Recent content by adamwb

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    Large and RELIABLE Storage

    Yea, I'm being totally serious. Until I bought these 2 500gb WD Blacks, I went through sooo many hard drives. I had a couple only last a few months before going belly up. I was getting pretty fed up. I don't think I put them through much stress - no more than anyone else. My laptop for work gets...
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    Large and RELIABLE Storage

    So the time comes up again that I need more storage. I currently have an intel SSD for my boot / game drive, and 2 500gb Western Digital blacks I've had for several years. I am hoping to buy something that has been at least as reliable as the Blacks. Before I bought them the majority of my...
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    I'm weird, I usually like to buy things locally. Although in this instance, I almost had to. I almost always have bad luck with ordering online (including Newegg), and almost always have to RMA at least once. I don't know why, but my luck is just horrible with that stuff. When that happens I'm...
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Was an interesting day yesterday. Went to Best Buy to grab that gtx660 for $200 out the door, but they didn't have any left in stock at that store. The guy found another store with 1 left about 30 minutes away. So I bought it right then and there (in store pickup) then went to go pick it up...
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Hah, just found out my motherboard only goes up to pci-e 2.0. Should I even bother upgrading? How much of a performance loss am I going to get by putting a 3.0 card into 2.0 slot?
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Local Best Buy has an EVGA gtx660 for just shy of $200 out the door. Should I run over and grab it? Looks like it's a bit faster than the 7850?
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Also - is it worth it to look into the Nvidia equivalent? I'm going to run to BestBuy today and see if they have any good deals - but they usually have a lot more Nvidia cards than AMD. lehtv - that's a great deal. Just might pull the trigger on that!
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    This a good deal? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814129230
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Damn - I missed it. Already sold out =(
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    Seems like the 7850 is quite a bit cheaper, so I may go with that. I'm not really big into overclocking though - how big of a risk is it to overclock it and how much will it degrade the life of the card? I usually keep my cards for about 18-24 months - since that's usually about the time they...
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    Upgrading From a 4890 - Best Bang for Buck Right Now?

    I know it's an old video card, but I haven't really played any games recently that go lower than 25-30fps - so I've never really felt the need to upgrade. I usually never upgrade my computer until I find a game that or program I need to run faster. So now it's that time. I just got Assassins...
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    Upgrade Time - CPU/Mobo or Vid Card

    It's DDR2 800, and I plan on buying another 2Gigs no matter what decision I make. But why a 4850? I thought the 4870 was better/faster?
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    Upgrade Time - CPU/Mobo or Vid Card

    Well I guess if you're into games that are 2-3 years old. But all the newest games that are coming out are showing my PC up.
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    Upgrade Time - CPU/Mobo or Vid Card

    Current Rig: AMD 4600+ x2 64 / Biostar Tforce 550 SE 2Gig Ram ATI 3850 I mostly use PC for websurfing / word processing / gaming. It's definately showing it's age in gaming. I want to spend ~$300-350 so my choices are: a) Mobo + E8400 combo or b) ATI 4870 I don't know...
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    Mixing Ram / Compatible?

    Well even though they are different brands, you can see they are the exact same speed however the patriot timings are: 4-4-4-4-12 2.2v, While the Gskills are 5-5-5-5-12 and 1.8-1.9v. Not sure if that will screw things up. One thing I am thinking, shoudl I just buy 2 more of the...