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    wtb: non reference coolers for 290X

    I am looking for two non reference coolers to replace the 290x reference design coolers. I figured someone might have gone watercooling and have some laying around. Let me know.
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    760 gtx triple sli in crysis 3 (1080p)

    Just decided to put up a video. I've seen some reviews of 760 triple SLI that they lost FPS in Crysis 3. Seems to work pretty good to me. Seems to be about 780Ti SLI speed @ 1080p..and the videos I saw they weren't really maxxing out in-game quality settings (AA/AF/motion blur). Probably would...
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    wtb: sli cable (flexible) in/around seattle

    Hey local Seattle area guys. I need a SLI cable (flexible) to get tri sli working. Anyone local have one? I will pay of course :)
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    FS: 32GB (4GBX8) DDR3 1600 Corsair Dominator CAS9

    Thinking of upgrading my memory to DDR 2133. Looking to get $225 (pretty firm) shipped for my 32GB quad channel kit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233263 I just looked on newegg and the cheapest DDR3 1600+ 32GB kit that is CAS9 is $299. This is for a 8GBX4...
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    wtb: 4k capable (hdmi, dp) video card ~$150

    Looking for a Radeon 7870/GTX 660 or equivalent that is new enough to support 4k via hdmi and display port. I will pay around $150 depending on what you have. Must have 2GB and the more monitor outputs the better. Thanks.
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    FS: Core i5 2500K system partout, 16GB DDR3, HD's, Video, LCD, etc.

    Here is the list. All prices are shipped (probably usps priority). I am willing to work on price, but not a ton...let's talk. $140 Core i5 2500K CPU (don't have the original box, etc...just the cpu) !!!SOLD!!! $90 Asus P8P67 EVO REV 3.0 Motherboard (have original box, i/o, manuals, etc.)...
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    wtb: two lga 1356 xeons

    Looking for two lga 1356 xeons for a smp board. I figure this is a longshot here but let me know what you have. Thanks!
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    FS: Dual Xeon Server Board/(2) Xeon L5520s/48GB DDR3

    I am selling the dual xeon setup as below. MEMORY IS GONE, USED IN ANOTHER SYSTEM!!! $220 SHIPPED FIRM TAKES THE BELOW. Supermicro X8DAE http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DA6.cfm?SAS=N (2) Xeon L5520 CPUs...
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    Good hardware RAID controller for whitebox

    I have been looking at real hardware sas/sata raid controllers (lsi, intel, areca) that support raid 1/5/10/50/60 and there doesn't seem to be any that will work in a whitebox. Does anyone know of one? I need it to be SAS/SATA 6gbs compliant and would prefer 2 internal SAS ports for at least...
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    New Radiator Setup...5ghz on 3930k looks good.

    Next to the Corsair H100
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    Media Streamer (H264/FLAC/MKV) ?

    Is there a media streamer that will stream bluray backups encoded in x264/flac/mkv? I want to use ripbot264 to backup my bluray movies @ 1080p keeping 5.1 or 7.1 audio in flac wrapped in a mkv container. It seems the wd tv live plus comes close, but doesn't support flac in mkv really well at...
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    FS/FT: 2600K, 8GB DDR 1600, Asrock P67 Extreme, etc.

    I am selling/parting out the core of a computer I assembled about three months ago. I am upgrading to a LGA2011 based system. Everything works, no issues, and I have the boxes, manuals, cables, etc. Here are current prices from Newegg. I would be interested in a FX-8120/32GB+ DDR/Motherboard...
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    wtb: SR-2/(2) hex core xeons/ram

    I am looking to buy an entire SR-2 setup for video encoding. MB/CPUS/RAM. Must be two hex core's not really interested in quads.
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    Desktop Graphics in Notebook?

    Obviously the issue of dissipating the heat from a performance desktop gpu while not making a laptop that is too huge/heavy is an issue, but if that could be done it is possible it could be done? ATI/Nvidia sell their mobile segment gpus for laptops, but if someone could get around the cooling...
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    add .vhd to windows 7 to allow undo disk changes

    i have a .vhd i have created of a sysprep/generalized windows 7 installation. i have set it up so that it can natively boot to the .vhd instead of the host os. i didn't create the .vhd on this computer and virtual pc wasn't installed. i want to enable go back on the natively booting .vhd...
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    gigabyte x58 boards are garbage - anything i can do?

    so i bought a x58 setup with a ga-ex58-ud3r at the beginning of the year. i920 3gb corsair dominator 1600 etc. first board i got was DOA...it would come on for about 3-5 seconds and power off with no display and just loop doing that...so i rma'd to newegg and got another... it worked...
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    whack x264 performance overclocked core i7

    anyone that do x264 encoding notice that when doing any two pass with x264 usually less than 50% of the cpu's 8 threads are used? i can run that techarp x264 benchmark and it flies at about 100fps on the first pass and 36fps on the second doing a 720p conversion from mpeg2 to x264... i'm...
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    i7 voltages (qpi vtt, qpi ppl, etc).

    ok i have a i7 920 and i've been messing with overclocking on two boards (GA-EX58-UD3R & X58 Platinum). I can get 3.8-4.0 ghz prime stable at mid to low FFT and I can run LinX (linpack) forever w/o any issues. I have a CORSAIR DOMINATOR 3GB (3 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3...
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    x58 GA-EX58-UD3R DOA

    I just got in my new core i7 parts (920/GA-EX58-UD3R/Corsair Dominator 1600) and just my luck it looks like the board is DOA. I assembled everything outside the case on the motherboard box and the system comes on for a couple of seconds and then powers off in a cycle. I've tried 3...
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    crossfire: xp doesn't work/vista works (finally)

    in xp crossfire seems to work but in ccc it shows a "disabled secondary adapter" even after enabling crossfire...it never shows as linked...and benchmarks don't show an improvement in vista crossfire works, it shows "linked" in ccc, but it didn't initially work and finally after about the...
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    p45/crossfire/4850's/disabled secondary adapter?

