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On [Other Components] Flexible fan for chipset/memory     sciggy 4 189 sciggy
06-02-2008 at 05:52 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Average thickness of CPU + MOBO (heatsink clearance issue)     Sciggy 2 174 Andrius
05-14-2008 at 11:55 PM
On [CPUs] QX9650 $799 at Fry's!!     Sciggy 7 276 halcyon
05-13-2008 at 12:16 AM
On [CPUs] For those that care, Q9450 instock at Microcenter     Sciggy 0 118 Sciggy
05-10-2008 at 07:44 PM
On [CPUs] Nehalem support of DDR2 or DDR3?     sciggy 9 350 snarfies1
05-02-2008 at 06:34 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] which psu?
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Corsair 650tx for $72 after rebate
    0mg_1ts_m3 6 169 invisik
11-06-2008 at 12:55 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] NZXT has abysmal customer service.
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Out of the 5 of so mail in rebates i had when I bought my new system, their rebate is the only one that I didn't receive (going on 4 almost [...]
    jodrummers​h 2 218 Asian Ping​Pong
10-17-2008 at 10:38 PM
On [CPUs] 3DMark06 Score
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Wait until tonight to find out instead of speculating? Who knows what its going to be! Every setup is different, depends on background pr [...]
    metalweeni​s 22 363 metalweeni​s
09-25-2008 at 10:52 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PCP & Cooling 610 W vs CORSAIR TX650 vs ZM600-HP 600Watt
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Based off the PSU ranking chart, #1 PCP&C 610 Silencer #2 tie Zalman/Corsair
    heydudeo 9 413 heydudeo
09-04-2008 at 11:42 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] is there any truth to this????
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Another key thing to look at is the 12v amperage. Sometimes these PSUs have 4 12v rails and they dont add up the amperage. Depending on GPU [...]
    jonj320 17 359 dirtmounta​in
08-20-2008 at 04:49 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Antec True 1000w, or Toughpower?
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What adapter are you talking about? I've heard this mentioned before but never was able to find anything that made sense to use 2 power [...]
    yaoiboimi 15 326 mike99
08-29-2008 at 11:40 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Oh the PSU
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Dual PSU connector?
    urahozer 15 261 urahozer
08-06-2008 at 07:06 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Suitable PSU, for sli pc
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I don't think that PSU will be adequate. BFG website says that minimum 425 watt PSU with 28A on 12v rail is required for a single card. You [...]
    pazuzu213 6 216 pazuzu213
07-06-2008 at 03:50 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Does my intake / exhaust look fine?
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Just make sure you have a really high cfm fan for the rear exhaust. With that much intake, you need alot of pull on that to get good ventila [...]
    gadgetnerd 1 162 sciggy
06-28-2008 at 07:19 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600 or Q9550?
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Microcenter has the Q9450 for $299 on a regular basis. For $100 more I'd say its worth the extra performance clock for clock vs the Q6600. A [...]
    count_diss​ident 17 1180 count_diss​ident
06-30-2008 at 12:20 AM
On [Other Components] Readyboost service wont start (no Readyboost tab)
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Does readyboost really help that much?
    Brett 4 479 CWO4DEV
08-09-2008 at 06:49 AM
On [CPUs] Looking for an AMD FX-55
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I just upgraded from a s939 x2 4800+ on an nforce 4 DFI lanparty. No bios flash was required for me out of the box. Thing ran like a champ, [...]
    stan1415 35 614 jjokubausk​as
08-20-2008 at 08:12 AM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Is the Silencer 750W Quad ATX?
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Straight from the spec page "Main Connector 20+4Pin " thats what attachesto your mobo 24pin power connector. And size it will f [...]
    fawconpunc​h 3 150 strangestr​anger
06-24-2008 at 09:46 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] What case? Looking for a new case ...
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I have the apollo and i like it. Easy to install, plenty of space. Mostly toolless installs. all around good case.
    Papewaio 10 378 aux
07-03-2008 at 06:21 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Using a 20+4 Pin connector in 24 pin connecter Motherboard
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Not to sound like I'm not trying to help, but 20+4 = 24 so you are fine. As stated above, it just means that you can use it with a wider var [...]
    CaptainKic​kAss 3 341 mogwilson
06-20-2008 at 07:55 PM
On [Other Components] how do you guys like firefox 3>?
