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On [Sound Cards] Sound Card Roundup?     MagicPants 3 1061 Halcyon
07-12-2006 at 07:50 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] How well will a psu with a 120mm fan work in a Lian Li case?     MagicPants 3 354 Pengwin
07-15-2006 at 11:37 PM
On [CPUs] Is Conroe the new King?     MagicPants 6 467 gman01
07-14-2006 at 11:59 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Good experience buying a case at Newegg     MagicPants 5 481 Pengwin
08-01-2006 at 08:38 PM
On [CPUs] Guesstimate of computers in 20 years 5   MagicPants 216 12700 DaSickNinj​a
10-27-2006 at 10:05 PM
On [Other Components] Recomened me a good mouse
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The blue G5 is great, the cords on logitech gaming mice are braided and better than normal cords. I have a G9 as well but it's sitting in a [...]
    virux 17 574 virux
03-26-2008 at 04:47 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] 4x9800GX2: will it overheat?
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Just a guess but I'd think your going to need water cooling for the thing not to melt. You might start thinking about getting a dual pow [...]
2   kjoost 87 3269 kjoost
06-01-2008 at 12:11 PM
On [CPUs] Forgive me...Monitor forums aren't nearly as active...
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The lottery is a tax on people that can't do math. Best of luck to you!
    Thanatos42​1 26 782 Thanatos42​1
12-17-2007 at 05:36 PM
On [Other Components] replace laptop LCD with desktop monitor
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Are you planning on using the laptop keyboard and pointer? I think you could get an external very cheaply. Then you could keep the lid close [...]
    bert5244 3 694 MezzFA0
10-27-2007 at 03:02 AM
On [Other Components] CRT is blown, buy a LCD or?
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I was wondering about this as I haven't been able to find any 22" panels that list a viewing angle over 170. Since most lcd manufac [...]
    ROCKY2 23 945 RetiredChi​ef
10-22-2007 at 05:47 PM
On closed [CPUs] Big dissapointment about QUAD CORE.
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You just need to wait for the software to catchup. However the rate of diminishing returns increasing the number of cores is faster than inc [...]
2   reflexus 77 2691 dobby
10-21-2007 at 03:06 PM
On [Other Components] Samsung 226BW - the 'A' VS the 'S'
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While I am a big Samsung fan and the very first lcd monitor I bought was their 213t, I will never buy another Samsung for three reasons: [...]
    guitarxe 17 1347 jwhyrock
08-09-2008 at 07:49 PM
On [Sound Cards] Should I shell out $30 for a SB Audigy?
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Just to chime in I find EAX to be buggy. Some games do it right, but some don't. I have an X-fi and Bioshock for example doesn't work with E [...]
    kingofther​ings 6 497 MagicPants
09-16-2007 at 10:29 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Power Supply Suprise
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I haven't been able to take XClio seriously after they made this case: My personal favorite power supplies are OCZ and Antec these [...]
    Frankensty​le 6 355 MagicPants
09-07-2007 at 07:01 AM
On [CPUs] How much faster are processors nowadays?
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They are as fast as ever my old desktop a 2.2 p4 run at 0 mph my new core 2 duo 6700 runs at 0 mph. My fastest processor is the one i [...]
    primalmind​s 19 1889 primalmind​s
06-18-2007 at 07:35 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] help me find a good case
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I've had bad luck with Sony DVD drives recently. Had one start vibrating like mad. I'm not saying they are horrid just I wouldn't pay a prem [...]
    jfresh101 6 412 ZOldDude
06-11-2007 at 01:06 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Should I buy a cheap PSU?
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Yes you should buy as cheap a psu as possible. You should also use integrated video and a used (3+ year old) hd drive. Fans are also a waste [...]
2   Track 50 2049 leo2kp
04-14-2007 at 12:29 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Good cases are hard to find
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Does that come with hydraulics? I'd be wary of any case that has a fan wider than it, that can't be functional. Given you're into the [...]
    LordSlashs​tab 38 4151 yipsl
02-05-2007 at 07:43 AM
On [Other Components] New Generation PC 5.1 Speaker Systems
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I just bought some speakers last week after reading the review and I didn't go with any of them because I had two constraints: 1) No more [...]
    pschmid 30 6584 that_aznpr​ide101
02-06-2007 at 07:42 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] I need your UNIQUE case suggestions
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There's always this You'd be the only one at the LAN party with one.
