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I've been having some problems with my rig crashing lately. I powered it off to see if that helped, and now it won't power on at all. I've listed below the specs and the problems I've been having. Any help as far as what to test or what needs replacing would be really helpful, as I haven't...

I need a new mouse for work. I currently have an OEM Microsoft mouse that is not cutting it. At home I have a G700 and a Magic Mouse, and I like both. I had a MX 1000 back in the day and liked that too. Generally, I palm my mice and like the bigger ones. I do tax and estate work at a...

LINK Promo Code = EMCKFHD42 (stolen from slickdeals) It's not the newest and greatest in the land of routers, but it still packs a pretty big punch for $55 and free shipping. The biggest feature it's missing is dual band, but other than that it's pretty solid. There were firmware issues in...

All in your head or all in your ears?

Rig is in my sig (desktop). I was bored last night and decided I needed to finally play HL2 (I know, right). Everything was going great at first. Jacked all the settings to highest and was playing at 1920x1200. Toward the beginning, when you drop into the red shipping container with the...

I currently have a 13" 2.26ghz MBP with 2GB Ram. I've been wanting to upgrade to 4GB so I can do a little more in the way of VMs. I've been waiting for the price to come down around $30, and the following popped up on slickdeals today: PNY Optima 4GB (15% off with code and $10 MIR brings it...

I apologize in advance for the long post... Briefly, my setup: Sharp 32" TV, Onkyo 606 Receiver, Wii, Custom HTPC (in sig). No cable, just OTA feed straight to the TV. Everything runs to the receiver, and then one hdmi to the tv EXCEPT the OTA feed, which goes straight to the tv, with...

Dropbox is currently running a promotion where you can get an extra free 1GB added to your account by doing a sort of treasure/scavenger hunt with riddles and whatnot. Didn't take long with the cheat page, and gave me an extra gig, which is always nice. Links below! Sign up for Dropbox...

Anyone from Chicago know of any groups that LAN in the area? Hard to believe a city this size doesn't have some action.

NOTE: Please don't turn this into a apple/pc debate, it is not my intention. Apple does flash poorly, we all know it, but that is NOT the subject of this thread. So, I use Chrome on my MBP and I installed Flash Block the other day, and wanted to let you guys know about it. I thought that...

I have three (3) extra Dogfighter Keys that I picked up and never did anything with. Looking to trade them for something that was cheap during this sale, or whatever you got. Not looking for duplicates of games I already have, which are listed here. Feel free to pm, post in this thread, or...

Just got my Vertex 2 setup in my 13 MBP 2.26. Holy shit, best upgrade ever. This thing is just flying right now. Web pages load faster, programs load and close almost instantly. Having a blast.

I'm thinking about putting an SSD in my macbook pro, but osx doesn't support TRIM. What exactly are the ramifications of this? I know I see people asking if certain drives support TRIM or not, but I'm not sure how important it really is. Is it just a matter of a small performance loss? Or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136606 with code: EMCYTZT199 Obviously not a huge drive, but I was in for one, but not for backing up wii games, as that's not legal. Backing up photos for grandma or music for little Suzzie would be great. Or just carrying files on...

I don't know how many of you are interested in this game, but I have 3 free beta keys. I think they probably sent a bunch out seeing as how they gave me two more when I registered mine, but I figured I'd post them here instead of them going to waste. Forsaken world is going to be a free to...

Ok, some I need to lose some weight this winter for my wedding next summer, and I've realized that I probably won't do shit if it isn't a video game (tried running and hated it). Want to give the wii fit a shot. I only want the board and game. Not willing to buy the game without the board...

https://www.dropbox.com/edu Go to dropbox and put in your .edu email address. Once you verify it by clicking the link they send you, all of your referrals net 500mb instead of the normal 250mb. Also, the total amount of referral space you can get is now 16GB. NEW TO DROPBOX? No worries...

I have never played any Civ game, Fallout, nor Starcraft 1 for more than 10 minutes. I have a bestbuy gift card that is burning a hole in my pocket (~$25) and would like a new game that is addicting enough to get me off TF2. About me: I liked Mass Effect 1/2 and Morrowind a lot, but...

willing to pay $20 through paypal for a code that works through steam. EDIT: BOUGHT ONE

After some offtopic debate in the iTunes 10 thread, I was wondering what everyone here uses in OSX. Personally, I use Firefox. Chrome always slows itself down and Safari never seemed quite as fast as FF.

