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    Gaming laptop recommendations

    Take a look at the sager/clevo line of laptops. If you are looking for a 15" look at the Sager NP8265 (Built on Clevo P150SM) or for a 17" Sager NP8275 (Built on Clevo P170SM). They are both relatively clean looking laptops with superb cooling.
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    Could someone recommend an external DVD/Blu-ray drive that only requires one usb

    I run mine off of one USB 3.0 and it works fine: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008CNXXM4/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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    X-COM Enemy Unknown

    I would call it a bug... but yes the I have had the floaters and the drones disregard the ceiling/floor while they are flying.
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    X-COM Enemy Unknown

    This. Instead of having to buy to buy plasma weapons I just stun the guys that I want their weapons. Good way to save some money but you have to research plasma weapons before you can use them. It may take an extra turn or two to get position to do this but it is worth it (as long as it is not a...
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    REcommendations for gaming laptop with a good screen?

    Gaming + Good Screen = Sager Check out the 8150 or 8170 for either 15" or a 17". Though beware the next generation should come out soon. I have an 8150 with an AMD 6990m and a 95% color gumat matte screen. Its an awesome machine.
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    Amazon Android free app of the day - Apr 11 - Zenoia 2 (Game)

    The email just lets you download the Amazon AppStore to your phone. In order to get the game you have to go into the app store on your phone.
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    MSI R6870 Hawk Video Card Review

    That is a flimsy argument from multiple direction especially considering MSI is trying to sell you on "overvolting" the video card yet they don't provide even a 100MHz range on the GPU to overclock it unless you just happen to know about this config file and you happen to know which two values...
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    MSI R6870 Hawk Video Card Review

    No I specifically said in the review which version was used: 2.1.0 Beta 7. It used to be you bought cheap reference hardware and then in order to get the most out of it you had to spend a lot of time tweaking with RivaTuner or some other third party program to get the card to its maximum...
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    MSI R6870 Hawk Video Card Review

    In the version we were forced to use to enable voltage tweaking this option was not there. I have no control over this. I use what I am given and told to use. You will have to email Kyle if you want me to test with a newer system. Though don't be surprised if his response is that you can...
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    Dead Space 2 - thoughts, opinions?

    Not true, check his Portal review (it starts at 3:30 since this is a combined review of the Orange Box). Not that I am trying to say that he is not over critical at times. However it is a comedy based review so he has to make fun of something. So ya you just need to learn to laugh even if it...
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    HardOCP Question on SSD

    Intel - the de facto standard Crucial - since I own a C300
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    I have $2200 for a new laptop..help me choose..

    I haven't seen it mentioned yet but if you do want something a little smaller for traveling but still have a lot of power then you could look at the MSI GX660R-060US. At $1550 you should have enough left if your budget to upgrade to an SSD+1TB and go for 12GB of RAM while you are at it. (Of...
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    True or False? (Power Brick / Supply Question)

    Well ask the system admins where they got there EE/CE degrees from.... I have a degree in CE so I actually know what I am talking about on this matter and not just speaking of old wives tales. All things being equal with the two power supplies except the amperage ratings then using a higher...
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    Anyone having trouble getting Staples 2tb for 69?

    Yup. You must proceed to checkout and right before you put in your credit card number it will show you the right price. In for 2... heres hoping they are both black drives
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    ASUS ENGTX460 TOP 1GB Video Card Review @ [H]

    The price of video cards is always changing. Just because today a 460 costs more than the 5850 doesn't mean it will next week. The reason why it got a silver award was because ASUS has designed and built a good video card that has features with merit without it being at an absurdly high price...
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    I’m impressed with the GPU in my Samsung Captivate

    I agree, I grabbed N.O.V.A. just to show off the power of this phone. Though I wish the GPS in the phone worked as well as the GPU. :mad:
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    Big Ratpadz XT Question

    14x12 no curve
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    ASUS ARES - Dual 5870 4GB Sneak Peek

    WOW!!! That is one monster of a video card and having Voltage Tweak only makes it ever so sweeter.
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    Gigabyte R585OC Video Card Review @ [H]

    I hope not all non-reference designs will be like this. I always enjoy seeing manufacturers add their own spin to the products but the power management is a major advantage of the 5000 series. So sure redesigning it with a beefier cool solution and giving it a boost in frequencies is great but...
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    Civilization V