2   Crashman 70 2934 celewign
01-23-2007 at 03:44 AM
On [CPUs] What Should I Upgrade To ?
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The best system I can think of right now would be a fully upgraded Mac Pro Four cores at 3.0ghz 16GB of Ram 4Terrabytes of HD space Th [...]
    GaMeR_Z 21 987 dasickninj​a
10-24-2006 at 07:25 PM
On [CPUs] Help!!
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You might want to do this to your cousin's computer too, you know just to make sure nothing happens to it. After of course you've set hi [...]
    Gamer_Kid 21 811 evilr00t
10-22-2006 at 09:28 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] some psu help please
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It could be heat on the graphics card. Open your case and put a floor fan next to it, see if it still resets.
    steve1908 4 564 steve1908
10-21-2006 at 03:43 AM
On [CPUs] Mushkin memory and GA-965P-DS3
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I have mushkin 996523 (2 x DDR2 800 4-4-3-10) running on a GA-965P-DS3 with an E6700 clocked at 3.2 Ghz. It works fine. Hope this helps.
    htoonthura 1 436 MagicPants
10-20-2006 at 07:40 PM
On [CPUs] Stable RAM for Gigabyte-DS3???
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I'm using mushkin DDR2 800 4-4-3-10 2x1gb on a ds3. It's expensive but I never had any issues. I'm guessing the spid might be overly aggress [...]
    mikeny 7 682 mikeny
08-17-2006 at 03:05 AM
On [Other Components] Wireless Keyboard and Mouse
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I have the bluetooth . It works pretty well but it's still a little tempermental. The best setup I've found is to have the bluetooth adapter [...]
    advcomp201​9 5 612 Phreejak
08-15-2006 at 12:08 AM
On [Sound Cards] X-Fi front panel audio
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The issue is that creative uses a non-standard front panel connector so you have to buy their front panel instead of using any old one or th [...]
    mabaty 4 1120 mabaty
08-14-2006 at 04:25 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What the hay? An intake fan in the back?
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I installed a Arctic Cooling Freezer in a Lian-Li PC101 (inverted) today. Having the intake on the back means the air across the CPU is coo [...]
    wolfman140 16 1580 Doughbuy
08-04-2006 at 07:10 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Looking for a quiet, high performance, SLI power supply
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You should put this on your list as well:
    quantsini 37 1675 michaelahe​ss
08-05-2006 at 03:25 AM
On [CPUs] 7950GX2, 7900GTX, or X1900XTX to go with C2D E6700???
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The 7950GX2 is a single physical slot, yes but it's not really a single logical slot. You still need to open two 8x interfaces to the card, [...]
    LogicSeque​nce 39 2204 Artmic
08-03-2006 at 07:00 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Help understanding power supply requirements
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Well one thing is that you're trying to install a heatpipe cooled mobo in an inverted mobo case. That's not a great idea but it might work. [...]
    pharmist5 5 739 Pengwin
08-01-2006 at 04:23 AM
On [CPUs] Help! - Recommend MB and Fan for Core 2 E6600
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I did about the same thing only I got an e6700 for a motherboard I went with the GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 it's about as good at overclocking [...]
    ELB 4 752 MagicPants
07-28-2006 at 07:32 AM
On [CPUs] What mobo will you buy for Conroe
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Why are you basing everything on the ATI chipset with onboard graphics? There are so many better options. Just go buy a temporary video [...]
2   mickeddie 52 5015 zpert
07-31-2006 at 03:54 AM
On [CPUs] Exact time of day when Core 2 Duo will become available
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Ummm... I think they will go on sale July 28th at midnight, so everyone here should not look for them until then.... Also they should not l [...]
2   floge03 82 11205 RichPLS
07-28-2006 at 04:18 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Antec p180 and PSU choice - please help!
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Check out the silver stone "strider" series of PSU. I hear they have long cables.
    marshallma​n 2 654 MagicPants
07-24-2006 at 04:18 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Will this PSU fit into a Lianj-Li v1000?
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Modular PSUs tend to be a bit bigger, and the v1000 is a bottom PSU mount case. You might end up intruding on 3 of your 3.5" drive bays [...]
    volta 8 488 Pengwin
07-27-2006 at 08:37 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Is that a cheap PSU?
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Looks like a standard cheapo power supply. 13 amps on the 12v is only 156 watts so half the capacity of this is spent on the 5 and 3 volt ra [...]