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ahhh much better now :) thanks
    Maverick7 42 1012 batkerson
06-19-2008 at 04:28 PM
On [Other Components] help asap!!!!! with hole saw bit
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You might have a slight problem. 120mm = 12cm. 2.5cm = 1 inch 12/2.5 = 4.8inches. A 5 inch hole saw will be too big, a 4 inch would probably [...]
    starchbrot​her1 4 206 sciggy
06-14-2008 at 01:25 AM
On [CPUs] Overclocking question. (e8400)
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Important to check is the ratio your ram is running in. Ideally you want to run a 1:1 ratio. If you don't set it like that and you begin to [...]
    DarkDiscip​le 4 272 WiseCracke​r
06-08-2008 at 04:28 PM
On [CPUs] What Proc to overclock
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Generally you can get a good OC on those chips with a good mobo. Generally the mobos that come with pre-built computers are garbage. I would [...]
    thently 11 397 thently
06-25-2008 at 05:17 PM
On [CPUs] Which set is more futureproof and cost effective?
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Set two would be a better choice for a couple of different reasons. 1) Even though your mobo with a AM2+ would (probably) support new AM3 [...]
    Jasumi 5 212 spuddyt
05-24-2008 at 12:41 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] PSU Danger questions...
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Good power supply right now for a great price is the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 610 Its $104.99 with a $15 mail in and free shipping. [...]
    Silhorn 17 388 jsc
05-22-2008 at 11:29 PM
On [CPUs] Best intel based Gaming cpu for under $200?
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E8400 $194 at Though since you have an AMD mobo and you want best bang for your buck, you'd probably be better off with a faster AMD cpu [...]
    Kenai28 11 809 mimart7
05-20-2008 at 03:26 PM
On [CPUs] E8600 + 9900 GTX + 780i board what ya think?
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I would stay away from the quads(and the 45nm for that matter) until they clear up the temp sensor problems. Seems to be most common in the [...]
    soldier37 19 1349 LukeBird
05-15-2008 at 02:03 PM
On [CPUs] help me with FSB
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FSB stands for Front Side Bus. Check out this link to read up on what it does pretty much it is the "connection" between the CPU [...]
    ojomow 5 162 Andrius
05-13-2008 at 01:01 AM
On [CPUs] Q9450
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Microcenter says shipping is 1-3 days right now. Also Frys seems to have them instock in local stores, but not online. Might be worth a phon [...]
2   Dark Comet 51 1012 Dark Comet
05-13-2008 at 11:24 PM
On [CPUs] Nehalem: The End Of Mainstream Overclocking?!
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Its funny that you are all complaining about this "locked" cpu. 2 things to be said about this. 1) Look at the source, everythi [...]
2   dattimr 76 1235 amdfangirl
05-12-2008 at 02:35 PM
On [CPUs] Q9450 availability???
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Fry's seems to have a decent stock of them. I stopped by my local store on Monday and they had 5 retail boxes instock, 0 oem though. They ha [...]
    scenariol1​13 15 705 Crazy-PC
05-08-2008 at 06:27 PM
On [Power Supplies, PC Cases & Case Mods] Picking a power supply
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I know this thread isn't to critique your build, but why the 8500? Get the 8400 for ~$80 less and just do a minor OC to 3.16ghz. And also, 3 [...]
    Merdox 9 352 athauglas
05-08-2008 at 04:31 PM
On [CPUs] Quad vs Dual Gaming
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So essentially, 1066 is the same as 800 just that it is already clocked higher? What is a C4 module?
    kazar123 20 662 grieve
05-09-2008 at 05:39 PM
On [CPUs] Intel chip availability (retail)?
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seems most places have their expected availability for April 28th
    angus1000 5 320 tjoepie
04-25-2008 at 05:09 PM
On [CPUs] Intel Dual-Core processor E2200 (2.2GHz) / E8400
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Check your motherboard's compatibility list. Sometimes it will take a BIOS update to make the new 45nm processors work. Sometimes they wont [...]
    jamepc 6 679 jamepc
04-24-2008 at 05:30 AM
On [CPUs] q6700 price drops
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For what its worth, microcenter has the Q6600 for $199
    lukasdesig​n 17 731 Sciggy
04-23-2008 at 12:23 AM

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