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    GTX 670 or GTX 680 for 5760x1080

    Hi all, I plan on upgrading from my CrossfireX 6950's to the 6 series nvidia cards. I game on 5760x1080, which 6xx series solution would be ideal for me to maximize price/performance? Rest of rig in sig. GTX 670 2GB Windforce - $410 GTX 670 SC 4GB - $519 GTX 680 SC 2GB - $499 GTX...
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    Make my computer faster.

    My current gaming PC is pretty quick, but I want some thoughts on how I should spend some $ on parts to make it run games better. Eyefinity with 3x 1080p screens is definitely hitting performance on newer games, so how would you best use $500-$700 to best beef it up? CPU: 2600K w/ H70 @...
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    $1500 Full Gaming Rig Setup

    Hi all, Building a gaming rig for a friend as she wants a new rig to play games like Skyrim, etc. The following build request list as follows: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming / General Browsing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and...
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    is this a bad time to buy a SSD?

    Going to go with a new sandy bridge build and really want a SSD in there. However, I hear rumors of intel's g3, corsair's new line and crucial's c400 in the grapevine. If I wanted to spend $200-250 for a new SSD setup just for the OS/Apps [120+gb], is it worth it to wait?
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    2600K Sandy Bridge OC/Gaming Build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Mostly gaming, multimedia use (not movies primarily) and browsing 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Around 2k for the parts that I have not bought yet. 3) Where do you live? Seattle...
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    Gaming in 5760x1080

    Hey all, Going a new build once intel's sandy bridge gets released. I'm going with 3x Dell U2311H monitors, with 1920x1080 res each. What's the best config for my money that I should go with this multi-monitor setup? Seems that people like Eyefinity over nvidia's 3D Surround. Will...
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    $500 Budget (Gaming [cpu, mobo, psu and gpu])

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and Photoshop 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $500, tax and shipping included 3) Where do you live? Bellevue, WA. 98006 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc...
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    why does tmobile fail?

    Are there any phones speculated to come to tmobile that are any good? Sure we have the HTC HD2, but honestly, after using WinMo 6.5 on the tp2, I'd rather have the droid or even the iphone4. I'm excluding the N1 since i'm on a family plan and google has really high restrictions to get the...
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    Buying a new laptop, thoughts?

    Requirements: ~1-1.3k max. min 4GB prefer i5/i7 min 14" min 1600x900 res a decent GPU (geforce gt3xx or hd5xxx) Will be used mostly for productivity software, gaming, photoshop, illustrator, dreamweaver, etc These are the models i'm thinking of, the one I like the most is the first...
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    Assassin's Creed II

    Seems like the buzz is rather low for a "AAA" (supposedly :p ) game. Release date was 2 days ago, anyone playing it yet? Reviews from metacritic look pretty damn good, even user scores are pretty high. Thinking about picking it up, despite the linearity and repetitiveness of the first...
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    T-mobile HTC Touch Pro 2 Owners

    I'm heavily considering getting a Touch Pro 2 from T-mobile soon for $349. Was hoping to get any owners out there want to chime in how they're liking it vs their previous phone. How's battery life? How's the T-mobile 3G network & internet browsing? Is it a fingerprint magnet? Do you...
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    What's with all the weird ads lately?

    I support the [H] by not running any ad-blocker add-on, and sometimes click on the links above if they're interesting, but I might have to go to mobile version if women keep posing up top or weird intense goth gazing persists. It just feels a little.. nsfw? www.gothscene.com and one that has...
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    Best USB Headset

    My Sennheiser PC150 headset just died on me (tested across 3 diff computers) and not too happy about that. But that's okay, b/c [H] can help me spend more $ :D Anyway, my requests are simple: What's the best or near-best headsets that are USB based, comfy, decent sound quality? I do not...
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    P&S Digital Camera recommendation?

    hey everyone looking for a P&S camera that's compact (fit into a pocket) from $200-300 preferably. Wouldn't mind buying online but would like to check it out in person (Best buy or something) before buying it I've looked at the Canon SD890 IS and SX110 IS which are low $200's. Are...
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    Windows 7 RC + RAID ?