Link must use promo code "EMCYWZP38" to get it at $365 next lowest price I can find is $440

I realize this is minor, but I was wondering why some sub-forums let threads "fall off" sooner than others. Intel Processors/AMD Processors/Cases & Case Modding all do this. Is there a reason. and if not, can/could it be changed to be like all the other sub-forums?

Wondering if anyone hear could share their thoughts and/or experiences on running eyefinity on a single 5850. Right now I have the rig in sig (5850, phII 810, 4GB ram) and a 28" Hanns G monitor. Having seen all of the 3 monitor setups around here, I'm starting to ponder this type of setup, but...

Link It's at Microcenter, but it looks like you can get it shipped. Newegg is $150 AR and Amazon is $155. Not super hot, but the $/GB is not too much worse than the 30GB that was up here recently for $60.

EDIT: 1TB IS BACK IN STOCK Good deal on this hdd and some more, stolen from slickdeals: link Desktop Hard Drives: * Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB SATA2 7200rpm Hard Drive $59 * Samsung SpinPoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB SATA2 7200rpm Hard Drive $40 * Hitachi 1TB HDS721010CLA332 SATA2...

I filled my old Seagate ST216081 160GB system hard drive with games, so I ordered a Samsung F3 1TB. Question: Should I move everything over to the 1TB drive, or is it ok to install all my games on the 1TB and leave the 160GB intact? I don't transfer big files often and startup time isn't...

Impulse has this on sale for $10. Worth it? I like the God of War series and Batman:AA, but am unsure if this is going to be enjoyable or not.

I'm having some problems with internet connections on my 13" macbook pro. I can't connect to the itunes store, the osx software updater, or the steam updater. When I open steam, it just says it can't connect to the internet and it doesn't let me update, so i can't open it. I've tried...

It's been at $5 before, but now you can play it on mac too, which makes this worth posting. http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/

Thinking about plunking down for one. Anyone ever order a refurb from these guys? The refurb is $89, regular $109, and you can get media keys for $129. Would like the refurb, but only if it comes in mint condition (i.e. no scratches, blemishes, working perfectly, etc.).

Ok guys, every week we get a new person asking for the best apps to get with there app, so I thought I'd start a thread that you can post your favorites, and I'll keep a list up to date. +1 stuff if you really like it, and I'll attempt to keep track of our favorites. Also, let me know what...

Ok, my fiancee doesn't know this, but I'm slowly trying to get her into gaming with me ;) She played Zelda on SNES way back when and not much since. She was a bejeweled fiend on the ipod touch, and now she has been play plants v. zombies for two hours tonight. Question is, what's next...

Not trying to start a flame war, just curious as to how many people are planning on getting one. My fiancee wants one for the house, and we'll probably wait for price drop/2nd gen.

I currently have a XIGMATEK HDT-RS1283 HSF on my Phenom II 810, but it faces straight up, and blows into my psu. I want to rotate it so it blows out the back of my case where there is another fan that would create a push/pull scenario. Is there any retention bracket or other system that will...

I'm trying to install win7 from a key that I obtained through the $20 ACM/MSDNAA deal that went on last fall. It won't let me activate any of my keys (have four). Some of the keys have been used once or twice, and some non at all. None have been used more than 2-3 times. Anyone else having a...

I need/want a new wired mouse to replace my MX1000. I'm sick of wireless and the battery isn't holding up on it anymore. I've narrowed it down to these four based on specs, prices, and size. I've never had a razer product before, but I'm open to it. I mostly play BC2 right now, although I...

I have a phenom ii 810 at stock speeds with a 5850, and to be honest, it just doesn't feel like as big of an improvement over my 9600GT as I thought it would. Do you guys think I need to OC the proc a bit to get the 5850 to its full potential? I'm gaming at 1920x1080 and in Dragon Age I see...

I'm thinking of spending some of my tax refund on a WHS box. I want one to backup my other machines, hold all my media, and stream the media to my other computers. I'd like to resuse some parts I have in my current setup, some others laying around, and buy as little as possible. I was...

I have a problem. I'm totally in love with the look of the happy hacking professional keyboard, but simply do not have the funds for it. I am wondering if there are any keyboards that are the same footprint in the ~$50 range. I don't need fancy switches or superior typing action, and wired is...

Better Touch Tool is a utility I thought some here might like. It works with the magic mouse and with any macbook that has a multi-touch trackpad. Basically, it lets you set more multi-touch gestures than you ever dreamed of. I've been using it for three weeks, and it's a stellar program. It...