    His thought is that this is a downgrade since you can only move in 6 directions (vs. the 8 you could with Civ IV by being able to move to any adjacent square tile.)
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    The [H]ard Forum Storage Showoff Thread - Post your 10TB+ systems

    Simple, I leave the server on 24x7 (I turn my gaming rig off at night and restart it to frequently to run VMs for my liking) and when I am playing a game I know that 100% of the resources are available to the game. The server also draws less power and I can remote connect to it from my gaming...
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    The [H]ard Forum Storage Showoff Thread - Post your 10TB+ systems

    I upgraded my server a month ago. I finally have some time to post and show it off: Total Storage - 16 TB Storage Inside of the Case - 12 TB Specs: Antec Mini 180 ICY DOCK MB235SPF-1B 3 bay in 2 x 5.25” Antec TruePower New TP-650 XFX GeForce 9300 E5300 - 2.6GHz Thermalright TRUE 120...
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    New WD Green 2 tb causing system freezes?

    Could also be bad connectors on the cables, might be time to get all new quality cables.
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    Tablet laptop for under $2k

    From what I have heard, there out of them. Same thing for the 2.13GHz CPU and 8 cell battery. Also engadget had a lenovo roadmap showing that the X201t would be out in January. .. just something to think about
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    ARC-1220 1.5TB hard drive recomendations

    I m using Seagate 7200.11 1.5TBs on a ARC-1210
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    usb to sata adapters to for storage rather than buy sata cards?

    My 2 cents: don’t. I used to run an old laptop and then an atom small form factor PC with USB drives connected to it, as a personal file server. Speeds were slow, especially when trying to move data from one USB drive to another. In addition, I started getting errors were unless I booted up...
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    XFX Radeon HD 4890 Extreme Review @ [H]

    Yes, this article was produced before the 5800 launch.
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    ASUS EAH4770 FORMULA Video Card @ [H]

    Yes Smart Doctor was tried however the ASUS EAH4770 FORMULA does not support Voltage Tweak so therefore there were no voltage options in Smart Doctor.
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    Engineering Education Myths Busted by Research

    Nope, sorry not buying it. This TA wasn't that smart. She repeatedly came to our group to see how we got the lab working and then would go back to the other groups in the lab and try and make their results like ours. Yes she would try, she didn't give the group hints she would do it herself. Oh...
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    Engineering Education Myths Busted by Research

    :o Glad the typo police could make it to the thread. It’s not as if the 'A' and 'S' are next to each other on the keyboard... Oh wait they are never mind. Your right the people of science should stick together and go after people that think they need to police the English on forums. Maybe...
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    Engineering Education Myths Busted by Research

    :rolleyes: Thats funny cause when I was taking my physics 2 labs the aide didn't know anything and actually came to my group to find out how to do the experiments. ( I have a BA in Computer Engineering. ) So lets just say there are stupid people all over the place and not make such an...
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    ASUS EAH4890 TOP Video Card @ [H]

    That is suppose to be the heat waves coming off the hot roofs. You can also see some of it on the 4890. Those heat waves are moving in the game however when you take a screenshot they can end up in difference phases for the picture.
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    Corsair H50 CPU Cooler Preview.

    [My own little person rant about water-cooling] I don’t understand. How can anyone be surprised by these results? It is like putting a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 against Radeon HD 4850 and being surprised that the GTX 285 wins. Alright let’s take a step back and think about this for a...
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    Galaxy GeForce 9600 GT LowPower LowProfile

    The fan was very quiet the whole time.
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    Silence please!

    -MK
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    MSI N285GTX SuperPipe OC @ [H]

    The fact of the matter is they are two different systems: the motherboards are different, the CPUs are different, the memory is different, the cooling solutions are different, and the power supplies are different. So no, the CPU probably does not draw 65 extra watts but some watts here and there...
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    BFGTech GeForce GTX 285 OCX @ [H]

    These were the latest beta drivers that AMD sent us. For the list of improvements over Catalyst 8.12 go to this page. Because I don't have a i7 to test with. :) The point of the article was not to compare it with GTX 280, if you want to see that go here, the point was to see just how...
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