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    Aorus Xtreme Z690 PCH temp

    I might have to switch motherboards because of an issue with M.2 layout and PCIE lane mapping, but curious if anyone has one of these and can share what the chipset temps on the Aorus Xtreme Z690 (non-WB version) is like? VRM temps seem to be in hand nowadays on almost all boards from what I...
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    Optane acceleration compatible SSDs?

    Just curious about what drives work as I want to cache a big PCIe 3.0 secondary drive, and Optane drives sub 380GB are finally plausibly priced now that Intel is ending them. It seems at least the 800p storage drives can be used for acceleration and with the added size might reduce cache misses...
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    Asus PA279Q - Dire IPS glow, need an alternative

    Sooo I picked up an Asus PA279Q yesterday to replace my Samsung S27A950D. I was looking forward to a good quality IPS to replace the old TN seeing as I haven't played an input latency sensitive game in years. 10 minutes after powering it on I had instead received an education in black levels...
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    Intel Management Engine woe

    My Intel Management Engine Interface driver has been showing an error ever since I got my Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD5-B3. There is a yellow bang (!) next it in Device Manager and the error "This device cannot start. (Code 10)". This doesn't seem to have a negative effect on anything rather than...
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    Quiet 6970?

    I already have a Sapphire 6970 with reference cooler but it is annoyingly loud (about 3 times louder than my flatmates 6850 Toxic) and I want to replace it with something quieter but I don't really want to go slower. I see Sapphire have changed their stock coolers to a dual fan setup and they...
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    Can Storm Scout handle be fitted to HAF 912 Advanced?

    Sadly my new Radeon 6970 won't fit in my Storm Scout without chopping up the HDD cage and I have a few to many drives that need to fit. I have been looking at the HAF 912 Advanced (with black interior) on the Cooler Master website and it looks VERY similar to my Storm Scout with the exception...
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    Raid 0 vs SRT vs Momentus XT

    So I am about to upgrade to a system with a z68 motherboard and just need a nudge in the right direction storage wise... For the last year or so I have using 3 x 640G Caviar Black drives in RAID 0 and while they perform well I am prepared to spend extra to speed this up. As far as I can tell...
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    Good 5.1 Gaming Headset - for xbox too?

    Do these exist? My Zalman theatre 6 headphones (non USB version) have died after 2 years so I have dropped back to a pair of cheap HD201 Sennheiser stereo headphones but they are not great for PC games. After using 5.1 headphones for so long the software positional effect that kicks in when...
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    Samsung 205BW vs Viewsonic VX2025WM

    Hi I am trying to decide between the Viewsonic VX2025WM and the Samsung Syncmaster 205BW but am having trouble finding a 3rd party review on the latter. I have looked at them side by side at the store but I'm only used to CRTs and couldn't really spot anything different. On paper it looks like...
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