, I got a 3814 (38xx something anyway, I'm at work and cant pull up the score cause I didnt bother to register it). I didnt modify any of the options in 3dmark (resolution or anything). Is that how...
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    Exchange computer OU question

    We run an Exchange 2003 environment at work, and have a couple thousand computers in our unassigned computer OU. Some of them are the same computer with different names and others are machines that have been decommissioned or just were setup as a test and never removed and some of them are...
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    top S939 HSFs...

    Hey guys, havent had to worry about it in a while but I'm planning an upgrade and am wondering what are a few of the current top s939 HSFs? 120mm in particular, although 92mm is acceptable...any HSF shoot-outs I should be checking out?
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    Sunbeam Nuuo Series 550w

    How come all the stores are sold out and all the reviews are good but I dont hear anyone mentioning thier experiences with this unit? I assume its out there since so many places are sold out...does anyone have personal experience to comment on with these units?
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    recommendations on a good fan controller/thermal monitor?

    I'm in the market for a fan controller/thermal monitor that is: a) Not ugly as sin 2) BLACK c) has knobs for controlling the fan speeds Anybody got any suggestions that meet those criteria? seen any good reviews?
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