    Hey all. Rig in question is in sig. My current vista x64 is being a little bit troublesome lately with crashing BSOD due to "iastor.sys" which google pops up as the Intel RAID drivers (correct me if I am wrong) Just as a safety precaution, im backing up everying that's valuable to me as I am...
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    new star wars: the old republic cinematic

    http://www.swtor.com/media/trailers/deceived-cinematic-trailer?sourceid=ea3719 pretty slick. I really hope BioWare pulls through with releasing a decent Star Wars MMO, that SOE failed to carry through post-NGE. In b4 "not representative of gameplay". :rolleyes: yes, we know, its a...
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    easy question

    I have Vista installed on my C: I have 7 installed on my H: (a TB drive). Enjoyed 7 but I'm running out of space and need to use it for storage use now. (forgot to make partitions earlier :o ) Anyway, what's the "right" way of wiping that drive ( H: ) ? - From disk management in Vista? -...
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    Panasonic TC-37LZ85 or Samsung LN40A550?

    Hey all. In the market for a 37-42" to replace my dead Westinghouse lvm-37w3 (no need to go indepth, there's already another thread for it ;) ) Anyway, I've done some research and narrowed it down to these two. Just wanted to get the general consensus before I make the plunge. Panasonic...
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    So what's the shooter to play now?

    With COD4 being quite aged (i never got it for PC) and COD:WaW getting really lukewarm to shitty reviews.. what's the FPS to get till Battlefield:BC2/1943 seeing as how that's not coming for a while? Or rather, what FPS are people playing these days?
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    So my Westy 37" just died... I believe.

    :mad: :mad: :mad: Now that's over with.. sigh. Was just playing xbox normally on it and all of a sudden.. bam, white screen, and all colors are fucked. Same across all inputs (HDMI, DVI, component) and although I can make out what the screen is displaying, this is far from acceptable for...
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    Seagate 7200.11 1TB @ $124.99 ZZF ! $0.125 per gig

    Note: not free shipping, but shipping to me was $7.40 for ground. I bit two, so total was $257.38 for 2TB so $0.128 per gig. No tax either which makes it hotter than the previous HD deal. Plus, this is also a Seagate 7200.11 drive.
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    LF: [H]ot Deals on current-gen GPU's..?

    Man, seems like it's been a rather cold spell of [H]otness for graphic cards lately... besides the 4870x2 469 deal from BB, and the gtx 260 179 from thenerds, there haven't been any deals on either the GTX 260, GTX 280, 4870 or 4870x2.. I'm in the market for any of those 4 mentioned above @...
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    Tomato or DD-WRT?

    It's been about 3 months since the question was last asked.. and more people here seem to favor DD-WRT over Tomato. However, i've been reading up a little bit on both and some people seem to say tomato is more "responsive and quicker" whereas DD-WRT may offer more features but those can...
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    Challenge: Beat my $460 Gaming System

    Hey all. Know there are some intelligent people here. My sister's birthday is coming up and my brother, father and I are piecing together an upgrade for her. She does gaming, will be using vista ult x64, photoshop work, etc. on a 22" monitor, so 1680 x 1050 res. Anyway, the challenge...
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    aftermarket heatsink void warranty?

    does installing an aftermarket heatsink void most warranties on ATi cards? Specifically VisionTek, HIS, Sapphire etc. with a 4870x2,4870,4850, etc. i'm thinking about doing watercooling and would love to get an x2.. but would hate to not be supported by the vendor down the road just in case...
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    should I lap my quad?

    Rig in sig, my q6600 temps are: Core#0: 35 Core#1: 40 Core#2: 41 Core#3: 35 at idle, similar when its at load. Where two cores are always about 5-6~ deg off from the other two. Is this due to the chip being concave and the IHS isn't making contact all the way? If so, fixable through lapping...
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    Which WC Setup (Poll)

    I plan on cooling: Q6600 G0 OC'd 4870x2 NB (if i do setup #2)Setup #1 CPU Block: D-tek Fuzion v2 with nozzles GPU Block: EK Block for 4870x2 Reservoir: Swifttech MCRES-micro or EK-RES250 Pump: Swifttech MCP-655 Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue 3/8 ID, 5/8 OD Radiator: Swifttech MCR-320...
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    Which WC Setup ?