    so i have an asus pq5 pro (p45), two 4850's, and in CCC it shows the second 4850 as a "disabled secondary adapter" it give me a crossfire tab and allows me to enable crossfire, but even if checked it still shows up as disabled in CCC. i looked around and another person is having the same...
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    GRID + Crossfire = WTF

    I installed a fresh copy of XP Pro 32-bit, the 8.7 official drivers, etc. I installed and patched GRID (1.2 I believe) and if i enable crossfire and start the game the game play is seriously maybe 1 frame every three seconds. If I disable crossfire the game runs smooth as silk...I see sites with...
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    avivo hd? h264 encoding via GPU?

    has anyone been able to even use or see h264 encoding in CCC using the new 4XXX series gpu's? http://ati.amd.com/technology/h264.html using the hotfix drivers i saw the video converter, but it didn't even list h264 in anything other than crap for an IPOD? weak. i read the articles about...
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    garbled video with visiontek 4850

    so i grabbed a 4850 to replace my 8800gt last week. i didn't even touch the cd that came with the card, and made sure to download the "hotfix" drivers from the amd game site (or whatever the hell it is). i installed those and everything seemed fine except for the high temps. so my issue is I can...
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    e6400 $209 @ Compusa

    not exactly hot, but the price was reduced on the e6400 from $279.99 to $209.99 yesterday at compusa. i picked one up to replace my e6300 and its run orthos prime stable for 9 hours so far at 3280 mhz. if you live in a tax free state (im in ak) its the cheapest way to get an e6400 right now.
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    Iso? Udf/iso? Udf?

    I have question guys... im making avc compliant mp4 files using nero recode 2 to backup my dvd collection. right now im using 1493 megabytes (1/3 single layer DVD) for the default size. my question is that when i have a really long movie (say gladiator or braveheart) i would like to make a...
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    nero digital avc (h.264) encoding

    i generally use cce for dvd backups, and sometimes xvid/divx (asp) mpeg 4 encoders. i have a philips dvp642 and i experimented converting to xvid/divx backup putting three movies onto a single writeable dvd (1493 meg each). using autogk the quality was pretty good, not bad and not great...
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    6200 PCI-e? where?

    I just read a thread some people unlocking 4 pipelines on certain geforce 6200 cards and overclocking them with some very good results on a budget... i might buy a PCI-e version of the card and overclock it, but i don't see many for sale. newegg seems to be out...most of the cards are the...
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    good overclocking nvidia/intel sli boards?

    when the lower speed preslers hit the street im going to put together a system with a 920/930 presler. i have been researching the available boards for overclocking dual core intel chips and it seems everyone has been having mixed success overclocking with either the 945 or the nvidia based sli...
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    possible hot deal acer 4011wlci pentium m 725 for $549?

    hey guys don't flame me...im not sure this will fly but here it goes... i was in sam's today and saw the acer travelmate 4010 Sam's Link it shows at $799 here, but it was $749 today in the local sam's up here in the boonies...(anchorage). so i check it out and think that seems...
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    lga775 all copper passive heatsink

    http://www.newegg.com/product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835114017&CMP=OTC-Froogle&ATT=Dynatron+P12+Heatsink+for+Intel+LGA775 i know this is for servers, but it looks like it might be a great heatsink if you add a fan... 590g w/ no fan, all copper, good mounting...hmmm i think i might try...
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    4ghz on the cheap...

    i bought this stuff from newegg yesterday and it got here this afternoon... 3.2 lga 775 p4 (e stepping) boxed 540j $209 soltek sl-865pe-775g $69 pqi turbo 1gb dual channel kit $89 (also with a $20 rebate) = $69 this is the base of the system... i ran prime95 for a couple hours...
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    acer aspire 1662 (p4 3.0, 1gb ddr, mobility 9700, 15.4 lcd) $800

    this laptop still has about 4 months left on the warranty. It is an acer aspire 1662 wmli. Acer Aspire 1662 Specs the laptop is in great condition, and everything works perfectly. i will take pictures if anyone is interested...you can look at the pics in the link in the meantime...
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    !help! can't find this video codec!!!!!!!!

    ok my sister bought a samsung digital camcorder (sc-d353), and she recorded some movies...we can't get the movies to open on either of our computers running xp sp2. the damn thing only came with one cd that had ulead vs 7.0, and no installation software cd that might contain the video codec...
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    wtb: cheap laptop

    anyone have a low end laptop for sale...less than $300
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    Owned!

    I made a thread about a month ago saying it would be cool to see a dual gpu card based on a 6800 GT/Ultra core...most people laughed and made dork/stupid comments... If the picture on the front page is real...cough
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    interesting...socket 478 + i915 albatron boards

    i haven't seen any other boards based on i915/25 with are built around socket 478. im thinking about purchasing one of these since i already have a 3.0 northwood. PX915P4C Pro Newegg Listing... pci-e on socket 478... :eek:
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    it would be awesome if...

    a company would make an agp 2x (sli) 6800gt or ultra on a single card....
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    overclocked acer aspire 1662...

    i took apart my 1662 Aspire and found the clock generator chip. im using clockgen to change the fsb. everything looks good so far...i just ran two instances of prime95 for 6 hours with no problems. Here is the ICS link Here is a screenshot of early testing @ 3.2 ghz The Aspire 1662 is...
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    go acer!

    i got my acer aspire 1662 saturday, and so far im very pleased. here are the specs on the unit... Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with HT Technology 512MB (256/256) 60GB hard drive DVD-Dual drive (DVD+/-RW) TFT Display 15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) ATI®...
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