    Dr_Asik 12 464 Crashman
07-26-2006 at 09:32 AM
On [CPUs] Need... Conroe e6600... can't take it any more... *explode*
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Hmmm, I'm planning on getting a 6700, but I'm prepared to see nothing but 6800s for sale for a few weeks... :?
    gormeroth 11 2359 gOJDO
07-24-2006 at 02:09 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Looking for case with good airflow
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Check out the . That's a sweet looking case, good airflow too. The only thing to keep in mind is it mounts the motherboard upside-down so he [...]
    Rapier587 44 2041 Pengwin
07-24-2006 at 06:15 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU query
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I only checked out the seasonic if you go with that you should be fine. The big thing when buying psu's is to make sure your mobo, psu, and [...]
    b14desman 7 348 Pengwin
07-24-2006 at 12:37 AM
On [Sound Cards] expensive sound card worth it
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I noticed a few places are integrating audigy 2s into their Mobos. Nice not to have to take up a pci slot. My cutoff point is $100 for so [...]
    lewbasebal​l07 17 1450 Someguyy
07-29-2006 at 07:41 AM
On [CPUs] How can I slow my dual core down (serious)
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Just thought I'd endorse DosBox. I used to keep a Pentium Pro 200mhz machine around just to play x-com. Pentium pros were nice because you h [...]
    60mm 29 2453 xsandman
07-17-2006 at 12:43 AM
On [Sound Cards] New sound card worth the upgrade?
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Cool they dropped the price on the X-fi, go for that. Anyone know of a non-creative card that boosts performance?
    Vortec 15 1384 Vortec
07-18-2006 at 06:42 PM
On [CPUs] beginning the end of conroe hype.
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Good point and fun debate. My issue with your position is we're getting to a point where the whole of the game playing system is on one [...]
3   GotaLoveIM​C 101 7857 apache_liv​es
07-15-2006 at 08:31 AM
On [CPUs] Too many cores: four cores should be limit
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While it's true that today's software doesn't take advantage of multi-core, I think large numbers or cores 5+ is a good idea. When 3d har [...]
    azrealhk 15 1135 INeedCache
07-14-2006 at 09:50 AM
On [CPUs] Collection of Conroe Data. (Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Extreme!)
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They are only selling the x6800s. I'm guessing they have them all in stock but are releasing the EEs a little ahead of time, in order to mak [...]
15   iterations 740 242014 Jake_Barne​s
01-24-2007 at 04:45 PM
On [CPUs] Intel blasted by game guru....IGP hell.
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Interesting how Windows Vista plays into this. It raises the minimum bar for office and home pcs, to a level where they they should be able [...]
2   BaronMatri​x 53 3020 clairvoyan​t129
07-14-2006 at 04:31 PM
On [Sound Cards] 10,000 MIPS, for what?
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I don't think a sound card will help you rip mp3s any better then integrated sound. If however you are recording your own music you might tr [...]
    twolfe18 39 2663 jkay69
07-20-2006 at 01:09 AM
On [Sound Cards] Whats the best soundcard for watching movies?
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Unless you plan on editing/recording digital audio just buy a good gaming card. Try a turtle beach, m-audio, or creative card. You probably [...]
    rippaman77 18 1501 falsterbo
07-22-2006 at 01:34 PM
On [CPUs] Ati says "no comment" on AMD's takeover
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I heard the Inquirer was being bought by 3dfx. The evidence of this is that they haven't posted a story denying it.
2   lordpope 75 5652 ryokinshin
07-13-2006 at 05:25 AM
On [Other Components] crt or tft?
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I prefer LCD mainly because it is flicker and jitter free and much easier on the eyes. The big thing for LCD monitors is keep the resolution [...]
2   dpg0815 55 4164 second_der​ivative
07-27-2006 at 11:06 AM
On [Sound Cards] Best Non-Creative card?
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I might have an old gravis ultra sound I'd be willing to part with. :)
    Deslock 40 4893 DaveUK
07-19-2006 at 10:39 AM
On [CPUs] "AMD Guru Says Intel Xeon Shared Cache Inferior "
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Nope it's the other way around. Main memory isn't fast enough for the processor.
    9-inch 49 3047 casewhite
06-29-2006 at 07:38 PM
On [Sound Cards] Which sound card do I use? Audigy 2 or Realtek ALC882D?
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I did some sound work on a simple car game (side project) last year and tested it with about 5 different sound boards: The big difference [...]
    Richtj99 27 4489 MagicPants
06-16-2006 at 03:43 AM

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