    I plan on cooling: Q6600 G0 OC'd 4870x2 NB (if i do setup #2)Setup #1 CPU Block: D-tek Fuzion v2 with nozzles GPU Block: EK Block for 4870x2 Reservoir: Swifttech MCRES-micro or EK-RES250 Pump: Swifttech MCP-655 Tubing: PrimoFlex Pro LRT UV Blue 3/8 ID, 5/8 OD Radiator: Swifttech MCR-320 Is...
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    just setup raid and HDTune..

    Wow :eek: I'm worried.. just ran HD Tune on my 150GB Raptors in RAID-0. I made sure the proper RAID Drivers are installed and verified in Device Manager. Pics: VS Canislup's pic What am I doing wrong ? BTW: Installing Vista x64 updates now.. though didn't think they...
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    RAID-0

    any good articles or tips on setting it up? looked around a bit and got some tidbits here and there. for reference, its for the DFI Dark P35 T2RS board. Going to be setting up raid-0 raptors, x64 vista ultimate. Just a little confused on how it all works.. in bios? or floppy raid...
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    quick raptor Q

    can the non X version of the raptor 150 go RAID 0 with the raptor X ?
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    FS: eVGA 9800GX2 - Less than 7 weeks old !

    Hey all. I'm selling an eVGA 9800GX2 which has been lightly used and operating at stock frequencies. It has a great potential to OC, as I've turned it up to 700/1850/2000 without any problems whatsoever. It's definitely a great card, I'm sad to see it go. I have all original boxes, CD's...
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    Thermalright launches TRUE Black 120 heatpipe cooler

    Lol, no difference in heat dissipation I bet but really cool looking. I'd consider one :D Looks hot.
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    Did my hard drive just die?

    Okay.. i have a weird problem. My system has been running stable, no problems up until today. Decided to clean out all the dust in my PC and disassembled everything. Connected everything back up together (all power, etc.) Turned it back on, and I am met with "Disk boot failure...
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    PNY Geforce 9800GX2 - $539 + 7 Shipping

    ClubIT has the PNY GeForce 9800GX2 for $539 selling at their website. Special Promo from the looks of it. If you don't care about the step up from evga/bfg or double lifetime from xfx, then this price is definitely a lot more appealing than 600 + shipping from all the competitors. Note...
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    xbox 360 HD DVD player - $80 + FS + 5MIR HDDVDs [Amazon]

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/goldbox/?tag2=slickdeals&tag=slickdeals Blah, was so close to pulling the trigger myself but since I hook up my HDTV to my PC and view all my HD content on it, it's not too much of an appeal. For those who are interested though, here you go. This will sell out...
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    Step up: GTX or GTS 512mb?

    Hey all. I have an eVGA 8800 GTS 640mb (112sp) right now, and my step up window is coming to an end in 24~ days. After seeing the notice that nvidia's 9800 is gonna be shown at CeBIT around March 4th, I realized my step up window is gonna be over by that time & I highly doubt a 9xxx...
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    Any interest in an in-[H]ouse DoTA match?

    Just installed it again in my new rig and got some fun playing it again.. Any others players would want to do an In-[H]ouse game sometime by chance?? And since it's in house, maybe it'll reduce chance of leavers :) DoTA In House List: Gaiden133 - US West - M-F Evenings & Night // Sat-Sun...
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    I love Portal Cake. Don't you?

    Steam Powered Page Great for nVIDIA users :D Downloading now..
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    [H]OT ! 4GB (2x2GB) of G.Skill PC2-6400 RAM for 84.99 Shipped! [NewEgg]

    I believe you must be a newegg letter suscriber.. and most of you on here are, so hop on this blazing deal! Product Link Regular price: 140 - 35 (Instant Discount) - 20 (Promo Code) Total: 84.99! w/ free shipp Promo Code: EMC1213SYME01 Just tested it out and got to checkout...
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